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North Carolina Beginnings |
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| During the 1650s, settlers began to overflow out of the
tidewater area of southeastern Virginia into the Albemarle region.
In 1663, Charles II granted a charter to eight English gentleman who
had helped him regain his throne. These eight Lords
Proprietors were granted the land that became known as Carolina in
honor of King Charles the First. Between 1663 and 1729 what
was later to become North Carolina was under the control of these
Lords Proprietors and their descendants. The Albemarle region was the first area of Carolina to be settled. Albemarle County at this time was divided into precincts - three initially, Berkley, Carteret, and Shaftesbury, and more were added as the region expanded south and west. By 1729 there were six precincts in Albemarle County and five more in Bath County which had been created in 1696. The Charlotte region of what is now South Carolina really took off and grew, so in the early years, what is now North Carolina was not as highly populated.
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Albemarle County Mailing List | Click here to join a mailing list with other researchers of families from the Albemarle region of North Carolina. |
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NEW
By Catherine S. Albertson |
A book published by the NORTH
CAROLINA SOCIETY DAUGHTERS |
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Camden County Chowan County Currituck County Gates County Pasquotank County Perquimans County |
Visit the current counties that grew out of Albemarle County's original precincts. |
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Albemarle County Lookups | We are truly fortunate to have some great records from such a long time ago -- and even more fortunate to have great volunteers to offer to do lookups in these resources! |
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Albemarle County SURNAMES! | If your family tree took root in the Albemarle Region prior to the establishment of the current day counties for a short time or for the long haul, add your surname to our list today. |
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Culpepper's Rebellion | If the story of the rebellion sounded interesting to you, click here to read more. |
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Governors of Albemarle County | The NC State Archives has a nice article written by Lindley S. Butler on the Colonial Period in North Carolina. From that article, I've listed the eleven governors of Albemarle County here. |
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Guide to the North Carolina State Archives for Albemarle County. | A valuable resource posted by the NCGenWeb Archives project. |
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Albemarle County Deeds
(and Grants) |
Deed records and land Grants posted by the NCGenWeb Archives project. |
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Albemarle County Wills | Abstracted wills including several Albemarle County residents. |
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The NCGenWeb Archives Project | Visit the Albemarle County Archives page specifically, or any one of North Carolina's current or historic county pages. |
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Historical information about Albemarle County |
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**NEW** Births, Deaths, Brands and Flesh Marks
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A transcription of the Microfilm :Albemarle County C.07560042 |
Our Names are Marla Beasley and Tammy Jennings and we are the new coordinators of the Albemarle County website. We are planning to add new files as we transcribe them from microfilm, we would be happy to post any records or family histories from anyone willing to share as well. Please bear with us as we learn to maintain this website and post new information.
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