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CARTERET COUNTY
Established in 1722 from Craven Precinct as a precinct of Bath County.
ORIGINAL RECORDS
BONDS
Bastardy Bonds and Records, 1771-1906; 2 Fibredex boxes.
Officials’ Bonds and Records, 1755-1909; 2 Fibredex boxes.
COURT RECORDS
County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
Minutes, 1723-1868; 19 volumes.
Appearance Dockets, 1793-1868; 4 volumes, 1 manuscript box.
Execution Dockets, 1785-1839, 1847-1856, 1867-1868; 8 volumes,
1 manuscript box.
State Dockets, 1775-1850; 1 volume, 1 manuscript box.
Trial and Appearance Dockets, 1731-1792; 4 volumes,
1 manuscript box.
Trial Dockets, 1793-1868; 3 volumes, 1 manuscript box.
Clerk’s Fee Book, 1849-1862; 1 pamphlet.
Superior Court
Minutes, 1809-1907, 1919; 6 volumes, 1 manuscript box.
Equity Minutes, 1816-1847, 1859-1867; 2 volumes.
Equity Execution Docket, 1818-1859; 1 volume.
Equity Trial and Appearance Dockets, 1810-1868; 3 volumes.
Appearance Dockets, 1816-1869; 1 volume, 1 manuscript box.
Execution Dockets, 1833-1868; 2 volumes.
Judgment Docket, 1869-1904; 1 volume.
State Docket, 1866-1881; 1 volume.
Trial Dockets, 1816-1868; 1 manuscript box.
Civil Issues Dockets, 1869-1922; 3 volumes.
Prosecution Bonds, 1836-1845; 1 volume.
Civil Action Papers, 1741-1913; 18 Fibredex boxes.
Civil Action Papers Concerning County and Municipal Officials,
1869-1894; 1 Fibredex box.
Civil Action Papers Concerning Land, 1779-1938; 6 Fibredex boxes.
Criminal Action Papers, 1771-1913; 6 Fibredex boxes.
ELECTION RECORDS
Record of Elections, 1896-1944; 2 volumes.
ESTATES RECORDS
Record of Estates, 1829-1862; 6 volumes.
Record of Accounts, 1868-1915; 1 volume.
Administrators’ Bonds, 1884-1902; 1 volume.
Estates Records, 1744-1957; 40 Fibredex boxes.
Guardians’ Records, 1789-1962; 16 Fibredex boxes.
Guardians’ Bonds, 1884-1903; 1 volume.
Guardians’ Dockets, 1818-1846; 1 manuscript box.
LAND RECORDS
Record of Deeds, 1721-1839, 1845-1852; 47 volumes.
Deeds, 1803-1952; 3 Fibredex boxes.
Grants and Miscellaneous Papers, 1717-1844; 1 volume.
Miscellaneous Land Records, 1743-1948; 1 Fibredex box.
MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS
Marriage Bonds, 1746-1868; 8 Fibredex boxes.
Record of Marriages, 1864-1872; 1 volume.
Divorce Records, 1877-1939; 1 Fibredex box.
Disinterment/Reinterment Permits, 1976-1980; 1 manuscript box.
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
Declaration of Intent (to Become a Citizen), 1910-1911, 1940; 1 volume.
Professional Certificates of Registration, 1889-1971; 1 manuscript box.
Vestry Books (St. John’s Parish, Beaufort), 1742-1843; 3 volumes.
Minutes, Wardens of the Poor, 1844-1866; 1 volume.
Miscellaneous Records, 1741-1919; 3 Fibredex boxes.
Oyster Bed Records, 1879-1906; 1 volume, 1 Fibredex box.
Slave Records, 1793-1867; 1 Fibredex box.
Records of Assignees, Receivers and Trustees, 1795-1918; 2 Fibredex boxes.
ROADS AND BRIDGES
Road Records, 1811-1911; 2 Fibredex boxes.
Railroad Records, 1858-1913; 2 Fibredex boxes.
SCHOOL RECORDS
Minutes, Board of Superintendents of Common Schools, 1841-1860;
1 volume.
Minutes, Beaufort Peabody Educational Association, 1871-1872; 1 volume.
TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS
Lists of Taxables, 1802-1860; 10 volumes.
Tax Records, 1745-1899; 1 Fibredex box.
WILLS
Wills, 1744-1921; 10 Fibredex boxes.
MICROFILM RECORDS
CORPORATION AND PARTNERSHIPS
Record of Corporations, 1878-1957; 1 reel.
Record of Partnerships, 1917-1982; 1 reel.
Record of Dissolutions and Agreements, 1924-1946; 1 reel.
Index to Corporations, 1878-1982; 1 reel.
COURT RECORDS
County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
Minutes, 1732-1868; 11 reels.
Superior Court
Minutes, 1809-1949; 8 reels.
Equity Minutes, 1816-1868; 1 reel.
Prosecution Bonds, 1836-1845; 1 reel.
Index to Judgments, Plaintiff, 1869-1968; 2 reels.
Index to Judgments, Defendant, 1869-1968; 2 reels.
ELECTION RECORDS
Record of Elections, 1897-1958; 1 reel.
ESTATES RECORDS
Record of Estates, 1829-1862; 2 reels.
Record of Accounts, 1868-1961; 3 reels.
Administrators’ Bonds, 1884-1936; 3 reels.
Record of Administrators, Executors and Guardians, 1758-1959; 14 reels.
Record of Administrators, 1922-1959; 1 reel.
Appointment of Executors, 1868-1902; 1 reel.
Record of Executors and Guardians, 1928-1959; 1 reel.
Record of Guardians, 1852-1962; 9 reels.
Guardians’ Bonds, 1884-1903; 1 reel.
Inheritance Tax Records, 1923-1955; 1 reel.
Record of Settlements, 1880-1955; 2 reels.
LAND RECORDS
Record of Real Estate Conveyances, 1722-1947; 79 reels.
Sheriffs’ Deeds, 1800; 1 reel.
Index to Real Estate Conveyances, Grantor, 1722-1972; 9 reels.
Index to Real Estate Conveyances, Grantee, 1722-1972; 10 reels.
Land Entries, 1866-1895, 1905-1958; 1 reel.
Plat Books, 1926-1953; 1 reel.
Index to Plats, 1904-1982; 1 reel.
Record of Sales and Resales by Mortgagees and Trustees, 1922-1955; 2 reels.
MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS
Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868; 6 reels.
Record of Marriages, 1864-1872; 1 reel.
Marriage Registers, 1850-1981; 3 reels.
Index to Marriages, Female, 1850-1981; 1 reel.
Maiden Names of Divorced Women, 1938-1968; 1 reel.
Index to Births, 1913-1961; 2 reels.
Index to Deaths, 1913-1957; 1 reel.
MILITARY AND PENSION RECORDS
Record of Armed Forces Discharges, 1918-1968; 4 reels.
Index to Armed Forces Discharges, 1918-1981; 1 reel.
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
Declaration of Intent, 1910-1911, 1914; 1 reel.
Record of Lunacy, 1899-1945; 1 reel.
Orders and Decrees, 1868-1968; 7 reels.
Special Proceedings, 1882-1968; 2 reels.
Index to Special Proceedings, Plaintiff, 1869-1968; 1 reel.
Index to Special Proceedings, Defendant, 1869-1968; 1 reel.
OFFICIALS, COUNTY
Minutes, Board of County Commissioners, 1879-1959; 5 reels.
Index to Minutes, Board of County Commissioners, 1868-1939; 2 reels.
SCHOOL RECORDS
Minutes, Board of Superintendents of Common Schools, 1844-1858; 1 reel.
Minutes, County Board of Education, 1872-1956; 1 reel.
Minutes, Beaufort Peabody Educational Association, 1871-1872; 1 reel.
TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS
Lists of Taxables, 1802-1841; 1 reel.
WILLS
Record of Wills, 1745-1968; 5 reels.
Index to Wills, Devisor, 1745-1968; 1 reel.
Index to Wills, Devisee, 1745-1968; 1 reel.
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