Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Virginia Beach/Princess Anne (Va.) Records, circa 1883-1971. Local government records collection, Virginia Beach/Princess Anne County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

These records came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court records from Virginia Beach.

Historical Information

Princess Anne County was named for Anne, daughter of King James II, who became queen of England in 1702. The county was formed from Lower Norfolk County in 1691 and became extinct on 1 January 1963, after its consolidation with the city of Virginia Beach.

Virginia Beach was incorporated as a town in 1906 and as a city by an act of the General Assembly on 14 February 1952. The city was greatly enlarged on 1 January 1963 by consolidation with Princess Anne County, which thereby became extinct. Virginia Beach lost land to the city of Chesapeake in 1980 and to the city of Norfolk in 1988.

Scope and Content

Virginia Beach/Princess Anne County (Va.) Records, circa 1883-1971, consist of the following series: County Administrative Records (subfield series include Board of Supervisors Records: Road and Bridge Records), Land Records, Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, Court Records (subfield series include Judgments), Wills, Miscelleanous Records, Fiduciary Records and Tax and Fiscal Records.

Related Material

Additional Virginia Beach and Princess Anne 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.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Princess Anne County (Va.) Circuit Court.
• Virginia Beach (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Public records--Virginia--Princess Anne County.
• Public records--Virginia--Virginia Beach.

Geographical Names:

• Princess Anne County (Va.)--History.
• Virginia Beach (Va.)--History.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Local government records--Virginia--Princess Anne County.
• Local government records--Virginia--Virginia Beach.

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