Hertford County Genealogy
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The county was formed in 1759 from parts of Bertie County, Chowan County, and Northampton County. It was named for Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Earl of Hertford, later 1st Marquess of Hertford.
In 1779 the northeastern part of Hertford County was combined with parts of Chowan County and Perquimans County to form Gates County. Source Wikipedia
Murfreesboro Historical Association
P.O. Box 3
Murfreesboro, NC 27855
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Hertford County Courthouse
PO Box 116
County Courthouse
Winton, NC 27986
Census
1790 Federal Census Transcription and index Directory opens to text files, one index, one named by page number
1790 Federal Census Transcription – Edington District
1800 Federal Census Index – by last name only
1810 Federal Census Index – by last name only
1820 Federal Census Index – by last name only
1830 Federal Census Index – by last name only
1840 Federal Census Index – by last name only
1850 Federal Census Index – by last name only
1910 Federal Census Images Directory opens to listing of image files by page number
Cemeteries
USGS listing of cemeteries in Hertford County
Query Forums
Hertford County, NC Query Forum
Latest North Carolina Genealogy Query posts for Hertford County from the Forum:
Hertford County, NC at Genforum
Cities and Towns of Hertford County:
Ahoskie
Cofield
Como
Harrellsville
Murfreesboro
Winton (County Seat)
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