Stokes County, North Carolina Genealogy

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

Description
Stokes County is located in the northwestern portion of North Carolina and shares a border with Virginia. It was named for Captain John Stokes, a Revolutionary War officer and a member of the North Carolina House of Commons.

County Courthouse
Stokes County Courthouse Hwy 89 Danbury, NC 27016 Phone: 336-593-2811 Stokes County Website Register of Deeds has marriage and land records. Clerk Superior Court has probate records.

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 image
 * Stokes 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


 * Belew's Creek. Constituted 1781.
 * Soapstone Creek. Constituted 1779.

Dunker


 * Fraternity Church of the Brethren, near Clemmons, N.C. Established about 1775. Previously located in Surry and presently situated in Forsyth.

Lutheran


 * Nazareth Church aka Old Dutch Meeting House. Organized about 1778 by German settlers. Previously located in Surry and currently situated in Forsyth.

Moravian

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Friedberg Church. Begun 1759; organized 1773. Formerly located in Surry and presently situated in Forsyth.
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1782-1942 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1790-1800 (*); County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1790-1868 (*); Superior, County and Open Court, Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1790-1940 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1794-1931 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1798-1911 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1869-1952 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1914-1965 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images


 * Stokes County, North Carolina, Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions : Transcript of Court Minutes; 1813. By Hallecook, Deborah J. Stokes County, North Carolina : Stokes County, North Carolina. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Stokes County, North Carolina, Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions : Transcript of Court Minutes; 1814. By Hallecook, Deborah J. Stokes County, North Carolina : Stokes County, North Carolina. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Stokes County, North Carolina, Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions : Transcript of Court Minutes; 1815. By Hallecook, Deborah J. Stokes County, North Carolina : Stokes County, North Carolina. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Stokes County, North Carolina, Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions : Transcript of Court Minutes; 1816. By Hallecook, Deborah J. Stokes County, North Carolina : Stokes County, North Carolina. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Stokes County, North Carolina, Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions : Transcript of Court Minutes; 1817. By Hallecook, Deborah J. Stokes County, North Carolina : Stokes County, North Carolina. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Stokes County, North Carolina, Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions : Transcript of Court Minutes; 1818. By Hallecook, Deborah J. Stokes County, North Carolina : Stokes County, North Carolina. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Stokes County, North Carolina, Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions : Transcript of Court Minutes; 1819. By Hallecook, Deborah J. Stokes County, North Carolina : Stokes County, North Carolina. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Stokes County, North Carolina, Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions : Transcript of Court Minutes; 1820. By Hallecook, Deborah J. Stokes County, North Carolina : Stokes County, North Carolina. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Stokes County, North Carolina, Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions : Transcript of Court Minutes; 1821. By Hallecook, Deborah J. Stokes County, North Carolina : Stokes County, North Carolina. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Stokes County, North Carolina, Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions : Transcript of Court Minutes; 1822. By Hallecook, Deborah J. Stokes County, North Carolina : Stokes County, North Carolina. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Stokes County, North Carolina, Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions : Transcript of Court Minutes; 1823. By Hallecook, Deborah J. Stokes County, North Carolina : Stokes County, North Carolina. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.

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

 * Burroughs Funeral Home in Walnut Cove.
 * Colonial Funeral Home in Sandy Ridge.
 * Slate Funeral Home in King.

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

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 - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch - 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 and 1901 1885 and 1901 Confederate Pension Applications at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images
 * 1885-1953  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images


 * - 2nd Battalion, North Carolina Infantry
 * - 4th Regiment, Virginia State Line (Cavalry and Infantry) (Confederate). Company H.
 * - 23rd Battalion, Virginia Infantry Reserves (Confederate). Company H.
 * - 2nd Battalion, North Carolina Infantry, Company A
 * - 4th Battalion, North Carolina Junior Reserves, Company C
 * - 7th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, Captain George F Fisher's Company
 * - 7th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, William H Watt'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 ($)
 * 1663-1789 Secretary of State Wills at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images
 * 1663-1979  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1665-1998 North Carolina Wills and Probate Records 1665-1998 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1720-1960 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
 * 1735-1970  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
 * 1753-1971 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1760-1800 North Carolina Will Abstracts 1760-1800 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1775-1971 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1790 Pre-1790 Stokes County, North Carolina Genealogy Wills (North Carolina State Archives)
 * 1790-1809 (*); County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1792-1864 Images of Wills, Inventories, Estates, Vol. 1, 1792-1800; Vol. 2, 1801-1816; Vol. 3, 1817-1837; Vol. 4, 1837-1864. North Carolina Pioneers ($)
 * 1792-1865  at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
 * Stokes County, North Carolina Will Abstracts, Volumes I & II (1790-1816). By Mrs. W. O. Absher, Mrs. Robert K. Hayes. Stokes County, North Carolina : Stokes County, North Carolina. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

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

Vital Records

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

Birth

 * 1800-2000  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1866-1964  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1913-1922  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; 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 - 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

Death

 * 1898-1994  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1906-1930  at FamilySearch - 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 - 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

 * Caswell North Carolina FamilySearch Center
 * Eden North Carolina FamilySearch Center
 * Mount Airy North Carolina FamilySearch Center

Museums
Bassett Historical Center 3964 Fairystone Park Highway Bassett, VA 24055 Phone: 276-629-9191 Email: [mailto:bhcenter3964@gmail.com bhcenter3964@gmail.com] Facebook Website
 * Resource for family history research in Henry, Patrick, Floyd, Franklin and Pittsylvania counties in Virginia; the city of Martinsville, Virginia; and Rockingham, Stokes and Surry counties in North Carolina.

Societies
Rockingham-Stokes Counties Genealogical Society PO Box 152 Mayodan, NC 27027-0152 Facebook Website Stokes County Historical Society 403 Main St PO Box 304 Danbury, NC 27016-0304 Email: [mailto:stokescountyhistoricalsociety@yahoo.com stokescountyhistoricalsociety@yahoo.com] Facebook Website

Websites

 * Piedmont Trails - Piedmont Trails offers detailed history of Stokes County by offering data on early settlers, genealogy records, etc. Personal collection, maps and documents.
 * – 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.

Research Guides

 * Sweeney, Alice J. "Bassett Historical Center," The Virginia Genealogical Society Newsletter, Vol. 28, No. 4 (Aug. 2002):1-3. Available at ; digital version at Virginia Genealogical Society website.