Miscellaneous Records
Estate of John SPIER, Pitt/Craven (1779)
The following document was found in the Craven County Estate Records dated 1779. Based on the information I have, this…
The Whitford Family of Craven County
Below, you'll find WHITFORD court minutes, deeds, wills/estate references, and other similar information for your researching convenience. In the meantime,…
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…Jeremiah HEATH of Craven County (1793-1867)
I began collecting data about my fifth great-grandfather Jeremiah Heath around 20 years ago. Sadly, I did not do a…
North Carolina Tedder Census Data, Tax Lists, Land Records, and more, by county
Albemarle County: 1729-32. James Tuder paid quit rents to his majesty the king, 29 Sep 1729 to Mar 1732, for…
Top Ten Genealogy Research Sites
Depending on where you live in the world, or more accurately, where your ancestors lived in the world, you might…
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…
Interview: Ira Edgar and Mary Susan (Wetherington) Whitford by Hyatt Cayton (1960s)
Below is an audio interview of my great-grandparents, Ira Edgar and Mary Susan (Wetherington) Whitford, that was recorded by Mr. Hyatt…Petition For Pardon for Job Tyson, 1782
The following is from Pitt County Genealogical Quarterly, Aug 2012, p. 10. It includes several Pitt County names. Found in…Did your ancestors, or their siblings or children leave North Carolina? If so, read this…
I had never even heard of Goodspeed's Histories until Roger Kammerer of Pitt County Family Researchers told me about them.…
Swift Creek residents hire Turner Nelson as teacher of “Reading writing and Arithmetic” in 1823
Turner Nelson was hired by several Swift Creek (modern day Vanceboro vicinity) residents to teach their children, "Reading writing and…
Calendar of State Papers – A little known resource that can be a treasure trove
The following are much like the Colonial and State Records of North Carolina, however, these are British records. They are…
