Hertford County, North Carolina Genealogy

United States   North Carolina    Hertford County

County Courthouse
Hertford County North Carolina King Street P O Box 36 Winton, NC 27986 252-358-7850

Courthouse burned 1832 and 1862 (Reg of Deeds has b, d &amp; bur rec from 1913 m rec from 1884 &amp; land rec from 1866 Clk Sup Ct has div &amp; ct rec from 1883 &amp; pro rec from 1869

Parent County
1754--Hertford County was created 12 December 1754 from Chowan, Bertie, and Northampton Counties. County seat: Winton

Record Loss
1830, 1862--Courthouse fires destroyed the majority of the county's records.

Neighboring Counties

 * Bertie
 * Chowan
 * Gates
 * Northampton
 * Southampton County, Virginia

Court
The first court was held at Cotton's Ferry.

Local Histories

 * The colonial and state political history of Hertford County, N.C (1906) - by Benjamin Brodie Winborne; freely available at OpenLibrary

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


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

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


 * -1st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
 * -11th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry

Yearbooks

 * Chowan College: 1911-2006
 * Hertford County students at NC colleges - via the NCGenWeb Yearbook Index

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * NCGenWeb: Hertford County - part of the USGenWeb Project