North Carolina Genealogy

The county was formed in 1849 from Stokes County. It was named for Colonel Benjamin Forsyth, who was killed in the War of 1812 during the battle of Odelltown, Canada. The county seat is Winston-Salem. Portions of Forsyth County are in the Yadkin Valley Wine Region (Yadkin County AVA). Forsyth County was originally settled in […]

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 […]

The county was formed in 1881 from parts of Orange County and Wake County, taking the name of its own county seat. In 1911 Cedar Fork Township of Wake County was transferred to Durham County and became Carr Township. Source Wikipedia Durham County Genealogy Durham County NCGenweb site Durham County NCGenWeb Archives Durham-Orange County Genealogical […]

The county was formed in 1750 from New Hanover County. It was named for Thomas Hay, Viscount Dupplin, later 9th Earl of Kinnoull. One of Duplin’s favorite sons, John Miller, was a postmaster and merchant in Duplin. He migrated to Leon County, Florida, with other North Carolinians in the 1830s-1840s and established a successful cotton […]

The county was formed in 1836 from Rowan County. It was named for William R. Davie, Governor of North Carolina from 1798 to 1799. Source Wikipedia Davie County NCGenweb site Davie County Historical & Genealogical Society 371 N. Main Street Mocksville, NC 27028 Cooleemee Historical Association P.O. Box 667 Cooleemee, NC 27014 [ad#canvas_on_demand_square] Davie County […]

The county was formed in 1822 from Rowan County. It was named after William Lee Davidson, an American Revolutionary War general killed at Cowan’s Ford on the Catawba River in 1781. One of the two major styles of North Carolina barbecue originated in Lexington, the county seat. Therefore, many Lexington-style barbecue restaurants are found throughout […]

Dare County was formed in 1870 from Currituck, Tyrrell and Hyde Counties. Dare County NCGenweb site The Lost Colony Dare County Cemeteries Albemarle Genealogical Society P.O. Box 87 Currituck, NC 27929 (covers Camden, Currituck, and Dare Counties) Roanoke Island Historical Association P.O. Box 40 Manteo, NC 27954 [ad#canvas_on_demand_square] Dare County Courthouse PO Drawer 1000 County […]

Currituck County was formed in 1668 as a precinct of Albemarle County. The name comes from that of a local Indian tribe. Currituck County NCGenweb site Currituck County NCGenweb Archives Albemarle Genealogical Society, Inc. P.O. Box 87 Currituck, NC 27929 (covers Camden, Currituck, and Dare Counties) [ad#canvas_on_demand_square] Currituck County Courthouse PO Box 39 County Courthouse […]

The county was formed in 1754 from Bladen County. It was named for Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1721-1765), captain-general of the British army and victorious commander at the Battle of Culloden. In 1771 parts of Cumberland County, Johnston County, and Orange County were combined to form Wake County. In July 1784 the western […]

Craven County was created in 1705 as the Archdale Precinct of Bath County. The name was changed in 1712 in honor of one of the Lords Proprietors of the Colony, William Lord Craven. New Bern is the County seat of Craven County. New Bern was the first capital of the state of North Carolina (until […]