THIS PAGE TELLS YOU WHAT IS AVAILABLE IN MOORE CO.
IF IT IS NOT LISTED HERE, IT DOES NOT EXIST!!
MOORE COUNTY RECORDS INFORMATION
Established in 1784 from Cumberland County.
Courthouse fire of 1889 destroyed most land records and many court records.
ORIGINAL RECORDS
BONDS
Apprentice Bonds, 1890-1903; 1 volume.
COURT RECORDS
County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
Minutes, 1784-1858; 7 volumes.
Appearance Docket, 1841-1854; 1 volume.
Execution Dockets, 1818-1867; 6 volumes.
Trial and Appearance Dockets, 1798-1841; 3 volumes.
Trial Docket, 1841-1845; 1 volume.
Index to Trial Docket, 1785-1868; 1 volume.
Superior Court
Minutes, 1869-1873; 1 volume.
Equity Trial Docket, 1850-1868; 1 volume.
Appearance Dockets, 1835-1869; 2 volumes.
Execution Dockets, 1834-1881; 4 volumes.
Recognizance Docket, 1836-1844, 1849; 1 volume.
State Docket, 1834-1851; 1 volume.
Civil Action Papers, 1829-1915; Criminal Action Papers, 1883-1916;
12 Fibredex boxes.
Civil Action Papers Concerning Land, 1874-1924; 16 Fibredex boxes.
ELECTION RECORDS
Record of Elections, 1878-1932; 4 volumes.
ESTATES RECORDS
Record of Estates, 1820-1862; 6 volumes.
Administrators’ Bonds, 1864-1922; 4 volumes.
Record of Dowers, 1889-1921; 1 volume.
Record of Widows’ Year’s Support, 1889-1968; 2 volumes.
Estates Records, 1828-1921; 19 Fibredex boxes.
Guardians’ Records, 1847, 1870-1912; 1 Fibredex box.
Guardians’ Accounts, 1834-1857, 1889-1931; 3 volumes.
Guardians’ Bonds, 1889-1929; 2 volumes.
LAND RECORDS
Deeds, 1797-1923; 1 Fibredex box.
Mortgage Deeds and Deeds of Trust, 1834-1926; 1 Fibredex box.
Ejectments, 1881-1913; 1 Fibredex box.
Attachments, Executions, Liens and Levies on Land, 1869-1915;
1 Fibredex box.
Miscellaneous Land Records, 1798-1926; 2 Fibredex boxes.
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MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS
Divorce Records, 1887-1915; 2 Fibredex boxes.
MILITARY AND PENSION RECORDS
List of Applications for Pensions, 1885-1888; 1 manuscript box.
Record of Pensions, 1890-1919; 2 volumes.
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
Record of Naturalization, 1887-1917; 1 volume.
County Accounts, 1796-1841; 1 volume.
Homestead and Personal Property Exemptions, 1864-1924; 4 Fibredex boxes.
Mining Records, 1882-1913; 1 Fibredex box.
Miscellaneous Records, 1784-1935; 5 Fibredex boxes.
Records of Assignees, Receivers and Trustees, 1869-1933; 4 Fibredex boxes.
ROADS AND BRIDGES
Appointment of Road Overseers, 1875-1895; 1 volume.
Railroad Records, 1889-1915; 3 Fibredex boxes.
TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS
Tax List, 1852-1860; 1 volume.
WILLS
Wills, 1831, 1859-1921; 3 Fibredex boxes.
MICROFILM RECORDS
CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Record of Corporations, 1889-1944; 2 reels.
Partnership Records, 1913-1965; 1 reel.
COURT RECORDS
County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
Minutes, 1784-1858; 3 reels.
Superior Court
Minutes, 1835-1956; 18 reels.
Index to Minutes, Plaintiff, 1786-1953; 2 reels.
Index to Minutes, Defendant, 1786-1953; 4 reels.
Criminal Judgment Docket, 1887-1896; 1 reel.
ELECTION RECORDS
Record of Elections, 1934-1964; 1 reel.
ESTATES RECORDS
Record of Estates, 1820-1831, 1837-1851, 1856-1861; 1 reel.
Record of Accounts, 1868-1965; 6 reels.
Administrators’ Bonds, 1880-1897, 1923-1963; 5 reels.
Appointment of Executors, 1868-1902; 1 reel.
Record of Guardians, 1834-1857; 1 reel.
Guardians’ Accounts, 1888-1965; 3 reels.
Guardians’ Bonds, 1890-1909; 1 reel.
Appointment of Guardians, 1932-1968; 2 reels.
Record of Accounts for Indigent Orphans, 1909-1959; 1 reel.
Record of Dowers and Widows’ Year’s Support, 1889-1964; 1 reel.
Estates Not Exceeding $300, 1950-1965; 1 reel.
Inheritance Tax Records, 1923-1966; 1 reel.
Record of Settlements, 1869-1965; 6 reels.
Index to Administrators and Executors, 1787-1819, 1898-1916; 1 reel.
Index to Guardians, 1889-1915; 1 reel.
Index to Final Accounts: Administrators, 1868-1965; 1 reel.
Index to Final Accounts: Guardians, 1868-1965; 1 reel.
LAND RECORDS
Record of Deeds, 1889-1961; 124 reels.
Index to Real Estate Conveyances, Grantor, 1889-1966; 10 reels.
Index to Real Estate Conveyances, Grantee, 1889-1966; 10 reels.
Index to Real Estate Conveyances, Grantor and Grantee: Banks and Trustees,
1940-1966; 1 reel.
Entry Book, 1889-1958; 1 reel.
Record of Grants, 1787-1965; 2 reels.
Map Books, 1902-1965; Index to Maps, 1907-1965; 3 reels.
Record of Sales and Re-sales of Land, 1930-1966; 3 reels.
MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS
Marriage Licenses, 1889-1961; 10 reels.
Marriage Record, 1851-1867; 1 reel.
Marriage Registers, 1889-1965; 2 reels.
Maiden Names of Divorced Women, 1939-1963; 1 reel.
Index to Births, 1913-1964; 2 reels.
Index to Deaths, 1913-1964; 1 reel.
Index to Delayed Births, 1879-1956; 1 reel.
MILITARY AND PENSION RECORDS
Record of Armed Forces Discharges, 1918-1965; 4 reels.
Index to Armed Forces Discharges, 1918-1965; 1 reel.
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
Orders and Decrees, 1868-1951; 11 reels.
Special Proceedings, 1901-1920; 1 reel.
Index to Special Proceedings, Plaintiff, 1869-1965; 3 reels.
Index to Special Proceedings, Defendant, 1869-1965; 2 reels.
Receivers’ and Assignees’ Accounts, 1896-1951; 1 reel.
OFFICIALS, COUNTY
Minutes, Board of County Commissioners, 1889-1945; 4 reels.
SCHOOL RECORDS
Minutes, County Board of Education, 1872-1941; 1 reel.
WILLS
Record of Wills, 1783-1965; 12 reels.
Index to Wills, Devisor, 1793-1965; 1 reel.
Index to Wills, Devisee, 1793-1965; 1 reel.