Perquimans County, North Carolina Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Perquimans County, Courthouse Hertford, NC 27944 Phone: 252-426-5660

Register of Deeds has marriage and land records; clerk superopr court has probate and court records

Register of Deeds P.O. Box 74 Hertford, NC 27944 Phone: 252-426-5660 Fax: 252-426-7443 Website

Clerk Superior Court P.O. Box 33 Hertford, NC 27944 Phone: (252) 404-5000

History
Perquimans was formed as early as 1668 as a precinct in Albemarle County. It was named in honor of an Indian tribe. It is in the northeastern section of the State and is bounded by Albemarle Sound and Chowan, Gates, and Pasquotank counties. The present area is 261 square miles.... Hertford, established in 1758 on the land of Jonathan Phelps, is the county seat. There is no description of the precinct when it was established.

Gates was formed in 1779 from Chowan, Perquimans, and Hertford.

... that all that part of Hertford County that lies on the North East side of Chowan River, and all that part of Chowan and Perquimons Counties, that lies on the North Side of Katherine, and Warwick Creeks, and bounded as follows, (that is to say) Beginning at the Virginia line, on Chowan River, thence down the said River to the mouth of Katherine Creek; thence up the said Creek, to the mouth of Warwick Creek, thence up said Creek to the Head, thence a direct line to the Head of the Indian Branch in Perquimons County, thence down said Branch to the Great Dismal Swamp, thence a North east Course to the Virginia line thence Westerly along said line to the beginning, and all that part of Hertford, Chowan, and Perquimons Counties, included in said lines, shall be and is hereby established a County by the name of Gates. The lines between Pasquotank and Perquimans, and Camden and Gates were ordered to be run in 1804; because of the difficulty of establishing and marking the lines in the Dismal Swamp, they had not been previously marked.

... beginning near the fork of Little River, and running northwardly to the south-west corner of a ridge, known by the Middle Ridge, then along the west side of said ridge, crossing Colonel John Hamilton's turnpike road, to the north-west corner thereof, thence a northwardly course to a ridge in the desart known by Colonel Jesse Eason's Ridge, then a north course to the line that divides this State from the State of Virginia.

The dividing line between the counties of Chowan, Perquimans, and Gates was authorized to be established in 1805.

... That the said commissioners ... shall begin the dividing line between the counties of Chowan and Perquimons, at such place on Yeopon river, above Elliot's mills, as they may think proper, due regard being had to the former reputed line, and shall run thence along the said reputed line to Sunday ridge road, and from the said road to the intersection of the line of Gates county, and thence along the said line, as far as it extends on the heads of Chowan and Perquimans counties, and shall make or cause to be made returns of their proceedings to each of the courts of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of the said counties to be deposited and kept among the records thereof; and the said lines when so extended and laid off, shall forever be established and confirmed as the dividing lines between the said counties.

In 1814 the act of 1805, establishing the boundary line between Perquimans, Chowan, and Gates, was amended by naming a new commissioner, which indicated that the line had not been established at that date.

In 1818 an act was passed which authorized the boundary line between Pasquotank and Perquimans to be run and marked. No description is given in the law.

The dividing line between Chowan and Perquimans was authorized to be run and marked in 1819.

... commissioners to complete running and marking the dividing lines between the counties of Chowan and Perquimons, ... shall commence running at the bridge in the lane called James Hataway's Senr. and run a direct course to Caleb Goodwin's bridge in Bear swamp, from thence a direct course to where the crane pond crosses the sandy ridge road, thence up the sandy ridge road to here the Gates county line crosses the said road ... the said commissioners shall cause to be made correct copies of their survey; one of which shall be filed in the Secretary's office and one in each of the Clerks offices of the court of pleas and quarter sessions in the counties of Chowan and Perquimons.

In 1819 the boundary line between Perquimans and Gates had not been established so as to be widely and definitely known. Therefore, an act was passed which authorized the establishment of said line. No description is given in the law.

(above from Formation of the North Carolina Counties, by David Leroy Corbitt, pp. 173-175, with corrections; published 1996 by North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archives and History.)

Parent County
1670--Perquimans County was created as Berkeley precinct in Albemarle County. County seat: Hertford

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating North Carolina county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation North Carolina County Boundary Maps" (1664-1965) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Records Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.
 * Guide to Research in the NC Archives (list of original &amp; microfilmed records)

Neighboring Counties

 * Chowan
 * Gates
 * Pasquotank

Bibles

 * Perquimans Co., NC Bibles

Census and Tax Records

 * Perquimans Co., NC Census &amp; Tax Records

Church of England

 * Berkeley Parish. Established by 1741.
 * Perquimans Parish. Established 1701.

Court

 * Perquimans Precinct Court Records
 * Perquimans Co. Criminal Action Papers 1868-1936 - included in NC County Records Collections

General Resources

 * Dail, Louise Jordan and Doris Jordan McGue. Ballahack Branches: Perquimans County, NC, circa 1897-2010. 2010. . Includes Baker, Dail, Elliott, Evans, Goodwin, Harrell, Haskett, Hollowell, Lane, Mansfield, Moore, Perry, Roberson, Rogerson, White and related families.

Books and Articles

 * Albertson - Marrs, Betty J. Albertson. Albertson and Related Families. 1970s..
 * Bagley - Bagley, Ernest Griffen. The Bagley Family, 1066-1958. Raleigh, N.C.: E.G. Bagley, 1958. Digital version at - free.
 * Barclift - Burkart, Frances Lee. Three Hundred Years of Barclifts, 1690-1990. Cullman, Ala.: Gregath, 1991..
 * Blitchington - Bruister, Daysidel Day. Blitchington, Bright, Long, Norcom, Worley. Tutwiler, Miss.: D.D. Bruister, 1987..
 * Bogue - Saunders, Catherine and Carl R. Krigbaum. The Bogues of Scotland: To Samuel Watson Bogue and His Descendants. n.d..
 * Bogue - Wright, Cordelia E. Bogue. A family history and genealogy of William Bogue (Boge) and some descendants, 1689-1978, and allied families : a family lineage compilation. Spiceland, Ind.: C.B. Wright, 1978..
 * Boyce - Willey, Eula Elizabeth White. Ancestors and descendants of J. Thomas White and Allie B. Lane of Perquimans County, North Carolina : White, Cleare, Lane, Boyce, Chappell, Giffin, Jordan. Portsmouth, Va.: E.E.W. Willey, 1995?. Digital version at - free.
 * Bundy - Bundy, V. Mayo. Meet Our Ancestors Bundy-Winslow-Culbreth-Autry. Greensboro, N.C.: V.M. Bundy, 1977..
 * Bundy - Bundy, V. Mayo. The Descendants of William and Elizabeth Bundy of Rhode Island and North Carolina. Charlotte, N.C.: Herb Eaton Historical Publications, [1986]..
 * Cartwright - Murphy, Lou Arden Andrews. Descendants of Peter Cartwright and his wife, Jane Morgan of Perquimans, Pasquotank &amp; Camden Counties, N.C. : with allied families: Falkner, Redus &amp; Parsons. Estes Park, Colo.: L.A. Murphy, 1996..
 * Chappell - Gray, Beulah B. The Chappell Family. Microfilmed 1986:.
 * Chappell - Gray, Beulah B. and Marie Arrington Davidson. Genealogical Charts of the Chappell Family of Pike County, Indiana. Microfilmed 1986:.
 * Chappell - Willey, Eula Elizabeth White. Ancestors and descendants of J. Thomas White and Allie B. Lane of Perquimans County, North Carolina : White, Cleare, Lane, Boyce, Chappell, Giffin, Jordan. Portsmouth, Va.: E.E.W. Willey, 1995?. Digital version at.
 * Charles - The Charles Family of Perquimans Co., North Carolina. Microfilmed 1974:.
 * Cox - Cox, Henry Miller and John Cox. The Cox Family in America: A History and Genealogy of the Older Branches of the Family from the Appearance of Its First Representative in this Country in 1610. New York: H.M. Cox, 1912. Digital version at - free.
 * Durant - Andrea, Leonardo. Durant. Microfilmed 1975:.
 * Eivens - Oates, Addison Ford. Genealogy and History of the Oates Family. 2 vols. 1966. Digital versions at FamilySearch Books Online: |  - both free.
 * Eivens - Oates, John Martin. Roots, Seeds, and Other Things. 2 vols. N.C.: J.M. Oates, 1989, 1993. Digital versions at FamilySearch Books Online: |  - free.
 * Elliott - Elliott, Paul. The Elliott Family Record, 1660-1978. 1978..
 * Eure - Winslow, Raymond A. Some of the Ancestors and Descendants of Delwin Hayden Eure and Leona Mae Umphlett of Perquimans County, North Carolina. Elizabeth City, N.C.: Family Research Society of Northeastern North Carolina, 2010..
 * Evans - Evans, Ellen Goode et al. Early Families of Southeast Virginia and Northeast North Carolina. 1955..
 * Evans - Evans, Homer W. Evanses, Our Story: Descendants of Robert Evans ( -1758) of Perquimans County, North Carolina, Including the Testimony of the Author, Homer W. Evans, a High Priest. 1971..
 * Harrell - Smith, Hosea. Smith Family. 1844..
 * Harrell - Smith, Hosea. Record of My Family. Microfilmed 1973:.
 * Hosea - Smith, Hosea. Smith Family. 1844..
 * Hosea - Smith, Hosea. Record of My Family. Microfilmed 1973:.
 * Jacocks - Jacocks, William Picard. Descendants of Thomas Jacocks, Who Died in 1692 in Perquimans Precinct, North Carolina. Chapel Hill, N.C. : W.P. Jacocks, 1957..
 * Jenkins - The Jenkins Line, 1642-1939. Microfilmed 1980:.
 * Jenkins - Perkins, Charles L. The Jenkins-Perkins Line, The First Twelve Generations, 1642-1993. Microfilmed 1994:.
 * Jessup - Evans, Homer W. Evanses, Our Story: Descendants of Robert Evans ( -1758) of Perquimans County, North Carolina, Including the Testimony of the Author, Homer W. Evans, a High Priest. 1971..
 * Jessup - Holder, Ruth Ann Shenberger. The Jessup - Jessop Family. 1982..
 * Jessup - Holder, Ruth Ann Shenberger. The Jessup - Jossop Family, 1651-1982. 1988..
 * Lamb - Lamb [ca. 1676-1960]. Microfilmed 1989:.
 * Lane - Willey, Eula Elizabeth White. Ancestors and descendants of J. Thomas White and Allie B. Lane of Perquimans County, North Carolina : White, Cleare, Lane, Boyce, Chappell, Giffin, Jordan. Portsmouth, Va.: E.E.W. Willey, 1995?. Digital version at - free.
 * Leigh - Fouts, Mary E. Baumgarte. The Leigh Family Records. Perkin, Ill.: Fouts, 1976..
 * McLendon - Allen, Melba Goff. The McLendons of America. Metairie, La.: M.G. Allen, 1983..
 * McLendon - McLendon, Lois Clouse. The McLendons of Carroll County, Georgia, and Related Families. Baltimore, Md.: Gateway Press, 1989..
 * Mansfield - Dail, Louise Jordan and Doris Jordan McGue. Mansfields of Chowan and Perquimans Counties, North Carolina: and Allied Lines of Caruthers, Floyd and Williams. 2004..
 * Matthews - Winslow, Raymond A. Some of the Ancestors and Descendants of Delwin Hayden Eure and Leona Mae Umphlett of Perquimans County, North Carolina. Elizabeth City, N.C.: Family Research Society of Northeastern North Carolina, 2010..
 * Maudlin - Goddard, Marjorie M. Descendents of Ezekiel Maudlin (1) and Hannah Nicholson. Microfilmed 1982:.
 * Newby - Mills, Paul. Newby Family History. 1973. Digital version at - free.
 * Nicholson - Dennis, Mary Wright. Thomas Dennis and Some of His Descendants, ca. 1650-1979: Supplement I: Lucinda Dennis Nicholson Descendants. Microfilmed 1988:.
 * Oates - Oates, Addison Ford. Genealogy and History of the Oates Family. 2 vols. 1966. Digital versions at FamilySearch Books Online: |  - both free.
 * Oates - Oates, John Martin. Roots, Seeds, and Other Things. 2 vols. N.C.: J.M. Oates, 1989, 1993. Digital versions at FamilySearch Books Online: |  - free.
 * Pearson - Smith, Jonathan K.T. A Genealogical Memoir, Peter and Rachel Pearson of Nansemond County, Virginia. Jackson, Tenn.: J. Smith, 1993..
 * Perisho - Saunders, Catherine and Carl R. Krigbaum. The Bogues of Scotland: To Samuel Watson Bogue and His Descendants. n.d..
 * Perisho - Aldrich, Berniece Perisho. The Perisho/Parisho Family. 2 vols. Milwaukee: W. &amp; B. Aldrich, 1979-1988..
 * Perry - Allman, Wayne C. Pioneer Friends Preachers: The Story of Nathan and Mary Perry, Friends Ministers, Who Preached the Gospel of Christ to Frontier People in North Carolina, Kansas and Texas... Columbus, Ga.: Bretwood Christian Press, 1996..
 * Smith - Smith, Hosea. Smith Family. 1844..
 * Smith - Smith, Hosea. Record of My Family. Microfilmed 1973:.
 * Smith - Smith, Hosea. Letters of Hosea Smith and Other Pike County, Indiana, Data. Microfilmed 1986:.
 * Sutton - Oliver, Marjorie Elizabeth Sutton. The Suttons of England and North Carolina, U.S.A., 1620-1974: George Sutton, 1620-1669, With Some of His Descendants Down through Richard Walters Sutton, Sr., 1828-1920, His Thirteen Children and Their Families Including Pictures and Coat of Arms. La Grange, N.C.: M.E.S. Oliver, 1974. Digital version at - free.
 * Sutton - Bland, Doris Ellen Witter. Sutton, Sutton and More Suttons: A Study of the Ancestors and Descendants of Jonathan Sutton Who Came to Wayne County, Illinois in the Year 1853. Fairfield, Ill.: Bland Books, 1992..
 * White - White, Russell B. Descendants of Francis and Miriam White. Albuquerque, N.M.: R.B. White, 1979..
 * White - Willey, Eula Elizabeth White. Ancestors and descendants of J. Thomas White and Allie B. Lane of Perquimans County, North Carolina : White, Cleare, Lane, Boyce, Chappell, Giffin, Jordan. Portsmouth, Va.: E.E.W. Willey, 1995?. Digital version at - free.
 * Willard - Willard: Family Records. Microfilmed 1981:.
 * Winslow - Winslow, Fred E. Winslow-Morris Genealogy. Salem, Ind.: F.E. Winslow, 1953..
 * Winslow - Winslow, Mrs. L. Melvin. Winslow Genealogy. Microfilmed 1981:.
 * Winslow - Hardin, Barbara Humphrey. Ancestors of Cyril George Humphrey and Elvina Isabelle Haskin. Microfilmed 1981:.
 * Wyatt - Wyatt, W. Carl. Families of Joseph and Isaac Wyatt (Brothers): Who were Sons of Zachariah ("Sacker") and Elizabeth (Ripley) Wyatt of Durant's Neck, Perquimans County, North Carolina ... 1950..

History

 * The History of Perquimans Co., NC

Land

 * Perquimans Co., NC Deeds
 * Perquimans Co. Land Sales 1869-1941 - included in NC County Records Collections

Maps

 * Perquimans Co., NC in Maps

Military

 * Perquimans Co., NC in the Military

Revolutionary War

 * 1779 - 1782 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861 - 1865 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1861 - 1865 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1861 - 1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861 - 1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1885 - 1953 - at FamilySearch — index and images


 * - 11th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
 * - 11th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company F
 * - 17th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry (1st Organization), Company I
 * - 17th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry (1st Organization), Company L

World War I

 * 1917 - 1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II

 * 1940 - 1948 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Miscellaneous

 * Miscellaneous records pertaining to Perquimans Co., NC

Newspapers

 * Perquimans Co., NC in the News

Obituaries

 * Perquimans Co., NC Obituaries

Organizations &amp; Useful Links

 * Organizations &amp; addresses in Perquimans Co., NC

Quakers

 * Quakers in Perquimans Co., NC

Surnames

 * Perquimans Co., NC Surnames

Taxation

 * 1720 - Tax Lists, Perquimans County, 1720 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1740 - Johnson, William Perry. 1740 Perquimans Co., N.C. Tax List. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, n.d..
 * 1740 - Tax Lists, Perquimans County, 1740 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1772 - Tax Lists, Perquimans County, 1772 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1787 - Tax Lists, Perquimans County, 1787 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections

Vital Records

 * Archived Vital Records

Birth Records

 * 1800 - 2000 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1866 - 1964 - at FamilySearch.org — index

Marriage Records

 * 1741 - 2004 - North Carolina, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1741 - 2004 - North Carolina Marriage Index 1741-2004 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1759 - 1979 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1762 - 1979 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1763 - 1868 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1659 - 1739, 1847-1960 - Perquimans County Marriage Index 1659-1739 and 1847-1960 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.
 * Archived Marriages USGenWeb Archives
 * 1882 - 1946 - Perquimans County Marriage Index 1882-1946. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1866 - 1866 Cohabitation Records for Perquimans Co., NC NCGenWeb Project

Death Records

 * 1659 - 1739 - Perquimans County Death Index 1659-1739 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1898 - 1994 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1906 - 1930 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1908 - 2004 - North Carolina Death Indexes 1908-2004 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1909 - 1975 - North Carolina Death Certificates 1909-1975 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1931 - 1994 - at FamilySearch.org — index

Divorce Records

 * 1926 - 1975 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1958 - 2004 - North Carolina Divorce Index 1958-2004 at Ancestry.com — index $

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1660 - 1790 - North Carolina Will Abstracts 1660-1790 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1663 - 1979 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1665 - 1998 - North Carolina Wills and Probate Records 1665-1998 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1735 - 1970 - at FamilySearch.org — images
 * 1760 - 1800 - North Carolina Will Abstracts 1760-1800 at Ancestry.com — index and images.
 * 1785 - 1805 - Marriages. North Carolina Pioneers ($)

Wills &amp; Estates

 * Pre-1790 - Pre-1790 Wills stored at the North Carolina State Archives are online - free. Website tips.
 * 1761-1960 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
 * Archived Perquimans Co., NC Wills &amp; Estates (USGenWeb Archives Project)

Societies and Libraries
Family Research Society of Northeastern NC PO Box 1425 Elizabeth City, NC 27906-1425 website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Perquimans County, NC History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (Genealogy Inc)
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Perquimans Co., NC on NCGenWeb