Wayne County, North Carolina Genealogy
Guide to Wayne 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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Wayne County Courthouse
215 S William Street
P O Box 267
Goldsboro, NC 27530-4824
Phone: 919-731-1449
Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, death burial and land records
Clerk Superior Courth has divoce, probate and court records[1]
Register of Deeds
224-226 E. Walnut Street
Goldsboro, NC 27533
Phone: 919-731-1440
Fax: 919-731-1441
Website
Clerk Superior Court
224 E Walnut Street
Goldsboro, NC 27530
Phone: (919) 722-6100
History
The county is named after Revolutionary War General "Mad" Anthony Wayne (1745-1796).[2]
Parent County
1779--Wayne County was created from Dobbs County. Dobbs County was abolished in 1791.
County seat: Goldsboro [3]
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
1781-- Fire burned courthouse, small record loss.
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 | ||
| Internment | ||
| Billion Graves | ||
| See North Carolina Cemeteries for more information. | ||
Census
For tips on accessing Wayne County, North Carolina Genealogy census records online, see: North Carolina Census.
Church
Baptist
- Black Creek. Established by 1783.[4]
- Falling Creek. Constituted 1778.[4]
- Naughunty. Constituted 1791.[4][5]
- Norhunty Swamp. Constituted 1789.[4]
- Pleasant Plains. Established by 1808.[5]
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
LDS Ward and Branch Records
- Goldsboro
- Mount Olive
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
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 Wayne 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 Wayne County, North Carolina Genealogy:
- - 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
- - 4th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
- - 13th Battalion, North Carolina Infantry, Company C
- - 1st Regiment, North Carolina Artillery 10th Regiment Volunteers-1st Artillery, Company F
- - 1st Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry, Company H
- - 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, 2nd Company C
- - 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company D
- - 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company H
- - 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Junior Reserves, Company A
- - 4th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company D
- - 8th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, Captain James M Garner's Company
- - 8th Battalion, North Carolina Cavalry (Partisan Rangers), 4th Company
Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battles were fought in Wayne County:
- March 23-April 26, 1862 = Goldsborough Bridge[6]
- December 16, 1862 = White Hall, also known as Whitehall or White Hall Ferry[7]
- 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 Wayne County, North Carolina Genealogy Wills stored at the North Carolina State Archives are online - free. Website tips.
- 1773 - 1957 - Will Books A to Z and 1 to 14 (1773-1957) have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
Taxation
- 1769 - Tax Lists, Dobbs County, 1769 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
- 1779 - Tax Lists, New Bern District, 1779 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
- 1780 - Tax Lists, Dobbs County, 1780 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
- 1786 - Tax Lists, Wayne County, 1786 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
- 1833-1867 - Tax Book, 1833-1867 (images) online at FamilySearch
Vital Records
- Wayne County Vital Records includes a number of birth, marriage, and death records collections. It is free.
Births Records
- 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
- 1891 - 1914 - Wayne County Birth Index 1891-1914. Batch C869953 at FamilySearch - free.[8]
- Wayne County Vital Records - NCGenWeb
Death Records
- 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
- Wayne County Vital Records - NCGenWeb
Divorce Records
- 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 $
Marriage Records
- 1741 - 2004 - North Carolina, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
- 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
- 1867 - 1936 - Wayne County Marriage Index 1867-1936 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.[9]
- Wayne County Vital Records - NCGenWeb
Societies and Libraries
Wayne County Historical Association
116 N William St.
Goldsboro, NC 27530
Old Dobbs County Genealogical Society
PO Box 617
Goldsboro, NC 27533
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.
Websites
- Wayne 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
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Wayne County, North Carolina. Page 514 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ "Anthony Wayne," Wikipedia.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 George Washington Paschal, History of North Carolina Baptists, 2 vols. (1930; reprint, Gallatin, Tenn.: Church History Research and Archives, 1990), 1:490-491; 2:569. FHL Book 975.6 K2p 1990.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lemuel Burkitt and Jesse Read, A Concise History of the Kehukee Baptist Association: From Its Original Rise Down to 1808 (1808), Chapter 16. Digital version at archive.org.
- ↑ Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State, (accessed 8 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/f/f5/Iginorthcarolinap.pdf.
- ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/f/f5/Iginorthcarolinap.pdf.
