Suffolk (Independent City), Virginia Genealogy
Suffolk, Virginia | |
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— Independent City — | |
Location in Virginia | |
Founded | 1910 |
Website | http://www.suffolk-va.gov |
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County Information[edit | edit source]
Description[edit | edit source]
The City of Suffolk is located in the Southeastern portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia and was named after Governor William Gooch's home of Suffolk County, England[1].
Courthouse[edit | edit source]
For additional records, see Nansemond County.
History[edit | edit source]
Parent County[edit | edit source]
1910--Suffolk was created in 1910 from Nansemond County. [2]
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
1734, 1779, and 1866 Many Nansemond County (later Suffolk Independent City) Courthouse records were lost by the burning of the county clerk's office where the records were in April 1734, when the courthouse was razed by British troops in 1779, and by a fire 7 February 1866.[3]
- Lost federal censuses: 1790, 1800, 1810, 1890
Visit the Library of Virginia's website to determine exactly what records have been lost and their Lost Records Localities Database to find additional resources.
For suggestions about research in places that suffered historic record losses, see:
- Burned Counties. By Michael John Neill at 24-7 Family History Circle.
- When the Records are Gone. By Arlene Eakle at Arlene Eakle's Tennessee Blog.
- Burned Counties Research in the FamilySearch Research Wiki.
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
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Resources[edit | edit source]
Bible Records[edit | edit source]
- Bible Records of Suffolk & Nansemond County, Virginia: Together With Other ...: By Fillmore Norfleet
Church Records[edit | edit source]
Church of England[edit | edit source]
- Hall, Wilmer Lee. The Vestry Book of the Upper Parish, Nansemond County, Virginia, 1743 - 1793. Richmond [Virginia]: Commonwealth of Virginia, Division of Purchase and Printing, 1949. Available at FHL US/CAN Book 975.553 K2h and US/CAN Film 973095 Item 2. Digital version at World Vital Records ($).
Quaker[edit | edit source]
- Putnam, Martha A. Quaker Records of Southeast Virginia. Westminster, Maryland: Family Line Publications, 1996. Available at FHL. [Includes records about Quakers in Dinwiddie, Isle of Wight, Nansemond, Norfolk, Prince George, Southampton counties and Suffolk City from 1600s and 1700s (Blackwater Monthly Meeting, Chuckatuck Monthly Meeting, Pagan Creek Meeting, Western Branch Monthly Meeting, and Somerton Monthly Meeting.)]
Immigration[edit | edit source]
- Ljungstedt, Milnor. "Items from Southern Records" (Showing Family and Trade Connections with Northern Colonies and the Home Countries), The American Genealogist, Vol. 15 (1938):95-104. Available at American Ancestors. Suffolk, VA surname: Gibson.
Land and Property[edit | edit source]
Grants and Patents[edit | edit source]
- Hudgins. 882 patents dated 1638-1749 in what is now Suffolk City (previously Nansemond County), Virginia placed on a map. DeedMapper, 2003. [Names of those who received land patents, dates, land descriptions, and references may be viewed free of charge (click "Index" next to the county listing); however, in order to view the maps, it is necessary to purchase Direct Line Software's DeedMapper product.]
Maps[edit | edit source]
for more resources
Military[edit | edit source]
Civil War, 1861-1865[edit | edit source]
Since Suffolk was created in 1910 from Nansemond County[4], go to the Nansemond County page for information about the Civil War military units of that county. Civil War service men from Suffolk served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their area.
Civil War Battles[edit | edit source]
The following Civil War battles were fought in Suffolk:
- April 11-May 4, 1863 = Suffolk/Hill's Point, also known as Fort Huger[5]
- April 13-15, 1863 = Suffolk/Norfleet House, also known as Norfleet House Battery[6]
Societies and Libraries[edit | edit source]
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
- Introduction to Family History Centers
- Bennetts Creek Virginia Family History Center
- Elizabeth River Virginia Family History Center
Websites[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ https://www.suffolkva.us/1065/History
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ Lost Records Localities: Counties and Cities with Missing Records, 3, in Library of Virginia (accessed 4 April 2014).
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State, (accessed 7 August 2012).
- ↑ Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State, (accessed 7 August 2012).