Date of Award
5-1991
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
History
First Advisor
Dr. W. Harrison Daniel
Second Advisor
Dr. John D. Treadway
Third Advisor
Dr. R. Barry Westin
Abstract
This thesis is a descriptive account of life in antebellum Southampton. Established by the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1749, Southampton County gained notoriety as the site of Nat Turner's slave rebellion. Fears of another armed slave revolt prompted the Virginia General Assembly to enact a series of stringent slave codes, which remained in effect until the Civil War. Primary sources consulted in the preparation of this thesis include corporate records, church manuscripts, court order books, reports of county and state officers, tax journals, and personal papers of the county's contemporary citizens.
Recommended Citation
Kanak, Richard Tyler, "Antebellum Southampton County, Virginia, 1840-1860" (1991). Master's Theses. 565.
https://scholarship.richmond.edu/masters-theses/565