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Elizabeth City County was a county in southeastern Virginia from 1634 until 1952 when it was merged into the city of Hampton. Originally created in 1634 as Elizabeth River Shire, it was one of eight shires created in the Virginia Colony by order of the King Charles I.
Elizabeth City County was created in 1634 as the Elizabeth River Shire, being one of eight shires in the Virginia Colony by the order of the King of England. The county is located in southeastern Virginia and survived from 1634 to 1952.
Elizabeth City (or Elizabeth Cittie as it was then called) was one of four incorporations established in the Virginia Colony in 1619 by the proprietor, the Virginia Company of London, acting in accordance with instructions issued by Sir George Yeardley, Governor. [1] This allowed the crown to benefit from the offerings of the new land ...
Elizabeth City County, Virginia genealogy and family history research page. Guide to Elizabeth City County (established 1634) genealogy, history, and courthouse sources including birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, wills, deeds and land records, Civil War records, Revolutionary War records, family histories ...
Elizabeth City County was one of the eight the first counties - originally called shires - created by the General Assembly in 1634. Initially it included land on both sides of the James River, from the tip of the Peninsula to the Atlantic Ocean. That lasted only two years.
Elizabeth City County was a county in eastern Virginia which is now extinct. Originally created in 1634 as Elizabeth River Shire, it was one of eight shires created in colonial Virginia by order of the King of England.
Elizabeth City County was a county in southeastern Virginia from 1634 to 1952. Originally created in 1634 as Elizabeth River Shire, it was one of eight shires created in the Virginia Colony by order of the King of England. In 1636, it was subdivided, and the portion north of the harbor of Hampton Roads became known as Elizabeth City Shire.
Tyler's History of Hampton and Elizabeth City County (1922) traces the settlement of the Kecoughtan region at the mouth of the James River in Virginia, from its discovery by Christopher Newport in 1607, through the American Civil War.
History of Hampton and Elizabeth City County, Virginia. by. Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, 1853-1935, comp. cn. Publication date. 1922. Topics. Hampton (Va.) -- History, Elizabeth City County -- Virginia History, Virginia -- History Colonial period, genealogy. Publisher.
History of Hampton and Elizabeth City County, Virginia. composeds by Tyler, Lyon Gardiner Hampton, Va. The Board of supervisors of Elizabeth City County, 1922. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/24011515/.