Moore County, North Carolina Genealogy

United States   North Carolina    Moore County

County Courthouse
Moore County Courthouse 102 Monroe St Carthage, NC 28327

Mailing Address: PO Box 936 Carthage, NC 28327 Tel: (910) 947-2396

History
Moore County was formed in 1784 from Cumberland County. It was named in the honor of Captain Alfred Moore of Brunswick, a soldier of the Revolution and afterwards a judge of the Supreme Court of the United States. Moore County is in the south central section of the State and bounded by Harnett, Hoke, Scotland, Richmond, Montgomery, Randolph, Chatham, and Lee counties. The act establishing the county provided for the erection of the public buildings. In 1795 an act was passed which stated that the location of the courthouse was inconvenient; it named commissioners to purchase land near the center of the county and erect a new courthouse. In 1796 an act was passed establishing Carthage on land where the courthouse was to stand. In 1803 an act was passed naming commissioners to lay out a town and build a courthouse as directed in the act of 1796. In 1806, Carthage was changed to Feaginsville. In 1818, "Feaginsville" was changed back to Carthage, and is now the county seat.

Parent County
1784--Moore County was created from Cumberland County. County seat: Carthage

Record Loss
1889--Courthouse fire destroyed most of the land records and many court records.

Neighboring Counties

 * Chatham
 * Cumberland
 * Harnett
 * Hoke
 * Lee
 * Montgomery
 * Randolph
 * Richmond
 * Scotland

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Cameron

Court
Moore County Clerk of Superior Court The Clerk of Superior Court is elected for four years and must be a resident of the county in which he or she is elected. Unlike clerks of court in other states, the Clerk of Superior Court in North Carolina has numerous judicial functions.

As judge of probate, the Clerk has exclusive original jurisdiction over matters relating to the probate of wills, and the administration of estates, including appointing personal representatives, auditing their accounting, and removing them from office if necessary. The Clerk also presides over many other legal matters including adoptions, incompetency proceedings, condemnation of private lands for public use, and foreclosures. The Clerk is responsible for all clerical and record-keeping functions of the district and superior court. In addition, the Clerk receives and disburses money collected each year from court fees and fines.

Clerk of Superior Court's Office 910-947-2396 910-947-1444 (FAX)

Land
Moore County Register of Deeds 100 Dowd Street Carthage, NC 28327

Mailing Address: P. O. Box 1210 Carthage, NC 28327 910-947-6300

Has Land Records starting from 1787; their website includes a searchable database for their records.

A number of websites have transcribed deed and land records as follows:


 * Index to Moore County Grants, Vol. II
 * Moore County Original Landowners
 * Benjamin Caddle Land Grant 1799
 * William Cole to W. W. Sears 1856
 * Robert Green Land Grant 1853

Vital Records
The Moore County Register of Deeds has an online searchable database for their Vital Records, including Birth, Death, and Marriage records.

Search Moore County Vital Records

A number of websites have transcribed Vital Records, here are links to the following:


 * Felix Eugene Addor, Death 1918
 * Doc Annarias Blake, Death 1949
 * John Westley Blake, Death 1955
 * Robert Lee Lunday, Death 1980
 * Deliltia Sheffield, Death 1917
 * Elijah Sheffield, Death 1924
 * Henry Clay Sheffield, Death 1931
 * Herbert Wilson Sheffield, Death 1977
 * Isaac E. Sheffield, Death 1915
 * Jonathan Sheffield, Death 1917
 * Liddie Francis Sheffield, Death 1926
 * Martha Francis Sheffield, Death 1948
 * Sara Sheffield, Death 1919
 * Martisha Jane Shiffield, Death 1941
 * Rebecca Shuffield, Death 1919
 * John Robert Standin, Death 1918
 * 1785 Marriage Grant Document
 * Moore County Marriages 1858-1867
 * Moore County Marriages

Web Sites

 * Moore County NCGenWeb Project
 * Moore County USGenWeb Archives
 * Moore County USGenWeb Archives