Hyde County, North Carolina Genealogy

Guide to Hyde County, North Carolina ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, 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 P O Box 297 Swan Quarter NC 27885 Phone: 252 926 3011

Formerly Wickham Co names changed to Hyde 1712 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 1800's Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1868 and probate records from 1774

Register of Deeds P.O. Box 294 Swan Quarter, No 27885 Phone: 252-926-4182 or 252-926-4183 Fax: 252-926-3710 Website

Clerk Superior Court P.O. Box 337 Swan Quarter, NC 27885 Work Phone: (252) 926-4700

Parent County
1705--Hyde County was formed 3 December 1705 from Wickham Precinct of Bath County. Bath County was abolished in 1739. County seat: Swan Quarter

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

 * 1789, 1827 Fire burned courthouse
 * Guide to Research in the North Carolina Archives (list of original &amp; microfilm records)

Neighboring Counties

 * Beaufort
 * Carteret
 * Dare
 * Pamlico
 * Tyrrell
 * Washington

Bibles

 * Hyde County, North Carolina Bible Records

Cemeteries

 * at FamilySearch — index and images

Census and Tax Records

 * Hyde County, North Carolina Census &amp; Tax

Church Records

 * Hyde County, North Carolina Churches

Baptist

 * Mattemuskeet River. Constituted 1783.

Church of England

 * St. George's Parish. Established by 1741.

County Records

 * 1833-1970 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Court

 * Hyde County, North Carolina Court Records

History

 * Hyde County, North Carolina History

Land

 * Hyde County, North Carolina Deeds, Bonds &amp; Land Grants

Local Histories

 * Hyde County, North Carolina History

Maps

 * Hyde County, North Carolina in Maps

Military

 * Hyde County, North Carolina in the Military

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


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

World War I

 * 1917 - 1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II

 * 1940 - 1948 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Miscellaneous

 * Hyde County, North Carolina Miscellany

Newspapers

 * Hyde County, North Carolina in the News

Obituaries

 * Hyde County, North Carolina Obituaries

Photographs &amp; Biographies

 * Hyde County, North Carolina Photos &amp; Bios

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
 * Pre  - 1790 - Pre-1790  Wills stored at the North Carolina State Archives are online - free. Website tips.
 * 1830 - 1963 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free
 * 1764 - 1818 - Images of Wills and Estates, Vols. 1,2,3. North Carolina Pioneers ($).

Queries

 * Hyde County, North Carolina Queries 1997-2010

Surnames

 * Hyde County, North Carolina Surnames 1997-2010

Swan Quarterly

 * Hyde County, North Carolina Publication of county happenings

Taxation

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

Vital Records

 * 1899 - 1930 - Hyde County Lunacy Records (1899 -1930) USGenWeb

Birth

 * 1800 - 2000 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1866 - 1964 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * Hyde Co. Delayed Birth Certificates USGenWeb

Death

 * Hyde Co. Death Certificate Index USGenWeb
 * 1898 - 1994 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1906 - 1930 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 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

Divorce

 * 1926 - 1975 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1829 - 1898 - Hyde County Divorces 1829-1898 USGenWeb
 * 1958 -2004 - North Carolina Divorce Index 1958-2004 at Ancestry.com — index $

Marriages

 * 1741 - 2004 - North Carolina, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1735 - 1867 - Hyde Co. Marriage Bonds 1735-1867 USGenWeb
 * Hyde Co. Marriages (Grooms) USGenWeb
 * 1855 - 1959 - Hyde County Marriage Index 1855-1959 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1866 - Hyde County Cohabitation Records - 1866 USGenWeb


 * 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

Societies and Libraries
Hyde County Historical & Genealogical Society 7820 Piney Woods Road Fairfield 27826 Website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Websites

 * Hyde County, NC History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (Genealogy Inc)
 * 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