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Person County, North Carolina
Map
Location in the state of North Carolina
Location of North Carolina in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	1791
County Seat	Roxboro
Courthouse
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County Courthouse

Person County Courthouse
Roxboro, NC 27573
Phone: 252-597-1733

Register of Deeds has birth, marriage death and land records
Clerk Superior Court has divorce probate and court records from 1791 ^[1]

History

Parent County

1791--Person County was created from Caswell County.
County seat: Roxboro ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Caswell
• Durham
• Granville
• Halifax
• Orange

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

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

Church Records

Baptist

• Flat River. Constituted 1777.^[3]
• Head of Mayo Creek. Constituted 1793.^[4]
• South Hico River Lower Church. Constituted 1793.^[5]
• South Hico River Upper Church. Constituted 1792.^[6]

Court

Land

Local Histories

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

Vital Records

Societies and Libraries 

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

• 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

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Person County, North Carolina. Page 512 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. ↑ 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.
4. ↑ 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.
5. ↑ 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.
6. ↑ 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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