Southampton County, Virginia Genealogy

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Parent County
1749--Southampton County was created 30 April 1749 from Isle of Wight and Nansemond Counties. Nansemond County merged with Suffolk City 1 Jan 1974. County seat: Courtland

Neighboring Counties

 * Gates County, North Carolina
 * Greensville
 * Hertford County, North Carolina
 * Isle of Wight
 * Northampton County, North Carolina
 * Suffolk City
 * Surry
 * Sussex

Newspapers
Indexed images of the Virginia Gazette(1736-1780) are available online through the Colonial Williamsburgwebsite. In addition, Professor Tom Costa and The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia have created a database of all runaway advertisements for slaves, indentured servants, transported convicts, and ship deserters listed in this source and other Virginia newspapers (1736-1803), see: The Geography of Slavery in Virginia. These newspapers are valuable resources for all regions of Virginia.

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog