Chowan County, North Carolina Genealogy

United States   North Carolina    Chowan County

Parent County
1670--Chowan County was created in 1670 from Shaftesbury Precinct of Albemarle County. County seat: Edenton

Record Loss

 * Many court records said to have been destroyed by acting clerk of court.

Neighboring Counties

 * Bertie
 * Gates
 * Hertford
 * Perquimans
 * Washington

Family Histories

 * [de Clugny] Coddington, John Insley. "The Marquis de Clugny at Edenton, North Carolina, 1795-1798," The American Genealogist, Vol. 42, No. 3 (Jul. 1966):144-148. ; digital version at New England Ancestors ($).

Web Sites

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