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PITT COUNTY
Established in 1760 (effective 1761) from Beaufort County.
Courthouse fire of 1857 destroyed most of the court records.ORIGINAL RECORDS
BONDS
Bastardy Bonds and Records, 1858-1926; 2 Fibredex boxes.
COURT RECORDS
County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
ELECTION RECORDS
Minutes, 1858-1868; 4 volumes.
Superior Court
Execution Docket, 1858-1868; 1 volume.
Trial Dockets, 1850-1868; 3 volumes.
Bench Docket (Civil and Criminal), 1858-1863, 1866; 1 volume.
Minutes, 1858-1913, 1915-1921; 21 volumes.
Inferior Court
Equity Minutes, 1858-1868; 1 volume.
Execution Docket, 1858-1864, 1867; 1 volume.
State Docket, 1858-1863, 1866-1870; 1 volume.
Trial Docket, 1858-1873; 1 volume.
Bench Docket (Civil and Criminal), 1858-1867; 1 volume.
Civil Action Papers, 1850-1907; 19 Fibredex boxes.
Civil Action Papers Concerning Land, 1859-1921; 15 Fibredex boxes.
Civil Action Papers Concerning Canals and Land Drainage, 1857-1902;
2 Fibredex boxes.
Criminal Action Papers, 1771, 1857-1931; 31 Fibredex boxes.
Minutes, 1877-1885; 1 volume.
Record of Elections, 1896-1903; 1 volume.
ESTATES RECORDS
Record of Accounts, 1868-1926; 6 volumes.
LAND RECORDS
Record of Dowers and Widows' Year's Support, 1858-1885; 1 volume.
Estates Records, 1791, 1827-1947; 77 Fibredex boxes.
Guardians' Records, 1858-1919, 1923; 19 Fibredex boxes.
Guardians' Accounts, 1858-1916; 5 volumes.
Inventories and Accounts of Sale, 1857-1872; 2 volumes.
Record of Settlements, 1858-1923; 7 volumes.
Record of Deeds, 1817-1818; 1 volume.
MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS
Deeds, Deeds of Trust and Mortgage Deeds, 1763-1892; 1 Fibredex box.
Entry Book, 1858-1941; 1 volume.
Land Grant Books, 1779-1800; 2 volumes.
Miscellaneous Land Records, 1778-1923; 2 Fibredex boxes.
Marriage Bonds, 1826-1833; 1 folder in Fibredex box.
MILITARY AND PENSION RECORDS
Marriage Registers, 1867-1875; 3 volumes.
Record of Cohabitation, 1866; 1 volume.
Divorce Records, 1861, 1866, 1870-1906; 4 Fibredex boxes.
Record of Pensions, 1920-1969; 1 volume.
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
Alien Registration, 1940; 1 volume.
OFFICIALS, COUNTY
Homestead and Personal Property Exemptions, 1870-1916; 1 Fibredex box.
Coroners' Inquests, 1861-1960; 14 Fibredex boxes.
Miscellaneous Records, 1763-1924; 3 Fibredex boxes.
Records of Slaves and Free Persons of Color, 1858-1870; 1 Fibredex box.
Records of Assignees, Receivers and Trustees, 1870-1925; 2 Fibredex boxes.
Minutes, Board of Justices of the Peace, 1877-1894; 1 volume.
ROADS AND BRIDGES
Railroad Records, 1893-1906; 2 Fibredex boxes.
WILLS
Wills, 1805, 1808, 1817, 1836-1930, 1938; 18 Fibredex boxes.
MICROFILM RECORDS BONDS
Apprentice Bonds, 1911-1926; 1 reel.
CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Record of Corporations, 1885-1948; 2 reels.
COURT RECORDS
Record of Limited Partnerships, 1943-1962; 1 reel.
Index to Partnerships, 1915-1963; 1 reel.
County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
ELECTION RECORDS
Minutes, 1858-1868; 1 reel.
Superior Court
Minutes, 1858-1915; 10 reels.
Inferior Court
Minutes, Civil, 1915-1945; 7 reels.
Minutes, Criminal, 1914-1941; 3 reels.
Minutes, 1877-1885; 1 reel.
Record of Elections, 1878-1962; 1 reel.
ESTATES RECORDS
Record of Accounts, 1868-1951; 6 reels.
LAND RECORDS
Appointment of Administrators, Executors and Guardians, 1868-1916; 1 reel.
Record of Administrators, 1912-1950; 5 reels.
Record of Executors, 1916-1963; 1 reel.
Guardians' Accounts, 1896-1950; 3 reels.
Record of Guardians' Qualifications, 1913-1950; 2 reels.
Dowers and Widows' Year's Allowance, 1858-1946; 1 reel.
Inheritance Tax Records, 1923-1963; 1 reel.
Record of Settlements, 1868-1952; 7 reels.
Index to Final Accounts and Administrators, 1868-1963; 2 reels.
Record of Deeds, 1762-1946; 152 reels.
MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS
Index to Real Estate Conveyances, Grantor, 1762-1952; 7 reels.
Index to Real Estate Conveyances, Grantee, 1762-1962; 7 reels.
Entry Takers' Book, 1858-1941; 1 reel.
Land Divisions, 1858-1936; 2 reels.
Map Book and Index, 1911-1963; 1 reel.
Record of Sales by Trustees and Mortgagees, 1920-1938; 3 reels.
Marriage Bonds, 1826, 1829, 1833; 1 reel.
MILITARY AND PENSION RECORDS
Marriage Licenses, 1890-1961; 17 reels.
Record of Marriages, 1851-1867; 1 reel.
Marriage Registers, 1868-1961; 3 reels.
Maiden Names of Divorced Women, 1942-1963; 1 reel.
Index to Births, 1913-1957; 2 reels.
Index to Deaths, 1916-1961; 1 reel.
Index to Delayed Births, various years; 1 reel.
Record of Armed Forces Discharges, 1918-1951; 9 reels.
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
Index to Armed Forces Discharges, 1918-1963; 1 reel.
Inquisition of Lunacy, 1899-1947; 1 reel.
OFFICIALS, COUNTY
Orders and Decrees, 1869-1947, 1962-1963; 14 reels.
Special Proceedings Dockets, 1872-1949; 4 reels.
General Index to Civil Actions and Special Proceedings, 1869-1963; 6 reels.
Minutes, Board of County Commissioners, 1868-1963; 8 reels.
SCHOOL RECORDS
Index to Minutes, Board of County Commissioners, 1936-1950; 1 reel.
Minutes, County Board of Education, 1885-1956; 2 reels.
WILLS
Record of Wills, 1858-1963; 5 reels.
Index to Wills, Devisor, 1858-1968; 1 reel.
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