Nansemond County, VA USGenWeb Archives

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Filename	Date	Submitter
Court and Legislative Records
Commission of Nansemond Co., 1646	Nov 2000	Kathy Merrill
Trial of boy Abel & girl Celia, Jun-Jul 1821, Southampton Co. ~ for axe-murder of James POWELL [Jr.] & wife America (MURFEE) POWELL, 14 Jun 1821 ~ Celia, property of estate of Henry DAUGHTREY of Nansemond Co.	Apr 2018	Matt Harris
Lydia CAMPBELL vs. James STREET, Person Co., NC, 1837; appeal, 1840 ~ plaintiff emancipated in will of John CAMPBELL Sr., Nansemond Co., before 1815 ~ plaintiff falsely enslaved by John CAMPBELL Jr., 1833	Dec 2011	Guy Potts
"Fire in Suffolk," ~ Clerk's Office burned, Suffolk, 7 Feb 1866 ~ office of Nansemond Co. Clerk P.P. PRENTISS; all records lost ~ "The Norfolk Post" - article	Apr 2016	Matt Harris
Richard B. FREEMAN (white) ~ Freedmen's Bureau records · obit ~ 16 Sep 1867, charged with the murder of Mary (Mrs. Anthony) HOLLAND (col'd), 22 Dec 1863, and arrested by order of the Military Commissioner ~ 25 Oct 1867, escaped from jail; 28 Oct 1867, d. at home	Apr 2016	Matt Harris
William James URQUHART, Confederate veteran ~ accused of the murder of John E. GAY, 8 Nov 1870, Magnolia Springs ~ arraigned, 25 Jul 1895; tried 13-15 Aug 1895 ~ found guilty, 15 Aug 1895; sentenced to 5 years ~ interred in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond ~ "Norfolk Virginian" - articles	May 2016	Matt Harris
Chancery cause 1910-030 R.H. RAWLES, administrator of Z.T. HOLLAND, v. A.A. HOLLAND and others ~ dispute leads to murder;	coverage	Mar 2020	Matt Harris
"John Henry Powell, County Court Clerk" ~ "He Took Job on Temporary Basis 25 Years Ago--and Is Still At It" ~ "Suffolk News-Herald," article, 15 Nov 1955	Dec 2022	Matt Harris

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