Hyde County, North Carolina Genealogy

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

Description
Hyde County is located in the eastern portion of North Carolina and was named for Edward Hyde, to whom King Charles II granted tracts of land in the New World called "Carolina".

County Courthouse
Hyde County Courthouse 264 Business Hwy PO Box 297 Swan Quarter, NC 27885 Phone: 252-926-3011 Hyde County Website Register of Deeds has birth, death and burial records from 1913, marriage records from 1850, land records from 1736, marriage bonds 1735-1867 and delayed birth records from late 1800s. Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1868, probate records from 1774.

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:

History Timeline

 * Hyde County, North Carolina History (NCGenWeb)

Bible Records

 * Hyde County Bible Records at NCGenWeb

Biographies

 * Hyde County, North Carolina Surnames 1997-2010 (NCGenWeb)
 * Hyde County, North Carolina Photos & Bios (NCGenWeb)

Cemeteries

 * at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images Also at: Ancestry ($)

Census Records

 * Hyde County, North Carolina Census &amp; Tax (NCGenWeb)

Church Records

 * 1700-1970 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Hyde County, North Carolina Churches (NCGenWeb)

Baptist
 * Mattemuskeet River. Constituted 1783.

Church of England List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * St. George's Parish. Established by 1741.
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1736-1868 (*); County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1742-1918 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1756-1762 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1778-1869 (*); County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1808-1867 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1837-1868 (*); Wardens Poor Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1859-1960 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1868-1873 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1868-1935 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1869-1877 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1876-1878 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * Hyde County Court Records at NCGenWeb

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African-American
 * 1862-1870   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1863-1872   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only
 * 1866 Hyde County Cohabitation Records-1866 (NCGenWeb)

Funeral Homes

 * Bryan Funeral Service in Swan Quarter.

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * North Carolina Land Grants at NC Historical Records Online - index, requires free account to view images
 * Hyde County, North Carolina Deeds, Bonds &amp; Land Grants (NCGenWeb)
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Local Histories

 * Hyde County, North Carolina History (NCGenWeb)
 * Hyde County, North Carolina Publication of county happenings

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Hyde County, North Carolina in Maps (NCGenWeb)
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * Hyde County, North Carolina in the Military (NCGenWeb)

Revolutionary War 
 * 1778-1833 Delamar Transcripts of Revolutionary War Petitions at North Carolina Genealogical Society - index ($)
 * 1779-1782  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Civil War 
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch *1861-1865  at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 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 - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1885 and 1901 1885 and 1901 Confederate Pension Applications at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images


 * - 17th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry (1st Organization), Company B

World War I 
 * 1914-1918 World War I Papers at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images
 * 1917-1919  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

World War II 
 * 1939-1945 World Ward II Papers at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images
 * 1940-1948  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Newspapers

 * Hyde County, North Carolina in the News (NCGenWeb)
 * North Carolina Newspapers at DigitalNC

Obituaries

 * Hyde County, North Carolina Obituaries (NCGenWeb)

Other Records
County Records
 * 1899-1930 Hyde County Lunacy Records (1899 -1930) (NCGenWeb)
 * Hyde County, North Carolina Miscellany (NCGenWeb)
 * Hyde County, North Carolina Queries 1997-2010 (NCGenWeb)

Voter Registration
 * 1868-1898 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1660-1790 North Carolina Will Abstracts 1660-1790 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1663-1789 Secretary of State Wills at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images
 * 1663-1978 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1663-1979  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1665-1998 North Carolina Wills and Probate Records 1665-1998 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1720-1960  at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
 * 1735-1944 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1735-1944 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1735-1970  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
 * 1760-1800 North Carolina Will Abstracts 1760-1800 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1764-1818 Images of Wills and Estates, Vols. 1,2,3.  North Carolina Pioneers ($)
 * 1764-1970 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1765-1802 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1778-1869 (*); County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1779-1807 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1790 Pre-1790 Hyde County, North Carolina Genealogy Wills (North Carolina State Archives)
 * 1830-1963  at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
 * 1837-1960 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1845-1853 (*); County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1868-1960 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1869-1905 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1869-1919 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1869-1921 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1869-1941 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1907-1968 (*); Clerk of the Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * North Carolina Probate Records tips
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

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.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records

 * 1764 Tax Lists, Hyde County, 1764 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, at Ancestry $
 * 1764 Tax Lists, Hyde County, 1764 (images) at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1779 Tax Lists, New Bern District, 1779 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, at Ancestry $
 * 1779 Tax Lists, New Bern District, 1779 (images) at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * Hyde County, North Carolina Census &amp; Tax (NCGenWeb)

Vital Records

 * 1800-2000 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Birth

 * 1800-2000  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1866-1964  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1913-1922  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Hyde County Delayed Birth Certificates (NCGenWeb)

Marriage

 * 1735-1867 Hyde Co. Marriage Bonds 1735-1867 (NCGenWeb)
 * 1741-2004 North Carolina, United States Marriages at Findmypast
 * 1741-2004 North Carolina Marriage Index 1741-2004 at Ancestry $
 * 1759-1979  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1762-1979  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1763-1868  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1855-1959 Hyde County Marriage Index 1855-1959 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * Hyde County Marriages (Grooms) (NCGenWeb)

Death

 * 1898-1994  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1906-1930  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images  Also at:  MyHeritage ($)
 * 1908-2004 North Carolina Death Indexes 1908-2004 at Ancestry $
 * 1909-1975 North Carolina Death Certificates 1909-1975 at Ancestry $
 * 1931-1994  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Hyde County Death Certificate Index (NCGenWeb)

Divorce

 * 1829-1898 Hyde County Divorces 1829-1898 (NCGenWeb)
 * 1926-1975  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images


 * 1958-2004 North Carolina Divorce Index 1958-2004 at Ancestry $

Archives

 * Guide to Research in the North Carolina Archives (list of original and microfilm records)

FamilySearch Centers

 * Goldsboro North Carolina FamilySearch Center
 * Greenville North Carolina FamilySearch Center
 * Jacksonville North Carolina FamilySearch Center
 * Kinston North Carolina FamilySearch Center
 * Morehead City North Carolina FamilySearch Center
 * New Bern North Carolina FamilySearch Center


 * Craven-Pamlico Regional Library - New Bern Branch - an affiliate library

Societies
Hyde County Historical and Genealogical Society PO Box 517 Engelhard, NC 27824-0517 Email: [mailto:hydehistoricalsociety@gmail.com hydehistoricalsociety@gmail.com] Facebook Website

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Hyde 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.