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| − | + | ''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[North Carolina]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Moore_County,_North_Carolina|Moore County]]'' | |
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| − | === | + | {{Infobox U.S. County |
| + | | county = Moore County | ||
| + | | adoption_sign = Adoption NCGenWeb | ||
| + | | custom_text = <center>County Coordinator<br>'''[http://www.ncgenweb.us/moore/ Moore Co. NCGenWeb]'''</center> | ||
| + | | county_map = Nc-moore.png | ||
| + | | state = North Carolina | ||
| + | | state_map = North_Carolina.png | ||
| + | | founded year = 1784 | ||
| + | | founded date = | ||
| + | | seat wl = Carthage | ||
| + | }} | ||
| − | == | + | == County Courthouse == |
| − | + | [http://www.nccourts.org/County/Moore/Default.asp Moore County Courthouse]<br>102 Monroe St<br>Carthage, NC 28327<br>Mailing Address:<br>PO Box 936<br>Carthage, NC 28327<br>Phone: (910) 947-2396 | |
| − | = | + | Courthouse burned in 1889<br>registrar of deeds has birth and death records from 1913<br>land records from 1889 & land grants from 1784<br>Clerk Superior Court has divorce, probate and Court Records<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Moore County, North Carolina. Page 511 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> |
| − | == Neighboring Counties == | + | == History == |
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| + | Moore County was formed in 1784 from Cumberland County. It was named in the honor<br>of Captain Alfred Moore of Brunswick, a soldier of the Revolution and<br>afterwards a judge of the Supreme Court of the United States. Moore County<br>is in the south central section of the State and bounded by Harnett, Hoke, Scotland, Richmond,<br>Montgomery, Randolph, Chatham, and Lee counties.<br>The act establishing the county provided for the erection of the public buildings. In 1795 an act was passed which stated that the location of the courthouse was inconvenient; it named commissioners to purchase land near the center of the county and erect a new courthouse. In 1796 an act was passed establishing Carthage on land where the courthouse was to stand. In 1803 an act was passed naming commissioners to lay out a town and build a courthouse as directed in the act of 1796. In 1806, Carthage was changed to Feaginsville. In 1818, "Feaginsville" was changed back to Carthage, and is now the county seat. | ||
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| + | ==== Parent County ==== | ||
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| + | '''1784'''--Moore County was created from [[Cumberland County, North Carolina|Cumberland]] County.<br>'''County seat''': Carthage <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref> | ||
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| + | ==== Boundary Changes ==== | ||
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| + | ==== Record Loss ==== | ||
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| + | '''1889--'''Courthouse fire destroyed most of the land records and many court records. | ||
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| + | == Places / Localities == | ||
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| + | ==== Populated Places ==== | ||
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| + | ==== Neighboring Counties ==== | ||
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| + | *[[Chatham County, North Carolina|Chatham]] | ||
| + | *[[Cumberland County, North Carolina|Cumberland]] | ||
| + | *[[Harnett County, North Carolina|Harnett]] | ||
| + | *[[Hoke County, North Carolina|Hoke]] | ||
| + | *[[Lee County, North Carolina|Lee]] | ||
| + | *[[Montgomery County, North Carolina|Montgomery]] | ||
| + | *[[Randolph County, North Carolina|Randolph]] | ||
| + | *[[Richmond County, North Carolina|Richmond]] | ||
| + | *[[Scotland County, North Carolina|Scotland]] | ||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
| + | [[Image:Ncmoore.png|thumb|right|400px]] | ||
| + | ==== Cemeteries ==== | ||
| − | + | *[http://www.ncgenweb.us/moore/morcem.htm Moore County Cemeteries] | |
| + | *[http://www.ncgenweb.us/moore/bensalem.html Partial list of Bensalem Church Cemetery] | ||
| + | *[http://www.ncgenweb.us/moore/smryna.html Smyrna Methodist Church Cemetery] | ||
| + | *[http://www.ncgenweb.us/moore/longstreet.htm Long Street Church Cemetery] | ||
| + | *[http://www.interment.net/data/us/nc/moore/dover/dover.htm Dover Baptist Church Cemetery<br>] | ||
| + | *[http://cemeterycensus.com/nc/moor/cem001.htm Acorn Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery] | ||
| + | *[http://cemeterycensus.com/nc/moor/cem007.htm Bethesda Presbyterian Church Cemetery<br>] | ||
| + | *[http://cemeterycensus.com/nc/moor/cem003.htm Brown's Chapel Christian Cemetery] | ||
| + | *[http://cemeterycensus.com/nc/moor/cem008.htm Cross Hill Cemetery] | ||
| + | *[http://cemeterycensus.com/nc/moor/cem009.htm Lamm's Grove Primitive Baptist Church ] | ||
| + | *[http://cemeterycensus.com/nc/moor/cem005.htm Pine Rest Cemetery] | ||
| + | *[http://cemeterycensus.com/nc/moor/cem006.htm Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery] | ||
| + | *[http://cemeterycensus.com/nc/moor/cem004.htm Tabernacle United Methodist Church Cemetery] | ||
| − | === | + | ==== Census ==== |
| − | + | {{Census|North Carolina}} | |
| − | == | + | ==== Church ==== |
| − | + | LDS Ward and Branch Records | |
| − | === Genealogy and History | + | *Cameron |
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| + | ==== Court ==== | ||
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| + | [http://www.nccourts.org/County/Moore/Directory.asp Moore County Clerk of Superior Court]<br> <br>The Clerk of Superior Court is elected for four years and must be a resident of the county in which he or she is elected. Unlike clerks of court in other states, the Clerk of Superior Court in North Carolina has numerous judicial functions. | ||
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| + | As judge of probate, the Clerk has exclusive original jurisdiction over matters relating to the probate of wills, and the administration of estates, including appointing personal representatives, auditing their accounting, and removing them from office if necessary. The Clerk also presides over many other legal matters including adoptions, incompetency proceedings, condemnation of private lands for public use, and foreclosures. The Clerk is responsible for all clerical and record-keeping functions of the district and superior court. In addition, the Clerk receives and disburses money collected each year from court fees and fines. | ||
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| + | Clerk of Superior Court's Office 910-947-2396<br> 910-947-1444 (FAX) | ||
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| + | A number of Court Records have been transcribed and are available at the following sites: | ||
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| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/court/arnold1312gwl.txt Mary Arnold v Henry Arnold 1845] | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/court/arnold1304gwl.txt Solomon Arnold, deceased 1846]<br> | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/court/baker305wl.txt John Baker v John Cole 1857]<br> | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/court/borrough273wl.txt Edward Borroughs v Joseph Dunlap 1856]<br> | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/court/caddell1042gwl.txt James Caddell, deceased 1804]<br> | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/court/chambers364gwl.txt Edward Chambers v William Farar, 1855]<br> | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/court/cheek1046gwl.txt Amos & Susannah Cheek, Inheritance 1811]<br> | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/court/cook1309gwl.txt Joseph Cook v David Cook, 1845]<br> | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/court/david1045gwl.txt Cornelius David v Richard Oldham, et al 1808]<br> | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/court/graham298wl.txt Delinquent Tax Seizures 1857]<br> | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/court/monroe252wl.txt Delinquent Taxpayers 1854]<br> | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/newspapers/1855moor142gnw.txt Delinquent Taxpayers 1854, pt.2]<br> | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/court/1815tax.txt Direct Tax of 1815 & 1816]<br> | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/court/dye257wl.txt W.W. Dye v. Archibald McFarland , 1854] | ||
| + | *[http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/moorecourt.htm Court Records from NCGenWeb Archives] | ||
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| + | <br> | ||
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| + | ==== Genealogy ==== | ||
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| + | The Tidwell family of Moore County, North Carolina is discussed in: | ||
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| + | *'''[Tidwell]''' Johnson, Charles Owen. "The Tidwell Family," ''The Virginia Genealogist'', Vol. 17, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1973):3-7; Vol. 17, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1973):114-121; Vol. 17, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1973):181-186; Vol. 17, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1973):295-299; Vol. 18, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1974):35-40; Vol. 18, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1974):129-135; Vol. 18, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1974):175-182; Vol. 18, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1974):257-264; Vol. 19, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1975):39-45. Digital version at [http://www.americanancestors.org/search.aspx?Ca=098&Da=285 American Ancestors] ($). {{FHL|33159|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 B2vg v. 17 (1973) - v. 19 (1975)}}. | ||
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| + | ==== Land ==== | ||
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| + | [http://rod.moorecountync.gov/default.aspx Moore County Register of Deeds]<br>100 Dowd Street<br>Carthage, NC 28327 | ||
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| + | Mailing Address:<br>P. O. Box 1210<br>Carthage, NC 28327<br>910-947-6300 | ||
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| + | Has Land Records starting from 1787; their website includes a searchable database for their records. | ||
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| + | <br> | ||
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| + | A number of websites have transcribed deed and land records as follows: | ||
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| + | *[http://www.ncgenweb.us/moore/grants.html Index to Moore County Grants, Vol. II] | ||
| + | *[http://www.ncgenweb.us/moore/landplat.html Moore County Original Landowners] | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/deeds/caddle02.txt Benjamin Caddle Land Grant 1799] | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/deeds/wicowws1.txt William Cole to W. W. Sears 1856] | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/deeds/rgreen04.txt Robert Green Land Grant 1853] | ||
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| + | ==== Local Histories ==== | ||
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| + | ==== Maps ==== | ||
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| + | ==== Military ==== | ||
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| + | *[http://www.ncgenweb.us/moore/1835pension.html 1835 Moore County Revolutionary War Pension list (partial)] | ||
| + | *[http://www.ncgenweb.us/moore/monroex.htm The Battle of Monroe's Crossroads] | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/military/revwar/enlistment/campbell249mt.txt The Memorial of James Campbell, 1800] | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/military/campbells.txt Campbell Men in the War] | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/military/moorevet.txt Veterans Roll of Honor] | ||
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| + | ===== Civil War ===== | ||
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| + | *[http://www.ncgenweb.us/moore/prisons.html Confederate Prisoners Information] | ||
| + | *[http://www.ncgenweb.us/moore/confedsoldiers.html Civil War Soldiers Buried at Bethesda Cemetery] | ||
| + | *[http://www.ncgenweb.us/moore/mcconfedsld.htm Moore County Confederate Veterans Roll of Honor] | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/bios/graham01.txt Jarrett B. Graham, 30th Infantry Company H] | ||
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| + | Civil War Confederate units - Brief history, counties where recruited, etc. | ||
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| + | ==== Newspapers ==== | ||
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| + | ==== Probate ==== | ||
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| + | Moore County Clerk of Superior Court<br>910-947-2396<br>Has wills, estate records, and all transactions having to do with the settlement of estates starting from 1783. Contact their office to verify their records and fees.<br> | ||
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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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| + | *'''1783-1818''' - {{RecordSearch|1867501|Will Books A to F (1783-1818)|access=browse}} have been digitized by FamilySearch - free. | ||
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| + | The following websites have transcribed copies of Wills or Estate Records for Moore County: | ||
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| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/cumberland/wills/black02.txt Archibald Black Estate] | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/wills/roboals1.txt Robert Boals, 1798] | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/wills/benbriwi.txt Benjamin Britt, 1810] | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/wills/joacheek.txt Joab Cheek, 1820] | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/wills/rcheek01.txt Richard Cheek, 1836] | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/wills/allinmar.txt Allin Martin, 1816] | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/wills/dennis01.txt Henry Jackson Dennis, 1890] | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/wills/fry01.txt Lockhart Frye, 1852] | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/wills/mrchisn03.txt Duncan Murchison, 1836] | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/wills/mrchisn01.txt Duncan Murchison, 1853] | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/wills/mrchisn02.txt Kenneth Murchison Sr. 1834<br>] | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/wills/richar03.txt Druary Richardson, 1811] | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/wills/richar04.txt William Richardson, 1805] | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/wills/shmbrg01.txt Peter Shamburger, 1838] | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/wills/sheffi02.txt John Sheffield, 1794] | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/wills/short01.txt Margaret Short, 1862] | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/wills/sinclr01.txt John Sinclair Sr. 1828] | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/wills/jacstutt.txt Jacob Stutts, 1796] | ||
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| + | ==== Taxation ==== | ||
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| + | ==== Vital Records ==== | ||
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| + | The Moore County Register of Deeds has an online searchable database for their Vital Records, including Birth, Death, and Marriage records. | ||
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| + | [http://rod.moorecountync.gov/default.aspx Search Moore County Vital Records] | ||
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| + | A number of websites have transcribed Vital Records, here are links to the following: | ||
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| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/obits/a/addor841gob.txt Felix Eugene Addor, Death 1918] | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/vitals/doanblde.txt Doc Annarias Blake, Death 1949 ] | ||
| + | *[http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/moorevitals.htm John Westley Blake, Death 1955] | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/vitals/deaths/lunday15gdt.txt Robert Lee Lunday, Death 1980] | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/obits/s/sheffiel1786ob.txt Deliltia Sheffield, Death 1917] | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/obits/s/sheffiel1778ob.txt Elijah Sheffield, Death 1924] | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/obits/s/sheffiel1777ob.txt Henry Clay Sheffield, Death 1931] | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/obits/s/sheffiel1783ob.txt Herbert Wilson Sheffield, Death 1977] | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/obits/s/sheffiel1779ob.txt Isaac E. Sheffield, Death 1915] | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/obits/s/sheffiel1785ob.txt Jonathan Sheffield, Death 1917] | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/obits/s/sheffiel1787ob.txt Liddie Francis Sheffield, Death 1926] | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/obits/s/sheffiel1782ob.txt Martha Francis Sheffield, Death 1948] | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/obits/s/sheffiel1784ob.txt Sara Sheffield, Death 1919] | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/obits/s/shiffiel1781ob.txt Martisha Jane Shiffield, Death 1941] | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/obits/s/shuffiel1780ob.txt Rebecca Shuffield, Death 1919] | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/obits/s/standin839gob.txt John Robert Standin, Death 1918] | ||
| + | *[http://www.ncgenweb.us/moore/1785marr.html 1785 Marriage Grant Document] | ||
| + | *[http://www.ncgenweb.us/moore/marriages.htm Moore County Marriages 1858-1867] | ||
| + | *[http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore/mooremarriages.htm Moore County Marriages] | ||
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| + | == Societies and Libraries == | ||
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| + | *[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ncmcgs/ Moore County Genealogical Society<br>] | ||
| + | *[http://www.moorehistory.com/ Moore County Historical Association] | ||
| + | *[http://204.211.56.212/moore.html Moore County Libraries] | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== Family History Centers<br> ==== | ||
| + | |||
| + | *[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]] | ||
| + | *[[Pinehurst North Carolina Family History Center]] | ||
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| + | == Web Sites == | ||
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| + | *{{FHL|North+Carolina%2C+Moore|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}} | ||
| + | *[http://www.ncgenweb.us/moore/ Moore County NCGenWeb Project] | ||
| + | *[http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/moore.htm Moore County USGenWeb Archives] | ||
| + | |||
| + | == References == | ||
| + | <references />{{North Carolina|North Carolina}} | ||
| + | </div>{{-}} | ||
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United States
North Carolina
Moore County
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| Founded | 1784 | ||||||||
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| County Seat | Carthage | ||||||||
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Contents |
County Courthouse
Moore County Courthouse
102 Monroe St
Carthage, NC 28327
Mailing Address:
PO Box 936
Carthage, NC 28327
Phone: (910) 947-2396
Courthouse burned in 1889
registrar of deeds has birth and death records from 1913
land records from 1889 & land grants from 1784
Clerk Superior Court has divorce, probate and Court Records[1]
History
Moore County was formed in 1784 from Cumberland County. It was named in the honor
of Captain Alfred Moore of Brunswick, a soldier of the Revolution and
afterwards a judge of the Supreme Court of the United States. Moore County
is in the south central section of the State and bounded by Harnett, Hoke, Scotland, Richmond,
Montgomery, Randolph, Chatham, and Lee counties.
The act establishing the county provided for the erection of the public buildings. In 1795 an act was passed which stated that the location of the courthouse was inconvenient; it named commissioners to purchase land near the center of the county and erect a new courthouse. In 1796 an act was passed establishing Carthage on land where the courthouse was to stand. In 1803 an act was passed naming commissioners to lay out a town and build a courthouse as directed in the act of 1796. In 1806, Carthage was changed to Feaginsville. In 1818, "Feaginsville" was changed back to Carthage, and is now the county seat.
Parent County
1784--Moore County was created from Cumberland County.
County seat: Carthage [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
1889--Courthouse fire destroyed most of the land records and many court records.
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
- Moore County Cemeteries
- Partial list of Bensalem Church Cemetery
- Smyrna Methodist Church Cemetery
- Long Street Church Cemetery
- Dover Baptist Church Cemetery
- Acorn Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
- Bethesda Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Brown's Chapel Christian Cemetery
- Cross Hill Cemetery
- Lamm's Grove Primitive Baptist Church
- Pine Rest Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery
- Tabernacle United Methodist Church Cemetery
Census
For tips on accessing Moore County, North Carolina census records online, see: North Carolina Census.
Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records
- Cameron
Court
Moore County Clerk of Superior Court
The Clerk of Superior Court is elected for four years and must be a resident of the county in which he or she is elected. Unlike clerks of court in other states, the Clerk of Superior Court in North Carolina has numerous judicial functions.
As judge of probate, the Clerk has exclusive original jurisdiction over matters relating to the probate of wills, and the administration of estates, including appointing personal representatives, auditing their accounting, and removing them from office if necessary. The Clerk also presides over many other legal matters including adoptions, incompetency proceedings, condemnation of private lands for public use, and foreclosures. The Clerk is responsible for all clerical and record-keeping functions of the district and superior court. In addition, the Clerk receives and disburses money collected each year from court fees and fines.
Clerk of Superior Court's Office 910-947-2396
910-947-1444 (FAX)
A number of Court Records have been transcribed and are available at the following sites:
- Mary Arnold v Henry Arnold 1845
- Solomon Arnold, deceased 1846
- John Baker v John Cole 1857
- Edward Borroughs v Joseph Dunlap 1856
- James Caddell, deceased 1804
- Edward Chambers v William Farar, 1855
- Amos & Susannah Cheek, Inheritance 1811
- Joseph Cook v David Cook, 1845
- Cornelius David v Richard Oldham, et al 1808
- Delinquent Tax Seizures 1857
- Delinquent Taxpayers 1854
- Delinquent Taxpayers 1854, pt.2
- Direct Tax of 1815 & 1816
- W.W. Dye v. Archibald McFarland , 1854
- Court Records from NCGenWeb Archives
Genealogy
The Tidwell family of Moore County, North Carolina is discussed in:
- [Tidwell] Johnson, Charles Owen. "The Tidwell Family," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 17, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1973):3-7; Vol. 17, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1973):114-121; Vol. 17, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1973):181-186; Vol. 17, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1973):295-299; Vol. 18, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1974):35-40; Vol. 18, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1974):129-135; Vol. 18, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1974):175-182; Vol. 18, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1974):257-264; Vol. 19, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1975):39-45. Digital version at American Ancestors ($). FHL Book 975.5 B2vg v. 17 (1973) - v. 19 (1975).
Land
Moore County Register of Deeds
100 Dowd Street
Carthage, NC 28327
Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 1210
Carthage, NC 28327
910-947-6300
Has Land Records starting from 1787; their website includes a searchable database for their records.
A number of websites have transcribed deed and land records as follows:
- Index to Moore County Grants, Vol. II
- Moore County Original Landowners
- Benjamin Caddle Land Grant 1799
- William Cole to W. W. Sears 1856
- Robert Green Land Grant 1853
Local Histories
Maps
Military
- 1835 Moore County Revolutionary War Pension list (partial)
- The Battle of Monroe's Crossroads
- The Memorial of James Campbell, 1800
- Campbell Men in the War
- Veterans Roll of Honor
Civil War
- Confederate Prisoners Information
- Civil War Soldiers Buried at Bethesda Cemetery
- Moore County Confederate Veterans Roll of Honor
- Jarrett B. Graham, 30th Infantry Company H
Civil War Confederate units - Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.
Newspapers
Probate
Moore County Clerk of Superior Court
910-947-2396
Has wills, estate records, and all transactions having to do with the settlement of estates starting from 1783. Contact their office to verify their records and fees.
- Pre-1790 - Pre-1790 Moore County, North Carolina Wills stored at the North Carolina State Archives are online - free. Website tips.
- 1783-1818 - Will Books A to F (1783-1818) have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
The following websites have transcribed copies of Wills or Estate Records for Moore County:
- Archibald Black Estate
- Robert Boals, 1798
- Benjamin Britt, 1810
- Joab Cheek, 1820
- Richard Cheek, 1836
- Allin Martin, 1816
- Henry Jackson Dennis, 1890
- Lockhart Frye, 1852
- Duncan Murchison, 1836
- Duncan Murchison, 1853
- Kenneth Murchison Sr. 1834
- Druary Richardson, 1811
- William Richardson, 1805
- Peter Shamburger, 1838
- John Sheffield, 1794
- Margaret Short, 1862
- John Sinclair Sr. 1828
- Jacob Stutts, 1796
Taxation
Vital Records
The Moore County Register of Deeds has an online searchable database for their Vital Records, including Birth, Death, and Marriage records.
Search Moore County Vital Records
A number of websites have transcribed Vital Records, here are links to the following:
- Felix Eugene Addor, Death 1918
- Doc Annarias Blake, Death 1949
- John Westley Blake, Death 1955
- Robert Lee Lunday, Death 1980
- Deliltia Sheffield, Death 1917
- Elijah Sheffield, Death 1924
- Henry Clay Sheffield, Death 1931
- Herbert Wilson Sheffield, Death 1977
- Isaac E. Sheffield, Death 1915
- Jonathan Sheffield, Death 1917
- Liddie Francis Sheffield, Death 1926
- Martha Francis Sheffield, Death 1948
- Sara Sheffield, Death 1919
- Martisha Jane Shiffield, Death 1941
- Rebecca Shuffield, Death 1919
- John Robert Standin, Death 1918
- 1785 Marriage Grant Document
- Moore County Marriages 1858-1867
- Moore County Marriages
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Web Sites
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Moore County, North Carolina. Page 511 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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