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Machine-readable finding aid derived from being created directly into EAD, created by Louise Jones, 18 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.) Land Records, 1861-1962 (bulk 1867-1925) A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1171497, 1172555 Louise Jones

Library of Virginia 2013 Library of Virginia staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Nottoway County (Va.) Land Records, 1861-1962 (bulk 1867-1925) 1171497, 1172555 State Records Center-Archives Annex, Library of Virginia 2 boxes English Nottoway County (Va.) Circuit Court. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Nottoway County (Va.) Land Records, 1861-1962 (bulk 1867-1925). 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 shipments of court papers from Nottoway County and Accession Number 41390.

Historical Information

Nottoway County was named for the Nadowa Indian tribe. The word nadowa, anglicized to nottoway, means snake, or enemy. It 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.) Land Records, 1861-1962 (bulk 1867-1925), includes five Plats, Land Records, Abstract of Title, Boundary Line Establishment, List of Deeds Recorded/Transfer, Delinquent Land Surveys, Ejectments, Processioners' Report, Railroad Land Condemnations, and Certificates of Mortgage Release Satisfactions.

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 Plats, 1944, 1962, and 1850

2 Plats dated 1944, 1 Plat dated 1962 and 2 undated Plats, Accession 41390

Land Records, 1853-1931

Land Records, 1877-1925; Abstract of Title, 1907; Boundary Line Establishment, 1911, 1920; List of Deeds Recorded/Transfer, 1898-1903; Delinquent Land Surveys, 1899-1910; Ejectments, 1868-1919; Processioners' Reports, 1861, 1867, 1871; Railroad Land Condemnations, 1904, 1912-1916; Certificates of Mortgage Release Satisfaction, 1889-1902