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2009 – October
New
Webmaster is Allum Spence.
2009 – August
The book has 204 pages plus index and contains over
370 wills which mention lands and relatives in northeastern NC. Also
found in these wills are seaman getting ready to leave
for the uncertain life of a sailor as well as military men writing their wills
at Gosport or Craney Island. As a neighboring county to
many of our northeastern NC counties the same surnames we search in
northeastern NC are found in these wills – Etheridge, Ferebee,
Wilson, Humphries, Bartee, Grimes, Nosay, Culpeper, Tooley,
McPherson, Murden, Creekmur,
Sikes, Powell and more.
2009 – April
NEW
INDEX: Chowan county Will Abstacts 1707-1850 – Edenton Tea Party Chapter NSDAR
(1976); The
original book has a separate index after each Will book, three indexes in
total. In April of 2009, Janet Searles Barrett re-indexed the book into one index. [Chowan Co Will Abtracts 1707-1850 Index]
9272. CHOWAN COUNTY NORTH
CAROLINA TYTHABLES AND TAXABLES 1717-1770
9271. PERQUIMANS COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
CEMETERIES VOLUME II
This
books contains the Bethel
Baptist Church,
Cedar Grove
United Methodist
Church, Great
Hope Baptist
Church, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church,
Oak Grove
United Methodist
Church and Up River Friends cemeteries
in Perquimans County, North Carolina. There are 952 tombstones listed and numbered
for easy reference.
Compiled
by Eula W. Willey-Chappell
Edited
by Raymond A. Winslow, Jr (2009)
78
pages, Indexed
$25 Available Now!
2009 – March
9270. NORFOLK
COUNTY VIRGINIA DEATH RECORDS 1904-1910 compiled from Death Register
& Extant Burial Permits Compiled by Sharon
Gable and Truitt M. Bonney (2009) 207 pages, Indexed $30 Available
Now!
Like
NC, Virginia did
not collect death records in the very early 1900s. Some localities
collected deaths for a variety of reasons and this book is based on such a
reason. Various local ordinances required a permit to move the deceased
from one locality to another. Today southeastern Virginia
is comprised of several large cities, but in the early 1900s it was comprised
of smaller cities and some large counties of which Norfolk County
was one. Norfolk
County, like most
counties had small private cemeteries on farms and in communities, but the
larger cemeteries were located in the city limits. To move the deceased
from the place of death to one of those city cemeteries the funeral home had to
obtain a burial permit which allowed them to transport the deceased. This
book is based on those permits.
Some
entries document burial in NC, but a lot of NC families moved permanently to
southeastern VA for the jobs. They chose to be buried in southeastern
VA. In the collection of over 2400 death records almost 500 records list
NC as their place of birth. Since the book contains parents where known
it’s a great value to researchers in the days before death certificates.
March 28th
Virginia Beach
Genealogical Society – 2009 Spring Conference
“Tell me about it” with John Philip Colletta
For more information click here
We have just finished a full name index for our Journal,
over 39,000 names! Carolina Trees
& Branches Index 1992-2008
2009 – February
WHAT
A FIND! The Outer Banks
History Center
has a Surname Index of the “Albemarle
Historical Genealogy Researcher” by Jack Baum.
We were able to get a copy and it’s
currently in our library.
The
Table of content for CT&B issues 1992-2008 are now
all on our website click here
The
1770 alphabetic tax list for Chowan county has been
transcribed by FRS volunteers – Chowan County 1770 Tax List
2009 – January
9268. PASQUOTANK COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA MARRIAGES 1867-1890
including Cohabitation Records
Compilation
of 2,704 Pasquotank county licenses and marriages of
brides and grooms from Pasquotank and surrounding counties. This book is sorted by grooms with the brides
and parents listed in the index. Compiled by Sharon Gable (2009) 204 pages,
Indexed (perfect
bound) $30 Available NOW!
2008
2008 – November
Member Anne B Jennings has created a wonderful
painting of the old Currituck
Courthouse.
2008 – October
Index for the 1977 version
of Historical Highlights of Camden County
1777-1977 by Camden Historical Society. Available free on the web. [Highlights of
Camden Co - Index]
9267. HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS OF CAMDEN
COUNTY 1777-1977
This book is an introduction to the
history of Camden County. It includes
information on the Dismal Swamp, Camden churches and schools, the list of Jurymen
for 1723, the 1755 Militia, and the 1782 county tax roll. Also included are lists of Camden soldiers
who served in the Revolutionary War, War of 1812 and Civil War (both
Confederate and Federal). Compiled by Camden County
Historical Society (1977) Reprinted (2008) 84 pages, Indexed
9266. NORFOLK COUNTY VIRGINIA
(extant) ADMINISTRATOR BONDS 1711-1850
Over 3200 Administrator Bonds issued from 1711
through 1850 for Norfolk
County Virginia.
Each entry includes the name of the deceased, the date of the bond, the
administrator and his/her sureties. When the administrator was the spouse
of the deceased, the clerk often noted that on the bond. With the number
of surnames shared between Norfolk County and northeastern NC, you’ll find a lot of
familiar names in this book such as Allen, Ballance,
Bank(s), Bartee, Bell, Butt, Cherry, Cooper, Creekmur, Etheridge, Fentress, Ferebee
and more.
Compiled by Sharon
Gable AND Truitt M. Bonney (2008) 120 pages, Indexed
$30 Available Now
2008 – August
9265. NORFOLK COUNTY VIRGINIA 1844 TITHABLES
This book contains 3,292 entries covering Portsmouth and Elizabeth River Parish, St. Brides Parish
and the town of Portsmouth from the 1844 Tithable book found in the Circuit Court records room in Chesapeake VA.
It is a combination of the personal property tax and the land tax. There were 4,629 white tithables
(males over 16) charged as well as 266 free negros. Of the people listed in the book 57
were listed as not living in Norfolk County including 14 from North Carolina. As with most Norfolk County books it’s peppered with names
from northeastern NC such as Etheridge, Savills, Creekmur,
Dozier, Douge, Fentress, Halstead and Whitehurst. Compiled by Sharon
Gable AND Truitt M. Bonney (2008) 120 pages, Indexed
$25 Available Now
2008 – July
9263. NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA BIBLE RECORDS
A collection of records from 114 bibles of ancestors of
northeastern North Carolina,
which Family Research Society of Northeastern North Carolina has been
collecting for 15 years. Compiled by Family Research Society of Northeastern North
Carolina (2008) 130 pages, Indexed
$25 Available Now
9264. CAMDEN COUNTY
WILL BOOK E
Over 200 abstracts of Camden County wills proved
between 8 January 1869 and 28 August 1920, including a few wills from North
Carolina counties of Currituck, Pasquotank, Granville and Virginia locations of
Norfolk County, Norfolk (city) , Nansemond County, Princess Anne County VA, and
the city of Portsmouth. One will was
from Richmond County
NY, written in 1824, proved in NY in
1831 and filed in Camden
County in 1912 – 88 years
after it was written. Two other wills were written before 1840, these wills
were filed in Camden County after the life estates left in the will had
expired and the heirs wanted to sell the land left to them in Camden County. Compiled by Sharon
Gable (2008), Indexed
$30 Available Now
2008 – June
The full name index to Pasquotank County
Cemeteries Vol I & Vol II compiled by Susan Whitlow Lilly Jones has been
completed. Available
free on the web. [Pasquotank County Cemeteries Index]
Volunteers have been working on compiling donated
bible records into a published book. We
are hoping to have it completed for the August meeting.
9261. CHOWAN COUNTY
NORTH CAROLINA
MARRIAGES 1868-1899 includes 1866-1868 Cohabitation Registration
2,559 licenses and 325
cohabitations. Marriages of brides and grooms from
Chowan and surrounding counties.
Janet and David Barrett (2008) 202 pages, Indexed $30 Available
Now
2008 - March
The index to Abstracts of Land-grants, Tax Lists,
Orphans Dockets, Inventories and Other Records Currituck and Dare Counties
North Carolina (1666-1831) compiled by Gordon C Jones (1982) was just
completed. Available
free on the web. [Land-grants - Currituck and Dare]
9262. CHOWAN COUNTY
NORTH CAROLINA
MARRIAGES 1900-1920
2,355 Chowan county licenses and marriages of brides and grooms from Chowan
and surrounding counties.
Compiled Janet and David Barrett (2008) 184 pages, Indexed $30 Available
Now
9260. NORFOLK COUNTY VIRGINIA GUARDIAN BONDS 1801-1850
Norfolk County guardian bonds document
the children who have been orphaned or the children who have inherited land in Norfolk County VA. Bordering northeastern NC, the bonds involve
surnames familiar in both places: Bembrey, Best,
Blanchard, Bright, Cooper, Creekmur, Etheridge,
Fentress, Halstead, McPherson, Whitehurst and more. Book includes the name of the orphan or
child, parent (usually the father), the guardian, the amount of the bond, date
of the bond and the sureties. By Sharon Rea Gable and Truitt M. Bonney (2008) 164 pages, Indexed $30
Available Now
2008 - January
9257.
Lassiter’s of Gates County NC
and Nansemond County VA.
Is based on
identifying the multiple George Lassiters and Robert Lassiters in the area now called Gates County. The book sorts out the various generations
using land records in addition to deeds.
Also included in the book are personal recollections of growing up in Gates County
and concentration on the line of Allen Andrew Jackson Lassiter. Ed Lassiter (2007) 221 pages indexed $40.00 Available Now
9258. Norfolk County Virginia
Marriage Licenses 1850-1899 (non-white) Volume III
This book has 5,735 marriage licenses or returns most all
of which lists place of birth and parents for both parties. Non-white refers to any person so designated
by the Register of Deeds in writing the license. Races include African-American, Indian and
“mixed blood. Or
“mixed blood of Indian descent.” In some returns you will see the person
listed as colored and in another the same person is listed as Indian or mixed
blood as race was mainly a perception.
The book also contains information from 59 index cards which appear to
be non-white marriages for which the license/return has been lost. Of the grooms listed, 30% claimed their place
of birth as NC while 25% of the brides listed their place of birth as NC. 13%
of the grooms and 11% of the brides have reported a place of birth in one of
the counties which FRS covers. Sharon Rea Gable and Truitt M. Bonney, $50.00 Available Now
2007 – August
9256. Camden County
North Carolina
(extant) Marriage Returns 1848 – 1919 including Cohabitation records 3840 marriage returns. Sharon Gable (2007), 234 pages Indexed $30.00 Available Now
2007 - May
May 16-19 – Richmond, VA; FRS will have a booth to sell our publications.
2007 - April
April 28th –History Fest
in Virginia Beach,
celebration of the 400th Anniversary.
For more information
click here
9252. SACRED
TO THEIR MEMORY, DARE COUNTY, NC CEMETERIES $42.00
Lois
Meekins (2001) 491 pages, Indexed Available Now
9253. DARE
COUNTY, NC MARRIAGE REGISTER, VOL. 1, 1870-1915
$25.00
Lois
Meekins (1998) 190 pages, Indexed Available Now
9254. CURRITUCK COUNTY, NC MARRIAGE REGISTER, BOOK B, 1868-1902
$25.00
Lois
Meekins (1999) 236 pages, Indexed Available Now
9255. DARE
COUNTY, NC MARRIAGE REGISTER VOL 2, 1915-1956 $25.00
Lois
Meekins (2007) Available Now
9231. MEMORIES
AND RECORDS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
History and genealogy of Eastern North Carolina,
with emphasis on Pasquotank
County
and the Weeks and Lambeth familes;
by Mary Weeks Lambeth 1957 reprinted 2007 Lambeth p.252 $40.00 Available Now
2007 - March
March 24
The Family Research Society of Northeastern
North Carolina Genealogy Fair.
For
more information click here
During the Fair the FRS Library will be open
additional hours.
Friday March 23rd 5pm-8pm
Saturday March 24th
10am-3pm (normal hours)
Sunday March 25th
9am-2pm
March 31
Virginia Beach
Genealogical Society – 2007 Spring Conference
Exploring Some Genealogical Techniques on the
Internet
For more
information click here
3/22/2007 Albemarle
Genealogical Society Books Available Now
Visit our Publications page to see a full list New Publications
3/16/2007 Gates County Books by Sandra Almasy,
Marriage, Census and Wills
Visit our Publications page to see a full list New Publications Available
Now
3/16/2007
9234. NORFOLK
COUNTY VIRGINIA
MARRIAGE LICENSES 1900-1935 (white only) Volume II
This book is larger than the first volume with 6292
marriages which were reported on licenses or returns most all of which have
place of birth and parents for the parties being married. There are also 540 marriages on “index cards”
where the marriage license/return has been lost over the years. Of the 6292 which report a place of birth 10%
of the males and 10% of the females have reported a place of birth in one of
the counties which FRS covers. As with Volume I, other NC counties are also
well represented.
By Sharon Rea Gable and Truitt M. Bonney 2007 534 pages Indexed $50 Available
Now
2007 – February
2/18/2007
9235. Getting to Pine Island - an Outer banks Odyssey
This book traces the lives of Joseph Baum (born
1780) and his family in Currituck
County using real people
and real events in a semi-fictional setting.
Although the major events in the book are real, Ms. Hanbury
has added texture to their lives by giving them day-to-day experiences within
her story. In her introduction she lists
the book as “fiction based on fact.”
328 pages and pictures of the Baums
1910-1915
By Elizabeth
Baum Hanbury (2006)
$20 Available
Now
2/4/2007 – Added to County resources.
2007 - January
9228. Perquimans County Historical Society Year Books 1972-1974
Society of Friends; Perquimans County in the
Nineties; Obituaries; Minutes of Perquimans Precinct Court 1689-1693; etc
(Reprint
2007)
$25
Available Now
9229. Perquimans County Historical Society Year Books 1975-1976
The Harveys,
The Albemarle
and the Revolution; Court Minutes of July Term 1777; Minutes of Monthy Meeting 1680-1700;
George Catchmaid’s Land
Grants and Will; Francis Godfrey Will and Inventory; 1717-1719 Tax List;
Misplaced Marriages
1790-1824; Missing Marriages 1809-1814
(Reprint
2007)
$25
Available Now
9230. TOMBSTONES AND EPITAPHS OF NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
Consisting of Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hyde, Pasquotank,
Perquimans and Washington
Counties.
by Wilma Cartwright Spence 1973 Reprint 2007 323 pages.
$45 Available
Now
9232. NORFOLK COUNTY VIRGINIA
MARRIAGE LICENSES 1850-1899 (white only) Volume I
The book has 4003 marriages which were reported on
licenses or returns most all of which have place of birth
and parents for the parties being married.
There are also 1196 marriages on “index cards” where the marriage
license/return has been lost over the years. Of
the 4003 which report a place of birth 12% of the males and 10%
of the females have reported a place of birth in one of the counties which
FRS covers.
Other NC counties represented include Bertie,
Hertford, Northampton,
Martin, Edgecombe, Halifax and others.
By Sharon Rea Gable and Truitt M. Bonney
365 pages Indexed
$50 Available Now
2006
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