Tyrrell County, North Carolina Genealogy

Guide to Tyrrell County, North Carolina ancestry, genealogy and family history, 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 Tyrrell County Website 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

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:

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

Cemeteries

 * at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images Also at: Ancestry ($)

Church Records

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

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

Church of England List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * St. Andrew's Parish aka South Shore Parish. Established 1729.
 * FamilySearch Places

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
 * 1877-1920 - Non-White Marriage Licenses of Tyrrell County, North Carolina 1877-1920 at USGenWeb

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

Military Records
Revolutionary War 
 * 1779-1782 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Civil War 


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

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

 * North Carolina Newspapers at DigitalNC

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

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1660-1790 - North Carolina Will Abstracts 1660-1790 at Ancestry $
 * 1663-1979 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1663-1789 Secretary of State Wills at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images
 * 1665-1998 - North Carolina Wills and Probate Records 1665-1998 at Ancestry $
 * 1720-1960 - at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
 * 1735-1970 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
 * 1744-1961 - at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
 * 1750-1961 - Tyrrell County North Carolina list of will book testators SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills.
 * 1760-1800 - North Carolina Will Abstracts 1760-1800 at Ancestry $
 * Pre-1790 - Pre-1790 Tyrrell County, North Carolina Genealogy Wills stored at the North Carolina State Archives are online

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

 * 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

Vital Records

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

Birth

 * 1800-2000 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1866-1964 - at FamilySearch - 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 - 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
 * 1851-1960 - Tyrrell County Marriage Index 1851-1960 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1877-1920 - White Marriage Licenses of Tyrrell County, North Carolina 1877-1920 at USGenWeb
 * Marriage Bonds for Tyrrell County, North Carolina at USGenWeb

Death

 * 1913-1935 - Death Records of Tyrrell County, North Carolina Books 1-4 at USGenWeb
 * 1898-1994 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1906-1930 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images  Also at:  MyHeritage ($)
 * 1908-2004 - North Carolina Death Indexes 1908-2004 at Ancestry $
 * 1909-1975 - North Carolina Death Certificates 1909-1975 at Ancestry $
 * 1931-1994 - at FamilySearch - 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

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Societies

 * Tyrrell County Genealogical and Historical Society PO Box 686 Columbia 27825 252-796-2361 Website

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * – 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.