A Guide to the Chesapeake, City of/Norfolk County (Va.) Processioner's Records, 1724-1967 Chesapeake, City of/Norfolk County (Va.) Processioner's Records, 1724-1967 1153783

A Guide to the Chesapeake, City of/Norfolk County (Va.) Processioner's Records, 1724-1967

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers: 1153783

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Repository

The Library of Virginia

Barcode numbers

1153783

Title

Chesapeake, City of/Norfolk County (Va.) Processioner's Records, 1724-1967

Physical Characteristics

1 b.

Collector

Chesapeake, City of/Norfolk County (Va.) Circuit Court

Location

Library of Virginia

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Chesapeake, City of/Norfolk County (Va.) Processioner's Records, 1724-1967. Local government records collection, Chesapeake, City of/Norfolk 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 the City of Chesapeake.

Historical Information

City of Chesapeake, which is named for the Chesapeake Bay, comprises the former Norfolk County and the former city of South Norfolk. It was formed by court order on 1 January 1963 with the merger of the county and city, both of which thereby became extinct.

Norfolk County was created from Elizabeth City County in 1636 or 1637 and named by direction of King Charles I. The earliest court record is dated 15 May 1637. Early records refer to the county as Norfolk, Lower Norfolk, or New Norfolk, as well as the lower county of New Norfolk and the lower county of Norfolk. By January 1640 the county had been divided into Upper Norfolk County and Lower Norfolk County, and in 1691 Lower Norfolk County was divided into Norfolk County and Princess Anne County.

Two freeholders were appointed on order of the county court to procession or review the bounds of farms or tracts of land in each precinct in order to renew or replace old landmarks. This was originally a function of the church vestry, but was continued by the court after disestablishment. Persons who walked the boundaries were called processioners.

Scope and Content

Chesapeake, City of/Norfolk County (Va.) Processioner's Records, 1724-1967 typically record an area of land processioned with geographical landmarks, roads, property lines noted, the names of the persons present, the date(s) when the processioning occurred, the names of the processioners, and the date that the return was recorded by the local court.