Beaufort County, North Carolina Genealogy

United States   North Carolina    Beaufort County

County Courthouse
Beaufort County Courthouse 112 W 2nd Street Washington, NC 27889 252-946-2323

Register of Deeds has marriage and land records Clerk Superior Court has probate Records

Beaufort was formed from Bath 3 Dec 1705

Parent County
1705--Beaufort County was first called Pamptecough Precinct when it was formed 3 December 1705 from Bath County; the name was changed to Beaufort about 1712. Bath County was abolished in 1739. County seat: Washington


 * History of Beaufort Co., NC
 * Beaufort County - Two Centuries of it's History


 * Formation of Beaufort County, NC

Record Loss

 * Beaufort County, NC Records (Original &amp; Microfilm)

Neighboring Counties

 * Craven
 * Hyde
 * Martin
 * Pamlico
 * Pitt
 * Washington

Bibles

 * Beaufort Co., NC Bibles
 * Beaufort Co., NC Bible Records at NCGenWeb Archives

Biographies

 * Beaufort Co., NC Biographies
 * Biographies of Beaufort Co., NC at NCGenWeb Archives

Cemeteries

 * Askew-Bowen Cemetery - Long Acre
 * Baynor Town Cemetery - Long Acre
 * Campbell's Creek Community Cemetery - Aurora
 * Cicero Candy Cemetery - Washington
 * Clay Hill Cemetery - Edward
 * Davis Cemetery - Pungo
 * Hart Family Cemetery (African-American) - Edward
 * Henry G. Lewis Cemetery - Blounts Creek
 * Long Acre Chapel Church Cemetery - Long Acre
 * Mixon Cemetery - Aurora
 * Oakdale Cemetery - Washington
 * Pamlico Memorial Gardens - Washington
 * Rogers Cemetery - Washington
 * Yeatesville Cemetery - Yeatesville (by Sandy Carawan)
 * Access Genealogy for Beaufort County Cemeteries
 * Cemetery Census for Beaufort County Cemeteries
 * Find-A-Grave for Beaufort County Cemeteries
 * USGenWeb Archives for Beaufort County Cemeteries

Census &amp; Tax

 * Beaufort Co., NC Census &amp; Tax Records
 * Beaufort Co., NC Census Records at NCGenWeb Archives

Church

 * Free Church on Chocowinity
 * Church Minutes, Beaufort Co., NC, 1858
 * Churches of Beaufort Co., NC
 * Churches at NCGenWeb Archives

Baptist

 * Durham's Creek. Constituted 1790.
 * The Kehukee Baptist Association, 1765 to 1885 (History of the Church of God)
 * Beaufort Co., NC Subscribers List for 1834

Catholic

 * 'St. John the Evangelist, Washington, N.C. Consecrated 1829.

Church of England

 * St. Thomas's Parish, Bath, N.C. Built 1734.
 * Trinity Church aka Blount's Chapel. Built about 1775.

Court

 * Beaufort Co., NC Court Records
 * Court Records at NCGenWeb Archives

Ethnic

 * NC-US Colored Troops Project
 * Native Americans of Beaufort Co., NC

Land

 * Beaufort Co., NC Deeds &amp; Land Grants
 * Land Records at NCGenWeb Archives

Local Histories

 * Durham's Creek, NC
 * History at NCGenWeb Archives
 * Early history of Washington Park : 1839-1925 (1950) - book by Lida B. Small; freely available online
 * A History of colonial Bath (1955) - book by Herbert Richard Paschal; freely available online
 * Saint Peters Parish, Washington, North Carolina : a record of the century, 1822-1922 (1922) - book by Edmund Harding Hoyt; freely available online
 * Washington and the Pamlico (1976) - book by Ursula Loy; freely available online

Maps

 * 1590 White - de Bry Map of Coastal North Carolina
 * 1630 Map of the Southeast [Mercator] (by Johannes Cloppenburg)
 * 1696 Carte General de la Caroline (Hargrett Library, Univ. of Georgia)
 * 1709 Map by John Lawson (from Francis L. Hawks)
 * 1733 A New and Correct Map of North Carolina (by Edward Moseley)
 * 1770 John Collet Map
 * 1775 A Map of North and South Carolina by Henry Mouzon (Library of Congress)
 * c1779 Plan of the Town of Washington comprised of the original 60 lots (read owners names)
 * 1808 Price-Strothers Map
 * 1833 A New Map of the State of North Carolina (by MacRae-Brazier)
 * 1840 Bath Creek Survey
 * 1862 Civil War Map of North Carolina (from Harper's Weekly)
 * 1882 Kerr-Cain Map of North Carolina
 * 1895 Map of Beaufort Co., NC (from Rand-McNally's Atlas)
 * 2006 State Travel Map of Beaufort Co., NC (NC Dept. of Transportation)
 * Beaufort Co., NC - Earth from Space (NASA-Johnson Space Center)
 * North Carolina County Maps (from 1664-1965) (from Footnote.com)
 * Beaufort County, NC Townships, 1930 Census (by Larry Flowers)
 * Beaufort County, NC Map (showing major towns)
 * Animated Atlas (From the beginning of the 13 states to present--Excellent history lesson!)

Migration
Early migration routes to and from Beaufort County for European settlers included:


 * Atlantic Ocean
 * King's Highway about 1704
 * Secondary Coast Road late 1730s

Military

 * Beaufort Co., NC Military Records (from Colonial Militia to Vietnam)
 * Beaufort Co., NC Military Records at NCGenWeb Archives

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battle was fought in Beaufort County.


 * March 30-April 20, 1863 = Washington


 * Map showing Civil War battles in North Carolina.

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


 * -3rd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
 * -4th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry

Miscellaneous

 * Masonic Records of Beaufort Co., NC
 * Historical Markers of Beaufort Co., NC
 * Penny Postcards of Beaufort Co., NC at NCGenWeb Archives
 * Hurricanes of North Carolina
 * Blackbeard

Newspapers, Letters &amp; Journals

 * Brief Abstracts From The American Recorder, 1815-1825 from Betsy Ross
 * Beaufort County news from miscellaneous newspapers
 * Beaufort Co., NC Newspapers at NCGenWeb Archives
 * Beaufort Co., NC Letters at NCGenWeb Archives
 * Pamteco Tracings Table of Contents (Journal of the Beaufort County Genealogical Society)

Photographs

 * Beaufort Co., NC Photographs

Probate

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


 * 1720-1960 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.


 * Beaufort Co., NC Wills
 * Beaufort Co., NC Estates
 * Beaufort Co., NC CRX Estates
 * J. Bryan Grimes Wills &amp; Inventories
 * Beaufort Co., NC Wills &amp; Estates at NCGenWeb Archives

Schools

 * Beaufort Co., NC Schools
 * Beaufort Co., NC School Yearbooks

Vital Records
Uncertified copies of vital records can be ordered for a small fee from the Register of Deeds. Please contact them for more information.

Births

 * North Carolina Births and Christenings, 1866-1964 - search this name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state ; via FamilySearch

Marriages

 * Marriages at NCGenWeb Archives
 * North Carolina Marriages, 1762-1979 - via FamilySearch; images included
 * Beaufort County marriages - are included throughout Carrie Broughton's 6-volume index of the Raleigh Register &amp; State Gazette newspaper (1799-1893). Marriages are listed by year and PDF files are searcheable. Available on the North Carolina Digital Collections website.

Deaths

 * Beaufort Co., NC Obituaries
 * Beaufort Co., NC Obituaries at NCGenWeb Archives
 * Vital Records at NCGenWeb Archives
 * Beaurfort County deaths - list of county area deaths reported in various newspapers; dates range from late 1700s to 1900s.
 * North Carolina Death Certificates, 1906-1930 - freely available images of death certificates; via FamilySearch
 * North Carolina Deaths &amp; Burials, 1898-1994 - via FamilySearch

Yearbooks

 * Beaufort County students at NC colleges - list via the NCGenWeb Yearbook Index

Societies and Libraries

 * Beaufort Co., NC Genealogical Society
 * Beaufort Co., NC Addresses &amp; Links
 * North Carolina Genealogical Society
 * National Genealogical Society

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * NCGenWeb: Beaufort County - free genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project
 * Beaufort County at Our Family Tree