Stokes County, North Carolina Genealogy

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

Description
Stokes County is located in the northwestern portion of North Carolina and shares a border with Virginia. It was named for Captain John Stokes, a Revolutionary War officer and a member of the North Carolina House of Commons.

County Courthouse
Stokes County Courthouse Hwy 89 Danbury, NC 27016 Phone: 336-593-2811 Stokes County Website Register of Deeds has marriage and land records. Clerk Superior Court has probate records.

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:

Church Records

 * 1700-1970 - at FamilySearch — index

Baptist


 * Belew's Creek. Constituted 1781.
 * Soapstone Creek. Constituted 1779.

Dunker


 * Fraternity Church of the Brethren, near Clemmons, N.C. Established about 1775. Previously located in Surry and presently situated in Forsyth.

Lutheran


 * Nazareth Church aka Old Dutch Meeting House. Organized about 1778 by German settlers. Previously located in Surry and currently situated in Forsyth.

Moravian


 * Friedberg Church. Begun 1759; organized 1773. Formerly located in Surry and presently situated in Forsyth.

Military Records
Revolutionary War 


 * 1779-1782  at FamilySearch

Civil War 


 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch
 * 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 Battalion, North Carolina Infantry
 * - 4th Regiment, Virginia State Line (Cavalry and Infantry) (Confederate). Company H.
 * - 23rd Battalion, Virginia Infantry Reserves (Confederate). Company H.
 * - 2nd Battalion, North Carolina Infantry, Company A
 * - 4th Battalion, North Carolina Junior Reserves, Company C
 * - 7th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, Captain George F Fisher's Company
 * - 7th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, William H Watt's Company

World War I 


 * 1917-1919  at FamilySearch

World War II 


 * 1940-1948  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
 * 1760-1800 North Carolina Will Abstracts 1760-1800 at Ancestry $
 * 1792-1864 Images of Wills, Inventories, Estates, Vol. 1, 1792-1800; Vol. 2, 1801-1816; Vol. 3, 1817-1837; Vol. 4, 1837-1864. North Carolina Pioneers $
 * 1792-1865  at FamilySearch
 * Pre-1790 Pre-1790 Stokes County, North Carolina Genealogy Wills (North Carolina State Archives)

Vital Records

 * 1800-2000 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Birth

 * 1800-2000  at FamilySearch
 * 1866-1964  at FamilySearch
 * 1913-1922  at FamilySearch — 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
 * 1762-1979  at FamilySearch
 * 1763-1868  at FamilySearch

Death

 * 1898-1994  at FamilySearch
 * 1906-1930  at FamilySearch
 * 1908-2004 North Carolina Death Indexes 1908-2004 at Ancestry $
 * 1909-1975 North Carolina Death Certificates 1909-1975 at Ancestry $
 * 1931-1994  at FamilySearch

Divorce

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Societies

 * Stokes County Historical Society PO Box 250 Germanton, NC 27019 Website
 * Bassett Historical Center 3964 Fairystone Park Highway Bassett, VA 24055 Phone: 276-629-9191 Email: [mailto:baslib@hotmail.com baslib@hotmail.com] Website Resource for family history research in Henry, Patrick, Floyd, Franklin and Pittsylvania counties in Virginia; the city of Martinsville, Virginia; and Rockingham, Stokes and Surry counties in North Carolina.

Websites

 * – 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.
 * Piedmont Trails - Piedmont Trails offers detailed history of Stokes County by offering data on early settlers, genealogy records, etc. Personal collection, maps and documents.

Research Guides

 * Sweeney, Alice J. "Bassett Historical Center," The Virginia Genealogical Society Newsletter, Vol. 28, No. 4 (Aug. 2002):1-3. Available at ; digital version at Virginia Genealogical Society website.