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Deed naming the children of James Lewis of Beaufort County, 1824
The following is a transcription of a deed conveying the land that was inherited by the children of James LEWIS…
Secretary of State Wills – Craven County (Quick index with direct links to NCDCR)
For your convenience, here's a quick index in both order by surname and regular order (for SEO) with links to…
1775 Pitt County Tax List (Index with original images)
I've been meaning to get around to making an index and posting the images from the 1775 Pitt County Tax…
Update on the William S. Morris family of New Bern
Nearly five years ago I published a post for a will I had stumbled upon for a William S. MORRIS…
Be careful with assumptions about “Verified” DNA relationships and those AncestryDNA “Hints”
Long story short: Hints shared with your AncestryDNA matches are only as good as the data that both of you…
Have you checked the 1840 Pensioners Census for your Revolutionary War ancestors?
I got an email from a fellow researcher of a common family from eastern North Carolina in which this person…
David Kite drowns in Swift Creek, reported by Sarah Averitt (Craven County) – 1828
(Note: This was originally published on March 15, 2016, but I have updated it with relationship information and a list…
Check out the new East Carolina Roots Forum!
I posted a poll last night that had over 850 visitors and a 100% response for "YES! A forum would…
Poll for all of you East Carolina Roots regulars…
Many of you may have noticed, but I've not updated the East Carolina Roots Facebook page since at least October.…
Did you know all of these new records were at FamilySearch? I’ve got all of the links right here!
FamilySearch has been steadily putting a ton of North Carolina records on their site that aren't yet easy to access…
John Holmes & wife Esther to John Grist (Beaufort County, 1797)
The following is a transcription of a deed from John HOLMES (recorded as John HOMES) and his wife, Esther, to…
The John Holmes – George Fisher Connection
Was John HOLMES of Beaufort County the son of George FISHER of Craven County? If not, what was their relationship?…