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Pitt County Original Records at the NC Archive
Posted by: David French (ID *****6866) Date: August 01, 2009 at 13:36:06
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Hi All,

Please refer to the message "How To Access NC County Records" for more info on obtaining copies. I have posted the Pitt County Original records below.

Best Regards,

David


PITT COUNTY
Established in 1760 (effective 1761) from Beaufort County.
Courthouse fire of 1857 destroyed most of the court records.

ORIGINAL RECORDS

BONDS
Bastardy Bonds and Records, 1858-1926; 2 Fibredex boxes.

COURT RECORDS
County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
Minutes, 1858-1868; 4 volumes.
Execution Docket, 1858-1868; 1 volume.
Trial Dockets, 1850-1868; 3 volumes.
Bench Docket (Civil and Criminal), 1858-1863, 1866; 1 volume.
Superior Court
Minutes, 1858-1913, 1915-1921; 21 volumes.
Equity Minutes, 1858-1868; 1 volume.
Execution Docket, 1858-1864, 1867; 1 volume.
State Docket, 1858-1863, 1866-1870; 1 volume.
Trial Docket, 1858-1873; 1 volume.
Bench Docket (Civil and Criminal), 1858-1867; 1 volume.
Civil Action Papers, 1850-1907; 19 Fibredex boxes.
Civil Action Papers Concerning Land, 1859-1921; 15 Fibredex boxes.
Civil Action Papers Concerning Canals and Land Drainage, 1857-
1902; 2 Fibredex boxes.
Criminal Action Papers, 1771, 1857-1931; 31 Fibredex boxes.
Inferior Court
Minutes, 1877-1885; 1 volume.

ELECTION RECORDS
Record of Elections, 1896-1903; 1 volume.

ESTATES RECORDS
Record of Accounts, 1868-1926; 6 volumes.
Record of Dowers and Widows’ Year’s Support, 1858-1885; 1 volume.
Estates Records, 1791, 1827-1947; 77 Fibredex boxes.
Guardians’ Records, 1858-1919, 1923; 19 Fibredex boxes.
Guardians’ Accounts, 1858-1916; 5 volumes.
Inventories and Accounts of Sale, 1857-1872; 2 volumes.
Record of Settlements, 1858-1923; 7 volumes.

LAND RECORDS
Record of Deeds, 1817-1818; 1 volume.
Deeds, Deeds of Trust and Mortgage Deeds, 1763-1892; 1 Fibredex box.
Entry Book, 1858-1941; 1 volume.
Land Grant Books, 1779-1800; 2 volumes.
Miscellaneous Land Records, 1778-1923; 2 Fibredex boxes.

MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS
Marriage Bonds, 1826-1833; 1 folder in Fibredex box.
Marriage Registers, 1867-1875; 3 volumes.
Record of Cohabitation, 1866; 1 volume.
Divorce Records, 1861, 1866, 1870-1906; 4 Fibredex boxes.

MILITARY AND PENSION RECORDS
Record of Pensions, 1920-1969; 1 volume.

MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
Alien Registration, 1940; 1 volume.
Homestead and Personal Property Exemptions, 1870-1916; 1 Fibredex box.
Coroners’ Inquests, 1861-1960; 14 Fibredex boxes.
Miscellaneous Records, 1763-1924; 3 Fibredex boxes.
Records of Slaves and Free Persons of Color, 1858-1870; 1 Fibredex box.
Records of Assignees, Receivers and Trustees, 1870-1925; 2 Fibredex boxes.

OFFICIALS, COUNTY
Minutes, Board of Justices of the Peace, 1877-1894; 1 volume.

ROADS AND BRIDGES
Railroad Records, 1893-1906; 2 Fibredex boxes.

WILLS
Wills, 1805, 1808, 1817, 1836-1930, 1938; 18 Fibredex boxes.


Source:
"North Carolina County Records Guide", PDF Version, Published by North Carolina State Archives.

Please follow this link to access the "North Carolina County Records Guide"
http://www.archives.ncdcr.gov/records_county.htm


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