Wilkes County, North Carolina
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| + | Guide to '''Wilkes 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 == | ||
| − | Wilkes County | + | [http://www.wilkescounty.net/ Wilkes County Court]<br>110 North St <br>Wilkesboro, NC 28697<br>Phone: 336-651-7351<br><br>Register of Deeds has birth and death records from 1913<br>military and land records from 1778 <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Wilkes County, North Carolina. Page 514 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> |
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| − | Wilkesboro, NC 28697<br> | + | |
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*[http://www.gowilkes.com/history_of_wilkes_nc/courthouse/ The Original Wilkes County Courthouse] - from Go Wilkes | *[http://www.gowilkes.com/history_of_wilkes_nc/courthouse/ The Original Wilkes County Courthouse] - from Go Wilkes | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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Wilkes County is located in northwestern North Carolina. The county was formed from Surry and the District of Washington (or Washington District) by a 1777 legislative act. That act took effect 15 February 1778. | Wilkes County is located in northwestern North Carolina. The county was formed from Surry and the District of Washington (or Washington District) by a 1777 legislative act. That act took effect 15 February 1778. | ||
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*Ronda (incorporated 15 Feb 1907): [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronda,_North_Carolina Wikipedia page] | *Ronda (incorporated 15 Feb 1907): [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronda,_North_Carolina Wikipedia page] | ||
*Wilkesboro (county seat; incorporated 1889): [http://www.wilkesboronorthcarolina.com/ Official town website] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilkesboro,_North_Carolina Wikipedia page] | *Wilkesboro (county seat; incorporated 1889): [http://www.wilkesboronorthcarolina.com/ Official town website] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilkesboro,_North_Carolina Wikipedia page] | ||
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==== Neighboring Counties ==== | ==== Neighboring Counties ==== | ||
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== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
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==== Cemeteries ==== | ==== Cemeteries ==== | ||
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==== '''''General''''' ==== | ==== '''''General''''' ==== | ||
| − | *[http://www.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wilkescemeteries.html Cemeteries] (U.S. GenWeb Archives) |
*[http://genealogytrails.com/ncar/wilkes/cemindex.html Cemetery Index] (Genealogy Trails) | *[http://genealogytrails.com/ncar/wilkes/cemindex.html Cemetery Index] (Genealogy Trails) | ||
*[http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/WL.html The Political Graveyard: Wilkes County, North Carolina] | *[http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/WL.html The Political Graveyard: Wilkes County, North Carolina] | ||
*[http://usgwtombstones.org/northcarolina/wilkes.html Wilkes County] (The Tombstone Transcription Project) | *[http://usgwtombstones.org/northcarolina/wilkes.html Wilkes County] (The Tombstone Transcription Project) | ||
*[http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/localList.php?local=19761&locTGroup=Cemeteries&direction=down Wilkes County Cemeteries] (ePodunk) | *[http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/localList.php?local=19761&locTGroup=Cemeteries&direction=down Wilkes County Cemeteries] (ePodunk) | ||
| − | *[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScnty=1747 Wilkes County Cemetery Search Results] (Find a Grave) | + | *[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScnty=1747 Wilkes County Cemetery Search Results] (Find a Grave) |
| + | *[http://www.ncgenweb.us/wilkes/cemetery/cem-idx.htm Cemetery Index] (Wilkes County NCGenWeb) | ||
| − | ==== '''''Specific'''''<br> ==== | + | ==== '''''Specific'''''<br> ==== |
*[http://www.danielprophecy.com/deepford.html Shepherd Cemetery: Deep Ford Hill Cemetery] | *[http://www.danielprophecy.com/deepford.html Shepherd Cemetery: Deep Ford Hill Cemetery] | ||
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*[http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/nc/wilkes/1790/pgs-149-to-169.txt 1790 Census] (U.S. Census, Wilkes Co.) | *[http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/nc/wilkes/1790/pgs-149-to-169.txt 1790 Census] (U.S. Census, Wilkes Co.) | ||
*[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/census/1800/wilkes00.txt 1800 Census Index] (U.S. GenWeb Archives) | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/census/1800/wilkes00.txt 1800 Census Index] (U.S. GenWeb Archives) | ||
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/census/1810/wilkes10.txt 1810 Census Index] (U.S. GenWeb Archives)<br> | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/census/1810/wilkes10.txt 1810 Census Index] (U.S. GenWeb Archives)<br> |
*[http://www.archives.com/GA.aspx?_act=AncestorSearch&CAM=624&KLP=GA11002&KW2=1820%20North%20Carolina&Location=NC&gclid=CNydp-Smlq0CFaQbQgodiwFQnw 1820 Census] (U.S. GenWeb) | *[http://www.archives.com/GA.aspx?_act=AncestorSearch&CAM=624&KLP=GA11002&KW2=1820%20North%20Carolina&Location=NC&gclid=CNydp-Smlq0CFaQbQgodiwFQnw 1820 Census] (U.S. GenWeb) | ||
*[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/census/1820/wilkes20.txt 1820 Census Index] (U.S. GenWeb Archives) | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/census/1820/wilkes20.txt 1820 Census Index] (U.S. GenWeb Archives) | ||
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*[http://www.fmoran.com/wilkes/wilkm.html 1860 Census: Wilkes County Head of Household Project] (Going Home for History) | *[http://www.fmoran.com/wilkes/wilkm.html 1860 Census: Wilkes County Head of Household Project] (Going Home for History) | ||
*[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/vitals/wilkesla.txt 1860 Census Mortality Schedule] (U.S. GenWeb Archives) | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/vitals/wilkesla.txt 1860 Census Mortality Schedule] (U.S. GenWeb Archives) | ||
| − | *[http://www.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/census/1870/ 1870 Census images] (U.S. GenWeb Archives) |
*[http://www.census-online.com/links/NC/Wilkes/ 1880 Census] (U.S. GenWeb) | *[http://www.census-online.com/links/NC/Wilkes/ 1880 Census] (U.S. GenWeb) | ||
*[http://genealogytrails.com/ncar/wilkes/mil_pensionroll1883.html 1883 Census of Pensioners] (Genealogy Trails) | *[http://genealogytrails.com/ncar/wilkes/mil_pensionroll1883.html 1883 Census of Pensioners] (Genealogy Trails) | ||
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*[http://www.archive.org/details/15thcensus1729unit 1930 Census] (Wilkes Co. included; Internet Archive) | *[http://www.archive.org/details/15thcensus1729unit 1930 Census] (Wilkes Co. included; Internet Archive) | ||
| − | ==== Church< | + | {{Census|North Carolina}} |
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| + | *'''Beaver Creek.''' Constituted 1779.<ref name="bap">George Washington Paschal, ''History of North Carolina Baptists,'' 2 vols. (1930; reprint, Gallatin, Tenn.: Church History Research and Archives, 1990), 2:569-570. {{FHL|561274|item|disp=FHL Book 975.6 K2p 1990}}.</ref> | ||
| + | *'''Brier Creek.''' Constituted 1781.<ref name="bap" /> | ||
| + | *'''Fish's River.''' Constituted 1789.<ref name="bap" /> | ||
| + | *'''Little River.''' Constituted 1791.<ref name="bap" /> | ||
| + | *'''New River, North Fork.''' Constituted 1781.<ref name="bap" /> | ||
| + | *'''New River, Three Forks.''' Constituted 1791.<ref name="bap" /> | ||
| + | *'''Roaring River.''' Constituted 1779.<ref name="bap" /> | ||
| + | *'''Roaring River, South Fork.''' Constituted 1785.<ref name="bap" /> | ||
| + | *'''Yadkin River, Head.''' Constituted 1779.<ref name="bap" /> | ||
*[http://www.newrivernotes.com/nc/primassn.htm Minutes of the First Regular Annual Session of the Primitive Baptist Association, Held with New Covenant Church, Wilkes County, N.C., October 22 and 23, 1869] (New River Notes) | *[http://www.newrivernotes.com/nc/primassn.htm Minutes of the First Regular Annual Session of the Primitive Baptist Association, Held with New Covenant Church, Wilkes County, N.C., October 22 and 23, 1869] (New River Notes) | ||
*[http://www.newrivernotes.com/nrv/rrpb1887.htm Minutes of the 41st Annual Session of the Roaring River District Primitive Baptist Association Convened with the Double Creek Church, Silkes County, N.C. Friday and Saturday October 7 and 8, 1887] (New River Notes) | *[http://www.newrivernotes.com/nrv/rrpb1887.htm Minutes of the 41st Annual Session of the Roaring River District Primitive Baptist Association Convened with the Double Creek Church, Silkes County, N.C. Friday and Saturday October 7 and 8, 1887] (New River Notes) | ||
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/church/zionhill.txt Zion Hill Baptist Church Membership List, 1814] |
==== Court ==== | ==== Court ==== | ||
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==== Land ==== | ==== Land ==== | ||
| − | *Wilkes County has land records starting from 1777 which can be obtained from the [http://www.wilkescounty.net/register_of_deeds.php?nid=15, Wilkes County Register of Deeds], 500 Courthouse Drive, Suite 1000, Wilkesboro, NC 28697, (336) 651-7351<br> | + | *Wilkes County has land records starting from 1777 which can be obtained from the [http://www.wilkescounty.net/register_of_deeds.php?nid=15, Wilkes County Register of Deeds], 500 Courthouse Drive, Suite 1000, Wilkesboro, NC 28697, (336) 651-7351<br> |
*The North Carolina State Archives has various land-related records pertaining to Wilkes County: Record of Deeds and Grants, 1779-1796; Record of Deeds, 1789-1851; Deeds, 1741-1944; Ejectments, 1799-1907; Land Entries, 1783-1851; List of Land Entries, 1808-1828; Record of Sale of Land for Taxes, 1870-1887; Petitions for Partition and Sale of Land, 1892-1912, 1932; Processioners' Record, 1883-1884; Misc. Land Records, 1778-1925. | *The North Carolina State Archives has various land-related records pertaining to Wilkes County: Record of Deeds and Grants, 1779-1796; Record of Deeds, 1789-1851; Deeds, 1741-1944; Ejectments, 1799-1907; Land Entries, 1783-1851; List of Land Entries, 1808-1828; Record of Sale of Land for Taxes, 1870-1887; Petitions for Partition and Sale of Land, 1892-1912, 1932; Processioners' Record, 1883-1884; Misc. Land Records, 1778-1925. | ||
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*[http://www.therecordofwilkes.com/newsa.asp?edition_number=326&pg=F ''The Record'': Wilkes County's First Worldwide Newspaper] | *[http://www.therecordofwilkes.com/newsa.asp?edition_number=326&pg=F ''The Record'': Wilkes County's First Worldwide Newspaper] | ||
| − | ==== Other Records<br> ==== | + | ==== Other Records<br> ==== |
| − | *[http://www.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wilkesbibles.html Bibles] (Wilkes County Bible records; Wilkes Co. GenWeb) |
| − | *[http://www.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wilkesbios.html Biographies] (U.S. GenWeb Archives)<br> |
| − | *Eastern Cherokee Application: Wood, John W., res. Darby, Wilkes County, North Carolina, 24 Aug 1907 (rejected), National Archives<br> | + | *Eastern Cherokee Application: Wood, John W., res. Darby, Wilkes County, North Carolina, 24 Aug 1907 (rejected), National Archives<br> |
| − | *[http://www.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wilkesletters.html Letters] (U.S. GenWeb Archives) |
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wilkesphotos.html Photographs] (U.S. GenWeb Archives) | *[http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wilkesphotos.html Photographs] (U.S. GenWeb Archives) | ||
*[http://genealogytrails.com/ncar/wilkes/hist_postofficemasters.html Post Offices & Post Masters] (Genealogy Trails) | *[http://genealogytrails.com/ncar/wilkes/hist_postofficemasters.html Post Offices & Post Masters] (Genealogy Trails) | ||
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==== Probate ==== | ==== Probate ==== | ||
| − | *The [http://www.nccourts.org/Courts/CRS/NCMap/CourthouseDetail.asp?id=114 Wilkes County Clerk of the Superior Court] (500 Courthouse Dr., Wilkesboro, NC 28697-2497, (336) 667-1201) has copies of wills, estate records, and records pertaining to administrations and settlements, except for those records that have transferred to the North Carolina State Archives in Raleigh. | + | *The [http://www.nccourts.org/Courts/CRS/NCMap/CourthouseDetail.asp?id=114 Wilkes County Clerk of the Superior Court] (500 Courthouse Dr., Wilkesboro, NC 28697-2497, (336) 667-1201) has copies of wills, estate records, and records pertaining to administrations and settlements, except for those records that have transferred to the North Carolina State Archives in Raleigh. |
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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]]. | ||
| + | *'''1778-1963''' - {{RecordSearch|1867501|Will Books 1 to 11 (1778-1963)|access=browse}} have been digitized by FamilySearch - free. | ||
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*The [http://www.archives.ncdcr.gov/ North Carolina State Archives] has various probate-related records for Wilkes County: Record of Accounts, 1868-1939; Administrators' Bonds, 1890-1919; Appointment of Administrators, Executors, Guardians and Masters, 1868-1903; Appointment of Administrators, Executors, and Guardians, 1903-1915; Record of Administrators, Executors, and Guardians, 1915-1941; Record of Widows' Year's Allowance, 1871-1970; Estates Records, 1777-1945; Guardians' Records, 1780-1939; Guardians' Bonds, 1910-1921; Record of Amounts Paid to Indigent Children, 1913-1935; Record of Settlements, 1805-1834; Records of Assignees, Receivers and Trustees, 1872-1915.<br> | *The [http://www.archives.ncdcr.gov/ North Carolina State Archives] has various probate-related records for Wilkes County: Record of Accounts, 1868-1939; Administrators' Bonds, 1890-1919; Appointment of Administrators, Executors, Guardians and Masters, 1868-1903; Appointment of Administrators, Executors, and Guardians, 1903-1915; Record of Administrators, Executors, and Guardians, 1915-1941; Record of Widows' Year's Allowance, 1871-1970; Estates Records, 1777-1945; Guardians' Records, 1780-1939; Guardians' Bonds, 1910-1921; Record of Amounts Paid to Indigent Children, 1913-1935; Record of Settlements, 1805-1834; Records of Assignees, Receivers and Trustees, 1872-1915.<br> | ||
| − | *The State Archives also has the following records for Wilkes County: Record of Wills, Bonds, Inventories and Bills of Sale, 1778-1799, 2 vols.; Wills, 1778-1948. | + | |
| − | *See also [http://wilkes.ncalhn.org/loosepapers.html Abstracts of Loose Papers Filed with the Secretary of State for North Carolina - Wilkes County] (ALHN) for listings of Wilkes County inventory and appraisal records | + | *The State Archives also has the following records for Wilkes County: Record of Wills, Bonds, Inventories and Bills of Sale, 1778-1799, 2 vols.; Wills, 1778-1948. |
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| + | *See also [http://wilkes.ncalhn.org/loosepapers.html Abstracts of Loose Papers Filed with the Secretary of State for North Carolina - Wilkes County] (ALHN) for listings of Wilkes County inventory and appraisal records | ||
The following are links to transcribed Records of Wills & Estates for Wilkes County: | The following are links to transcribed Records of Wills & Estates for Wilkes County: | ||
*[http://www.ncgenweb.us/wilkes/wills/idx-a.htm Index to Devisors List, 1780-1948] | *[http://www.ncgenweb.us/wilkes/wills/idx-a.htm Index to Devisors List, 1780-1948] | ||
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/neethomp1497gwl.txt Elizabeth Baker, 1836] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://www.ncgenweb.us/wilkes/wills/wills_1.htm#tbicknell Thomas Bicknell, 1781] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/brown01.txt John Brown, 1812] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/carley01.txt William Carely, 1796] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/carley01.txt Larkin Carley, 1841] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/nchambe.txt Nancy Chambers, 1832] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/chtham01.txt Kinchen Cheatham, 1834] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/church01.txt Elijah Church Sr., 1854] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/church2.txt John Church Jr., 1870] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://www.ncgenweb.us/wilkes/wills/wills_1.htm#jcoffey John Coffey, 1812] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/cook03.txt Abraham Cook, 1800] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/cook02.txt Ephraim Cook, 1872] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/cook01.txt Thomas Cook, 1819] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/tcottrel.txt Thomas Cottrel, 1825] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/scurtis.txt Samuel Curtice, 1853] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://www.ncgenweb.us/wilkes/wills/wills_1.htm#jdenney James Denney, 1812] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/dyer302gwl.txt Caleb Dyer, 1816] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/fergusn1.txt John Ferguson Sr., 1838] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://www.ncgenweb.us/wilkes/wills/wills_1.htm#wgambill William Gambill, 1779] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/gilliam222gwl.txt William Gilliam Sr., 1831] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://www.ncgenweb.us/wilkes/wills/wills_1.htm#cgordon Charles Gordon Sr., 1811] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/jgrant.txt John Grant, 1835] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/greer01.txt John Greer Sr., 1782] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/hayes01.txt Harold Hayes, 1912] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/hendrn01.txt Mary Ellen Hendren, 1944] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/howard680nwl.txt Benjamin Howard, 1828] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/howard681nwl.txt John Howard, 1811] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/howard301gwl.txt Mary Polly Howard, 1836] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/bios/isbell24gbs.txt Benjamin Isbell, 1870] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/jnisbell.txt John Isbell, 1827] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/thisbell.txt Thomas Isbell, 1819] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/jmjarvis.txt James M. Jarvis, 1805] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/jjarvis.txt John Jarvis, 1848] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/wmjar.txt William Jarvis, 1860] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/wmjarvis.txt William Jarvis, 1875] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/cjohson2.txt Charles Johnson, 1816] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/cjohnson.txt Charles Johnson2, 1816] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/jeffjohn.txt Jeffery Johnson, 1789] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://www.ncgenweb.us/wilkes/wills/johnson-j-1868wl.htm John S. Johnson, 1868] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/johnsn02.txt Leander Johnson Sr., 1860] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/johnson.txt Moses Johnson, 1855] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/kenneday.txt William B. Kennaday, 1860] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://www.ncgenweb.us/wilkes/wills/wills_1.htm#wlaws William Laws, 1781] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://www.ncgenweb.us/wilkes/wills/wills_1.htm#wlow William Low, 1780] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://www.ncgenweb.us/wilkes/wills/wills_1.htm#wmallory William Mallory, 1779] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/marlow01.txt James Marlow, 1850] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/marlow02.txt James Martin Marlow, 1920] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://www.ncgenweb.us/wilkes/wills/wills_1.htm#smatthews Stephen Matthews, 1812] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/moore02.txt A. C. Moore, 1932] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/moore01.txt Starling Moore, 1836] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/norman01.txt James Norman, 1828] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/owens02.txt William Owen, 1785] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/parks01.txt John Parks Sr.,1793] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/tomparks.txt Thomas Parks, 1791] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/wmsale.txt William Sale, 1787] |
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/shumat01.txt John Shumate, 1783] | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/sims01.txt Henry Sims, 1904] | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/hughsmit.txt Hugh Smith, 1781] | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/spradlin417nwl.txt James Spradling, 1805] | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/vckers01.txt Sarah Vickers, 1847] | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/wliams01.txt David Williams, 1855] | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/wisdom1.txt Ann Collins Wisdom, 1801] | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/wthrspn2.txt John Witherspoon, 1778] | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/wthrspn1.txt Thomas Witherspoon, 1790] | ||
| + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/york01.txt Henry York, 1817] | ||
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==== '''''Marriages and Divorces''''' ==== | ==== '''''Marriages and Divorces''''' ==== | ||
| − | *[http://www.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wilkesmarriages.html Marriages, Wilkes County Database] (Wilkes Co. USGenWeb Archives) |
*[http://genealogytrails.com/ncar/wilkes/marriages.html Marriage Index] (Genealogy Trails) | *[http://genealogytrails.com/ncar/wilkes/marriages.html Marriage Index] (Genealogy Trails) | ||
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/marriages/brmarr.txt Marriages from Wilkes Bible Records] (U.S. GenWeb Archives) |
*The North Carolina State Archives has the following Wilkes County records: Marriage Bonds, 1778-1868; Marriage and Family Records, 1788-1912; Divorce Records, 1820-1912 | *The North Carolina State Archives has the following Wilkes County records: Marriage Bonds, 1778-1868; Marriage and Family Records, 1788-1912; Divorce Records, 1820-1912 | ||
*[http://www.ncgenweb.us/wilkes/mar-b-l/mb-l-j.htm Original Wilkes County Marriage Bonds and Licenses] (Wilkes Co. GenWeb) | *[http://www.ncgenweb.us/wilkes/mar-b-l/mb-l-j.htm Original Wilkes County Marriage Bonds and Licenses] (Wilkes Co. GenWeb) | ||
*[http://www.genealogyforum.com/files/NC/WilkesCoDivorces.htm Wilkes Co., NC Divorces, 1820-1899] (Genealogy Forum) | *[http://www.genealogyforum.com/files/NC/WilkesCoDivorces.htm Wilkes Co., NC Divorces, 1820-1899] (Genealogy Forum) | ||
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/vitals/divrcs01.txt Wilkes Co., NC Divorces, 1820-1899] (U.S. GenWeb Archives)<br> |
*[http://www.ncgenweb.us/wilkes/mb-images/mb-a-z.html Wilkes County Marriage Bonds] (Wilkes Co. GenWeb) | *[http://www.ncgenweb.us/wilkes/mb-images/mb-a-z.html Wilkes County Marriage Bonds] (Wilkes Co. GenWeb) | ||
| − | *[ | + | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1726957 NC County Marriages 1762-1979] (FamilySearch; contains images of Marriage Records) |
==== '''''Specific Marriages''''' ==== | ==== '''''Specific Marriages''''' ==== | ||
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/vitals/marriages/ellis01.txt Anderson-Ellis Marriages] (U.S. GenWeb Archives) |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/vitals/marriages/benge01.txt Benge Marriages] (U.S. GenWeb Archives) |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/yadkin/history/other/bengemar14nms.txt Benge Marriages of Yadkin] (U.S. GenWeb Archives) |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/marriages/wilkemar.txt Brinegar, Jacob to Tasann Johnson, 1832] |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/vitals/marriages/cannon937gmr.txt Cannon, Col. N. to Rachel S. Welborn, 1818] (U.S. GenWeb Archives) |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/vitals/marriages/chambers62gmr.txt Chambers, Henry to Mary Stokes, 1813] (U.S. GenWeb Archives) |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/vitals/marriages/eng496nmr.txt Chang-Eng ("the celebrated Siamese Twin") to Adelaide Yates, 1843] (U.S. GenWeb Archives) |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/vitals/marriages/hampton82nmr.txt Hampton, Rev. to Neely Tidline, 1892] (U.S. GenWeb Archives) |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/photos/documents/hayesmil88ph.txt Hayes, George to Judah Mills, 1785] (U.S. GenWeb Archives) |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/buncombe/vitals/marriages/hayes958mr.txt Leonidas Hayes to Agnes Rockwell, 1916] (U.S. GenWeb Archives) |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/vitals/marriages/horton17gmr.txt Houck, Albert F. to Margaret Horton, 1882] (U.S. GenWeb Archives) |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/vitals/houpt01.txt John W. Houpt to Margaret Correll, 1834] (U.S. GenWeb Archives) |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/vitals/marriages/hunt76nmr.txt Hunt, James to Diana Martin, 1829] (U.S. GenWeb Archives) |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/vitals/marriages/parks160gmr.txt Parks, S.L. to Grace Hulbert, 1893] (U.S. GenWeb Archives) |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/vitals/marriages/pickens59gmr.txt Pickens, Israel to Martha Lenoir, 1814] (U.S. GenWeb Archives) |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/marriages/riddle01.txt Riddle Marriages] (U.S. GenWeb Archives) |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/vitals/marriages/robrsn01.txt Roberson-Robertson Marriages] (U.S. GenWeb Archives) |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/marriages/teder01.txt Tedder Marriages] (U.S. GenWeb Archives) |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/marriages/triplt01.txt Triplett Marriages] (U.S. GenWeb Archives) |
| − | *[http://files.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/marriages/walk1.txt Walker, James to Nancy Bradley, 1797] (U.S. GenWeb Archives) |
| − | ==== '''''Deaths'''''<br> ==== | + | ==== '''''Deaths'''''<br> ==== |
*[http://genealogytrails.com/ncar/wilkes/deaths.html Death Index] (Genealogy Trails) | *[http://genealogytrails.com/ncar/wilkes/deaths.html Death Index] (Genealogy Trails) | ||
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*[http://library.public-libraries.org/county/NC/WilkesCounty.html Wilkes County Public Libraries] | *[http://library.public-libraries.org/county/NC/WilkesCounty.html Wilkes County Public Libraries] | ||
| − | ==== Family History Centers<br> ==== | + | ==== Family History Centers<br> ==== |
*[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]] | *[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]] | ||
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*[http://www.explorewilkes.com/genealogy.php Genealogy Research] (ExploreWilkes.com) | *[http://www.explorewilkes.com/genealogy.php Genealogy Research] (ExploreWilkes.com) | ||
*[http://www.wilkescountytourism.com/dspads.asp?t=attractions&st=Genealogy%20Resources Genealogy Resources] (for Wilkes County) (Wilkesboro Tourism Development Authority) | *[http://www.wilkescountytourism.com/dspads.asp?t=attractions&st=Genealogy%20Resources Genealogy Resources] (for Wilkes County) (Wilkesboro Tourism Development Authority) | ||
| − | *[http://www.fmoran.com/wilkes/wilkes.html Going Home for History: Wilkes County, North Carolina]<br> | + | *[http://www.fmoran.com/wilkes/wilkes.html Going Home for History: Wilkes County, North Carolina]<br> |
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/NC/Wilkes/ Wilkes County Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium) | *[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/NC/Wilkes/ Wilkes County Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium) | ||
*[http://www.cousinconnect.com/p/a/101721/ Wilkes County Genealogy Queries] (Cousin Connect) | *[http://www.cousinconnect.com/p/a/101721/ Wilkes County Genealogy Queries] (Cousin Connect) | ||
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United States 
North Carolina Wilkes County
Guide to Wilkes County North Carolina genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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County Courthouse
Wilkes County Court
110 North St
Wilkesboro, NC 28697
Phone: 336-651-7351
Register of Deeds has birth and death records from 1913
military and land records from 1778 [1]
- The Original Wilkes County Courthouse - from Go Wilkes
History
Wilkes County is located in northwestern North Carolina. The county was formed from Surry and the District of Washington (or Washington District) by a 1777 legislative act. That act took effect 15 February 1778.
The county derives its name from John Wilkes, who was an opponent of Britain's Tory party and, at one time, Lord Mayor of London. Because Wilkes had been barred from serving in Parliament because of his political stance, in spite of his having been elected to office, he was viewed as having been persecuted for the sake of freedom.
The first settler of Wilkes County is said to have been Christopher Gist, who moved into the area in 1750. Other famous residents include Daniel Boone and Revolutionary War hero Col. Benjamin Cleveland.
The first court was held at the home of John Brown. The second court was held at the "bent of the Yadkin" on 1 Jun 1778 and was moved the following day, June 2, to the Mulberry Field Meeting House. That location was chosen as the county seat on June 3.
The 2010 population of Wilkes County was 69,340. Wilkes County comprises 757.19 square miles.
Parent County
1777--Wilkes County was created from Surry County and the District of Washington.
County seat: Wilkesboro [2]
Boundary Changes
Ashe County was created from Wilkes County in 1799. Caldwell County was created from parts of Wilkes and Burke Counties in 1841. Part of Wilkes County, along with parts of Caldwell and Iredell Counties, became Alexander County in 1847. Watauga County was created in 1849 from parts of Wilkes, Caldwell, Ashe, and Yancey Counties.
Record Loss
A few of the early records are missing. The reason is unknown.
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Cities and towns
- North Wilkesboro (incorporated 4 Mar 1891): Historic Downtown North Wilkesboro | Official town website | Wikipedia page
- Ronda (incorporated 15 Feb 1907): Wikipedia page
- Wilkesboro (county seat; incorporated 1889): Official town website | Wikipedia page
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
General
- Cemeteries (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
- Cemetery Index (Genealogy Trails)
- The Political Graveyard: Wilkes County, North Carolina
- Wilkes County (The Tombstone Transcription Project)
- Wilkes County Cemeteries (ePodunk)
- Wilkes County Cemetery Search Results (Find a Grave)
- Cemetery Index (Wilkes County NCGenWeb)
Specific
- Shepherd Cemetery: Deep Ford Hill Cemetery
- Shepherd Cemetery: Doctor Franklin Shepherd Family
- Reddies River Baptist Church Cemetery
- Rock Creek Baptist Church Cemetery (New River Notes)
- Vannoy Cemetery: Elder James Vannoy Family
Censuses
- 1790 Census (Going Home for History)
- 1790 Census (New River Notes)
- 1790 Census (U.S. Census, Wilkes Co.)
- 1800 Census Index (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
- 1810 Census Index (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
- 1820 Census (U.S. GenWeb)
- 1820 Census Index (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
- 1830 Census Index (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
- 1840 Census Index (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
- 1840 Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services (Genealogy Trails)
- 1850 Census Index (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
- 1850 Census Mortality Schedule (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
- 1860 Census: Wilkes County Head of Household Project (Going Home for History)
- 1860 Census Mortality Schedule (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
- 1870 Census images (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
- 1880 Census (U.S. GenWeb)
- 1883 Census of Pensioners (Genealogy Trails)
- 1930 Census (Wilkes Co. included; Internet Archive)
- 1930 Census (Wilkes Co. included; Internet Archive)
For tips on accessing Wilkes County, North Carolina census records online, see: North Carolina Census.
Church Records
Baptist
- Beaver Creek. Constituted 1779.[3]
- Brier Creek. Constituted 1781.[3]
- Fish's River. Constituted 1789.[3]
- Little River. Constituted 1791.[3]
- New River, North Fork. Constituted 1781.[3]
- New River, Three Forks. Constituted 1791.[3]
- Roaring River. Constituted 1779.[3]
- Roaring River, South Fork. Constituted 1785.[3]
- Yadkin River, Head. Constituted 1779.[3]
- Minutes of the First Regular Annual Session of the Primitive Baptist Association, Held with New Covenant Church, Wilkes County, N.C., October 22 and 23, 1869 (New River Notes)
- Minutes of the 41st Annual Session of the Roaring River District Primitive Baptist Association Convened with the Double Creek Church, Silkes County, N.C. Friday and Saturday October 7 and 8, 1887 (New River Notes)
- Zion Hill Baptist Church Membership List, 1814
Court
- Court (Wilkes County records in U.S. GenWeb Archives)
- Court records from 1781 that have not been transferred to the North Carolina State Archives are at the office of the Wilkes County Clerk of the Superior Court at the Courthouse, 500 Courthouse Dr., Wilkesboro, NC 28697, (336) 667-1201. Some records, however, have been transferred to the North Carolina State Archives in Raleigh, ND.
- The North Carolina State Archives has the original copies of the following: Apprentice Bonds and Records, 1778-1916; Bastardy Bonds and Records, 1773-1911; Officials' Bonds and Records, 1777-1914.
- The North Carolina State Archives has various records of the Wilkes County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions: Minutes, 1778-1868; Appearance Docket, 1840-1853; Execution Dockets, 1837-1868; State Docket, 1778-1792; Trial and Appearance Docket, 1824-1827; Trial Docket, 1837-1859; Witness Dockets, 1807-1837; and Misc. Dockets, 1778-1858.
- The North Carolina State Archives has various records of the Wilkes County Superior Court: Minutes, 1807-1931; Equity Minutes, 1819-1860; Equity Enrolling Dockets, 1813-1857; Equity Execution Docket, 1814-1861, and Appearance Docket, 1815-1830; Appearance Docket, 1823-1846; Execution Dockets, 1807-1860; Judgment Dockets, 1868-1877; Recognizance Docket, 1812-1832; State Dockets, 1807-1822 and 1837-1866; Criminal Issues Dockets, 1873 and 1879-1884; Trial and Appearance Docket, 1807-1822; Trial Docket, 1822-1844; Witness Docket, 1824-1833; Misc. Dockets, 1807-1855; Civil Action Papers, 1771-1936 and those concerning land, 1778-1928; Criminal Action Papers, 1761 and 1778-1945.
- Other records at the State Archives: Alien Registration records, 1940; County Accounts, 1773-1903; Insolvents' Records, 1780-1896; Record of Jurors, 1893-1906; Record of Justices of the Peace, 1877-1898; Physicians' Certificates of Registration, 1889-1988; Record of Lunacy, 1899-1937; Orders and Decrees, 1869-1935, 1938; Special Proceedings Dockets, 1880-1941; Clerk's Minute Dockets (Special Proceedings), 1884-1941; Misc. Records, 1775-1946; Record of Strays, 1822-1839.
Education
- Annual report of the public schools of Wilkes County - from about 1906-1921 (not all inclusive); via the Internet Archive
- Wilkes County students at NC colleges - a name list of students at various NC colleges with identified hometowns in the county.
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]
Bibliography
- [Dick] Hoffman, Muriel M. History of Peter and Christina Shutt Dick Family: Frederick County, Maryland, Wilkes County, North Carolina, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, Simpson County, Kentucky, Sangamon County, Illinois, Cass, County, Illinois. Anchor, Ill.: Hoffman, 1970. FHL Book 929.273 D55h
- [Owen] Owens, Charles Sterling. David Owen, Revolutionary War Soldier, and His Descendants Wilkes County, North Carolina to Rockcastle County, Kentucky. Knoxville, Tenn.: C.S. Owens, 1991. FHL Book 929.273 Ow2owc
- [Vannoy] Andrew Vannoy 1742-1809: Husband of Susannah Shepherd
- Weight, V.F., Captain Samuel Johnson of Wilkes County, North Carolina: Ancestry and Descendants, 1988. (Google Books link)
Land
- Wilkes County has land records starting from 1777 which can be obtained from the Wilkes County Register of Deeds, 500 Courthouse Drive, Suite 1000, Wilkesboro, NC 28697, (336) 651-7351
- The North Carolina State Archives has various land-related records pertaining to Wilkes County: Record of Deeds and Grants, 1779-1796; Record of Deeds, 1789-1851; Deeds, 1741-1944; Ejectments, 1799-1907; Land Entries, 1783-1851; List of Land Entries, 1808-1828; Record of Sale of Land for Taxes, 1870-1887; Petitions for Partition and Sale of Land, 1892-1912, 1932; Processioners' Record, 1883-1884; Misc. Land Records, 1778-1925.
Local Histories
- Bass, Misty, Christy Earp, and Jennifer L. Pena, Wilkes County (Images of America series), Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2007: Google Books link
- Crouch, John. Historical Sketches of Wilkes County. Wilkesboro, NC: Chronicle Job Office, 1902 - typescript edition: text in Internet Archive | text in New River Notes - later edition: text in Internet Archive
- Holcomb, Brent, Marriages of Wilkes County, North Carolina, 1778-1868, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1983: Google Books link
- Hunter, C.L., Sketches of Western North Carolina: Historical and Biographical, Raleigh, North Carolina: The Raleigh News Steam Job Print, 1877; see ch. 9: "Wilkes County:" Google Books link
Maps
- Wilkes County Property Maps
- Wilkes County 1895
- NC Digital Map Collection: Wilkes County
- Short History and Place Names for Wilkes County, NC (includes township map)
Migration
Early migration routes to and from Wilkes County for European settlers included:[4]
- Catawba and Northern Trail pre-historic
Military
Revolutionary War
- 1840 Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services (Genealogy Trails)
- 1883 Census of Pensioners (Genealogy Trails)
- Capture and Rescue of Benjamin Cleveland (New River Notes)
- Fort Hamby, Wilkes County, North Carolina, March-May 1865 (New River Notes)
- The North Carolina State Archives has the following records pertaining to Wilkes County: Record of Pensions, no date, 1 volume; Pension Records, 1814-1927
- Wilkes County Volunteers Participating in the Indian Removal, April 7, 1838 (New River Notes)
Revolutionary War pension applications at the National Archives for individuals associated with Wilkes County, North Carolina as a place of residence or enlistment, some of which have transcribed copies as indicated:
- Brookshire, William - North Carolina - S6706
- Bryan, John - Pennsylvania - W4902
- Gordon, Richard - North Carolina - S3404
- Hughes, Jonathan - Virginia - S9591
- Lyon, William - North Carolina - S8875
- McCoy, John - North Carolina - S4190
- Parks, Samuel - North Carolina - S8937
- Powell, William - North Carolina - W4054
- Stoakes, John - North Carolina - W8754
- Pension Statement of James Davis
- Pension Application of Jasper Billings
Civil War
Civil War Confederate units - Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.
Newspapers
- Marriage Announcements
- Obituary/Death Notice Index (from newspapers; Genealogy Trails)
- The Record: Wilkes County's First Worldwide Newspaper
Other Records
- Bibles (Wilkes County Bible records; Wilkes Co. GenWeb)
- Biographies (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
- Eastern Cherokee Application: Wood, John W., res. Darby, Wilkes County, North Carolina, 24 Aug 1907 (rejected), National Archives
- Letters (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
- Photographs (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
- Post Offices & Post Masters (Genealogy Trails)
- Short History and Place Names for Wilkes County, NC (ALHN)
- The Wilkes County, North Carolina Directory - 1883 (New River Notes)
Probate
- The Wilkes County Clerk of the Superior Court (500 Courthouse Dr., Wilkesboro, NC 28697-2497, (336) 667-1201) has copies of wills, estate records, and records pertaining to administrations and settlements, except for those records that have transferred to the North Carolina State Archives in Raleigh.
- Pre-1790 - Pre-1790 Wilkes County, North Carolina Wills stored at the North Carolina State Archives are online - free. Website tips.
- 1778-1963 - Will Books 1 to 11 (1778-1963) have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
- The North Carolina State Archives has various probate-related records for Wilkes County: Record of Accounts, 1868-1939; Administrators' Bonds, 1890-1919; Appointment of Administrators, Executors, Guardians and Masters, 1868-1903; Appointment of Administrators, Executors, and Guardians, 1903-1915; Record of Administrators, Executors, and Guardians, 1915-1941; Record of Widows' Year's Allowance, 1871-1970; Estates Records, 1777-1945; Guardians' Records, 1780-1939; Guardians' Bonds, 1910-1921; Record of Amounts Paid to Indigent Children, 1913-1935; Record of Settlements, 1805-1834; Records of Assignees, Receivers and Trustees, 1872-1915.
- The State Archives also has the following records for Wilkes County: Record of Wills, Bonds, Inventories and Bills of Sale, 1778-1799, 2 vols.; Wills, 1778-1948.
- See also Abstracts of Loose Papers Filed with the Secretary of State for North Carolina - Wilkes County (ALHN) for listings of Wilkes County inventory and appraisal records
The following are links to transcribed Records of Wills & Estates for Wilkes County:
- Index to Devisors List, 1780-1948
- Elizabeth Baker, 1836
- Thomas Bicknell, 1781
- John Brown, 1812
- William Carely, 1796
- Larkin Carley, 1841
- Nancy Chambers, 1832
- Kinchen Cheatham, 1834
- Elijah Church Sr., 1854
- John Church Jr., 1870
- John Coffey, 1812
- Abraham Cook, 1800
- Ephraim Cook, 1872
- Thomas Cook, 1819
- Thomas Cottrel, 1825
- Samuel Curtice, 1853
- James Denney, 1812
- Caleb Dyer, 1816
- John Ferguson Sr., 1838
- William Gambill, 1779
- William Gilliam Sr., 1831
- Charles Gordon Sr., 1811
- John Grant, 1835
- John Greer Sr., 1782
- Harold Hayes, 1912
- Mary Ellen Hendren, 1944
- Benjamin Howard, 1828
- John Howard, 1811
- Mary Polly Howard, 1836
- Benjamin Isbell, 1870
- John Isbell, 1827
- Thomas Isbell, 1819
- James M. Jarvis, 1805
- John Jarvis, 1848
- William Jarvis, 1860
- William Jarvis, 1875
- Charles Johnson, 1816
- Charles Johnson2, 1816
- Jeffery Johnson, 1789
- John S. Johnson, 1868
- Leander Johnson Sr., 1860
- Moses Johnson, 1855
- William B. Kennaday, 1860
- William Laws, 1781
- William Low, 1780
- William Mallory, 1779
- James Marlow, 1850
- James Martin Marlow, 1920
- Stephen Matthews, 1812
- A. C. Moore, 1932
- Starling Moore, 1836
- James Norman, 1828
- William Owen, 1785
- John Parks Sr.,1793
- Thomas Parks, 1791
- William Sale, 1787
- John Shumate, 1783
- Henry Sims, 1904
- Hugh Smith, 1781
- James Spradling, 1805
- Sarah Vickers, 1847
- David Williams, 1855
- Ann Collins Wisdom, 1801
- John Witherspoon, 1778
- Thomas Witherspoon, 1790
- Henry York, 1817
Taxation
- 1787 Tax List (New River Notes)
- 1797 Tax List (New River Notes)
- Absher, Mrs. W.O., Ruth P. Gregory, and Paul W. Gregory, Wilkes County, North Carolina Taxables (1787, 1788, 1789, 1790) Vol. 3. North Wilkesboro, NC: The Wilkes Genealogical Society, 1975: text in Internet Archive
Vital Records
General
- Wilkes County Register of Deeds has copies of birth, marriage, and death records. Contact the office for details: 500 Courthouse Drive, Suite 1000, Wilkesboro, NC 28697, (336) 651-7351
Births
- Birth Records from WWI Registration Cards (Wilkes Co. GenWeb)
- Wilkes County, North Carolina Bastardy Bonds 1871-1883 (Going Home for History)
Marriages and Divorces
- Marriages, Wilkes County Database (Wilkes Co. USGenWeb Archives)
- Marriage Index (Genealogy Trails)
- Marriages from Wilkes Bible Records (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
- The North Carolina State Archives has the following Wilkes County records: Marriage Bonds, 1778-1868; Marriage and Family Records, 1788-1912; Divorce Records, 1820-1912
- Original Wilkes County Marriage Bonds and Licenses (Wilkes Co. GenWeb)
- Wilkes Co., NC Divorces, 1820-1899 (Genealogy Forum)
- Wilkes Co., NC Divorces, 1820-1899 (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
- Wilkes County Marriage Bonds (Wilkes Co. GenWeb)
- NC County Marriages 1762-1979 (FamilySearch; contains images of Marriage Records)
Specific Marriages
- Anderson-Ellis Marriages (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
- Benge Marriages (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
- Benge Marriages of Yadkin (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
- Brinegar, Jacob to Tasann Johnson, 1832
- Cannon, Col. N. to Rachel S. Welborn, 1818 (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
- Chambers, Henry to Mary Stokes, 1813 (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
- Chang-Eng ("the celebrated Siamese Twin") to Adelaide Yates, 1843 (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
- Hampton, Rev. to Neely Tidline, 1892 (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
- Hayes, George to Judah Mills, 1785 (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
- Leonidas Hayes to Agnes Rockwell, 1916 (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
- Houck, Albert F. to Margaret Horton, 1882 (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
- John W. Houpt to Margaret Correll, 1834 (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
- Hunt, James to Diana Martin, 1829 (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
- Parks, S.L. to Grace Hulbert, 1893 (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
- Pickens, Israel to Martha Lenoir, 1814 (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
- Riddle Marriages (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
- Roberson-Robertson Marriages (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
- Tedder Marriages (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
- Triplett Marriages (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
- Walker, James to Nancy Bradley, 1797 (U.S. GenWeb Archives)
Deaths
- Death Index (Genealogy Trails)
Societies and Libraries
- Old Wilkes, Inc. (preserves and promotes the history of Wilkes Co.)
- Wilkes County Genealogical Society
- Wilkes County Public Libraries
Family History Centers
Web Sites
(Note: The following are in alphabetical order.)
- Appalachian American Genealogy (includes Wilkes County)
- Ashe County, NC ALHN Homepage (includes extensive Wilkes County materials; American Local History Network; seems to be a Wilkes Co. page that is mislabeled as an Ashe Co. page)
- Family History Library Catalog
- Genealogy Research (ExploreWilkes.com)
- Genealogy Resources (for Wilkes County) (Wilkesboro Tourism Development Authority)
- Going Home for History: Wilkes County, North Carolina
- Wilkes County Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
- Wilkes County Genealogy Queries (Cousin Connect)
- Wilkes County History and Genealogy (Melungeon Studies)
- Wilkes Co., NC (RootsWeb)
- Wilkes Co., NC Club (GenCircles)
- Wilkes County, NC Genealogy Forum (GenForum)
- Wilkes County, NC GenWeb
- Wilkes County, NC U.S. GenWeb Archives
- Wilkes County, North Carolina (Genealogy Trails History Group)
- Wilkes County, North Carolina (New River Notes)
- Wilkes County, North Carolina (official government site)
- Wilkes County, North Carolina Genealogy, Facts, and Records Resources (n2 Genealogy)
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Wilkes County, North Carolina. Page 514 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 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 George Washington Paschal, History of North Carolina Baptists, 2 vols. (1930; reprint, Gallatin, Tenn.: Church History Research and Archives, 1990), 2:569-570. FHL Book 975.6 K2p 1990.
- ↑ 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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