Brunswick County, North Carolina Genealogy

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

Description
Brunswick County is located in the Southeastern portion of North Carolina and was named for King George I, who was also the Duke of Brunswick and Lunenburg.

County Courthouse
Brunswick County Courthouse P O Box 87 Bolivia, NC 2842-0249 Phone: 910-253-2690 Brunswick County Website 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

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

Church Records

 * 1700-1970 - at FamilySearch — index

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 List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Shallotte Ward
 * Leland Ward
 * Ash Branch (Historical)
 * FamilySearch Places

Genealogies
Bibliography 
 * Lewis Lewis, J.D. My Neck of the Woods: The Lewis Families of Southeastern North Carolina and Northeastern South Carolina. Little River, S.C.: J.D. Lewis, 2002.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

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

Military Records
Revolutionary War 
 * 1779-1782 - at FamilySearch

Civil War 


 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch.org
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch.org
 * 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


 * - 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

World War II 
 * 1940-1948 - at FamilySearch

Other Records
County Records
 * 1833-1970 - at FamilySearch

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1660-1790 - North Carolina Will Abstracts 1660-1790 at Ancestry $
 * 1663-1979 - at FamilySearch
 * 1665-1998 - North Carolina Wills and Probate Records 1665-1998 at Ancestry $
 * 1735-1970 - at FamilySearch.org
 * 1760-1800 - North Carolina Will Abstracts 1760-1800 at Ancestry $
 * 1764-1963 - have been digitized by FamilySearch
 * Pre-1790 - Pre-1790 Brunswick County, North Carolina Genealogy Wills stored at the North Carolina State Archives are online. Website tips.
 * Images of Wills & Estates, Book A 1(764-1921); Book B (1908-1924); Book C (1924-1954). North Carolina Pioneers ($)

School Records
Yearbooks 
 * Brunswick 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

 * 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

Vital Records

 * 1800-2000 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Birth

 * 1861 - 1865 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1861 - 1865 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1913 - 1922 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1914 - 1963 - Brunswick County Marriage Books 1-2 Index 1914-1963 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

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
 * 1762-1979 - at FamilySearch
 * 1763-1868 - at FamilySearch
 * 1804-1974 - Brunswick County Marriage Index 1804-1974 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch.
 * 1811-1868 - Brunswick County Marriages 1811-1868 North Carolina Pioneers
 * 1850-1904 - Brunswick County Marriages from 1850 to 1904 at USGenWeb
 * 1914-1963 - Brunswick County Marriage Books 1-2 Index 1914-1963 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * Pre-1799 - North Carolina Marriages to 1799, a database, available to members  North Carolina Pioneers

Death

 * 1898-1994 - at FamilySearch.org
 * 1906-1930 - at FamilySearch.org
 * 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

Divorce

 * 1926-1975 - at FamilySearch
 * 1958-2004 - North Carolina Divorce Index 1958-2004 at Ancestry $

Family History Centers

 * Shallotte North Carolina Family History Center

Societies

 * Southport Historical Society 501 North Atlantic Ave. Southport, NC 28461 website

Websites

 * NCGenWeb: Brunswick County genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project
 * North Carolina Pioneers North Carolina Pioneers
 * – 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.