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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[North Carolina]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Bladen County'''
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Guide to '''Bladen County North Carolina genealogy.''' Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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''[[United States]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[North Carolina]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Bladen_County,_North_Carolina|Bladen County]]''
 
  
 
== County Courthouse  ==
 
== County Courthouse  ==
  
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[http://www.bladeninfo.org/ Bladen County North Carolina]<br>Courthouse Dr P O Box 247<br>Elizabethtown, NC 28337<br><br>Courthouse burned 1800 &amp; 1893<br>reg of Deeds has b &amp; D rec from 1914<br>m rec from 1893 &amp; land rec from 1734<br>Clk Sup Ct has div &amp; ct rec from 1893 &amp; pro rec from 1734<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Bladen County, North Carolina p. 506. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
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<br>Bladen County was formed from New Hanover in 1734<br><br>
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| width="16.6%" | <center>'''[[{{PAGENAME}}#Vital_Records|Birth]]'''</center>  
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| width="16.6%" | <center>'''[[{{PAGENAME}}#Vital_Records|Marriage]]'''</center>  
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| width="16.6%" | <center>'''[[{{PAGENAME}}#Vital_Records|Death]]'''</center>
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| width="16.6%" | <center>'''[[{{PAGENAME}}#Census|Census]]'''</center>
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| width="16.6%" | <center>[[{{PAGENAME}}#Land|'''Deeds''']]</center>
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| width="16.6%" align="center" | <center>1913</center>  
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| width="16.6%" align="center" | <center>1868</center>  
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| width="16.6%" align="center" | <center>1913</center>
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| width="16.6%" align="center" | <center>1790</center>
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| width="16.6%" align="center" | <center>1738</center>
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| width="16.6%" align="center" | <center>1761</center>
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[http://www.bladeninfo.org/ Bladen County North Carolina]<br>Courthouse Dr P O Box 247<br>Elizabethtown, NC 28337<br><br>reg of Deeds has b &amp; D rec from 1914<br>m rec from 1893 &amp; land rec from 1734<br>Clk Sup Ct has div &amp; ct rec from 1893 &amp; pro rec from 1734<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Bladen County, North Carolina p. 506. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> <br><br>
  
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==== Parent County  ====
 
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*'''Bladen.''' Established 1756.<ref name="bap">George Washington Paschal, ''History of North Carolina Baptists,'' 2 vols. (1930; reprint, Gallatin, Tenn.: Church History Research and Archives, 1990), 1:319, 327. {{FHL|561274|item|disp=FHL Book 975.6 K2p 1990}}.</ref>
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*'''White Marsh.''' Established about 1765.<ref name="bap" /><ref>Lemuel Burkitt and Jesse Read, ''A Concise History of the Kehukee Baptist Association: From Its Original Rise Down to 1808'' (1808), Chapter 16. Digital version at [http://stpaulsseminary.com/Sophomore%20Year/Department%20of%20History/Ecclesiastical%20History/First%20Semester/Baptist%20History/Baptist%20History%20Collection/LIBRARY/Lesson%2021.PDF St Paul's Seminary website].</ref> Later located in [[Columbus County, North Carolina|Columbus County]].
  
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*'''St. Martin's Parish.''' Established by 1741.<ref>Robert J. Cain, ed., ''The Church of England in North Carolina: Documents, 1699-1741'' (Raleigh, N.C.: Division of Archives and History, North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, 1999), 414. {{FHL|967002|item|disp=FHL Book 975.6 K2cr}}.</ref>
  
 
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:-[[3rd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry|3rd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry]]
 
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*'''Pre-1790''' - [http://mars.archives.ncdcr.gov/BasicSearch.aspx Pre-1790 {{PAGENAME}} Wills] stored at the North Carolina State Archives are online - free. [[North Carolina Probate Records#Proved_in_North_Carolina|Website tips]].
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*'''1766-1961''' - {{RecordSearch|1867501|Will Books 1 to 5 (1766-1961)|access=browse}} have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
  
 
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*[http://www.ncgenweb-data.com/ybook/resultlist.php?county=bladen&state=NC Bladen County students at NC colleges] - list via the NCGenWeb Yearbook Index
 
*[http://www.ncgenweb-data.com/ybook/resultlist.php?county=bladen&state=NC Bladen County students at NC colleges] - list via the NCGenWeb Yearbook Index
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Guide to Bladen County North Carolina genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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County Seat Elizabethtown
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Contents

County Courthouse

Beginning Dates for Bladen County, North Carolina Government Records
Birth
Marriage
Death
Census
Deeds
Wills
1913
1868
1913
1790
1738
1761

Bladen County North Carolina
Courthouse Dr P O Box 247
Elizabethtown, NC 28337

reg of Deeds has b & D rec from 1914
m rec from 1893 & land rec from 1734
Clk Sup Ct has div & ct rec from 1893 & pro rec from 1734[1]

History

Parent County

1734--Bladen County was created om 1734 from New Hanover County. County seat: Elizabethtown [2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

1800, 1893--Courthouse fires destroyed most of the court records and several land records.

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

Resources

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Cemeteries

Census

For tips on accessing Bladen County, North Carolina census records online, see: North Carolina Census.

Church Records

Baptist
Church of England
  • St. Martin's Parish. Established by 1741.[5]

Court

Genealogy

It is anticipated that this bibliography will eventually identify all known family histories published about residents of this county. Use this list to:

  • Locate publications about direct ancestors
  • Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family
  • Identify publications, to quote Elizabeth Shown Mills, about an ancestor's "FAN Club" [Friends, Associates, and Neighbors]
Bibliography

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

Civil War

Civil War Confederate units - Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.

-3rd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Yearbooks

Societies and Libraries 

Family History Centers

Web Sites

References

  1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Bladen County, North Carolina p. 506. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
  2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 George Washington Paschal, History of North Carolina Baptists, 2 vols. (1930; reprint, Gallatin, Tenn.: Church History Research and Archives, 1990), 1:319, 327. FHL Book 975.6 K2p 1990.
  4. ↑ Lemuel Burkitt and Jesse Read, A Concise History of the Kehukee Baptist Association: From Its Original Rise Down to 1808 (1808), Chapter 16. Digital version at St Paul's Seminary website.
  5. ↑ Robert J. Cain, ed., The Church of England in North Carolina: Documents, 1699-1741 (Raleigh, N.C.: Division of Archives and History, North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, 1999), 414. FHL Book 975.6 K2cr.
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