Tyrrell County, North Carolina Genealogy

United States   North Carolina    Tyrrell County

County Courthouse
Tyrrell County Courthouse 403 Main Street PO box 417 Columbia NC 27925 Phone: 252-796-2901 Register of Deeds has birth and death records from 1913 marriage records 1862 and land records Clerk Superior Court has divorce records, probate records from 1730 and court records from 1900

History
County seat history - Courthouse on Kendricks Cree (1751); Home of Bejamin Spruill (1774-1776); Courthouse on Scuppernog River (1777-1799); and present Columbia.

Parent County
1729--Tyrrell County was created from Bertie, Chowan, Currituck, and Pasquotank Counties. County seat: Columbia

Record Loss
Some of the early records are missing.

Neighboring Counties

 * Dare
 * Hyde
 * Washington

Church of England

 * St. Andrew's Parish aka South Shore Parish. Established 1729.

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

Probate Records

 * Pre-1790 - Pre-1790 Wills stored at the North Carolina State Archives are online - free. Website tips.


 * 1744-1961 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.