Davie County, North Carolina Genealogy

Guide to Davie County, North Carolina ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Davie County Courthouse 140 S Main Street Mocksville, NC 27028 Phone: 336-751-2513 Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, death and burial and land records Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1834 probate records from 1837  Register of Deeds 123 S. Main Street Mocksville, NC 27028 Telephone: 336-753-6080 Fax: 336-751-0154 Website  Clerk of Superior Court 140 S Main St Mocksville, NC 27028 Telephone: (336) 936-3000

History
Davie was formed in 1836 from Rowan. It was named in honor of William Richardson Davie, a distinguished Revolutionary soldier, a member of the Federal Convention of 1787, governor of North Carolina, special envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to France, and one of the founders of the University of North Carolina. It is in the central section of the State and is bounded by Davidson, Rowan, Iredell, Yadkin, and Forsyth counties. The present area is 264 square miles .... In 1837 the court was ordered to be held at Mocksville. Mocksville, incorporated in 1839, is the county seat.

..., beginning at the junction of the North and South Yadkin rivers; thence up the South Yadkin river, to the Iredell county line; and all that part of the present county of Rowan, lying and being north of said river, shall hereafter constitute a separate and distinct county, to be called and known by the name of Davie, in honor of the revolutionary patriot, William R. Davie; ....

In 1925 an act to make certain and define the boundary line between Davie and Forsyth was passed.

That the Yadkin River be and the same is hereby made, fixed and designated as the true and correct boundary line between the counties of Davie and Forsyth.

above quoted from The Formation of the North Carolina Counties 1663-1943, by David Leroy Corbitt; published by NC Department of Cultural Resources; pages 88-89.

What's New? At http://www.daviecountync.gov/440/Genealogy-Local-History you can access Davie County newspapers from 1898, read obituaries, and watch historic videos on the county's YouTube Channel. Watch for future items: history of churches, issues of newsletters from Davie County Historical and Genealogical Society (1987-2016), and read biographies of Davie historians. Coming soon to a home computer very near you!

Parent County
1836--Davie County was created 20 December 1836 from Rowan County. County seat: Mocksville

Boundary Changes
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.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Places/Localities

 * National Register of Historic Places in Davie County
 * North Carolina Highways Historical Markers: see following pages


 * 1) Daniel Boone's Parents
 * 2) John Stokes
 * 3) Hinton R. Helper
 * 4) Cooleemee Plantation
 * 5) Cokesbury School
 * 6) Boone Tract
 * 7) Hugh T. Lefler
 * Table with Latitude/Longitude of National Register of Historic Places and North Carolina Highways Historical Markers

Populated Places

 * Populated Places in Davie County
 * Townships as listed in the US Census, 1790-1930

Neighboring Counties

 * Davidson
 * Forsyth
 * Iredell
 * Rowan
 * Yadkin

Records at Davie County Public Library

 * Index to Bible Records
 * Branson's North Carolina Business Directories- Look under "Other Links"

Books


 * List of books about Davie Countyfound in the Martin-Wall History Room
 * Books for Sale at Davie County Historical &amp; Genealogical Society

Cemeteries

 * Davie County Cemetery Lists &amp; Directions

Churches

 * Churches in Davie County, North Carolina
 * Davie County Churches &amp; Cemeteries
 * [1790-1916] Church Records of Rowan, Davie, Iredell and Stanly counties, North Carolina. Record of Baptist, Lutheran &amp; Methodists. Originals at Rowan Public Library. FHL US/CAN Film 313,885.

Baptist

 * Dutchman's Creek. Established by 1773.


 * Bear Creek
 * [1792-1860] Bear Creek Baptist Church Minutes. Available at North Carolina Libraries and Archives in Raleigh.
 * [1859-1963] Bear Creek Baptist Church (Mocksville, N.C.) records. Available at Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives. Wake Forest University.

Court

 * Guardian Accounts, Davie County, 1846 through 1859
 * Apprentice Bonds, Davie County, 1829 through 1859
 * Davie County USGenWeb Archives - Court Records

Images


 * DigitalNC: North Carolina Heritage-Davie County

Land
Land records are at the courthouse annex across the street from the courthouse on Main Street in Mocksville.

Davie County Register of Deeds 123 South Main Street Mocksville, NC 27028 (336) 753.6080

Online Records Search

Local Histories
The First 3 books can be ordered from theDavie County Historical &amp; Genealogical Society:


 * Davie County: A Brief History by James W. Wall
 * Davie County Heritage
 * The Historic Architecture of Davie County by Kirk Franklin Mohney, indexed by surname
 * Davie County Biographies-USGenWeb Archives
 * Davie County Bible Records- USGenWeb Archives

Maps

 * For sale from the Davie County Historical &amp; Genealogical Society:


 * 1) Hughes Historical
 * 2) 1887 Alderman
 * 3) 1923 Merrell
 * 4) Lagle Land Grant
 * Communities in Davie County are listed in the Local History Directory, Pgs. 7-8
 * Maps for Davie County from the UNC Digital Map Collection

Military

 * Davie County USGenWeb Archives Military Pages
 * The War Memorial on the Square pays tribute to those who died in Civil War, World War I, Vietnam War, World War II, Korean War, and the Beirut bombing. It was dedicated November 7, 1987.

Revolutionary War

 * 1779 - 1782 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861 - 1865 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1861 - 1865 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1861 - 1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861 - 1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1885 - 1953 - at FamilySearch — images

The Civil War Roster of Davie County, North Carolina, by Mary Alice Miller Hasty and Hazel Miller Winfree has just been published by McFarland. This book contains family history, military history, and burial places for 1,147 men who served in the Confederate Army. To order, North Carolina residents should send $64.26, and non-residents of NC send $60.00 (includes tax and shipping), to M and M Books, 105 East Brick Walk Court, Mocksville NC 27028.


 * -4th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
 * - 13th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry formerly the 3rd Volunteers., Company F
 * - 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Detailed Men, Company B
 * - 4th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company G
 * - 4th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, Company A
 * - 5th Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry (63rd Regiment Volunteers), Company H
 * - 5th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, Company F

World War I

 * 1917 - 1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II

 * 1940 - 1948 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers
Davie Record, 1899 - 1956

Mocksville Herald, January 4, 1912 - December 26, 1912

Mocksville Enterprise, January 5, 1922 - March 27, 1924

Davie County Enterprise-Record, 1922 - present

Cooleemee: Erwin Chatter Nov 1944 - March 1954; Cooleemee Journal July 1, 1965 - June 27, 1971

These newspapers can be searched on microfilm at the Davie County Public Library History Room and online. Click on "Newspaper Files".

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1660 - 1790 - North Carolina Will Abstracts 1660-1790 at Ancestry.com — index and images $]
 * 1663 - 1979 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1665 - 1998 - North Carolina Wills and Probate Records 1665-1998 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1735 - 1970 - at FamilySearch.org — images
 * 1760 - 1800 - North Carolina Will Abstracts 1760-1800 at Ancestry.com — index and ima
 * 1837 - 1967 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.

Vital Records
Address: Davie County Register of Deeds 123 South Main Street Mocksville, NC 27028 (336) 753.6080
 * See Web Site below for Family History Library Catalog.
 * The Davie County Registry of Deeds has copies of Birth &amp; Death certificates starting from 1913; there are copies of Marriage Records from 1836. Downloadable forms for ordering can be viewed Here

Birth

 * 1800 - 2000 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1866 - 1964 - at FamilySearch.org — index

Death

 * 1898 - 1994 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1906 - 1930 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1908 - 2004 - North Carolina Death Indexes 1908-2004 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1909 - 1975 - North Carolina Death Certificates 1909-1975 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1931 - 1994 - at FamilySearch.org — index

Divorce

 * 1958 - 2004 - North Carolina Divorce Index 1958-2004 at Ancestry.com — index $

Marriages

 * 1851 - 1935 - Davies County Marriage Index 1851-1935 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1741 - 2004 - North Carolina Marriage Index 1741-2004 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1759 - 1979 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1762 - 1979 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1763 - 1868 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Societies and Libraries
Davie County Historical and Genealogical Society 371 N. Main St. Mocksville, NC 27038 Website


 * Davie County Historical and Genealogical Society meets the fourth Thursday of each month (except December) at 7 pm in the History Room of Davie County Public Library, 371 North Main Street, Mocksville, North Carolina 27028. This web site describes the organization, dues, items for sale, quarterly newsletters and programs.
 * Davie County Public Library History Roomis available for your use. See street address above.
 * Cooleemee Historical Association, 14 Church Street, Cooleemee, North Carolina has a museum depicting the history of this cotton mill town. See also Cooleemee Preservation Efforts.

Websites

 * Davie County, NC History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (Genealogy Inc)


 * Davie County NCGenWeb
 * Independent Davie County site. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.


 * Davie County Historical and Genealogical Society.
 * Davie County government Web site
 * Davie County USGenWeb Archives
 * Davie County USGenWeb Archives