Randolph County, North Carolina Genealogy

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

Description
Randolph County is located in the central portion of North Carolina and was named for Peyton Randolph, the first president of the Continental Congress.

County Courthouse
Randolph County Courthouse 176 East Salisbury St, Suite 201 Asheboro, NC 27203 Phone: 336-328-3000 Randolph County Website Register of Deeds has birth and death records from 1913, marriage records from 1800 and land records. Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records, and probate records from 1786.

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:



Cemeteries

 * Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church, Trinity, NC Cemetery Transcriptions (NCGenWeb)

Church Records

 * 1700-1970 - at FamilySearch — index

Baptist List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Sandy Creek. Founded 1755. Originally located in Guilford.
 * FamilySearch Places

Genealogies

 * [German] German, John L. "Finding the Father of David German of North Carolina and Shelby County, Indiana," The American Genealogist, Vol. 68, No. 2 (Apr. 1993):87-94. Digital version at American Ancestors $

Land and Property Records

 * 1779-1780 Land Docket 1779-1780. North Carolina Pioneers $

The Randolph County, North Carolina Register of Deeds has deed records dating back to 1779. Instructions:
 * View Online Records.
 * 1. Click here to acknowledge this disclaimer takes you to the search page.
 * 2. Select "Historical (Images Only) Books 1-40 and 700-1173(Pages 1- 852)"
 * 3. Click "View Images" tab, then "Book of Record", and enter book and page.
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 * 5. Searching tips: The deeds are not in strict order by date: Book 1: 1779-1793; Book 4 starts about 1787; Book 5 starts about 1790; It begins with an index; Book 6 starts about 1794; Book 7 starts about 1795; Book 8 starts about 1797; Book 9 starts about 1799 - no index; Book 10 starts about 1802 - no index; Book 12 starts about 1807 - no index.

Local Histories

 * Randolph County, 1779-1979 (1980)

Military Records
Revolutionary War 
 * 1779-1782  at FamilySearch

Civil War 


 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch
 * 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


 * - 2nd Battalion, North Carolina Infantry
 * - 1st Brigade, North Carolina Reserves, Company F
 * - 1st Regiment, North Carolina Junior Reserves, Company F
 * - 2nd Battalion, North Carolina Infantry, Company F
 * - 6th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, Company A
 * - 6th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, Company D
 * - 6th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, Company I

World War I 
 * 1917-1919  at FamilySearch

World War II 
 * 1940-1948  at FamilySearch

Probate Records
Online Probate Records
 * 1660-1790 North Carolina Will Abstracts 1660-1790 at Ancestry $
 * 1663-1979  at FamilySearch
 * 1665-1998 North Carolina Wills and Probate Records 1665-1998 at Ancestry $
 * 1735-1970  at FamilySearch
 * 1760-1800 North Carolina Will Abstracts 1760-1800 at Ancestry $
 * 1773-1964  at FamilySearch
 * 1773-1993 Images of Wills, Estates, Inventories, Settlements, Guardianships, Deeds, Vol. 1, 1773-1993; Vol. 2, 1794-1804; Vol. 3, 1804-1812; Vol. 4, 1812-1820; Vol. 5, 1820-1829. North Carolina Pioneers $
 * Pre-1790 Pre-1790 Randolph County, North Carolina Genealogy Wills (North Carolina State Archives)

Tax Records

 * 1779 Tax Lists, Randolph County, 1779 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1779 Tax Lists, Randolph County, 1779 (images) at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1779 Lists of Taxables, Randolph County, 1779 (images) at FamilySearch
 * 1785-1848 List of Taxables, Randolph County, 1785-1848 (images) at FamilySearch: Part 1 and Part 2.
 * 1815 Tax Lists, Randolph County, 1815 (images) at North Carolina Digital Collections

Vital Records

 * 1800-2000 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * Randolph County Register Vital Records

Birth

 * Pre-1916 Randolph County Births Before 1916 (NCGenWeb)
 * 1800-2000  at FamilySearch
 * 1866-1964  at FamilySearch
 * 1913-1922  at FamilySearch — 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
 * 1762-1979  at FamilySearch
 * 1763-1868  at FamilySearch

Death

 * 1898-1994  at FamilySearch
 * 1906-1930  at FamilySearch
 * 1908-2004 North Carolina Death Indexes 1908-2004 at Ancestry $
 * 1909-1975 North Carolina Death Certificates 1909-1975 at Ancestry $
 * 1931-1994  at FamilySearch

Divorce

 * 1926-1975  at FamilySearch
 * 1958-2004 North Carolina Divorce Index 1958-2004 at Ancestry $

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers
 * Asheboro North Carolina Family History Center

Societies

 * Randolph County Genealogical Society PO Box 4394 Asheboro, NC 27204 Website
 * Randolph County Historical Society PO Box 4355 Asheboro, NC 27204

Websites

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