Dare County, North Carolina Genealogy
Guide to Dare County, North Carolina ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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Contents
- 1 County Information
- 2 History
- 3 Resources
- 4 Societies and Libraries
- 5 Websites
- 6 References
County Information
Description
Dare County is located in the Eastern portion of North Carolina and was named in honor of Virginia Dare, the first English child born in America[1].
County Courthouse
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Dare County Courthouse
400 Budleigh Street
P O Box 70
Manteo, NC 27954
Phone: 252-473-3438
Registrar of Deed has birth and death records from 1913
marriage records from 1870 and land records
Clerk Court has divorce, probate and court records from 1870[2]
Register of Deeds
PO Box 70
Manteo, NC 27954
Telephone: 252-475-5970
Fax: 252-473-5393
Website
Clerk of Superior Court
PO Box 1849
Manteo, NC 27594
Telephone: (252) 475-5200
History
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.
Parent County
1870--Dare County was created 3 February 1870 from Currituck, Tyrrell, and Hyde Counties.
County seat: Manteo [3]
Neighboring Counties
Resources
African American
- Roanoke Island Freedman's Colony - website dedicated to camp on the island of refugee slaves just after the Civil War. Site includes history, documents, lists of slaves who lived on the island and more.
Bibles
Biographies
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. | ||
- North Carolina, Historical Records Survey, Cemetery Inscription Card Index at FamilySearch — index and images
- Access Genealogy for Dare Co., NC Cemeteries
Census
For tips on accessing Dare County, North Carolina Genealogy census records online, see: North Carolina Census.
County Records
- 1833-1970 - North Carolina, County Records, 1833-1970 at FamilySearch — index and images
Court
Family Pages
Maps
Military
- Dare Co., NC Military Records (from Colonial Militia to Vietnam)
Revolutionary War
- 1779 - 1782 - North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers 1779-1782 at FamilySearch — index and images
War of 1812
- Jones, Gordon C.: .Abstracts of land-grants, tax lists, orphans dockets, inventories and other records, : Currituck and Dare counties, North Carolina, 1666-1831 Chesapeak, Virginia, G.C.Jones c1982) pages 91 FHL Book 976.6132 P28
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
Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battles were fought in Dare County:
- August 28-29, 1861 = Hatteras Inlet Batteries, also known as Forts Clark and Hatteras[4]
- February 7-8, 1862 = Roanoke Island, also known as Fort Huger[5]
- 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
Miscellaneous
- Misc. Dare Co., NC Records
- The Lost Colony articles
- Dare Co., NC Penny Postcards at NCGenWeb Archives
- Medical Directory for Avon, NC at NCGenWeb Archives
Newspapers
Photographs
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 ima
- 1823 - 1963 - Will Books (1823-1963) have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
- 1870 - 1967 - Dare County North Carolina list of will book testators SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills. - Free
Vital Records
Births
- Dare Co., NC Births at NCGenWeb Archives
- 1800 - 2000 - North Carolina Birth Index 1800-2000 at FamilySearch.org — index
- 1866 - 1964 - North Carolina Births and Christenings 1866-1964 at FamilySearch.org — index
Marriages
- 1741 - 2004 - North Carolina, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
- 1870 - 1967 - Dare County Marriage Index 1870-1967. Batch M752399 at FamilySearch - free.[6]
- Dare Co., NC Marriages at NCGenWeb Archives
- 1741 - 2004 - North Carolina Marriage Index 1741-2004 at Ancestry.com — index $
- 1759 - 1979 - North Carolina Marriages 1759-1979 at FamilySearch.org — index
- 1762 - 1979 - North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 at FamilySearch — index and images
- 1763 - 1868 - North Carolina, Civil Marriages, 1763-1868 at FamilySearch — index and images
Divorce
- 1926 - 1975 - North Carolina, County Divorce Records, 1926-1975 at FamilySearch — index and images
- 1958 - 2004 - North Carolina Divorce Index 1958-2004 at Ancestry.com — index $
Deaths
- Dare Co., Obits
- Dare Co., NC Obituaries at NCGenWeb Archives
- 1898 - 1994 - North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994 at FamilySearch.org — index
- 1906 - 1930 - North Carolina Deaths 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 - North Carolina Deaths 1931-1994 at FamilySearch.org — index
Wills & Estates
- 1870 - 1946 - Will Books 1 to 2 (1870-1946) have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
Societies and Libraries
Albemarle Genealogical Society
142 Waterlily Road
Coinjock, NC 27923
website
Website
Dare Co., NC Organizations & Links
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.
Websites
- Dare 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
- Dare County NCGenWeb
- USGenWeb Archives-Dare County
References
- ↑ https://www.ncpedia.org/geography/dare
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Dade County, North Carolina. Page 508 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State, (accessed 9 August, 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.
