Camden County, North Carolina Genealogy

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

Description
Camden County is located in the Eastern portion of North Carolina and shares a border with Virginia. It was named for Sir Charles Pratt, Earl of Camden, in gratitude for the support he gave to the colonists.

County Courthouse
Camden County Courthouse Hwy 343 P O Box 190 Camden, NC 27921 Phone: 919-335-4077

Clerk Superior Court has divorce Court records from 1896 Probate Records from 1912;  Register of Deeds PO Box 64 Camden, NC 27921-0190 Telephone: 252-338-1919 ext. 245 Fax: 252-338.-1758 Clerk of Superior Court PO Box 219 Camden, NC 27921 Telephone: (252) 336-4000

History
Camden County was formed in 1777 from the northeastern part of Pasquotank County. It was named for Charles Pratt, 1st Lord Camden, who had opposed the Stamp Act. The county is the site of the southern terminus of the Dismal Swamp Canal and was the location of the Battle of South Mills on April 19, 1862 during the American Civil War which brought a minor victory to the Confederacy.

Parent County
1777-Camden County was created 8 April 1777 from Pasquotank County. County seat: Camden

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
Several records destroyed in fire with many others missing.

Populated Places
The County consists of three Townships:


 * Courthouse
 * Shiloh
 * South Mills

Neighboring Counties

 * Chesapeake County, Virginia
 * Currituck
 * Gates
 * Pasquotank

Cemeteries

 * at FamilySearch — index and images

Church

 * A listing of Camden County Churches can be found here
 * Camden County Church Records

Baptist

 * Camden. Constituted 1757.
 * Sawyer's Creek. Established by 1790.
 * Shiloh, Camden, N.C. Established 1729. Formerly located in Pasquotank County.

Methodist

 * McBride Church. Originally Church of England (since 1733); obtained by Methodists in 1792.

County Records

 * 1833-1970 - at FamilySearch — index and images

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 — index and images


 * - 12th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company M

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battle was fought in Camden County:
 * April 19, 1862 = South Mills, also known as Camden


 * Map showing Civil War battles in North Carolina.

World War I

 * 1917 - 1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II

 * 1940 - 1948 - at FamilySearch — index and images

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 images
 * Pre - 1790 - Pre-1790 Wills stored at the North Carolina State Archives are online - free. Website tips.
 * 1822 - 1920 - Camden County North Carolina list of will book testators SAMPUBCO -Browsable index of testators of wills. - Free
 * 1822 - 1920 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
 * Images of Wills and Estates 1822-1840. North Carolina Pioneers ($)

Taxation

 * 1782 - Tax Lists, Camden County, 1782 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1782 - Tax Lists, Camden County, 1782 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1790 - Tax Lists, Camden County, 1790 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1791 - Tax Lists, Camden County, 1791 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1792 - Tax Lists, Camden County, 1792 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1795 - Tax Lists, Camden County, 1795 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1815 - Tax Lists, Camden County, 1815 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections

Birth

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

Deaths

 * 1898 - 1994 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 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

 * 1926 - 1975 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1958 - 2004 - North Carolina Divorce Index 1958-2004 at Ancestry.com — index $

Marriage

 * 1741 - 2004 - North Carolina, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1848 - 1940 - Camden County Marriage Books A1-C1 Index 1848-1940 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
Albemarle Genealogical Society 142 Waterlily Road Coinjock, NC 27923 Website

Family Research Society of Northeastern NC PO Box 1425 Elizabeth City, NC 27906-1425 Website

Family History Centers

 * Elizabeth City North Carolina Family History Center

Websites

 * Camden County, NC History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (Genealogy Inc)
 * USGenWeb Project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * NCGenWeb Camden County
 * Camden County USGenWeb Archives
 * Camden County Government Services
 * Camden County Government Services