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Preferred Citation

Norfolk County (Va.) Judgment Suits, 1772-1773. Local government records collection, Chesapeake (City)/Norfolk County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia under the accession number 42654.

Historical Information

Norfolk County was formed from Lower Norfolk County in 1691. Now extinct, it was incorporated into the city of Chesapeake in 1963.

Scope and Content

Norfolk County (Va.) Judgment Suits, 1772-1773. Consists of four writs of CoSa (capias ad satisfaciendum), a judgment commanding the sheriff to imprison the defendant until the plaintiff's claim is satsified, from the cases Connar vs. Wallace, Mason vs. Hughes, Jackson vs. Millers, and Barrington vs. Portlock.

Related Material

Additional Norfolk County Court Records can be found with Norfolk County Court records on microfilm at The Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Chesapeake(Va.) Circuit Court.

Geographical Names:

• Chesapeake (Va.)--History.
• Norfolk County (Va.)--History--18th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Judicial records--Virginia--Norfolk County.
• Local government records--Virginia--Norfolk County.
• Writs--Virginia--Norfolk County.

Added Entry - Corporate Name:

• Norfolk County (Va.) Circuit Court.

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