Norfolk (Va.)--Genealogy

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Four sheets of a holographic will dated February 28, 1831 of William Backhouse of Norfolk Borough, now the City of Norfolk.

Scope and Contents This collection contains genealogical research gathered by Alice Granbery Walter. The material includes photocopied documents, newspaper clippings, pedigree charts, notes, manuscripts, photographs, negatives, and maps spanning from the 1600s to the 1970s. Prominent surnames include Boush, Nimmo, Cornick, Herbert, Hoggard, Hogwood, Haggard, Ivy, Argent, Langley, Thelaball, Nash, Powell, Robins, Shepherd, Tatem, Thurmer, Mackentosh, Mallicote, Ransha, Woodhouse, Moseley, Thorowgood, and...

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Correspondence to Elizabeth Wingo from Fillmore Norfleet with copies of abstracts from "Unrecorded Norfolk County Wills" and "Obituaries" of Norfolk County pertaining to the Arthur family of Norfolk and Nansemond Counties.

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Photocopy of the will of Elizabeth Ball of Norfolk County. Names mentioned include Samuel Whitehurst, William Ball, Thomas Nash, and Mingo.

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Written statement made to the Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery of the City of Norfolk dated November 18, 1848 of Irishman Richard Barron's intent of citizenship to the United States from Ireland.

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Correspondence and research (including photocopies) pertaining to the Basnett/Basnight family of Norfolk and Princess Anne Counties of Virginia, and North Carolina.

Scope and Contents Pedigree charts, Bible records, notes, correspondence, and photocopies of historic legal documents and vital records, such as marriage licenses pertaining to the Baxter family of Virginia. Historic legal documents include a Chancery suit involving Charles Harris, James Graham, William Conner, James Conner, and William Ingram dated March 1835, and judgment for payment for fees to be paid to the Circuit Supreme Court of Norfolk County for a legal matter dated March 7, 1829; and a record for a...

Scope and Contents One unpublished biography entitled The Unionist about Benjamin Rowson (1850-1927) based on research compiled, organized, and produced by family member, Leah Holden in May 2025. The document describes major life events of Benjamin Rowson, outlined by a table of contents, that focuses on his early life as an immigrant to the United States of America; his career as a printer, newspaperman, and labor leader; and, family life in Norfolk, Virginia at the turn of...

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Correspondence, notes, and copies of historic legal and local government records pertaining to the Bland family of Virginia. Types of document copies include excerpts from Minute Book 1748-1762 of Warwick County, Virgnia; Will Book 3, page 207, 1796-1797, Norfolk County, Virginia; Deed Book abstracts dated 1790s-1920s from Norfolk City records; marriage index with references to Elizabeth City, North Carolina deeds, wills, and order books.