Bladen County, North Carolina Genealogy

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

Description
Bladen County is located in the Southeastern portion of North Carolina and was named for English commissioner of trade and plantations Martin Bladen.

County Courthouse
Bladen County North Carolina Courthouse Dr P O Box 247 Elizabethtown, NC 28337 reg of Deeds has b &amp; D rec from 1914 m rec from 1893 &amp; land rec from 1734 Clk Sup Ct has div &amp; ct rec from 1893 &amp; pro rec from 1734  Register of Deeds PO Box 247 Elizabethtown, NC 28337 Telephone: 910-862-6710 Fax: 910-862-6714 Website  Clerk of Superior Court PO Box 2619 Elizabethtown, NC 28337 Telephone: (910) 872-7200

Parent County
1734--Bladen County was created om 1734 from New Hanover County. County seat: Elizabethtown

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
1770, 1800, 1893--Courthouse fires destroyed most of the court records and several land records.

Neighboring Counties

 * Columbus
 * Cumberland
 * Pender
 * Robeson
 * Sampson

Cemeteries

 * at FamilySearch — index and images

Baptist

 * Bladen. Established 1756.
 * White Marsh. Established about 1765. Later located in Columbus County.

Church of England

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

County Records

 * 1833-1970 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Genealogy
It is anticipated that this bibliography will eventually identify all known family histories published about residents of this county. Use this list to:


 * Locate publications about direct ancestors
 * Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family
 * Identify publications, to quote Elizabeth Shown Mills, about an ancestor's "FAN Club" [Friends, Associates, and Neighbors]

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


 * -3rd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
 * - 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Artillery, Company H
 * - 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Artillery, Company I
 * - 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Artillery,
 * - 3rd Regiment, North Carolina Artillery, 2nd Company K
 * - 3rd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company H
 * - 3rd Regiment, North Carolina State Troops, Company H
 * - 7th Battalion, North Carolina Junior Reserves, Company C
 * - 8th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, Captain David Callihan's Company
 * - 8th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, Captain Neill McNeill's Company

World War I

 * 1917 - 1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II

 * 1940 - 1948 - at FamilySearch — index and images

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.


 * 1766 - 1961 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.


 * Images of Wills & Estates 1731-1771; 1766-1833; 1864-1895. North Carolina Pioneers ($)

Taxation

 * 1763 - Tax Lists, Bladen County, 1763 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1763 - 1763 Bladen County, North Carolina Tax List (Signal Mountain, Tennessee: Mountain Press, n.d.) online at FamilySearch
 * 1763 - Tax Lists, Bladen County, 1763 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1763 - Tax Lists, Bladen County, 1763 (images) online at FamilySearch
 * 1781 - Tax Lists, Bladen County, 1781 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1781 - Tax Lists, Bladen County, 1781 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1784 - Tax Lists, Bladen County, 1784 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1784 - Tax Lists, Bladen County, 1784 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1784 - 1784 Tax List, Bladen County, North Carolina (transcript) online at FamilySearch
 * 1788 - Tax Lists, Bladen County, 1788 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections

Births

 * 1800 - 2000 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1866 - 1964 - at FamilySearch.org — index

Deaths

 * 1898 - 1994 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 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
 * 1958 - 2004 - North Carolina Divorce Index 1958-2004 at Ancestry.com — index $

Marriage

 * 1741 - 2004 - North Carolina, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1888 - 1961 - Bladen County Marriage Index 1888-1961 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.
 * 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

Yearbooks

 * Bladen County students at NC colleges - list via the NCGenWeb Yearbook Index

Societies and Libraries
Bladen County Historical Society PO Box 848 Elizabethtown, NC, 28337 Website

Old New Hanover Genealogical Society PO Box 2536 Wilmington, NC 28402-2536 Website

Mother County Genealogical Society 818 South Main Street Bladenboro, NC 28320 Telephone Number: 910-863-4707 Website

Websites

 * Bladen County, NC History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (Genealogy Inc)
 * NCGenWeb: Bladen County - free genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project