A Guide to the Norfolk County (Va.) Depositions and Exhibits related to Michael Herrick's Claim of Heirship, 1764
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Preferred Citation
Norfolk County (Va.) Depositions and Exhibits related to Michael Herrick's Claim of Heirship, 1764. 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 in a transfer of court papers from Norfolk County.
Scope and Content
Depositions and exhibits, 1764, whose purpose was to prove Michael Herrick's claim to being a legitimate heir of John Watkins so that he could inherit Watkins' property in Norfolk County. They provide evidence to Herrick's familial relationship to John Watkins going back several generations. Individuals deposed include Herrick himself, Daniel Taylor, and Charlton Palmer. Exhibits include christening records, marriage records, and burial records copied from the original records found in England as well as a genealogical chart of the Watkins family. Additional surnames found in the records include Gables and Adams. It was noted that Herrick was also spelled Henrick.
Related Material
Additional Norfolk County Fiduciary Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."
Index Terms
- Herrick family.
- Watkins family.
- Chesapeake (Va.) Circuit Court.
- Inheritance and succession--Virginia--Norfolk County.
- Chesapeake (Va.)--History.
- Norfolk County (Va.)--Genealogy.
- Norfolk County (Va.)--History--18th century.
- Burial records--Norfolk County--Virginia.
- Christening books--Norfolk County--Virginia.
- Depositions--Norfolk County--Virginia.
- Fiduciary records--Virginia--Norfolk County.
- Genealogical tables--Norfolk County--Virginia.
- Local government records--Norfolk County--Virginia.
- Marriage records--Norfolk County--Virginia
- Norfolk County (Va.) County Court.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Chesapeake (Va.)--History.
- Norfolk County (Va.)--Genealogy.
- Norfolk County (Va.)--History--18th century.