Beaufort County, North Carolina
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*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nccdurha/index.htm Durham's Creek, NC] | *[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nccdurha/index.htm Durham's Creek, NC] | ||
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/beaufort/beauforthistory.html History at NCGenWeb Archives] | *[http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/beaufort/beauforthistory.html History at NCGenWeb Archives] | ||
| − | *[http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/historyfiction/item.aspx?id=reb Beaufort County: two centuries of its history](1962) - book by C. Wingate Reed; freely available online | + | *[http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/historyfiction/item.aspx?id=reb Beaufort County: two centuries of its history](1962) - book by C. Wingate Reed; freely available online |
| − | *[http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/historyfiction/item.aspx?id=sme Early history of Washington Park : 1839-1925] (1950) - book by Lida B. Small; freely available online | + | *[http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/historyfiction/item.aspx?id=sme Early history of Washington Park : 1839-1925] (1950) - book by Lida B. Small; freely available online |
| − | *[http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/historyfiction/item.aspx?id=paa A History of colonial Bath] (1955) - book by Herbert Richard Paschal; freely available online | + | *[http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/historyfiction/item.aspx?id=paa A History of colonial Bath] (1955) - book by Herbert Richard Paschal; freely available online |
| − | *[http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/historyfiction/item.aspx?id=hos Saint Peters Parish, Washington, North Carolina : a record of the century, 1822-1922] (1922) - book by Edmund Harding Hoyt; freely available online | + | *[http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/historyfiction/item.aspx?id=hos Saint Peters Parish, Washington, North Carolina : a record of the century, 1822-1922] (1922) - book by Edmund Harding Hoyt; freely available online |
*[http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/historyfiction/item.aspx?id=low Washington and the Pamlico] (1976) - book by Ursula Loy; freely available online<br> | *[http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/historyfiction/item.aspx?id=low Washington and the Pamlico] (1976) - book by Ursula Loy; freely available online<br> | ||
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==== Vital Records ==== | ==== Vital Records ==== | ||
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| + | Uncertified copies of vital records can be ordered for a small fee from the Register of Deeds. Please [http://www.co.beaufort.nc.us/dept.html contact them] for more information. | ||
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| + | ===== Births ===== | ||
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| + | *[https://www.familysearch.org/s/collection/show#uri=http://search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1726957&hash=Mrd8SMocDIIen2Q83tu%252B82PRagg%253D North Carolina Births and Christenings, 1866-1964] - search this name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state ; via FamilySearch | ||
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| + | ===== Marriages ===== | ||
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| + | *[http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/beaufort/beaufortmarriages.htm Marriages at NCGenWeb Archives] | ||
| + | *[https://familysearch.org/s/collection/show#uri=http://search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1675484&hash=Mrd8SMocDIIen2Q83tu%252B82PRagg%253D North Carolina Marriages, 1762-1979] - via FamilySearch; images included | ||
| + | *[http://goo.gl/FsJlh Beaufort County marriages] - are included throughout Carrie Broughton's 6-volume index of the Raleigh Register & State Gazette newspaper (1799-1893). Marriages are listed by year and PDF files are searcheable. Available on the North Carolina Digital Collections website. | ||
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| + | ===== Deaths ===== | ||
*[http://www.ncgenweb.us/beaufort/obits/obits.htm Beaufort Co., NC Obituaries] | *[http://www.ncgenweb.us/beaufort/obits/obits.htm Beaufort Co., NC Obituaries] | ||
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/beaufort/beaufortobituaries.htm Beaufort Co., NC Obituaries at NCGenWeb Archives] | *[http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/beaufort/beaufortobituaries.htm Beaufort Co., NC Obituaries at NCGenWeb Archives] | ||
| − | *[http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/beaufort/beaufortvitals.html Vital Records at NCGenWeb Archives] | + | *[http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/beaufort/beaufortvitals.html Vital Records at NCGenWeb Archives]<br> |
| − | *[http://www. | + | *[http://www.ncgenweb-data.com/ncnews/resultlist.php?nametype=decedent&county=beaufort Beaurfort County deaths] - list of county area deaths reported in various newspapers; dates range from late 1700s to 1900s. |
| + | *[https://www.familysearch.org/s/collection/show#uri=http://search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1609799&hash=Mrd8SMocDIIen2Q83tu%252B82PRagg%253D North Carolina Death Certificates, 1906-1930] - freely available images of death certificates; via FamilySearch | ||
| + | *[https://www.familysearch.org/s/collection/show#uri=http://search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1675510&hash=Mrd8SMocDIIen2Q83tu%252B82PRagg%253D North Carolina Deaths & Burials, 1898-1994] - via FamilySearch | ||
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==== Yearbooks ==== | ==== Yearbooks ==== | ||
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United States 
North Carolina Beaufort County
Contents
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County Courthouse
History
Parent County
1705--Beaufort County was first called Pamptecough Precinct when it was formed 3 December 1705 from Bath County; the name was changed to Beaufort about 1712. Bath County was abolished in 1739. County seat: Washington [1]
Record Loss
- Beaufort County, NC Records (Original & Microfilm)
Places/Localities
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Bibles
Biographies
Cemeteries
- Askew-Bowen Cemetery - Long Acre
- Baynor Town Cemetery - Long Acre
- Campbell's Creek Community Cemetery - Aurora
- Cicero Candy Cemetery - Washington
- Clay Hill Cemetery - Edward
- Davis Cemetery - Pungo
- Hart Family Cemetery (African-American) - Edward
- Henry G. Lewis Cemetery - Blounts Creek
- Long Acre Chapel Church Cemetery - Long Acre
- Mixon Cemetery - Aurora
- Oakdale Cemetery - Washington
- Pamlico Memorial Gardens - Washington
- Rogers Cemetery - Washington
- Yeatesville Cemetery - Yeatesville (by Sandy Carawan)
- Access Genealogy for Beaufort County Cemeteries
- Cemetery Census for Beaufort County Cemeteries
- Find-A-Grave for Beaufort County Cemeteries
- USGenWeb Archives for Beaufort County Cemeteries
Census & Tax
Church
- Free Church on Chocowinity
- Church Minutes, Beaufort Co., NC, 1858
- The Kehukee Baptist Association, 1765 to 1885 (History of the Church of God)
- Beaufort Co., NC Subscribers List for 1834
- Churches of Beaufort Co., NC
- Churches at NCGenWeb Archives
Court
Ethnic
Land
Local Histories
- Durham's Creek, NC
- History at NCGenWeb Archives
- Beaufort County: two centuries of its history(1962) - book by C. Wingate Reed; freely available online
- Early history of Washington Park : 1839-1925 (1950) - book by Lida B. Small; freely available online
- A History of colonial Bath (1955) - book by Herbert Richard Paschal; freely available online
- Saint Peters Parish, Washington, North Carolina : a record of the century, 1822-1922 (1922) - book by Edmund Harding Hoyt; freely available online
- Washington and the Pamlico (1976) - book by Ursula Loy; freely available online
Maps
- 1590 White - de Bry Map of Coastal North Carolina
- 1630 Map of the Southeast [Mercator] (by Johannes Cloppenburg)
- 1696 Carte General de la Caroline (Hargrett Library, Univ. of Georgia)
- 1709 Map by John Lawson (from Francis L. Hawks)
- 1733 A New and Correct Map of North Carolina (by Edward Moseley)
- 1770 John Collet Map
- 1775 A Map of North and South Carolina by Henry Mouzon (Library of Congress)
- c1779 Plan of the Town of Washington comprised of the original 60 lots (read owners names)
- 1808 Price-Strothers Map
- 1833 A New Map of the State of North Carolina (by MacRae-Brazier)
- 1840 Bath Creek Survey
- 1862 Civil War Map of North Carolina (from Harper's Weekly)
- 1882 Kerr-Cain Map of North Carolina
- 1895 Map of Beaufort Co., NC (from Rand-McNally's Atlas)
- 2006 State Travel Map of Beaufort Co., NC (NC Dept. of Transportation)
- Beaufort Co., NC - Earth from Space (NASA-Johnson Space Center)
- North Carolina County Maps (from 1664-1965) (from Footnote.com)
- Beaufort County, NC Townships, 1930 Census (by Larry Flowers)
- Beaufort County, NC Map (showing major towns)
- Animated Atlas (From the beginning of the 13 states to present--Excellent history lesson!)
Military
- Beaufort Co., NC Military Records (from Colonial Militia to Vietnam)
- Beaufort Co., NC Military Records at NCGenWeb Archives
Miscellaneous
- Masonic Records of Beaufort Co., NC
- Historical Markers of Beaufort Co., NC
- Penny Postcards of Beaufort Co., NC at NCGenWeb Archives
- Hurricanes of North Carolina
- Blackbeard
Newspapers, Letters & Journals
- Brief Abstracts From The American Recorder, 1815-1825 from Betsy Ross
- Beaufort County news from miscellaneous newspapers
- Beaufort Co., NC Newspapers at NCGenWeb Archives
- Beaufort Co., NC Letters at NCGenWeb Archives
- Pamteco Tracings Table of Contents (Journal of the Beaufort County Genealogical Society)
Photographs
Probate
- Beaufort Co., NC Wills
- Beaufort Co., NC Estates
- Beaufort Co., NC CRX Estates
- J. Bryan Grimes Wills & Inventories
- Beaufort Co., NC Wills & Estates at NCGenWeb Archives
Schools
Vital Records
Uncertified copies of vital records can be ordered for a small fee from the Register of Deeds. Please contact them for more information.
Births
- North Carolina Births and Christenings, 1866-1964 - search this name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state ; via FamilySearch
Marriages
- Marriages at NCGenWeb Archives
- North Carolina Marriages, 1762-1979 - via FamilySearch; images included
- Beaufort County marriages - are included throughout Carrie Broughton's 6-volume index of the Raleigh Register & State Gazette newspaper (1799-1893). Marriages are listed by year and PDF files are searcheable. Available on the North Carolina Digital Collections website.
Deaths
- Beaufort Co., NC Obituaries
- Beaufort Co., NC Obituaries at NCGenWeb Archives
- Vital Records at NCGenWeb Archives
- Beaurfort County deaths - list of county area deaths reported in various newspapers; dates range from late 1700s to 1900s.
- North Carolina Death Certificates, 1906-1930 - freely available images of death certificates; via FamilySearch
- North Carolina Deaths & Burials, 1898-1994 - via FamilySearch
Yearbooks
- Beaufort County students at NC colleges - list via the NCGenWeb Yearbook Index
Societies and Libraries
- Beaufort Co., NC Genealogical Society
- Beaufort Co., NC Addresses & Links
- North Carolina Genealogical Society
- National Genealogical Society
Web Sites
- NCGenWeb: Beaufort County - free genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project
- Family History Library Catalog
References
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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