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

Description
Wayne County is located in the Eastern portion of North Carolina and was named for Revolutionary War General "Mad Anthony" Wayne.

County Courthouse
Wayne County Courthouse 215 S William Street P O Box 267 Goldsboro, NC 27530-4824 Phone: 919-731-1449 Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, death burial and land records Clerk Superior Courth has divoce, probate and court records

History Timeline


The county is named after Revolutionary War General "Mad" Anthony Wayne (1745-1796).

Cemeteries

 * at FamilySearch

Church Records
Baptist
 * Black Creek. Established by 1783.
 * Falling Creek. Constituted 1778.
 * Naughunty. Constituted 1791.
 * Norhunty Swamp. Constituted 1789.
 * Pleasant Plains. Established by 1808.

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


 * Goldsboro
 * Mount Olive

Military Records
Revolutionary War 
 * 1779-1782 - at FamilySearch

Civil War 

Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch.org
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch.org
 * 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 Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
 * - 4th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
 * - 13th Battalion, North Carolina Infantry, Company C
 * - 1st Regiment, North Carolina Artillery 10th Regiment Volunteers-1st Artillery, Company F
 * - 1st Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry, Company H
 * - 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, 2nd Company C
 * - 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company D
 * - 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company H
 * - 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Junior Reserves, Company A
 * - 4th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company D
 * - 8th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, Captain James M Garner's Company
 * - 8th Battalion, North Carolina Cavalry (Partisan Rangers), 4th Company

Civil War Battles  The following Civil War battles were fought in Wayne County:


 * March 23-April 26, 1862 = Goldsborough Bridge
 * December 16, 1862 = White Hall, also known as Whitehall or White Hall Ferry


 * Map showing Civil War battles in North Carolina.

World War I 
 * 1917-1919 - at FamilySearch

World War II 
 * 1940-1948 - at FamilySearch

Other Records
Births Records
 * 1800-2000 - at FamilySearch.org
 * 1866-1964 - at FamilySearch.org
 * 1891-1914 - Wayne County Birth Index 1891-1914. Batch at FamilySearch.
 * Wayne County Vital Records - NCGenWeb

County Records
 * 1833-1970 - 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.org
 * 1760-1800 - North Carolina Will Abstracts 1760-1800 at Ancestry $
 * Pre-1790 - Pre-1790 Wayne County, North Carolina Genealogy Wills stored at the North Carolina State Archives are online. Website tips.
 * 1773-1957 - have been digitized by FamilySearch

Tax Records

 * 1769 - Tax Lists, Dobbs County, 1769 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1769 - Tax Lists, Dobbs County, 1769 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1769 - Tax List, 1769 (images) online at FamilySearch
 * 1779 - Tax Lists, Dobbs County, 1779 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1779 - Tax Lists, New Bern District, 1779 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1779 - Tax Lists, New Bern District, 1779 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1780 - Tax Lists, Dobbs County, 1780 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1780 - Tax Lists, Dobbs County, 1780 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1786 - Tax Lists, Wayne County, 1786 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1786 - Tax Lists, Wayne County, 1786 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1833-1867 - Tax Book, 1833-1867 (images) online at FamilySearch

Vital Records

 * Wayne County Vital Records includes a number of birth, marriage, and death records collections. It is free.

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
 * 1762-1979 - at FamilySearch
 * 1763-1868 - at FamilySearch
 * 1867-1936 - Wayne County Marriage Index 1867-1936 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch.
 * Wayne County Vital Records - NCGenWeb

Death

 * 1898-1994 - at FamilySearch.org
 * 1906-1930 - at FamilySearch.org
 * 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
 * Wayne County Vital Records - NCGenWeb

Divorce

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

Family History Centers

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

Societies

 * Wayne County Historical Association 116 N William St. Goldsboro, NC 27530
 * Old Dobbs County Genealogical Society PO Box 617 Goldsboro, NC 27533 Website

Websites

 * Wayne County NCGenWeb
 * 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.