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Preferred Citation

Accomack County (Va.) Bonds/Comissions/Oaths, 1700-1940 circa. Local government records collection, Accomack 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 Accomack County. A portion of the records were transferred under accession number 44262.

Historical Information

Accomack County was named for the Accomac Indians, who lived on the eastern Shore at the time of the first English settlement in Virginia. One of the original eight shires established in 1634, Accomac County (spelled without a k) became Northampton County in 1643. The present country was formed from Northampton about 1663. In 1940 the General Assembly adopted the county's present spelling.

A significant number of loose records from the 1700s suffered extreme water and pest damage. Volumes that record deeds, court orders, and wills exist.

Scope and Content

Accomack County (Va.) Bonds/Comissions/Oaths, 1700-1940 circa, typically consist of bonds, commissions, oaths, certificates, and appointments related to holding public office. Some collections can include ministers' bonds.

Related Material

Additional Accomack County Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm" found on the Library of Virginia's web site.

Accomack County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Accomack 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:

• Accomack County (Va.). Circuit Court

Subjects:

• Oaths -- Virginia -- Accomack County.
• Public officers -- Virginia -- Accomack County.

Geographical Names:

• Accomack County (Va.) -- History.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Appointments -- Virginia -- Accomack County.
• Local government records -- Virginia -- Accomack County.
• Oaths -- Virginia -- Accomack County.
• Performance bonds -- Virginia -- Accomack County.

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