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Machine-readable finding aid derived from being created directly into EAD, created by Louise Jones, 11 March 2013 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Nottoway County (Va.) Court Records, 1789-1986 (bulk 1853-1986) A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1050291,1167562, 1172557-1172558, 1174562, 1174636, 1174639 Louise Jones

Library of Virginia 2013 Library of Virginia staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Nottoway County (Va.) Court Records, 1789-1986 (bulk 1853-1986) 1050291,1167562, 1172557-1172558, 1174562, 1174636, 1174639 State Court Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia 7 boxes. English Nottoway County (Va.) Circuit Court. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Nottoway County (Va.) Court Records, 1789-1986 (bulk 1853-1986). Local government records collection, Nottoway County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from Nottoway County and accession numbers 19935-19937, 32034, and 41390.

Historical Information

Nottoway County was named for the Nadowa Indian tribe. The word nadowa, anglicized to nottoway, means snake, or enemy. The county was formed from Amelia County in 1788.

Many records were destroyed or heavily mutilated in 1865 by Union troops during the Civil War. A few volumes that record deeds, court orders, and wills exist.

Scope and Content

Nottoway County (Va.) Court Records, 1789-1986 (bulk 1853-1986), includes Court Records, Wills Records, Judgments, Criminal Records, Chancery Records, Jury Records, Clerk's Records, Justice of the Peace Records and County Administrative Records.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Nottoway County Court Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

Nottoway County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Nottoway County Records may be found in the Virginia Lost Records Localities Collection at the Library of Virginia. Search the Lost Records Localities Digital Collection available at Virginia Memory.

For more information and a listing of lost records localities see Lost Records research note.

Index Terms Corporate Names: Nottoway County (Va.) Circuit Court Subjects: Public Records--Virginia--Nottoway County Geographical Names: Nottoway County (Va.)--History Genre and Form Terms: Local government records--Virginia--Nottoway County Contents List Court Records, 1789 and 1850

Writ of Arrest, Accession 19935; Bill of Complaint, Accessions 19936-19937; and pages 145 and 146 from the Will Book that contains wills for 1850, Accession 32034

Judgment Records, 1853-1931

Judgment Debts, 1921; Warrants, 1929; and Satisfaction of Judgments, 1853-1931, Accession 41390

Criminal Records, 1890-1919

List of Prisoners in the Jail, 1890-1906 and List of Prisoners in the Jail, 1907-1919

Chancery Records, 1889-1986, undated.

Chancery related records, 1889-1986 and undated; Ended Causes Numbers, Plaintiff List A-Y; and Ended Causes Numbers List, 16-1158

Jury Records, 1866-1895

List of Jurors, 1866-1895

Records, 1859-1925

Clerk's Records, 1859-1925; Executions, 1866-1875; Court Minute Book entries for 1865 and 1905; Subpoenas, 1871; Warrants, 1869; Grand Jury Presentments, 1865-1892; Summons for Jury Duty, 1866-1901; Pardon, 1918; List of Prisoners in the Jail, 1866-1925; List of Witnesses, 1908-1922; Bankruptcy proceedings, 1871; Indemnity Bonds, 1870 and 1874; FiFa (fieri facias), 1887-1904; Justice of the Peace Summons, 1866-1873; and Sheriff Records 1865-1905