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Genealogy 101: How to research your family tree
You've finally decided to start researching your family tree. Congratulations! You are about to embark on a wonderful, exciting,…
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…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…
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…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…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…Will of Jacob Johnson of Craven County, 1806
In the name of God Amen. I Jacob Johnson of the state of North Carolina and County of Craven being…
Arthur Butler Family Bible Record
This Bible record may have been written by Sarah "Sally" Johnson Butler, as Arthur Butler was already deceased by the…Will of Edward Nelson, Sr. of Craven County
The following is the last will and testament of Edward Nelson of Swift Creek, Craven County, dated June 3, 1837,…
