Rutherford County, North Carolina
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| − | + | ''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[North Carolina]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Rutherford_County,_North_Carolina|Rutherford County]]'' | |
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| − | + | [http://www.nccourts.org/County/Rutherford/Courthouse/Default.asp Rutherford County Court]<br>229 N Main Street P O Box 551<br>Rutherforton, NC 28139-0630<br>Phone: 828-287-6155<br><br>Courthouse burned in 1857<br>Clerk Superor Courtt has birth records from 1917<br>death records from 1913<br>marriage dirvorce probate court and land records from 1779<br>tax lists and voter registration<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Rutherford County, North Carolina. Page 512 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | |
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== History == | == History == | ||
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| − | '''1779'''--Rutherford County was created from Tryon County. Tyron County was abolished in 1779.<br>'''County seat:''' Rutherfordton <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref> | + | '''1779'''--Rutherford County was created from [[Tryon County, North Carolina|Tryon County]]. Tyron County was abolished in 1779.<br>'''County seat:''' Rutherfordton <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref> |
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== Places/Localities == | == Places/Localities == | ||
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== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
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==== Cemeteries ==== | ==== Cemeteries ==== | ||
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| + | *'''Bill's Creek.''' Constituted 1782.<ref name="bap">George Washington Paschal, ''History of North Carolina Baptists,'' 2 vols. (1930; reprint, Gallatin, Tenn.: Church History Research and Archives, 1990), 2:568. {{FHL|561274|item|disp=FHL Book 975.6 K2p 1990}}.</ref> | ||
| + | *'''Buffalow Creek.''' Constituted 1777.<ref name="bap" /> | ||
| + | *'''Green River.''' Constituted 1778.<ref name="bap" /> | ||
| + | *'''Mountain Creek.''' Constituted 1789.<ref name="bap" /> | ||
| + | *'''Sandy Run.''' Constituted 1788.<ref name="bap" /> | ||
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| + | ===== Presbyterian ===== | ||
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| + | *'''Brittain Church,''' Rutherfordton, N.C. Organized 1768.<ref>"Brittain Church," ''North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program,'' http://www.ncmarkers.com, accessed 22 October 2012.</ref> Originally located in [[Tryon County, North Carolina|Tryon County]]. | ||
==== Court ==== | ==== Court ==== | ||
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It is anticipated that this bibliography will eventually identify all known family histories published about residents of this county. Use this list to: | It is anticipated that this bibliography will eventually identify all known family histories published about residents of this county. Use this list to: | ||
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==== Local Histories ==== | ==== Local Histories ==== | ||
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==== Migration ==== | ==== Migration ==== | ||
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==== Military ==== | ==== Military ==== | ||
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==== Probate ==== | ==== Probate ==== | ||
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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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| + | *'''1780-1784''' - Minutes of the Pleas and Quarter Sessions 1780 to 1784. (mentions wills filed, inventory lists, sales, administratrators, orphans, deeds proved, etc. If you cannot find a will in the will book, this is where to search) [http://www.northcarolinapioneers.com/counties/countyrutherford North Carolina Pioneers] ($) | ||
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| + | *'''1782-1964''' - {{RecordSearch|1867501|Will Books 1 to 3 and A to N (1782-1964)|access=browse}} have been digitized by FamilySearch - free. | ||
==== Taxation ==== | ==== Taxation ==== | ||
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== Societies and Libraries == | == Societies and Libraries == | ||
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| − | *[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]] | + | *[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]] |
*[[Forest City North Carolina Family History Center]] | *[[Forest City North Carolina Family History Center]] | ||
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*USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county. | *USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county. | ||
| − | *{{FHL|North+Carolina%2C+Rutherford|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}} | + | *{{FHL|North+Carolina%2C+Rutherford|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}} |
| + | *[http://www.northcarolinapioneers.com North Carolina Pioneers] ($) | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Rutherford_County,_North_Carolina]] | [[Category:Rutherford_County,_North_Carolina]] | ||
Revision as of 01:14, 13 February 2013
United States 
North Carolina Rutherford County
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| Founded | 1779 | ||||||||
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| County Seat | Rutherfordton | ||||||||
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Contents |
County Courthouse
Rutherford County Court
229 N Main Street P O Box 551
Rutherforton, NC 28139-0630
Phone: 828-287-6155
Courthouse burned in 1857
Clerk Superor Courtt has birth records from 1917
death records from 1913
marriage dirvorce probate court and land records from 1779
tax lists and voter registration[1]
History
Parent County
1779--Rutherford County was created from Tryon County. Tyron County was abolished in 1779.
County seat: Rutherfordton [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
1907--Courthouse fire destroyed many court records.
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
- Buncombe
- Burke
- Cherokee County, South Carolina
- Cleveland
- Henderson
- Mcdowell
- Polk
- Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Resources
Cemeteries
Census
For tips on accessing Rutherford County, North Carolina census records online, see: North Carolina Census.
Church Records
Baptist
- Bill's Creek. Constituted 1782.[3]
- Buffalow Creek. Constituted 1777.[3]
- Green River. Constituted 1778.[3]
- Mountain Creek. Constituted 1789.[3]
- Sandy Run. Constituted 1788.[3]
Presbyterian
- Brittain Church, Rutherfordton, N.C. Organized 1768.[4] Originally located in Tryon County.
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]
- "Notes on a Proctor Family of Northeastern Rutherford Co., N.C.," The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Vol. 38, No. 3 (August 2010):102-110. FHL Book 975.7 B2sc v. 38
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Migration
Early migration routes to and from Rutherford County for European settlers included:[5]
- Old Cherokee Path pre-historic
Military
Civil War
Civil War Confederate units - Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.
Newspapers
Probate
- Pre-1790 - Pre-1790 Rutherford County, North Carolina Wills stored at the North Carolina State Archives are online - free. Website tips.
- 1780-1784 - Minutes of the Pleas and Quarter Sessions 1780 to 1784. (mentions wills filed, inventory lists, sales, administratrators, orphans, deeds proved, etc. If you cannot find a will in the will book, this is where to search) North Carolina Pioneers ($)
- 1782-1964 - Will Books 1 to 3 and A to N (1782-1964) have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
Taxation
Vital Records
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Family History Library Catalog
- North Carolina Pioneers ($)
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Rutherford County, North Carolina. Page 512 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 George Washington Paschal, History of North Carolina Baptists, 2 vols. (1930; reprint, Gallatin, Tenn.: Church History Research and Archives, 1990), 2:568. FHL Book 975.6 K2p 1990.
- ↑ "Brittain Church," North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, http://www.ncmarkers.com, accessed 22 October 2012.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 847-61. (FHL Book 973 D27e 2002) WorldCat entry., and William E. Myer, Indian Trails of the Southeast. (Nashville, Tenn.: Blue and Gray Press, 1971), 12-14, and the book's pocket map "The Trail System of the Southeastern United States in the early Colonial Period" (1923). (FHL Book 970.1 M992i) WorldCat entry.
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