Person County, North Carolina
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| − | [http://www.personcounty.net/ Person County Courthouse]<br>Roxboro, NC 27573<br>Phone: 252-597-1733<br><br>Register of Deeds has birth, marriage death and land records<br>Clerk Superior Court has divorce probate and court records from 1791 <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Person County, North Carolina. Page 512 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | + | [http://www.personcounty.net/ Person County Courthouse]<br>Roxboro, NC 27573<br>Phone: 252-597-1733<br><br>Register of Deeds has birth, marriage death and land records<br>Clerk Superior Court has divorce probate and court records from 1791 <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Person County, North Carolina. Page 512 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> |
== History == | == History == | ||
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{{Census|North Carolina}} | {{Census|North Carolina}} | ||
| − | ==== Church Records ==== | + | ==== Church Records ==== |
===== Baptist ===== | ===== Baptist ===== | ||
| − | *'''Flat River.''' Constituted 1777.<ref name="bap">George Washington Paschal, ''History of North Carolina Baptists,'' 2 vols. (1930; reprint, Gallatin, Tenn.: Church History Research and Archives, 1990), 2:567. {{FHL|561274|item|disp=FHL Book 975.6 K2p 1990}}.</ref> | + | *'''Flat River.''' Constituted 1777.<ref name="bap">George Washington Paschal, ''History of North Carolina Baptists,'' 2 vols. (1930; reprint, Gallatin, Tenn.: Church History Research and Archives, 1990), 2:567. {{FHL|561274|item|disp=FHL Book 975.6 K2p 1990}}.</ref> |
*'''Head of Mayo Creek.''' Constituted 1793.<ref name="bap" /> | *'''Head of Mayo Creek.''' Constituted 1793.<ref name="bap" /> | ||
*'''South Hico River Lower Church.''' Constituted 1793.<ref name="bap" /> | *'''South Hico River Lower Church.''' Constituted 1793.<ref name="bap" /> | ||
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==== Newspapers ==== | ==== Newspapers ==== | ||
| − | ==== Probate ==== | + | ==== Probate ==== |
*'''1792-1966''' - {{RecordSearch|1867501|Will Books (1792-1966)|access=browse}} have been digitized by FamilySearch - free. | *'''1792-1966''' - {{RecordSearch|1867501|Will Books (1792-1966)|access=browse}} have been digitized by FamilySearch - free. | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Person_County,_North_Carolina]] | [[Category:Person_County,_North_Carolina]] | ||
Revision as of 22:23, 21 November 2012
United States
North Carolina
Pasquotank County
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United States
North Carolina
Person County
Contents |
County Courthouse
Person County Courthouse
Roxboro, NC 27573
Phone: 252-597-1733
Register of Deeds has birth, marriage death and land records
Clerk Superior Court has divorce probate and court records from 1791 [1]
History
Parent County
1791--Person County was created from Caswell County.
County seat: Roxboro [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
Census
For tips on accessing Person County, North Carolina census records online, see: North Carolina Census.
Church Records
Baptist
- Flat River. Constituted 1777.[3]
- Head of Mayo Creek. Constituted 1793.[3]
- South Hico River Lower Church. Constituted 1793.[3]
- South Hico River Upper Church. Constituted 1792.[3]
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Military
Civil War
Civil War Confederate units - Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.
Newspapers
Probate
- 1792-1966 - Will Books (1792-1966) have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
Taxation
Vital Records
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Family History Library Catalog
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Person County, North Carolina. Page 512 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 George Washington Paschal, History of North Carolina Baptists, 2 vols. (1930; reprint, Gallatin, Tenn.: Church History Research and Archives, 1990), 2:567. FHL Book 975.6 K2p 1990.
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