I logged in to AncestryDNA today and was greeted by a new feature called ThruLines™ where the DNA Circles used to be. I'm always excited to see new … [Read More...]
Recent Items
Spear, Speir, Spire, Spyers, Spears Deeds (Craven and Beaufort Counties)
The following are Craven County Spear deeds(and all related spellings). This is not a comprehensive list. The following are Beaufort … [Read More...]
Craven County Anderson Deeds & Grants
I'm organizing my genealogy files for the ten millionth time. I thought since I've downloaded so many deeds from the Craven, Beaufort, and Pitt County … [Read More...]
Family Tree Fact Check: Elial Edwards, son of Emanuel Edwards
Oh my goodness. How does this even happen!? Just look. Wait... let me help you zoom in closer so you can see the level of … [Read More...]
Beaufort County Bastardy Bonds
If you're not already a member of Beaufort County Genealogical Society, you might want to be. When you're a member, you receive their genealogy … [Read More...]
Formation of Pitt County, North Carolina
Pitt County was formed after Beaufort and Craven Counties, but the establishment of its border wasn't a one-time thing. Below, you can read about the … [Read More...]
Formation of Craven County, North Carolina
Read the descriptions below for Craven County's shifting borders and see if it helps some pieces start falling into place with some of your ancestors … [Read More...]
Formation of Beaufort County, North Carolina
The Formation of North Carolina Counties, 1663-1943 by David Leroy Corbitt is available for free at Archive.org, but for convenience's sake, over the … [Read More...]
Deed naming the children of James Lewis of Beaufort County, 1824
The following is a transcription of a deed conveying the land that was inherited by the children of James LEWIS to his widow, Nancy LEWIS. (Found in … [Read More...]
Secretary of State Wills – Craven County (Quick index with direct links to NCDCR)
For your convenience, here's a quick index in both order by surname and regular order (for SEO) with links to all of the Secretary of State Wills for … [Read More...]
1775 Pitt County Tax List (Index with original images)
I've been meaning to get around to making an index and posting the images from the 1775 Pitt County Tax List (and other tax lists) ever since the … [Read More...]
Update on the William S. Morris family of New Bern
Nearly five years ago I published a post for a will I had stumbled upon for a William S. MORRIS of New Bern in which he declares his wishes that his … [Read More...]
Be careful with assumptions about “Verified” DNA relationships and those AncestryDNA “Hints”
Long story short: Hints shared with your AncestryDNA matches are only as good as the data that both of you have in your trees. This has … [Read More...]
Have you checked the 1840 Pensioners Census for your Revolutionary War ancestors?
I got an email from a fellow researcher of a common family from eastern North Carolina in which this person was wondering if there was an 1840 … [Read More...]
David Kite drowns in Swift Creek, reported by Sarah Averitt (Craven County) – 1828
(Note: This was originally published on March 15, 2016, but I have updated it with relationship information and a list of the actual spellings of the … [Read More...]
Check out the new East Carolina Roots Forum!
I posted a poll last night that had over 850 visitors and a 100% response for "YES! A forum would be helpful!" So, not one to let grass grow under … [Read More...]
Poll for all of you East Carolina Roots regulars…
Many of you may have noticed, but I've not updated the East Carolina Roots Facebook page since at least October. I deleted my account, although there … [Read More...]
NC Genealogical Society News
- Finding Black Roots in a White World Recorded Webinar
- Call for Papers for the NCGS 2019 Fall Conference
- Journal Jottings, March 2019
- Loss of formatting on some pages
- Online Resources are Key to Successful Research into North Carolinian Ancestry Webinar Replay
- Journal Jottings, January 2019
- Secretary of State Papers: Don’t Let the Title Fool You – Genealogical Gems Abound! Webinar Replay
- 1st NCGS Virtual Conference
- 2018 NCGS AWARDS
- Journal Jottings, November 2018
The Latest from the State Library of NC
- Census Tips: 1880 Census
- Women’s History Month @NCpedia: North Carolina’s First Ladies!
- Celebrating African American History Month: new @NCpedia exploring history and lives at the local level
- Celebrating African American History Month
- Winter Weather Alert: State Library of North Carolina
- NC residents can now get an N.C. Government & Heritage Library Card!
- Special Library Hours: November 30, 2017, 12 PM – 5 PM
- Drop-In Genealogy Class – Second Wednesday of the Month
- Census Tips: 1870 Census
- Streaming Tips for the Virtual Family History Fair