Camden County, North Carolina Genealogy

Camden County
	Camden County, North Carolina
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Founded	1777
County Seat	Camden
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United States

North Carolina

Camden County

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

County Courthouse

Beginning Dates for Camden County, North Carolina Genealogy Government Records
Birth	Marriage	Death	Census	Deeds	Wills
1913	1848	1913	1790	1777	1822

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;^[1]

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 ^[2]

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.

Places/Localities

Populated Places

The County consists of three Townships:

Courthouse
Shiloh
South Mills

Neighboring Counties

Resources

Cemeteries

Tombstone Transcriptions Online	Tombstone Transcriptions in Print	List of Cemeteries in the county
Findagrave.com	Family History Library	Findagrave.com
NCGenWeb	WorldCat	Billion Graves
NCGenWeb Archives
Tombstone Project
North Carolina Cemeteries
Billion Graves
See North Carolina Cemeteries for more information.

Census

For tips on accessing Camden County, North Carolina Genealogy census records online, see: North Carolina Census.

Church

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

Baptist

Camden. Constituted 1757.^[3]
Sawyer's Creek. Established by 1790.^[3]
Shiloh, Camden, N.C. Established 1729.^[3]^[4] Formerly located in Pasquotank County.

Methodist

McBride Church. Originally Church of England (since 1733); obtained by Methodists in 1792.^[5]

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Camden County

Military

Revolutionary War

1779 - 1782 - North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers 1779-1782 at FamilySearch — index and images

Civil War

Online Records

1861 - 1865 - North Carolina, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
1861 - 1865 - North Carolina, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 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 - North Carolina, Confederate Soldiers and Widows Pension Applications, 1885-1953 at FamilySearch — index and images

Regiments. Service men in Camden County, North Carolina Genealogy served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Camden County, North Carolina Genealogy:

- 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^[6]

Map showing Civil War battles in North Carolina.

World War I

1917 - 1919 - North Carolina, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919 at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II

1940 - 1948 - North Carolina, Discharge and Statement of Service Records, 1940-1948 at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers

Probate

Online Probate Records

1660 -1790 - North Carolina Will Abstracts 1660-1790 at Ancestry.com — index and images $]
1663 - 1979 - North Carolina Estate Files, 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 - North Carolina Probate Records 1735-1970 at FamilySearch.org — images
1760 - 1800 - North Carolina Will Abstracts 1760-1800 at Ancestry.com — index and images
Pre - 1790 - Pre-1790 Camden County, North Carolina Genealogy 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 - Will Books (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

Vital Records

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
Website

Family History Centers

Family history centers provide one-on-one assistance and free access to premium genealogical websites. In addition, many centers have free how-to genealogy classes. See family history center for more information. Search the online FHC directory for a nearby family history center.

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.
FamilySearch Catalog
NCGenWeb Camden County
Camden County USGenWeb Archives
Camden County Government Services

References

↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Camden County, North Carolina. Page 507 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 George Washington Paschal, History of North Carolina Baptists, 2 vols. (1930; reprint, Gallatin, Tenn.: Church History Research and Archives, 1990), 1:487, 492; 2:562. FHL Book 975.6 K2p 1990.
↑ J.R.B. Hathaway, "The Earliest Baptist Congregation Organized in North Carolina," The North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 1, No. 2 (Apr. 1900):283. Digital version at Internet Archive - free.
↑ "McBride Church," North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, http://www.ncmarkers.com/, accessed 22 October 2012.
↑ Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State, (accessed 9 August, 2012)
↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/4/4d/Iginorthcarolinaa.pdf.

[HBG-1] Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Camden County, North Carolina. Page 507 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.

[2] The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).

[bap-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 George Washington Paschal, History of North Carolina Baptists, 2 vols. (1930; reprint, Gallatin, Tenn.: Church History Research and Archives, 1990), 1:487, 492; 2:562. FHL Book 975.6 K2p 1990.

[4] J.R.B. Hathaway, "The Earliest Baptist Congregation Organized in North Carolina," The North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 1, No. 2 (Apr. 1900):283. Digital version at Internet Archive - free.

[5] "McBride Church," North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, http://www.ncmarkers.com/, accessed 22 October 2012.

[6] Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State, (accessed 9 August, 2012)

[7] Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/4/4d/Iginorthcarolinaa.pdf.

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