Research Databases
1767 Petition to Move Pitt County Courthouse to plantation of Edmond Tyson
This petition was published previously on this site from a transcription by Roger Kammerer, but it was identified as a…Pitt County to Tennessee: Hidden Gem of a Rare Revolutionary War Land Bond in Loose Court Papers
I have thoroughly enjoyed poring over the pages in the the only surviving folder from the colonial and early statehood…1786 List of Taxables for Pitt County (perhaps Swift Creek area?)
I found this list crawling through a folder of Pitt County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions records on FamilySearch.…
Zeroing in on the right David Averitt (d. 1828)
Over the years, I've published several posts about items as I found them in the search for more information about…Craven County Genealogical Society Presentation: An Example of a Civil War Pension Record, and Where to Find Them
I've already written on this blog about the Civil War Pension Application for my 3rd-great-grandfather, Levi Morris, but this presentation…
1786 Swift Creek Tax List
In April 2014, I ran a copy of the 1786 Swift Creek Tax List as it appeared in the Pitt…
1844 Lenoir County, NC Tax List
I was so happy to find this on the NCDCR site. First time I've ever seen my ancestor Eli Cox's…
Abraham Kornegay (Jones County) to James Cremer (Beaufort County), 1787
This is another item I found using the Full Text Search at FamilySearch. I normally wouldn't be searching deeds for…
Elisha Morris to Levi Nelson, 1798 (Beaufort County, NC) then transferred to John Williams
I found this deed using FamilySearch's new AI Full-Text Search tool. I was searching for "Elisha Morris" and I set…
Mapping Craven County with Edwin Averette – How to map your ancestors deeds and grants, and why you should!
Have you ever wondered where your ancestors lived? Delving into historical land deeds can unlock a wealth of information about…
Traversing the Past: Colonial Travel in Eastern North Carolina
Traveling through New Bern on Martin Luther King Jr Blvd or to Chocowinity on Hwy 17 or Greenville on 43,…
WARNING! Be cautious using ChatGPT for genealogy research
I love technology and I'm always up for trying new things. Last month, I used ChatGPT — a site I…
