Princess Anne County, Virginia, was formed from part of lower Norfolk County in 1691, and, as of 1962, was incorporated into the city of Virginia Beach, Virginia. This text is arranged according to deed book entry number and a surname index gives easy access to the thousands of names within the text. Considerable genealogical information can be found in deeds. These abstracts include: the page number from the original deed book, date recorded, given surnames of grantor(s) and grantee(s) and relationship to one another, consideration, brief description of property, and witnesses. The information from wills includes (when recorded): page number in the deed book, the date the will was written, date of probate, testator, given names and surnames of those named in the will and their relationship to one another, witnesses, and executors.