PERSON COUNTY, NC - MISC - Original Records held at the NC Archives ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: MS LOUISE T OVERTON DFGM43A@prodigy.com ==================================================================== Guide To Research Materials In The North Carolina State Archives by The North Carolina Division of Archives and History Person County established in 1791 from Caswell County. Original Records held at the N.C. Archives BONDS Apprentice Bonds and Papers, 1801-1925; 1 volume, 1 fiberdex box Bastardy Bonds and Papers, 1793-1891; 1 fiberdex box Constables' Bonds, 1792-1854; 1 fiberdex box Officials' Bonds, 1792-1903; 2 volumes. 1 fiberdex box Census, 1880, 2 volumes COURT RECORDS County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions Minutes, 1792-1868; 14 volumes Rough Minutes and Dockets, 1803-1866; 1 fiberdex box Execution Dockets, 1813-1825, 1838-1867; 5 volumes State Dockets, 1802-1868; 3 volumes Trial Dockets, 1792-1814; 1824-1868; 6 volumes Witness Book, 1822-1853; 1 volume Superior Court. Minutes. 1807-1864, 1869-1909; 8 volumes Equity Minutes, 1808-1852; 1 volume Equity Minutes and Probate Records, 1854; 1 volume Equity Trial and Execution Docket, 1807-1852; 1 volume Equity Trial Docket, 1854-1868; 1 volume Execution Dockets, 1808-1857 (not inclusive) 3 volumes State Dockets 1808-1838, 1851-1868; 2 volumes Trial and Appearance Dockets, 1807-1868; 3 volumes Trial Docket 1869; 1 volume Civil Action Papers 1813-1924; 7 fiberdex boxes Civil Action Papers Concerning County Commissioners, 1871-1906; 1 box Civil Action Papers Concerning Land 1775-1914; 2 fiberdex boxes Civil Action Papers Concerning Railroads 1886-1921; 1 fiberdex box Criminal Action Papers, 1827-1908; 1 fiberdex box ELECTION RECORDS Election Returns, 1804-1918; 1 fiberdex box ESTATES RECORDS Record of Accounts, 1868-1908; 4 volumes Administrators' Bonds, 1870-1882, 1889-1898; 2 volumes Estates Papers, 1795-1920; 44 fiberdex boxes Guardians' Accounts, 1810-1865; 4 volumes. Guardians'Bonds, 1870-1899, 1 volume Guardians' Papers, 1800-1920; 4 fiberdex boxes Other Estate Records, See Wills Record of Settlements, 1869-1898; 1 volume LAND RECORDS Deeds, 1778-1912; 4 fiberdex boxes Land Entry Book, 1887-1888; 1 volume Deeds of Trust, 1774-1923; 1 fiberdex box Miscellaneous Deeds, 1796-1904; 1 fiberdex box Miscellaneous Land Records, 1792-1902; 1 fiberdex box MARRIAGE, DIVORCE, and VITAL STATISTICS Marriage Bonds, 1791-1868; 24 MS boxes Record of Cohabitation, 1866; 1 volume Divorce Records, 1829-1913; 2 fiberdex boxes MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS Alien Registrations, 1927, 1940; 1 volume List of Jurors 1893-1915; 1 volume Record of Assignees, Receivers, and Trustees, 1842-1923 (not inclusive) 3 fiberdex boxes Minutes, Board of Magistrates, 1880-1894; 1 volume Minutes, Wardens of the Poor, 1792-1868; 2 volumes Miscellaneous Records, 1792-1932; 2 fiberdex boxes Powers of Attorney, 1785-1900; 1 fiberdex box Registry of Licenses to Trade, 1877-1901; 1 volume Treasures' Book, 1882-1885; 1 volume OFFICIALS, COUNTY Receipts and Expenditures of County Treasurer, 1881-1882; 1 volume Record of Magistrates, 1893-1922; 1 volume List of Magistrates and Notaries Public, 1923-1843; 1 volume Writs of Execution Issued by Justices of the Peace, 17950-1837; 2 volumes. ROADS and BRIDGES Appointments of Road Overseers, 1823-1868, 2 volumes Road Papers, 1707-1888; 1 fiberdex box SCHOOL RECORDS School Papers, 1832-1930; 1 fiberdex box School Registers, 1887-1904; 8 volumes TAX and FISCAL RECORDS List of Insolvents, 1892-1898; 1 volume Schedule B Taxes, 1869-1883; 1 volume Tax Records, 1792-1910; 1 fiberdex box Tax Receipt Book, 1871; 1 volume Tax Scrolls, 1915, 1925; 3 volumes Tobacco and Snuff Manufacturers' Records, 1869; 1 volume WILLS Wills, 1797-1896; 8 fiberdex boxes Wills, Inventories, Sales of Estates, and Taxables, 1792-1884; 15 volumes