Carteret County, North Carolina Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Carteret County Courthouse Cateret Count Courthouse Square Beaufort, NC 28516 Phone: 252-728-8474 Register of Deeds has birth, marriage and death and land records Clerk Superior Court has divorce, Probate and court records  Register of Deeds Administration Bldg 302 Courthouse Square Beaufort, NC 28516 Telephone: 252-728-8474 Fax: 252-72-.2092 Website  Clerk of Superior Court 300 Courthouse Square Beaufort, NC 28516 Telephone: (252) 504-4400

Parent County
1722--Carteret County was created in 1722 from Craven County. County seat: Beaufort

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties

 * Craven
 * Jones
 * Onslow
 * Pamlico

Census

 * Carteret County census records - via the NCGenWeb Archives

Church Records

 * Church records - via the NCGenWeb Archives

Baptist

 * Hadnor's Creek aka Hadnot's Creek. Constituted 1789.
 * Newport River aka Newport and North River. Constituted 1778.

Church of England

 * St. John's Parish. Established 1742. Vestry minutes begin 1742.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Harker's Island

Court

 * Court records - transcribed for the NCGenWeb Archives

Directories

 * Several NC state business directories are available online. Visit this list of directories, open the directory, and navigate to Cartetert County.  Directories include information on area businesses and citizens.

Education

 * Carteret County students at NC colleges – via the NCGenWeb Yearbook Index

Family Histories

 * [Middleton] Brown, Leslie H. "John Middleton of Hampton, Va., and Onslow County, N.C.," The American Genealogist, Vol. 55, No. 3 (Jul. 1979):161-162.

Land

 * Deeds of Carteret County - via the NCGenWeb Archives

Maps

 * Carteret County Maps - almost 100 maps from the North Carolina State Library

Military

 * Carteret County miltary records - check the "Military" section on the Carteret County NCGenWeb page
 * Military records - transcribed for the NCGenWeb Archives

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 Infantry
 * - 1st Regiment, North Carolina Artillery 10th Regiment Volunteers-1st Artillery, Company G
 * - 1st Regiment, North Carolina Artillery 10th Regiment Volunteers-1st Artillery, Company H
 * - 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Artillery, Company G
 * - 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, 1st Company C

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battle was fought in Carteret County:


 * March 23-April 26, 1862 = Fort Macon


 * Map showing Civil War battles in North Carolina.

World War I

 * 1917 - 1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II

 * 1940 - 1948 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers

 * Carteret County newspapers - a listing of newspapers published in the county; via the Library of Congress
 * North Carolina Newspaper Digitization Project - contains full-text papers from 1752-1890s. Search for your Carteret County ancestors.
 * Carteret County News Times - current newspaper in the county

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


 * 1681 - 1888 - Alphabetical Index of Wills 1681-1888 - via Carteret County NCGenWeb
 * Carteret County wills &amp; estates - transcribed for the NCGenWeb Archives
 * Pre - 1790 - Pre-1790 Wills stored at the North Carolina State Archives are online - free. Website tips.
 * 1745 - 1957 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
 * Images of Wills and Estates 1760-80;1794-1818;1829-66; 1860-98;1898-1916. North Carolina Pioneers ($)

Taxation

 * Carteret County Tax Lists - via the NCGenWeb Archives
 * 1779 - Tax Lists, New Bern District, 1779 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections

Births

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

Marriages

 * 1741 - 2004 - North Carolina, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1804 - 1951 - Carteret County Marriage Index 1804-1951 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.
 * Carteret County Marriages - transcribed for the NCGenWeb Archives
 * 1799 - 1893 - Carteret County marriages - are included in Carrie Broughton's 6-volume index of the Raleigh Register &amp; State Gazette newspaper (1799-1893). Marriages are listed by year and PDF files are searcheable. Available on the North Carolina Digital Collections website.
 * 1771 - 1868 - Carteret County Marriages 1771-1868. Available to members. North Carolina Pioneers
 * 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

Divorce

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

Deaths

 * Carteret County Obituaries - transcribed for the NCGenWeb
 * Carteret County deaths - list of county area deaths reported in various newspapers; dates range from late 1700s to 1900s.
 * 1898 - 1994 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1906 - 1930 - North Carolina Death Certificates, 1906-1930 - via FamilySearch; images included
 * 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

Societies and Libraries
Carteret County Historical Society 1008 Arendell Street, Morehead City 252-247-7533 Website


 * Historic Beaufort

Family History Centers

 * Harkers Island North Carolina Family History Center
 * Morehead City North Carolina Family History Center

Websites

 * Carteret County NCGenWeb - free genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project.

Blog Posts

 * Carteret County, NC History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (Genealogy Inc)
 * Grandpa was a Whaler - post by Mark Green about the Chadwick family
 * North Carolina Pioneers North Carolina Pioneers
 * North Carolina Pioneers North Carolina Pioneers