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Duplin County, N.C. Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions, 1784-1787, Vol. #1. By: Leora H. McEachern, Pub. 1978,1979 & 1980, Reprinted 2005, 118 pages, Index, ISBN #0-89308-808-0.

Duplin County was formed in 1750 from New Hanover County, NC. It is located in the Southeastern section of the state and is surrounded by the counties of: Jones, Lenoir, New Hanover, Onslow, Sampson, and Wayne. In these abstracts, one will find local office holders being appointed, the levying and expenditure of local taxes, selecting & summoning of juries, licenses being granted to operators of taverns, as well as deeds & bills of sale being acknowledge by the grantor. The Court also oversaw a wide range of matters involving estates, including probate of will, settlements of estates, and appraisements, as well as matters dealing with bastardy, and many other valuable bits of information.

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Duplin County, N.C. Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions, 1788-1791, Vol. #2. By: Leora H. McEachern, Pub. 1978,1979 & 1980, Reprinted 2005, 116 pages, Index, ISBN #0-89308-809-9.

Duplin County was formed in 1750 from New Hanover County, NC. It is located in the Southeastern section of the state and is surrounded by the counties of: Jones, Lenoir, New Hanover, Onslow, Sampson, and Wayne. In these abstracts, one will find local office holders being appointed, the levying and expenditure of local taxes, selecting & summoning of juries, licenses being granted to operators of taverns, as well as deeds & bills of sale being acknowledge by the grantor. The Court also oversaw a wide range of matters involving estates, including probate of will, settlements of estates, and appraisements, as well as matters dealing with bastardy, and many other valuable bits of information.

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Duplin County, N.C. Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions, 1791-1795, Vol. #3. By: Leora H. McEachern, Pub. 1978,1979 & 1980, Reprinted 2005, 115 pages, Index, ISBN #0-89308-810-2.

Duplin County was formed in 1750 from New Hanover County, NC. It is located in the Southeastern section of the state and is surrounded by the counties of: Jones, Lenoir, New Hanover, Onslow, Sampson, and Wayne. In these abstracts, one will find local office holders being appointed, the levying and expenditure of local taxes, selecting & summoning of juries, licenses being granted to operators of taverns, as well as deeds & bills of sale being acknowledge by the grantor. The Court also oversaw a wide range of matters involving estates, including probate of will, settlements of estates, and appraisements, as well as matters dealing with bastardy, and many other valuable bits of information.

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Edgecombe Co., N.C. Wills, 1733-1856., Abstracts of.  By: Ruth S. Williams & Margarette G. Griffin, Pub. 1956, Reprinted 2005, 408 pages, Index, ISBN #0-89308-830-7.

Edgecombe County was created in 1741 from Bertie County. Even though these wills begin before the creation of the county, they do begin with the creation of the Edgecombe Precient. Wills are a wonderful tool for genealogical research, due to the many and varying types of family members that are mentioned within. This book not only contains the wills of the individuals, but also guardians & administrators bonds, bastardy, apprentices, trustees, sheriffs & treasures bonds, and inventories of estates.

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Gates Co., N.C., Deeds, 1776-1803, Abstracts of.  By: Mona A. Taylor, Pub. 1987, Reprinted 2005, 280 pages, Index, ISBN #0-89308-831-5.

Gates County was created in 1778 from Hertford, Chowan and Perquimans counties, N.C. It is located in the Northeastern corner of the state bordering Virginia. It is surrounded by the counties of Camden, Chowan, Hertford, Pasquotank, Perquimans counties N.C. and by Nansemond County, VA. Many inhabitants of the "BURNED" counties of Hertford, N.C. and Nansemond, VA. which adjoin Gates county are mentioned in these early deeds.  Deeds are one of favorite research tools of the genealogists due to the wide variety of family connections found within them. Not only will the reader find the deed transaction itself, but often times such things as: marriages, relinquishments of dower, divisions of family farms among heirs, remarriages of widows are just a few of the matters you can anticipate finding within records of deeds.

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Abstracts of Haywood Co., N.C. Deeds, 1808-1838. By: Bill Eddleman, Pub. 2005, 282 pages, Index, ISBN #0-89308-807-2.

Haywood County was created in 1808 from Buncombe County, N.C. It was a important migration path for early settlers moving into Tennessee, Georgia and South Carolina. Deeds are GREAT source for genealogical research due to the many and varied family members that are mentioned. Not only will the reader find the deed transaction itself, but often times such things as: marriages, relinquishment of dower, divisions of family farms among heirs, remarriages of widows are just a few of the matters you can anticipate finding within records of deeds. Another very special note, the author has included a slave index to help those persons researching their African American lines. This book should make a GREAT EDITION to everyone's Library who have family in Western North Carolina.

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Macon County, N.C. Marriages, 1829-1939.  By: James E. Wooley, Pub. 1984, Reprinted 2005, 156 pages, Index, ISBN #0-89308-342-9.

Macon County was formed in 1828 from Haywood county, and Haywood was formed in 1808 from Buncombe. Macon County is in the Western section of North Carolina and is bounded by the state of Georgia and Clay, Cherokee, Swain and Jackson Counties, N.C.  This book contains approximately 7,000 marriages in this 110 year period and is arranged alphabetically by groom. An index of brides is included. Also included are the names of the clerks, registars, justices of the peace and ministers of the gospel who performed these ceremonies.  On a marriage bond could be found the names of the groom and his bondsman, the bride, the witness and the date the bond was issued. The marriage may have taken place the same day or a week or more later. In 1868, bonds were discontinued, although marriage licenses and certificates had been issued for many years. Only after 1851 was the J.P. or minister required to return the license to the Clerk of the Court's office. According to the 1868 law, the marriage licenses were to be kept in the Registar of Deeds Office, and the age, race, residence, and place of marriage were to be recorded with the other information.

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Orange County, N.C., Abstracts of the Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of., 1752-1766.  By: Ruth H. Shields, Pub. 1965, Reprinted 2005, 182 pages, Index, ISBN #0-89308-456-6.

Orange County was created in 1752 from Granville, Johnston and Bladen Counties with Granville having been formed from Edgecombe County. Rowan County was formed as the western boundary of Orange in 1753. Counties formed from Orange were Guilford and Randolph in 1770 with Rockingham taken from Guilford in 1785, Chatham in 1770 with a small portion of it taken to become part of Wake County in 1770, and in 1771 Caswell County was taken from Orange with Person County taken from Caswell in 1792.  The court was held 4 times a year and heard such cases of assault, batteries, trespass, all breaches of the peace. They held authority of administration in intestate estates and orphans, granted license to build water grist mills, to taverns and ordinaries, and to build and maintain public ferries. The court also appointed Constables and Overseers of Roads, and named the men who lived within the bounds to keep them in repair, as well as recommending three persons to the Governor, of whom one was made Sheriff, as well as imposing taxes for roads, courthouses and goals, appointed all county officers, civil and military, all lists of Jurors and probates of Wills. These records are extremely valuable for the researcher, especially if an ancestor died intestate (without a will), and in some instances a person may be listed in these court records and nowhere else in the county records.

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History of Surry County, N.C. By: J.G. Hollingsworth, Orig. Pub. 1935, Reprinted 2005, 288 pages plus New Index, ISBN #0-89308-748-3.

Surry county was formed from Rowan county in 1771. At the time of it creation it was surrounded by Iredell, Rowan, Stokes, Wilkes counties, N.C. and to the North by Henry county, VA.  The time frame of this book concentrates on the Colonial & Revolutionary era, with such topics as frontier life, Indians, trade & transportation, labor, farming, politics, education, newspapers and religion - all important in the development of the county. These types of HISTORY books are can be very helpful in your research. They can help one develop ideas or pathways to those missing ancestors by showing the customs and traditions of local residents. This is very important in trying to figure out what signification factors were prevalent in the county, such as floods, draughts, matters of economic prosperity, matters of governmental intrusion or influence, or one of any number of things that might cause a person to stay or move on. The author has also included numerous lists: muster rolls of soldiers who served in the War of 1812, the detached Militia organization of 1814, pentioners in Surry County of 1840 Revolutionary or Military services, Pensions issued to Surry in 1833 for services in the War of 1812, Mexican War veterans, numerous Civil War Companies including commissioned & non-commissioned officers and privates, and Veterans of the Spanish-American War and WWI.

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Federal Census of Abbeville County, SC., 1810-1840. By: Larry E. Pursley, Pub. 2005, 288 pages, Index, ISBN #0-89308-232-5.

Abbeville County was a very important area of migration of early settlers / pioneers heading West. Since many of the land records being lost or burned for this area of SC, makes this pre-Civil War time frame very important in placing a person within the county during this HIGHLY Trafficked time of migration.

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Marriage & Death Notices from the Camden, S.C. Newspapers, 1816-1865. By: Brent Holcomb, Pub. 1978, Reprinted 2005, 166 pages, Index, ISBN #0-89308-110-8.

Newspapers included in this volume are: Camden Gazette, Southern Chronicle, Camden Journal, Semi-Weekly Camden Journal, Camden Confederate and others of the period. Notices included in this book are from Camden, Kershaw District, Fairfield, and also from Chester, York, Darlington, Newberry, Marlboro, Orangeburg and Charleston District, S.C.; and the border counties of North Carolina, viz. Union, Anson, Richmond. Notices of persons who removed to the states of Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida are found. Obituaries of persons who served in the Revolution, War of 1812, Mexican and Confederate Wars are contained in this volume.

Laurens County, S.C. Deeds, 1793-1800, Vol. #2.  By: Larry Vehorn, Pub. 2005, 300 pages, Index, ISBN #0-89308-815-3.

Laurens County was created out of Old Ninety-Six District, S.C., which at one time comprised the entire Upstate. Laurens county was one of the major migration paths of migration into South Carolina as well as from S.C. to Georgia, Alabama and points west.  Deeds are a wonderful source for genealogical research due to the many family members being mentioned. This book is volume 2 of a planned series by the author. This book is even of more importance to the researcher since South Carolina did not officially record Vital Records (marriage, births, etc.) until 1911.

Families of  OLD Pendleton District, SC., Vol. #1.  By: Linda Cheek, Pub. 2005, 550 pages plus index, ISBN #0-89308-819-6.

Southern Historical Press is proud to announce to you a Brand NEW SERIES of books from the author/genealogist that brought you the 3 vol. set of Pickens County, S.C. Deeds Abstracts. This NEW series is one of the MOST impressive research undertaken on the Up-State of South Carolina since Pauline Young was alive. This series of books covers the ENTIRE Old Pendleton District, S.C. which covers Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Edgefield, Greenwood, Greenville, Laurens, Newberry, Pickens, Oconee, Saluda, Spartanburg and Union Counties. With many clues and details to family members who have moved on to other upstate counties or out of the state entirely.  Surnames of genealogies within this volume are: Adams, Aiken, Alexander (Elexander), Allgood, Anderson, Ariail, Baker, Ballentine, Barker, Bates, Blassingame, Boggs. But don't let this miss-lead you, as these genealogies cover as many as 7 generations with allied families that cover several generations themselves. Of which additional families or individuals that you will find within are: Allen, Babb, Baker, Barker, Barr, Barron, Barton, Benson, Billingsly, Bivens, Boggs, Boone, Boroughs, Boswell, Bowen, Breazeale, Bruce, Branyan, Burdett, Burkhead, Cantrell, Capehart, Carpenter, Carter, Cassell, Chamblin, Chappell, Choice, Cisson, Cleveland, Cobb, Cochran, Collins, Couch, Craig, Crayton, Crenshaw, Cureton, Curtis, Day, Durham, Earle, Easley, Ellenburg, Ellison, Evins, Farmer, Fields, Finley, Folger, Fortner, Fossett, Fowler, Fulghum, Galloway, Garrett, Gary, George, Gibson, Gilstrap, Glazner, Glenn, Guerin, Granger, Gravely, Griffin, Grogan, Hagood, Hall, Hallum, Hamilton, Hammett, Harbin, Hendricks, Hester, Higgins, Hinkle, Holcombe, Holden, Hopkins, Hudson, Hunter, Jarrett, Jones, Kennemore, Kirksey, Knight,Lay, Lewis, Looper, Lusk, Lynch, Madden, Magee, Martin, Massingale, Matthews, Mauldin, Maverick, Maxwell, McAlister, McFall, McJunkin, McKensie, McKinney, Mclees, McWhorter, Miller, Moore, Moody, Moon, Murphree, Newton, Nichols, Nicholson, Nimmons, Nix, Norton, Odell, O'Dell, Orr, Pace, Parrott, Parsons, Partlow, Perritt, Pickens, Porter, Powell, Price, Reece, Reid, Revis, Rice, Riggins, Roberts, Robinson, Roe,Rumler, Russell, Scudday, Sears, Sloan, Smith, Spearman, Steele, Stephens, Stewart, Stokes, Sweet, Tarrant, Todd, Turner, Van Wyck, Watkins, Watson, Welborn, Weyman, White,Whitmire, Wickliffe, Williams, Willimon, Winter, Wooten, & Wyatt, The full name index for this volumes has over 13,500 entries.

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Families of OLD Pendleton District, SC., Vol. #2. By: Linda Cheek, Pub. 2005, 565 pages plus Index, ISBN #0-89308-820-X.

Surnames of genealogies within this volume are: Bolding, Boone, Bowen, Boyd, Bradley, Breazeale, Brissey, Brown, Bryant, Cantrell, Carman, Cassell, Chapman, Chastain, Childress, Clement, Collins, Cooley, Cauley, Cox, Craig, Crenshaw, Cureton, Davis, Easley. Again don't let this fool you, as many of these genealogies cover as many as 8 generations with allied families that cover several generations themselves. Of which these additional families or individuals that you will find within are: Adams, Aiken, Alexander, Allgood, Ariail, Ashley, Bagwell, Baker, Barr, Barton, Benson, Berry, Bivens, Blackston, Blassingame, Boggs, Burdine, Cannon, Carey, Cater, Cauley, Chappell, Choice, Cleveland, Cothran, Crayton, Crum, Curtis, Dacus, Dalton, Davis, Day, Dickard, Dillard, Duncan, Dryman, Earle, Edens, Ellenburg, Ellis, Ellison, Ferguson, Fields, Finley, Foster, Fortner, Fowler, Galloway, Gantt, Garrett, Gary, Gillespie, Gilstrap, Granger, Grant, Griffin, Gunter, Hagood, Harbin, Harris, Hester, Hendricks, Higgins, Hill, Hinton, Holcombe, Holder, Hopkins, Hudson, Hughes, Hunt, Hunter, Jameson, Jones, Keith, Kelley, Kennemore, Knight, Knox, Ladd, Lay, Lathem, Lankford, Lawrence, Looper, Lovingwood, Lynch, Major, Martin, Masters, Mauldin, Maw, McClure, McConnell, McJunkin, McKinney, Miller, Moon, Moore, Mosley, Mullinax, Murphree, Nalley, Neal, Nimmons, Norton, Patterson, Parsons, Partlow, Pickens, Porter, Powell, Prather, Price, Rampey, Redmond, Reece, Reeves, Richardson, Roberts, Robertson, Robinson, Rochester, Roper, Russell, Satterfield, Singleton, Sloan, Smith, Southerland, Spearman, Stancell, Stephens, Stewart, Taylor, Thompson, Tripp, Trotter, Waldrop, Welborn, Weston, Williams, Willimon, Wilson, Winchester, Whitmire, Young, Youngblood. The full name index for this volumes has over 13,400 entries.

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Spartanburg County, S.C. Deeds, 1852-1860, Vol. #5. By: Larry Vehorn, Pub. 2005, 530 pages, Index, ISBN #0-89308-780-7.

Spartanburg County is a very important county in the development & history of the upstate of South Carolina. In her earlier years she received many individuals & families heading west for the new promise lands. Many stayed and many moved on heading further west. The deeds within this volume are of GREAT value to researchers, as they begin just before the Civil War. This is the time frame when 2nd generations of these pioneer emigrants would have been becoming of age and making land transactions. It is still during the time frame before the state started recording vital records such as: births, marriages & deaths. And because of the many family members being mentioned within deeds makes this book of particular value to the genealogist who may be looking for that lost/missing family member in the upstate.

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Journal of the Court of Ordinary. By: Brent Holcomb., Pub. 1978, Reprinted 2005, 78 pages, Index, ISBN #0-89308-109-4.

This book contains an exact transcript of the Journal of the Court of Ordinary, which contains several marriage licenses, and estates are mentioned of which original papers are extant. At least one will and some inventories which cannot elsewhere be found are contained here. This volume greatly supplements the well-known book by Pauline Young on Old 96 and Abbeville Dist. Wills & Bonds.