Please visit the North Carolina State Archives for more information. Guide to Research Materials in the North Carolina Archives County Records CAMDEN COUNTY Established in 1777 from Pasquotank County. Some records were said to have been destroyed in a storage rom fire; many records missing. ORIGINAL RECORDS BONDS Apprentice Bonds, 1871-1886; 1 volume. Bastardy Bonds, 1871-1879; 1 volume. COURT RECORDS County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions Minutes, 1855-1868; 1 volume. Execution Docket, 1858-1862, 1866-1868; 1 volume. Trial, Appearance and Petition Dockets, 1857-1862, 1865-1868; 2 volumes. Superior Court Minutes, 1853-1861, 1866-1911; 4 volumes. Equity Minutes, 1807-1861, 1866-1868; 2 volumes. Equity Trial Dockets, 1807-1861; 2 volumes. Execution Docket, 1854-1860, 1866-1869; 1 volume. State Docket, 1854-1861, 1866-1869; 1 volume. Trial and Appearance Dockets, 1842-1861, 1866-1869; 2 volumes. Civil Action Papers, 1802-1929; 2 Fibredex boxes. Criminal Action Papers, 1808-1928; 1 Fibredex box. ELECTION RECORDS Record of Elections, 1878-1916; 3 volumes. ESTATES RECORDS Record of Estates, 1853-1869; 1 volume. Record of Accounts, 1866-1906; 3 volumes. Administrators’ Bonds, 1853-1872, 1895-1916; 4 volumes. Widows’ Dowers, 1894-1918; 1 volume. Estates Records, 1790-1929; 22 Fibredex boxes. Guardians’ Records, 1809-1925; 5 Fibredex boxes. Guardians’ Accounts, 1805-1809, 1858-1869; 2 volumes. Guardians’ Bonds, 1856-1918; 3 volumes. Record of Inventories, 1853-1868; 1 volume. Record of Settlements, 1869-1914; 1 volume. Fiduciary Account Book, 1850-1860, 1881; 1 volume. LAND RECORDS Deeds, 1739-1912; 1 Fibredex box. Processioners’ Record, 1874-1904; 1 volume. Miscellaneous Land Records, 1807-1925; 1 Fibredex box. MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS Orders and Decrees, 1869-1904; 3 volumes. Miscellaneous Records, 1786-1928; 3 Fibredex boxes. Records of Assignees, Receivers and Trustees, 1859-1928; 1 Fibredex box. ROADS AND BRIDGES Minutes, Board of Supervisors of Public Roads, 1879-1903; 1 volume. Minutes, Board of County Highway Commissioners, 1917-1931; 1 volume. TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS Miscellaneous Tax Records, 1848-1890; 1 Fibredex box. WILLS Wills, 1766-1922; 5 Fibredex boxes. MICROFILM RECORDS BONDS Apprentice Bonds, 1871-1886; 1 reel. Bastardy Bonds, 1871-1879; 1 reel. CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS Record of Corporations, 1908-1972; 1 reel. COURT RECORDS County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions Minutes, 1855-1868; 1 reel. Superior Court Minutes, 1853-1959; 4 reels. Equity Minutes, 1807-1868; 1 reel. Index to Judgments, 1929-1966; 1 reel. Index to Civil Actions, Plaintiff, 1966-1983; 1 reel. Index to Civil Actions, Defendant, 1966-1983; 1 reel. Index to Criminal Actions, 1966-1983; 1 reel. ELECTION RECORDS Record of Elections, 1878-1968; 1 reel. ESTATES RECORDS Record of Accounts, 1866-1966; 4 reels. Accounts and Sales of Estates, 1853-1869; 1 reel. Administrators’ Bonds, 1853-1916; 2 reels. Record of Administrators, Executors and Guardians, 1915-1966; 1 reel. Record of Administrators, 1929-1966; 1 reel. Guardians’ Accounts, 1800-1809; 1 reel. Record of Widows’ Dowers, 1894-1914; 1 reel. Inheritance Tax Records, 1923-1966; 1 reel. Inventories of Estates, 1853-1868; 1 reel. Record of Settlements, 1862-1967; 2 reels. LAND RECORDS Record of Deeds, 1777-1949; 36 reels. General Index to Deeds, Grantor and Grantee, 1777-1927; 1 reel. Index to Real Estate Conveyances, Grantor, 1927-1946; 1 reel. Index to Real Estate Conveyances, Grantee, 1927-1946; 1 reel. Land Entries, 1866-1903; 1 reel. Processioners’ Record, 1875-1904; 1 reel. Record of Sales by Trustees and Mortgagees, 1919-1967; 1 reel. MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS Marriage Licenses, 1868-1945; 32 reels. Marriage Registers, 1840-1967; 3 reels. Maiden Names of Divorced Women, 1945-1965; 1 reel. Index to Births, 1913-1982; 1 reel. Index to Deaths, 1913-1982; 1 reel. Index to Delayed Births, various years; 1 reel. MILITARY AND PENSION RECORDS Record of Armed Forces Discharges, 1944-1982; 1 reel. MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS Minutes, Committee of Finance, 1861-1877; 1 reel. Record of Lunacy, 1907-1967; 1 reel. Orders and Decrees, 1869-1966; 5 reels. OFFICIALS, COUNTY Minutes, Board of County Commissioners, 1868-1959; 2 reels. SCHOOL RECORDS Minutes, Board of Superintendents of Common Schools, 1857-1867; 1 reel. Minutes, County Board of Education, 1872-1960; 1 reel. TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS Tax Scrolls, 1872-1893, 1915, 1925, 1935, 1945; 3 reels. WILLS Record of Wills, 1815-1966; 3 reels. Index to Wills, 1822-1966; 1 reel.
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