Camden County, North Carolina Genealogy

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

Description
Camden County is located in the Eastern portion of North Carolina and shares a border with Virginia. It was named for Sir Charles Pratt, Earl of Camden, in gratitude for the support he gave to the colonists.

County Courthouse
Camden County Courthouse Hwy 343 P O Box 190 Camden, NC 27921 Phone: 919-335-4077 Camden County Website Clerk Superior Court has divorce Court records from 1896 Probate Recordsfrom 1912;

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:

History Timeline
Camden County was formed in 1777 from the northeastern part of Pasquotank County. It was named for Charles Pratt, 1st Lord Camden, who had opposed the Stamp Act. The county is the site of the southern terminus of the Dismal Swamp Canal and was the location of the Battle of South Mills on April 19, 1862 during the American Civil War which brought a minor victory to the Confederacy.

Bible Records

 * Bible Records at North Carolina Digital Archives - index and images

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


 * A listing of Camden County Churches can be found here
 * Camden County Church Records

Baptist
 * Camden. Constituted 1757.
 * Sawyer's Creek. Established by 1790.
 * Shiloh, Camden, N.C. Established 1729. Formerly located in Pasquotank.

Methodist List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * McBride Church. Originally Church of England (since 1733); obtained by Methodists in 1792.
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1786-1937 (*); Superior Court and Clerk, Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1800-1809 (*); County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1807-1868 (*); Court of Equity at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1807-1868 (*); Court of Equity at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1853-1925 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1855-1868 (*); County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1869-1960 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1875-1904 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & 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

 * A.C. Robinson and Son Funeral Home, Inc in Elizabeth City.
 * Adkins Memorial Funeral Home in Elizabeth City.
 * Beach River Funeral Home in Elizabeth City.
 * Mitchell Funeral Care and Cremations in Elizabeth City.
 * Stallings Funeral Homes in Elizabeth City.
 * Twiford Funeral Homes in Elizabeth City.

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.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


 * - 12th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company M

Civil War Battles  The following Civil War battle was fought in Camden County:
 * April 19, 1862 - South Mills, also known as Camden.
 * Battles of the American Civil War maps - filter by state or by battle name.

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
County Records
 * 1816-1902 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; random records; index and images. (incomplete); Also at: Ancestry ($)

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 ($)
 * 1663-1789 Secretary of State Wills at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images
 * 1663-1978 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1663-1979 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1665-1998 North Carolina Wills and Probate Records 1665-1998 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1735-1970 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
 * 1756-1806 (*); FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1760-1800 North Carolina Will Abstracts 1760-1800 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1790 Pre-1790 Camden County, North Carolina Genealogy Wills stored at the North Carolina State Archives are online. Website tips.
 * 1822-1920 Camden County North Carolina list of will book testators SAMPUBCO -Browsable index of testators of wills. - Free
 * 1822-1920 - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
 * 1822-1960 (*); Superior Court and County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1853-1916 (*); Superior Court and County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1856-1870 (*); County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1862-1960 (*); County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions and Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1866-1960 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1869-1912 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1871-1918 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1894-1918 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1923-1960 (*); Department of Revenue at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * Genealogical Records of Camden County and Pasquotank County. 1960. By Camden County Historical Society (North Carolina). Portsmouth, Virginia : Camden County Historical Society (North Carolina). Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Images of Wills and Estates 1822-1840. North Carolina Pioneers ($)
 * Wills Camden County North Carolina : The Oldest Will Book on File 1755-1854. 1960. By Cahoon, Bertha Burgess. Portsmouth, Virginia : Camden County Historical Society (North Carolina). Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Wills, Pasquotank and Camden County : The Oldest Will Book on File, 1752-1798. 1960. By Camden County Historical Society (North Carolina). Portsmouth, Virginia : Camden County Historical Society (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

Tax Records

 * 1782 - Tax Lists, Camden County, 1782 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1782 - Tax Lists, Camden County, 1782 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1790 - Tax Lists, Camden County, 1790 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1791 - Tax Lists, Camden County, 1791 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1792 - Tax Lists, Camden County, 1792 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1795 - Tax Lists, Camden County, 1795 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1815 - Tax Lists, Camden County, 1815 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections

Vital Records

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

Birth

 * 1800-2000 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

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
 * 1848-1940 - Camden County Marriage Books A1-C1 Index 1848-1940 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch.

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

 * Edenton North Carolina FamilySearch Center
 * Elizabeth City North Carolina FamilySearch Center


 * Currituck Library - an affiliate library

Societies
Albemarle Genealogical Society PO Box 2931 Elizabeth City, NC 27906-2931 Website Family Research Society of Northeastern North Carolina 410 E Main St, #204 Elizabeth City, NC 27909 Phone: 252-333-1640 Email: [mailto:FRSNNC2@gmail.com FRSNNC2@gmail.com] Facebook Website

Websites

 * USGenWeb Project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * NCGenWeb Camden County
 * Camden County USGenWeb Archives
 * Camden County Government Services
 * – 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.