Last update:Monday, 21-Sep-2009 13:34:14 MDT

MAPS OF BERTIE COUNTY

Albemarle 1663-1668

 Carolina was originally a proprietary province. Established in 1663, Albemarle encompassed the newly formed Lord's Propietors' province of Carolina. The land under a royal charter from King Charles all belonged to eight Lord Proprietors and they also made up the government. The settlers who came here were chiefly from Virginia and for the most part of English descent.

North Carolina Genesis: 17th Century Albemarle County Lindley S. Butler, Ph.D. Perquimans County Restoration Association. Hertford, N.C.

Albemarle-1633

Shaftsbury Precinct - 1671-1681

Shaftsbury1671
The three precincts bore the names of three Lord Proprietors: Sir Carteret; Sir Berkley; Lord Shaftesbury.

Chowan Precinct around 1684
Chowan 1696 
1. Currituck
2. Pasquotank
3. Perquimans
4. Chowan
Carteret Precinct was divided into Currituck and Pasquotank, and the three original precincts now became four. Now the "proprietor" names were changed to those of the principal streams. About 1738 these precincts became known as counties.

Settlement continued to be limited to the major waterways. Your "Bertie County ancestors" at this time was only settled along the Chowan River and deeds would indicate that they lived in Chowan Precinct.

Be sure to check Chowan County Archives for early documents. Your Bertie ancestors might have been in this area by that time! Visit the Chowan County Page and place a query for the early ancestors.

Bertie County Page last updated: Monday, 21-Sep-2009 13:34:14 MDT


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