North Carolina Genealogy

Pitt county was created in 1760 (the legislation went into effect in 1761) from Beaufort County. It was named for William Pitt the Elder, an English member of the House of Commons, orator, statesman and Secretary of State for the Southern Department. The county seat of Pitt County is Greenville. Pitt County is divided into […]

Person County is a county located in the Piedmont region in north-central North Carolina in the United States. It is part of the Durham-Chapel Hill Metropolitan Area. The population was 35,623 at the 2000 census. The county seat is Roxboro. The Hyco Lake area and southern portion of the county are the fastest growing, with […]

Perquimans County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population is 11,368. Its county seat is Hertford. Perquimans County is the home of Baseball Hall of Famer Jim “Catfish” Hunter and Harvey Point Defense Testing Activity facility. Perquimans County is part of the Elizabeth City, North Carolina, […]

Pender County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population was 41,082. Its county seat is Burgaw. Pender County is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county was formed in 1875 from New Hanover County. It was named for William Dorsey Pender of Edgecombe County, […]

Pasquotank County is a county located in the State of North Carolina. As of 2007, its population was 41,897. Pasquotank’s county seat is Elizabeth City. Pasquotank County is part of the Elizabeth City, North Carolina, Micropolitan Statistical Area. Part of the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge – National Protected Area is in Pasquotank County. […]

Pamlico County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2006, the population is 13,097 . Its county seat is Bayboro. Pamlico County is part of the New Bern, North Carolina, Micropolitan Statistical Area. The county was formed in 1872 from parts of Beaufort County and Craven County. It was […]

The county was formed in 1752 from parts of Bladen County, Granville County, and Johnston County. It was named for the infant William V of Orange, whose mother Anne, daughter of King George II of Great Britain, was then regent of the Dutch Republic. In 1771 Orange County was greatly reduced in area. The western […]

Onslow County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is included in the Jacksonville, North Carolina, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2006, the population was 150,673. Its county seat is Jacksonville. European and English settlers arrived here in 1713 in what was originally part of the colonial precincts of Carteret […]

Northampton County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population was 22,086. Its county seat is Jackson. Northampton County is part of the Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, Micropolitan Statistical Area. The county was formed in 1741 from Bertie County. It was named for James Compton, 5th Earl […]

The county was formed in 1729 as New Hanover Precinct of Bath County, from Craven Precinct. It was named for the House of Hanover, which was then ruling Great Britain. In 1734 parts of New Hanover Precinct became Bladen Precinct and Onslow Precinct. With the abolition of Bath County in 1739, all of its constituent […]