Pender County, North Carolina Genealogy

United States   North Carolina    Pender County

Parent County
1875--Pender County was established from New Hanover County. County seat: Burgaw

Neighboring Counties

 * Bladen
 * Brunswick
 * Columbus
 * Duplin
 * New Hanover
 * Onslow
 * Sampson

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Hampstead

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]

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


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

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

Probate
The Pender County Clerk of the Superior Court has copies of Wills, Estate and other Probate records available to the public from their offices and should be contacted to verify which records they have and what their prices are for obtaining them. Note that most of the originals of the older records have been transferred to the State Archives and that the records contained at the County level are usually hand copied into the County Books.

Clerk of the Superior Court Pender County Courthouse 100 Wright Street Burgaw, NC

and 100 Dickerson Street Burgaw, NC (910) 663-3900

The North Carolina State Archives have created an Index of Pender County Estates.

A few Pender County Wills or Estate Records have been transcribed and are available as follows:


 * John P. Bannerman, 1867
 * Richard L. Bourdeaux, 1892
 * W. W. Bourdeaux, 1875
 * Albert G. Hall, 1875
 * John Henry Taylor, 1876
 * Richard C. Lewis, 1879

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.