HALIFAX   COUNTY NCGenWeb Project

RESEARCH HELP AND LOOKUP PAGE

Here you will find a listing of Volunteers to do Lookups ONLY in certain books or records, NOT FOR GENERAL RESEARCH.  In addition, there are also a number of Resources listed on our Research Links page as well as on each of our individual RESOURCE index pages reached from the Homepage which you may wish to check out, too.  To request a lookup from any of the below references, click on the name of the Owner or Researcher. Please limit requests to two at a time, and be specific about what you need to try to include names and a timeline, so as not to overwhelm our volunteers. Please note that our Look Up Volunteers cannot do your research for you, they can only check for one or two names for limited information from the referenced materials as indicated below.  If you need Professional help, please check the resources listed below.  If you own or have easy access to any kind of reference material for Halifax County, and are willing to do lookups, please contact me and I will gladly add your name to this page.  

Also Free Lookups:

Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness (RAOGK)

Need Professional Research Assistance?

Any inquiries about service, arrangements for such service, or any negotiations, must be made directly between you and the researcher.

Association of Professional Genealogists

Genealogy Freelancers

List of Genealogy Researchers on Cyndi's List

Researching Information

Are you new to researching and don't know how to get started? Check with our Basic Step for Starting Genealogy Research page

There are also Getting Started Pages with detailed instructions at the following websites:

State Library of North Carolina-Getting Started

Need help with researching your African American ancestors? Check out Basic Guide to Start Researching Enslaved People

Need further tips on researching Slave Ancestors? A very informative article by some of the foremost African American researchers in the country:
Jumping Chasms
 

Family History Centers are located throughout the United States to help researchers where a number of genealogical resources including records on microfilm & microfiche, CDs, published reference sources for the area of interest, genealogies, histories, gazetteers, atlases & maps, etc. are available for using in the facility. The Centers are free to visitors and some of the smaller centers require that you make an appointment since they have limited staff who are all volunteers. You may also want to read about some of their online courses and see what kinds of records are available by visiting their online Learning Center. Find a FamilySearch Center near you by clicking here.

See our Queries Page for information on posting messages for your research

Need DNA HELP?

DNA Explained in simple, laymen's terms

DNA–What, when, how, why– FAQs for beginners.

Also Visit the DNA Message Boards on Ancestry.com

Obtaining copies of Historical Documents

Note: all of these addresses & websites are posted on our Research Links page

The Halifax County Register of Deeds has copies of land records starting from 1732. Marriage records are available since 1825. Birth & Death records are available since October 1913. Generally, it is more cost effective to obtain documents from the County offices for non-certified copies rather than the State Archives, so contact the Registry for availability & pricing.

The Clerk of the Superior Court for Halifax County has copies of court, wills and estate records starting from 1759 if they have not been transferred to the State Archives.

The North Carolina State Archives has copies of  most records prior to about 1930. For a listing of available Halifax County records at the Archives, click onto our Guide.  It is generally more cost effective to order directly from the County offices, so check the local offices first for document availability. Before ordering anything from the Archives, please read our Contacting the State Archives page.

North Carolina Vital Records has copies of newer records and is advisable for obtaining certified copies of Birth, Marriage, Death and Divorce records.  Check their website for further details and fees.

One final note, some of these records are now available online at both FamilySearch (free) and Ancestry.com (subscription), they are downloadable images of Marriage and Death certificates. I suggest that you check those sites before ordering any. A listing with direct links to the collections are here:   

NC Vital Records

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©2011 to present by Deloris Williams, the NCGenWeb Project, Inc., and/or individual contributors.  You are free to copy records on this site for your own personal research.  But any republication or reposting of collections in their entirety is expressly forbidden without the written consent of the owner.  Last updated 06/22/2020