Tyrrell County, North Carolina

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Tyrrell County, North Carolina

Map

Map of North Carolina highlighting Tyrrell County

Location in the state of North Carolina

Map of the U.S. highlighting North Carolina

Location of North Carolina in the U.S.

Facts

Founded

1729

County Seat

Columbia

Courthouse

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County Courthouse

Tyrrell County Courthouse
403 Main Street PO box 417
Columbia NC 27925
Phone: 252-796-2901

Register of Deeds has birth and death records from 1913
marriage records 1862 and land records
Clerk Superior Court has divorce records, probate records from 1730
and court records from 1900^[1]

History

County seat history - Courthouse on Kendricks Cree (1751); Home of Bejamin Spruill (1774-1776); Courthouse on Scuppernog River (1777-1799); and present Columbia.

Parent County

1729--Tyrrell County was created from Bertie, Chowan, Currituck, and Pasquotank Counties.
County seat: Columbia ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Some of the early records are missing.

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

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

Church Records

Baptist

Morratuck Creek. Constituted 1791.^[3]
Scuppernong River. Established by 1784.^[3]
South Lancaster. Constituted 1793.^[3]

Church of England

St. Andrew's Parish aka South Shore Parish. Established 1729.^[4]

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

Civil War

Civil War Confederate units - Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.

Newspapers

Probate Records

Pre-1790 - Pre-1790 Tyrrell County, North Carolina Wills stored at the North Carolina State Archives are online - free. Website tips.

1744-1961 - Will Books 1 to 5 (1744-1961) 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

↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Tyrrell County, North Carolina. Page 513 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 George Washington Paschal, History of North Carolina Baptists, 2 vols. (1930; reprint, Gallatin, Tenn.: Church History Research and Archives, 1990), 1:490; 2:569. FHL Book 975.6 K2p 1990.
↑ Robert J. Cain, ed., The Church of England in North Carolina: Documents, 1699-1741 (Raleigh, N.C.: Division of Archives and History, North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, 1999), xxxiii. FHL Book 975.6 K2cr.

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+''[[United States]]&nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]&nbsp; [[North Carolina]]&nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]&nbsp; [[Tyrrell_County,_North_Carolina|Tyrrell County]]''
+{{NCDC}}
+{{Infobox U.S. County
+| county = Tyrrell County
+| adoption_sign = Adoption NCGenWeb
+| custom_text = <center>County Coordinator<br>'''[http://www.ncgenweb.us/tyrrell/ Tyrrell Co. NCGenWeb]'''</center>
+| county_map = Nc-tyrrell.png
+| state = North Carolina
+| state_map = North_Carolina.png
+| founded year = 1729
+| founded date =
+| seat wl = Columbia
+}}
 == County Courthouse  ==
+[http://www.visittyrrellcounty.com/Government/ Tyrrell County Courthouse] <br>403 Main Street PO box 417<br>Columbia NC 27925<br>Phone: 252-796-2901<br><br>Register of Deeds has birth and death&nbsp;records&nbsp;from 1913<br>marriage records 1862 and land records<br>Clerk Superior Court has divorce&nbsp;records, probate records from 1730<br>and court records from 1900<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Tyrrell County, North Carolina. Page 513 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
 == History  ==
+County seat history - Courthouse on Kendricks Cree (1751); Home of Bejamin Spruill (1774-1776); Courthouse on Scuppernog River (1777-1799); and present Columbia.
 ==== Parent County  ====
-Tyrrell County was established in 1729 from Bertie, Chowan, Currituck, and Pasquotank counties. Some of the early records are missing. County seat: Courthouse on Kendricks Cree (1751); Home of Bejamin Spruill (1774-1776); Courthouse on Scuppernog River (1777-1799); and Columbia (1800-present).
+'''1729'''--Tyrrell County was created from [[Bertie County, North Carolina|Bertie]], [[Chowan County, North Carolina|Chowan]], [[Currituck County, North Carolina|Currituck]], and [[Pasquotank County, North Carolina|Pasquotank]] Counties.<br>'''County seat:''' Columbia <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>
 ==== Boundary Changes  ====
-== Record Loss  ==
+==== Record Loss  ====
-== Places/Localities  ==
+Some of the early records are missing.
+== Places/Localities  ==
+<div style="width: 147%; float: left">
 ==== Populated Places  ====
 ==== Neighboring Counties  ====
-== Resources  ==
+*[[Dare County, North Carolina|Dare]]
+*[[Hyde County, North Carolina|Hyde]]
+*[[Washington County, North Carolina|Washington]]
+== Resources  ==
+[[Image:Nctyrrell.png|thumb|right|400px]]
 ==== Cemeteries  ====
-==== Church  ====
+==== Census  ====
+{{Census|North Carolina}}
+==== Church Records  ====
+===== Baptist  =====
+*'''Morratuck Creek.''' Constituted 1791.<ref name="bap">George Washington Paschal, ''History of North Carolina Baptists,'' 2 vols. (1930; reprint, Gallatin, Tenn.: Church History Research and Archives, 1990), 1:490; 2:569. {{FHL|561274|item|disp=FHL Book 975.6 K2p 1990}}.</ref>
+*'''Scuppernong River.''' Established by 1784.<ref name="bap" />
+*'''South Lancaster.''' Constituted 1793.<ref name="bap" />
+===== Church of England  =====
+*'''St. Andrew's Parish''' aka '''South Shore Parish.''' Established 1729.<ref>Robert J. Cain, ed., ''The Church of England in North Carolina: Documents, 1699-1741'' (Raleigh, N.C.: Division of Archives and History, North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, 1999), xxxiii. {{FHL|967002|item|disp=FHL Book 975.6 K2cr}}.</ref>
 ==== Court  ====
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 ==== Military  ====
+===== Civil War  =====
+Civil War Confederate units - Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.
 ==== Newspapers  ====
-==== Probate  ====
+==== Probate Records  ====
+*'''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]].
+*'''1744-1961''' - {{RecordSearch|1867501|Will Books 1 to 5 (1744-1961)|access=browse}} have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
 ==== Taxation  ====
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 == Societies and Libraries&nbsp;  ==
+==== Family History Centers<br>  ====
+*[[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.
-*[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=191380&subject_disp=North+Carolina%2C+Tyrrell&columns=*,0,0 Family History Library Catalog].&nbsp;
+*{{FHL|North+Carolina%2C+Tyrrell|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}}
 == References  ==
+<references />{{North Carolina|North Carolina}} {{North Carolina-stub}}
+</div>{{-}}
 [[Category:Tyrrell_County,_North_Carolina]]