ANSON COUNTY
Established in 1750 from Bladen County.
Courthouse fire of 1868 destroyed many court records.
ORIGINAL RECORDS
BONDS
Apprentice Bonds and Records, 1873-1891; 1 Fibredex box.
Bastardy Bonds and Records, 1870-1903; 1 Fibredex box.
Officials’ Bonds, 1889-1895; 1 volume.
COURT RECORDS
County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
Minutes, 1771-1777, 1848-1858, 1868; 4 volumes.
Appearance Dockets, 1837-1845, 1856-1868; 2 volumes.
Execution Docket, 1861-1868; 1 volume.
Recognizance Docket, 1843-1845; Sheriffs’ Settlements, 1846-1861;
1 volume.
Trial Docket, 1852-1868; 1 volume.
Superior Court
Minutes, 1868-1909; Trial Docket, 1847-1850; 11 volumes.
Equity Minutes, 1847-1868; Equity Trial Docket, 1861-1868;
2 volumes.
Civil Action Papers, 1864-1908; 12 Fibredex boxes.
Civil Action Papers Concerning Land, 1870-1910; 2 Fibredex boxes.
Criminal Action Papers, 1868-1904; 25 Fibredex boxes.
ELECTION RECORDS
Record of Elections, 1878-1910; 3 volumes.
ESTATES RECORDS
Record of Estates, 1849-1855, 1868; 2 volumes.
Record of Accounts, 1868-1915; 4 volumes.
Administrators’ Bonds, 1873-1903; 3 volumes.
Estates Records, 1805-1953; 54 Fibredex boxes.
Guardians’ Records, 1848-1924; 7 Fibredex boxes.
Guardians’ Bonds, 1873-1902; 1 volume.
Record of Settlements, 1875-1910; 2 volumes.
Probate Court Minutes, 1869-1872; 1 volume.
LAND RECORDS
Record of Deeds, 1749-1838; 30 volumes.
Deeds, 1786-1909; 1 Fibredex box.
Deeds of Trust, 1863-1910; 4 Fibredex boxes.
Index to Deeds, 1749-1916; 5 volumes.
Miscellaneous Land Records, 1755-1909; 1 Fibredex box.
MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS
Marriage Bonds, 1762; 1 folder in Fibredex box.
Divorce Records, 1872-1925; 2 Fibredex boxes.
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Index to Vital Statistics, 1922-1932; 1 volume.
Disinterment/Reinterment Permits, 1967-1976; 1 manuscript box.
MILITARY AND PENSION RECORDS
Record of Pensions, 1885-1960; 5 volumes.
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
Declaration of Intent (to Become a Citizen), 1911-1920; 1 volume.
Naturalization Record, 1913-1924; 1 volume.
Orders and Decrees, 1868-1932; 1 volume.
Special Proceedings, 1874-1911; 6 volumes.
Miscellaneous Records, 1759-1960; 3 Fibredex boxes.
ROADS AND BRIDGES
Road Records, 1855, 1871-1903; 1 Fibredex box.
TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS
Tax Records, 1887; 1 Fibredex box.
WILLS
Record of Wills, 1751-1848; 3 volumes.
Wills, 1754-1946; 16 Fibredex boxes.
Cross Index to Wills, 1751-1929; 1 volume.
MICROFILM RECORDS
CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Record of Incorporations, 1888-1960; 1 reel.
Record of Partnerships, 1913-1973; 1 reel.
COURT RECORDS
County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
Minutes, 1771-1777, 1848-1858, 1868; 1 reel.
Superior Court
Minutes, 1868-1927; 9 reels.
Equity Minutes, 1847-1868; 1 reel.
Cross Index to Judgments, 1868-1956; 1 reel.
ELECTION RECORDS
Record of Elections, 1880-1962; 1 reel.
ESTATES RECORDS
Accounts of Sales, 1868; 1 reel.
Record of Accounts, 1868-1944; 5 reels.
Administrators’ Bonds, 1873-1954; 2 reels.
Record of Administrators, Executors and Guardians, 1868-1948; 3 reels.
Record of Executors, 1948-1960; 1 reel.
Guardians’ Bonds, 1873-1953; 1 reel.
Record of Guardians, 1945-1962; 1 reel.
Record of Accounts of Indigent Orphans, 1908-1948; 1 reel.
Inheritance Tax Records, 1920-1962; 1 reel.
Inventories and Accounts, 1849-1855; 1 reel.
Record of Settlements, 1875-1945; 3 reels.
LAND RECORDS
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Record of Deeds, 1749-1950; 53 reels.
Index to Deeds, Grantor, 1749-1973; 11 reels.
Index to Deeds, Grantee, 1749-1973; 9 reels.
Land Entries, 1851-1927; 1 reel.
Map Books, 1913-1967; 2 reels.
Index to Map Books, 1913-1961; 1 reel.
Record of Resale of Land by Trustees, 1920-1962; 1 reel.
MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS
Marriage Bonds, 1749-1868; 2 reels.
Marriage Licenses, 1869-1962; 7 reels.
Marriage Registers, 1870-1962; 1 reel.
Index to Births, 1913-1982; 2 reels.
Index to Deaths, 1913-1973; 1 reel.
Index to Delayed Births, various years; 1 reel.
MILITARY AND PENSION RECORDS
Record of Pensions, 1885-1960; 1 reel.
Record of Armed Forces Discharges, 1917-1982; 5 reels.
Index to Armed Forces Discharges, 1917-1962; 1 reel.
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
Declaration of Intent, 1911-1920; 1 reel.
Naturalization Record, 1913-1924; 1 reel.
Record of Lunacy, 1899-1968; 1 reel.
Orders and Decrees, 1868-1968; 1 reel.
Special Proceedings, 1874-1946, 1961-1962; 10 reels.
Index to Special Proceedings, 1886-1920; 1 reel.
Appointment of Receivers, 1911-1938; 1 reel.
OFFICIALS, COUNTY
Minutes, Board of County Commissioners, 1868-1931; 4 reels.
SCHOOL RECORDS
Minutes, County Board of Education, 1873-1919; 1 reel.
WILLS
Record of Wills, 1751-1955; 4 reels.
Cross Index to Wills, 1751-1968; 1 reel.