Martin County, North Carolina Genealogy

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

Description
Martin County is located in the Eastern portion of North Carolina and was named for Josiah Martin, the last Royal Governor of North Carolina.

County Courthouse
Martin County Courthouse 305 East Main Street Williamston, NC 27892-0668 Phone: 252-792-1683 Courthouse burned in 1884 1820 census missing Register of Deeds has birth, marriage and land records Clerk Superior Court has divorce and Court records from1800's and probate records from 1700's  Register of Deeds PO Box 348 Williamston, NC 27892 Telephone: 252-789-4320 Fax: 252.\-789-4329 Website  Clerk of Superior Court PO Box 807 Williamston, NC 27892 Telephone: (252) 809-5100

History
My North Carolina Genealogy - Martin County History and Information

Parent County
1774--Martin County was created 2 March 1774 from Halifax and Tyrrell Counties. County seat: Williamston

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
1862, 1884--Courthouse fires destroyed many court records.

Populated Places
Bear Grass, Cross Roads, Goose Nest, Griffins, Hamilton, Jamesville, Poplar Point, Robersonville, Williams, Williamston

Neighboring Counties

 * Beaufort
 * Bertie
 * Edgecombe
 * Halifax
 * Pitt
 * Washington

Cemeteries

 * at FamilySearch — index and images

Church Records

 * Churches in Martin County

Baptist

 * Skewarkey, near Williamston, N.C. Established by 1787. - record book (1786-1861) survives and has been published, see WorldCat.

Mizell, Easter. Martin County, NC church records from Bear Grass, Conoho, Skewarkey, Smithwick Creek Primitive Baptist churches (Williamston, NC: Martin County Genealogical Society, [2004?]).

County Records

 * 1833-1970 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Court

 * Court transcriptions - NCGenWeb Archives

Register of Deeds Website
The Martin County Register of Deeds maintains records for land transactions in the county. Visit their website for further information and to search online deed records from 1866 to present.

Additional Land Records

 * Deeds - NCGenWeb Archives
 * [FHL Microfilm] - Deeds, 1774-1941; index to real estate conveyances, 1772-1963 - also look for it in a library using WorldCat.com.
 * [FHL Microfilm] - Deeds, 1774-1867; grantor index, 1771-1881
 * [Book] - Martin County, North Carolina abstracts of deed books - 3-volume set that covers 1774-1811. Available at the Family History Library

Maps

 * Maps relevant to Martin County

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


 * Atlantic Ocean
 * King's Highway about 1704
 * Secondary Coast Road late 1730s

Military

 * Military: NCGenWeb site
 * Military records - NCGenWeb Archives

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


 * - 1st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
 * - 17th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry (1st Organization), Company F
 * - 17th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry (1st Organization), Company G
 * - 1st Brigade, North Carolina Reserves, Company K
 * - 1st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company H
 * - 1st Regiment, North Carolina Junior Reserves, Company K
 * - 41st Regiment Volunteers - 3rd Cavalry, Company K

World War I

 * 1917 - 1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II

 * 1940 - 1948 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers

 * Martin county historical newspaper information

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 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 images
 * Pre - 1790 - Pre-1790 Wills stored at the North Carolina State Archives are online - free. Website tips.
 * 1774 - 1963 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
 * Martin County wills - transcribed wills submitted to the NCGenWeb Archives; coverage varies
 * 1774 - 1868 - [Book] Martin County, North Carolina: abstracts of will books, 1774-1868. Published in 1990. The index to this book is available online *Index here. If you find a will of interest, then look at this list of libraries that have it and contat them for details.
 * Images of Wills and Estates 1774-1810; 1810-1868. North Carolina Pioneers ($)

Taxation

 * 1779 - Tax Lists, Martin County, 1769 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1779 - 1779 Martin County tax list (transcript) online at USGenWeb Archives
 * 1779 - Tax Lists, Martin County, 1779 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections

Birth Records

 * 1800 - 2000 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1866 - 1964 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * Births, Marriages &amp; Death information for Martin County - NCGenWeb site

Death Records

 * 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
 * Births, Marriages &amp; Death information for Martin County - NCGenWeb site
 * Obituaries - death notices of Martin County residents

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 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1762 - 1979 -  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1763 - 1868 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1872 - 1935 - Martin County Marriage Index 1872-1935 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.
 * Births, Marriages &amp; Death information for Martin County - NCGenWeb site

Yearbooks

 * Martin County students attending NC colleges - link via the NCGenWeb Yearbook Index

Societies and Libraries
Martin County Genealogical Society PO Box 121 Williamston 27892-0121

Martin County Historical Society PO Box 468 Williamston 27892 Website


 * BHM Regional Library

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Websites

 * Martin County, NC History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (Genealogy Inc)
 * NCGenWeb: Martin County - free genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project
 * Martin County at Our Family Tree