Chowan County, North Carolina Genealogy

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Parent County
1668--Chowan County was created as Shaftesbury Precinct of Albemarle County. Renamed Chowan Precinct about 1685, later became a county. County seat: Edenton.

Record Loss
Many court records said to have been destroyed by acting clerk of court in 1848.

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.