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Balsam Roots is the quarterly newsletter (Feb, May, Aug, Nov) of the Haywood County Genealogical Society. It is included with membership. It contains queries and announcements about meetings, seminars, conventions, and member news. It also includes transcriptions of historical documents and stories of residents of the county. Past issues may be purchased from the Society. Documents previously published include data from the 1810, 1820, 1850 and 1860 Haywood County censuses, early court records, school records, etc.

Our latest issue is available here.

We are presently publishing Haywood County Apprentice Bonds, Delayed Birth Certificates, and deed abstracts.

The excerpts below are from the May, 2003 issue.

Haywood County, North Carolina, Deed Book B Dot Barnam, abstracter.

Deed Book B is the second book of Haywood County deeds. The original is at the Register of Deeds office in Waynesville. In addition to the material contained in the abstract, there was usually a description of the land involving various trees, markers and lengths in poles. Some deeds and land grants were registered first in Burke County when land currently in Haywood County was in Burke County, or later Buncombe County. After Haywood County was formed, some land owners re-registered these documents. It is always recommended that the researcher obtain a copy of the original deed to verify the data contained in these abstracts.

Jurat - person under oath, usually establishes location of person at the time the oath was made, given by month and year proved.
Ck - creek
Exrs - Executors of a will
£ - money, English pound
(X) - person signed with a mark.

B:76 State of NC, No. 1338. For 50 shillings per 100 a., Felix Walker is granted 200 a. in Buncombe Co on both sides of sand creek, entered 6 Oct 1803. James Turner, Governor, signed in Raleigh, 5 Dec 1804. Registered 5 Oct 1821.

See the newsletter for the rest of this issue's article with nearly 50 abstacts, which will be continued in the next issue.

HAYWOOD NEWS IN 1908 Waynesville Courier - films located at Waynesville Branch, Haywood County Library, North Carolina Room.

January 2, 1908, Thursday. Page 6. A QUIET COUNTRY WEDDING

One mile from Clyde at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. Keer? CATHEY, their daughter Miss Vessie CATHEY and Mr. Edwin S. REEVES of Weaverville were united in holy matrimony Dec 28, 1907 by Dr. T. F. GLENN. There were present besides the home folks, Mrs. Gay GREEN of Asheville, the Misses Josephine and Ula? REEVES of Weaverville, all three sisters of the groom, Mr. Arthur WEAVER and Mr. John M. QUEEN. After the marriage a nice luncheon and the bridal party left on the noon train for Weaverville. The bride is a great granddaughter of Col. Joseph CATHEY, one of the most distinguished pioneers who settled in the upper Pigeon Valley. The groom is a prosperous young businessman of Weaverville.

See the newsletter for the rest of this issue's article, which will be continued in the next issue.