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Native American tribe
The Nansemond are the Indigenous nation of the Nansemond River, a 20-mile-long tributary of the James River in Virginia. Nansemond people traditionally
Nansemond
List of ships with the same or similar names
USS Nansemond may refer to: USS Nansemond (1862) was a side wheel steamer in commission from 1863 to 1865 that served in the Union Navy during the American
USS_Nansemond
Former county in Virginia, United States (1646–1974)
Nansemond is an extinct jurisdiction that was located south of the James River in Virginia Colony and in the Commonwealth of Virginia (after statehood)
Nansemond_County,_Virginia
Independent city in the United States
waterfront property on the Nansemond and James rivers, present-day Suffolk was formed in 1974 after consolidating with Nansemond County and the towns of
Suffolk,_Virginia
Private Pre-K-12 Academy in Suffolk, Virginia
Nansemond-Suffolk Academy (NSA) is an independent, coeducational, college-preparatory school founded in 1966 in Suffolk, Virginia. NSA has two campuses
Nansemond-Suffolk_Academy
Extinct unclassified language of Virginia, United States
The Nansemond language is an extinct language that was spoken by the Nansemond people of Virginia, United States. The Nansemond language may have been
Nansemond_language
School in Virginia, US (1905–1939)
Nansemond Collegiate Institute (1905–1939) was a private elementary and high school for African American students in Suffolk (formerly Nansemond County)
Nansemond Collegiate Institute
Nansemond_Collegiate_Institute
US Navy operated her as the troop ship USS Nansemond (ID-1395). In August 1919 the Navy returned Nansemond to the United States Shipping Board, who had
SS_Pennsylvania_(1896)
Historic commercial building in Virginia, United States
Phoenix Bank of Nansemond is a historic bank building located at Suffolk, Virginia. It was built in 1921, and is a two-story, two-bay, rectangular brick
Phoenix_Bank_of_Nansemond
Bridge in Suffolk, Virginia
The Nansemond River Bridge, officially the Mills E. Godwin Bridge, is located in the independent city of Suffolk, Virginia and carries U.S. Route 17 across
Nansemond_River_Bridge
River in the United States of America
The Nansemond River is a 19.8-mile-long (31.9 km) tributary of the James River located in the City of Suffolk, Virginia in the United States. The river
Nansemond_River
Gunboat of the United States Navy
The first USS Nansemond, a side wheel steamer built at Williamsburg, N.Y. in 1862, as James F. Freeborn, was purchased by the Union Navy at New York City
USS_Nansemond_(1862)
Indigenous Algonquian tribes from Virginia, U.S.
Chickahominy Indian Tribe Chickahominy Indian Tribe–Eastern Division Nansemond Indian Nation Pamunkey Indian Tribe Rappahannock Tribe, Inc. Upper Mattaponi
Powhatan
originally inhabited by Native Americans. At the time of European contact, the Nansemond people lived along the river later known by the same name. The area was
History_of_Suffolk,_Virginia
Stream in Virginia, United States
Creek or Bennett's Creek is a 7.3-mile-long (11.7 km) tributary of the Nansemond River in Suffolk, Virginia. Bennett’s Creek is a shallow-draft harbor
Bennett Creek (Nansemond River tributary)
Bennett_Creek_(Nansemond_River_tributary)
Echols County. Consolidated with the independent city of Nansemond in 1974, which had been Nansemond County until 1972. Consolidated with remaining unincorporated
List of United States cities by area
List_of_United_States_cities_by_area
Lighthouse in Virginia, United States
The Nansemond River Light was a screwpile lighthouse located at the confluence of the Nansemond and James rivers in Virginia. This light was erected in
Nansemond_River_Light
Public school in Suffolk, Virginia, United States
Nansemond River High School is a public secondary school in Suffolk, Virginia, United States. It serves grades 9 through 12 as part of Suffolk Public
Nansemond_River_High_School
United States historic place
Nansemond County Training School (1924–1970), also known as Southwestern High School, is a historic building and former Rosenwald School for African-American
Nansemond County Training School
Nansemond_County_Training_School
River in Virginia
River, Pagan River, and the Nansemond River. At its mouth near Newport News Point, the Elizabeth River and the Nansemond River join the James River to
James_River
School district in Suffolk, Virginia, United States
International Baccalaureate at King's Fork, Project Lead the Way Engineering at Nansemond River, and Project Lead the Way Biomedical at Lakeland. The Superintendent
Suffolk_City_Public_Schools
State highway in Suffolk, Virginia, United States
section and a 3.04-mile (4.89 km) eastern section separated by a gap at the Nansemond River. This gap arose when the Kings Highway Bridge across the river was
Virginia_State_Route_125
Racial classification of Americans with ancestry from India
and married into a Native American tribe in Virginia. The present-day Nansemond people trace their lineage to this intermarriage. The earliest Indian
Racial classification of Indian Americans
Racial_classification_of_Indian_Americans
National Wildlife Refuge of the United States
The Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge of the United States located along the Nansemond River in Suffolk, Virginia. It is
Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge
Nansemond_National_Wildlife_Refuge
Body of water and area on the US east coast
water in the United States that serves as a wide channel for the James, Nansemond, and Elizabeth rivers between Old Point Comfort and Sewell's Point near
Hampton_Roads
Native peoples in Eastern Canada and Northeastern United States
Monyton (Monetons, Monekot, Moheton) (Siouan), West Virginia and Virginia Nansemond, Virginia Nanticoke, Delaware and Maryland Accohannock Narragansett, Rhode
Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands
Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Northeastern_Woodlands
American politician
machine had disintegrated. Godwin was born in the town of Chuckatuck in Nansemond County (now a neighborhood of Suffolk, Virginia), the son of Otelia Margaret
Mills_Godwin
United States. It was formerly an incorporated town located in southern Nansemond County, Virginia. Whaleyville is located midway between the former county
Whaleyville,_Virginia
17th-century conflicts between Virginia colonists and Algonquian Indians
territory that summer. He sent a party with Captain John Martin to settle in Nansemond Country. They abandoned the position after 17 men disobeyed orders and
Anglo-Powhatan_Wars
Community in Virginia
Pughsville is a community in Virginia. It was part of Nansemond County, Virginia which ceased to exist when it was merged into Suffolk, Virginia in the
Pughsville,_Virginia
Virginia landowner and politician
representing Nansemond County. His birth date and location are uncertain, though he had to have reached legal age (21) before he settled in Nansemond County
Thomas_Dew_(politician)
Neighborhood in Suffolk, Virginia, US
Bartlett at the head of Chuckatuck (or Crooked) Creek. "Chuckatuck" is a Nansemond word meaning "crooked". Suffolk, Virginia Political subdivisions of Virginia#Boroughs
Chuckatuck,_Virginia
Virginia soldier, landowner and politician
politician who represented the area variously called Upper Norfolk County or Nansemond County and became Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses. Major was
Edward_Major
Extinct unclassified language of Virginia, United States
1792. This corresponds to uksa//ùc-sa 'son' in other Nanticoke dialects. Nansemond language "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-12-31
Pamunkey_language
LST-542-class tank landing ship
is properly referred to by her hull designation. She was later named Nansemond County, but never saw active service under that name. She was laid down
USS_LST-1064
Extinct county in colonial Virginia
County. Upper Norfolk County became Nansemond County in 1646. The county became the independent city of Nansemond in 1972, and in 1974, merged with the
Upper Norfolk County, Virginia
Upper_Norfolk_County,_Virginia
Archaeological site in Virginia, United States
encompasses the remains of a Native American village associated with the Nansemond people. The island was identified by explorer John Smith as a "white chaukie
Dumpling Island Archeological Site
Dumpling_Island_Archeological_Site
Native homeland of the Powhatan people
members included the Rappahannocks, Weyanoak, Paspahegh, Warraskoyack, and Nansemond. Another closely related tribe of the same language group was the Chickahominy
Tsenacommacah
American oyster farm
businesses in Virginia. The company held over 300 acres of oyster farms in the Nansemond River, Battens Bay, Bleakhorn Creek, Chuckatuck Creek, Cooper Creek, and
Adams_Oyster_Company
U.S. state
Featherstone Fisherman Island Glenn Martin Great Dismal Swamp James River Nansemond Occoquan Bay Plum Tree Island Presquile Rappahannock River Valley Wallops
Virginia
Cities not belonging to any particular county
other independent cities existed only for a short time: Nansemond, created from the former Nansemond County in 1972, was merged in 1974 with the then-City
Independent city (United States)
Independent_city_(United_States)
Incorporated town in Virginia, United States
Holland, Virginia was an incorporated town in the southwestern section of Nansemond County, Virginia. Since 1974, it has been a community in the independent
Holland,_Virginia
southwest of U.S. Route 17, on the neck between Chuckatuck Creek and the Nansemond River. 36°53′42″N 76°30′43″W / 36.89500°N 76.51194°W / 36.89500; -76
Hobson,_Virginia
Bridge in Suffolk to Newport News, Virginia
a portion of the Hampton Roads harbor where the mouths of the James, Nansemond, and Elizabeth rivers come together. It connects the independent cities
Monitor–Merrimac Memorial Bridge–Tunnel
Monitor–Merrimac_Memorial_Bridge–Tunnel
Bridge in VA to Newport News, VA
build a system of bridges across the James River, Chuckatuck Creek, and Nansemond River, as well as approach roads. On the Newport News end, the bridge
James_River_Bridge
American politician
Carolina during the colonial period. Marmaduke Norfleet was born in 1700 in Nansemond County, Virginia, now Perquimons County, North Carolina. He was the son
Marmaduke_Norfleet
Action of the American Civil War
problem on the upper Nansemond, the Confederates constructed batteries at an old Confederate fort in the lower reaches of the Nansemond and nearer to Hampton
Siege_of_Suffolk
American basketball player (born 1968)
1968) is an American former professional basketball player. Born in Nansemond County, Virginia Strothers played college basketball for Christopher Newport
Lamont_Strothers
Historic district in Virginia, United States
National Bank of Suffolk (1914-1920), the Old Post Office (c. 1785), old Nansemond County Courthouse (c. 1837), John Granberry house (c. 1795), Richard Seth
Suffolk_Historic_District
American baseball player (born 1994)
2025. Lowe attended Nansemond River High School in Suffolk, Virginia, where he played on the school's baseball team. He led Nansemond to a district championship
Brandon_Lowe
Virginia legislative term for 1777
Rogers 4 Accomac & Northampton Southey Simpson Princess Anne, Norfolk, & Nansemond James Holt Buckingham, Albemarle, & Amherst William Cabell Bedford & Pittsylvania
2nd_Virginia_General_Assembly
Indigenous peoples of the United States
Paugusset Pequot Piscataway people Tsenacommacah Chickahominy people Nansemond Pamunkey Powhatan Rappahannock people Shinnecock Indian Nation Wabanaki
Native Americans in the United States
Native_Americans_in_the_United_States
Virginia politician d. 1694
Island in Nansemond County (based on people for whose emigration he had paid). Between 1672 and 1674, Milner acquired 3,362 acres in Nansemond and Lower
Thomas_Milner_(politician)
Americans of Irish birth or descent
Paugusset Pequot Piscataway people Tsenacommacah Chickahominy people Nansemond Pamunkey Powhatan Rappahannock people Shinnecock Indian Nation Wabanaki
Irish_Americans
Extinct Native American tribe from Virginia
with significant populations Virginia, South Hampton Roads Languages Algonquian languages Religion Indigenous religions Related ethnic groups Nansemond
Chesapeake_people
Historic church in Virginia, US
St. John's Church traces its origins to 1642 when the recently created Nansemond (originally Upper Norfolk) County was divided into three parishes: east
St. John's Church (Chuckatuck, Virginia)
St._John's_Church_(Chuckatuck,_Virginia)
34139°W / 36.69028; -76.34139 (N-52-LS) N-63 Nike 2B, 1C/30A/12L-A Norfolk Nansemond/ Suffolk, Virginia 1955 – Nov 1964 Being redeveloped into high-end single-family
List_of_Nike_missile_sites
National park in Virginia, United States
Featherstone Fisherman Island Glenn Martin Great Dismal Swamp James River Nansemond Occoquan Bay Plum Tree Island Presquile Rappahannock River Valley Wallops
Shenandoah_National_Park
Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States
Roger Smith after Rolfe's death. Elizabeth was married to John Milner of Nansemond until her death in 1635. Greenbrier public schools include Greenbrier
Greenbrier,_Virginia
Colonial Virginia county
County. Upper Norfolk County became Nansemond County in 1646. The county became the independent city of Nansemond in 1972, and in 1974, merged with the
New_Norfolk_County,_Virginia
People of the United States
Paugusset Pequot Piscataway people Tsenacommacah Chickahominy people Nansemond Pamunkey Powhatan Rappahannock people Shinnecock Indian Nation Wabanaki
Americans
Norfolk County and Princess Anne County Nansemond County (1646–1972) became the independent City of Nansemond (later consolidated with Suffolk) New Norfolk
List of former counties, cities, and towns of Virginia
List_of_former_counties,_cities,_and_towns_of_Virginia
Native American tribe in Virginia, US
These interpreters also served the adjacent Meherrin, as well as the Nansemond, who spoke Nottoway in addition to Powhatan. The last two interpreters
Nottoway_people
Law Enforcement Agency in Suffolk, Virginia
would share access to this system with Nansemond County. On January 1, 1974, when the Cities of Suffolk and Nansemond merged into the new City of Suffolk
Suffolk_Police_Department
American politician and physician (1831–1913)
magistrate and member of the county court. Barnes attended Kinsale Academy in Nansemond County and Buckhorn Academy in Hertford County, North Carolina. He attended
Thomas_H._Barnes
English-born explorer, farmer, and merchant
They had a daughter, Elizabeth, in 1620, who married John Milner of Nansemond, Virginia, and died in 1635. Rolfe died in 1622. He may have died in the
John_Rolfe
American football player (born 1997)
Christiansen grew up on a horse farm in Suffolk, Virginia, and attended Nansemond-Suffolk Academy, where he played football and lacrosse. He was named the
Cole_Christiansen
Early Virginia colonist, landowner, militia officer, clerk and legislative representative
1630. Because of later grants of land abutting Fawdon's land along the Nansemond River, another grant of land to Fawdon was made but no abstract of the
George_Fawdon
Television station in Norfolk, Virginia
Roads area. Owned by Inyo Broadcast Holdings, the station has studios on Nansemond Parkway in Suffolk, Virginia, adjacent to the transmitter tower it shares
WPXV-TV
U.S. House district for Virginia
covering the counties of Norfolk, Accomack, Northampton, Princess Anne, Nansemond, Isle of Wight, Surry and Southampton. United States portal Virginia portal
Virginia's 8th congressional district
Virginia's_8th_congressional_district
American politician
Virginia House of Delegates. He later served as County Treasurer for Nansemond. He and his wife had multiple children: Their son was named E. S. Ellis
Sydney_T._Ellis
Forest in Chesterfield County, Virginia, U.S.
Featherstone Fisherman Island Glenn Martin Great Dismal Swamp James River Nansemond Occoquan Bay Plum Tree Island Presquile Rappahannock River Valley Wallops
Chesterfield_State_Forest
English merchant and colonist
Yeardley commanded an expedition which drove out the Warrosquoyacke and the Nansemond peoples from their villages and the Jamestown area. Some settlers returned
Edward_Bennett_(colonist)
Seagoing watercraft
September 1942, the Amphibious Force and its Landing Craft Group rented the Nansemond Hotel, a popular resort hotel on Virginia Beach near Norfolk, to use as
Landing_craft
American family
and plantations along the James River in the Virginia Colony, such as Nansemond. Increase Sumner, The 5th Governor of Massachusetts William H. Sumner
Sumner_family
Self-identification collected by the US census
Paugusset Pequot Piscataway people Tsenacommacah Chickahominy people Nansemond Pamunkey Powhatan Rappahannock people Shinnecock Indian Nation Wabanaki
Race and ethnicity in the United States census
Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States_census
American army officer
(July 14, 1746 – February 9, 1805) was an American army officer from Nansemond County, Virginia. He served as an aide-de-camp to General George Washington
Richard Kidder Meade (colonel)
Richard_Kidder_Meade_(colonel)
Americans of Turkish birth or descent
Paugusset Pequot Piscataway people Tsenacommacah Chickahominy people Nansemond Pamunkey Powhatan Rappahannock people Shinnecock Indian Nation Wabanaki
Turkish_Americans
American fur trader, explorer and Native American interpreter
Henry Woodhouse. Nathaniel owned 900 acres in Nansemond County, Virginia. County records for Nansemond have been destroyed, but an October 20, 1665 land
Nathaniel_Batts
US statutes concerning Native Americans
Paugusset Pequot Piscataway people Tsenacommacah Chickahominy people Nansemond Pamunkey Powhatan Rappahannock people Shinnecock Indian Nation Wabanaki
Title 25 of the Code of Federal Regulations
Title_25_of_the_Code_of_Federal_Regulations
Gunboat of the United States Navy
darkness after the Union side-wheeler USS Nansemond captured her pursuer's attention. Raleigh and Nansemond exchanged salvos, and Britannia heard the
USS_Britannia
American educator (1856–1940)
University was founded and was named in his honor. Dillard was born in Nansemond County, Virginia, on October 24, 1856. His parents, James and Sara Brownrigg
James_H._Dillard
77°17′36″W / 37.31444°N 77.29333°W / 37.31444; -77.29333 Buzzard Island Nansemond River <0.01 Suffolk 36°44′43″N 76°34′30″W / 36.74528°N 76.57500°W /
List_of_islands_of_Virginia
American Confederate politician
October 5, 1868) was a prominent Confederate politician. He was born in Nansemond County, Virginia, in what is today Suffolk, Virginia on September 14,
Robert_Henry_Whitfield
Athletic district
Group A) Lakeland High School of Suffolk, Virginia (moved to Group AAA) Nansemond River High School of Suffolk, Virginia (moved to Group AAA) Southampton
Bay_Rivers_District
Ethnic cleansing in the United States
Paugusset Pequot Piscataway people Tsenacommacah Chickahominy people Nansemond Pamunkey Powhatan Rappahannock people Shinnecock Indian Nation Wabanaki
Native American genocide in the United States
Native_American_genocide_in_the_United_States
State park in Virginia, United States
Featherstone Fisherman Island Glenn Martin Great Dismal Swamp James River Nansemond Occoquan Bay Plum Tree Island Presquile Rappahannock River Valley Wallops
Hayfields_State_Park
Ethnic group
Paugusset Pequot Piscataway people Tsenacommacah Chickahominy people Nansemond Pamunkey Powhatan Rappahannock people Shinnecock Indian Nation Wabanaki
Black Hispanic and Latino Americans
Black_Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans
Early colonial fort built in Virginia in 1609
colonists on July 9, 1610, presumably in retaliation for a settler killed by Nansemond indians days before at Blunt Poynt. Following the capture of the Kecoughtan
Fort_Algernon
English settlements in North Carolina
1653, the Virginia Assembly granted one Roger Green and 100 residents of Nansemond County 10,000 acres on the Roanoke River west of the Chowan River. In
Albemarle_Settlements
Historic cemetery in Richmond, Virginia
the families sprinkled soil from Mrs. Pickett’s home in Chuckatuck, Nansemond County, Virginia.” On May 31, 1866, Hollywood Cemetery held its first
Hollywood Cemetery (Richmond, Virginia)
Hollywood_Cemetery_(Richmond,_Virginia)
Colonial American politician (1691–1749)
planter-merchant, married Anne Meade, the daughter of David Meade of Nansemond and had ten children. One child, Susanna, married Benjamin Harrison VI
Richard_Randolph
Mechums River Mechunk Creek Namozine Creek Nansemond River – named after the Nansemond people. Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge Neabsco Creek Maggodee
List of Virginia placenames of Native American origin
List_of_Virginia_placenames_of_Native_American_origin
1677 treaty between England and various Virginia Native American tribes
Virginia, including the Nottoway, the Appomattoc, the Wayonaoake, the Nansemond, the Nanzatico, the Monacan, the Saponi, and the Meherrin following the
Treaty_of_1677
Hispanic and Latino American demographics by U.S. state
Paugusset Pequot Piscataway people Tsenacommacah Chickahominy people Nansemond Pamunkey Powhatan Rappahannock people Shinnecock Indian Nation Wabanaki
List of U.S. states by Hispanic and Latino population
List_of_U.S._states_by_Hispanic_and_Latino_population
State-recognized tribe in North Carolina, United States
claim descent from the Tuscarora, Accomac, Cherokee, Occaneechi, Tutelo, Nansemond, and Saponi. Genealogical research by Paul Heinegg documents them descending
Haliwa-Saponi_Indian_Tribe
Food insecurity
Paugusset Pequot Piscataway people Tsenacommacah Chickahominy people Nansemond Pamunkey Powhatan Rappahannock people Shinnecock Indian Nation Wabanaki
Food insecurity and hunger in the United States
Food_insecurity_and_hunger_in_the_United_States
Paugusset Pequot Piscataway people Tsenacommacah Chickahominy people Nansemond Pamunkey Powhatan Rappahannock people Shinnecock Indian Nation Wabanaki
Lists_of_Americans
Governor of the Virginia Colony (1652-1655)
in Virginia and Maryland. Initially, he settled with other Puritans in Nansemond. There he and others later converted to become Quakers under the influence
Richard Bennett (Virginia politician)
Richard_Bennett_(Virginia_politician)
Ethnic group
Chickahominy, the Upper Mattaponi, the Rappahannock, the Monacan, and the Nansemond. Since the 1990s, the tribes had been seeking federal recognition through
Chickahominy_people
NANSEMOND
NANSEMOND
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish (of Norman origin)
English and Scottish (of Norman origin) : habitational name from a place named as having been the site of a battle, from Old French bataille ‘battle’. In some cases, this may be Battle in Sussex, site of the Battle of Hastings,A John Battle from Yorkshire, England, settled in 1654 on the Nansemond, a stream in VA. His descendants became prominent in NC and GA.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a clump of bushes or by a patch of bracken. Brake ‘thicket’ and brake ‘bracken’ were homonyms in Middle English. The first is from Old English bracu; the second is by folk etymology from northern Middle English braken, -en being taken as a plural ending. After the words had fallen together, their senses also became confused.North German : habitational name from any of several places so named, notably the town on the Weser, or a topographic name from Middle Low German brÄk ‘clearing’, ‘coppice’.Wilhelm Joseph Dietrich, Baron von Brake, of Hannover (Germany), is said to have settled in Nansemond, VA, about 1730. His son Johann Jacob (John) Brake was the progenitor of the VA and WV Brakes; another son, also named Jacob Brake, settled in Edgecombe Co., NC, in 1742, where he sired seven sons and two daughters.
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