Brunswick County, North Carolina Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Brunswick County North Carolina P O Box 87 Bolivia, NC 2842-0249 Phone: 910-253-2690 Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, death, burial &amp; land records Clerk Superior Court has divorce recordes from 1900, probat records from 1858 and court records from 1882  Register of Deeds PO Box 87 Bolivia, NC 28422 Telephone: 910-253-2690 Fax: 910-253-2703 Website  Clerk of Superior Court 310 Government Ctr Dr Ne, Unit 1 Bolivia, NC 28422-9005 Telephone: (910) 253-3900

Parent County
1764--Brunswick County was created 30 January 1764 from New Hanover and Bladen Counties. County seat: Bolivia

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.

Record Loss
1865--Many court records were destroyed by Federal Troops. 1957--Clerk's office fire

Neighboring Counties

 * Columbus
 * Horry County, South Carolina
 * New Hanover
 * Pender

Baptist

 * Livingston Creek. Established about 1765.
 * Lockwood's Folly. Established by 1762.

Church of England

 * St. Philip's Church. Built 1740s. Destroyed in the Revolutionary War.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

 * Shallotte Ward
 * Leland Ward
 * Ash Branch (Historical)

Genealogy
It is anticipated that this bibliography will eventually identify all known family histories published about residents of this county. Use this list to:


 * Locate publications about direct ancestors
 * Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family
 * Identify publications, to quote Elizabeth Shown Mills, about an ancestor's "FAN Club" [Friends, Associates, and Neighbors]

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


 * Atlantic Ocean 1670
 * King's Highway about 1704
 * Secondary Coast Road late 1730s

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


 * - 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Artillery, Company A
 * - 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Artillery, Company G
 * - 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Artillery, Company K
 * - 7th Battalion, North Carolina Junior Reserves, Company B
 * - 8th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, Captain Neill McNeill's Company

World War I

 * 1917 - 1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II

 * 1940 - 1948 - at FamilySearch — index and images

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


 * Pre-1790 - Pre-1790 Wills stored at the North Carolina State Archives are online - free. Website tips.


 * 1764 - 1963 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
 * Images of Wills & Estates, Book A 1(764-1921); Book B (1908-1924); Book C (1924-1954). North Carolina Pioneers ($)

Taxation

 * 1769 - Tax Lists, Brunswick County, 1763 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1769 - Tax Lists, Brunswick County, 1769 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1769 - Tax Lists, Brunswick County, 1769 (images) online at FamilySearch
 * 1769 - 1769 Brunswick County, North Carolina Tax List FHL Book 975.6 A1 no. 254
 * 1772 - Tax Lists, Brunswick County, 1772 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1772 - Tax Lists, Brunswick County, 1772 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1782 - Tax Lists, Brunswick County, 1782 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1782 - Tax Lists, Brunswick County, 1782 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1784 - Tax Lists, Brunswick County, 1784 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1784 - Tax Lists, Brunswick County, 1784 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1815 - Tax Lists, Brunswick County, 1815 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections

Birth

 * 1914 - 1963 - Brunswick County Marriage Books 1-2 Index 1914-1963 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1861 - 1865 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1861 - 1865 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images

Death

 * 1898 - 1994 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 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

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

Marriage

 * 1741 - 2004 - North Carolina, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * Pre - 1799 - North Carolina Marriages to 1799, a database, available to members  North Carolina Pioneers
 * 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
 * 1804 - 1974 - Brunswick County Marriage Index 1804-1974 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1811 - 1868 - Brunswick County Marriages 1811-1868 North Carolina Pioneers
 * 1850 - 1904 - Brunswick County Marriages from 1850 to 1904 at USGenWeb - free.

Yearbooks

 * Brunswick County students at NC colleges - list via the NCGenWeb Yearbook Index

Societies and Libraries
Southport Historical Society 501 North Atlantic Ave. Southport, NC 28461 website

Family History Centers

 * Shallotte North Carolina Family History Center

Websites

 * Brunswick County, NC History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (Genealogy Inc)
 * NCGenWeb: Brunswick County - free genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project
 * North Carolina Pioneers North Carolina Pioneers
 * North Carolina Pioneers North Carolina Pioneers