Southampton County (Va.) Circuit Court. Records, 1841

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Southampton County (Va.) Circuit Court. Records, 1841

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This collection forms part of the Robert Alonzo Brock Collection at The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

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Southampton County (Va.)

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Southampton County was formed in 1749 from Isle of Wight County. Part of Nansemond County was added in 1785. An act passed by the Virginia legislature in 1803 required every free negro or mulatto to be registered and numbered in a book to be kept by the county clerk. The register listed the age, name, color, stature, marks or scars, in what court the person was emancipated or whether the person was born free. Some clerks recorded additional information not required by th...

Brock, R. A. (Robert Alonzo), 1839-1914

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Wirt County was named for William Wirt, who gained fame in Virgtinia as a lawyer and perhaps is best known for his role in the prosecution of Aaron burr for treason. It was created in 1848 from sections of Wood and Jackson Counties. Wirt County was one of the fifty western Virginia counties to form the state of West Virginia in 1863. From the guide to the Wirt County (W. Va.) plat and land survey, 1860, (The Library of Virginia) Northumberland County was formed in 1645 from ...