Research Blog

One day a couple of years ago, I googled the name of my elusive 4th great-grandfather, Wilson Daniels, whose parentage…

There were at least two Amon Joyner living contemporaneously in Craven and Pitt Counties. How they are related is a…

UPDATE (5 May 2019) - Turned out it is NOT one of the Hemby girls as I had wondered about in…

My ancestor Laban Morris never built on his own land. He did buy a parcel in 1814 (found in Deed Book…

I really am enjoying the new and improved Ancestor Hints on AncestryDNA — especially now that they have the ability…

I logged in to AncestryDNA today and was greeted by a new feature called ThruLines™ where the DNA Circles used…

The following are Craven County Spear deeds (and all related spellings). This is not a comprehensive list.   The following are Beaufort…

I'm organizing my genealogy files for the ten millionth time. I thought since I've downloaded so many deeds from the…

If you're not already a member of Beaufort County Genealogical Society, you might want to be. When you're a member,…

Pitt County was formed after Beaufort and Craven Counties, but the establishment of its border wasn't a one-time thing. Below,…

Read the descriptions below for Craven County's shifting borders and see if it helps some pieces start falling into place…

The Formation of North Carolina Counties, 1663-1943 by David Leroy Corbitt is available for free at Archive.org, but for convenience's…