Norfolk County Genealogy, Wills, Estates, Deeds, Marriages, Indexes to Probate Records
If you have Virginia ancestors, Norfolk is one of the first counties to search for the ancestors. The earliest records survived, thus providing a scope of genealogical discoveries. Norfolk County was created in 1691 and existed as a county until 1963 when it was consolidated with the city of South Norfolk to form the new City of Chesapeake. After the American Civil War, for a period of about 100 years, portions of Norfolk County were lost and the territory of the county was reduced as they became parts of the separate and growing independent cities of Norfolk, Portsmouth, and South Norfolk. Many of the earliest records did not survive, but Bks have been published in Lower Norfolk County.
Miscellaneous Probate Records
- 1674 Court Orders, Bk E, pp. 124
- 1675 Court Orders, Bk E, pp. 124-126
- Bouring, John (1672 LWT) Order Bk E, pp. 124
- Connor, Lewis and Henry Jenkins and Elizabeth Lawson, 1709, Deed Bk 8, pp. 154-156
- Corbett, John and Sarah. Transaction dated 1669, Order Bk E, pp. 123A
- Johnson, Benjamin and Osborn Johnson (Land Transaction), Order Bk E, pp. 124
- Mackie, Josias, LWT (transcription)
- Shore, Dishard married Relict of Thomas Watkings (transaction dated 1/1669, Order Bk E, pp. 124
- Smith, Humphrey. Transaction dated 1669, Order Bk E, pp. 123
- Thoroughgood, Margery (Deposition dated 1669, Order Bk E, pp. 123
- Wickliff, Mary. Deposition dated 1669, Order Bk E, pp. 123
- Willoughby, Thomas (1671 Inventory) Order Bk E, pp. 125-6
- Wood, John. Transaction dated 1/1669, Order Bk E, pp. 124
Marriages
- Marriages (taken from Gates County Marriage Bonds)
- Marriages to 1699
- Marriage Bonds 1706-1759
- Marriage Register 8, 1901-1911
- Marriage Register 9, 1911 to 1912
Indexes to Wills and Deeds
- 1646-1651
- 1651-1656
- 1656-1666
- 1666-1675
- 1719-1723
- 1721-1725
- 1742- 1749
- 1747-1759
- 1725-1730
- Wills 1755-1772
- Wills 1760-1762
Images of Norfolk County Wills 1651-1656
- Chessey, Thomas
- Cossan, Thomas
- Fowler, Robert
- Gilham, Thomas
- Godby, Thomas
- Goodwell, Edward
- Gouldinge, John
- Henrys, Robert
- Moseley, William
- Nordham, Thomas
- Powes, Robert
- Riglesworth, Peter
- Sherwood, Samuel
- Sibsey, John
- Starling, James
- Ward, Thomas
- Wilkinson, Arnall
- Woodhouse, Henry
- Workman, Thomas
- Wright, Thomas
Images of Norfolk County Wills 1735-1753
- Ashley, Edmund
- Ashley, John
- Ashley, William
- Avis, William
- Bailus, John
- Ballance, Richard
- Balland, William
- Ballentine, David
- Berford, Lawrence
- Bevan, John
- Boulby, Samuel
- Boullen, Aaron
- Burgess, Mary
- Burtin, William
- Butt, Benjamin
- Butt, Lemuel Sr.
- Butt, Nathaniel
- Butt, William
- Carr, Edward
- Cato, Mary
- Cocke, Argent
- Collack, Alexander
- Colley, Guerard
- Colley, John
- Conner, John
- Conner, Lewis
- Cooper, Joseph
- Creekmur, Benjamin
- Curling, Anthony
- Dale, Richard
- Denby, William
- Drury, John
- Edingo, Dolene
- Ellegood, John
- Etheridge, Jeremiah
- Etheridge, Thomas
- Etheridge, Thomas (2)
- Ferebee, James
- Godfrey, Arthur
- Grant, William
- Griffin, Constance
- Grimes, James
- Gristock, Mary
- Hall, Durham
- Hancock, Simon
- Hansley, Edward
- Harris, John
- Haywood, Philemon
- Hobgood, Thomas Sr.
- Hodges, Richard
- Holfred, Henry
- Hollowell, John
- Ivy, John
- Jackson, Richard
- Jayes, John
- Joleff, John
- Joy, James
- Keaton, Patrick
- Langley, Kessia
- Langley, Nathaniel
- Langley, Thomas
- Levincy, Samuel
- Lewelling, Abel
- Lewelling, Edward
- Lewelling, William
- Ludgall, John
- MacCoy, Richard
- Mallone, Margaret
- Martin, Thomas
- Martin, Thomas (2)
- Maund, William
- McCoy, John
- McIntyre, Dugald
- Mercier, John
- Miller, Elizabeth
- Miller, Moses
- Miller, William
- Moray, John
- Moseley, William
- Mouat, Walter
- Nasby, Solomon
- Nasby, Solomon (2)
- Nash, William
- Niles, Samuel
- Portlock, Nathaniel
- Preweatt, Thomas
- Randolph, Giles
- Rogers, Samuel
- Scott, John
- Shepherd, John Sr.
- Sherry, William
- Sikes, Thomas
- Smith, Samuel
- Sparrow, Richard
- Stewart, John
- Stewart,Joseph
- Talbot, Keader
- Tatem, Nathaniel
- Taylor, Peter
- Tucker, John
- Wallis, William
- Warden, James
- Warden, John
- Ware, Elizabeth
- Warren, John Sr.
- Wheddon, John Sr.
- Wilkins, Lemuel
- Williams, Robert Sr.
- Williamson, Thomas
- Willoughby, Sarah
- Willoughby, Thomas
- Wilson, William
- Wilson, William Jr.
- Wishart, William
- Wyatt, Amy
Images of Norfolk County Wills 1742-1749
- Barney, Ann
- Barrington, William
- Bates, Beaty
- Bledindin, William
- Britt, Eleanor
- Britt, Thomas
- Butt, Richard
- Calvert, Cornelius
- Church, Richard
- Creadle, William
- Creekmur, Solomon
- Creekmur, Willis
- Culpeper, Robert Sr.
- Davis, Richard
- Davis, Edward
- Etheridge, Edward
- Godfrey, Jonathan
- Gristock, Henry
- Giles, James
- Hayes, John
- Holton, Francis
- Hughlett, John
- Iver, Timothy
- Langley, Nathan
- Lockhart, John
- Low, Sarah
- Maning, Joseph
- Marine, William
- Martall, James Jordan
- Merry, Prittyman
- Mier, Richard
- Odean, William
- Peaton, Timothy
- Plunkett, Garratt
- Portluck, John
- Portluck, Paul
- Raven, William
- Roberts, Joseph
- Salter, Christopher
- Sicker, James
- Simmons, James
- Stanbury, John
- Tappan, William
- Taylor, John
- Taylor, Thomas
- Thompson, Benedict
- Ward, Thomas
- Wilkins, William
Images of Norfolk County Wills 1747-1759
- Austin, Richard
- Avery, James
- Ball, Benjamin
- Ballentine, Paul
- Ballince, Moses
- Bayley, Ann
- Bayne, Alexander
- Benthall, Elizabeth
- Beverly, William
- Breedle, Mary
- Browne, Margerit
- Bruce, Abraham
- Bruce, Jonas
- Carney, Philip
- Carney, Thomas
- Cawson, Christopher
- Cherry, John
- Colley, John
- Conner, Craford
- Cottel, Elizabeth
- Crickmore, William
- Denby, Charles
- Dyes, Robert
- Eastwood, James
- Etheridge, James
- Gardner, Christopher
- Gibson, John
- Godfrey, Daniel
- Godfrey, Thomas
- Grant, Edward
- Grimes, William
- Happer, William
- Hobgood, Thomas
- Hodges, William
- Huslitt, John
- Jarvis, Thomas
- Johnson, Joseph
- Langley, Lydia
- Langley, William
- Lewelling, Thomas
- Lilburn, Alexander
- Lines, Mary
- Manning, John
- McKenzie, John
- McNeill, Duncan
- Miers, Elizabeth
- Meirs, James
- Miller, Peleg
- Millison, James
- Montier, James
- Moon, John
- Mosley, Arthur
- Moseley, Christopher
- Murrey, John
- Nash, Sarah
- Newhook, Dinah
- Owens, Thomas
- Portlock, William
- Portlock, William (2)
- Powell, William
- Randolph, Solomon
- Richson, Moses
- Sikes, John
- Smith, James C.
- Snale, Thomas
- Stroud, Matthew
- Talbott, John
- Taylor, Richard
- Thompson, Cyprian
- Tucker, Marmaduke
- Warren, James
- Willoughby, Ann
- Wilson, Solomon
- Wilson, Thomas
- Wright, Kelly
Images of Wills 1760-1762
- Barlow, Henry Jr.
- Bridges, Amey
- Brown, Patrick
- Bruce, Thomas
- Buntin, James
- Burgess, Robert
- Busch, Maximillion
- Butt, James
- Calvert, Mary Sr.
- Carney, Barnaby
- Chamberlaine, George
- Cherry, Hilley
- Cherry, Spring
- Christian, Edward
- Colintine, John
- Connelly, Matthew
- Creekmore, Joseph
- Dison, Perry
- Donahon, Mary
- Ellegood, John
- Etheredge, Amos
- Etheredge, Bethiah
- Etheredge, Margrett
- Freeman, Thomas
- Gasking, Samuel
- Godfrey, Elizabeth
- Godfrey, Nathaniel
- Granberry, James
- Hare, Thomas
- Herbert, Markom
- Hodges, Joseph Jr.
- Hodges, Sarah
- Hodges, William
- Hollowell, Holstead
- Ingham, John
- Jameson, John
- Joloff, Martha
- Kelsick, Richard
- Langley, Mary
- Lewelling, Richard
- Lindsay, Jean Boyd
- MacCoy, Cader
- Manning, Solomon
- Matthias, Eleanor
- Phino, John
- Portlock, Charles
- Porter, William
- Potsworth, William
- Rethery, Daniel
- Rogers, Philis
- Shepard, Samuel
- Shore, Robert
- Silvester, Richard William
- Simmons, John
- Smith, Josiah
- Smith, Peter
- Stafford, William
- Sutton, Ashbury
- Sweny, Daniel
- Tatem, Trimagsin
- Tucker, John
- Tucker, Mary
- Wallis, Aim or Jim
- Watkins, John
- Webb, Robert
- White, Mary
- White, Patrick
- Wilkins, Robert
- Williams, John Sr.
- Wilson, James
- Wishold, Wright
- Woodhouse, Richard
- Wormington, William Sr.
- Wright, John
- Wright, Thomas
Images of Wills 1772-1788
- Abyvon, George
- Archer, Dinah
- Aves, William
- Bachelor, John
- Bacon, Richard
- Bailey, William
- Ballance, Ephraim
- Bartee, John
- Bartee, Robert
- Bartee, William
- Bayley, William
- Bayley, William
- Bayne, Elizabeth
- Blake, Richard
- Blews, Samuel
- Boush, Arthur
- Boush, Goodrich
- Bowers, Robert
- Bracegirdle, Frederick
- Bramble, Willis
- Brasser, Henryl
- Bressie, Samuel
- Britton, Bennett
- Brown, Henryl
- Brown, Jonas
- Brown, Thomas
- Bruce, Abraham
- Bruce, James
- Bull, Jonah
- Bunting, William
- Burgess, Nathaniel
- Bustin, Benjamin
- Butt, Anthony
- Butt, Caleb
- Butt, Ede
- Butt, Edward
- Butts, Mary
- Butt, Samuel
- Butts, Thomas
- Butt, William
- Calvert, Maximillian
- Calvert, Samuel
- Carlston, George
- Carnaby, Barnaby
- Carnaby, Philip
- Carney, Richard
- Carney, William
- Carter, Robert
- Cawson, Margaret
- Claiborne, Thomas
- Collins, Timothy
- Conaway, James
- Conner, Charles Jr.
- Coverley, Samuel
- Creech, Thomas
- Creekmur, Abel
- Creekmur, Edmund
- Creekmur, Foreman
- Creekmur, Frances
- Creekmur, Mary
- Culpeper, Daniel
- Culpeper, Robert
- Davis, Richard
- Davis, Samuel
- Deans, Solomon
- Denby, Nathaniel
- Dunn, John
- Easter, Thomas
- Eastwood, Francis
- Eastwood, Richard
- Edward, John
- Ellis, John
- Ellis, William
- Etheridge, Luke
- Fentriss, John
- Fisher, Eldred
- Foreman, Jeremiah
- Forrester, Alace
- Fortt, Thomas
- Freedly, Michael
- Fritts, Christian
- Gilchrist, John
- Gilchrist, Robert
- Godfrey, John
- Godfrey, Keziah
- Goldsby, William
- Goodrich, Edward
- Grant, John Sr.
- Grimes, James
- Hall, Thomas
- Harper, David
- Henetter, Paul
- Herbert, Christopher
- Herbert, Henry Sr.
- Herbert, Josiah
- Herbert, Thomas
- Hewlit, Francis
- Hodges, Benjamin
- Hodges, Benjamin (2)
- Hodges, Ferebee
- Hodges, Hillary
- Holt, James
- Hudson, Ann
- Hughes, Edward
- Hurt, John
- Hutchings, Zachariah
- Ingram, Content
- Ives, John
- Ivy, Elizabeth
- Jackson, Joel
- Jameson, James
- Jolliff, James
- Jolliff, John
- Jolliff, Richard
- Jordan, Francis
- Joyce, Martain
- Kelley, Matthew
- Kerr, Robert
- Kilsick, Richard
- King, Robert
- Lachlan, John
- Lane, Augustus
- Lane, Robert
- Langley, James
- Langley, Joseph
- Langley, Samuel
- Lee, John
- Lewelling, Benjamin
- Lewelling, John
- Lisborn, Catherine
- Livingston, John
- Lowrey, Jacob
- Lugh, Francis
- Lush, Andrew
- Lush, Daniel
- Mackey, Patrick
- Manning, Elisha
- Manning, Elizabeth
- Manning, John
- Mathias, Johnathan
- McMickin, Hugh
- McPherson, Andrew
- McPherson, William
- MeCloud, John
- McCoy, Richard
- Miller, Mason
- Miller, Moses
- Miller, William
- Moore, Thomas
- Moseley, Bassett
- Mosely, William
- Murden, Jeremiah Sr.
- Murden, John
- Nichols, Henryl
- Nicholson, James
- Northcutt, Amos
- Nosay, Daniel
- Parsons, Willis
- Philpot, Lettison
- Phripp, John
- Poole, Nicholas
- Portlock, John
- Portlock, Martha
- Powell, John
- Powell, Joshua
- Powell, Lemuel
- Powell, Richard
- Powell, Richard (2)
- Power, Elizabeth
- Pugh, Edward
- Purcell, David
- Robinson, Robert
- Rose, Peter
- Scott, John
- Scott, Sarah
- Shewcraft, Simon
- Schuster, Richard
- Shields, Matthew
- Shore, John
- Sikes, Jesse
- Simmons, John
- Smallwood, Charles
- Smarr, Andrew
- Smith, Charles
- Smith, Sarah
- Smith, William
- Steed, Robert
- Southerland, John
- Sparrow, James
- Talbot, Isaac
- Talbot, Thomas
- Talbot, William
- Tart, Mary
- Tart, Thomas
- Tart, William
- Taylor, Ann
- Taylor, James
- Taylor, John
- Taylor, Margaret
- Thelaball, James
- Thelaball, Elizabeth
- Thelaball, William
- Thomas, Charles
- Thompson, Isaac
- Truss, Gideon
- Tucker, Robert
- Tucker, William
- Veale, George
- Veals, George
- Viatt, John
- Wallace, David
- Waller, Hardess
- Ward, Thomas
- White, Gideon
- White, Keziah
- Wiatt, Shadrick
- Wilkins, John
- Wilkins, Joshua
- Wilkins, William
- Williams, Thomas
- Williamson, John
- Williamson, Robert
- Willoughby, John Sr.
- Willoughby, Martha
- Willoughby, T.
- Wilson, John
- Wingate, John
- Wishun, Joel
- Wonycott, Alphia
- Woneycott, Nicholas
- Worden, John
- Wright, David
- Wright, Stephen
Miscellaneous
- 1704 Quit Rent Rolls
- Western Branch Meeting of Quakers
Suggested Books
- Lower Norfolk County, Virginia Court Records:
- Bk A, 1637-1646 and Bk B, 1646-1651/2
- Historical Southern Families by Boddie
- Transcription of Lower Norfolk County, Virginia Records
- Wills & Deeds, Bk D, 1656-1666 by Brayton, Vol 1
Historical Tidbits:
During 1666, Walter Bruce of Nansemond County who had married the widow of Thomas Sayer, one of the most prominent citizens of Lower Norfolk, increased his stepchildren’s estates by presenting them with a considerable number of cattle. His wife sold four of these during his absence from Virginia to meet the expense of sending her daughter to school. By the terms of the will of John Russell, his daughter was to continue to be educated until she should marry.
Sources: Lower Norfolk Records, vol. 1656-66, p. 438.Images of Wills 1755-1772
- Archer, Edward
- Arnott, James
- Ballentine, John
- Barlow, Henry
- Bartee, Samuel
- Benthall, Elizabeth
- Berry, George
- Bickardick, Richard
- Bonfield, Benjamin
- Broadhurst, Mary
- Brodie, Martha
- Brown, John
- Bruce, Abraham
- Bruce, Alexander
- Bruce, Lemuel
- Bull, Robert
- Butler, Charles
- Butt, James
- Butt, Thomas
- Butt, William
- Butts, Solomon Sr.
- Butts, Thomas
- Calvert, Sanders
- Cann, John
- Carney, John
- Carter, Joseph
- Carter, Mary
- Church, Joseph
- Cleeves, James
- Colley, John
- Colley, Sanders
- Conally, Matthew
- Condall, Frances
- Conner, Craford
- Consoloo, Charles
- Cornock, Margaret
- Coultess, John
- Creekmur, Joab
- Creekmur, Joshua
- Creekmur, Mary
- Creekmur, Solomon
- Crindle, Mary
- Dale, Daniel
- Dale, Peter
- Dale, William
- Dale, William (2)
- Dale, Winfield
- Denby, Matthias
- Dickson, James
- Easther, James
- Ellegood, Jacob
- Ellegood, John
- Ellis, Ann
- Etheridge, Elizabeth
- Etheridge, Margaret
- Ferebee, John
- Fife, Nathan
- Foreman, Alexander
- Gardner, Christopher
- Godfrey, Dinah
- Godfrey, Matthew
- Gooding, William
- Gray, William
- Grimes, Thomas
- Grover, Joseph
- Guy, Benjamin
- Guy, John
- Halstead, Drew
- Happer, Sarah
- Henderson, James
- Herbert, Nathaniel
- Hewlet, John
- Hodges, Joseph
- Hodges, Richard
- Hodges, Robert
- Hodges, William
- Hodges, William (2)
- Holstead, Simon
- Hutchings, John
- Ince, John Jr.
- Ingham, John
- Ives, Robert
- Ives, Sarah
- Ivy, William
- Jameson, Henry
- Jameson, John
- Jarvis, Thomas
- Johnson (alias Weston), John
- Johnson, Joseph
- Kelly, Daniel
- Kelsick, Richard
- Kingston, Paul
- Lambeth, David
- Langley, Willis
- Lemount, Hardiss
- Leverage, William
- Lewelling, Alice
- Lilburn, Olive
- Linus, Martha
- Livingston, Sarah
- Mackie, Robert
- Manning, William
- Martin, John
- Mathews, John
- Matthias, Elenor
- MeCoy, Samuel
- McCloud, Daniel
- Mercer, John
- Miller, Henry
- Miller, Matthias
- Moore, William
- Morris, Thomas
- Mound, Lott
- Nash, William
- Newton, George
- Nicholason, John
- Nicholson, Joshua
- Nosay, Thomas
- Owens, John
- Owings, John
- Petsworth, William
- Peyton, John
- Portlock, Charles
- Portlock, Edward
- Portlock, Elizabeth
- Powell, John
- Power, Sampson
- Poyner, Jonathan
- Prescott, William
- Ramsey, George
- Roberts, Samuel Sr.
- Rogers, Phillis
- Ross, John
- Rothery, Henry
- Sackhart, Joseph
- Savells, Solomon
- Scott, Alexander
- Scott, Richard
- Shipwash, John
- Sikes, William
- Simmons, Jean
- Simmons, John
- Simpson, Jonathan
- Singleton, Anthony
- Smith, Butler
- Smith, John
- Smith, Josiah
- Smith, Peter
- Southerland, Ann
- Stafford, William
- Stanner, John
- Stole, Barbara
- Streep, John
- Stroud, Mary
- Suggs, Joseph
- Sweny, Ann
- Tabb, William
- Talbot, John
- Tatem, Nathaniel
- Thelaball, James
- Taylor, Thomas
- Taylor, William
- Thompson, Thomas
- Thruston, Edward
- Tucker, John
- Tucker, Robert
- Wakefield, William
- Wallace, Richard
- Wallace, William
- Wallis, Ann
- Wallis, John
- Wallis, Solomon
- Walsh, Richard
- Warren, Christian
- Warren, Peter
- Waterworth, Joseph
- Watkins, John
- Webb, Robert
- Westcoat, Susanna
- Westcott, Wright
- White, Archibald
- Whitehurst, Richard
- Wilkins, James
- Wilkins, John
- Williams, Edward
- Williams, John
- Williams, John Sr.
- Williams, Willis
- Williamson, John
- Williamson, Joshua
- Williamson, Roger
- Willoughby, Lemuel
- Wilson, Dinah
- Wilson, James
- Wilson, James Sr.
- Wilson, Thomas
- Wilson, Willis Sr.
- Wishart, Thomas
- Wooden, William
- Wright, John
- Wright, John
- Wright, Thomas
Marriages
- Marriages to 1699
- Consents and Licenses
Indexes to Probate Records
- Index to Wills 1864-1887
- Index to Wills, Inventories, Appraisements, 1880-1938
Images of Wills 1880-1891
- Testators: Bailey, Patsey
- Binn, Charles
- Brackett, William
- Brundridge, Willmette
- Burton, Lucy
- Carter, William J.
- Cook, R. P.
- Crabben, Jessie
- Cumber, Warren
- Dandridge, B. W.
- Davis, John A.
- Davis, John B.
- Farinholt, Robert
- Harman, Leroy
- Harris, C. C.
- Harris, John T.
- Hewlett, Augustine Delaware
- Hewlett, C. A.
- Hicks, Bentley
- Hicks, Clarissa
- Higgins, Charles P.
- Hill, C. B.
- Mary Ann
- Hubbard, Bowen
- Johnson, Mary E.
- Jones, Maria Louisa
- Jones, Vernon J.
- Lewis, Kittie
- Mason, Sarah
- Masters, Henry
- Morris, Benjamin
- Otey, Sarah
- Parkinson, James
- Pearsen, John
- Semple, James
- Slater, Edwin
- Spearman, Thomas
- Timberlake, Courtney
- Timberlake, Harman
- Timberlake, James W.
- Tomson, Pleasant
- Townsend, Ebenezer
- Turner, Henry
- Turnstall, Miles
- Tunstall, Thomas C.
- Walls, Robert
Miscellaneous
- 1704 Quit Rent Rolls
Traced genealogies and family histories of New Kent County available to Members !
- Bacon
- Bassett
- Boyd
- Bugg
- Clopton
- Dandridge
- Hopkins
- Jerdone
- Lewis
- Lyddall
- Massie
- Meaux
- Patteson
- Savage
- Taliaferro
- Tunstall
- Tyree
- Webb
Sons of Nobility: Colonel George Lyddall
Colonel George Lyddall departed Middlesex, England,and made his home in New Kent County, Virginia. He was a member of the local militia who helped prevent Indian raids and massacres. He was kin to Sir Robert Peake of London who left a considerable estate to John Lyddall of Virginia.
