Cumberland County, North Carolina Genealogy

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

Description
Cumberland County is located in the South-Central portion of North Carolina and its name was derived from the title of Prince William Augustus, the Duke of Cumberland, the son of King George II.

County Courthouse
Cumberland County Courthouse 117 Dick Street Room 114 Fayetteville, NC 28301-5725 Phone: 910-678-7775 Cumberland County Website Register of Deeds has birth marriage, death and burial records Clerk Superior Court has divorce records from 1930 probate records from 1850 rec from 1900

PO Box 363 Fayetteville, NC 28302 Telephone: (910) 475-3000

Cemeteries

 * at FamilySearch

Church Records
Baptist
 * Cape Fear Constituted 1756.
 * Neal's Creek Established by 1798.
 * Stony Creek Constituted 1787.

Catholic
 * St. Patrick Church, Fayetteville, N.C. Consecrated 1829.

Church of England
 * St. David's Parish

Presbyterian
 * Barbecue Church, near Olivia, N.C. Founded 1757. Now located in Harnett.
 * MacPherson Church Established early 1800s.
 * Old Bluff Church Organized 1758.

Genealogies

 * Jarman German, John L. "Finding the Father of David German of North Carolina and Shelby County, Indiana," The American Genealogist, Vol. 68, No. 2 (Apr. 1993):87-94.
 * Lewis Lewis, J.D. My Neck of the Woods: The Lewis Families of Southeastern North Carolina and Northeastern South Carolina. Little River, S.C.: J.D. Lewis, 2002.

Land and Property Records

 * Cumberland County Register Of Deeds has scanned their deed index books (1754-1976) and land records (1754-1968) and placed them online. To begin your search click here.

Military Records
Revolutionary War 
 * 1779-1782 - at FamilySearch

Civil War 
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch.org
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch.org
 * 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


 * -1st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, usually known as the Bethel Regiment.
 * -3rd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
 * -5th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
 * -8th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
 * - 1st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry,usually known as the Bethel Regiment, Company F and Company H
 * - 2nd Battalion, North Carolina Local Defense Troops, Company A
 * - 2nd Battalion, North Carolina Local Defense Troops, Company B
 * - 2nd Battalion, North Carolina Local Defense Troops, Company C
 * - 2nd Battalion, North Carolina Local Defense Troops, Company D
 * - 2nd Battalion, North Carolina Local Defense Troops, Company E
 * - 2nd Battalion, North Carolina Local Defense Troops, Company F
 * - 2nd Battalion, North Carolina Local Defense Troops, Company G
 * - 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry, Company D
 * - 3rd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company C
 * - 3rd Regiment, North Carolina State Troops, Company C
 * - 5th Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry (63rd Regiment Volunteers), Company A
 * - 5th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company A
 * - 7th Battalion, North Carolina Junior Reserves, Company A
 * - 8th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company E
 * - 8th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, Captain Neill McNeill's Company
 * - 8th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, Captain W J Kelly's Company

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


 * March 16, 1865 Averasborough, also known as Taylor’s Hole Creek, Smithville, Smiths Ferry, or Black River


 * Map showing Civil War battles in North Carolina.

World War I 
 * 1917-1919 - at FamilySearch

World War II 
 * 1940-1948 - at FamilySearch

Newspapers
North Carolina Newspaper Digitization Project, North Carolina State Archives.Search full text historical newspapers published in Fayetteville.

Other Records
County Records
 * 1833-1970 - at FamilySearch

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1660-1790 - North Carolina Will Abstracts 1660-1790 at Ancestry $
 * 1663-1979 - at FamilySearch
 * 1665-1998 - North Carolina Wills and Probate Records 1665-1998 at Ancestry $
 * 1735-1970 - at FamilySearch.org
 * 1760-1800 - North Carolina Will Abstracts 1760-1800 at Ancestry $
 * 1761-1895 - Loose Wills and Estates. North Carolina Pioneers ($)
 * 1766-1962 - have been digitized by FamilySearch
 * Pre-1790 - Pre-1790 Cumberland County, North Carolina Genealogy Wills stored at the North Carolina State Archives are online. Website tips.

Online Indexes


 * Index to Cumberland County Estate Records - A through L, M through Z - via the NCGenWeb Project
 * Index to Estate Settlements - via the NCGenWeb Project

School Records

 * Cumberland Co. School Records 1819-1975 - from FamilySearch-NC County Records Collections, includes images of records from various schools

Yearbooks 
 * Fayetteville State University: 1947-2009

Tax Records

 * 1755 - Tax Lists, Cumberland County, 1755 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1755 - Tax Lists, Cumberland County, 1755 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1755 - Tax Lists, Cumberland County, 1755 (images) online at FamilySearch
 * 1755 - 1755 Tax List, Cumberland County, NC (images) online at Histories: The Wallaces of Moore County, NC
 * 1767 - Tax Lists, Cumberland County, 1767 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1767 - Tax Lists, Cumberland County, 1767 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1767 - 1767 Tax List, Cumberland County, NC (images) online at Histories: The Wallaces of Moore County, NC
 * 1777-1793 - List of Taxables, 1777-1780, 1783, 1787 (images) online at FamilySearch
 * 1777 - 1777 Tax List (incomplete), Cumberland County, NC (images) online at Histories: The Wallaces of Moore County, NC
 * 1778 - 1778 Tax List (incomplete), Cumberland County, NC (images) online at Histories: The Wallaces of Moore County, NC
 * 1779 - 1779 Tax List (incomplete), Cumberland County, NC (images) online at Histories: The Wallaces of Moore County, NC
 * 1780 - 1780 Tax List (incomplete), Cumberland County, NC (images) online at Histories: The Wallaces of Moore County, NC
 * 1783 - 1783 Tax List (incomplete), Cumberland County, NC (images) online at Histories: The Wallaces of Moore County, NC
 * 1815 - Tax Lists, Cumberland County, 1815 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1816-1823 - Cumberland County List of Taxables 1816-1823 (images) online at FamilySearch: Part 1 and Part 2
 * 1816-1823 - List of Taxables, 1816-1823 (images) online at FamilySearch
 * Cumberland County Tax Records - via the NCGenWeb Project

Vital Records

 * 1800-2000 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Birth

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

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
 * 1762-1979 - at FamilySearch
 * 1763-1868 - at FamilySearch
 * 1808-1937 - Cumberland County Marriage Index 1808-1937 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch.

Death

 * 1898-1994 - at FamilySearch.org
 * 1906-1930 - at FamilySearch.org
 * 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

Divorce

 * 1926-1975 - at FamilySearch
 * 1958-2004 - North Carolina Divorce Index 1958-2004 at Ancestry $

Family History Centers

 * Fayetteville North Carolina Family History Center

Societies

 * Cumberland County Genealogical Society PO Box 53299 Fayetteville, NC 28305 website

Websites

 * NCGenWeb: Cumberland County genealogy resources; part of the 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.