The information in this volume was taken from several of Nottingham's works which related to service in the Revolutionary War: Revolutionary Soldiers and Sailors from Accomack County, Virginia and Revolutionary Soldiers and Sailors from Northampton County, Virginia: Muster Rolls and Pay Rolls of the Twenty-Seventh Regiment of Virginia Militia, Northampton County 1812. These contained recommendations by the court of persons suitable for officers of the county militia; and the records of commissions from the governor. Of special interest to genealogists are pension applications, which often...

With a preface by Miles Barnes. The land causes abstracted here refer to chancery suits regarding dower rights, divisions of land among heirs, ejectment proceedings, etc. Included are depositions by various parties which frequently give dates of birth, death or marriage for key parties of the suit, and the verdict of the jury. In many cases ownership of the land is traced down from the original grant showing the various owners, and several generations of descendants.

Accomack County is one of the two ancient counties on Virginia's Eastern Shore, a region of much genealogical and historical interest. The "land causes" abstracted here refer to chancery suits regarding dower rights, divisions of land among heirs, ejectment proceedings, etc. These files are likely to contain the declaration of the plaintiff, the answer of the defendant, depositions by various parties which frequently give dates of birth, death, or marriage for key parties to the suit, and the verdict of the jury. In many cases ownership of the land is traced down from the original grant...