GUIDE TO RESEARCH MATERIALS IN THE NORTH CAROLINA ARCHIVES
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Established in 1754 from Bladen County.
ORIGINAL RECORDS
BONDS
Apprentice Bonds and Records, 1812-1909; 1 volume, 2 Fibredex boxes.
Bastardy Bonds and Records, 1760-1910; 1 volume, 1 Fibredex box.
Constables' Bonds, 1779-1883, 1920; 1 Fibredex box.
Officials' Bonds, 1777-1954; 2 Fibredex boxes.
CENSUS RECORDS (County Copy)
Census, 1840; 1 volume.
COURT RECORDS
County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
Minutes, 1755-1868; 44 volumes.
Appeal Dockets, 1791-1834, 1857-1868; 5 volumes.
Appearance Dockets, 1789-1868; 7 volumes.
Execution Dockets, 1785-1868; 14 volumes.
Judgment Docket, 1823-1825; 1 volume.
Levy Dockets, 1821-1835; 2 volumes.
Recognizance Docket, 1789-1806; 1 volume.
State Dockets, 1784-1860; 4 volumes.
Trial, Appearance and Reference Dockets, 1774-1787; 2 volumes.
Trial Dockets, 1788-1868; 11 volumes.
Superior Court
Minutes, 1806-1818, 1831-1913; 24 volumes.
Equity Minutes, 1830-1868; 3 volumes.
Equity Enrolling Docket, 1845-1867; 1 volume.
Equity Execution Docket, 1862-1868; 1 volume.
Equity Trial Dockets, 1840-1868; 2 volumes.
Equity Costs Docket, 1827-1855; 1 volume.
Appearance Docket, 1853-1869; 1 volume.
Argument Docket, 1807-1816; 1 volume.
Execution Dockets, 1818-1868; 6 volumes.
State Dockets, 1816-1847; 3 volumes.
Trial Docket, 1830-1846; 1 volume.
Civil Action Papers, 1759-1914; 4 Fibredex boxes.
Civil Action Papers Concerning Land, 1857-1945; 2 Fibredex boxes.
Criminal Action Papers, 1772-1927; 3 Fibredex boxes.
Circuit Criminal Court/Eastern District Criminal Court
Minutes, 1897-1901; 1 volume.
ELECTION RECORDS
Record of Elections, 1900-1921; 2 volumes.
Election Records, 1793-1925; 4 Fibredex boxes.
ESTATES RECORDS
Record of Estates, 1825-1868; 6 volumes.
Record of Accounts, 1868-1900; 3 volumes.
Administrators' Bonds, 1869-1906; 4 volumes.
Appointment of Administrators, Executors, Guardians and Masters, 1868-
1906; 1 volume.
Division of Estates, 1818-1860; 1 volume.
Estates Records, 1758-1930; 79 Fibredex boxes.
Guardians' Records, 1795-1916; 10 Fibredex boxes.
Guardians' Accounts, 1830-1868; 3 volumes.
Guardians' Bonds, 1869-1906; 3 volumes.
Record of Settlements, 1869-1916; 2 volumes.
Clerk's Account Book, 1898-1908; 1 volume.
LAND RECORDS
Deeds, 1787-1956; 20 Fibredex boxes.
Deeds of Trust, 1837, 1852, 1903-1956; 1 Fibredex box.
Mortgage Deeds, 1894-1947; 1 Fibredex box.
Index to Deeds, 1752-1856; 2 volumes.
Miscellaneous Land Records, 1784-1955; 1 Fibredex box.
Chattel Mortgages, 1899-1901; 1 volume.
MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS
Marriage Bonds, 1800-1868; 15 Fibredex boxes.
Marriage Licenses, 1868-1906, 1908; 17 Fibredex boxes.
Marriage Registers, 1851-1941; 8 volumes.
Disinterment/Reinterment Permits, 1953-1981; 1 Fibredex box.
MILITARY AND PENSION RECORDS
Record of Pensions, 1915-1926; 1 volume.
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
Alien Registration, 1927-1942; 1 volume.
Applications for Naturalization, 1894-1904; 1 volume.
Coroners' Inquests, 1791-1909; 1 Fibredex box.
County Trustee Accounts, 1845-1855; 1 volume.
Record of Claims Allowed, 1797-1836; 1 volume.
Orders and Decrees, 1869-1913; 9 volumes.
Account Book, Cumberland Agricultural Society, 1823-1825; 1 volume.
Miscellaneous Records, 1758-1965; 7 Fibredex boxes.
Records of Assignees, Receivers and Trustees, 1839-1926; 3 Fibredex boxes.
Record of Assignments, 1894-1912; 1 volume.
ROADS AND BRIDGES
Road Dockets, 1825-1855; 2 volumes.
TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS
Lists of Taxables, 1777-1884; 7 volumes.
Poll Tax Register, 1902-1904; 1 volume.
WILLS
Wills, 1757-1955; 37 Fibredex boxes.
Cross Index to Wills, 1796-1933; 1 volume.
MICROFILM RECORDS
BONDS
Apprentice Bonds, 1873-1894; 1 reel.
Bastardy Bonds, 1867-1883; 1 reel.
CENSUS RECORDS (County Copy)
Census, 1840, 1850; 1 reel.
CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Record of Incorporations, 1898-1923; 1 reel.
COURT RECORDS
County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
Minutes, 1755-1868; 9 reels.
Superior Court
Minutes, 1867-1947, 1952-1955; 15 reels.
Equity Minutes, 1830-1868; 1 reel.
ELECTION RECORDS
Record of Elections, 1906-1960; 1 reel.
ESTATES RECORDS
Record of Estates, 1825-1868; 3 reels.
Record of Division of Estates, 1808-1860; 1 reel.
Accounts and Inventories, 1868-1962; 10 reels.
Appointment of Administrators, Executors, Guardians and Trustees,
1956-1962; 3 reels.
Index to Appointment of Administrators, Executors, Guardians and Trustees,
1849-1962; 1 reel.
Record of Administrators, 1906-1956; 7 reels.
Guardians' Accounts, 1820-1862; 2 reels.
Record of Guardians, 1906-1956; 2 reels.
Inheritance Tax Records, 1921-1962; 1 reel.
Record of Estates not Exceeding $300, 1930-1956; 1 reel.
Record of Settlements, 1869-1962; 5 reels.
Index to Estates, 1949-1962; 1 reel.
LAND RECORDS
Record of Deeds, 1754-1947; 176 reels.
Index to Deeds, Grantor, 1754-1942; 7 reels.
Index to Deeds, Grantee, 1754-1942; 7 reels.
Record of Grants, 1897-1926; 1 reel.
Index to Record of Grants, 1774-1927; 1 reel.
Record of Surveys and Plats, 1904-1910; 1 reel.
Plat Books, 1911-1950, 1957-1962; 2 reels.
Index to Plats, 1905-1973; 1 reel.
Land Sales by Trustees and Mortgagees, 1921-1962; 5 reels.
Index to Land Sales by Trustees and Mortgagees, 1956-1962; 1 reel.
MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS
Marriage Bonds, 1803-1868; 5 reels.
Marriage Bond Abstracts, 1808-1868; 1 reel.
Marriage Licenses, 1868-1961; 19 reels.
Marriage Registers, 1851-1962; 9 reels.
Index to Births, 1913-1962; 4 reels.
Index to Deaths, 1913-1962; 3 reels.
MILITARY AND PENSION RECORDS
Record of Armed Forces Discharges, 1919-1973; 10 reels.
Index to Armed Forces Discharges, 1919-1973; 1 reel.
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
Orders and Decrees, 1869-1959; 10 reels.
Index to Special Proceedings and Orders and Decrees, Plaintiff, 1869-1962;
2 reels.
Index to Special Proceedings and Orders and Decrees, Defendant, 1869-1962;
2 reels.
OFFICIALS, COUNTY
Minutes, Board of County Commissioners, 1868-1924; 2 reels.
Index to Minutes, Board of County Commissioners, 1871-1940; 1 reel.
SCHOOL RECORDS
Minutes, County Board of Education, 1885-1962; 1 reel.
TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS
Lists of Taxables, 1771-1783, 1816-1823, 1837-1849, 1857-1884; 5 reels.
Tax Levies on Land, 1833-1835; 1 reel.
WILLS
Record of Wills, 1761-1962; 7 reels.
Index to Wills, 1796-1962; 1 reel.
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