Anson County, North Carolina
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| + | [http://www.co.anson.nc.us/content/index.php?deeds <span style="display: none;" id="1293928592468S"> </span>Anson County Register of Deeds]<br>101 S. Greene Street, Suite 131<br>Wadesboro, NC 28170<br>704-994-3208 | ||
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| + | *[http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/anson/ansondeeds.html Anson County Deeds] | ||
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Revision as of 00:40, 2 January 2011
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United States 
North Carolina Anson County
Contents |
County Courthouse
History
"The county was formed in 1750 from Bladen County. It was named for George Anson, Baron Anson, a British admiral, who circumnavigated the globe from 1740 to 1744, and later became First Lord of the Admiralty. Like its parent county, Anson County was originally a vast territory with indefinite northern and western boundaries. Reductions in its extent began in 1753, when the northern part of it became Rowan County. In 1762 the western part of Anson County became Mecklenburg County. In 1779 the northern part of what remained of Anson County became Montgomery County, and the part east of the Pee Dee River became Richmond County. Finally, in 1842 the western part of Anson County was combined with the southeastern part of Mecklenburg County to become Union County."
Anson County was named in honor of British Admiral Lord George Anson, a First Lord of the Admiralty. He commanded the vessel which brought Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Germany, to her future husband King George III. Germans to the area around Anson County, as did many settlers from the British Isles, Africa, and Moravia. In 1750 Anson County was formed from Bladen County. At that time, it reached all the way to the Mississippi River. Although it has been cut in physical size five times since then, the people of that county have enabled its presence to reach beyond the Mississippi to the far corners of the world.
Parent County
1749--Anson County was created 17 March 1749 from Bladen County. County seat: Wadesboro [1]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
1868--A courthouse fire destroyed many records.
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
- Chesterfield County, South Carolina
- Marlboro County, South Carolina
- Montgomery
- Richmond
- Stanly
- Union
Resources
Cemeteries
Church
Court
Family Histories
Bibliography
- [Jarman] German, John L. "Finding the Father of David German of North Carolina and Shelby County, Indiana," The American Genealogist, Vol. 68, No. 2 (Apr. 1993):87-94.
Land
Anson County land and deed records may be obtained through the local Register of Deeds or through the North Carolina State Archives for older records. Contact the Registry's office at the below address, and also click onto the link to get further details about the office:
Anson County Register of Deeds
101 S. Greene Street, Suite 131
Wadesboro, NC 28170
704-994-3208
There are a number of transcribed Deed Records at the following:
Local Histories
Maps
Military
Newspapers
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
GenWed has marriages for Anson County as early as 1825. They are abstracts from various sources.
Yearbooks
- Anson County students at NC colleges - a list via the NCGenWeb Yearbook Index
Societies and Libraries
Web Sites
- NCGenWeb: Anson County - free genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project
- Family History Library Catalog
- Anson County USGenWeb Archives
References
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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