Lee County, North Carolina Genealogy

Lee County
	Lee County, North Carolina
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Founded	March 6, 1907
County Seat	Sanford
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United States

North Carolina

Lee County

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

County Information

Description

Lee County is located in the Central portion of North Carolina and was named for Confederate general Robert E. Lee^[1].

County Courthouse

Beginning Dates for Lee County, North Carolina Genealogy Government Records
Birth	Marriage	Death	Census	Land	Probate
1913	1908		1910	1908	1906

Lee County Courthouse
1400 S Horner Blvd
Sanford, NC 27330

Mailing Address:
PO Box 4209
Sanford, NC 27331
Telephone: (919) 718-6300

Register of Deeds
P.O. Box 2040
Sanford, NC 27331
Phone: 919-718-4585 x1
Fax: 919-718-4586
Website

Clerk Superior Court
P.O. Box 4209
Sanford, NC 27331
Phone: (919) 718-6300

History

Parent County

1907--Lee County was created 6 March 1907 from Moore and Chatham Counties.
County seat: Sanford ^[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

There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Places/Localities

Populated Places

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.

North Carolina, Historical Records Survey, Cemetery Inscription Card Index at FamilySearch — index and images

Census

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

Church Records

Presbyterian

Buffalo, Sanford, N.C. Founded 1797.^[3]

County Records

1833-1970 - North Carolina, County Records, 1833-1970 at FamilySearch — index and images

Court

The Clerk of Superior Court is elected for four years and must be a resident of the county in which he or she is elected. Unlike clerks of court in other states, the Clerk of Superior Court in North Carolina has numerous judicial functions.

As judge of probate, the Clerk has exclusive original jurisdiction over matters relating to the probate of wills, and the administration of estates, including appointing personal representatives, auditing their accounting, and removing them from office if necessary. The Clerk also presides over many other legal matters including adoptions, incompetency proceedings, condemnation of private lands for public use, and foreclosures. The Clerk is responsible for all clerical and record-keeping functions of the district and superior court. In addition, the Clerk receives and disburses money collected each year from court fees and fines.

Lee County Clerk of Court
Address: 1408 S. Horner Blvd. Sanford, NC 27330- Ph. (918) 774-4821
Records available: Wills and Estates, Court Records

Land

Lee County Register Of Deeds
Lee County Courthouse
1408 S. Horner Blvd
P.O. Box 2040
Sanford, NC 27330
Telephone: (919)718-4585

Has land records starting from 1908

Deed Records available for online research

Local Histories

Maps

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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

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
1908 - 1937 - Will Books 1 to 2 (1908-1937) have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.

There are Probate records available through theLee County Clerk of the Superior Court which includes wills, estate records and all transactions in reference to settlement of estates.

Taxation

Vital Records

Lee County Register Of Deeds
Lee County Courthouse
1408 S. Horner Blvd
P.O. Box 2040
Sanford, NC 27330
8:00am - 5:00pm Mon - Fri
(919)718-4585

Records available: Birth, delayed Birth, Death, Marriage, Deeds, Military Discharges

Copies of transcribed Vital Records can be found at the following websites:

1888 - Vital Statistics from the Jonesboro Leader
Lee County Obituaries USGenWeb Archives
Lee County Marriages USGenWeb Archives

Societies and Libraries

Lee County Genealogical and Historical Society
PO Box 3216
Sanford 27331-3216

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.

Introduction to Family History Centers

Websites

Lee 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.
Lee County NCGenWeb
Lee County NCGenWeb Archives
FamilySearch Catalog

References

↑ https://www.ncpedia.org/geography/lee
↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
↑ "Buffalo Church," North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, http://www.ncmarkers.com, accessed 22 October 2012.
↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/9/91/Iginorthcarolinag.pdf.

[1] ttps://www.ncpedia.org/geography/lee

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

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

[4] Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/9/91/Iginorthcarolinag.pdf.

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