Census Records
1779 Craven County Tax List
1779 Craven County Tax List
Below is a transcription of names found on the 1779 Tax List. These original scans can be found here at the NC Digital Collections Site. I am not transcribing all of the property values, only the names. If you see a name that is of interest to you, just find the...
1775 Pitt County Tax List (Index with original images)
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 List (and other tax lists) ever since the State Library of North Carolina Digital Collections published the documents to their site. It'll be slow going, but at...
Have you checked the 1840 Pensioners Census for your Revolutionary War ancestors?
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 was wondering if there was an 1840 Revolutionary War pensioners census for one eastern NC county like there was for another nearby county. It dawned on me...
1789 Beaufort County Tax List
1789 Beaufort County Tax List
Below I have transcribed the entire Beaufort County tax listing for 1789, including various rural districts, the town of Washington, and the town of Bath. If you would like to see all of the original images of this and many other early North Carolina tax lists,...
The strange tale of the Craven County woman who gave birth AND signed a deed in Pitt County in the years after her 1816 death
The strange tale of the Craven County woman who gave birth AND signed a deed in Pitt County in the years after her 1816 death
According to publicly-accessible family trees at Ancestry.com, a Craven County woman named Jemima MILLS, said to be a daughter of Nasby MILLS and Keziah HUNTER or Keziah WALLACE or Keziah Hunter WALLACE, was born about 1760, then married a Craven County man named...
Craven County School Census – 12th District – Heads of Household & Children (1840?)
Craven County School Census – 12th District – Heads of Household & Children (1840?)
I've been working on organizing my seemingly endless genealogy files lately, and came across images I had taken of microfilm (or microfiche?) at the Craven Regional Library back in 2011. Unfortunately, I didn't note the reels these came from, but I'm including the...
Many early North Carolina families are named on the Moseley Map (1733). Is one of them yours?
Many early North Carolina families are named on the Moseley Map (1733). Is one of them yours?
How early were your ancestors in North Carolina? If they were here prior to the War of Independence, then it might be worthwhile to check the Moseley Map for their names, or at least their surnames. The Moseley Map was created in 1733 by Edward Moseley (1682-1749),...
1870 Federal Census – North Carolina Counties (Completely free to access and download!)
1870 Federal Census – North Carolina Counties (Completely free to access and download!)
The following are links to North Carolina counties for the 1870 Federal Census. Thanks to the Internet Archive, these are free to access online, and you can also download them as PDF files. Volume Reel 1121 - Alamance, Alexander, and Alleghany Counties Volume Reel...
1786 Swift Creek Tax List
1786 Swift Creek Tax List
The following was printed in the February 2005 edition of Pitt County Genealogical Quarterly journal. It was abstracted and contributed to that publication by Roger Kammerer. This, and other issues of the journal, may be found at the Internet Archive. 1786 Swift...