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''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[North Carolina]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Person_County,_North_Carolina|Person County]]'' | ''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[North Carolina]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Person_County,_North_Carolina|Person County]]'' | ||
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| + | Guide to '''Person County North Carolina genealogy.''' Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. | ||
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== County Courthouse == | == County Courthouse == | ||
| − | + | Person County Courthouse<br>105 South Main St<br>Roxboro, NC 27573<br>Phone 336-503-5200<br> | |
== History == | == History == | ||
| − | Person was formed in 1791 from Caswell. The act was to become effective February 1, 1792. In 1792 the eastern four districts of Caswell County became Person County. It was named in honor of General Thomas Person, a Revolutionary Patriot, a member of the Council of Safety and a trustee of the University of North Carolina. He gave a large sum of money to the University, and a building was erected in his honor, which is called Person Hall. It is in the north central section of the State and is bounded by Granville, Durham, Orange and Caswell counties, and the State of Virginia. The present area is 390.87 square miles and the 1990 population was 30,180. In 1792 Pittman's was mentioned in an act as the place where the courthouse was to be established. In 1793 Roxboro was established as the courthouse and is now the county seat.<br> | + | Person was formed in 1791 from Caswell. The act was to become effective February 1, 1792. In 1792 the eastern four districts of Caswell County became Person County. It was named in honor of General Thomas Person, a Revolutionary Patriot, a member of the Council of Safety and a trustee of the University of North Carolina. He gave a large sum of money to the University, and a building was erected in his honor, which is called Person Hall. It is in the north central section of the State and is bounded by Granville, Durham, Orange and Caswell counties, and the State of Virginia. The present area is 390.87 square miles and the 1990 population was 30,180. In 1792 Pittman's was mentioned in an act as the place where the courthouse was to be established. In 1793 Roxboro was established as the courthouse and is now the county seat.<br> |
==== Parent County ==== | ==== Parent County ==== | ||
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==== Boundary Changes ==== | ==== Boundary Changes ==== | ||
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== Places/Localities == | == Places/Localities == | ||
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==== Populated Places ==== | ==== Populated Places ==== | ||
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== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
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==== Cemeteries ==== | ==== Cemeteries ==== | ||
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| + | Following sites have various listings of Person County Cemeteries: | ||
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| + | *[http://www.ncgenweb.us/person/cemetery/cemetery_index.htm Index to Person County Cemeteries] - NCGenWeb | ||
| + | *[http://cemeterycensus.com/nc/pers/index.htm Cemetery Census: Person County<br>] | ||
| + | *[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScnty=1723 Find-A-Grave: Person County] | ||
| + | *[http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/person/personcemeteries.html Person County Cemeteries] - NCGenWeb Archives | ||
| + | *[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/northcarolina/person.html USGW Tombstone Transcription Project] | ||
==== Census ==== | ==== Census ==== | ||
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==== Court ==== | ==== Court ==== | ||
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| + | [http://www.nccourts.org/County/Person/Courthouse/Default.asp Person County Clerk of Court's Office]<br>Person County Courthouse<br>105 South Main St<br>Roxboro, NC 27573<br>Phone 336-503-5200<br> | ||
==== Land ==== | ==== Land ==== | ||
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| + | [http://www.personcounty.net/index.aspx?page=182 Person County Register of Deeds Office]<br>P. O. Box 209<br>21 Abbitt Street<br>Roxboro, NC 27573<br>Phone 336-597-1733 | ||
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| + | Website also includes online [http://www.personrod.net/ searchable database] for deeds. | ||
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| + | Register's office has copies of birth, marriage & death records as well as land records. <br> | ||
==== Local Histories ==== | ==== Local Histories ==== | ||
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| + | *[http://www.archive.org/stream/reminiscencessket00fous/reminiscencessket00fous_djvu.txt Reminiscences : A sketch and letters descriptive of life in Person County in former days] - free online book at Archives.org<br> | ||
| + | *[http://www.ncgenweb.us/person/resource_books.htm Resources: Books] - at NCGenWeb has dozens of listings of Person County books | ||
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==== Maps ==== | ==== Maps ==== | ||
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==== Taxation ==== | ==== Taxation ==== | ||
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| + | Some Person County Tax Lists are available in transcribed records online. Following are links to them:<br> | ||
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| + | *[https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http://www.ncgenweb.us/person/cen_tax/PERSON_COUNTYtax_list_1792.pdf 1792- Nash District]<br> | ||
| + | *[https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http://www.ncgenweb.us/person/cen_tax/PERSON_COUNTY_1793_tax_list_of_Nash_District.pdf 1793- Nash District]<br> | ||
| + | *[https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http://www.ncgenweb.us/person/cen_tax/PERSON_COUNTY_TAX_LIST_OF_1794_NASH_DISTRICT.pdf 1794- Nash District] | ||
| + | *[https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http://www.ncgenweb.us/person/cen_tax/PERSON_COUNTY_NASH_DISTRICT_OF_1797.pdf 1797- Nash District] | ||
| + | *[https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http://www.ncgenweb.us/person/cen_tax/PERSON_COUNTY_NASH_DISTRICT_1798.pdf 1798- Nash District] | ||
| + | *[https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http://www.ncgenweb.us/person/cen_tax/PERSON_COUNTY_NORTH_CAROLINA_1800_TAX_LIST.pdf 1800- Nash District] | ||
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==== Vital Records ==== | ==== Vital Records ==== | ||
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== Web Sites == | == Web Sites == | ||
| − | *USGenWeb | + | *[http://www.ncgenweb.us/person/index.htm Person County NCGenWeb] - many genealogy resources for Person County |
| + | *[http://www.usgenweb.org/ USGenWeb Project]. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county. | ||
*{{FHL|North+Carolina%2C+Person|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}} | *{{FHL|North+Carolina%2C+Person|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:57, 13 March 2013
United States 
North Carolina Person County
Guide to Person County North Carolina genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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| Founded | 1791 | ||||||||
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| County Seat | Roxboro | ||||||||
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Contents |
County Courthouse
Person County Courthouse
105 South Main St
Roxboro, NC 27573
Phone 336-503-5200
History
Person was formed in 1791 from Caswell. The act was to become effective February 1, 1792. In 1792 the eastern four districts of Caswell County became Person County. It was named in honor of General Thomas Person, a Revolutionary Patriot, a member of the Council of Safety and a trustee of the University of North Carolina. He gave a large sum of money to the University, and a building was erected in his honor, which is called Person Hall. It is in the north central section of the State and is bounded by Granville, Durham, Orange and Caswell counties, and the State of Virginia. The present area is 390.87 square miles and the 1990 population was 30,180. In 1792 Pittman's was mentioned in an act as the place where the courthouse was to be established. In 1793 Roxboro was established as the courthouse and is now the county seat.
Parent County
1791--Person County was created from Caswell County.
County seat: Roxboro [1]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
Following sites have various listings of Person County Cemeteries:
- Index to Person County Cemeteries - NCGenWeb
- Cemetery Census: Person County
- Find-A-Grave: Person County
- Person County Cemeteries - NCGenWeb Archives
- USGW Tombstone Transcription Project
Census
For tips on accessing Person County, North Carolina census records online, see: North Carolina Census.
Church Records
Baptist
- Flat River. Constituted 1777.[2]
- Head of Mayo Creek. Constituted 1793.[2]
- South Hico River Lower Church. Constituted 1793.[2]
- South Hico River Upper Church. Constituted 1792.[2]
Court
Person County Clerk of Court's Office
Person County Courthouse
105 South Main St
Roxboro, NC 27573
Phone 336-503-5200
Land
Person County Register of Deeds Office
P. O. Box 209
21 Abbitt Street
Roxboro, NC 27573
Phone 336-597-1733
Website also includes online searchable database for deeds.
Register's office has copies of birth, marriage & death records as well as land records.
Local Histories
- Reminiscences : A sketch and letters descriptive of life in Person County in former days - free online book at Archives.org
- Resources: Books - at NCGenWeb has dozens of listings of Person County books
Maps
Military
Civil War
Civil War Confederate units - Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.
Newspapers
Probate
- 1792-1966 - Will Books (1792-1966) have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
Taxation
Some Person County Tax Lists are available in transcribed records online. Following are links to them:
- 1792- Nash District
- 1793- Nash District
- 1794- Nash District
- 1797- Nash District
- 1798- Nash District
- 1800- Nash District
Vital Records
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- Person County NCGenWeb - many genealogy resources for Person County
- USGenWeb Project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Family History Library Catalog
References
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 George Washington Paschal, History of North Carolina Baptists, 2 vols. (1930; reprint, Gallatin, Tenn.: Church History Research and Archives, 1990), 2:567. FHL Book 975.6 K2p 1990.
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