Brunswick County, North Carolina Genealogy

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

Description
Brunswick County is located in the Southeastern portion of North Carolina and was named for King George I, who was also the Duke of Brunswick and Lunenburg.

County Courthouse
Brunswick County Courthouse P O Box 87 Bolivia, NC 2842-0249 Phone: 910-253-2690 Brunswick County Website Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, death, burial &amp; land records Clerk Superior Court has divorce recordes from 1900, probat records from 1858 and court records from 1882

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:

Bible Records

 * Bible Records at North Carolina Digital Archives - index and images
 * Brunswick County, NC Bibles at USGenWeb Archives

Cemeteries

 * at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images Also at: Ancestry ($)

Church Records

 * 1700-1970 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Baptist
 * Livingston Creek. Established about 1765.
 * Lockwood's Folly. Established by 1762.

Church of England
 * St. Philip's Church. Built 1740s. Destroyed in the Revolutionary War.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Shallotte Ward
 * Leland Ward
 * Ash Branch (Historical)
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1781-1868 (*); County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1782-1801 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1786-1925 (*); Clerk of the County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1790-1926 (*); Clerk of the County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1805-1868 (*); County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions at FamilySearch Catalog — images


 * 1810-1930 (*); Justice of the Peace and County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1844-1922 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1882-194 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1908-1963 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * (*); State Archives at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

 * 1862-1870   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1863-1872   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only

Funeral Homes

 * Brunswick Funeral Service in Bolivia and Shallotte.
 * Coastal Cremations and Funeral Care in Carolina Shores.
 * Peacock, Newnam and White Funeral and Cremation Service in Southport.
 * Peoples Funeral Home Of Shallotte, Inc. in Shallotte.
 * White Funeral and Cremation Service in Bolivia.
 * Wilmington Funeral and Cremation in Leland.

Genealogies
Bibliography 
 * Lewis Lewis, J.D. My Neck of the Woods: The Lewis Families of Southeastern North Carolina and Northeastern South Carolina. Little River, S.C.: J.D. Lewis, 2002.

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * North Carolina Land Grants at NC Historical Records Online - index, requires free account to view images
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

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


 * Atlantic Ocean 1670
 * King's Highway about 1704
 * Secondary Coast Road late 1730s

Military Records
Revolutionary War 
 * 1778-1833 Delamar Transcripts of Revolutionary War Petitions at North Carolina Genealogical Society - index ($)
 * 1779-1782 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Civil War 


 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 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 - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1885 and 1901 1885 and 1901 Confederate Pension Applications at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images


 * - 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Artillery, Company A
 * - 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Artillery, Company G
 * - 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Artillery, Company K
 * - 7th Battalion, North Carolina Junior Reserves, Company B
 * - 8th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, Captain Neill McNeill's Company

World War I 
 * 1914-1918 World War I Papers at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images
 * 1917-1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

World War II 
 * 1939-1945 World Ward II Papers at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images
 * 1940-1948 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Newspapers

 * North Carolina Newspapers at DigitalNC

Other Records
Voter Registration
 * 1868-1898 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1660-1790 North Carolina Will Abstracts 1660-1790 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1663-1789 Secretary of State Wills at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images
 * 1663-1978 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1663-1979 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1665-1998 North Carolina Wills and Probate Records 1665-1998 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1720-1960 at FamilySearch.org How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
 * 1735-1970 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
 * 1760-1800 North Carolina Will Abstracts 1760-1800 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1763-1963 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1764-1946 (*); Superior Court and County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1764-1963 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
 * 1781-1868 (*); County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1790 Pre-1790 Brunswick County, North Carolina Genealogy Wills stored at the North Carolina State Archives are online. Website tips.
 * 1868-1963 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1869-1963 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1870-1963 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1908-1963 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1920-1963 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * Images of Wills & Estates, Book A 1(764-1921); Book B (1908-1924); Book C (1924-1954). North Carolina Pioneers ($)
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

School Records
Yearbooks 
 * Brunswick County students at NC colleges - list via the NCGenWeb Yearbook Index

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records

 * 1769 - Tax Lists, Brunswick County, 1763 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1769 - Tax Lists, Brunswick County, 1769 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1769 - Tax Lists, Brunswick County, 1769 (images) online at FamilySearch
 * 1769 - 1769 Brunswick County, North Carolina Tax List FS Library Book 975.6 A1 no. 254
 * 1772 - Tax Lists, Brunswick County, 1772 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1772 - Tax Lists, Brunswick County, 1772 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1782 - Tax Lists, Brunswick County, 1782 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1782 - Tax Lists, Brunswick County, 1782 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1784 - Tax Lists, Brunswick County, 1784 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1784 - Tax Lists, Brunswick County, 1784 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1815 - Tax Lists, Brunswick County, 1815 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections

Vital Records

 * 1800-2000 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Birth

 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1866-1964 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1913 - 1922 at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1914 - 1963 - Brunswick County Marriage Books 1-2 Index 1914-1963 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - 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 - How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1762-1979 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1763-1868 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1804-1974 - Brunswick County Marriage Index 1804-1974 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch.
 * 1811-1868 - Brunswick County Marriages 1811-1868 North Carolina Pioneers
 * 1850-1904 Brunswick County Marriages from 1850 to 1904 at USGenWeb
 * 1914-1963 - Brunswick County Marriage Books 1-2 Index 1914-1963 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * Pre-1799 - North Carolina Marriages to 1799, a database, available to members  North Carolina Pioneers

Death

 * 1898-1994 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1906-1930 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection;index and images   Also at:  MyHeritage ($)
 * 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 - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Divorce

 * 1926-1975 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1958-2004 North Carolina Divorce Index 1958-2004 at Ancestry $

FamilySearch Centers

 * Florence South Carolina FamilySearch Center
 * Myrtle Beach South Carolina FamilySearch Center
 * Pembroke North Carolina FamilySearch Center
 * Shallotte North Carolina FamilySearch Center
 * Sumter South Carolina FamilySearch Center
 * Wilmington North Carolina FamilySearch Center


 * Chapin Memorial Library - an affiliate library
 * New Hanover County Library - an affiliate library

Societies
Brunswick County Genealogical Society Facebook Southport Historical Society 203 E Bay St PO Box 10014 Southport, NC 28461-0014 Phone: 910-477-3461 Email: [mailto:info@southporthistoricalsociety.org info@southporthistoricalsociety.org] Facebook Website

Websites

 * NCGenWeb: Brunswick County genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project
 * North Carolina Pioneers North Carolina Pioneers
 * – 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.