Category: Elizabeth City County, Virginia Colony
Project: US Southern Colonies | Team: Colony of Virginia
- preceded by Category: Elizabeth City, Virginia Colony
- followed by Category: Elizabeth City County, Virginia
Elizabeth City (or Elizabeth Cittie as it was then called) was one of four incorporations established in 1619. In 1634 Virginia was divided into eight counties (briefly called shires), with Elizabeth City initially becoming Elizabeth River, then Elizabeth City County.
Elizabeth City Parish was one of the original parishes, renamed in 1619 "from Kecoughtan Parish, which was formed abt 1610". It served Elizabeth City County until after 1785. Other parishes serving the county included Waters Creek (to 1634), Stanley Hundred (to about 1635), and Nutmeg Quarter (until after 1785). ~ Source: Freddie Spradlin's Parishes of Virginia (accessed 21 September 2020; see that webpage for additional parishes)
People profiles in this category include settlers in the area from 1634 to 1776 (for WikiTree categorization purposes, colony=prior to 4 July 1776). Categories and space pages that span both the colony and the Commonwealth (such as Space: Elizabeth City County, Virginia) should also be included.
- Resources
- Spradlin, Freddie. Parishes of Virginia (on VA GenWeb).
- Rootsweb's History of County Formations in Virginia 1617-1995.
- WikiTree's Elizabeth City County page, Category: Elizabeth City County, Virginia, Category: Virginia Parishes, and Virginia Project's table of counties.
Pages (1)
Person Profiles (46)
A
B
C
D
E
H
J
L
M
O
P
P cont.
R
S
T
U
W
This page was last modified 23:51, 21 September 2020. This page has been accessed 510 times.