New Hanover County, North Carolina Genealogy



United States   North Carolina    New Hanover County

County Courthouse
New Hanover County Courthouse 3rd &amp; Princess St Rm 103 Wilmington, NC 28401-4090 Phone: 910-341-7125 Courthouse burned 1798, 1819, &amp; 1840 1810 Census Missing Reg of Deeds has birth, marriage, death and land records Clerk Superior Court has divorce, probate and court records

New Hanover created from Edgecombe 15 Nov 1777

Parent County
1729--New Hanover was created from Craven County. County seat: Wilmington

Record Loss
Courthouse fires have destroyed some records through the years.

Neighboring Counties

 * Brunswick
 * Pender

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Wilmington

Genealogy
It is anticipated that this bibliography will eventually identify all known family histories published about residents of this county. Use this list to:


 * Locate publications about direct ancestors
 * Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family
 * Identify publications, to quote Elizabeth Shown Mills, about an ancestor's "FAN Club" [Friends, Associates, and Neighbors]

Migration
Early migration routes to and from New Hanover County for European settlers included:


 * Atlantic Ocean
 * King's Highway about 1704
 * Secondary Coast Road late 1730s
 * Fayetteville, Elizabethtown, and Wilmington Trail
 * Wilmington, Highpoint, and Northern Trail

Civil War
Civil War Confederate units - Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.


 * -1st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
 * -2nd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
 * -3rd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
 * -7th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
 * -8th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry

Newspapers
North Carolina Newspaper Digitization Project, North Carolina State Archives. Search full text historical newspapers published in Wilmington.

Probate
Minutes of the Pleas and Quarter Session Court 1738-42; 1759-1769 and General Index. (contains estates, inventories, wills, deeds proved, administrators appointed, orphans, etc.) North Carolina Pioneers ($)

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Washington North Carolina Family History Center
 * Wilmington North Carolina Family History Center

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * North Carolina Pioneers ($)
 * North Carolina Pioneers ($)