Carteret County, North Carolina Genealogy

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

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

County Courthouse
Carteret County Courthouse 300 Courthouse Square Beaufort, NC 28516 Phone: 252-728-8474 Carteret County Website Register of Deeds has birth, marriage and death and land records Clerk Superior Court has divorce, 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:

Cemeteries

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

Census Records

 * Carteret County census records - via the NCGenWeb Archives

Church Records

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


 * Church records - via the NCGenWeb Archives

Baptist


 * Hadnor's Creek aka Hadnot's Creek. Constituted 1789.
 * Newport River aka Newport and North River. Constituted 1778.

Church of England

St. John's Parish, Beaufort. Established 1742.Three volumes of Vestry Books are extant, covering the period from 1742 to 1843. The originals are at the NC State Archives; microfilm copies of what are most likely the same thing, titled Wardens of the Poor Minutes,1742-1866 (that also include separate records of the Wardens of the Poor, Minutes, 1844-1866) are also available at the NC Archives. Very limited extracts concerning the Shepard surname are in the Church Records link above.

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
 * Harker's Island
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * Court records - transcribed for the NCGenWeb Archives

Directories

 * Several NC state business directories are available online. Visit this list of directories, open the directory, and navigate to Cartetert County.  Directories include information on area businesses and citizens.

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

Genealogies

 * [Middleton] Brown, Leslie H. "John Middleton of Hampton, Va., and Onslow County, N.C.," The American Genealogist, Vol. 55, No. 3 (Jul. 1979):161-162.

Land and Property Records

 * Deeds of Carteret County - via the NCGenWeb Archives

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Carteret County Maps - almost 100 maps from the North Carolina State Library
 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * Carteret County miltary records - check the "Military" section on the Carteret County NCGenWeb page
 * Military records - transcribed for the NCGenWeb Archives

Revolutionary War 


 * 1779-1782 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Civil War 


 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch.org - 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


 * -2nd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
 * - 1st Regiment, North Carolina Artillery 10th Regiment Volunteers-1st Artillery, Company G
 * - 1st Regiment, North Carolina Artillery 10th Regiment Volunteers-1st Artillery, Company H
 * - 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Artillery, Company G
 * - 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, 1st Company C

Civil War Battles  The following Civil War battle was fought in Carteret County:


 * March 23-April 26, 1862 Fort Macon


 * Map showing Civil War battles in North Carolina.

World War I 


 * 1917-1919 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

World War II 


 * 1940-1948 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Newspapers

 * 1799-1893 - Carteret County marriages - are included in Carrie Broughton's 6-volume index of the Raleigh Register &amp; State Gazette newspaper (1799-1893). Marriages are listed by year and PDF files are searcheable. Available on the North Carolina Digital Collections website.
 * Carteret County newspapers - a listing of newspapers published in the county; via the Library of Congress
 * North Carolina Newspaper Digitization Project - contains full-text papers from 1752-1890s.Search for your Carteret County ancestors.
 * Carteret County News Times - current newspaper in the county
 * Carteret County deaths - list of county area deaths reported in various newspapers; dates range from late 1700s to 1900s.

Obituaries

 * Carteret County Obituaries - transcribed for the NCGenWeb

Other Records
Blog Posts


 * Grandpa was a Whaler - post by Mark Green about the Chadwick family
 * North Carolina Pioneers North Carolina Pioneers

County Records
 * 1833-1970 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images. (incomplete)

Voter Registration
 * 1868-1898 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1660-1790 - North Carolina Will Abstracts 1660-1790 at Ancestry $
 * 1663-1979 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1665-1998 - North Carolina Wills and Probate Records 1665-1998 at Ancestry $
 * 1681-1888 - Alphabetical Index of Wills 1681-1888 - via Carteret County NCGenWeb
 * 1735-1970 - at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
 * 1745-1957 - at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
 * 1760-1800 - North Carolina Will Abstracts 1760-1800 at Ancestry $
 * Pre-1790 - Pre-1790 Carteret County, North Carolina Genealogy Wills stored at the North Carolina State Archives are online. Website tips.
 * Carteret County wills &amp; estates - transcribed for the NCGenWeb Archives
 * Images of Wills and Estates 1760-80;1794-1818;1829-66; 1860-98;1898-1916. North Carolina Pioneers ($)

School Records

 * Carteret County students at NC colleges – via the NCGenWeb Yearbook Index

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.

Tax Records

 * 1779 - Tax Lists, Carteret County, 1779 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1779 - Tax Lists, New Bern District, 1779 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1779 - Tax Lists, New Bern District, 1779 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1784 - Tax Lists, Carteret County, 1784 (images) online at FamilySearch
 * Carteret County Tax Lists - via the NCGenWeb Archives

Vital Records

 * 1800-2000 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Birth

 * 1800-2000 - at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1866-1964 - at FamilySearch.org - 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.org - 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
 * 1771-1868 - Carteret County Marriages 1771-1868. Available to members. North Carolina Pioneers
 * 1804-1951 - Carteret County Marriage Index 1804-1951 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch.
 * Pre-1799 - North Carolina Marriages to 1799, a database, available to members North Carolina Pioneers
 * Carteret County Marriages - transcribed for the NCGenWeb Archives

Death

 * 1898-1994 - at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1906-1930 - at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection;index and images
 * 1908-2004 - North Carolina Death Indexes 1908-2004 at Ancestry $
 * 1909-1975 - North Carolina Death Certificates 1909-1975 at Ancestry $
 * 1931-1994 - at FamilySearch.org - 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 $

Family History Centers

 * Harkers Island North Carolina Family History Center
 * Morehead City North Carolina Family History Center

Museums

 * Historic Beaufort

Societies

 * Carteret County Historical Society 1008 Arendell Street, Morehead City 252-247-7533 Website

Websites

 * Carteret County NCGenWeb genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project.
 * – 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.