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Jonas Anderson and Sarah Acklin are NOT your ancestors
If you've been researching the Anderson family of Swift Creek in Craven County, North Carolina, there's a good chance you've…
1786 Swift Creek Tax List
In April 2014, I ran a copy of the 1786 Swift Creek Tax List as it appeared in the Pitt…
Samuel Wiggins of Craven County (father of Alexander, Joseph, Dennis, and Frederick)
I recently received an email from a descendant of Dennis Wiggins who had seen that on FamilySearch, some trees claim…
Levi Morris – Civil War Pension Application
First of all, I'd like to thank Gopher Records for this incredible service that they offer. It's not free to…
African American Ancestry
Did you know all of these new records were at FamilySearch? I’ve got all of the links right here!
FamilySearch has been steadily putting a ton of North Carolina records on their site that aren't yet easy to access…
John Holmes sells wife’s interest in slaves to Church Chapman (1833)
Below I have transcribed a deed from my 4th great-grandfather John HOLMES to Church CHAPMAN of Craven County. In the…
Will of Willoughby MOORE – Beaufort County (Feb 1824)
The following is from Beaufort Orphans — 1808-1828. Willoughby Moore and this particular Moore family were listed as "Other Free"…
Researching Apprentice Records
When researching one’s genealogy, an often neglected resource is a county’s apprenticeship bonds. At times, children apprenticed out were poor…
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NC Tax Lists at NC Digital Collections
North Carolina Digital Collections has scanned North Carolina Tax Lists and organized them for researchers. Check them out via the…1779 Craven County Tax List
Below is a transcription of names found on the 1779 Tax List. These original scans can be found here at…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…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…1789 Beaufort County Tax List
Below I have transcribed the entire Beaufort County tax listing for 1789, including various rural districts, the town of Washington,…The strange tale of the Craven County woman who gave birth AND signed a deed in Pitt County in the years after her 1816 death
According to publicly-accessible family trees at Ancestry.com, a Craven County woman named Jemima MILLS, said to be a daughter of Nasby…
This is amazing - I have been recently digging into my ancestry. I believe Laban is my 4th or 5th…