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Guide to Research Materials in the NC Archives - Person County

PERSON COUNTY
Established in 1791 (effective 1792) from Caswell County.
ORIGINAL RECORDS

BONDS
Apprentice Bonds and Records, 1801-1925; 1 volume, 1 Fibredex box.
Bastardy Bonds and Records, 1793-1891; 1 Fibredex box.
Constables’ Bonds and Records, 1792-1854; 1 Fibredex box.
Officials’ Bonds and Records, 1792-1954; 2 volumes, 1 Fibredex box.
CENSUS RECORDS (County Copy)
Census, 1880; 2 volumes.
COURT RECORDS
County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
Minutes, 1792-1868; 14 volumes.
Rough Minutes and Dockets, 1803-1866; 1 Fibredex box.
Execution Dockets, 1813-1825, 1838-1868; 5 volumes.
Levy Dockets, 1795-1826, 1837; 2 volumes.
State Dockets, 1792-1868; 4 volumes.
Trial and Appearance Dockets, 1792-1814, 1824-1868; 5 volumes.
Summons Docket (Writs Issued), 1793-1807; 1 volume.
Witness Fee Docket, 1822-1853; 1 volume.
Superior Court
Minutes, 1807-1864, 1869-1909; 8 volumes.
Equity Minutes, 1808-1854; 2 volumes.
Equity Trial and Execution Docket, 1807-1853; 1 volume.
Equity Trial and Appearance Docket, 1854-1868; 1 volume.
Execution Dockets, 1808-1857; 3 volumes.
State Dockets, 1808-1838, 1851-1868; 2 volumes.
Trial and Appearance Dockets, 1807-1868; 3 volumes.
Summons Docket, 1869-1870; 1 volume.
Civil Action Papers, 1813-1939; 8 Fibredex boxes.
Civil Action Papers Concerning Board of County Commissioners,
1871-1906; 1 Fibredex box.
Civil Action Papers Concerning Land, 1775-1948; 4 Fibredex boxes.
ELECTION RECORDS
Election Records, 1804-1918; 1 Fibredex box.
ESTATES RECORDS
Record of Accounts, 1868-1908; 4 volumes.
Administrators’ Bonds, 1870-1882, 1889-1898; 2 volumes.
Estates Records, 1775, 1776, 1784, 1791-1951; 78 Fibredex boxes.
Guardians’ Records, 1792-1949; 6 Fibredex boxes.
Guardians’ Accounts, 1810-1865; 4 volumes.
Guardians’ Bonds, 1870-1899; 1 volume.
Record of Settlements, 1869-1898; 1 volume. Criminal Action Papers, 1815-1908; 1 Fibredex box.

LAND RECORDS
Deeds, 1777-1918; 4 Fibredex boxes.
Miscellaneous Deeds, 1774-1923; 2 Fibredex boxes.
Land Entry Book, 1873-1887, 1899; 1 volume.
Petitions for Partition, 1838-1918; 1 Fibredex box.
Petitions for Sale, 1856-1934; 3 Fibredex boxes.
Miscellaneous Land Records, 1775-1940; 2 Fibredex boxes.
MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS
Marriage Bonds, 1791-1868; 10 Fibredex boxes.
Record of Cohabitation, 1866; 1 volume.
Divorce Records, 1821-1939; 3 Fibredex boxes.
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
Alien Registration, 1927, 1940; 1 volume.
County Accounts, 1881-1885; 2 volumes.
List of Jurors, 1893-1915; 1 volume.
Registry of Licenses to Trades, 1877-1901; 1 volume.
Minutes, Wardens of the Poor, 1792-1868; 2 volumes.
Miscellaneous Records, 1771-1954; 3 Fibredex boxes.
Powers of Attorney, 1785-1900; 1 Fibredex box.
Tobacco and Snuff Manufacturer’s Record, 1869-1871; 1 volume.
Records of Assignees, Receivers and Trustees, 1842-1939; 3 Fibredex boxes.
OFFICIALS, COUNTY
Minutes, Board of Magistrates, 1880-1894; 1 volume.
Record of Magistrates, 1893-1922; 1 volume.
Record of Magistrates and Notaries Public, 1923-1943; 1 volume.
ROADS AND BRIDGES
Appointment of Road Overseers, 1823-1868; 2 volumes.
Road Records, 1797-1888; 1 Fibredex box.
Railroad Records, 1876-1921; 3 Fibredex boxes.
SCHOOL RECORDS
School Records, 1832-1930; 1 Fibredex box.
School Registers, 1887-1904; 8 volumes.
TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS
Lists of Taxables, 1915, 1925; 3 volumes.
List of Insolvents, 1892-1898; 1 volume.
Schedule B Taxes, 1869-1883; 1 volume.
Tax Records, 1792-1886; 2 Fibredex boxes.
Tax Receipt Book, 1871; 1 volume.

WILLS
Record of Wills, Inventories, Sales of Estates and Taxables, 1792-1844;
15 volumes.
Wills, 1790-1943; 17 Fibredex boxes.

MICROFILM RECORDS

CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Record of Corporations, 1895-1966; 1 reel.
Partnership Records, 1913-1966; 1 reel.
COURT RECORDS
County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
Minutes, 1792-1868; 4 reels.
Superior Court
Minutes, 1821-1864, 1869-1966; 8 reels.
ELECTION RECORDS
Record of Elections, 1906-1964; 1 reel.
ESTATES RECORDS
Record of Accounts, 1868-1966; 7 reels.
Administrators’ Bonds, 1870-1966; 5 reels.
Appointment of Executors, 1868-1894; Record of Executors, 1925-1966;
1 reel.
Guardians’ Accounts, 1810-1944; 1 reel.
Guardians’ Bonds, 1870-1899; 1 reel.
Appointment of Guardians, 1899-1966; 1 reel.
Clerk’s Receiver Accounts, 1894-1903; 1 reel.
Inheritance Tax Records, 1919-1961; 1 reel.
Record of Settlements, 1869-1966; 5 reels.
Index to Estates, 1947-1966; 1 reel.
LAND RECORDS
Record of Deeds, 1789-1959; 56 reels.
Index to Real Estate Conveyances, Grantor, 1790-1974; 6 reels.
Index to Real Estate Conveyances, Grantee, 1790-1974; 4 reels.
Index to Real Estate Conveyances, Grantee: Trustees, 1900-1974; 2 reels.
Entry Book, 1872-1899; 1 reel.
Record of Resale of Land by Trustees and Mortgagees, 1920-1960; 1 reel.
MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS
Marriage Bonds, 1791-1868; 6 reels.
Record of Marriage Certificates, 1851-1867; Marriage Registers, 1867-1966;
1 reel.
Maiden Names of Divorced Women, 1938-1966; 1 reel.
Index to Births, 1913-1979; 2 reels.
Index to Deaths, 1913-1986; 1 reel.
MILITARY AND PENSION RECORDS
Record of Armed Forces Discharges, 1918-1966; 3 reels.
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
Orders and Decrees, 1868-1962; 9 reels.
Index to Special Proceedings, 1954-1966; 1 reel.
OFFICIALS, COUNTY
Minutes, Board of County Commissioners, 1868-1947; 3 reels.
SCHOOL RECORDS
Minutes, Board of Superintendents of Common Schools, 1841-1864; Minutes,
County Board of Education, 1872-1886, 1909-1953; 1 reel.
TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS
Tax Scrolls, 1876-1925; 4 reels.
WILLS
Wills, Inventories, Sales of Estates and Taxables, 1792-1844; 7 reels.
Record of Wills, 1847-1968; 5 reels.
Original Wills, 1791-1900; 3 reels.
Cross Index to Wills, 1792-1956; 1 reel.
Index to Wills, Devisee, 1970-1986; 1 reel.

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