Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
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| − | '''1762'''--Mecklenburg County was created 3 November 1762 from [[Anson County, North Carolina|Anson ]]County.<br>'''County seat''': Charlotte <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref> | + | '''1762'''--Mecklenburg County was created 3 November 1762 from [[Anson County, North Carolina|Anson ]]County. It was named for the German homeland of Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg-Streliz, the wife of King George III. <ref>The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Story, Public Library of Charlotte &amp; Mecklenburg County, www.cmstory.org</ref><br>'''County seat''': Charlotte <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref> |
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United States 
North Carolina Mecklenburg County
Contents |
County Courthouse
History
Parent County
1762--Mecklenburg County was created 3 November 1762 from Anson County. It was named for the German homeland of Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg-Streliz, the wife of King George III. [1]
County seat: Charlotte [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
Church
Court
Family Histories
Bibliography
- [Morrison] Morrison, Janet and Marie Morrison. "Twelve Things We've Learned While Compiling the Rocky River Morrison Genealogies," Rowan County Register, Vol. 12, No. 3 (Aug. 1997):2819. Available at FHL.
- [Morrison] Morrison, Janet and Marie Morrison. Descendants of John (1725?-1777) & Mary (1732-1781) Morrison of Rocky River. Reviewed in Rowan County Register, Vol. 12, No. 3 (Aug. 1997):2830. Available at FHL.
- [Morrison] Morrison, Janet and Marie Morrison. Descendants of James (1726-1804) and Jennet (1735-1810) Morrison of Rocky River. Reviewed in Rowan County Register, Vol. 12, No. 3 (Aug. 1997):2830. Available at FHL.
- [Morrison] Morrison, Janet and Marie Morrison. Descendants of Robert (1728-1810) and Sarah (1739-1816) Morrison of Rocky River. Reviewed in Rowan County Register, Vol. 12, No. 3 (Aug. 1997):2830. Available at FHL.
Land
Local Histories
- Tompkins, Daniel Augustus. History of Mecklenburg County and the City of Charlotte: From 1740 to 1903, 2 vols. Charlotte, North Carolina: Observer Printing House, 1903-1904. Available at FHL; digital versions of Vol. 1 at BYU Family History Archives and Google Books (full-view) and of Vol. 2 at BYU Family History Archives and Google Books (full-view).
Maps
Military
Naturalization
- Ferguson, Herman W. "Six Applications for Citizenship, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina," [1823-1824] Rowan County Register, Vol. 12, No. 3 (Aug. 1997):2795-2796. Available at FHL.
Newspapers
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
Yearbooks
- Belmont Abbey College: 1934-2009 (not entirely inclusive, but more than 50 yearbooks)
- Davidson College: 1895-2009
- Johnson C. Smith University: 1929-2008
- Mecklenburg County students at NC colleges - via the NCGenWeb Yearbook Index
Societies and Libraries
Web Sites
- NCGenWeb: Mecklenburg County - part of the USGenWeb Project
- Family History Library Catalog
References
- ↑ The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Story, Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County, www.cmstory.org
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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