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Guide to Edgecombe County, North Carolina ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

County Facts
County seat: Tarboro
Organized: April 4, 1741
Parent County(s): Bertie[1]
Neighboring Counties
Halifax • Martin • Nash • Pitt • Wilson
See County Maps
Courthouse
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Location Map
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County Information

Description

Edgecombe County is located in the eastern portion of North Carolina and was named for Baron Richard Edgecombe, English member of Parliament and lord of the treasury, who became 1st Baron Edgcumbe in 1742.[2]

County Courthouse

Edgecombe County Courthouse
301 Saint Andrews Street
PO Box 386
Tarboro, NC 27886
Phone: 252-641-7924
Edgecombe County Website

Register of Deeds has birth, marriage and land records.
Clerk Superior Court has probate and court records.[3] Land records prior to 1759 are in Halifax County.

Edgecombe County, North Carolina Record Dates

Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.

Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records[4]
Birth* Marriage Death* Court Land Probate Census
1914 1760 1914 1744 1732 1730 1784
*Statewide registration for births and deaths started in 1913. General compliance by 1920.

Record Loss

There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Boundary Changes

  • 1741 Edgecombe County was formed in 1741 from Bertie County.
  • 1741 Edgecombe County was established 4 April 1741 from Bertie County.
  • 1746 In 1746, part of Edgecombe County became Granville County;
  • 1758 In 1758, another portion became Halifax County;
  • 1758 In 1758 another portion became Halifax County;
  • 1777 Another part became Nash County.
  • 1855 In 1855 the formation of Wilson County from parts of Edgecombe County, Johnston County, Nash County, and Wayne County reduced Edgecombe to its present size, with a minor boundary adjustments.
  • County seat: Tarboro[5]
  • North Carolina Individual County Chronologies - Newberry Library list of all boundary changes by county
  • North Carolina Historical Borders - Map at Newberry Library Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; Also at: mapofus.org - animated maps illustrating North Carolina county boundary changes

Populated Places

For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[6]

Cities
Towns
Unincorporated communities
Townships
  • Cokey
  • Deep Creek
  • Lower Conetoe
  • Lower Town Creek
  • Lower Fishing Creek
  • Otter Creek
  • Rocky Mount
  • Sparta
  • Swift Creek
  • Tarboro
  • Upper Conetoe
  • Upper Fishing Creek
  • Upper Town Creek
  • Walnut Creek


History Timeline

Resources

Bible Records

  • Bible Records at North Carolina Digital Archives - index & images

Biographies

Business, Commerce, and Occupations

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Edgecombe County, North Carolina online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online
Tombstone Transcriptions in Print (Often more complete)
List of Cemeteries in the County
See North Carolina Cemeteries for more information

Census Records

Historical populations
Census Pop. %±
1790 10,265 —
1800 10,421 1.5%
1810 12,423 19.2%
1820 13,276 6.9%
1830 14,935 12.5%
1840 15,708 5.2%
1850 17,189 9.4%
1860 17,376 1.1%
1870 22,970 32.2%
1880 26,181 14.0%
1890 24,113 −7.9%
1900 26,591 10.3%
1910 32,010 20.4%
1920 37,995 18.7%
1930 47,894 26.1%
1940 49,162 2.6%
1950 51,634 5.0%
1960 54,226 5.0%
1970 52,341 −3.5%
1980 55,988 7.0%
1990 56,558 1.0%
2000 55,606 −1.7%
2010 56,552 1.7%
Source: "Wikipedia.org".


Church Records

Baptist

Church of England

  • Edgecombe Parish, later St. Mary's Parish Established 1741. [10] A history was published in 1955.[11]

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

  • Rocky Mount


List of Churches and Church Parishes

Court Records

Directories

Emigration and Immigration

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

Funeral Homes

Genealogies

  • Boddie - Leary, Helen F.M. "The Two William Boddies of North Carolina," The American Genealogist, Vol. 66, No. 1 (Jan. 1991):16-29; Vol. 62, No. 2 (Apr. 1991):106-110; Vol. 66, No. 3 (Jul. 1991):148-153. Available at FS Library.

Guardianship

Land and Property Records

Online Land Indexes and Records


Local Histories

Maps and Gazetteers

Halifax CountyMartin CountyPitt CountyGreene CountyWilson CountyNash CountyNC EDGECOMBE.PNG
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for more resources

Migration

Military Records

Revolutionary War

Civil War

Regiments. Men in Edgecombe County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Edgecombe County:

- 1st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, usually known as the Bethel Regiment. Company A
- 13th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry formerly the 3rd Volunteers., Company G
- 15th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, formerly the 5th Volunteers, Company I
- 15th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, formerly the 5th Volunteers, Company K
- 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Junior Reserves, Company G
- 3rd Regiment, North Carolina Artillery, 1st Company G

World War I

World War II

Naturalization and Citizenship

Newspapers

Obituaries

Other Records

Voter Registration

Periodicals

Probate Records

Online Probate Indexes and Records


School Records

Yearbooks

Social Security Records

Tax Records

Vital Records

Birth

Marriage

Death

Divorce

Research Facilities

Archives

Listed below are archives in Edgecombe County. For state-wide archival repositories, see North Carolina Archives and Libraries.

FamilySearch Centers

FamilySearch Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local FamilySearch Centers or Affiliate Libraries

  • FamilySearch Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
  • FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a FamilySearch center.

Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

Libraries

Listed below are libraries in Edgecombe County. For state-wide library facilities, see North Carolina Archives and Libraries.

Braswell Memorial Library
727 N Grace St
Rocky Mount, NC 27804
Phone: 252-442-1951
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Website

The Kornegay Room offers a local history and genealogy collection which includes maps, local records, newspapers, city directories, photographs, and more.

Museums

Societies

Listed below are societies in Edgecombe County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see North Carolina Societies.

Edgecombe County Genealogical and Historical Society
PO Box 656
Pinetops, NC 27864-0656
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Websites

Research Guides

References

  1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), North Carolina.At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
  2. ↑ https://www.ncpedia.org/geography/Edgecombe
  3. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), North Carolina.At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
  4. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Edgecombe County, North Carolina. Page 506-514 At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 505-509.
  5. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), North Carolina.At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
  6. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Edgecombe County, North Carolina," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgecombe_County%2C_North_Carolina, accessed 14 February 2020.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 George Washington Paschal, History of North Carolina Baptists, 2 vols. (1930; reprint, Gallatin, Tenn.: Church History Research and Archives, 1990), 1:237, 475, 490-491. FS Library Book 975.6 K2p 1990.
  8. ↑ "Toisnot Church," North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, http://www.ncmarkers.com/, accessed 22 October 2012.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Lemuel Burkitt and Jesse Read, A Concise History of the Kehukee Baptist Association: From Its Original Rise Down to 1808 (1808), Chapter 16. Digital version at archive.org.
  10. ↑ Robert J. Cain, ed., The Church of England in North Carolina: Documents, 1699-1741 (Raleigh, N.C.: Division of Archives and History, North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, 1999), 501. FS Library Book 975.6 K2cr; Stuart Hall Smith, The History of Trinity Parish, Scotland Neck [and] Edgecombe Parish, Halifax County (Durham, N.C.: Christian Printing Company, 1955), 7. Digital version at Eastern North Carolina Digital Library.
  11. ↑ Stuart Hall Smith and Claiborne T. Smith, Jr., The History of Trinity Parish and Edgecombe Parish (1955).
  12. ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/4/4d/Iginorthcarolinaa.pdf.
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