Davie County, North Carolina Genealogy

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

Description
Davie County is located in the Central portion of North Carolina and was named for William R. Davie, Governor from 1798-1799 and founder of the University of North Carolina.

County Courthouse


Davie County Courthouse 140 S Main Street Mocksville, NC 27028 Phone: 336-751-2513 Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, death and burial and land records Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1834 probate records from 1837  Register of Deeds 123 S. Main Street Mocksville, NC 27028 Telephone: 336-753-6080 Fax: 336-751-0154 Website  Clerk of Superior Court 140 S Main St Mocksville, NC 27028 Telephone: (336) 936-3000

History
Davie was formed in 1836 from Rowan. It was named in honor of William Richardson Davie, a distinguished Revolutionary soldier, a member of the Federal Convention of 1787, governor of North Carolina, special envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to France, and one of the founders of the University of North Carolina. It is in the central section of the State and is bounded by Davidson, Rowan, Iredell, Yadkin, and Forsyth counties. The present area is 264 square miles .... In 1837 the court was ordered to be held at Mocksville. Mocksville, incorporated in 1839, is the county seat.

..., beginning at the junction of the North and South Yadkin rivers; thence up the South Yadkin river, to the Iredell county line; and all that part of the present county of Rowan, lying and being north of said river, shall hereafter constitute a separate and distinct county, to be called and known by the name of Davie, in honor of the revolutionary patriot, William R. Davie; ....

In 1925 an act to make certain and define the boundary line between Davie and Forsyth was passed.

That the Yadkin River be and the same is hereby made, fixed and designated as the true and correct boundary line between the counties of Davie and Forsyth.

above quoted from The Formation of the North Carolina Counties 1663-1943, by David Leroy Corbitt; published by NC Department of Cultural Resources; pages 88-89.

Parent County
1836--Davie County was created 20 December 1836 from Rowan County. County seat of Davie County: Mocksville

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

 * National Register of Historic Places in Davie County
 * North Carolina Highways Historical Markers: see following pages


 * 1) Daniel Boone's Parents
 * 2) John Stokes
 * 3) Hinton R. Helper
 * 4) Cooleemee Plantation
 * 5) Cokesbury School
 * 6) Boone Tract
 * 7) Hugh T. Lefler

Neighboring Counties

 * Davidson
 * Forsyth
 * Iredell
 * Rowan
 * Yadkin

Records at Davie County Public Library

 * Bible Records
 * Branson's North Carolina Business Directories- 

Books


 * Books for Sale by Davie County Historical &amp; Genealogical Society

Cemeteries

 * at FamilySearch — index and images
 * Davie County Cemetery Lists

Census
1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830 view Rowan County census

Churches

 * Churches in Davie County, North Carolina
 * Davie County Churches &amp; Cemeteries
 * [1790-1916] Church Records of Rowan, Davie, Iredell and Stanly counties, North Carolina. Record of Baptist, Lutheran &amp; Methodists. Originals at Rowan Public Library. FHL US/CAN Film 313,885.

Baptist

 * Bear Creek
 * [1792-1860] Bear Creek Baptist Church Minutes (1792-1860) online.
 * [1859-1963] Bear Creek Baptist Church (Mocksville, N.C.) records. Available at Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives. Wake Forest University.
 * Eaton's. Minute book (1772-1924) available online. See also this online collection.
 * Dutchman's Creek. Established by 1773. Records (1772-1787) online.

County Records

 * 1833-1970 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Court

 * Guardian Accounts, Davie County, 1846 through 1859
 * Apprentice Bonds, Davie County, 1829 through 1859
 * Davie County USGenWeb Archives - Court Records
 * DigitalNC: North Carolina Heritage-Davie County

Land

Land records are at the courthouse annex across the street from the courthouse on Main Street in Mocksville.

Davie County Register of Deeds   123 South Main Street    Mocksville, NC 27028    (336) 753.6080 Online Records Search at Register of Deeds

Maps

 * For sale from the Davie County Historical &amp; Genealogical Society:


 * 1) Hughes Historical
 * 2) 1887 Alderman
 * 3) 1923 Merrell
 * 4) Lagle Land Grant
 * Maps for Davie County from the UNC Digital Map Collection
 * Maps for Davie County from the UNC Digital Map Collection

Military

 * Davie County USGenWeb Archives Military Pages
 * The War Memorial on the Square pays tribute to those who died in Civil War, World War I, Vietnam War, World War II, Korean War, and the Beirut bombing. It was dedicated November 7, 1987.  Book: Davie County Veterans' Memorial

Revolutionary War

 * 1779 - 1782 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861 - 1865 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 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 - at FamilySearch — index and images

The Civil War Roster of Davie County, North Carolina, by Mary Alice Miller Hasty and Hazel Miller Winfree has just been published by McFarland. This book contains family history, military history, and burial places for 1,147 men who served in the Confederate Army. To order, North Carolina residents should send $64.26, and non-residents of NC send $60.00 (includes tax and shipping), to M and M Books, 105 East Brick Walk Court, Mocksville NC 27028.


 * -4th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
 * - 13th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry formerly the 3rd Volunteers., Company F
 * - 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Detailed Men, Company B
 * - 4th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company G
 * - 4th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, Company A
 * - 5th Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry (63rd Regiment Volunteers), Company H
 * - 5th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, Company F

Spanish-American War

 * Book: Davie County in the Spanish American War

World War I

 * 1917 - 1918 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * Book: Davie County in World War One

World War II

 * 1940 - 1948 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers

 * Davie Record, 1899 - 1956


 * Mocksville Herald, January 4, 1912 - December 26, 1912


 * Mocksville Enterprise, January 5, 1922 - March 27, 1924


 * Davie County Enterprise-Record, 1922 - present

These newspapers can be searched on microfilm at the Davie County Public Library History Room.
 * Cooleemee: Erwin Chatter Nov 1944 - March 1954; Cooleemee Journal July 1, 1965 - June 27, 1971

Davie Record and Mocksville Enterprise can be searched online. Click on "Newspaper Files".

Probate
Online Probate Records

Schools: book: History of Davie County Schools
 * 1660 - 1790 - North Carolina Will Abstracts 1660-1790 at Ancestry.com — index and images $]
 * 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 - at FamilySearch.org — images
 * 1760 - 1800 - North Carolina Will Abstracts 1760-1800 at Ancestry.com — index and ima
 * 1837 - 1967 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.

Vital Records
Address: Davie County Register of Deeds 123 South Main Street Mocksville, NC 27028 (336) 753.6080
 * Family History Library Catalog, listing for Davie County: Here
 * The Davie County Register of Deeds has copies of Birth &amp; Death certificates starting from 1913; there are copies of Marriage Records from 1836.
 * Land records are online: Here

Birth

 * 1800 - 2000 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1866 - 1964 - at FamilySearch.org — index

Death

 * 1898 - 1994 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 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 - at FamilySearch.org — index

Divorce

 * 1926 - 1975 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1958 - 2004 - North Carolina Divorce Index 1958-2004 at Ancestry.com — index $

Marriages

 * 1741 - 2004 - North Carolina, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1851 - 1935 - Davie County Marriage Index 1851-1935 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1741 - 2004 - North Carolina Marriage Index 1741-2004 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1759 - 1979 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1762 - 1979 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1763 - 1868 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Societies and Libraries
Davie County Historical and Genealogical Society 371 N. Main St. Mocksville, NC 27038 Website


 * Davie County Historical and Genealogical Society meets the fourth Thursday of each month (except December) at 7 pm in the History Room of Davie County Public Library, 371 North Main Street, Mocksville, North Carolina 27028. This web site describes the organization, dues, items for sale, quarterly newsletters and programs.
 * Davie County Public Library History Room is available for your use at 371 North Main Street, Mocksville, North Carolina.
 * Cooleemee Historical Association, 14 Church Street, Cooleemee, North Carolina has a museum depicting the history of this cotton mill town. See also Cooleemee Preservation Efforts.

Family History Centers
Nearest is located at 4780 Westchester Road, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 336.768.8878.

Websites

 * Davie County, NC History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (Genealogy Inc)


 * Davie County NCGenWeb for Davie County
 * Davie County Historical and Genealogical Society.
 * Davie County government Web site
 * Davie County USGenWeb Archives
 * Piedmont Trails