Carteret County, North Carolina Genealogy

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

Description
Carteret County is located in the Eastern portion of North Carolina and was named for John Carteret to whom King Charles II granted tracts of land in the New World called "Carolina".

County Courthouse
Carteret County Courthouse 300 Courthouse Square Beaufort, NC 28516 Phone: 252-728-8474 Carteret County Website Register of Deeds has birth, marriage and death and land records Clerk Superior Court has divorce, Probate and court 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

 * Bible Records at North Carolina Digital Archives - index and images

Cemeteries

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

Census Records

 * Carteret County census records - via the NCGenWeb Archives

Church Records

 * 1700-1970 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images


 * Church records - via the NCGenWeb Archives

Baptist


 * Hadnor's Creek aka Hadnot's Creek. Constituted 1789.
 * Newport River aka Newport and North River. Constituted 1778.

Church of England

St. John's Parish, Beaufort. Established 1742.Three volumes of Vestry Books are extant, covering the period from 1742 to 1843. The originals are at the NC State Archives; microfilm copies of what are most likely the same thing, titled Wardens of the Poor Minutes,1742-1866 (that also include separate records of the Wardens of the Poor, Minutes, 1844-1866) are also available at the NC Archives. Very limited extracts concerning the Shepard surname are in the Church Records link above.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Harker's Island
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1717-1844 (*); County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1723-1747 (*); County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1741-1938 (*); Superior Court and Clerk of the Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1793-1867 (*); County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1866-1958 (*); County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions and Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1867-1939 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1868-1924 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1868-1940 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1869-1958 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images


 * Carteret County, NC Court Records at USGenWeb Archives

Directories

 * Several NC state business directories are available online. Visit this list of directories, open the directory, and navigate to Cartetert County.  Directories include information on area businesses and citizens.

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1908-1958  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and image

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

Funeral Homes

 * Munden Funeral Home & Crematory in Morehead City
 * Noe Funeral Service, Inc in Beaufort
 * Noe-Brooks Funeral Home and Crematory in Morehead City

Genealogies

 * [Middleton] Brown, Leslie H. "John Middleton of Hampton, Va., and Onslow County, N.C.," The American Genealogist, Vol. 55, No. 3 (Jul. 1979):161-162.

Land and Property Records

 * Deeds of Carteret County - via the NCGenWeb Archives

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Carteret County Maps - almost 100 maps from the North Carolina State Library
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * Carteret County miltary records - check the "Military" section on the Carteret County NCGenWeb page
 * Military records - transcribed for the NCGenWeb Archives

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


 * -2nd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
 * - 1st Regiment, North Carolina Artillery 10th Regiment Volunteers-1st Artillery, Company G
 * - 1st Regiment, North Carolina Artillery 10th Regiment Volunteers-1st Artillery, Company H
 * - 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Artillery, Company G
 * - 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, 1st Company C

Civil War Battles  The following Civil War battle was fought in Carteret County:


 * March 23-April 26, 1862 Fort Macon


 * Map showing Civil War battles in North Carolina.

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
 * 1799-1893 Carteret County marriages - are included in Carrie Broughton's 6-volume index of the Raleigh Register &amp; State Gazette newspaper (1799-1893). Marriages are listed by year and PDF files are searcheable. Available on the North Carolina Digital Collections website.
 * Carteret County newspapers - a listing of newspapers published in the county; via the Library of Congress
 * North Carolina Newspaper Digitization Project - contains full-text papers from 1752-1890s.Search for your Carteret County ancestors.
 * Carteret County News Times - current newspaper in the county
 * Carteret County deaths - list of county area deaths reported in various newspapers; dates range from late 1700s to 1900s.

Obituaries

 * Carteret County Obituaries - transcribed for the NCGenWeb

Other Records
Blog Posts


 * Grandpa was a Whaler - post by Mark Green about the Chadwick family
 * North Carolina Pioneers North Carolina Pioneers

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

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1660-1790 North Carolina Will Abstracts 1660-1790 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1663-1789 Secretary of State Wills at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images
 * 1663-1978 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1663-1979 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1665-1998 North Carolina Wills and Probate Records 1665-1998 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1681-1888 Alphabetical Index of Wills 1681-1888 - via Carteret County NCGenWeb
 * 1717-1844 (*); County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1720-1961 (*); Superior Court and County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 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)
 * 1741-1887 (*); County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1745-1957 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
 * 1745-1961 (*); County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions and Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1760-1800 North Carolina Will Abstracts 1760-1800 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1779-1807 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1790 Pre-1790 Carteret County, North Carolina Genealogy Wills stored at the North Carolina State Archives are online. Website tips.
 * 1829-1862 (*); County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1868-1961 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1869-1961 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1885-1961 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1903-1936 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1929-1961 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1951-1961 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * Carteret County wills and estates - transcribed for the NCGenWeb Archives
 * Images of Wills and Estates 1760-80;1794-1818;1829-66; 1860-98;1898-1916. North Carolina Pioneers ($)

School Records

 * Carteret County students at NC colleges – via the NCGenWeb Yearbook Index

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

 * 1779 - Tax Lists, Carteret County, 1779 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1779 - Tax Lists, New Bern District, 1779 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1779 - Tax Lists, New Bern District, 1779 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1784 - Tax Lists, Carteret County, 1784 (images) online at FamilySearch
 * Carteret County Tax Lists - via the NCGenWeb Archives

Vital Records

 * 1800-2000 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Birth

 * 1800-2000 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 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
 * 1771-1868 - Carteret County Marriages 1771-1868. Available to members. North Carolina Pioneers
 * 1804-1951 - Carteret County Marriage Index 1804-1951 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch.
 * Pre-1799 - North Carolina Marriages to 1799, a database, available to members North Carolina Pioneers
 * Carteret County Marriages - transcribed for the NCGenWeb Archives

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 $

FamilySearch Centers

 * Harkers Island North Carolina FamilySearch Center
 * Morehead City North Carolina FamilySearch Center

Museums
Historic Beaufort Website

Societies
Carteret County Historical Society 1008 Arendell Street Morehead City, NC 28557 Telephone 252-247-7533 Email: [mailto:museumdirector.cchs@gmail.com museumdirector.cchs@gmail.com] Website Facebook

Websites

 * Carteret County NCGenWeb genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project.
 * – 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.