City of Chesapeake Genealogy

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City of Chesapeake Birth Records

1912-present Virginia Birth Certificates (order here) Archives
Birth registers, 1853-1917 Family History Library
Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1917 Family Search

City of Chesapeake Cemetery Records

Assorted Cemeteries, Chesapeake, Virginia Cemetery Records at Roots Web
Barnes-Culpepper Family Cemetery Find a Grave
Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
BillionGraves Cemetery Records Index Family Search
Bond Family Cemetery Find a Grave
Bracey Family Cemetery Find a Grave
Carey Family Cemetery Find a Grave
Cassell Cuffee Demby Family Cemetery Find a Grave
Cedar Memorial Gardens Find a Grave
Cemetery records, Saint Brides, Norfolk County, Virginia Family History Library
Chesson Family Cemetery Find a Grave
Churchland Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Culpepper Family Cemetery Find a Grave
Cutherell Cemetery Find a Grave
Eason Family Cemetery records, Hickory, Norfolk County, Virginia Family History Library
Etheridge Family Cemetery Find a Grave
Find A Grave Gravestone, Tombstone, and Memorial Photo Collection World Vital Records
Forest Lawn Cemetery records, Norfolk, Norfolk County, Virginia Family History Library
Gibson Family Cemetery (Portlock) Find a Grave
Good Hope Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery records, Norfolk County, Virginia Family History Library
Good Hope United Methodist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Griffin Family Cemetery records, Hickory, Norfolk County, Virginia Family History Library
Indian Creek Independent Baptist Find a Grave
John A Cooper Cemetery Find a Grave
Lake Drummond Cemetery records, Norfolk County, Virginia Family History Library
Little Zion Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Lynch Family Cemetery records, Wallaceton, Norfolk County, Virginia Family History Library
March Corprew Cemetery Find a Grave
McPherson Cemetery Find a Grave
Mount Pleasant Mennonite Church Cemetery Find a Grave
New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
New Pleasant Grove Cemetery records, Hickory, Norfolk County, Virginia Family History Library
New Willow Grove Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Northwest Cemetery Find a Grave
Old Pleasant Grove Cemetery records, Hickory, Norfolk County, Virginia Family History Library
Pine Grove Cemetery Find a Grave
Pleasant Grove Cemetery Find a Grave
Pleasant Grove Cemetery records, Hickory, Norfolk County, Virginia Family History Library
Portlock Cemetery Find a Grave
Powers Family cemetery records, Northwest, Norfolk County, Virginia Family History Library
Rutter-Powers Cemetery Find a Grave
Saint Juliens Creek Cemetery Find a Grave
Saint Luke AME Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Sivillstown Historic Cemetery Find a Grave
Tombstone inscriptions of Norfolk County, Virginia Family History Library
United House of Prayer for All People Cemetery Find a Grave
Virginia Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917 Ancestry
Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912 Family Search
Wilson-Fulford Cemetery Find a Grave
Workmans Circle Cemetery Find a Grave

City of Chesapeake Census Records

1790-1940 U.S. Census Archives
1790-1940 U.S. Federal Census World Vital Records
1790-1940 United States Federal Census Records Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1940 Family Search

City of Chesapeake Church Records

Church records, 1936-1967 (Armstrong Memorial Presbyterian Church (Norfolk, Virginia)) Family History Library
Great Bridge Congregational Christian Church (United Church of Christ), Chesapeake (Great Bridge), Virginia : one hundredth anniversary of its affiliation with the Christian Church, 1871-1971 Family History Library
Vestry book, 1749-1761 (Elizabeth River Parish (Norfolk County, Virginia : Episcopal)) Family History Library
Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1917 Family Search

City of Chesapeake Death Records

1912-present Virginia Death Certificates (order here) Archives
Death register, 1853-1870 Family History Library
Virginia Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917 Ancestry
Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912 Family Search

City of Chesapeake Directories

Chataigne's peninsula directory : containing besides a general and business directory of Newport News, Hampton, Chesapeake City and Old Point, a list of post offices in Virginia, and much useful miscellaneous matter relating to the state and city governments, secret societies, churches, etc. Family History Library
Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia, directory : containing a general business, street, and house directory of these cities and suburbs, together with other useful information classified in the miscellaneous Family History Library

City of Chesapeake Genealogies

American Genealogical Biographical Index Databases World Vital Records
American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Ancestry

City of Chesapeake Historical Records

American Genealogical Biographical Index Databases World Vital Records
American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Ancestry
Appeal bonds, 1909-1927 Family History Library
Bond books, 1875-1901 Family History Library
Bond books, 1876-1903 Family History Library
Bond books, 1974-1975 Family History Library
Bonds of fiduciaries and others, v. 2, 1850-1856 Family History Library
Book B, Lower Norfolk County, Virginia, 2 November 1646- 15 January 1651/2 Family History Library
Commissioners bonds, 1895-1929 Family History Library
Common law order book (criminal), v. 3, 1975 (June-Aug.) Family History Library
Common law order books, 1852-1902 Family History Library
Complete order books, 1754-1761 Family History Library
Drainage records, 1919-1929 Family History Library
Forthcoming bonds, 1920-1934 Family History Library
General indexes to maps and plats, 1840-1968 Family History Library
Guardian bonds of Norfolk County, Virginia, 1750-1800 Family History Library
Guardian bonds, 1751-1775, 1785-1850 Family History Library
Guardian's accounts, 1792-1906 ; general index to guardian's accounts 1792-1937 Family History Library
History of Norfolk County, Virginia, and representative citizens Family History Library
Injunction bonds, 1898-1918 Family History Library
Levy book, 1753-1768 Family History Library
Lists of fiduciaries, 1850-1958 Family History Library
Marriage bond books, etc., 1782-1791, 1817-1850 Family History Library
Minute books (Norfolk County, Virginia), 1868-1900 Family History Library
Native Methodist preachers of Norfolk and Princess Anne Counties, Virginia Family History Library
Naturalizations and declarations of intention, 1784-1884, 100 years : Norfolk Borough/City, Norfolk County (now Chesapeake), Princess Anne County (now Virginia Beach), Portsmouth, Eastern District Court, Virginia Family History Library
Norfolk County, Virginia 1844 tithables Family History Library
Norfolk County, Virginia guardian bonds : 1801-1850 Family History Library
Norfolk County, Virginia tithables Family History Library
Order books, 1675-1686, 1719-1734, 1742-1775, 1783-1801 Family History Library
Records of caveats, 1872 Family History Library
Registers of free Negroes and mulattos in the county of Norfolk, 1809-1861 Family History Library
Scots on the Chesapeake, 1607 - 1830 World Vital Records
Scots on the Chesapeake, 1607-1830 Ancestry
The Lower Norfolk County Virginia antiquary Family History Library
The county court, 1637-1904, Norfolk County, Virginia Family History Library
The wards of Norfolk and Portsmouth : changes in the names of streets, etc. Family History Library
Tidewater, Virginia street map : includes Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Va. Beach, downtown Norfolk and vicinity centerfold Family History Library
Tithables, 1730-1785 Family History Library
Trustees accounts, 1873-1917 Family History Library
Virginia and Virginians : Norfolk County : eminent Virginians, 1606-1888 Family History Library

City of Chesapeake Land Records

Deeds and wills, 1637-1900 ; general indexes to deeds and wills, 1637-1900, 1967-1974 Family History Library
Deeds, v. 1, 1809-1831 Family History Library
Entry book, 1795-1854 and survey book, 1799-1865 Family History Library
Marriage bond books, etc., 1782-1791, 1817-1850 Family History Library
Order books, 1675-1686, 1719-1734, 1742-1775, 1783-1801 Family History Library
Vestry book, 1749-1761 (Elizabeth River Parish (Norfolk County, Virginia : Episcopal)) Family History Library
Virginia land patents of the counties of Norfolk, Princess Anne & Warwick from patent books O & 6 - 1666 to 1679 Family History Library

City of Chesapeake Marriage Records

1853-present Virginia Marriage Certificates (order here) Archives
General indexes to marriages, 1850-1935 Family History Library
Marriage bond books, etc., 1782-1791, 1817-1850 Family History Library
Marriage bonds of Norfolk County, Virginia from October 5, 1706 to December 31, 1850 Family History Library
Marriage bonds, 1706-1819 Family History Library
Marriage record books, 1782-1854; marriage register, 1854-1905 Family History Library
Marriages of Norfolk County, Virginia Family History Library
Norfolk County, Virginia marriages 1791-1810 Family History Library
Registers of marriage licenses, 1850-1876, 1879-1913 Family History Library
Virginia Marriages To 1800 Ancestry
Virginia Marriages, 1740-1850 Ancestry
Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940 Family Search

City of Chesapeake Military Records

A record of events in Norfolk County, Virginia, from April 19th 1861, to May 10th, 1862 : with a history of the soldiers and sailors of Norfolk County, Norfolk City and Portsmouth who served in the Confederate States army or navy Family History Library
Applications for membership in the Stonewall Camp of Portsmouth and Norfolk County Association of Confederate Veterans, ca. 1884-1917 Family History Library
Chesapeake Veterans of the War of 1812 USGenWeb
Norfolk County, Virginia (now city of Chesapeake, Virginia) Revolutionary War and War of 1812 applications for pensions, bounty land warrants and heirs of deceased pensioners Family History Library

City of Chesapeake Newspapers

Emmerson papers : newspaper extractions of Portsmouth and Norfolk, Va. counties, Pre-Revolution to 1874 : includes marriages and deaths Family History Library

City of Chesapeake Probate Records

Administrators bonds, 1722-1727, 1832-1848 Family History Library
Appraisements, inventories, and accounts of sales, 1755-1884 ; general index to appraisements and accounts of sales, 1755-1937 Family History Library
Bond books, 1876-1903 Family History Library
Bonds of fiduciaries and others, v. 2, 1850-1856 Family History Library
Brief abstract of Lower Norfolk County and Norfolk County wills, 1637-1710 Family History Library
Brief abstracts of Norfolk County wills, 1710-1753 Family History Library
Collection of unrecorded wills, Norfolk County, Virginia, 1711-1800 Family History Library
Deeds and wills, 1637-1900 ; general indexes to deeds and wills, 1637-1900, 1967-1974 Family History Library
General index to audits, 1755-1937; audits, 1755-1874, 1972 Family History Library
General index to heirs or devisees, city of South Norfolk, Va., 1953-1962 Family History Library
Guardian bonds of Norfolk County, Virginia, 1750-1800 Family History Library
Inventory book, 1755-1791 Family History Library
Lists of fiduciaries, 1850-1958 Family History Library
Norfolk County, Virginia (extant) administrator bonds 1711-1850 Family History Library
Norfolk County, Virginia, will books Family History Library
Order books, 1675-1686, 1719-1734, 1742-1775, 1783-1801 Family History Library
Original wills, 1693-1821 Family History Library
Transcription of Lower Norfolk County, Virginia records Family History Library
Trustees accounts, 1873-1917 Family History Library
Wills, 1755-1868, 1968 ; general index to wills, 1755-1950 Family History Library
Wills, 1831-1903 Family History Library

City of Chesapeake School Records

Great Bridge High School - Causeway Yearbook (Chesapeake, VA) 1981 E Yearbooks
U.S. School Yearbooks Index (includes Great Bridge High School 1974, 1981) Ancestry

City of Chesapeake Vital Records

1853-present Virginia Marriage Certificates (order here) Archives
1912-present Virginia Birth Certificates (order here) Archives
1912-present Virginia Death Certificates (order here) Archives
Birth registers, 1853-1917 Family History Library
Death register, 1853-1870 Family History Library
General indexes to marriages, 1850-1935 Family History Library
Marriage bond books, etc., 1782-1791, 1817-1850 Family History Library
Marriage bonds of Norfolk County, Virginia from October 5, 1706 to December 31, 1850 Family History Library
Marriage bonds, 1706-1819 Family History Library
Marriage record books, 1782-1854; marriage register, 1854-1905 Family History Library
Marriages of Norfolk County, Virginia Family History Library
Norfolk County, Virginia marriages 1791-1810 Family History Library
Registers of marriage licenses, 1850-1876, 1879-1913 Family History Library
Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1917 Family Search
Virginia Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917 Ancestry
Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912 Family Search
Virginia Marriages To 1800 Ancestry
Virginia Marriages, 1740-1850 Ancestry
Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940 Family Search