Wayne County, North Carolina Genealogy

United States   North Carolina    Wayne County

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


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

Parent County
1779--Wayne County was created from Dobbs County. Dobbs County was abolished in 1791. County seat: Goldsboro

Record Loss
Some of the early records are missing.

Neighboring Counties

 * Duplin
 * Greene
 * Johnston
 * Lenoir
 * Sampson
 * Wilson

Baptist

 * Black Creek. Established by 1783.
 * Naughunty. Constituted 1791.
 * Pleasant Plains. Established by 1808.

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


 * Goldsboro
 * Mount Olive

Civil War Battle
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.

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


 * -2nd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
 * -4th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry

Probate

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


 * 1773-1957 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.

Family History Centers

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

Web Sites

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