Nansemond County was first established as Upper Norfolk County in 1637 from
the western part of New Norfolk County. The name change to Nansemond
(Nansimum) occurred in 1646. The county's name derived from the Nansemond
Indians, who lived in the area in the seventeenth century. In 1769 the first
of two transfers of territory from Nansemond to Isle of Wight County took
place when all lands west of Chuckatuck Creek went to the latter. In 1772
the territory known as Rascow's Neck was also transferred to Isle of Wight
administration. In 1785 the portion of the county south of the Blackwater
and Nottoway rivers went to Southampton County. Nansemond County was
abolished as a county in July 1972 when it became the independent city of
Nansemond. Two years later, in 1974, Nansemond City merged with the
independent city of Suffolk and took the name of the latter. Nansemond's
records have suffered from multiple destructions. The first occurred in
April 1734 , when a fire at the home of the county clerk destroyed most of
the records stored there. Some deeds and wills were rerecorded, but the
records again were destroyed when British infantry burned the entire town of
Suffolk, including the clerk's office, on 13 May 1779. What survived this
disaster faced a fire of unknown origin which swept through the clerk's
office on 7 Feb. 1866. The remaining few records are now housed with those
of the City of Suffolk.
Perhaps if you contact someone at this link they may help you:
http://www.nansemond.org/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=41&Itemid=2
Steve Stevens
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From: "macbd1" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 6:09 PM
Subject: Re: [VA-ROOTS] location of point
> Along with a mutual friend, Sara Patton (if you are indeed the person I
> suspect), you once helped me so I have tried to return the favor -- but to
> no avail with your exact spelling. Various search engines keep trying to
> change the name to Chataway, of no help, even though I try to limit
> searches to colonial times. If this place-name is from a court record can
> you relate the source, person's name and particulars as possible help?
> Are you trying to identify a property location? If so, maybe there are
> other leads?
>
> Neil McDonald
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "George A Williams" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2010 11:15 PM
> Subject: [VA-ROOTS] location of point
>
>
>> Do you know of a place called Chatawatksy point or lake? I appears to
>> have been in lower Nansemond county SW in 1650-1700. Thanks, George A.
>> Williams
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