You are viewing a transcription of "The Story of the Myricks" from the Southampton Transcription Project reference desk. The Myricks were early immigrants to the counties of Isle of Wight and Southampton in Virginia. This book by Allie Goodwin Myrick Bowden chronicles the history of the Myrick family as they settle in America.
The Southampton Myricks eventually migrated to the area between Newsoms and Statesville. The Myrick family Cemetery is located on Myrick Lane near Newsoms.
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The files on the Reference Desk have proven useful to the STP staff while doing conducting Southampton County genealogical research.
Several of these references chronicle the history of the region before the establishment of the county in 1749. Notable examples include ‘17th Century Isle of Wight County Virginia’ by John Bennett Boddie III which tells the story of Southampton County when the county was known as the Nottoway Parish of Isle of Wight County. ‘Cavaliers and Pioneers’ by Nell Marion Nigent contains abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants from 1623.
Other such as ‘Southampton County Folklore’ by Mrs. John E Beale, tell of the people, places, and events in Southampton County not found in the official records.
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