Bertie County, North Carolina Genealogy

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

Description
Bertie County is located in the Northeastern portion of North Carolina and was named for James and Henry Bertie to whom King Charles II granted tracts of land in the New World called "Carolina".

County Courthouse
Bertie County, North Carolina 108 W Dundee Street Windsor, NR 27983-1208 Phone:252-794-5300 Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, death and land records, Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1869 &amp; probate records from 1763  Register of Deeds PO Box 340 Windsor, NC 27910 Telephone: 252-794-5309 Fax: 252.794.5374 Website  Clerk of Superior Court PO Box 370 Windsor, NC 27983 Telephone: (252) 794-6800

Parent County
The county was formed as Bertie Precinct in 1722 from the part of Chowan Precinct of Albemarle County lying west of the Chowan River. It was named for James Bertie, his brother Henry Bertie, or perhaps both, each having been one of the Lords Proprietors of Carolina.

In 1729 parts of Bertie Precinct, Chowan Precinct, Currituck Precinct, and Pasquotank Precinct of Albemarle County were combined to form Tyrrell Precinct. With the abolition of Albemarle County in 1739, all of its constituent precincts became separate counties. In 1741 parts of Bertie County became Edgecombe County and Northampton County. Finally, in 1759 parts of Bertie County, Chowan County, and Northampton County were combined to form Hertford County, and Bertie was reduced to its present size.

1722--Bertie County was created 2 August 1722 from Chowan County. County seat: Windsor

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties

 * Chowan
 * Halifax
 * Hertford
 * Martin
 * Northampton
 * Washington

Baptist

 * Cashie, near Windsor, N.C. Constituted 1771.
 * Joshua Freeman's, near Wiccacon. Established by 1786.
 * Sandy Run. Constituted 1773.
 * Wiccacon on the Chowan River. Established by 1772.
 * Wickicoan Creek. Established 1789.

Church of England

 * Northwest Parish. Established by 1741.
 * Society Parish. Established 1722.

County Records

 * 1833-1970 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Family Histories
Bibliography


 * Boddie Leary, Helen F.M. "The Two William Boddies of North Carolina," The American Genealogist, Vol. 66, No. 1 (Jan. 1991):16-29; Vol. 62, No. 2 (Apr. 1991):106-110; Vol. 66, No. 3 (Jul. 1991):148-153. Available at.

Migration
Early migration routes to and from Bertie County for European settlers included:


 * Atlantic Ocean
 * King's Highway about 1704
 * Secondary Coast Road late 1730s

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


 * -1st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, usually known as the Bethel Regiment.
 * -5th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
 * -11th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
 * - 11th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company C
 * - 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry, Company H
 * - 3rd Battalion, North Carolina Light Artillery, Company E
 * - 4th Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry (59th North Carolina State Troops), Company D
 * - 4th Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry (59th North Carolina State Troops), Company F
 * - 4th Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry (59th North Carolina State Troops), Company I
 * - 5th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company F

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.
 * 1761 - 1961 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.


 * Bertie County Estate Records -indexed by Names

Taxation

 * 1715-1716 - Bertie County NC Corn Tax List - 1715-1716 (transcripts) online at USGenWeb Archives
 * 1752 - Bertie County NC Tax List 1752 Partial (transcript) online at USGenWeb Archives
 * 1755 - Bertie County NC Tax List 1755 Partial (transcript) online at USGenWeb Archives
 * 1755-1756 - Bertie County NC 1755-1756 Insolvents Taxes (transcripts) online at USGenWeb Archives
 * 1756 - Bertie County NC 1756 Delinquent Taxes (transcript) online at USGenWeb Archives
 * 1757 - Tax Lists, Bertie County, 1757 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1757 - Bertie County NC Tax List - 1757 (transcript) online at USGenWeb Archives and Addendum online at USGenWeb Archives
 * 1757 - 1757 Bertie County, North Carolina Tax List FHL Book 975.6 A1 no. 252
 * 1759 - Bertie County NC Tax List 1759 (transcript) online at USGenWeb Archives
 * 1760 - Bertie County NC 1760 Taxes (transcript) online at USGenWeb Archives
 * 1761 - Tax List, 1761, Bertie County (images) online at FamilySearch
 * 1761 - Tax List, 1761, Bertie County (index) online at FamilySearch
 * 1761 - Bertie County NC Tax List 1761 William Vann enumerator (transcript) online at FamilySearch
 * 1762 - Bertie County NC Tax List 1762 Partial (transcript) online at USGenWeb Archives
 * 1762 - 1762 Bertie County Taxables List taken by Thomas Pugh (transcript) online at USGenWeb Archives
 * 1767 - Bertie County NC Tax 1767 Insolvents Tax (transcript) online at USGenWeb Archives
 * 1768 - Bertie County NC Tax 1768 Insolvents Tax (transcript) online at USGenWeb Archives
 * 1769 - Tax Lists, Bertie County, 1769 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1769 - Tax Lists, Bertie County, 1769 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1771 - Bertie County NC Tax List 1771 Partial (transcript) online at USGenWeb Archives
 * 1774 - Tax Lists, Bertie County, 1774 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1774 - Tax Lists, Bertie County, 1774 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1781 - Tax Lists, Bertie County, 1781 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1798 - Bertie County NC Tax List - 1798 Partial (transcript) online at USGenWeb Archives
 * 1815 - Tax Lists, Bertie County, 1815 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1816 - Tax Lists, Bertie County, 1816 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1830, 1834, 1835, 1836 - Tax Lists, Bertie County, 1830, 1834, 1835, 1836 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1847, 1849, 1853 - Tax Lists, Bertie County, 1847, 1849, 1853 (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 $

Marriages

 * 1741 - 2004 - North Carolina, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * Pre - 1799 - North Carolina Marriages to 1799, database North Carolina Pioneers $$
 * 1741 - 2004 - North Carolina Marriage Index 1741-2004 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1759 - 1979 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1762 – 1979 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1762 - 1868 - Marriages of Bertie County 1762-1868 at World Vital Records ($).
 * 1763 - 1868 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1774 - 1854 - Bertie County Marriages 1774-1854 North Carolina Pioneers $$
 * 1851 - 1968 - Bertie County Marriage Index 1851-1968 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Yearbooks

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

Websites

 * Bertie County, NC History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (Genealogy Inc)
 * NCGenWeb: Bertie County - free genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project
 * Bertie County at Our Family Tree
 * North Carolina Pioneers North Carolina Pioneers $
 * North Carolina Pioneers North Carolina Pioneers $