The Gloucester County seal was found by Robert Robins,
formerly of Ware Neck, Gloucester. It was confirmed by the board of
Supervisors in 1974 as the official seal of the county.
Two impressions of the official county seal were found, though
they seem similar, they appear to have been made from different seals.
Both carried the design of a beehive on a stand in the center of a
circular seal with the inscription Gloucester County Virginia around the
rim. Robin found the seal in the pension application file of Lt. Joshua
Singleton of Gloucester, a veteran of the American revolution. One of
the seals was found on an affidavit sworn on August 8, 1832, and the
other was affixed to a certified record on March 27, 1845.
According to research conducted by Mrs. Roland Lewis, member
of the Historical Committee, the beehive, is representative of the unity
and labor of a colony, or the unity of a community working together. The
use of the symbol dates back to 407 A.D.
