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Note: Some of these books may be out of print, but you will know what to look for in the library. Addresses for some authors are only partial.

Note number 2: The dates are generally the RECORDING date of the deed NOT the date the deed was written.

Graham County [formed in 1872 from Cherokee]:

Granville County [formed in 1746 from Edgecombe]:

1. Court minutes 1746-1820 by Zae H Gwynn

2. Deed books A-G (1746-1765) by Zae H Gwynn

3. Deed books G & H (1763-1766) by Timothy W Rackley

4. Deed books H & I (1766-1772) by Timothy W Rackley

5. Deed books IJ, K, & L (1772-1778) by Timothy W Rackley

6. Deed book M & State grants (1755-1782) by Timothy W Rackley

7. Deed book O (1779-1784) by Timothy W Rackley

8. Estates 1746-1919 by Dr. Barnetta M White

9. Guardian accounts 1810-1856 by Zae H Gwynn

10. Kinfolks 1765-1826 by Zae H Gwynn

11. Marriage bonds 1753-1868 by Brent Holcomb

12. Taxes 1747-1759 by Timothy W Rackley

13. Slaves in deeds 1828-1864 by Dr. Barnetta M White

14. Wills 1749-1810 by Timothy W Rackley

15. Wills 1746-1808 by Zae H Gwynn

16. Wills 1808-1833 by Zae H Gwynn

Greene County [formed in 1799 from Glasgow]:

1. Cemeteries 1750-1970 by Mary V Kilpatrick

2. Cemetery records by William L Murphy

3. Census 1790-1840 by Mary V Kilpatrick

4. Census 1850 b Mary V Kilpatrick

5. Census 1800 by William L Murphy

6. Census 1820 by William L Murphy

7. Census 1850 by Kathryn Heiman

8. Census 1850 by William L Murphy

9. Census 1850 & mortality schedule by Mary V Kilpatrick

10. Census 1860 by Mary V Kilpatrick

11. Estates 1838-1845 by William L Murphy

12. Tax 1816 by William L Murphy

Guilford County [formed in 1771 from Rowan & Orange]:

1. Apprentice bonds 1817-1870 by Lawrence E Jarrell

2. Census 1790-1810 by Ruth H Kirkman

3. Census 1820 by Mary A Browning Lawrence E Jarrell

4. Census 1850 by Jane S Hill

5. Census 1860 by Mary A Browning & Dixie M Normandy

6. Court minutes 1781-1788 by Jane S Hill

7. Deceased in court minutes 1781-1811 by Mary A Browning

8. Deed book 1 (1771-1779) by William D Bennett

9. Deed book 2 (1779-1784) by William D Bennett & Timothy Kearney

10. Deed books 3, 4, 5, & 6 (1784-1799) by A B Pruitt

11. Deed books 7, 8, & 9 (1799-1809) by A B Pruitt

12. Marriage bonds 1771-1868 (2 vol.) by Ruth F Thompson & Louisa J Hartgrove

13. Marriages in Contentnea Meeting of Friends by Theodore E Perkins

14. Wills 1771-1841 by Irene B Webster

Halifax County [formed in 1758 from Edgecombe]:

1. Census 1810 by David B Gammon

2. Census 1830 by Stephen E Bradley jr

3. Census 1840 by David B Gammon

4. Census 1850 by David B Gammon

5. Census 1860 by Stephen E Bradley jr

6. Court minutes 1784-1787 by Stephen E Bradley jr

7. Court Minutes 1796-1797 by Stephen E Bradley jr

8. Deed books (1758-1771) by Stephen E Bradley jr

9. Deed books (1771-1786) by Stephen E Bradley jr

10. Deed books 16 & 17 (1786-1796) by Stephen E Bradley jr

11. Deed book 18 (1796-1802) by Stephen E Bradley jr

12. Deed book 21 (1807-1811) by Stephen E Bradley jr

13. Deed books 22 & 23 (1811-1817) by Stephen E Bradley jr

14. Deed books 24 & 25 (1817-1820) by Stephen E Bradley jr

15. Deed books 25 & 26 (1820-1824) by Stephen E Bradley jr

16. Estates 1762-1835 (broken dates) by David B Gammon

17. Estates 1816-1827 & 1865-1890 by David B Gammon

18. Estates 1868-1902 by David B Gammond & Stephen E Bradley jr

19. Estate settlements 1868-1909 by Stephen E Bradley jr

20. Granville grants in Halifax Co 1749-1763 by Margaret M Hofmann

21. Marriage bonds (1818-1867) by Frances T Ingmire

22. North Carolina Journal newspaper (1792-1794) by Raymond P Fouts

23. North Carolina Journal newspaper (1795-1797) by Raymond P Fouts

24. North Carolina Journal newspaper (1798-1800) by Raymond P Fouts

25. Tax 1782 & 1783 by David B Gammon

26. Tax 1784 & 1785 by David B Gammon

27. Tax 1786 & 1787 by David B Gammon

28. Voters & schools 1839-1864 by Stephen E Bradley jr

29. Voter registration 1902 by Stephen E Bradley jr

30. Wills 1758-1824 by Margaret M Hofmann

31. Wills 1825-1891 (2 vol.) by David B Gammon

Halifax District (Superior Court)

1. Court minutes 1785-1805 by Mrs. Weynette P Haun

Harnett County [formed in 1855 from Cumberland]:

1. Ceneteries by Hugh B Williams

2. Census 1860 by Doris A Askea

3. Census 1870 by Doris A Askea

4. Census 1880 by Doris A Askea

Haywood County [formed in 1808 from Buncombe]:

1. Census 1810 by Betsy Farlow

2. Divorces, estates, etc. 1829-1944 by Mrs. Robert T Allen

3. Marriage records by Jaems E Wooley

4. Voter registration 1902 by Biddix

Henderson County [formed in 1838 from Buncombe]:

1. Census 1850 by Joe A Cowart jr

2. Estates 1838-1969 by Mrs. Robert T Allen

3. Marriages 1851-1868 by Blanche Culbreth

4. Marriages 1851-1915 by Joe A Cowart jr

5. Newspapers by Dorothy M Wood

6. Voter registration 1902-1908 by Jo Ann F Surratt

7. Wills 1838-1910 by Grace Turner & Miles Philbeck

Hertford County [formed in 1759 from Chowan, Bertie, & Northampton]:

1. Cemeteries (3 vol.) by Anne H Taylor

2. Estates & inventories 1830-1831 by Raymond P Fouts

3. Estates & inventories 1832-1834 by Raymond P Fouts

4. Estates & inventories 1835-1837 by Raymond P Fouts

5. Guardian accounts 1830-1832 by Raymond P Fouts

6. Marriage register 1868-1872 by Anne H Taylor

7. Tax 1768-1770 by Raymond P Fouts

8. Wills (1830-1856) by Sandra L Almasy

9. Wills (1857-1868) by Sandra L Almasy

10. Wills (1868-1896) by Sandra L Almasy

11. Wills (1896-1921) by Sandra L Almasy

Hillsborough District Court:

1. Court minuttes 1768-1791 by Mrs. Weynette P Haun

2. Court minutes 1789-1798 by Mrs. Weynette P Haun

Hoke County [formed in 1911 from Cumberland & Robeson]:

1. Marriages 1906-1937 by DAR

Hyde County [formed in 1705 from Bath]:

1. Bastardy bonds 1740-1896 by Crestena A Oakley

2. Bible records by R S Spencer jr

3. Cemeteries by Rebecca Swindell & R S Spencer jr

4. Census 1910 by Crestena A Oakley

5. Court minutes 1736-1756 by Mrs. Weynette P Haun

6. Court minutes 1756-1785 by Mrs. Weynette P Haun

7. Court minutes 1757-1788 by Mrs. Weynette P Haun

8. Court minutes 1736-1756 by Mrs. Weynette P Haun

9. Court minutes 1756-1785 by Mrs. Weynette P Haun (and Orphan's Book)

10. Deed book A (1736-1762) by Allen W H Norris

11. Wills 1709-1775 by Ellen L A Williams

Iredell County [formed in 1788 from Rowan]:

1. Court minutes 1789-1800 by Shirley Coulter, Edia Purdy, & Lois M P Schneider

2. Deed books E & F (1803-1808) by Russell C Black jr

3. Deed books G & H (1809-1817) by Russell C Black jr

4. Deed books J & K (1818-1822) by Russell C Black jr

5. Deed books L & M (1822-1827) by Russell C Black jr

6. Deed books N & O (1827-1830) by Russell C Black jr

7. Deed books P & Q (1830-1837) by Russell C Black jr

8. Deed books R, S, & T (1834-1841) by Russell C Black jr

9. Estates 1788-1915 by Lois M P Schneider

10. Marriage bonds 1851-1885 by Iredell Co Genealogical Society

11. Wills 1788-1845 by Lois M P Schneider

12. Wills 1845-1868 by Lois M P Schneider

Jackson County [formed in 1851 from Haywood & Macon]:

1. Superior Court minutes 1866-1896 by Rick Frizzell

2. Marriage bonds by James E & Vivian Wooley

Johnston County [formed in 1746 from Craven]:

1. Bible records (2 vol.) by Elizabeth E Ross

2. Cemeteries (6 vol.) by Johnston Co Genealogical Society

3. Census 1850 by Johnston Co Genealogical Society

4. Court minutes 1759-1766 by Mrs. Weynette P Haun

5. Court minutes 1767-1777 by Mrs. Weynette P Haun

6. Court minutes 1778-1786 by Mrs. Weynette P Haun

7. Court minutes 1787-1792 by Mrs. Weynette P Haun

8. Court minutes 1793-1797 by Mrs. Weynette P Haun (1798-Nov. 1801 missing)

9. Court minutes 1801-1804 by Mrs. Weynette P Haun

10. Court minutes 1805-1807 by Mrs. Weynette P Haun

11. Court minutes 1808-1811 by Mrs. Weynette P Haun

12. Court minutes 1812-1815 by Mrs. Weynette P Haun

13. Court minutes 1816-1818 by Mrs. Weynette P Haun

14. Court minutes 1819-1822 by Mrs. Weynette P Haun

15. Court minutes 1823-1826 by Mrs. Weynette P Haun

16. Court minutes 1827-1830 by Mrs. Weynette P Haun

17. Court minutes 1831-1834 by Mrs. Weynette P Haun

18. Court minutes 1835-1838 by Mrs. Weynette P Haun

19. Court minutes 1839-1842 by Mrs. Weynette P Haun

20. Court minutes 1843-1846 by Mrs. Weynette P Haun

21. Court martials 1761-1779 by Mrs. Weynette P Haun

22. Deed books A1, B1, T1, D, & D1 (1759-1771) by Mrs. Weynette P Haun

23. Deed books E1, T2, T3, F1, N1, P1, Q1, & R1 (1764-1791 by Mrs. Weynette P Haun

24. Deed books H1, I1, k, L1 (1771-1782) by Mrs. Weynette P Haun

25. Deed books M1, O1, S1, & T1 (1779-1794) by Mrs. Weynette P Haun

26. Deed books U1, V1, W1, & X1 (1795-1799) by Mrs. Weynette P Haun

27. Deed books Y1, Z1, A2, & Bw (1799-1803) by Mrs. Weynette P. Haun

28. Estates 1781-1807 by Elizabeth E Ross

29. Estates 1808-1822 by Elizabeth E Ross

30. Loose estates 1771-1962 by Elizabeth E Ross

31. Marriage bonds (1762-1868 by Brent Holcomb

32. Marriage bonds (1767-1867 by Frances T Ingmire

33. Marriage register (1867-1880) by Elizabeth E Ross

34. Marriage register (1881-1900) by Elizabeth E Ross

35. Marriage records by Old Dobbs Co Genealogical Society

36. Taxes 1784-1820 by Mrs. Weynette P Haun

37. Wills 1746-1825 by Elizabeth E Ross

38. Wills 1825-1870 by Elizabeth E Ross

39. Will abstracts 1746-1870 by Elizabeth E Ross

Jones County [formed in 1779 from Craven]:

1. Deed book B (1779-1780) by Zae H Gwynn

2. Deed book C (1779-1784) by Zae H Gwynn

3. Deed book D (1784-1787) by Zae H Gwynn

4. Deed book F (1787-1792) by Zae H Gwynn

5. Deed book G (1792-1795) by Zae H Gwynn

6. Deed book H (1792-1795) by Zae H Gwynn

7. Deed book I (1799-1802) by Zae H Gwynn

8. Deed book J (1802-1806) by Zae H Gwynn

9. Deed book K (1806-1810) by Zae H Gwynn

10. Deed book 14 by Zae H Gwynn

11. Deed book 15 (1819-1822) by Zae H Gwynn

12. Deed book 16 & 17 (1823-1831) by Zae H Gwynn

13. Deed book 18 (1828-1831) by Zae H Gwynn

14. Deed book 19 (1832-1836) by Zae H Gwynn

15. Deed book 20 (1837-1841) by Zae H Gwynn

16. Deed book 21 (1842-1848) by Zae H Gwynn

17. Deed book 22 (1848-1856) by Zae H Gwynn

18. Deed book 23 (1856-1867) by Zae H Gwynn

19. Grants (1784-1792) by Zae H Gwynn

20. Inventories & estates (1809-1829) by Zae H Gwynn

21. Marriage bonds (1851-1874) by Zae H Gwynn

22. Taxes 1779 by Zae H Gwynn

23. Wills (1778-1807) by Zae H Gwynn

Lee County [formed in 1907 from Moore & Chatham]:

1. Center Methodist church cemetery by J Mack Wicker

Lenoir County [formed in 1791 from Dobbs]:

1. Census 1800-1840 by Russell King

2. Census 1860 by Russell King

3. Census 1870 by Russell King

4. Census 1880 by Russell King

5. Road reports 1824-1862 by Russell King

6. Wills 1869-1891 by Russell King

Lincoln County [formed in 1779 from Tryon]:

1. Cemeteries (2 vol.) by Terry Waldrop

1. Census 1790 by Virginia G DePriest

2. Census 1800 by Paul H Dellinger

3. Census 1810 by Paul H Dellinger

4. Census 1820 by Paul H Dellinger

5, Census 1830 by Paul H Dellinger

6. Census 1850 by Mr. & Mrs. Judson Crow

7. Census 1860 by Paul H Dellinger

8. Census 1870 by Paul H Dellinger

9. Census 1880 by Paul H Dellinger

10. Court minutes Apr. 1779-Jan. 1789 by Anne W McAllister & Kathy G Sullivan

11. Court minutes Apr. 1789-Apr. 1796 by Anne W McAllister & Kathy G Sullivan

12. Court minutes Jul. 1796-Jan. 1805 by Anne W McAllister & Kathy G Sullivan

13. Court minutes Apr. 1805-Oct. 1808 by Anne W McAllister & Kathy G Sullivan

14. Court minutes 1809-1812 by Anne W McAllister & Kathy G Sullivan

15. Deed books 1 & 2 by Brent Holcomb

16. Deed books 3, 4, & 16 (1786-1793) by A B Pruitt

17. Deed books 17, 18, & 19 (1793-1800) by A B Pruitt

18. Deed books 20, 21, & 22 (1800-1805) by A B Pruitt

19. Deed books 23, 24, & 25 (1804-1813) by A B Pruitt

20. Deed books 26 & 27 (1813-1817) by A B Pruitt

21. Deed books 28, 29, & 30 (1817-1824) by A B Pruitt

22. Deed books 31 & 32 (1824-1828) by A B Pruitt

23. Deed books 33 & 34 (1828-1833) by A B Pruitt

24. Estates by Mr. Grace Turner

25. Grandfather claue voter registration by Tryon Co Genealogical Society

26. Marriage bonds by Curtis Bynum

27. Marriage bonds 1783-1866 (2 vol) by Frances T Ingmire

28. Marriages 1868-1886 by Paul H Dellinger

29. Marriages 1887-1900 by Paul H Dellinger

30. Marriages 1901-1936 by Paul H Dellinger

31. State Docket 1779-1780 [with Tyron Co Docket] by Old Tryon Co Genealogical Society

32. Wills 1779-1910 by Grace Turner & Miles Philbeck

33. Wills 1824-1838 by Frances T Ingmire

Macon County [formed in 1828 from Haywood]:

1. Delayed Birth records by merrell J Riddle

1. Estates by Mr. Robert A Allen

2. Marriages (1829-1939) by James E Wooley

3. Records of Macon County by Barbara S McRae

Madison County [formed in 1851 from Buncombe & Yancey]:

1. Census 1860 by Norma D Morgan

2. Census 1870 by Sally Williams

3. Delayed birth records (3 volumes on CD) by Winston A Riddle

4. Veterans census 1890 by Sally Williams

5. Estate index 1833 & 1857-1943 by Mrs. Robert T Allen

6. Guardian accounts 1855-1924 by Mrs. Robert T Allen

7. Marriage bonds 1852-1868 by Frances T Ingmire

Martin County [formed in 1774 from Halifax & Tyrrell]:

1. Deed books D & E (1802-1810 by Marin Co Historical Society

2. Will books 1 & 2 (1774-1868) by Martin Co Historical Society

3. Will books 3 & 4 (1868-1910) by Martin Co Historical Society

 

Addresses:

Mrs. Robert T Allen, 1806 Maxwell Ave, Balitmore, MD 21222

Sandra L Almasy, Kensington Glem Pub., 103 Meadow Ave, Joliet, IL 60436

Doris A Askea, Box, 1086, Kernersville, NC 27285

Beaufort Co Genealogical Society, Gateway Press, Baltimore, MD

Linda A Bell, 107 Bentley St, Mount Holly, NC 28120

Stephen E Bradley (see www.margaretmhofmann.com)

Broad River Genealogical Society, Box 2261 Shelby, NC 28150

Mary A Browning, Guilford Co Genealogical Society, Box 9696, Greensboro, NC 27429

Burke County Genealogical Soc, Box 661, Morganton, NC 28680

Shirley Coulter, Abstract Publisher, Box 308, Statesville, NC 28677

Joe A Cowart jr, 829 Indian River Dr, Coca, FL 32922

Judson Crow, 111 Julia Dr, Lincolnton, NC

Blanche Culbreth, Old Tryon Co Genealogical Society, Box 938, Forest City, NC 28043

Paul H Dellinger, Box 5153, Lincolnton, NC 28092

Betsy Farlow, Haywood Co Genealogical Society, 201 Hodges Dr, Waynesvlle, NC 28786

Raymond P Fouts GenRec Books Box 9012, Cocoa, FL 32922

Rick Frizzelll, Jackson Co Genealogical Society, Box 2108 Cullowehee, NC

David B Gammon, 119 Brooks Ave, Raleigh, NC 27607

Mrs. Weynette P Haun, 243 Argonne Dr, Durham, NC 27704

Kathryn Heiman, Oak Island Research, Rt 2 Box 22, Anahuac, TX 77514

Jane S Hill, Guilford Co Genealogical Society, Box 9693, Greensboro, NC 27429

Brent Holcomb, Southern Historical Press, Box 1267, Greenville, SC 29602

Frances T Ingmire, Mountain Press, Box 400, Signal Mountain, TN 37377

Iredell Co Genealogical Society, Box 946, Statesville, NC 28677

Lawrence E Jarrell, Guilford Co Genealogical Society, Box 9693, Greensboro, NC 27429

Johnston Co Genealogical Society, 305 Market St, Smithfield, NC 27577

Gordon C Jones, Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore, MD

Ida B Kellan & Lavna H McEachern, Duplin Co Historical Society, Box 130, Rose Hill, NC 28458

Katherine K Kendell

Mary V Kilpatrick, Carolina Abstracts, Box 14264, Raleigh, NC 27620

Russell King, Rt. 2 Box 153P, La Grange, NC 28551

Jo White Linn, Box 978, Salisbury, NC 28144

Martin Co Historical Society, Box 468, Williamston, NC 27892

Barbara S McRae, Clearfield Co, 200 E Eager St, Baltimore, MD 21202

Norma D Morgan, 132 Dogwood Dr, Weaverville, NC 28787

William L Murphy jr

Crestena A J Oakley, Hyde Co Historical Soc, Rt 1 Box 74, Fairfield, NC 27826

Dorothy G Ownes (Camden County Historical Soc)

Theodore E Perkins, Guilford Co Genealogical Society, Box 9693, Greensboro, NC 27429

Timothy W Rackley, Box 2502, Kernersville, NC 27285

Merrell J Riddle, Box 1086, Bryson City, NC 28713

Winston A Riddle, Box 1086, Bryson City, NC 28713

Elizabeth E Ross, 4841 Little Creek Church Rd, Clayton, NC 27520

Henry Reeves & Mary J Shoaf, 310 Forest Hill Rd, Lexington, NC 27292

Louis M P Schneider, Rt 2 Box 270R, Troutman, NC 28166

Elizabeth B Sherrill, Heritage Books

R S Spencer jr, Hyde Co Genealogical Soc, Rt. 1 Box 74, Fairfield, NC 27826

Rebecca Swindell & R S Spencer jr, Hyde Co Genealogical Soc, Rt. 1 Box 74, Fairfield, NC 27826

Kathy G Sullivan (Catawba Co Gen. Society, Box 2406, Hickory, NC 280603)

Edna M Shannonhouse (Wood, Jones) (Pasquotank County Historical Soc)

Leon H Sikes, Duplin Co Historical Society, Box 130, Rose Hill, NC 28458

Jo Ann F Surratt, 2106 Pokeville Rd, Shelby, NC 28150

Anne H Taylor, Box 105, Winton, NC 27986

Ruth Thompson & Louise J Hartgrove, Guilford Co Genealogical Society, Box 9693, Greensboro, NC 27429

Old Tryon Co Genealogical Society, Box 938, Forest City, NC 28043

Grace Turner & Miles Philbeck, 600 Lynnwood Ave, Wilson, NC 27893

Terry Waldrop, Rt. 2, 22 Thornwood Lane, Stanley, NC 28120

Joseph W Watson, 406 Piedmont Ave, Rocky Mount, NC 27801

Irene B Webster, Southern Historical Press, Box 1267, Greenville, SC 29602

Dr. Barnetta M White, 415 Obie Dr, Durham, NC 27715

J Mack Wicker, 7328 Center Church Rd, sanford, NC 27330

Jonathan T Wiley

Edna L A Williams, Hyde Co Historical Soc, Rt 1 Box 74, Fairfield, NC 27826

Hugh B Williams, Box 202, Coats, NC 27521

Ruth S Williams & Margaret G Griffin

Sally Williams, Box 1035, North Highlands, CA 95660

Dorothy M Wood, Henderson Co Genealogical Society, Box 2616, Hendersonville, NC 28793

James E Wooley, Southern Historical Press, Box 1267, Greenville, SC 29602