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1790 – Craven County Census
The following can be found in the State Records of North Carolina, Volume 26, pp 407-436.List of Dobbs County citizens whose guns were taken and used by the King’s forces against the Regulators
The following is a list of men whose guns "were taken into the King’s Service for the Use of the…
Will of Mary Morris (Craven County) – 1816
The following is a transcription of the will of Mary Morris of Craven County, written 22 October 1816. Although the…
Craven County Wills – Devisor/Devisee Index – B’s
[PLEASE NOTE: My original images for the B and C sections of the index are somewhat blurred, so I will…
Craven County Wills – Devisor/Devisee Index – A’s
The following is a transcription of the Craven County Record of Wills Devisor/Devisee Index for the letter A. The devisor…Make the most of your FamilyFinder DNA results
UPDATE 12/30/17: I'm now sold on AncestryDNA for autosomal DNA tests. Feel free to read the post below, but you…
The father of Laban Morris has been identified as…
If you've been following this site for very long, then you know that one of the biggest brick walls for…
Charles Anderson (Craven County, 1836) – Widow’s petition, children named
The following is a transcription of one of the estate documents for Charles Anderson of Craven County, who died in…
Wayne County Wills – 1776-1805
I've indexed a collection of Wayne County wills available at FamilySearch.org, entitled "Wayne County Wills - 1776-1805, Vol. A-Z." Maybe…
North Carolina Slave Narratives
Between 1936 and 1937, the Works Progress Administration conducted a series of interviews with men and women who were born…Cemetery Survey Records
North Carolina Digital Collections has PDFs available of Cemetery Survey Records for counties across North Carolina. These surveys were compiled…
Craven County Wills & Estate Papers 1746-1865
This is the second series of Craven County Wills for which I have created a hyperlinked index of testators (at…
