Edgecombe county was created in 1741 from bertie county. Edgecombe county, nc will abstracts, 17331856 ruth s. Edgecombe county, north carolina, has a long andintriguing history stretching back to the 1730s, when the first permanent european residents began settling. Apr 02, 2019 the hearts of the people an oral history of tarboro and edgecombe county, north carolina. Literature bookspictures of peoplelocal historynew hampshirethe outsidersteachingcouple photoschildrenpublic. James lee of edgecombenash wake, cos,nc by patrick mckinney december 18, 2000 at 06.
Edgecombe, nash, and wilson administrative order in response to the coronavirus covid19 and. Edgecombe county, north carolina, has a long and intriguing history stretching back to the 1730s. The library serves a population of 56,089 residents. Edgecombe county link to familysearch pageestablished in 1741 from bertie county. By using this service, in any form, the user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the edgecombe county, recorder and anyone involved in storing, retrieving, or displaying this information for any damage of any type that may be caused by retrieving this information over the internet. The edgecombe county courthouse is located in tarboro, north carolina. One of the oldest counties in north carolina, edgecombe county was settled by europeans early in the eighteenth century, after the defeat of the tuscarora indians who inhabited the area. Rights note this item has been made available for use in research. I have hit nothing but dead ends with my questions 472020 my grandfathers, lewis graebers, niece, mary, was everette mckinleys wife.
Twelve north carolina counties in 181011, by dr jeremiah battle, the following is an 1810 account of the town. Here youll find record collections, history, and genealogy resources to help you trace your edgecombe county ancestors. Find property records, vital records, inmate and court records, professional and business licenses, contractor licenses and much more. It is in the northeastern section of the state and is bounded by vance, wake, durham and person counties and the state of virginia. The goal of this website is to provide an outstanding communications tool for parents, students, and teachers. Find government offices county in edgecombe county, nc on yellowbook.
Chatham county chowan precinct coggins county at age county was formed court craven daniel merritt dated daughter david deed book deed mentions duplin county edgecombe county edward merritt elizabeth merritt ephraim merritt female frances franklin george george merritt granted. After many years, this book is finally available with a new index, which makes its use for research at possibility. Researchers should be aware of the borders for the years they are researching. Edgecombe county 1741 north carolina history project. With such topics as trade and transportation, labor, farming, politics, and race relations all important in the development of the county are. Ancestry quotes it because a woman in michigan supposedly had a copy that she compiled a database from and then submitted the database to ancestry. Edgecombe county, north carolina public records directory. Edgecombe county, north carolina heritage 17352009.
Granville county was formed in 1746 from edgecombe county. This book is not too different from other county history books of this era. Burke county, north carolina history, sketches of the pioneers in. The north carolina state legislature met here once in 1787 and again in 1987. Son rowland williams 100 acres of land lying on the no. Book a, page 9 signed april 1, 1764 pilgrim williams, of edgecombe co. In 1690, upon the death of his father, william returned to nansemond county, where he continued to reside until his death in 1749. Heads of families at the first census of the united states taken in the year 1790.
Wills edgecombe county, north carolina genealogy and history. The state library of north carolina is a division of the north carolina department of natural and cultural resources. Edgecombe county was formed in 1732 from bertie county by proclamation of the governor. Library development state library of north carolina 109 east jones street raleigh, nc 27601. It was named in honor of john carteret, earl of granville, who owned the granville district. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. Find a courthouse find my court date pay my citation online prepare for jury service. History of tarboro although it is generally agreed that the area around tarboro was settled by 1733, mosleys map of that year shows only tuscarora indians.
North carolina estate files, edgecombe county index. Kinfolks of edgecombe county, north carolina, 17881855. Find out more information about the edgecombe county courthouse. The collection of the library contains 108,074 volumes. Where can find edgecombe county birth, marriage, divorce and death records. President george washington is known to have slept in tarboro during a visit on his 1791 southern tour, and is noted to have said of our town that it was the best salute you could have from a single cannon. History of edgecombe county, north carolina raleigh. Genealogy books for the north carolina mountain press. Kinfolks of edgecombe county, north carolina, 17881855 by joseph w.
You no longer need a user id and password disclaimer. Fountains of edgecombe county from 1745 and their genealogy. You are visitor 04600 this page last modified monday, 25mar2019 16. History of edgecombe county, north carolina internet archive. Early families of edgecombe county, north carolina, its past. Martha fountain johnson part one deals with the history of the fountains of edgecombe, beginning in 1745 with the first record of a fountain in the northeastern north carolina county. Edgecombe county, north carolina genealogy and history volunteers dedicated to free genealogy. We have found no copies in any libraries or family history collections in eastern north carolina including the state archives and various university archives.
An annotated digest of will book a guilford county, north carolina, 1771may court 1816. Edgecombe county vital records can be found at the north carolina department of health which has copies of birth records after 19 and death records after 1930, copies of marriage since jan 1962 and a divorce records since 1958. The book was converted into an adobe pdf format and is searchable with adobe acrobat reader a free. The clerks office does not do research most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research. The systems nine schools serve 7,477 students as of the 201011 school year. With such topics as trade and transportation, labor, farming, politics, and race relations all important in the development of the county are carefully discussed. Digital public library of america 4038 nc department of cultural resources 875.
The tarboro society for genealogy and biography, 1881. Our north carolina books help you discover the most important events in the states history, its culture, and its community evolution throughout time. We are governed by three state agencies the legislature, the secretary of state and north carolina vital records. History of edgecombe county, north carolina familysearch. I have hit nothing but dead ends with my questions yesterday. I too was born at the rocky mount sanitarium on 1251973. Records available in this search consist of released records. Nash county historical association collection, 18061928. The colonial general assembly created edgecombe county in 1741 from bertie county. Edgecombe county, nc usgenweb archives genealogy project. Here elisha battles father, william, was born in 1682.
Early families of edgecombe county, north carolina, its. As north carolinas ninth oldest incorporated town, tarboro served the county and the state as a thriving inland port and merchants and farmers used the tar river largely for trade and transportation until the civil war. Dmk heritage project converted this historic book into a digital format for indepth research for genealogist and historians with limited time and resources. Edgecombe county nc deed book 1, dec court 1761 jan court 1763. Edgecombe county is part of the rocky mount, north carolina, metropolitan statistical area. Edgecombe county courthouse north carolina judicial branch. This library is affiliated with edgecombe county memorial library. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids. Public access site monday, april, 2020 edgecombe county. More about edgecombe county may be available from these digital libraries. Edgecombe county memorial library is a public library.
The below information is for all of you descendents of james lee of edgecombe co. Edgecombe county was originally formed from bertie county in 1741 and has undergone many border changes over the years. History of edgecombe county, north carolina book, 1920. Our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data and placing it online for the free use of all researchers. The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in edgecombe. Missionthe mission of the edgecombe county register of deeds is to record and maintain births, deaths, marriages, service discharges, notaries, maps and all consolidated real estate transactions. Edgecombe county, north carolina public records directory quickly find public record sources in the largest human edited public record directory. Tarboro, the county seat, is home to many famous sites and people. The info seems to be well researched, and provides some excellent documentation, although i have not personnally checked all of it. To print a map you must check the print in grayscale box. Land records prior to 1759 are among those of halifax county.
Edgecombe county memorial library edgecombe county. Edgecombe county, north carolina history, genealogy records. Edgecombe county public schools serves the educational needs of over 6,200 students in grades prek through 12. This blog will explore the relationships between them. It was formed in 1993 from the merger of the old edgecombe county schools and tarboro city schools systems. My grandfathers, lewis graebers, niece, mary, was everette mckinleys wife. Discover more about why our county is a great place to visit and live. Colonial bertie county, north carolina deed books ah, 17201757 family history library deed records, 17321931. Tarboro, the only town in the county, is handsomely situated on the southwest bank of tar river, just above the mouth of hendricks creek, in lat. Davidson davie dobbs duplin edgecombe franklin gates granville. Fleming makes this a fun, easy read about the real people that built the edgecombe county towns including tarboro and princeville, the first all black us town incorporated in 1885. Pages 481484 hole in pageoriginal form of book cover separated from spine of book pages are slightly tone.
Edgecombe county public schools previously called edgecombe county schools is a pk12 graded school district serving edgecombe county, north carolina. This video is a celebration of 200 years of the blountbridgers house. Edgecombe county, nc early records lumbee indians and goins. Edgecombe county was formed in 1741 from bertie county.
Edgecombe county, north carolina history, genealogy. Jun 15, 2008 the lumbee indians, the lost colony of roanoke and the goins family tree. Edgecombe county along the tar is an important part of colonial eastern north carolina history itself. Including its history, the rocky mount metropolitan statistical area, the coolmore plantation, and more. County government apparently was established not long afterwards since some of the county records date back to this period. Located on the edge of yesterday and tomorrow, edgecombe county is an eastern north carolina county that is rich in history but ready for. Ancestry library genealogy records and research resources library card needed audiobookcloud audio books for all ages fact monster homework and study resources home grown ebooks perfect for book clubs. Check out the book, the formation of the north carolina counties 1663 to 1943, by david leroy corbitt for a detailed history of the countys. Full text of history of edgecombe county, north carolina. Compiled by the ladies tarboro, nc genealogy and library association for the preservation, dissemination and exultation of the history of edgecombe co. Tarboro for animated maps illustrating north carolina county boundary changes, rotating formation north carolina county boundary maps 16641965 may be viewed for free at the website. Search usa north carolina edgecombe county edgecombe county. Early families of edgecombe county, north carolina, its past and present. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet.
Please note that the blog serves as a collection of all goinsgoinggowen early records and that there is no intention to suggest that all goins are lumbee related. To do a quick search, use your browsers search function. Edgecombe county memorial library main state library of. Kelly turner and john luther bridgers html and page images at ecu. Even though these wills begin before the creation of the county. Abstracts of deeds, edgecombe precinct, edgecombe county, north carolina 1732 through 1758. The town served the area as an important colonial river port and thriving trade center until the civil war. History of edgecombe county north carolina historical sketches of north carolina by john hill wheeler, et al and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Welcome to our edgecombe county family history research page. The hearts of the people an oral history of tarboro and. Tarboro was established by the north carolina colonial legislature in 1760. Edgecombe county, north carolina genealogy genealogy. In 1663 this same john battle obtained a royal patent for 640 acres of land on pasquotank river in north carolina.