DIED – In Newbern, in the 13th year of her age, Miss Caroline M. BLACKLEDGE, daughter of William S. BLACKLEDGE, Esq.
Source: Raleigh Register, 22 Mar 1844.
What’s New
Index to Craven County Estate Files, 1663-1979
FamilySearch.org has an online database of estate records from across the state that span 1663-1979. Thanks to a collaboration between the NC Genealogical Society (NCGS), the NC State Archives, and volunteer indexers, the database is being made available online at https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1911121.
Use the index below to browse those records specific to Craven County. Each name in the document below is a hyperlink to the record on the FamilySearch.org website.
Craven County NC Loose Estates Index by NCGenWebProject
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LANE, George (1841)
The following death notice for George LANE, infant son of Hardy B. LANE, appeared in the July 13, 1841 issue of the Raleigh Register newspaper.
STANLEY, George (1841)
The following death notice for George STANLEY, infant son of James G. STANLEY Jr., appeared in the May 14, 1841 issue of the Raleigh Register newspaper.
STEWART, Charles (1841)
The following death notice for Charles STEWART appeared in the December 10, 1841 issue of the Raleigh Register newspaper.
DALRYMPLE, Ann (1841)
The following death notice for Ann DALRYMPLE appeared in the May 28, 1940 issue of the Raleigh Register. She was the widow of Captain Alexander DALRYMPLE.
Craven County Apprentice Bonds, 1769-1910
Thanks to the diligent work of the Craven County Public Library, you can access a list of county apprentice bonds on their website that span 1769-1910. Apprentice bonds were for children who ” …were orphaned, needed employment, or wanted to learn a trade” [1]
The list on the library website is divided into several files, each covering a specific time period. What kind of information might you find in a bond record? In this set, you can find names of free persons of color for the earlier bonds (e.g. prior to 1820). Perhaps the most useful aspect of the bonds are the names & relationships that may be included, especially among some of the African-American youth included. Seeing the names can help give a better indication of who was living in the community and can be powerful when combined with more traditional information sources.
To access the full list, please visit the Craven County Public Library website. Of interesting note, the Coastal Carolina Indian Center has extracted just the bonds from these files for Free Persons of Color from 1796-1820.
[1] “North Carolina Occupations.” FamilySearch Wiki. FamilySearch.org, 7 Jan. 2011. Web. 16 May 2012. <https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/North_Carolina_Occupations>.
JONES, Asa (1840)
The following death notice appeared in the February 21, 1840 issue of the Raleigh Register.
GUION, John W. (1840)
The following death notice appeared in the July 24, 1840 issue of the Raleigh Register. Mr. Guion was the Cashier of the Merchants’ Bank of Newbern and formerly of Wake county.
JARVIS, Susan Ann (1839)
DIED – At White Plains, N.Y., in the 29th year of her age, Mrs. Susan Ann JARVIS, wife of Mr. Moses W. JARVIS, Merchant of Newbern.
Source: Raleigh Register, 31 Aug 1839.