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

Description
Anson County is located in the Southern portion of North Carolina and shares a border with South Carolina. It was named for George Anson, 1st Baron Anson, a British Admiral, who circumnavigated the globe from 1740 to 1744, and later became First Lord of the Admiralty.

County Courthouse
Anson County Courthouse N Green Street P O Box 352 Wadesboro, NC 28170 Phone: 704-994-3201

Death &amp; Register of Deeds has birth records from 1913 marriage records from 1869 and land records Clerk Superior Court has divorce from 1868 Probate records from 1750 &amp; court records from 1770

History Timeline
The county was formed in 1750 from Bladen County. It was named for George Anson, Baron Anson, a British admiral, who circumnavigated the globe from 1740 to 1744, and later became First Lord of the Admiralty. Like its parent county, Anson County was originally a vast territory with indefinite northern and western boundaries. Reductions in its extent began in 1753, when the northern part of it became Rowan County. In 1762 the western part of Anson County became Mecklenburg County. In 1779 the northern part of what remained of Anson County became Montgomery County, and the part east of the Pee Dee River became Richmond County. Finally, in 1842 the western part of Anson County was combined with the southeastern part of Mecklenburg County to become Union County. Anson County was named in honor of British Admiral Lord George Anson, a First Lord of the Admiralty. He commanded the vessel which brought Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Germany, to her future husband King George III. Germans to the area around Anson County, as did many settlers from the British Isles, Africa, and Moravia. In 1750 Anson County was formed from Bladen County. At that time, it reached all the way to the Mississippi River. Although it has been cut in physical size five times since then, the people of that county have enabled its presence to reach beyond the Mississippi to the far corners of the world.

Cemeteries

 * at FamilySearch

Church Records

 * Beaverdam. Constituted 1790.
 * Cartledge Creek aka Dockery's Meeting House, near Rockingham, N.C. Organized about 1774. Currently located in Richmond.
 * Fork of Little River. Church built 1758. Later located in Montgomery.
 * Hitchcock. Constituted 1772. Edwards published a membership list dated 1772 in Materials Towards a History of the Baptists... (1772), 128. Later located in Richmond.
 * Pee Dee River. Constituted 1785.
 * Rocky River, Burnsville, N.C. Began before 1772.
 * St. George's Parish. Established 1749. Donna Sherron, "North Carolina Parishes," accessed 12 October 2012. Digital version at Lost Souls Genealogy

Military Records

 * 1779-1782 - at FamilySearch

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


 * - 14th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, formerly the 4th Volunteers, Company C
 * - 1st Brigade, North Carolina Reserves, Company I
 * - 1st Regiment, North Carolina Junior Reserves, Company I
 * - 4th Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry (59th North Carolina State Troops), Company A
 * - 6th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, Company G
 * - 6th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, Company I


 * 1917-1919 - at FamilySearch
 * 1940-1948 - at FamilySearch

Other Records
Bibliography
 * Burns Kelman, Helen Parker. Parkers of Anson Co., N.C. with the Burnses and Curlees. Raleigh, N.C.: H.P. Kelman, c1993, 2001..
 * Curlee Kelman, Helen Parker. Parkers of Anson Co., N.C. with the Burnses and Curlees. Raleigh, N.C.: H.P. Kelman, c1993, 2001..
 * Gulledge Wiggins, Marie Gulledge. "Anson County, North Carolina Marriages," "Anson County, North Carolina Records," and "Anson County, North Carolina Court Records," Marie G. Wiggins Genealogical Collection Including Variant Surnames. MSS. Microfilmed 1993:.
 * Hardin Craig, Marion Stark. Benjamin Hardin (IV): 1764-1848 (Revolutionary War Soldier and Pensioner) and Wife, Elizabeth Scott and Their Family Connections: A Genealogical Compilation. Little Rock, Ark.: M.S. Craig, 1991..
 * Helms Myers, Sara M. and Sallie C. Pressley. George Helms and Tilman Helms, 1720-1900: History &amp; Genealogy of the Helms Family, Pioneers of Anson &amp; Meck. Counties, North Carolina, Five Generations. Cassopolis, Mich.: S.M. Myers, 1981..
 * Huntley Redfearn, Daniel Huntley. History of the Redfearn Family. Miami, Fla.: n.p., 1942..
 * Jarman German, John L. "Finding the Father of David German of North Carolina and Shelby County, Indiana," The American Genealogist, Vol. 68, No. 2 (Apr. 1993):87-94.
 * McLendon Redfearn, Rosalind McLendon. The McLendons of Anson County. Wadesboro, N.C.: n.p., 1957..
 * Moore Austin, Nancy Jane Moore and Mary Lois Moore Yandle. The Moore Families of Anson and Union Counties, North Carolina: 1750-1986. Charlotte, N.C.: N.J.M. Austin, c1988..
 * Parker Kelman, Helen Parker. Parkers of Anson Co., N.C. with the Burnses and Curlees. Raleigh, N.C.: H.P. Kelman, c1993, 2001..
 * Preslar Dunn, Edwin C. Some Genealogical Notes on the Preslar/Presley Family of Anson Co., N.C. Albuquerque, N.M.: E.C. Dunn, 1985..
 * Presley Dunn, Edwin C. Some Genealogical Notes on the Preslar/Presley Family of Anson Co., N.C. Albuquerque, N.M.: E.C. Dunn, 1985..
 * Redfearn Redfearn, Daniel Huntley. History of Redfearn Family. Miami, Fla.: n.p., 1942..
 * Redfearn Redfearn, Daniel Huntley. History of the Redfearn Family. Miami, Fla.: Redfearn, 1954..
 * Redfearn Redfern, Michael Robert. The History of the Redfearn Family Revisited. Louisville, Colo.: M.R. Redfern, c2005..
 * Reed Craig, Marion Stark. Benjamin Hardin (IV): 1764-1848 (Revolutionary War Soldier and Pensioner) and Wife, Elizabeth Scott and Their Family Connections: A Genealogical Compilation. Little Rock, Ark.: M.S. Craig, 1991..
 * Reed Craig, Marion Stark. Joseph Reed (Died 1751) of Anson County, NC &amp; Wife, Elizabeth, Who Married James Deacon and Lived in Rowan County, NC: A Genealogical Compilation. Little Rock, Ark.: M.S. Craig, 1991..
 * Sheppard Sheppard, Thomas C. The Sheppard Family: Descendants of William Sheppard of Anson County, North Carolina. Fairmont, W.Va.: T.C. Sheppard, 1992. ; digital version at Family History Archives.
 * Taylor Taylor, James L. Stephen Taylor and Descendants, Johnston and Anson Counties, North Carolina and Westward 1750's-1996. Typescript. Microfilmed 2001: ; digital version at Family History Archives.
 * Wall Thomas, Anne Wall. The Walls of Walltown: The Known Descendants of James Wall of Anson County, North Carolina. Carrboro, N.C.: A.W. Thomas, c1969. Digital version at.
 * Wiggins Wiggins, Marie Gulledge. "Individuals found in Anson co., N.C. deeds," in Wiggins Genealogical Collection. MSS. Microfilmed 1990:.
 * 1833-1970 - at FamilySearch

Websites

 * NCGenWeb: Anson County genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project
 * Anson County USGenWeb Archives
 * 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.