NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES

PART I:

NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES

ALAMANCE COUNTY

Alamance was formed in 1849 from Orange County and named for Great Alamance Creek or the Battle of Alamance, May 16, 1771. County seat is Graham.

Alamance County Genealogical Society P O Box 3052 Burlington, NC 27215-3052

Society publication: The Alamance Genealogist- Jan, May, & Sept.

Books for sale:

Back issues of journals, $5.50 each, except for 1st journal, $8.00

Alamance County Historical Museum 4779 South N. C. 62 Burlington, NC 27215

Books for sale:

Alamance County - The Legacy of Its People and Places, hardback, 536 pages, illustrated, indexed, $32.00

History of Alamance, reprint of 1900 history, facsimile edition with new introduction, $17.00

An Architectural History of Burlington, NC, by Allison H. Black, soft cover, 175 pages, illustrated, indexed, $12.00

Back to Bethel, Cemetery Survey 1840-1897, cemetery records of Bethel United Methodist Church, soft cover, indexed, $12.00

1893 Alamance County Map, locates and names existing homesteads, $7.00

1928 Alamance County Map, locates and names existing homesteads, textile mills, etc., $7.00

History of Front Street United Methodist Church 1888-1984, church in Burlington, hardback, indexed, $10.00

Tastes in Plaid: Alamance County Entertains, community cookbook, 393 pages, drawings of historic sites, indexed, $20.85

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Other books:

The Alamance County Architectural Heritage, by Carl Lounsbury, inventory of structures from the county's historic site survey, soft cover, 242 pages, indexed, $18.00

make checks payable to Alamance County and order from Alamance County Historic Properties Commission, 124 West Elm Street, Graham, NC 27253

The Allen Family: Descendants of John and Amy Cox Allen, with Allied Lines, 524 pages, $42.29

order from Lester M. Allen, 917 Forest Hill Drive, Greensboro, NC 27410

The War of the Regulation & The Battle of Alamance, soft cover, 32 pages, $2.00

Family Histories by the late Rev. D. I. Offman

Coble, soft cover, 176 pages, $17.00

Curtis, soft cover, 27 pages, $3.00

Iseley, soft cover, 66 pages, $7.00

Moser, soft cover, 31 pages, $3.00

Shoffner, soft cover, 61 pages, $5.75

Church Histories, soft cover

Brick United Church of Christ (Whitsett) $1.00

Hocutt Memorial Baptist Church, (Burlington) $1.00

Edgewood United Church of Christ (Burlington) $1.00

Fairview Methodist Church (Altamahaw) $1.00

Macedonia Lutheran Church (Burlington) $1.00

Piedmont Presbyterian Church (Burlington) $1.00

First Methodist Church (Graham) $1.00

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order from Alamance Battleground State Historic Site, 5803 South NC 62, Burlington, NC 27215

Auction and Action: Historical Highlights of Graham, N. C., $13.00

order from City of Graham, P O Drawer 357, Graham, NC 27253

Alamance County, North Carolina 1850 Census with Ancestors and Descendants of Selected Families, by Marion Dodson Chiarito, soft cover, 236 pages, map, indexed, $25.00

order from The Clarkton Press, RFD #2, Box 533, Nathalie, VA 24577

A History of the Graham Presbyterian Church 1850-1983, by Durwood T. Stokes, hardback, 103 pages, maps, illustrated, indexed, $6.00

order from Graham Presbyterian Church, P O Box 728, Graham, NC 27253

James Ross of Alamance and His Kin, soft cover, 78 pages, indexed, $12.50

order from Elizabeth E. Ross, 4841 Little Creek Church Road, Clayton, NC 27520

Piedmont North Carolina Cemeteries, Vol II., Rocky River Friends Meeting with Additional Material from Cave Creek Friends Meeting, soft cover, $11.00

order from L. S. Hornaday, 2016 Haw River-Hopedale Road, Burlington, NC 27217

A Braxton Family Genealogy: Descendants of John Braxton (1782-1860) and Mary "Polly"Love (1801-1844), soft cover, 194 pages, indexed, $12.00

order from Mrs. Judy Braxton, 719C Lindley Mill Road, Graham, NC 27253

ALEXANDER COUNTY

Alexander was formed in 1847 from Iredell, Caldwell, and Wilkes counties and named for William Julius Alexander (1797-1857), member of the N. C. General Assembly from Mecklenburg County and Speaker of the House of Commons. County seat is Taylorsville.

Alexander County Genealogical Society P O Box 241 Hiddenite, NC 28636

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Society publication: Kinfolk and Connection

Books for sale:

Alexander County Cemetery Vol. II, over 100 pages, 9 cemeteries, church history, $12.10

Alexander County Cemetery Vol. III, over 100 pages, 12 cemeteries, church history, $12.10

Heritage of Alexander County North Carolina, 644 pages, $51.40

this book only, make checks payable to the society and order from Lahoma Warren, Rt. 2, Box 331, Hiddenite, NC 28636

Other books:

1850 Alexander County, North Carolina, Census, by Linda McGalliard Staley, soft cover, 85 pages, indexed, $12.00

1860 Alexander County, North Carolina, Census, by Linda McGalliard Staley, soft cover, 100 pages, indexed,$12.00

order above two books from Staley Publishing and Genealogical Research, P 0 Box 7, Patterson, NC 28661-0007

Clary Family History, many of Alexander County, 174 pages, $12.00

order from James H. Sharpe, Jr., Rt. 2, Box 450, Hiddenite, NC 28636

Alexander County, North Carolina, Will Abstracts, 1847-1910, soft cover, $14.75

order from Turner and Philbeck, 600 Lynnwood Avenue, Wilson, NC 27893

ALLEGHANY COUNTY

Alleghany was formed in 1859 from Ashe County and named for the Allegewi Indian tribe; an alternate version is from the Delaware Indian word oolikhanna meaning "beautiful stream" . County seat is Sparta.

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Alleghany Historical-Genealogical Society, Inc. P 0 Box 817 Sparta, NC 28675

Society publication: Newsletter

Books for sale:

Alleghany County Heritage, hardback, 555 pages, illustrated, indexed, $42.16

Alleghany County Cemeteries, soft cover, 264 pages, indexed, $18.65

Other books:

Alleghany Architecture: A Pictorial Survey, by Jean Sizemore, $11.00

order from Sondra Ward, State Historic Preservation Office, Division of Archives and History, Department of Cultural Resources, 109 East Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27601-2807

ANSON COUNTY

Anson was formed in 1750 from Bladen County and named for George Lord Anson (1697-1762), a British admiral. County seat is Wadesboro.

Anson County Historical Society, Inc. P 0 Box 732 Wadesboro, NC 28170

Books for sale:

A Pictorial Tribute, 109 pages, $26.50

Union Troops in Anson County $11.00

Historical Map 1783 $8.00

Boggan Hammond House free

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200 Years of Health Care in Anson County free

Sneedsborough circa 1790-1835 free

Other books:

Anson Co. NC Land Entries 1778-1795, soft cover, 1,660 entries, 140 pages, indexed, $13.35

Iredell Co. (1789-1804), Cabarrus Co. (1793-1795), & Anson Co.(1795-1797) NC Land Entries, 1,690 entries, soft cover, 117 pages, indexed, $11.25

order above two books from Bruce Pruitt, Route 1, Box 158C, Rocky Mount, NC 27803

Thomas Huntley, Sr. of Anson County, N. C., His Descendants in the Carolinas and Elsewhere, by Virgil W. Huntley, $27.50

order from The Carolinas Genealogical Society, PO Box 397, Monroe, NC 28111-0397

Anson County, North Carolina Deed Abstracts, 1749-1766 - Abstracts of Wills & Estates, 1749-1795, by Brent Holcomb, hardback, 170 pages, indexed, $20.00

order from Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1001 N. Calvert Street, Baltimore, MD 21202-3897 - add $2.50 for shipping for one book and $1.00 for each additional one

Anson County, North Carolina: Abstracts of Early Records, by May W. McBee, hardback, 180 pages, indexed, $17.50

order from Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc. (see above) or Hearthstone Bookshop, 8405-H Richmond Highway, Alexandria, VA 22309 - add $2.50 for shipping (Hearthstone)

The Moore Families of Anson and Union Counties, North Carolina, by Nancy Jane Moore Austin and Mary Lois Moore Yandle, hardback, 362 pages, map, illustrated, indexed, $29.79

order from Mrs. Lois Moore Yandle, 2521 Beretania Circle, Charlotte, NC 28211

ASHE COUNTY

Ashe was formed in 1799 from Wilkes County and named for Samuel Ashe (1725-1813), Revolutionary patriot, superior court judge, and governor of North Carolina. County seat is Jefferson.

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Ashe County Historical Society, Inc. Rt. 1, 148 Library Drive West Jefferson, NC 28694

Society publication: Ashe Horizons

Books for sale:

Heritage of Ashe County $43 .10

A Factural History of Early Ashe County, North Carolina: Its People, Places, and Events, by Eleanor Becker Reaves, 186 pages, $17.00

Cookbook by Ashe County Women's Club $6.00

1830 Ashe County Census $14.00

1850 Ashe County Census $6. 50

Index for 1850 Ashe County Census $10.00

1860 Ashe County Census, indexed, $11.50

Favorite Recipes of Ashe County Extension Service $5.00

History of the Ashe County, North Carolina & New River, Virginia Baptist Association, reprint of 1935 edition, $5.50

History of the Stephen and Celia Hart Families $4.00

McCoy Genealogy $10.50

Miss Chessie's Memories: Interesting People, Places, and Stories in Ashe County History Recounted $5.50

Mountaineer Heritage by Northwest Ashe High School, Volumes 1-9, $3.50 each

New River Controversy $12.00

Rambling Through Ashe by Ashe Bicentennial Commission, $5. 50

Shifting Shadows in Cherokee History $5.50

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The Chalice and the Covenant (History of the Negro Baptist Churches) $12.00

Wilburn Waters History, 1812-1879 $4.00

Ashe County Reflection, poems by Ashe Senior Citizens, $3.00

Voice from the Mountains $5. 00

Other books:

Ashe County, North Carolina, Will Abstracts, 1799-1910, soft cover, 55 pages, indexed, $18.46


Ashe County 1800 & 1810 Federal Census, one booklet, 26 pages, $10.40

order from Wilkes Genealogical Society, Inc. P 0 Box 1629, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659

North Carolina Marriage Records: Ashe County 1819-1871, by Frances T. Ingmire, soft cover, $9. 50

order from Byron Sistler & Associates, P 0 Box 120934, Nashville, TN 37212 - add $3.00 per order for shipping

A VERY COUNTY

Avery was formed in 1911 from Mitchell, Watauga, and Caldwell counties and named for Colonel Waightstill Avery (1741-1821), Revolutionary soldier and attorney general of North Carolina. County seat is Newland.

A very County Historical Society P 0 Box 266 Newland, NC 28657

Books for sale:

Avery County Heritage, Vol. I, $15.00

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Avery County Heritage, Vol. II, $15.00

Avery County Heritage, Vol. III, $12.00

Avery County Heritage, Vol. IV, $12.00

Come When the Timber Tums, soft cover, $5.50

History of Avery County, North Carolina $12.00

The War Trails of the Blue Ridge, by Shepherd M. Dugger, $6.00

The Balsam Groves of the Grandfather Mountains, by Shepherd M. Dugger, $6.00

Other books:

The Franklin Genealogy, Vol. III & IV, $6.00 each volume

order from Gurney Franklin, Linville Falls, NC 28647

Descendants of Lenoir and "Dosia"Franklin , $6.00

order from Helen Jenkins, Rt. 3, Box 365-A, Newland, NC 28657

Color Avery Beautiful, a coloring book, $6.00

order from Ann Hampton, Rt. 2, Box 309, Newland, NC 28657

A History of William Cuthbertson and Benjamin Wise and Adjoining Families, $8.00

order from Frank Wise, P 0 Box 178, Nebo, NC 28761

Toe Valley Genealogical Society 491 Beaver Creek Road Spruce Pine, NC 28777

Society publication: Toe Valley Genealogical Society Newsletter serves the counties of A very, Mitchell, and Yancey

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BEAUFORT COUNTY

Beaufort County was formed in 1705 from Bath County. Originally called Pamtecough Precinct, the name was changed in 1712 for Henry Somerset, English Duke of Beaufort (1684-1714), one of the Lords Proprietors. County seat is Washington.

Beaufort County Genealogical Society P 0 Box 1089 Washington, NC 27889-1089

Society publication: Pamteco Tracings - semiannual journal

Books for sale:

Pamteco Tracings, back issues of journal from 1988, $6.00 each

Abstracts of Beaufort County, North Carolina Death Certificates, Vol. 1, 1913-1914, by Mary Warfield Disharoon and Sybble Smithwick, soft cover, 145 pages, indexed, $10.00

Beaufort County, North Carolina, Works Progress Administration Cemetery Records, soft cover, 204 pages, indexed, $15.00

Beaufort County, North Carolina Marriage Register, 1867-1872, soft cover, 68 pages, indexed, $6.00

Beaufort County, North Carolina, Will Abstracts, 1720-1868, hardback, 428 pages, indexed, $30.00

Abstracts of Marriages & Deaths of Extant Washington, N. C. Newspapers, basically 1810-1870 (broken series), soft cover, 71 pages, indexed, $12.00

Other books:

Bath Towne, by Linda Reeves, 12 pages, illustrated, $2.00

order from Historical Publications Section, Division of Archives and History, Department of Cultural Resources, 109 East Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 278601-2807 - add $1.00 for postage on orders $1.01 to $5.00 and $2.00 for orders over $5.00

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Washington and the Pamlico, by Ursula Loy and Pauline Worthy, hardback, 591 pages, indexed, $13.63

order from Brown Library, 122 Van Norden St., Washington, NC 27889

The Eboms of Matchapungo: Hyde and Beaufort Counties, North Carolina, And Allied Families, hardback, 1,005 pages, indexed, $52.50

order from Mrs. Arch Ebom Cutting, 325 Arundel Road, Greenville, SC 29615

Beaufort Orphans, Book A, hardback, 245 pages, indexed, $26.25

Beaufort Orphans, Book B, hardback, 170 pages, indexed, $21.20

order from Betty J. Camin, 1904 North Main Street, Mount Airy, NC 27030

Beaufort County, North Carolina, Land Entries 1778-1795, (7 entries in Dobbs County), soft cover, 128 pages, indexed, $18.55

order from Weynette Parks Haun, 243 Argonne Drive, Durham, NC 27704

Pamticoe Cousins of Beaufort County, NC, hardback, 775 pages, maps, charts, indexed, $49. 95

order from Joliene B. Clark, P 0 Box 5621, Chesapeake, VA 23324

Some Colonial and Revolutionary Families of North Carolina, Volume II, by Marilu Burch Smallwood, $26.25

Some Colonial and Revolutionary Families of North Carolina, Volume III, by Marilu Burch Smallwood, $26.25

order above two books from Mrs. Wilman H. McCraine, 604 5th Avenue, Eastman, GA 31023

The Cutler Family from 1600, indexed, $45.00

The Roe/Rowe Family, indexed, $60.00

order above two books from R. 0. Godley, P 0 Box 231, Washington, NC 27889

Rowe and Harrison Families of Eastern North Carolina, $10.00

order from Ella Harrison Rowe, 339 Homeland Southway, 3A, Baltimore, MD 21212

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The Williamson Family of Pamlico, Hyde, & Beaufort Counties by Annette H. Jones, soft cover, 129 pages, $12.00

order from Annette H. Jones, P 0 Box 857, Hobucken, NC 28537 or Gladys I. Holton, 401 Halls Creek Road, New Bern, NC 28560

The Ancestors and Descendants of John Benjamin Prescott, Jr. of Beaufort County, North Carolina, by Adell Taylor Prescott, soft cover, 140 pages, illustrated, $30.00

order from Larry Prescott, Rt. 1, Box 325-B, New Bern, NC 28560

My North Carolina Ancestors of Beaufort, Bladen, Columbus, Martin, and Washington Counties North Carolina and Isle of Wight County, Virginia, Volume I, by Jennifer Modlin Sheppard, soft cover, 138 pages, illustrated, indexed, $29.95

order from Modlin's Ancestral Research, 409 East Simmons Street,- Williamston, NC 27892

BERTIE COUNTY

Bertie was formed in 1722 from Chowan County and named for James (1673-1735) and Henry Bertie (1675-1735), Lords Proprietors. County seat is Windsor.

Books for sale:

Bertie County: A Brief History, by Alan D. Watson, 91 pages, illustrated, $3.00

order from Historical Publications Section, Division of Archives and History, Department of Cultural Resources, 109 East Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27601-2807 - add $1.00 for orders $1.01 to $5.00 and $2.00 for orders over $5.00

Record of Estates, Bertie County, NC, Vol I 1728-1744, 1762-1790, 162 pages, $24.08 Abstracts of Wills, Bertie County, North Carolina, 1722-1774, soft cover, 120 pages, indexed, $19.52

order above two books from David B. Gammon, 119 Brooks Avenue, Raleigh, NC 27607

Marriages of Bertie County, N. C., soft cover, 130 pages, indexed, $17.50

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Marriage Register of Bertie County, North Carolina 1869-June 1872, verbatim transcription, 44 pages, indexed, $12.50

order above two books from Raymond Parker Fouts, GenRec Books, P 0 Box 9012, Cocoa, FL 32922-9012

Bertie County, North Carolina, County Court Minutes (Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions)

soft cover, indexed Book I: 1724-1739, 124 pages, $21.20 Book II: 1740-1762, 114 pages, $21.20 Book III: 1763-1771, 139 pages, $21.20 Book IV: 1772-1780, 144 pages, $21.20 Book V: 1781-1787, 157 pages, $23.85 Book VI: 1788-1792, 154 pages, $23.85

order above six books from Weynette P. Haun, 243 Argonne Drive, Durham, NC 27704

A History of St. Thomas Episcopal Church, includes lists of baptisms, communicants, marriages, and burials from church records, hardback, 270 pages, $37.00

order from History Committee, St. Thomas' Church, Postal Drawer M, Windsor, NC 27983

Bertie County, North Carolina-Wills-1761-1780, soft cover, full transcriptions of all wills, 174 pages, indexed, $20.75

order from Sandra L. Almasy, Kensington Glen Publishing, 103 Meadow A venue, Joliet, IL 60436

Rogers: Our Common Bond, descendants of Rogers family from Bertie, Duplin, and Moore counties, soft cover, 495 pages, illustrated, indexed, $42.50

order from James Vann Comer, P 0 Box 219, Cameron, NC 28326-0219

Colonial Bertie Co., N. C., Deed Books A-H 1720-1757, by Mary Best Bell, 328 pages, map, indexed, $30.00

order from Southern Historical Press, Inc., P 0 Box 1267, Greenville, SC 29602-1267 -add $3. 00 for shipping for first book and $1. 00 for each additional one

North Carolina Marriage Records: Bertie County 1759-1866, by Frances T. Ingmire, soft cover, $9. 50

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The 1850 Federal Census. Bertie County. North Carolina (All Schedules), soft cover, 94 pages, indexed, $18.00

order from Dr. Stephen E. Bradley, Jr., P 0 Box 22, Keysville, VA 23947 - Virginia residents add 4 1/2 % sales tax

BLADEN COUNTY

Bladen was formed in 1734 from New Hanover County and named for Martin Bladen (1680-1746), English Controller of the Mint and Commissioner of Trade and Plantations. County seat is Elizabethtown.

Bladen County Historical Society P 0 Box 848 Elizabethtown, NC 28337

Books for sale:

Diary of Elizabeth Ellis Robeson of Bladen County, 1847-1866, $15.00

Abstracts of Early Deeds of Bladen County, Vol. I, by Brent Holcomb, soft cover, 88 pages, indexed, $10. 00

Abstracts of Early Deeds of Bladen County, Vol. II and Vol. III, indexed, $12.50 each

Abstracts of Wills, Bladen County, NC 1734-1900, indexed, $10. 00

Bladen County Bible & Family Records, Vol. I, II, & III, indexed, $10.00 each

Memoirs of Joseph R. Kemp of Bladen County, NC 1801-1882, $7.00

Elizabethtown, 1773-1973, History of the County Seat of Bladen County, $5.00

1763 Tax List for Bladen County $2.00

1781 Insolvents List for Bladen County, indexed, $5.00

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1784 Tax List for Bladen County, indexed, $5. 00

1788 Tax List for Bladen County, indexed, $5.00

1790 Census of Bladen County $1 .00

1800 Census of Bladen County




1840 Census of Bladen County, each indexed and $5. 00

1850 Census of Bladen County, indexed, $10 .00

Martin Blade, the man for whom Bladen County was named, $1.50

Old Brown Marsh Presbyterian Church and Gravestone Records, indexed, $10.00

Mt. Horeb Presbyterian Church and Gravestone Records, $5.00

Carvers Creek Methodist Church and Gravestone Records, indexed, $5.00

South River Presbyterian Church Session Records $2. 00

Old New Hanover Genealogical Society P 0 Box 2536 Wilmington, NC 28402-2536

Society publication: Clarendon Courier - quarterly

serves the counties of Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Duplin, New Hanover, Onslow, Pender, and Sampson

Lower Cape Fear Gravestone Records, Including Cemeteries in Pender, Duplin, Brunswick, Columbus, and Bladen Counties, soft cover, 136 pages, indexed, $21 . 86

Other books:

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Cemeteries of Bladen County, North Carolina, compiled by Bladen Stars Chapter No. 2303 of United Daughters of the Confederacy, soft cover, indexed, $18.00 each

Vol. I Southwestern Bladen Vol. II Southeastern Bladen, 167 pages Vol. III Northwestern Bladen, 159 pages Vol. IV Northeastern Bladen 174 pages

order from Bladen Stars Publications, PO Box 992, Clarkton, NC 28433

Singletary Church 1799-1985 $5.75

Bethel Township - Bladen County -1987 $7.25

order above two books from Miss Vivian McDowell, Rt. 3, Box 272, Elizabethtown, NC 28337

1860 Federal Census of Bladen County, North Carolina, soft cover, 187 pages, indexed, $23.25

order from Mrs. Annie Merle Elam, PO Box 995, Bladenboro, NC 28320

Abstracts of Land Entries: Bladen Co., NC, 1778-1781, 1,510 entries, soft cover, 128 pages, map, indexed, $12.25

order from Bruce Pruitt, Route 1, Box 158C, Rocky Mount, NC 27803

Bible and Church Records of the Lower Cape Fear, Vol. I, and Vol. II, includes Bladen, Brunswick, Duplin, New Hanover, Onslow, Pender, and Sampson counties, soft cover, 131 pages in I and 97 pages in II, soft cover, $20.00 each volume

order from Mae B. Graves, 438 Sloop Point Road, Sloop Point Plantation, Hampstead, NC 28443

Lower East Journal, Volumes I & II (1988-1990), genealogical items concerning Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, and Robeson counties with some material from Duplin, Sampson, and Cumberland counties plus some South Carolina counties, soft cover, 298 pages, indexed, $34.00

Lower East Journal, Volume III (1991), covers area mentioned above, soft cover, 138 pages, indexed, $24.00

order above two books from The 1850 Company, Rt. 4, Box 150, Whiteville, NC 28472

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Bladen Precinct/County, North Carolina, Surviving Land Warrants and Surveys, 1735-1749, and Surviving Land Entries, 1743-1761, soft cover, $23.76

order from Turner and Philbeck, 600 Lynnwood A venue, Wilson, NC 27893

Directory of Descendants of Thomas S. Lewis (1806-1891) of Bladen County, NC, $40.00

order from Aileen Lewis Schaller, 5325 White Marsh Lane, Indianapolis, IN 46226

The Singletary Family History 1599-1989 With Collected Research, by Yvonne Miller Brunton, hardback, 225 pages, illustrated, maps, indexed, $45.50

order from Singletary Family History, P 0 Box 591, Cairo, GA 31728

Sampson and Bladen Gravestone Records, Volume VI, soft cover, $24.70

order from The Rookery, The Cotton Exchange, 318 Nutt Street, Wilmington, NC 28401

My North Carolina Ancestors of Beaufort, Bladen, Columbus, Martin and Washington Counties North Carolina and Isle of Wight County, Virginia, Volume I, by Jennifer Modlin Sheppard, soft cover, 138 pages, illustrated, indexed, $29.95

order from Modlin's Ancestral Research, 409 East Simmons Street, Williamston, NC 27892

Central North Carolina Journal, covers eleven North Carolina counties including Bladen, quarterly with yearly index, $17.50

order from James Vann Comer, P 0 Box 219, Cameron, NC 28326-0219

Abstracts of Early Deeds of Bladen County, N. C., 1738-1804, by Brent Holcomb, soft cover, 88 pages, indexed, $10.00

order from Southern Historical Press, Inc., P 0 Box 1267, Greenville, SC 29602-1267 -add $3. 00 for shipping for first book and $1. 00 for each additional one

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BRUNSWICK COUNTY

Brunswick was formed in 1764 from New Hanover and Bladen counties and named for the town of Brunswick which was named for King George I, Duke of Brunswick and Lunenberg. County seat is Bolivia.

Brunswick County Historical Society P 0 Box 874 Shallotte, NC 28459

Society publication: Brunswick County Historical Society Newsletter quarterly Book for sale:

1850 Federal Census of Brunswick County, N. C., by Doris Lancaster Thompson, hardback, 188 pages, indexed, $15.00

Southport Historical Society 501 North Atlantic Avenue Southport, NC 28461

Society publication: The Whittler's Bench

Books for sale:

Southport: A Chronology, Volume I, indexed, $27.00

Southport: A Chronology, Volume II, 1878-1920, by Bill Reaves, 625 pages, illustrated, indexed, $27 .00

The Cemeteries of Southport (and Surrounding Area), $10.00

The Architecture of Southport, by Carl Lounsbury, $10.00

1850 Federal Census of Brunswick County, $13.00

for above book only, make check payable to Susan S. Carson and mail to society's address

Old New Hanover Genealogical Society P 0 Box 2536 Wilmington, NC 28402-2536

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Society publication: Clarendon Courier - quarterly

serves the counties of Bladen, Bruns i kColumbus, Duplin, New Hanover, Onslow, Pender, and Sampson

Books for sale:

Brunswick County, NC 1800 Census, 34 pages, $12.85



Brunswick County, North Carolina 1890 Tax List, soft cover, 115 pages, $18.15

Lower Cape Fear Gravestone Records, Including Cemeteries in Pender, Duplin, Brunswick, Columbus, and Bladen Counties, soft cover, 136 pages, indexed, $21.86

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society P 0 Box 813 Wilmington, NC 28402

Society publications: For the Record (newsletter) and Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (not a journal but more than a newsletter)

Books for sale:

Fort Caswell in War and Peace, hardback, 148 pages, maps, $14. 72

Bald Head: A History of Smith Island and Cape Fear, hardback, 154 pages, illustrated, $14.72

Other books:

Lower East Journal, Volumes I & II (1988-1990), genealogical items concerning Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, and Robeson counties with some material from Duplin, Sampson, and Cumberland counties plus some South Carolina counties, soft cover, 298 pages, indexed, $34.00

Lower East Journal, Volume III (1991), covers areas mentioned above, soft cover, 138 pages, indexed, $24. 00

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1860 Federal Census, Brunswick County, North Carolina, soft cover, 202 pages, indexed, $26.50

order above three books from The 1850 Company, Route 4, Box 150, Whiteville, NC 28472

Abstracts of Land Entries: Brunswick Co, NC, 1794-1820, 2,478 entries, soft cover, 193 pages, map, indexed, $18.40


Bible and Church Records of the Lower Cape Fear, Vol. I, and Vol. II, includes Bladen, Brunswick, Duplin, New Hanover, Onslow, Pender, and Sampson counties, soft cover, 131 pages in I and 97 pages in II, soft cover, $20.00 each volume

order from Mae B. Graves, 438 Sloop Point Road, Sloop Point Plantation, Hampstead, NC 28443

James Forte: A Study of the 17th C., possibly pre-1725 settlement on the Cape Fear River, hardback, 59 pages, maps, $17.00

Tales of the Cape Fear Blockade 1862-1865, hardback, 134 pages, $23.20

order above two books from Friends of New Hanover County Library, 201 Chestnut Street, Wilmington, NC 28401

The Descendants of Daniel McEachem of Brunswick and New Hanover Counties, North Carolina, soft cover, $24.70

order from The Bookery, The Cotton Exchange, 318 Nutt Street, Wilmington, NC 28401

The Marlows of the Waccamaw River Region, features Nathaniel Marlow of Brunswick, hardback, 103 pages, maps, indexed, $12.00

order from James I. Marlowe, Route 2, Box 50, Bolivia, NC 28422

North Carolina Marriage Records: Brunswick County 1804-1867, by Frances T. Ingmire, soft cover, $9.50

order from Byron Sistler & Associates, P 0 Box 120934, Nashville, TN 37212 add $3.00 per order for shipping

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BUNCOMBE COUNTY

Buncombe was formed in 1791 from Burke and Rutherford counties and named for Revolutionary Colonel Edward Buncombe (1742-1778). County seat is Asheville.

Old Buncombe County Genealogical Society, Inc. P 0 Box 2122 Asheville, NC 28802

Society publication: A Lot of Bunkum - monthly

serves the counties of Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, Swain, and Transylvania

Books for sale:

The Heritage of Old Buncombe County, Vol. I, $35.05

The Heritage of Old Buncombe County, Vol. II, $35.05

A Lot of Bunkum Year Books, complete sets of newsletters since 1980, $10.48 per year

Buncombe County Index to Deeds 1783-1850, by James E. Wooley, 565 pages, indexed, $43.56

1902 Voter Registration for Buncombe Co., NC $17.40

Poll Books of 1835, a public record reprint of the list of those who voted in 1835 in 12th Congressional District which included Burke, Yancey, Macon, Rutherford, Haywood, and Buncombe counties, $17.75

Cemetery Inscriptions of Buncombe County, Vol. I, indexed, $25.07- (Vol. II is out of print), Vol. III, indexed, $22.95 , (Vol. IV, is out of print), and Vol. V, indexed, $25.07

History of the Shope, Gregg, & Burnette Families $22. 70

Other books:

Cabins and Castles: The History and Architecture of Buncombe County, by Doug Swaim, $13.00

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order from Sondra Ward, State Historic Preservation Office. Division of Archives and History, North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, 109 East Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27601-2807

Genealogies of the Whitakers, Reed, Harper, and Wright Families $50. 75

order from C. Bruce Whitaker, 333 Richmond Avenue, Swannanoa, NC 27878

Those Who Came Before, Vol. II, genealogy of Freeman. Mills, Stepp, Jones, Whiteside, Flack, Whitaker, Reed, Harper, and Burgin families, $25. 75

order from Frances E. Honeycut, Route 2, Box 366, Hendersonville, NC 28739

Flat Creek Baptist Church Minutes, 1833-·1931, indexed. $28.75

order from Norma D. Morgan, 132 Dogwood Drive, Weaverville, NC 28787

The Genealogical Study of James Brittain of Buncombe County, North Carolina, hardback, 628 pages, indexed, $46.00

order from Shirley Brittain Cawyer, 185 Brittain Circle, Stephenville, TX 76401

Marriages of Buncombe Co. N.C. 1851-1899, soft cover, 342 pages. indexed. $24.00

order from Lillian L. Stumpp, 1819 E. 12th St. Idaho Falls, Idaho 83404

Cemetery Inscriptions of Buncombe County, N. C. Volume I, $21. 90

order from Henderson County Genealogical & Historical Society, Inc., P 0 Box 2616, Hendersonville, NC 28793-2616

Buncombe Births 1858-1888, reproduction of journal of Dr. James Augustus Reagan listing over 750 births he attended, 108 pages, indexed, $19.25

order from William D. Bennett, 1804 Lafayette Avenue, Rocky Mount, NC 27803 or Oaky Grove Press, 415 Bickett Blvd, Raleigh, NC 27608

Abstracts of Buncombe Co, NC Land Entries 1794-1796, soft cover, 168 pages, $17.00


A Curtis Genealogy, Curtis family of Buncombe County, hardback, 404 pages, indexed, $45 . 00

order from Louise Curtis Bogy, 100 Roundup Drive, San Antonio, TX 78213-2309

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The Children of Isreal, Isreal family of Buncombe County, hardback, 606 pages, indexed, $45.00

order from Dr. Kenneth Davidson Isreal, Route 2, Box 103, Candler, NC 28715

Kin Folks, The Isaac Pless Family, Pless family of western North Carolina, hardback, 932 pages, indexed, $38.00

order from Rose Pless Case, Route 1, Box 739, Candler, NC 28715

Dillinghams of Big Ivy, Buncombe Co, NC, Dillingham family of Buncombe County, hardback, 862 pages, indexed, $40.00

order from Big Ivy Historical Society, c/o Betty Dillingham Lollar, 1054 Dillingham Road, Barnardsville, NC 28709

BURKE COUNTY

Burke was formed in 1777 from Rowan County and named for Dr. Thomas Burke (1747-1783), delegate to the Continental Congress and governor of North Carolina. County seat is Morganton.

Burke County Genealogical Society P 0 Box 661 Morganton, NC 28655

Society publication: Burke County Genealogical Society Journal

Books for sale:

Journal, back issues 1983-87, $10.00 per year, 1988 on , $15.00 per year

Death Certificates of Burke County, NC, Vol. II, 1920-1924, soft cover, 118 pages, all names on certificates indexed, $12.50

Index to Marriage Registers, 1867-1908, Burke County, NC, soft cover, 204pages, $15.00

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Burke County Historical Society P 0 Box 151 Morganton, NC 28655

Books for sale:

The Heritage of Burke County, NC, 744 family histories, 58 pages of local history, $57.00

A Civil War Camp in NC: Burke County's Camp Vance, $3.50

Other books:

Burke County: A Brief History, by Edward W. Phifer, Jr., 144 pages, illustrated, $3.00

order from Historical Publications Section, Division of Archives and History, Department of Cultural Resources, 109 East Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27601-2807 - add $1.00 for orders $1.01 to $5.00 and $2.00 for orders over $5.00

Burke: The History of a North Carolina County, 1777-1920, by Dr. Edward W. Phifer, Jr., $22.50

order from The Muses, P 0 Box 1268, Morganton, NC 28655

Burke County, North Carolina, Surviving Will and Probate Abstracts, 1777-1910, soft cover, $16.34


Burke County, NC, 1815 Tax Lists, indexed, $11.50

order from Betsy Dodd Pittman, Route 3, Box 64, Valdese, NC 28690

An Abstraction and Index to Burke County, NC, Inventories of Sales of Estates, 1832-1838, by Jackie Browning Hedstrom, includes parts of present-day Alexander, Avery, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell, Watauga, and Yancey counties, soft cover, 83 pages,' indexed, $11.50

order from Burke County Public Library: Attn: NC Room, 204 South King Street, Morganton, NC 28655

Morgan District, NC, Superior Court of Law and Equity, Book I: 1779-1806, Estates Records, soft cover, 162 pages, indexed, $23. 85

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Morgan District, NC, Superior Court of Law and Equity, Book II: 1773-1807, Land Records, soft cover, 154 pages, indexed, $23.85

order above two books from Weynette Parks Haun, 243 Argonne Drive, Durham, NC 27704

Historic Burke: An Architectural Sites Inventory of Burke County, by J. Randall Cotton, Suzanne Pickens Wylie, and Millie M. Barbee, $28.25

order from Historic Burke Foundation, P 0 Box 915, Morganton, NC 28655

Poll Books of 1835, a public record reprint of the list of those who voted in 1835 in 12th Congressional District which included Burke, Yancey, Macon, Rutherford, Haywood, and Buncombe counties, $17. 7 5

order from Old Buncombe County Genealogical Society, Inc., P 0 Box 2122, Asheville, NC 28802

Burke County, NC, Land Records, 1778, Vol. I, by Edith Warren Huggins, 180 pages, indexed, $22.50 (Sistler) or $28.50 (SHP)

Burke County, NC, Land Records, 1779-1790 and Important Miscellaneous Records, 1777-1800, Vol. II, by Edith Warren Huggins, 212 pages, indexed, $28.50 (SHP) and $30.00 (Sistler)

Burke County, NC, Land Records and More Important Miscellaneous Records, 1751-1809, Vol. III, by Edith Warren Huggins, 234 pages, indexed, $30.00 (Sistler) or $28.50 (SHP)

Burke County, NC, Records, 1755-1821 (Including Wills Index 1784-1900), Vol. IV, by Edith Warren Huggins, 234 pages, indexed, $28.50

Revolutionary War Soldiers of Western NC: Burke County, Vol. I by Emmett R. White, 330 pages, indexed, $30.00

Sketches of the Pioneers in Burke County History, by Thomas George Walton, soft cover, 96 pages, indexed, $12.50

order above six books from Byron Sistler and Associates, P 0 Box 120934, Nashville, TN 37212 add $3.00 per order for shipping or from Southern Historical Press, Inc., P 0 Box 1267 Greenville, SC 29603-1267 - add $3.00 for shipping for first book and $1.00 for each additional one

North Carolina Marriage Records: Burke County 1781-1868, by Frances T. Ingmire, soft cover, $9. 50

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Enoch Bean (1820-1906) His Ancestors, Descendants, and Some Allied Families, this Burke County man had 13 children, soft cover, 100 pages, $11.00

order from Elizabeth H. Michaels, Route 12, Box 74-A, Morganton, NC 28655

Reep-Baker-Dysart-Patton-Anderson Family History, progenitors Joseph Baker and Burrell Bozzel Anderson of Burke, hardback, 354 pages, illustrated, indexed, $16.00

order from George S. Baker, Sr., 31 Arleigh Drive, Albertson, NY 11507

CABARRUS COUNTY

Cabarrus was formed in 1792 from Mecklenburg County and named for Stephen Cabarrus (1754-1808), speaker of the North Carolina House of Commons. County seat is Concord.

Historic Cabarrus, Inc. P 0 Box 966 Concord, NC 28025

Books for sale:

The Historic Architecture of Cabarrus County North Carolina, by Peter R. Kaplan, hardback, 342 pages, illustrated, indexed, $29.00 - available in soft cover, $18.00

Early Medicine in Cabarrus, information on doctors and medical achievements in the county to 1937, hardback, 111 pages, indexed, $32.00

William Scott, 1732/3-1800 of Cabarrus County and some of his descendants & allied lines, soft cover, 137 pages, indexed, $15.00

The Morrison Family, hardback, 543 pages, indexed, $32.00

Open the Gate and Roam Cabarrus With Us, tours architectural structures in the county and gives history of the people who lived in the homes, hardback, 128 pages, indexed, $28.00

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Historic Districts of America-The South, includes the historic districts of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, & Virginia, soft cover, 223 pages, indexed, $13.00

Other books:

The Reed Gold Mine, by Linda Funk, 23 pages, illustrated, $2.00

order from Historical Publications Section, Division of Archives and History, Department of Cultural Resources, 109 East Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27601-2807 - add $1.00 postage for orders $1.01 to $5.00 and $2.00 for orders over $5.00

Cabarrus County Court Minutes, hardback, 127 pages, indexed, $23. 70

order from Betty J. Camin, 1904 North Main Street, Mount Airy, NC 27030

Cabarrus County, NC Abstracts of Minutes of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions, 1793-1797 & Deed Books 1, 2, & 3, 1793-1801, soft cover, 97 pages, indexed, $21.43

order from Lois M. Schneider, Rt. 2, Box 270-R, Troutman, NC 28166-9678

Iredell Co (1789-1804), Cabarrus Co (1793-1795), & Anson Co (1795-1797) NC Land Entries, 1,690 entries, soft cover, 117 pages, $11.25


Seventh Census, Cabarrus County, North Carolina--1850, complete name transcription for all schedules, soft cover, 259 pages, map, indexed, $19.60

Eighth Census, Cabarrus County, North Carolina--1860, lists all six schedules of this census, includes Civil War soldiers from Cabarrus according to their regiments, soft cover, 283 pages, map, indexed, $23.00

Ninth Census, Cabarrus County, North Carolina--1870, transcript contains all five schedules, soft cover, 382 pages, maps, illustrations, indexed, $27.70

order above three books from Betty L. Krimminger, 412 Fairoaks Circle, Chapel Hill, NC 27516

John Paul Barringer (1721-1807) of Mecklenburg and Cabarrus, North Carolina, soft cover, illustrated, maps, $25. 00

order from Sheridan R. Barringer, 23 Horse Pen Road, Newport News, VA 23602

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Records of Cabarrus County, North Carolina, soft cover, 133 pages

order from Jordan K. Rouse, 1100 Brantly Road, Kannapolis, NC 28081

Eastern Cabarrus History, soft cover, 268 pages, illustrated, $22.00

order from George Franklin Hahn, Box 128, Mt. Pleasant, NC 28124

William Scott 1732/3-1800 of Cabarrus County, North Carolina, and Some of His Descendants with Allied Lines, soft cover, 138 pages, illustrated, maps, indexed, $11.00

order from Carol S. Scott, 622 Hanover Street, Rock Hill, SC 29730

North Carolina Marriage Records: Cabarrus County, 1793-1868, by Frances T. Ingmire, soft cover, $20. 00


CALDWELL COUNTY

Caldwell was formed in 1841 from Burke and Wilkes counties and named for Joseph Caldwell (1773-1835), first president of the University of North Carolina. County seat is Lenoir.

Caldwell County Genealogical Society P 0 Box 2476 Lenoir, NC 28645-2476

Society publication: Journal

Book for sale:

The Heritage of Caldwell County, Volume I, hardback, 600 pages, illustrated, indexed, $62.80

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Other books:

Caldwell County, North Carolina, Marriage Register No. 2, 1873-1893: Part2, Pages 75-153, by Linda McGalliard Staley, soft cover, 105 pages, indexed, $17.90

1850 Caldwell County, NC, Census, 93 pages, mortality schedule, indexed, $17.90



1880 Caldwell County, NC, Census, 187 pages, indexed, $17.90

Caldwell County, NC, Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Court Minutes, First Six Years, Vol. I, 100 pages, indexed, $17.90

Caldwell County, NC, Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Court Minutes, 1847-1852, by John 0. Hawkins, 84 pages, indexed, $17.90

Caldwell County, NC, Families - Newspaper Articles, Vol. I., 124 pages, indexed, $17.90

Caldwell County, NC, Families - Newspaper Articles, Vol. II. The Caldwell Messenger, Sept 25, 1875 - Nov. 9, 1876, 77 pages, indexed, $17.90

Caldwell County, NC, Families - Newspaper Articles, Centennial Edition, Sept. 1941, Vol. III, soft cover, 110 pages, indexed, $17.90

Caldwell County, NC Families- Newspaper Articles, The Caldwell Messenger, Nov. 16, 1876 - July 20, 1878, Vol. IV, soft cover, 115 pages, indexed, $17.90

Caldwell County, NC Families - Newspaper Articles, The Lenoir Topic, July 16, 1878 -Apr. 29, 1880, Vol. V, soft cover, 119 pages, indexed, $17.90

Entry Takers Book for the County of Caldwell, North Carolina, by John 0. Hawkins, soft cover, 52 pages, indexed, $12.60

Caldwell County Cemeteries, Vol. 1, Belleview Cemetery, by Mary A. Montgomery, soft cover, 148 pages, maps, indexed, $28.50

Caldwell County Cemeteries, Vol. 2, by Mary A. Montgomery, soft cover, 98 pages, maps, indexed, $23.20

Caldwell County Cemeteries, Vol. 3, by Mary A. Montgomery, soft cover, 136 pages, indexed, $23.90

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Caldwell County Cemeteries, Vol. 4, by Mary A. Montgomery, soft cover, 102 pages, indexed, $17.90

order above seventeen books from Staley Publishing and Genealogical Research, P 0 Box 7, Patterson, NC 28661-0007

Newspaper Clippings from the 1880's and 1890's, mainly from the Lenoir News Topic, Caldwell County North Carolina , saved by Evaline Puett (1820-1897), soft cover, 35 pages, $6.50

order from Maribeth Lang Vineyard, 428 E. Center Avenue, Mooresville, NC 28115

Caldwell County, North Carolina, Will Abstracts, 1841-1910, soft cover, $14.75

order from Turner and Philbeck, 600 Lynnwood Avenue, Wilson, NC 27893·

A Village Tapestry--The History of Blowing Rock, by Dr. Barry Buxton, 226 pages, illustrated, map, indexed, $24.00 - available in soft cover, $16.00

order from Appalachian Consortium Press, University Hall, Boone, NC 28608

Mortimer and Edgemont: Lenoir News 1900-1919. The First Wilson Creek Township Census, 1910, soft cover, illustrated, indexed, $20.00

order from Sandra C. Coffey, Star Route, Box 63, Lenoir, NC 28645

CAMDEN COUNTY

Camden was formed in 1777 from Pasquotank County and named for Sir Charles Pratt, Earl of Camden, (1716-1794), English political leader who opposed the Stamp Act. County seat is Camden.

Albemarle Genealogical Society, Inc. P 0 Box 87 Currituck, NC 27929

Society publication: Newsletter

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serves the counties of Camden. Currituck. and Dare

Camden County Historical Society Camden. NC 27921

Books for sale by others:

Historical Highlights of Camden County, $6. 75

Old Wills of Camden, $6.75

order above two books from Camden County Register of Deeds. Camden County Courthouse, P 0 Box 190, Camden, NC 27921

Camden County Census 1860 1870 1880 1900 1910 $7.00 each

make checks payable to Camden County Historical Society and mail to Camden County Register of Deeds, Camden County Courthouse, P 0 Box 190. Camden. NC 27921

Swampers: Free Blacks and the Great Dismal Swamp, free _ blacks in five counties who sought passes to work in the swamp, soft cover. 58 pages, illustrated, $12.50

order from Mrs. A.H. Kent, Jr., 8808 Brawner Drive, Richmond, VA 23229

A Tarheel Confederate and His Family, by Robert Garrison Elliott, biography of Elliott's grandfather who was from Camden, $17.00

order from R. G. E. Publications, Box 9281, Daytona Beach, FL. 32020

CARTERET COUNTY

Carteret was formed in 1722 from Craven County and named for John Carteret, Earl Granville, (1690-1763), one of the Lords Proprietors. County seat is Beaufort.

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Carteret County Historical Society, Inc. P 0 Box 481 Morehead City, NC 28557

Books for sale:

Carteret County Heritage, Vol. II, hardback, 499 pages, illustrated, indexed, $50.15

Strengthened by the Storm, history of Harkers Island and the Mormon Church there, $20.95

Carteret Love Song, poetry, $4.47

The Cousin Shamus Dictionary of Down East Words & Sayings $5 .20

Good Old Days, Vol. I, Spring 1988 and Vol.I Fall 1988, $3.10 each

How Did Grandma Cook It Vol. I and Vol. II $5.20 each

Sailing with Grandpa $8 .30

Carteret Fish & Chips, 19th century newspaper humor, $5.20

These Lovely Days $6.25

Island Bom & Bred, Harkers Island Methodist Church cookbook, $11.50

Heavenly Cooking, recipes from St. James Methodist Church kitchen, Newport, NC $8.14

Beaufort Historical Association P 0 Box 1709 Beaufort, NC 28516-1709

Other books:

Carteret County Estate Records, 1744-1900, soft cover, 130 pages, indexed, $28.00

order from Sandra McKee, Box 2B, Pine Grove MHP, Sanford, NC 27330

Carteret Co, NC Land Entries 1778-1803, 1,063 entries, soft cover, indexed, 90 pages, indexed, $10. 30

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The Town Fathers of Beaufort, Carteret County, North Carolina, 1723-1988, by Charles O.Pitts, Jr., soft cover, illustrated, $10.50

order from P & C Publications, P 0 Box 487, Beaufort, NC 28516

Letters Back Home, letters written 1838-45 by the Garner family from Indiana back home to Carteret, soft cover, 33 pages, indexed, $8.00

order from Judith Garner Hinton, 617 Compton Road, Raleigh, NC 27609

North Carolina Marriage Records: Carteret County 1755-1868, soft cover, $15.00


1850 Federal Census of Carteret County, North Carolina, by Thelma P. Simpson and David R. Taylor, 227 pages, indexed, $20.00

order from Genealogical Publishing Company, 1001 N. Calvert Street, Baltimore, MD 21202

CASWELL COUNTY

Caswell was formed in 1777 from Orange County and named for Revolutionary General Richard Caswell (1729-1789), first governor of the state of North Carolina. County seat is Yanceyville.

Caswell County Historical Association, Inc. P 0 Box 278 Yanceyville, NC 27379

Society publication: Newsletter - quarterly

Books for sale:

When the Past Refused to Die, a history of Caswell County, by William S. Powell, hardback, 619 pages, indexed, $13.58

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The Heritage of Caswell County, hardback, 752 pages, illustrated, indexed, $46.82

VA-NC Piedmont Genealogical Society P 0 Box 2272 Danville, VA 24541

Society publication: Piedmont Lineages - quarterly journal

serves Caswell, Person, and Rockingham counties plus several Virginia counties

Other hooks:

Caswell County, North Carolina Tax Lists, 1777, 1780, & 1784, soft cover, 80 pages, indexed, $10.00

order from T. L. C. Genealogy. Box 403369, Miami Beach, FL. 33140-1369

Abstracts of Caswell County Will Books 1814-1843, by Katherine Kerr Kendall, soft cover, 272 wills and other probate records, 226 pages, indexed, $19.08

Abstracts of Caswell County Will Books 1843-1868, by Katherine Kerr Kendall, soft cover. 314 wills and other probate records, 211 pages, indexed, $15.90

order above two hooks from NCGS, Margaret M. Hofmann, Genealogical and Historical Research P 0 Box 446, Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870

Caswell County, North Carolina, Will Books, 1777-1814, 1784 Tax List, Guardians Accounts, 1794-1819, by Katherine Kerr Kendall, soft cover, 179 pages, indexed, $27.50

Caswell County, North Carolina, Deed Books, 1777-1817, hardback hy Katharine Kerr Kendall, abstracts of Deed Books A-R, 403 pages, indexed, $40.00 (SHP) or $38.50 (Sistler)

order above two hooks from Southern Historical Press, Inc., P 0 Box 1267, Greenville, SC 29602-1272 - add $3.00 for shipping first book and $1.00 for each additional one or order fm Byron Sistler & Associates. P 0 Box 120934, Nashville, TN 37212 - add $3.00 per order for shipping

North Carolina Marriage Records: Caswell County 1778-1876, by Frances T. Ingmire, soft cover, $22.50


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Caswell County, North Carolina, Marriage Bonds, 1778-1868, by Katharine Kerr Kendall, abstracts of 5,700 extant marriage bonds, hardback 170 pages, indexed, $22.50

order from Clearfield Company, Inc., 200 E. Eager Street, Baltimore, MD 21202

The Plum(Iy), Lee, Ley, Blee Family from Bucks to Buncombe, $22.45

At the Foot of the Lake-Pattillo & Allied Families, $14.10

order above two books from Elizabeth C. Plumblee, Rt. 3, Box 259, Burlington, NC 27217

Caswell Co (1778-1795 & 1841-1863) and Person Co (1792-1795), NC Land Entries, 1,441 entries, 140 pages, $14.35


The Genealogy and History of the Stewart Family of Halifax County, Virginia, Caswell and Person Counties, North Carolina, Trigg County, Kentucky, hardback, 439 pages in two volumes bound together, maps, illustrated, indexed, $59.95 - available in soft cover, $44.95

order from Martha Jane Stone, 810 Cramer Avenue, Lexington, Ky. 40502

CATAWBA COUNTY

Catawba was formed in 1842 from Lincoln County and named for the Catawba Indians who once inhabited the region. County seat is Newton.

Catawba County Genealogical Society P 0 Box 2406 Hickory, NC 28603

Society publication: Catawba Cousins

Books for sale:

Catawba County Cemeteries - Vol. I through Vol. VII - $17.50 each

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Catawba County Court of Pleas and Quarters. March Court 1843-January Court 1850 $21.08

Catawba County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions. April Court 1850 - October Court 1855, by Anne Williams McAllister, soft cover, 123 pages, indexed, $23.20

1850 Catawba County (NC) Census, includes 1840 Lincoln County, NC Census of the Upper Regiment Militia District, 1850 Catawba Mortality and Slave Schedules included, soft cover, 264 pages,indexed, $23.20

1860 Catawba County (NC) Census, soft cover, 185 pages, indexed, $23.20

1870 Catawba County (NC) Census, soft cover, 302 pages, indexed, $23.20

Abstracts of Catawba County Death Records, 1915, by Rebecca S. Hunter and James W. Miller, Jr., soft cover, 74 pages, indexed, $9.73

Catawba County Historical Association P 0 Box 73 Newton, NC 28658

Books for sale:

Grandmother's House, nostalgic look at life in rural Catawba County c. 1890s, hardback, 85 pages, illustrated, $8.95

A History of Catawba County, hardback, 526 pages, illustrated, indexed, $19.55

Tombstone Inscriptions of Old St. Paul's Church Cemetery, hardback, 115 pages, illustrated, indexed, $8.95

1886 Yoder Map of Catawba County $11.50

The Coulter Family of Catawba County, North Carolina, 102 pages, $9 .40

Hayfields and Ploughshares: A History of the Blackburn Family of Catawba County, North Carolina, hardback, 190 pages, illustrated, $19.55

The Yount (Jundt) Family of Europe and America, hardback, 232 pages, illustrated, indexed, $20.08

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Looking Back, Marching Forward: One Hundred Years of Soldiers Reunion, 130 rare photographs, hardback, $22.20 or soft cover $16.90

Catawba County: An Architectural History, hardback, 211 pages, illustrated, $35.87

Through the Years with Jane and John Robinson, by Marie Beatty, Shirley Beatty, and Pauline G. Drum, hardback, 600 pages, illustrated, indexed, $37.00

Other books:

1850 Catawba County, NC, Census, 123 pages, indexed, $12.00

Excerpts From The Hickory Mercury, 1891-1897: A Hickory, North Carolina, Newspaper, by James W. Miller, Jr., soft cover, 132 pages, indexed, $22.95

order above two books from Staley Publishing and Genealogical Research, P 0 Box 7, Patterson, NC 28661

From Tavern to Town: The Architectural History of Hickory, North Carolina, by Kirk F. Mohney and Laura A. W. Miller, $30.00

order from The Hickory Landmarks Society, P 0 Box 2341, Hickory, NC 28603

Sesquicentennial History of Ebenezer United Methodist Church, by Davyd Foard Hood, $2.00

order from Ebenezer United Methodist Church, Route 3, Box 102, Vale, NC 28168

Henry Rader and His Descendants, family went from Germany to Pennsylvania to land on Clark's Creek which was finally placed in Catawba, hardback, 131 pages, illustrated, indexed, $20.00

order from Cecile Rhodes Cannon, Route 6, Box 466, Lenoir, NC 28645

Catawba County, North Carolina, Will Abstracts, 1842-1910, soft cover, $18.46

order from Turner and Philbeck, 600 Lynnwood A venue, Wilson, NC 27893

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