Bertie County, North Carolina Genealogy

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

Description
Bertie County is located in the Northeastern portion of North Carolina and was named for James and Henry Bertie to whom King Charles II granted tracts of land in the New World called "Carolina".

County Courthouse
Bertie County Courthouse 108 W Dundee Street Windsor, NC 27983-1208 Phone:252-794-5300 Bertie County Website Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, death and land records, Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1869 &amp; probate records from 1763

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:

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
 * Cashie, near Windsor, N.C. Constituted 1771. Minutes vol. 1 (1791-1832) online.
 * Joshua Freeman's, near Wiccacon. Established by 1786.
 * Sandy Run. Constituted 1773.
 * Wiccacon on the Chowan River. Established by 1772.
 * Wickicoan Creek. Established 1789.

Church of England List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Northwest Parish. Established by 1741.
 * Society Parish. Established 1722.
 * FamilySearch Places

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

 * Cherry's Funeral Home & Chapels in Windsor
 * Garrett-Sykes Funeral Service in Ahoskie

Genealogies
Bibliography


 * Boddie Leary, Helen F.M. "The Two William Boddies of North Carolina," The American Genealogist, Vol. 66, No. 1 (Jan. 1991):16-29; Vol. 62, No. 2 (Apr. 1991):106-110; Vol. 66, No. 3 (Jul. 1991):148-153. Available at.

Land and Property Records

 * 1751-1757 North Caroline Pioneers Images of Land Grants ($)

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Migration
Early migration routes to and from Bertie County for European settlers included:


 * Atlantic Ocean
 * King's Highway about 1704
 * Secondary Coast Road late 1730s

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


 * -1st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, usually known as the Bethel Regiment.
 * -5th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
 * -11th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
 * - 11th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company C
 * - 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry, Company H
 * - 3rd Battalion, North Carolina Light Artillery, Company E
 * - 4th Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry (59th North Carolina State Troops), Company D
 * - 4th Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry (59th North Carolina State Troops), Company F
 * - 4th Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry (59th North Carolina State Troops), Company I
 * - 5th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company F

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 $
 * 1663-1979 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1663-1789 Secretary of State Wills at North Carolina Digital Collections - 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.org  - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
 * 1760-1800 - North Carolina Will Abstracts 1760-1800 at Ancestry $
 * 1761-1961 - - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
 * Pre-1790 - Pre-1790 Bertie County, North Carolina Genealogy Wills stored at the North Carolina State Archives are online. Website tips.
 * Bertie County Estate Records-indexed by Names
 * 1797-1803; 1805-1816 North Caroline Pioneers Images of Wills ($)

School Records
Yearbooks 
 * Bertie County students at NC colleges - list via the NCGenWeb Yearbook Index

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.

Tax Records

 * 1715-1716 - Bertie County NC Corn Tax List-1715-1716 (transcripts) online at USGenWeb Archives
 * 1752 - Bertie County NC Tax List 1752 Partial (transcript) online at USGenWeb Archives
 * 1755 - Bertie County NC Tax List 1755 Partial (transcript) online at USGenWeb Archives
 * 1755-1756 - Bertie County NC 1755-1756 Insolvents Taxes (transcripts) online at USGenWeb Archives
 * 1756 - Bertie County NC 1756 Delinquent Taxes (transcript) online at USGenWeb Archives
 * 1757 - Tax Lists, Bertie County, 1757 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1757 - Bertie County NC Tax List-1757 (transcript) online at USGenWeb Archives and Addendum online at USGenWeb Archives
 * 1757 - 1757 Bertie County, North Carolina Tax List FHL Book 975.6 A1 no. 252
 * 1759 - Bertie County NC Tax List 1759 (transcript) online at USGenWeb Archives
 * 1760 - Bertie County NC 1760 Taxes (transcript) online at USGenWeb Archives
 * 1761 - Tax List, 1761, Bertie County (images) online at FamilySearch
 * 1761 - Tax List, 1761, Bertie County (index) online at FamilySearch
 * 1761 - Bertie County NC Tax List 1761 William Vann enumerator (transcript) online at FamilySearch
 * 1762 - Bertie County NC Tax List 1762 Partial (transcript) online at USGenWeb Archives
 * 1762-1762 Bertie County Taxables List taken by Thomas Pugh (transcript) online at USGenWeb Archives
 * 1767 - Bertie County NC Tax 1767 Insolvents Tax (transcript) online at USGenWeb Archives
 * 1768 - Bertie County NC Tax 1768 Insolvents Tax (transcript) online at USGenWeb Archives
 * 1769 - Tax Lists, Bertie County, 1769 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1769 - Tax Lists, Bertie County, 1769 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1771 - Bertie County NC Tax List 1771 Partial (transcript) online at USGenWeb Archives
 * 1774 - Tax Lists, Bertie County, 1774 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1774 - Tax Lists, Bertie County, 1774 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1781 - Tax Lists, Bertie County, 1781 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1798 - Bertie County NC Tax List-1798 Partial (transcript) online at USGenWeb Archives
 * 1815 - Tax Lists, Bertie County, 1815 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1816 - Tax Lists, Bertie County, 1816 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1830, 1834, 1835, 1836 - Tax Lists, Bertie County, 1830, 1834, 1835, 1836 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1847, 1849, 1853 - Tax Lists, Bertie County, 1847, 1849, 1853 (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
 * 1762-1868 - Marriages of Bertie County 1762-1868 at World Vital Records ($).
 * 1763-1868 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1774-1854 - Bertie County Marriages 1774-1854 North Carolina Pioneers $
 * 1851-1968 - Bertie County Marriage Index 1851-1968 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch.
 * Pre-1799 - North Carolina Marriages to 1799, databaseNorth Carolina Pioneers $

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 $

Websites

 * NCGenWeb: Bertie County genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project
 * Bertie County at Our Family Tree
 * North Carolina Pioneers North Carolina Pioneers $
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