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

Description
Pitt County is located in the Eastern portion of North Carolina and was named for William Pitt, Earl of Chatham.

County Courthouse
Pitt County Courthouse W 3rd St P O Box 35 Greenville, NC 27835 Phone: 252-830-4128 Courthouse burned in 1857 Register of Deeds has birth and death records from 1913 Marriage records from 1866 and land records from 1762 Clerk  Superior Court has divorce, probate and court records from 1885

History Timeline
Pitt was formed in 1760 from Beaufort County. The act was to become effective January 1, 1761. It was named for William Pitt the Elder, who was then Secretary of State for the Southern Department and Leader of the House of Commons. William Pitt was an English statesman and orator, born in London, England. He studied at Oxford University and in 1731, Pitt joined the army. Pitt led the young "Patriot" Whigs and in 1756 became secretary of state, where he was a pro-freedom speaker in British Colonial government. Pitt County is in the eastern part of North Carolina and is surrounded by Beaufort, Craven, Edgecombe, Greene, Lenoir, Martin, and Wilson counties. Courts were first held at the home of John Hardy until a courthouse could be built. The courthouse was built on Hardy's land near Hardy's Chapel. In 1771 Martinsboro was established, and in 1774 the courthouse was moved there. In 1787 Martinsboro's name was changed to Greenville, which is still the county seat.

Cemeteries

 * at FamilySearch

Church Records
Baptist
 * Flat Swamp. Constituted 1776.
 * Red Bank. Constituted 1758.
 * Whitfield's Meeting House. Established by 1789.

Court Records
Following are a listing of transcribed Court Records for Pitt County:


 * Pitt County Court Records
 * Pitt County Supreme Court Records

A listing of Pitt County Records available at the North Carolina State Archives

Land and Property Records
Pitt County Register of Deeds 100 West Third Street PO Box 35 Greenville, NC 27858-1806 Telephone: (252) 902-1650

This office records land documents including deeds, deeds of trust, subdivision maps, leases, easements, assignments, agreements, deeds of trust cancellations, corporate documents, assumed names, and files Uniform Commercial Code financing statements on personal property. This office also serves as the custodian of certificates of births and deaths occurring in the County, issues marriage licenses, and certifies birth, death, and marriage certificates in the County. Veterans' military discharge records and notary public commissions are also kept here, and this office administers the oath to all notaries public. Recording fees and fees for certificates are charged.

A number of Deeds have been transcribed; click onto the Pitt County, NC Archives to view these records.

Pitt County real estate deeds are digitized online at the Pitt County, North Carolina, Register of Deeds.

Local Histories

 * Emily Loftin Collection
 * Simpson-Bryan Collection
 * Historic Places in Pitt County- included in National Register of Historical Places
 * Pitt County Biographies
 * Sketches of Pitt County, a brief history of the county, 1704-1910 - In ECU Digital collection. In addition to brief history, contains sketches of prominent Pitt County men and women

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Pitt County Townships
 * 1895 Pitt County
 * 1770 John Collett Map
 * Formation of North Carolina Counties Map
 * Pitt County from NC Digital Maps Collection
 * Map of Greenville, N.C., Date: June, 1933

Military Records
Revolutionary War 
 * 1779-1782 - at FamilySearch

Civil War 

Online Records
 * 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


 * - 8th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
 * - 17th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry (1st Organization), Company C
 * - 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Junior Reserves, Company H
 * - 8th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company G

Civil War Battles  The following Civil War battle was fought in Pitt County:


 * June 5, 1862 = Tranter's Creek


 * Map showing Civil War battles in North Carolina.

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

The Clerk of Superior Court is elected for four years and must be a resident of the county in which he or she is elected. Unlike clerks of court in other states, the Clerk of Superior Court in North Carolina has numerous judicial functions.
 * 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 $
 * 1785-1805 - Images of Wills and Settlements. North Carolina Pioneers ($)

As judge of probate, the Clerk has exclusive original jurisdiction over matters relating to the probate of wills, and the administration of estates, including appointing personal representatives, auditing their accounting, and removing them from office if necessary. The Clerk also presides over many other legal matters including adoptions, incompetency proceedings, condemnation of private lands for public use, and foreclosures. The Clerk is responsible for all clerical and record-keeping functions of the district and superior court. In addition, the Clerk receives and disburses money collected each year from court fees and fines.

Pitt County Courthouse 100 W Third St Greenville, NC 27835

Mailing Address: PO Box 6067 Greenville, NC 27835

Clerk of the Superior Court (252) 695-7100


 * Pre-1790 - Pre-1790 Pitt County, North Carolina Genealogy Wills stored at the North Carolina State Archives are online. Website tips.
 * 1858-1963 - have been digitized by FamilySearch

A number of Wills and Estate Records have been transcribed, they can be viewed at the Pitt County, NC USGenWeb Archives

School Records
Yearbooks 
 * East Carolina University - The Tecoan: 1923-1952. The Tecoan, yearbook published by the students of East Carolina Teachers College from 1923-1952.
 * East Carolina University - The Buccaneer: 1953-1979. The name of the yearbook changed to The Buccaneer in 1953. The Buccaneer was published from 1953-1990, with a two year suspension from 1976-1978. Publication resumed in 2007.
 * East Carolina University - The Buccaneer:1953-2015(vol. 76) and The Tecoan:1923-1952. (ECU Digital Collections)
 * Pitt County students from NC colleges - via the NCGenWeb Yearbook Index

Tax Records

 * 1762 - Tax Lists, Pitt County, 1762 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1762 - Tax Lists, Pitt County, 1762 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1762 - List of Taxables, Pitt County for the Year 1762 (images) online at FamilySearch
 * 1762 - Tax Lists, Pitt County, 1762 (images) online at FamilySearch
 * 1763 - Tax Lists, Pitt County, 1763 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1763 - Tax Lists, Pitt County, 1763 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1764 - Tax Lists, Pitt County, 1764 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1764 - Tax Lists, Pitt County, 1764 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1775 - Tax Lists, Pitt County, 1775 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1775 - Tax Lists, Pitt County, 1775 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1779 - Tax Lists, New Bern District, 1779 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1779 - Tax Lists, New Bern District, 1779 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1786 - Tax Lists, Pitt County, 1786 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1786 - Tax Lists, Pitt County, 1786 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1786-1786 Tax List (images) online at FamilySearch
 * 1815 - Tax Lists, Pitt County, 1815 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections

Birth

 * 1800-2000 - at FamilySearch.org
 * 1866-1964 - at FamilySearch.org
 * 1871-1956 - Pitt County Birth Index 1871-1956. Batch at FamilySearch.

Marriage

 * 1741-2004 - North Carolina, United States Marriages at FindMyPast
 * 1851-1867 - Pitt County Marriage Register, 1851-1867 at East Carolina University
 * 1866-1961 - Pitt County Marriage Index 1866-1961 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch.
 * 1741-2004 - North Carolina Marriage Index 1741-2004 at Ancestry $
 * 1759-1979 - at FamilySearch.org
 * 1762-1979 - at FamilySearch
 * 1763-1868 - at FamilySearch

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

 * 'Family History Centers
 * Greenville North Carolina Family History Center
 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Libraries

 * Pitt County Family Researchers PO Box 20339 Greenville 27858 website East Carolina University, Joyner Library East 5th St. Greenville, NC 27858 website"ECU has a large collection of Pitt County and surrounding county images, texts, and audio/video in their Digital Collection."

Societies

 * Pitt County Historical Society, Inc. PO Box 1554 Greenville, NC 27835-1554 website

Websites

 * NCGenWeb: Pitt County - part of the USGenWeb Project
 * Pitt County at Our Family Tree
 * – 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.