Edgecombe County Genealogy
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The county was formed in 1741 from Bertie County. It was named for Richard Edgcumbe, a Member of Parliament from 1701 to 1742 and a lord of the treasury, who became 1st Baron Edgcumbe in 1742.
In 1746 part of Edgecombe County became Granville County; in 1758 another part became Halifax County; in 1777 yet another part became Nash County. In 1855 the formation of Wilson County from parts of Edgecombe County, Johnston County, Nash County, and Wayne County reduced Edgecombe to its present dimensions, aside from minor boundary adjustments. Source Wikipedia
Edgecombe County NCGenweb site
Edgecombe County Genealogical Society
909 Main St.
Tarboro, NC 27886
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Edgecombe County Courthouse
PO Box 10
County Courthouse
Tarboro, NC 27886
Census
1790 Federal Census Transcription
Tax Records
1716 Corn List – Beaufort and Hyde precincts
Cemeteries
USGS listing of cemeteries of Edgecombe County
Edgecombe County Cemetery Census
Query Forums
Edgecombe County, NC Query Forum
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Cities and towns of Edgecombe County:
Battleboro
Conetoe
Crisp
Dortches
Drake
Macclesfield
Old Sparta
Pinetops
Princeville
Rocky Mount
Speed
Tarboro (County Seat)
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