Please visit the North Carolina State Archives for more information. Guide to Research Materials in the North Carolina Archives County Records PENDER COUNTY Established in 1875 from New Hanover County. ORIGINAL RECORDS BONDS Officials’ Bonds, 1875-1886; 1 volume. COURT RECORDS Superior Court Civil Action Papers, 1878-1949; 3 Fibredex boxes. Civil Action Papers Concerning Land, 1877-1955; 15 Fibredex boxes. ESTATES RECORDS Administrators’ Bonds, 1875-1903; 1 volume. Record of Dowers, 1875-1922; 1 volume. Estates Records, 1866-1969; 16 Fibredex boxes. Guardians’ Records, 1856-1945; 2 Fibredex boxes. Guardians’ Bonds, 1875-1903; 1 volume. LAND RECORDS Deeds, 1819-1946; 4 Fibredex boxes. Mortgage Deeds and Deeds of Trust, 1874-1945; 2 Fibredex boxes. Index to Deeds, 1875-1900; 2 volumes. Ejectments, 1877-1941; 1 Fibredex box. Land Grants, 1784-1954; 1 Fibredex box. Attachments, Executions, Levies and Liens on Land, 1870-1940; 1 Fibredex box. Miscellaneous Land Records, 1873-1966; 4 Fibredex boxes. MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS Marriage Registers, 1875-1936; 6 volumes. Divorce Records, 1877-1950; 5 Fibredex boxes. MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS Registry of Licenses to Trades, 1875-1879; 1 volume. Stock Marks, 1875-1925; 2 volumes. Coroners’ Inquests, 1876-1968; 9 Fibredex boxes. Miscellaneous Records, 1856-1965; 3 Fibredex boxes. Records of Assignees, Receivers and Trustees, 1882-1964; 2 Fibredex boxes. ROADS AND BRIDGES Railroad Records, 1881-1946; 3 Fibredex boxes. WILLS Wills, 1832, 1875-1969; 27 Fibredex boxes. MICROFILM RECORDS BONDS Officials’ Bonds, 1875-1886; 1 reel. CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS Record of Corporations and Partnerships, 1903-1976; 2 reels. Index to Corporations and Partnerships, 1903-1982; 1 reel. COURT RECORDS Superior Court Minutes, 1875-1961; 6 reels. Index to Minutes, Plaintiff, 1875-1968; 1 reel. Index to Minutes, Defendant, 1875-1968; 3 reels. Index to Judgments, Liens and Special Proceedings, Plaintiff, 1875- 1968; 3 reels. Index to Judgments, Liens and Special Proceedings, Defendant, 1875- 1968; 3 reels. ELECTION RECORDS Record of Elections, 1918-1966; 1 reel. ESTATES RECORDS Administrators’ Bonds, 1875-1903; 1 reel. Record of Administrators, Executors and Guardians, 1903-1968; 4 reels. Record of Executors and Guardians, 1939-1967; 1 reel. Guardians’ Bonds, 1913-1926; 1 reel. Record of Amounts Paid for Indigent Children, 1913-1926; 1 reel. Record of Dowers, 1875-1922; 1 reel. Inheritance Tax Records, 1923-1959; 1 reel. Record of Inventories, 1875-1968; 4 reels. Record of Final Accounts, 1875-1968; 3 reels. Index to Final Accounts, 1875-1968; 1 reel. LAND RECORDS Record of Deeds, 1875-1955; 92 reels. Index to Real Estate Conveyances, Grantor, 1875-1977; 8 reels. Index to Real Estate Conveyances, Grantee, 1875-1977; 8 reels. Record of Land Entry, 1875-1963; 1 reel. Registration of Land Titles, 1916-1962; 2 reels. Federal Tax Lien Index, 1928-1968; 2 reels. Plat Books, 1881-1957; 1 reel. Index to Plats, 1920-1982; 1 reel. Record of Resale of Land by Trustees and Mortgagees, 1923-1968; 3 reels. MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS Marriage Licenses, 1886-1968; 11 reels. Marriage Registers, 1875-1971; 2 reels. Maiden Names of Divorced Women, 1937-1943; 1 reel. Index to Births, 1913-1971; 2 reels. Index to Deaths, 1913-1971; 2 reels. Index to Delayed Births, various years; 1 reel. MILITARY AND PENSION RECORDS Record of Armed Forces Discharges, 1942-1960; 1 reel. Record of Confederate Pensions, 1927-1934; 1 reel. MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS Record of Lunacy, 1903-1960; 1 reel. Orders and Decrees, 1875-1947; 1 reel. Special Proceedings, 1875-1968; 7 reels. Cross Index to Special Proceedings, 1875-1900; 1 reel. SCHOOL RECORDS Minutes, County Board of Education, 1875-1954; 3 reels. WILLS Record of Wills, 1875-1968; 4 reels. Cross Index to Wills, 1875-1931; 1 reel. Index to Wills, Devisor, 1875-1968; 1 reel. Index to Wills, Devisee, 1875-1968; 1 reel.
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