Currituck County, North Carolina Genealogy

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

Description
Currituck County is located in the Eastern portion of North Carolina and shares a border with Virginia. Its name was taken from an Indian word meaning "land of the wild geese".

County Courthouse
Currituck County Courthouse Box 71 Currituck, NC 27929 Phone: 252-232-3297 Currituck County Website Registrar of Deeds has birth, marriage, death records Clerk Superior Court has divorce and probate records

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Bible Records

 * Currituck Co., NC Bibles

Biographies

 * Various Currituck Co., NC family pages
 * Ballance Pierce, Alycon Trubey. "The Ballance Family of Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 38, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1994):3-20; Vol. 38, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1994):105-114. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * Currituck Co., NC Photos &amp; Bios

Cemeteries

 * at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images Also at: Ancestry ($)

Census Records

 * Currituck Co., NC Census &amp; Tax

Church Records

 * 1700-1970 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Currituck Co., NC Church Records

Baptist
 * Cowenjock. Constituted 1780.
 * Powel's Point. Constituted 1787.

Church of England List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Currituck Parish. Established by 1710.
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * Currituck Co., NC Court Records
 * Currituck Co., NC Bonds [Administrators, Bastardy, Constables, &amp; Guardian]

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

 * 1862-1870   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1863-1872   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only

Genealogies

 * Currituck Co., NC Surnames

Land and Property Records

 * Currituck Co., NC Deeds

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Currituck Co., NC in Maps
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * Currituck Co., NC in the Military
 * 1666-1831 - 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

Revolutionary War 
 * 1778-1833 Delamar Transcripts of Revolutionary War Petitions at North Carolina Genealogical Society - index ($)
 * 1779-1782 - at FamilySearch  How to Use this Collection; index and images

Civil War 
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
 * 1885-1953 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1885 and 1901 1885 and 1901 Confederate Pension Applications at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images


 * -8th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
 * - 17th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry (1st Organization), Company E
 * - 4th Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry (59th North Carolina State Troops), Company G
 * - 8th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company B

World War I 
 * 1914-1918 World War I Papers at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images
 * 1917-1919 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

World War II 
 * 1939-1945 World Ward II Papers at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images
 * 1940-1948 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Newspapers

 * North Carolina Newspapers at DigitalNC

Obituaries

 * Currituck Co., NC Newspapers &amp; Obituaries

Other Records
County Records
 * 1781-1915 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; random records; index and images. (incomplete); Also at: Ancestry ($)

Voter Registration
 * 1868-1898 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Miscellaneous
 * Currituck Co., NC Misc. Items

Organizations &amp; Links
 * Organizations &amp; Useful Addresses

Queries
 * Currituck Co., NC Queries 1998-2010

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1660-1790 - North Carolina Will Abstracts 1660-1790 at Ancestry $
 * 1663-1979 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1663-1789 Secretary of State Wills at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images
 * 1665-1998 - North Carolina Wills and Probate Records 1665-1998 at Ancestry $
 * 1720-1960  at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
 * 1735-1970 - at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
 * 1760-1800 - North Carolina Will Abstracts 1760-1800 at Ancestry $
 * Pre-1790 - Pre-1790 Currituck County, North Carolina Genealogy Wills stored at the North Carolina State Archives are online. Website tips.
 * 1761-1960 - Currituck County North Carolina list of will book testators SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills. - Free
 * 1761-1960 - at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
 * Currituck Co., NC Wills &amp; Estates (NCGenWeb Project)
 * Images of Wills and Estates, Vol. I, 1701-1792; Vol. 2, 1792-1810; Vol. 3, 1810-1834. North Carolina Pioneers ($)

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Tax Records

 * 1715 - Tax Lists, Currituck County, 1715 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1755 - Tax Lists, Currituck County, 1755 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1755 - Tax Lists, Currituck County, 1755 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1755 - Tax Lists, Currituck County, 1755 (images) online at FamilySearch
 * 1779 - Tax Lists, Currituck County, 1779 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1779 - Tax Lists, Currituck County, 1779 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections

Vital Records

 * 1800-2000 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Currituck Co., NC Vital Records(Births, Marriages &amp; Deaths)

Birth

 * 1800-2000 - at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1830-1871 - Currituck Co., NC Bastardy Bonds 1830-1871 at USGenWeb
 * 1866-1964 - at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1913-1922 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Marriage

 * 1741-2004 - North Carolina, United States Marriages at FindMyPast
 * 1741-2004 - North Carolina Marriage Index 1741-2004 at Ancestry $
 * 1759-1979 - at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1762-1979 -  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1763-1868 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1867-1952 - Currituck County Marriage Books B and 2 Index 1867-1952 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch.

Death

 * 1898-1994 - at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1906-1930 - at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection;index and images  Also at:  MyHeritage ($)
 * 1908-2004 - North Carolina Death Indexes 1908-2004 at Ancestry $
 * 1909-1975 - North Carolina Death Certificates 1909-1975 at Ancestry $
 * 1931-1994 - at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Divorce

 * 1926-1975 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1958-2004 - North Carolina Divorce Index 1958-2004 at Ancestry $

Societies

 * Albemarle Genealogical Society 142 Waterlily Road Coinjock, NC 27923 Website


 * Currituck County Historical Society Facebook

Websites

 * Currituck County NCGenWeb
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.