Edgecombe County, North Carolina Genealogy

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

Description
Edgecombe County is located in the eastern portion of North Carolina and was named for Baron Richard Edgecombe, English member of Parliament and lord of the treasury, who became 1st Baron Edgcumbe in 1742.

County Courthouse
Edgecombe County Courthouse 301 Saint Andrews Street PO Box 386 Tarboro, NC 27886 Phone: 252-641-7924 Edgecombe County Website Register of Deeds has birth, marriage and land records. Clerk Superior Court has probate and court 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:

Bible Records

 * Bible Records at North Carolina Digital Archives - index and images

Cemeteries

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

Church Records

 * 1700-1970 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Baptist
 * Little Conetoe. Minute book (1803-1885) online.
 * Swift Creek Established by 1773.
 * Tar River Falls Church built 1764. Edwards published a list of early members in Materials Towards a History of the Baptists.. (1772), 131.
 * Toisnot Founded 1756. Edwards published a membership list dated 1758 in Materials Towards a History of the Baptists.. (1772), 138. Now located in Wilson.
 * Town Creek Constituted 1780.
 * Winstead's Meeting House Constituted 1802.

Church of England
 * Edgecombe Parish, later St. Mary's Parish Established 1741. A history was published in 1955.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Rocky Mount
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1744-1868 (*); County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1807-1868 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1862-1924 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1868-1961 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * Petition to Annex Part of Pitt to Edgecombe County, 1787, PCGQ v.13; Pitt County Genealogical Quarterly. 2006. By Pitt County Genealogical Association and Pitt County Family Researchers, Inc. Edgecombe County, North Carolina : Edgecombe County, North Carolina. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

 * 1862-1870   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1863-1872   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only

Funeral Homes

 * Carlisle Funeral Home in Tarboro.
 * Dickens Funeral Service, Inc. in Tarboro.
 * Willoughby Funeral Homes in Tarboro.

Genealogies

 * Boddie - Leary, Helen F.M. "The Two William Boddies of North Carolina," The American Genealogist, Vol. 66, No. 1 (Jan. 1991):16-29; Vol. 62, No. 2 (Apr. 1991):106-110; Vol. 66, No. 3 (Jul. 1991):148-153. Available at.

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

Local Histories

 * The History of Edgecombe County online book at Eastern North Carolina Library by J. Kelly Turner and Jno L. Bridgers, Jr. Also at Google Books

Maps and Gazetteers

 * North Carolina Map-1779. Early Edgecombe County.
 * North Carolina County Formations. Clickable map for 1700-1.
 * Edgecombe County-1905
 * Edgecombe County Maps (UNC Digital Maps Collections)
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records
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 - 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


 * - 1st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, usually known as the Bethel Regiment. Company A
 * - 13th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry formerly the 3rd Volunteers., Company G
 * - 15th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, formerly the 5th Volunteers, Company I
 * - 15th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, formerly the 5th Volunteers, Company K
 * - 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Junior Reserves, Company G
 * - 3rd Regiment, North Carolina Artillery, 1st Company G

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

 * North Carolina Newspapers at DigitalNC

Other Records

 * Pamphlet: To the citizens and soldiers of Edgecomb County I respectfully announce myself a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Edgecomb county (1864) by J.B Jenkins - full-text online via the Internet Archive

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)
 * 1730-1961 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1735-1970  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
 * 1749-1775 Wills and Estates.  North Carolina Pioneers ($)
 * 1758-1959  at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
 * 1760-1800 North Carolina Will Abstracts 1760-1800 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1790 Pre-1790 Edgecombe County, North Carolina Genealogy Wills (North Carolina State Archives)
 * 1875-1924 (*); Superior and Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * Abstracts of Wills, Edgecombe County, North Carolina; Volume 1, 1732-1792 1992. By Gammon, David Bryant. Raleigh, North Carolina : David Bryant Gammon. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * North Carolina Probate Records tips

School Records
Yearbooks 
 * Wesleyan College Yearbooks: 1962-2009
 * Edgecombe County students at North Carolina colleges. Yearbook Index. (NCGenWeb)

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

 * 1734 Tax Lists, Edgecombe County, 1734 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry $
 * 1815 Tax Lists, Edgecombe County, 1815 (images) at North Carolina Digital Collections

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

Marriage

 * 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
 * 1851-1929 Edgecombe County Marriage Index 1851-1929 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch.

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

Divorce

 * 1926-1975  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1958-2004 North Carolina Divorce Index 1958-2004 at Ancestry $

FamilySearch Centers

 * Apex North Carolina FamilySearch Center
 * Raleigh North Carolina FamilySearch Center
 * Rocky Mount North Carolina FamilySearch Center


 * Braswell Memorial Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Wake County Public Libraries-Olivia Raney Local History Library Branch - an affiliate library

Libraries
Braswell Memorial Library 727 N Grace St Rocky Mount, NC 27804 Phone: 252-442-1951 Facebook Website
 * The Kornegay Room offers a local history and genealogy collection which includes maps, local records, newspapers, city directories, photographs, and more.

Societies
Edgecombe County Genealogical and Historical Society PO Box 656 Pinetops, NC 27864-0656 Facebook

Websites

 * Edgecombe County, NCGenWeb genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project
 * Edgecombe County, USGenWeb Archives
 * – 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.