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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Greg Crawford, 13 May 2013 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Northampton County (Va.) Records, 1671-1885 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1168313, 1168316, 1168318, 1168332 Greg Crawford

Library of Virginia 2013 Library of Virginia staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Northampton County (Va.) Records, 1671-1885 1168313, 1168316, 1168318, 1168332 Library of Virginia 1.50 cu. ft. (4 boxes) English Northampton County (Va.) Circuit Court. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Northampton County (Va.) Records, 1671-1841. Local government records collection, Northampton County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from the circuit court of Northampton County. A portion of the collectio was transferred under the accession number 44548.

Historical Information

Northampton County was named probably for the English county, of which Obedience Robins, a prominent early resident of the Eastern Shore, was a native. The county, which originally included all of the peninsula south of Maryland and which was one of the eight shires, or counties, first enumerated in 1634, was first called Accomack. The General Assembly changed the name to Northampton County in 1643. Accomack County was created from Northampton County about 1663, but in October 1670, the General Assembly temporarily reunited the two counties as Northampton County. In November 1673, Accomack County was again separated from Northampton. The county seat is Eastville.

Scope and Content

Northampton County (Va.) Records, 1671-1841, consist of the following records series: Court Records, Land Records, Fiduciary Records, Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, Health and Medical Records, Naturalization Records, Overseers of the Poor Records, Public Buildings and Grounds Records, Tax and Fiscal Records, and Miscellaneous Records.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Northampton County records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

 Index Terms Corporate Names: Northampton County (Va.) Circuit Court. Subjects: Public records -- Virginia -- Northampton County. Geographical Names: Northampton County (Va.) -- History. Genre and Form Terms: Local government records -- Virginia -- Northampton County. Contents List Records, 1721-1834 circa

Fiduciary Records, 1759-1834; Land Records, 1721-1734

Records, 1729-1841 circa

Land Records, 1806-1885 - also includes land partitions relating to Gingaskin Indians, 1795, 1814-1815, from accession number 44548; Court Records: Attorney's Excuses, 1831-1841

Records, 1671-1808 circa

Court Records: Church Warden Records, 1723-1729, Certificates of Character, 1732-1751, Jury Records, 1671-1758; Overseers of the Poor Records, 1782-1811; Bonds/Commissions/Oaths Records: Indenture Records, 1723-1779; Health and Medical Records: Lunacy Records, 1751,1808; Miscellaneous Records: Power of Attorney Papers, 1727-1742, Vouchers, Receipts, and Accounts between Major Waters and Margaret Preeson, 1742; Public Buildings and Grounds Records, 1725-1797; Naturalization Records, 1828-1891, and Tax and Fiscal Records: Claims and Accounts, 1710-1774.

Records 1699-1769 circa

Land Records; Health and Medical Records; Fiduciary Records - includes estate account of John Locker, 1727; Bonds/Oaths/Commissions Records: Commission for court of oyer and terminer for trial of Toby, 1767 June