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NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY CORE
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COLLECTION, 1681-1915
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UNCC MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION 26
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Collection Information |
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Historical Note |
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Scope and Content Note/Container
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Size:
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208 microfilm reels. |
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| Locales: |
Alamance County (N.C.). |
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Beaufort County (N.C.). |
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Bertie County (N.C.). |
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Brunswick County (N.C.). |
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Chowan County (N.C.). |
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Craven County (N.C.). |
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Currituck County (N.C.). |
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New Hanover County (N.C.). |
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Orange County (N.C.). |
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Pasquotank County (N.C.). |
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Perquimans County (N.C.). |
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Rowan County (N.C.). |
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Wake County (N.C.). |
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| Bulk Dates: |
1701-1876. |
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| Languages: |
English. |
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| Summary: |
Microfilm copies of county records preserved in the North
Carolina State Archives. Includes court, estate, land, and tax records from
Alamance, Beaufort, Bertie, Brunswick, Chowan, Craven, Currituck, New Hanover,
Orange, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Rowan, and Wake counties, dating primarily
from the 18th and 19th centuries. |
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| Index Terms: |
Alamance County (N.C)--History--Sources. |
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Beaufort County (N.C.)--History--Sources. |
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Bertie County (N.C.)--History--Sources. |
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Brunswick County (N.C.)--History--Sources. |
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Chowan County (N.C.)--History--Sources. |
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Craven County (N.C.)--History--Sources. |
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Currituck County (N.C.)--History--Sources. |
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New Hanover County (N.C.)--History--Sources. |
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Orange County (N.C.)--History--Sources. |
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Pasquotank County (N.C.)--History--Sources. |
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Perquimans County (N.C.)--History--Sources. |
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Rowan County (N.C.)--History--Sources. |
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Wake County (N.C.)--History--Sources. |
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| Sources: |
Purchased from N.C. Division of Archives and History, 1976. |
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| Access: |
Unrestricted. |
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| Copyright: |
Not held by UNC Charlotte Library. |
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| Citation: |
North Carolina County Core Collection, University of North
Carolina at Charlotte Library. |
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| Contact Information: |
For more information about this collection, please contact:
Special Collections Department
J. Murrey Atkins Library
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28223-0001
E-mail: speccoll@uncc.edu
Telephone: (704) 687-2449
Fax: (704) 687-2232 |
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| Related Collections: |
Central Piedmont Community College: microfilm
of Mecklenburg County records. |
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North Carolina Division of Archives and History: original
and microfilmed documents of all counties. |
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Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County: microfilmed
records of Anson, Cabarrus, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Richmond (wills only),
and Union counties. |
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| These records represent part of a larger collection
of original and microfilmed documents from all 100 North Carolina counties,
which have been deposited in the Local Records Section of the North Carolina
Division of Archives and History in Raleigh. |
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| The Court Records originated from the primary
administrative and judicial body of the N.C. county the County Court of
Pleas and Quarter Sessions. Established in the Fundamental Constitutions
of 1669, the County Court met quarterly to exercise limited civil and criminal
jurisdiction and to administer affairs such as the levying of taxes, the
recordings of property conveyances, and the erection of public buildings.
The official records of these sessions are the Minutes, kept by the Clerk
of the Court. In 1868, the County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions was
abolished. The Board of County Commissioners assumed the Court's administrative
functions; the Superior Court assumed the judicial functions. |
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| The Estates Records originated also from the
office of the County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions before 1868, and
after, from the office of the Clerk of Superior Court. They relate to the
probate jurisdiction of the office, involving the supervision and control
of fiduciary relationships. These records contain information on the administration
of estates and include original bonds, accounts, and settlements of estates,
as well as detailed inventories of the property of deceased persons. The
records were filed with the office by the administrators and executors of
estates. |
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| The Land Records originated from the office
of the Register of Deeds, whose duty was to record all actions acknowledged
by the County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions. His primary responsibility
involved registration of real estate. The Record of Deeds includes the permanent
record of real estate conveyances, encumbrances, mortgage deeds, deeds of
trust, bills of sale, crop liens, and chattel mortgages. The largest group
of records is the real estate conveyances, the official document relating
to the transfer of title. Although the real estate conveyances were at first
recorded in the Record of Deeds together with other documents, it became
common practice by the end of the nineteenth century to file the conveyances
in separate volumes, because of their bulk and frequent use. |
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| The Tax Records were kept by the County Court
of Pleas and Quarter Sessions until 1868, and by the clerk of Superior Court
thereafter. The primary tax record is the Tax List, an annual compilation
of taxpayers and taxables. The lists are arranged by township, with taxpayers
filed alphabetically therein, and were prepared from the individual tax
scrolls of each tax collector. |
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| [For further information, see The Historical
Records of North Carolina. 3 volumes. (Raleigh, 1938-39); Guide to Research
Materials in the North Carolina State Archives, Section B: County Records.
3rd edition. (Raleigh, 1975); and The Formation of the North Carolina Counties,
1663 1943 (Raleigh, 1950).] |
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SCOPE AND CONTENT
NOTE/CONTAINER LIST
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| The North Carolina counties whose records are
described in this inventory are Alamance, Beaufort, Bertie, Brunswick, Chowan,
Craven, Currituck, New Hanover, Orange, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Rowan, and
Wake. The records are divided into four categories: Court Records; Estates
Record; Land Records; and Tax Records. |
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| The records are organized alphabetically by
county, and within each county, alphabetically by record type. Microfilm
reels are filed numerically according to the series number noted after each
record type. Dates represent the inclusive dates on the reels and may not
correspond with dates listed in the Guide mentioned above. |
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| [NOTE: For a complete list of material microfilmed
by the State Archives, see the collection file.] |
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| Box:Folder |
Contents |
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| MF1.1:1 |
ALAMANCE COUNTY COURT RECORDS (1849-60, 1866-68): County
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions Minutes (C.001 90014). |
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ALAMANCE COUNTY OFFICIALS, COUNTY (1868-84): Board of County
Commissioners Minutes (C.001 30001). |
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| MF1.1:1 |
BEAUFORT COUNTY LAND RECORDS (1701-93): Real Estate Conveyances
(C.009 40001-40003). |
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BERTIE COUNTY COURT RECORDS (1724-1867): County Court of
Pleas and Quarter Sessions Minutes (C.010 30001-30007). |
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| MF1.1:1-3 |
BERTIE COUNTY ESTATES RECORDS (1721-1871): includes Record
of Deeds, 1721-1871 (C.010 40001-40034); and Record of Inventories and Sales,
1867-71 (C.010 50031). |
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BRUNSWICK COUNTY COURT RECORDS (1782-86, 1789-1801, 1805-68):
County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions Minutes (C.012 30001-30002).
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| MF1.1:3-4 |
BRUNSWICK COUNTY LAND RECORDS (1764-1870): Real Estate Conveyances
(C.012 40001-40007). |
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CHOWAN COUNTY ESTATE RECORDS (1745-1811): Record of Estates
(C.024 50001-50005). |
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| MF1.1:4-5 |
CHOWAN COUNTY LAND RECORDS (1700-48, 1753-58, 1761-1801,
1804-72): Record of Deeds (C.024 40001-40017). |
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CHOWAN COUNTY TAX RECORDS (1801-10, 1814-26): List of Taxables
(C.024 70001). |
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| MF1.1:5 |
CRAVEN COUNTY COURT RECORDS (1712-58): County Court of Pleas
and Quarter Sessions Minutes (93-1 to 93-3). |
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CURRITUCK COUNTY LAND RECORDS (1739-1805): Record of Deeds
(C.030 40002). |
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NEW HANOVER COUNTY COURT RECORDS (1738-69, 1771-1825, 1827-68):
County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions Minutes (C.070 30001-30009).
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NEW HANOVER COUNTY--TAX RECORDS (1856, 1865-66, 1871, 1877,
1885): Tax Lists (C.070 70003). |
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ORANGE COUNTY ESTATES RECORDS (1758-85, 1800-34, 1837-1912):
Inventories, Sales, and Accounts of Estates (C.073 50048-50058). |
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ORANGE COUNTY LAND RECORDS (1755-1872): Record of Deeds (C.073
40001-40020). |
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ORANGE COUNTY POOR RECORDS (1742-1868): includes Wardens
of the Poor, 1832-56 (C.073 9043); Wardens of the Poor, Proceedings, 1856-79
(C.073 00044); and Poor House Book, 1742-1868 (C.073 90045). |
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ORANGE COUNTY TAX RECORDS (1770-83, 1866-1915): includes
Tax List, 1779-83 (C.073 70001 70002); and Tax Scroll, 1866-1915 (C.073
70008). |
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| MF1.2:3-4 |
PASQUOTANK COUNTY COURT RECORDS (1737-1868): County Court
of Pleas and Quarter Sessions Minutes (C.075 30001-30005). |
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PASQUOTANK COUNTY ESTATES RECORDS (1795-1854): Inventories
of Estates (C.075 50033). |
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| MF1.2:4-5 |
PASQUOTANK COUNTY LAND RECORDS (1700-1870): Record of Deeds
(C.75 40001-40016). |
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PASQUOTANK COUNTY TAX RECORDS (1797-1825, 1830, 1844, 1846,
1859-52, 1872-74): Tax List (C.075 70001-70003). |
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| MF1.2:5 |
PERQUIMANS COUNTY COURT RECORDS (1688-1789): County Court
of Pleas and Quarter Sessions Minutes (Precinct Court) 1688-1706, 1735-38
(C.077 30001); and Minutes (County Court) 1738-42, 1752-55, 1759-61, 1774,
1784-89 (C.077 30002). |
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| MF1.2:5 |
PERQUIMANS COUNTY LAND RECORDS (1681-1801): Record of Deeds
(C.077 40001-40002). |
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ROWAN COUNTY COURT RECORDS (1752-1800): County Court of Pleas
and Quarter Sessions Minutes (C.085 30001-30004). |
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ROWAN COUNTY COURT RECORDS (1800-68): County Court of Pleas
and Quarter Sessions Minutes (C.085 30005-30009). |
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ROWAN COUNTY LAND RECORDS (1753-1830): Record of Deeds (C.085
40001-40019). |
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ROWAN COUNTY TAX RECORDS (1849-51, 1853, 1855-58, 1860, 1862-64,
1866-69, 1873-76): Tax List (C.085 70004). |
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| MF1.3:2 |
WAKE COUNTY COURT RECORDS (1827 68): County Court of Pleas
and Quarter Sessions Minutes (C.099 30005-30009). |
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| MF1.3:2-3 |
WAKE COUNTY LAND RECORDS (1785-1870): Real Estate Conveyances
(C.099 40001-40015). |
