Tyrrell County, North Carolina Genealogy
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Guide to Tyrrell County, North Carolina ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
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County Information[edit | edit source]
Description[edit | edit source]
Tyrrell County is located in the Eastern portion of North Carolina and was named for Sir John Tyrrell to whom King Charles II granted tracts of land in the New World called "Carolina"[2].
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Tyrrell County Courthouse
403 Main Street
PO box 417
Columbia NC 27925
Phone: 252-796-2901
Tyrrell County Website
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[3]
Tyrrell County, North Carolina Record Dates[edit | edit source]
Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.
| Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
| 1913 | 1862 | 1913 | 1900 | 1736 | 1730 | 1784 |
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
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Some of the early records are missing. For suggestions about research in places that suffered historic record losses, see:
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Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
For animated maps illustrating North Carolina county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation North Carolina County Boundary Maps" (1664-1965) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website. |
Populated Places[edit | edit source]
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[6]
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History Timeline[edit | edit source]
County seat history - Courthouse on Kendricks Cree (1751); Home of Bejamin Spruill (1774-1776); Courthouse on Scuppernog River (1777-1799); and present Columbia.
Resources[edit | edit source]
Bible Records[edit | edit source]
- Bible Records at North Carolina Digital Archives - index and image
- Tyrrell County, North Carolina, Family Bibles at NCGenWeb
Biographies[edit | edit source]
Business, Commerce, and Occupations[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
- North Carolina, Historical Records Survey, Cemetery Inscription Card Index at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images Also at: Ancestry ($)
Census Records[edit | edit source]
| Historical populations | ||
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| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1790 | 4,826 | — |
| 1800 | 3,395 | −29.7% |
| 1810 | 3,364 | −0.9% |
| 1820 | 4,319 | 28.4% |
| 1830 | 4,732 | 9.6% |
| 1840 | 4,657 | −1.6% |
| 1850 | 5,133 | 10.2% |
| 1860 | 4,944 | −3.7% |
| 1870 | 4,173 | −15.6% |
| 1880 | 4,545 | 8.9% |
| 1890 | 4,225 | −7.0% |
| 1900 | 4,980 | 17.9% |
| 1910 | 5,219 | 4.8% |
| 1920 | 4,849 | −7.1% |
| 1930 | 5,164 | 6.5% |
| 1940 | 5,556 | 7.6% |
| 1950 | 5,048 | −9.1% |
| 1960 | 4,520 | −10.5% |
| 1970 | 3,806 | −15.8% |
| 1980 | 3,975 | 4.4% |
| 1990 | 3,856 | −3.0% |
| 2000 | 4,149 | 7.6% |
| 2010 | 4,407 | 6.2% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
Church Records[edit | edit source]
- 1700-1970 North Carolina, Church Records, 1700-1970 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
Baptist
- Morratuck Creek. Constituted 1791.[7]
- Scuppernong River. Established by 1784.[7]
- South Lancaster. Constituted 1793.[7]
Church of England
- St. Andrew's Parish aka South Shore Parish. Established 1729.[8]
List of Churches and Church Parishes
Court Records[edit | edit source]
Directories[edit | edit source]
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]
- 1862-1870 North Carolina, Freedmen's Bureau Assistant Commissioner Records, 1862-1870 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1863-1872 North Carolina, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1863-1872 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only
- 1877-1920 Non-White Marriage Licenses of Tyrrell County, North Carolina 1877-1920 at USGenWeb
Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]
- Bryan Funeral Service in Columbia
Genealogies[edit | edit source]
Guardianship[edit | edit source]
Land and Property Records[edit | edit source]
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
Click a neighboring county
for more resources
for more resources
- FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
Migration[edit | edit source]
Military Records[edit | edit source]
Revolutionary War
- 1778-1833 Delamar Transcripts of Revolutionary War Petitions at North Carolina Genealogical Society - index ($)
- 1779-1782 North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers 1779-1782 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
Civil War
- 1861-1865 North Carolina, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1861-1865 North Carolina, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1861-1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry $
- 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry $
- 1885 and 1901 1885 and 1901 Confederate Pension Applications at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images
- 1885-1953 North Carolina, Confederate Soldiers and Widows Pension Applications, 1885-1953 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
World War I
- 1914-1918 World War I Papers at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images
- 1917-1919 North Carolina, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
World War II
- 1939-1945 World Ward II Papers at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images
- 1940-1948 North Carolina, Discharge and Statement of Service Records, 1940-1948 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
- North Carolina Newspapers at DigitalNC
Obituaries[edit | edit source]
Other Records[edit | edit source]
Voter Registration
- 1868-1898 North Carolina, Voter Registration Records, 1868-1898 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
Periodicals[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
Online Probate Indexes and Records
- 1660-1790 North Carolina Will Abstracts 1660-1790 at Ancestry ($)
- 1663-1789 Secretary of State Wills at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images
- 1663-1978 Wills and Estate Papers (Tyrrell County), 1663-1978(*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1663-1979 North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1665-1998 North Carolina Wills and Probate Records 1665-1998 at Ancestry ($)
- 1720-1960 Will Books A to F and 1 to 8 (1720-1960) at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
- 1735-1970 North Carolina Probate Records 1735-1970 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
- 1738-1968 Tyrrell County, North Carolina, Estate Records, 1738-1968(*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1739-1871 Guardians' Bonds, 1739-1871(*); County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions and Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1744-1836 Wills, 1744-1836(*); County Court of Pleas and Quarter SessionsE at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1744-1961 Will Books 1 to 5 (1744-1961) at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
- 1750-1960 Cross Index to Wills, 1750-1960(*); County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions and Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1750-1961 Record of Wills, 1750-1961(*); County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions and Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1750-1961 Tyrrell County North Carolina list of will book testators SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills.
- 1756-1806 Wills and Estate Papers (Edenton District), 1756-1806(*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1758-1775 Administrators Accounts and Inventories, 1758-1775(*); County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1760-1800 North Carolina Will Abstracts 1760-1800 at Ancestry ($)
- 1790 Pre-1790 Tyrrell County, North Carolina Genealogy Wills stored at the North Carolina State Archives are online
- 1802-1837 Inventories, 1802-1837(*); County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1859-1924 Bonds, 1859-1924(*); Superior Court and County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1865-1868 Record of Accounts, Inventories, and Sales, 1865-1868(*); County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1868-1889 Appointment of Executors and Others (Tyrrell County, North Carolina), 1868-1889(*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1868-1959 Orders and Decrees, 1868-1959(*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1868-1960 Record of Accounts, 1868-1960(*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1869-1960 Record of Settlements, 1869-1960(*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1905-1961 Miscellaneous Probate Records and Indexes, 1905-1961(*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1907-1939 Record of Dowers, 1907-1939(*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1932-1956 Record of Resale of Land by Trustees, 1932-1956(*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
School Records[edit | edit source]
Social Security Records[edit | edit source]
- 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
- 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
Tax Records[edit | edit source]
- 1755 - Tax Lists, Tyrrell County, 1755 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 1, online at Ancestry ($)
- 1755 - Tax Lists, Tyrrell County, 1755 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
- 1755 - Tax Lists, Tyrrell County, 1755 (images) online at FamilySearch
- 1784 - Tax Lists, Tyrrell County, 1784 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
- 1784 - Tax Lists, Tyrrell County, 1784 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
- 1786 - Tax Lists, Tyrrell County, 1786 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
- 1800-2000 North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
Birth[edit | edit source]
- 1800-2000 North Carolina Birth Index 1800-2000 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
- 1866-1964 North Carolina Births and Christenings 1866-1964 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
- 1913-1922 North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
Marriage[edit | edit source]
- 1741-2004 North Carolina, United States Marriages at Findmypast
- 1741-2004 North Carolina Marriage Index 1741-2004 at Ancestry $
- 1759-1979 North Carolina Marriages 1759-1979 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; Index
- 1762-1979 North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1763-1868 North Carolina, Civil Marriages, 1763-1868 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1851-1960 - Tyrrell County Marriage Index 1851-1960 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch[9]
- 1877-1920 White Marriage Licenses of Tyrrell County, North Carolina 1877-1920 at USGenWeb
- Marriage Bonds for Tyrrell County, North Carolina at USGenWeb
Death[edit | edit source]
- 1913-1935 Death Records of Tyrrell County, North Carolina Books 1-4 at USGenWeb
- 1898-1994 North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1906-1930 North Carolina Deaths 1906-1930 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images Also at: MyHeritage ($)
- 1908-2004 North Carolina Death Indexes 1908-2004 at Ancestry $
- 1909-1975 North Carolina Death Certificates 1909-1975 at Ancestry $
- 1931-1994 North Carolina Deaths 1931-1994 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
Divorce[edit | edit source]
- 1926-1975 North Carolina, County Divorce Records, 1926-1975 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1958-2004 North Carolina Divorce Index 1958-2004 at Ancestry $
Research Facilities[edit | edit source]
Archives[edit | edit source]
Listed below are archives in Tyrrell County. For state-wide archival repositories, see North Carolina Archives and Libraries.
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
Family History Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local Family History Centers or Affiliate Libraries
- Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
- FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a family history center.
Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Listed below are libraries in Tyrrell County. For state-wide library facilities, see North Carolina Archives and Libraries.
Museums[edit | edit source]
Societies[edit | edit source]
Listed below are societies in Tyrrell County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see North Carolina Societies.
Tyrrell County Genealogical and Historical Society
PO Box 686
Columbia 27825-0686
Telephone 252-796-2361
Website
Websites[edit | edit source]
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- FamilySearch Catalog – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.
Research Guides[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), North Carolina.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ https://www.ncpedia.org/geography/Tyrrell
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), North Carolina.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Tyrrell County, North Carolina. Page 506-514 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 505-509.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), North Carolina.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Tyrrell County, North Carolina," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrrell_County,_North_Carolina, accessed 27 February 2020.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 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.
- ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/f/f5/Iginorthcarolinap.pdf.