Tyrrell County, North Carolina Genealogy

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

Description
Tyrrell County is located in the Eastern portion of North Carolina and was named for Sir John Tyrrell to whom King Charles II granted tracts of land in the New World called "Carolina".

County Courthouse
Tyrrell County Courthouse 403 Main Street PO box 417 Columbia NC 27925 Phone: 252-796-2901 Register of Deeds has birth and death records from 1913 marriage records 1862 and land records Clerk Superior Court has divorce records, probate records from 1730 and court records from 1900

Register of Deeds PO Box 449 Columbia, NC 27925 Phone: 252-796-2901 Fax: 252-796-0148 Website

Clerk Superior Court PO Box 406 Columbia, NC 27925 Phone: (252) 766-6540

History
County seat history - Courthouse on Kendricks Cree (1751); Home of Bejamin Spruill (1774-1776); Courthouse on Scuppernog River (1777-1799); and present Columbia.

Parent County
1729--Tyrrell County was created from Bertie, Chowan, Currituck, and Pasquotank Counties. County seat: Columbia

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
Some of the early records are missing.

Neighboring Counties

 * Dare
 * Hyde
 * Washington

Baptist

 * Morratuck Creek. Constituted 1791.
 * Scuppernong River. Established by 1784.
 * South Lancaster. Constituted 1793.

Church of England

 * St. Andrew's Parish aka South Shore Parish. Established 1729.

County Records

 * 1833-1970 - at FamilySearch — index and images

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

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.
 * 1750 - 1961 - Tyrrell County North Carolina list of will book testators SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills. - free
 * 1744 - 1961 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.

Taxation

 * 1755 - Tax Lists, Tyrrell County, 1755 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 1, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1755 - Tax Lists, Tyrrell County, 1755 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1755 - Tax Lists, Tyrrell County, 1755 (images) online at FamilySearch
 * 1784 - Tax Lists, Tyrrell County, 1784 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1784 - Tax Lists, Tyrrell County, 1784 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1786 - Tax Lists, Tyrrell County, 1786 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections

Birth

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

Marriages

 * 1741 - 2004 - North Carolina, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * Marriage Bonds for Tyrrell County, North Carolina at USGenWeb - free.
 * 1851 - 1960 - Tyrrell County Marriage Index 1851-1960 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1877 - 1920 - White Marriage Licenses of Tyrrell County, North Carolina 1877-1920 at USGenWeb - free.
 * 1877 - 1920 - Non-White Marriage Licenses of Tyrrell County, North Carolina 1877-1920 at USGenWeb - 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

Divorce

 * 1926 - 1975 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1958 - 2004 - North Carolina Divorce Index 1958-2004 at Ancestry.com — index $

Deaths

 * 1913 - 1935 - Death Records of Tyrrell County, North Carolina Books 1-4 at USGenWeb - free.
 * 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

Societies and Libraries
Tyrrell County Genealogical and Historical Society PO Box 686 Columbia 27825 Telephone Number: 252-796-2361

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Websites

 * Tyrrell 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.