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Marriages of Isle of Wight County, Virginia, 1628-1800

By: Blanche Adams Chapman

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Marriages of Isle of Wight County, Virginia, 1628-1800

By: Blanche Adams Chapman

The marriages in this work are founded upon the records of the ancient shire of Isle of Wight and include marriages from the area of present-day Southampton County, erected from Isle of Wight in 1749. They derive chiefly from inferential sources, in particular will books, deed books, and order books, though marriage bonds, ministers' returns, and Quaker records also figure significantly in the list of sources. Since comparatively few marriage bonds or official marriage records of Isle of Wight County prior to the year 1800 survive, the great importance of this compilation is at once apparent. The marriages, with the exception of those based on ministers' returns, are arranged alphabetically by the name of the groom, following which is given the name of the bride, the name of a parent or surety, the date of the marriage or marriage record, and the exact source citation. Some 6,300 persons are identified, everyone of whom, including grooms, is cited in the index.

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130

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Genealogical Publishing Com

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0806307102

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9780806307107

Wills and Administrations of Elizabeth City County, Virginia, 1688-1800, with Other Genealogical and Historical Items

By: Blanche Adams Chapman

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Wills and Administrations of Elizabeth City County, Virginia, 1688-1800, with Other Genealogical and Historical Items

By: Blanche Adams Chapman

Owing to an unfortunate error in Clayton Torrence's Virginia Wills and Administrations it is widely believed that the early probate records of Elizabeth City County do not exist. This present volume is in large part a correction of that error, and indeed the bulk of it is devoted to abstracts of the county's wills and administrations for the period 1688 to 1800. As an aid to research in the county (now the independent city of Hampton), this work further includes such items as an index to land patents, the quit rent rolls for 1704, tithables of 1782, soldiers of 1776, marriage records, and lists of burgesses, justices, sheriffs, clerks, surveyors, and much else besides.

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208

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0806309091

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9780806309095

Wills and Administrations of Southampton County, Virginia, 1749-1800

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Wills and Administrations of Southampton County, Virginia, 1749-1800

By: Blanche Adams Chapman

The abstracts of wills and administrations are arranged throughout in more or less chronological order by the name of the deceased. The will records give the name of the testator, names of legatees (often showing relationships), summaries of bequests made in the will, date of the will, date of recording, and the page number of the will book wherein the full will is recorded. The administration records generally provide the dates of inventory and appraisal, names of auditors and appraisers, and references concerning the settlement of the estate. The approximately 2,500 wills and administrations in this work refer to approximately 8,000 persons. Many of the wills furnish evidence of North Carolina connections as well.

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0806309075

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9780806309071

Wills and Administrations of Isle of Wight County, Virginia, 1647-1800

By: Blanche Adams Chapman

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Wills and Administrations of Isle of Wight County, Virginia, 1647-1800

By: Blanche Adams Chapman

The original records on file in Isle of Wight County and abstracted in this work are: Wills and Administrations Book A (1641-1650); Will and Deed Books 1 and 2 (1658-1659, 1666-1719); Will Books 3-11 (1726-1800); Deed Book I (1691-1695); Administrations and Probates (1666-1701); and The Great Book (1719-1729). In addition to the names of the testators and legatees, the entries provide the names of executors, securities, and witnesses and frequently include assignments of property.

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