Elizabeth County (Va.) Copy, 1816, of a Land Grant to William Woolritch, 1635 June 17
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Robert Alonzo Brock
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Mecklenburg County was named, like Charlotte County, for Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, consort of George III. It was formed from Lunenburg County in 1764. From the guide to the Mecklenburg County (Va.) Land Grant to Stephen Mallett, 1785 Nov. 14, (The Library of Virginia) Albemarle County was named for William Anne Keppel, second earl of Albemarle and governor of the Virginia colony from 1737 to 1754. It was formed from Goochland County in 1744...
Elizabeth City County (Va.) Circuit Court
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Elizabeth City County was formed in 1634 (original shire) now extinct, incorporated into the City of Hampton in 1952. The will books of Elizabeth City County (Va.) in this collection were created by the County Court. From the guide to the Elizabeth City County (Va.) Wills etc., 1701-1904, (The Library of Virginia) ...
Hampton (Va.) Circuit Court
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Elizabeth City County (extinct) was named for Elizabeth, daughter of James I, and was one of the eight shires established in 1634. It became extinct in 1952, when it was incorporated into the city of Hampton, which was the county seat. Hampton takes its name from Hampton Creek, earlier called Southampton River in honor of the earl of Southampton, an important figure in the Virginia Company of London. An Indian village stood on the site in 1607, when John Smith visited th...
