North Carolina Genealogy

This North Carolina state page of our website provides direct links to major databases and historical titles and information found on North Carolina genealogy and history, whether they exist on our site, or across the web.

North Carolina Bible Records

• Bible Records
  Bible records include lists of birth, marriage, and death information recorded throughout the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. This collection presently contains 2,215 family Bibles which have been digitized and placed online for free.

North Carolina Biographies

• Biographical Sketches of Western North Carolina
  Illustrating Principally the Revolutionary Period of Mecklenburg, Rowan, Lincoln and Adjoining Counties of Burke, Cabarrus, Cleaveland, Gaston, Iredell, and Wilkes. The biographies have been extracted from this manuscript and presented here as part of our larger biographies collection. As with most historical manuscripts, these biographies should provide a glimpse into the genealogy of the leading men and the occasional woman of the western North Carolina area.

North Carolina Black Genealogy

• North Carolina African American Genealogy
  • North Carolina African American Cemeteries
  • North Carolina African American Census Records
  • North Carolina State Association of Colored Graduate Nurses, 1935
  • Undertaker’s Record Book [New Bern N.C.]Researchers may find use in the Undertaker’s Record Book, a unique source that documents the business and financial interactions of Merritt Whitley & Sons funeral home. The funeral home was an African American owned family operation which appeared in town records as early as 1890. The owner, Merritt Whitley, was also appointed as the County Undertaker in 1897. His sons, William O. Whitley and Hugh L. Whitley operated the funeral after their father’s death in 1910. The record book offers a variety of unique data, documenting the years 1923-1925. In addition to the products and pricing of funeral items, such as caskets, burial clothes, embalming fluid, and cemetery transportation, the ledger also social and demographic information about the deceased. Including everything from family relations and presiding clergy to cause of death and grave location, this resource could be a wealth of information for genealogists or historical researchers.
  • WPA Slave Narratives
    
  • Cleveland County North Carolina Colored Apprentices
    A list of Colored Apprentices that have been indentured in the County Court of Cleveland County since May 1866
  • North Carolina Runaway Slave Advertisements, 1750-1840
    The North Carolina Runaway Slave Advertisements project provides online access to all known runaway slave advertisements (more than 2300 items) published in North Carolina newspapers from 1751 to 1840. These brief ads provide a glimpse into the social, economic, and cultural world of the American slave system and the specific experience within North Carolina. Working from microfilmed copies of these rare publications, the project team scanned the ads to provide digital images, create full-text transcripts and descriptive metadata, and develop a searchable database. The NCRSA website includes digital scans of the ads, contextual essays to address their historical research value, full text transcripts, an annotated bibliography to aid researchers, and a searchable database.

North Carolina Cemeteries

• North Carolina Cemetery Records
  North Carolina Cemetery Transcriptions are listed by county then name of cemetery within the North Carolina county. Most of these are complete indices at the time of transcription, however, in some cases we list the listing when it is only a partial listing.
• North Carolina African American Cemeteries
  Cemeteries provide us with a unique link to our past. While many cemeteries contain a few African American graves, some are comprised of only African Americans. The following list shows  African American Cemeteries in North Carolina
• Cemetery Records
  Material from two collections: contemporary photographs of the Raleigh Hebrew Cemetery and the Hebrew section of Raleigh Historic Oakwood Cemetery, and the 1930s Works Project Administration cemetery surveys.

North Carolina Census Records

• North Carolina Census Records
  • 1910 North Carolina Census Map
  • North Carolina African American Census Records

North Carolina Church History

• History of the German settlements and of the Lutheran church in North and South Carolina
  From the earliest period of the colonization of the Dutch, German and Swiss settlers to the close of the first half of the present century.

North Carolina Court Records

North Carolina Wills

• Abstract of North Carolina Wills 1760-1800

North Carolina Genealogy

Transcribed Genealogy Vertical Files
Genealogy information contributed by researchers of all ages and skill levels, organized alphabetically by last name and transcribed by participants in the Genealogy Vertical File Transcription Project at the North Carolina Digital Collections.

• North Carolina Genealogy
  • Burke County North Carolina Genealogy and History
  • Cabarrus County North Carolina Genealogy and History
  • Cleveland County, North Carolina Genealogy and History
  • Gaston County, North Carolina Genealogy and History
  • Iredell County, North Carolina Genealogy and History
  • Lincoln County, North Carolina Genealogy and History
  • Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Genealogy and History
  • Rowan County, North Carolina Genealogy and History
  • Wilkes County, North Carolina Genealogy and History

American History and Genealogy Project

• North Carolina AHGP

Alamance, Albemarle, Alleghany, Ashe, Bath, Bertie, Buncombe, Cabarrus, Chatham, Cherokee, Chowan, Clay, Craven, Dobbs, Duplin, Franklin, Gates, Greene, Guilford, Halifax, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Jones, Lenoir, Macon, Mecklenburg, Mitchell, Moore, New Hanover, Onslow, Orange, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pitt , Rockingham, Sampson, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Vance, Warren, Watauga, Wayne

USGenWeb Project

• NCGenWeb

Alamance, Albemarle, Alexander, Alleghany, Anson, Ashe, Avery, Bath, Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Buncombe, Burke, Bute, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Camden, Carteret, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cherokee, Cherokee Reservation, Chowan, Clay, Clarendon, Cleveland, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Davidson, Davie, Dobbs, Duplin, Durham, Edgecombe, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Gates, Glasgow, Graham, Granville, Greene, Guilford, Halifax, Harnett, Haywood, Henderson, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Iredell, Jackson, Johnston, Jones, Lee, Lenoir, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, Martin, McDowell, Mecklenburg, Mitchell, Montgomery, Moore, Nash, New Hanover, Northhampton, Onslow, Orange, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Person, Pitt, Polk, Randolph, Richmond, Robeson, Rockingham, Rowan, Rutherford, Sampson, Scotland, Stanly, Stokes, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Tryon, Tyrrell, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, Washington, Watauga, Wayne, Wilkes, Wilson, Yadkin, Yancey.

North Carolina History

• Trinity College Historical Society Papers
• Chronological Table of North Carolina
• Original Settlements
• Charter of Albemarle
• Arthur Dobbs Governor
• Stamp Act of 1765
• Craven County
  • New Bern North Carolina Female Benevolent Society
    The New Bern Benevolent Society traces its roots to the 1812 founding of the New Bern Female Charitable Society, the first benevolent society incorporated in North Carolina. The society was formed to offer relief to the poor and to educate poor female children. Minute book contains the record of the administration and activities of the Female Benevolent Society of New Bern, N.C. for the dates of January 22, 1878 – May 1905. Roll Book contains the record of members present at meetings of the Female Benevolent Society of New Bern, N.C. for the years 1942-1962.
  • New Bern City Schools Scrapbook 1903-1918
    Scrapbook contains information about public education in Craven County. It includes newspaper clippings, playbills, event advertisements and programs. Much of the information is related to graduation and school-leaving ceremonies.

North Carolina Maps

• 1910 North Carolina Census Map
• North Carolina Maps
  More than 3,000 maps, ranging from the late 1500s to 2000. Includes detailed maps for each of North Carolina’s one hundred counties.

North Carolina Military Records

• North Carolina Forts
  List of colonial forts, trading posts, named camps, redoubts, reservations, general hospitals, national cemeteries, etc., established or erected in the United States from its earliest settlement to 1902.
• Revolutionary War Records
  • Revolutionary War Pension And Bounty Land Warrants
    This article helps you access the Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrants for free. Following two simple steps, one to search, and the other to browse the actual microfilms, you can quickly find your ancestors Revolutionary War pension record, or Bounty-Land record and download the images. During 1800-1900 the United States issued more than 80,000 pensions and bounty-land-warrants to soldiers of the Revolutionary War, their spouse, or their children. Was your ancestor one of them?
  • 1840 Pensioners Census
    The information contained in this 1840 Pensioners Census database is a compilation of the data on the Revolutionary War pensioners gathered from the 1840 census returns. The information is organized by place – state, county, then township. It also lists the name and age of the veteran, and the name of the head of household with whom the pensioner resided on the census date.
  • Revolutionary War Pension Records
  • Battles
    • Battle of the Cowpens, Burke County, North Carolina
    • Battle of Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina
    • Captain James Houston’s Muster Roll, Iredell County, North Carolina
    • Battle of Hanging Rock, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
    • Struggle of the Regulars, Rowan County, North Carolina
  • Revolutionary Leaders of North Carolina
  • North Carolina, 1780-’81
    Being a history of the invasion of the Carolinas by the British Army under Lord Cornwallis in 1780-’81. with the particular design of showing the part borne by North Carolina in that struggle for liberty and independence, and to correct some of the errors of history in regard to that State and its people.
  • North Carolina Loyalists
    Robert DeMond, Loyalists in North Carolina During the Revolution. Copyright 1940, Duke University Press, Durham, NC.
    • List of Loyalists
      While these lists do not claim to include the names of all the Tories of the state, they are representative of that group who were interested enough to take an active part. Prior to making these transcripts it was impossible to locate by name or profession any considerable number of Tories in the state. The names given here and in the following appendices probably include the greater number of the more prominent Loyalists. The sources from which these documents are derived, are indicated in brackets at the end of each document. The reproduction of these documents without editorial changes accounts for any unusual spelling of proper names and the crude wording of the reports of some of the Loyalist officers.
    • Land Confiscated
      Contains a list of the real estate that was confiscated and sold in North Carolina. Some counties contained a large number of tracts while others possessed comparatively few. Henry McCulloch was the largest loser. A surprisingly large number of small planters lost their holdings, and for the most part before the Treaty of Peace had been signed.
    • Loyalist Claims
      These page includes a list of those Loyalists of North Carolina who made application to Great Britain for compensation for loss of office or property in the state. Sometimes the claims were made by the brother, sister, or heir of the original person who lost the property or office. Both the sum asked for and the sum received have been given to show the great discrepancy that sometimes existed between the two. The names indicate that a great number of the claimants were of Scotch descent.
    • Pension Rolls
      These lists of North Carolinians who received pensions from the British Government are believed to be complete for the years given. Not only did the names constantly change as older members died and new names were added, but the amount allowed to the same individual varied from time to time. The names certify to the loyalty of certain families within the state to the King’s cause.
• War of 1812 Records
  • Muster rolls of the soldiers of the War of 1812
    Detached from the militia of North Carolina in 1812 and 1814. Published in pursuance of the resolutions of the General Assembly of January 28, 1851 and resolution of the General Assembly of February 25, 1873
  • War of 1812 Pensions
• Civil War Records
  • North Carolina Civil War Map
  • Civil War Pensions Index Cards
    Each card gives the soldier’s name, unit, the application number, the certificate number and the state from which the soldier served. In some cases, the soldier’s rank, terms of service, date of death and place of death are given. The index cards refer to pension applications of veterans who served in the U.S. Army between 1861 and 1917. The majority of the records pertain to Civil War veterans, but they also include veterans of the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, Indian wars, and World War I.
• Spanish American War Records
  • Roster of the North Carolina volunteers in the Spanish-American war, 1898-1899
• World War 1 Records
  • North Carolina World War 1 Records
  • World War 1 Draft Registration Records
• World War II Records
  • World War 2 Casualties – Army, Air Force
  • North Carolina Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard World War II Casualty List
• Korean War Casualty List
• Vietnam War Casualty List

North Carolina Native American Records

• North Carolina Indian Tribes
• North Carolina Indian Agencies and Schools
• Condition of the North Carolina Indians in 1890
• Indian Villages, Towns and Settlements of North Carolina
• New York, North Carolina and North Dakota Indian Honored War Dead
• Tobias Fitch’s Journal to the Creeks
  
• Eastern and Eastern Band of Cherokee of North Carolina
• Eastern Band of Cherokee Historical Outline
• Soldiers of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
• The Cherokees of the Smoky Mountains
  An in depth look into the history and origin of the Cherokees of the Smoky Mountains. From the Papers of Horace Kephart.
• Tuscarora in North Carolina
• Current Federally Recognized Indian Tribes by State
• List of Federally Non-Recognized Tribes
• State Recognized Tribes

North Carolina Newspapers

Marriage and Death Notices 1799-1893
Indexes of marriage and death announcements compiled from five North Carolina newspapers dating 1799 to 1893. Indexes include names, dates, places. Newspapers were the Raleigh register and North Carolina State Gazette and 3 newspapers in Fayetteville.

• The Alamance Gleaner (Graham, N.C.)
• Alkon News (Raleigh, N.C.)
• Amco News (High Point, N.C.)
• The Badin Bulletin (Albemarle, N.C.)
• Beasley’s Farm and Home Weekly (Charlotte, N.C.)
• The Beaufort News (Beaufort, N.C.)
• Brevard News (Brevard, N.C.)
• The Brunswick Beacon (Shallotte, N.C.)
• The Carolina Mountaineer (Waynesville, N.C.)
• The Carolina Times (Durham, N.C.)
• Carteret County News-Times (Morehead City, N.C.)
• Catawba Journal (Charlotte, N.C.)
• The Central Times (Dunn, N.C.)
• The Charlotte Jewish News (Charlotte, N.C.)
• The Charlotte News (Charlotte, N.C.)
• The Chatham Blanketeer (Elkin, N.C.)
• The Chatham Record (Pittsboro, N.C.)
• Cloudbuster (Chapel Hill, N.C.)
• The Cooleemee Journal (Cooleemee, N.C.)
• County Union (Dunn, N.C.)
• The Courier (Asheboro, N.C.)
• Daily Concord Standard (Concord, N.C.)
• The Danbury Reporter (Danbury, N.C.)
• The Democratic Banner (Dunn, N.C.)
• Duke University Student Newspaper
• The Duplin Times (Warsaw, N.C.)
• The Eagle (Cherryville, N.C.)
• The Eastern Reflector (Greenville, N.C.)
• The Echo (Pisgah Forest, N.C.)
• The Elkin Courier (Elkin, N.C.)
• The Elkin Times (Elkin, N.C.)
• The Elkin Tribune (Elkin, N.C.)
• Elm City Elevator (Elm City, N.C.)
• The Enterprise (Williamston, N.C.)
• Erwin Chatter (Cooleemee, N.C.)
• Fayetteville Observer (Fayetteville, N.C.)
• The Fieldcrest Mill Whistle (Spray, N.C.)
• Firestone News (Gastonia, N.C.)
• The Foothills View (Boiling Springs, N.C.)
• Forest City Courier (Forest City, N.C.)
• Franklin Observer (Franklin, N.C.)
• The Franklin Press and the Highlands Maconian (Franklin, N.C.)
• Galax News (Highlands, N.C.)
• The Gaston Progress (Gastonia, N.C.)
• The Gaston Republican (Gastonia, N.C.)
• The Gastonia Gazette (Gastonia, N.C.)
• The Gastonian (Gastonia, N.C.)
• The Goldsboro Headlight (Goldsboro, N.C.)
• Henderson Gold Leaf (Henderson, N.C.)
• Hickory Democrat (Hickory, N.C.)
• Highland Messenger (Asheville, N.C.)
• The Home Front News
• Hot Off the Hoover Rail
• InterCom (Durham, N.C.)
• Jackson County Journal (Sylva, N.C.)
• The Journal (Elkin, N.C.)
• The Lincoln Courier (Lincolnton, N.C.)
• The Lincoln Republican (Lincolnton, N.C.)
• The Little Clipper (Rocky Mount, N.C.)
• Marion Messenger (Marion, N.C.)
• Marion Progress (Marion, N.C.)
• Marion Record (Marion, N.C.)
• Masonic Journal (Greensboro, N.C.)
• The Mebane Leader (Mebane, N.C.)
• Mecklenburg Jeffersonian (Charlotte, N.C.)
• Mel-Rose-Glen (High Point, N.C.)
• Miners’ and Farmers’ Journal (Charlotte, N.C.)
• The Mirror (Elkin, N.C.)
• The Morning Clarion (Oxford, N.C.)
• The Nash County News (Spring Hope, N.C.)
• The News-Journal (Raeford, N.C.)
• The News-Record (Marshall, N.C.)
• North Carolina Whig (Charlotte, N.C.)
• The Perquimans Weekly (Hertford, N.C.)
• Piedmont Aviation Employee Newsletter
• The Pilot (Southern Pines, N.C.)
• The Pinehurst Outlook (Pinehurst, N.C.)
• Point-Crest (High Point, N.C.)
• Polk County News and The Tryon Bee
• Press and Carolinian (Hickory, N.C.)
• The Rattler (Whitakers, N.C.)
• The Roanoke Beacon (Plymouth, N.C.)
• Roanoke News (Weldon, N.C.)
• The Rocky Mount Herald (Rocky Mount, N.C.)
• The Rocky Mount Record (Rocky Mount, N.C.)
• The Semi-Weekly News (Harrington, N.C.)
• Sew It Seams (High Point, N.C.)
• Shelby Aurora (Shelby, N.C.)
• The Shore Line (Pine Knoll Shores, N.C.)
• The Spring Hope Journal (Spring Hope, N.C.)
• Spring Hope Leader (Spring Hope, N.C.)
• Spring Hope Messenger (Spring Hope, N.C.)
• The Standard (Concord, N.C.)
• The Stanly Mason (Albemarle, N.C.)
• The Sylva Herald and Ruralite (Sylva, N.C.)
• Sylvan Valley News (Brevard, N.C.)
• Tarboro Free Press (Tarboro, N.C.)
• Trench and Camp (Charlotte, N.C.)
• The Trestleboard (Raleigh, N.C.)
• The Tribunal Aid (High Point, N.C.)
• The Twice-A-Week Dispatch (Burlington, N.C.)
• Vance News-Leader (Henderson, N.C.)
• W & J Rives, Inc. Employee Newsletter
• The Warren Record (Warrenton, N.C.)
• The Waynesville Mountaineer (Waynesville, N.C.)
• The Weekly Reporter (Rocky Mount, N.C.)
• Western Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
• What’s Happening (High Point, N.C.)
• The Wilson Advance (Wilson, N.C.)
• The Wilson Blade (Wilson, N.C.)
• Winston-Salem Chronicle (Winston-Salem, N.C.)

North Carolina Vital Records

• North Carolina Vital Records

North Carolina Yearbooks

• Boonville North Carolina High School Yearbooks
• Chapel Hill North Carolina High School Yearbooks
• Charlotte North Carolina High School Yearbooks
• Courtney North Carolina High School Yearbooks
• East Bend North Carolina High School Yearbooks
• Jonesville North Carolina High School Yearbooks
• New Bern North Carolina High School Yearbooks