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Northampton County
Genealogy and History
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This Site is Available for Adoption!

Our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data and placing it online for the free use of all researchers.

We're looking for folks who share our dedication to putting data online and are interested in helping this website become a useful research tool.

If you would like to join our group and become the host of this county, please visit our Volunteer Page and contact Kim.
(A desire to transcribe data and basic webpage skills are necessary)



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County History
In 1662, Free Blacks in America were first known to be in Northampton Co VA.  The county has a long history, in the era of slavery, as a home for free Blacks.  This county was included in the peninsula south of Maryland originally, and one of the established eight shires in 1694.  Northampton was originally called Accawmack.  In 1643 it was changed to Northampton.

TOWNS:
Belle  Haven - Cape Charles - Cheriton - Eastville - Exemore - Nassawadox

UNINCORPORATED TOWN
Oyster