GUIDE TO RESEARCH MATERIALS IN THE NORTH CAROLINA ARCHIVES

RICHMOND COUNTY
Established in 1779 from Anson County
ORIGINAL RECORDS

BONDS
Apprentice Bonds and Records, 1782-1912; 1 volume, 1 Fibredex box. 
Bastardy Bonds and Records, 1783-1880; 1 volume, 1 Fibredex box. 
Record of Officials' Bonds, 1868-1922; 3 volumes. 
Officials' Bonds and Records, 1794-1924; 2 Fibredex boxes. 
Sheriffs' Bonds and Records, 1785-1912; 3 Fibredex boxes. 

COURT RECORDS 
County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions 
Minutes, 1779-1797, 1800-1868; 14 volumes, 1 manuscript box. 
Allowance Dockets, 1830-1841, 1848-1868; 2 volumes. 
Execution Dockets, 1783-1863; 2 volumes, 2 manuscript boxes. 
Recognizance Docket, 1797-1815; 1 manuscript box. 
State Dockets, 1784-1823; 2 volumes. 
Trial, Appearance and Reference Dockets, 1785-1814; 
2 manuscript boxes. 
Trial Docket, 1855-1868; 1 volume. 
Superior Court 
Minutes, 1823-1913; 15 volumes. 
Equity Minutes, 1829-1868; 3 volumes. 
Equity Enrolling Docket, 1851-1868; 1 manuscript box. 
Equity Execution Dockets, 1830-1868; 2 volumes. 
Equity Trial Docket, 1860-1868; 1 volume. 
Appearance Docket, 1831-1867; 1 volume. 
Execution Dockets, 1809-1824, 1845-1868; 4 volumes. 
Recognizance Docket, 1807-1834; 1 manuscript box. 
State Dockets, 1831-1868; 4 volumes. 
Criminal Issues Dockets, 1869-1899; 3 volumes. 
Trial and Appearance Docket, 1807-1823; 1 volume. 
Trial Dockets, 1831-1868; 2 volumes. 
Civil Issues Dockets, 1869-1900; 6 volumes. 
Miscellaneous Dockets, 1782-1934; 1 Fibredex box. 
Civil Action Papers, 1772-1928; 37 Fibredex boxes. 
Civil Action Papers Concerning County Commissioners and 
Municipalities, 1838-1910; 1 Fibredex box. 
Civil Action Papers Concerning Land, 1773-1926; 6 Fibredex boxes. 
Criminal Action Papers, 1777-1941; 31 Fibredex boxes. 

ELECTION RECORDS 
Record of Elections, 1878-1936; 5 volumes. 
Election Records, 1786-1936; 2 Fibredex boxes. 
Permanent Registration of Voters, 1902-1908; 1 volume. 

ESTATES RECORDS 
Record of Estates, 1778-1833, 1848-1863; 4 volumes. 
Record of Accounts, 1869-1916; 5 volumes. 
Administrators' Bonds, 1870-1911; 3 volumes. 
Appointment of Administrators, Executors, Guardians and Masters, 1868-1915; 2 volumes. 
Record of Widows' Year's Allowance, 1927-1967; 1 volume. 
Estates Records, 1772-1933; 69 Fibredex boxes. 
Guardians' Records, 1784-1913; 13 Fibredex boxes. 
Guardians' Accounts, 1858-1868; 1 volume. 
Guardians' Bonds, 1870-1915; 3 volumes. 
Record of Amounts Paid to Indigent Children, 1912-1927; 1 volume. 
Record of Settlements, 1869-1904; 1 volume. 
Fiduciary Account Book, 1834; 1 volume. 

LAND RECORDS 
Deeds of Sale, 1794-1930; 7 Fibredex boxes. 
Mortgage Deeds, 1822-1926, 1936; 2 Fibredex boxes. 
Miscellaneous Deeds, 1820-1934; 1 Fibredex box. 
Ejectments, 1786-1887; 2 Fibredex boxes. 
Land Entries, 1780-1798, 1849-1890; 3 volumes. 
Record of Land Sold for Taxes, 1932-1936; 5 volumes. 
Levies on Land, 1779-1894; 1 Fibredex box. 
Petitions for Partition, 1847-1912; 1 Fibredex box. 
Miscellaneous Land Records, 1762-1931; 1 Fibredex box. 

MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS 
Marriage Bonds, 1791-1868; 1 Fibredex box. 
Record of Marriage Certificates, 1851-1872; 1 volume. 
Marriage Registers, 1867-1937; 9 volumes. 
Cohabitation Certificates, 1866-1868; 1 manuscript box. 
Divorce Records, 1816-1910; 3 Fibredex boxes. 
Record of Applicants for Marriage Licenses, 1929-1932; 1 volume. 

MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS 
Alien Registration, 1940, 1956; 1 volume. 
County Accounts, 1783-1923; 2 Fibredex boxes. 
Record of Official Reports, 1875-1927; 2 volumes. 
Record of Homestead and Personal Property Exemptions, 1869-1874; 1 volume. 
Record of Oaths of Justices of the Peace, 1891-1916; 1 volume. 
Registry of Licenses to Trades, 1875-1885; 1 volume. 
Orders and Decrees, 1869-1903; 6 volumes. 
Special Proceedings Docket, 1883-1916; 1 volume. 
Miscellaneous Records, 1779-1939; 5 Fibredex boxes. 
Slave Records, 1778-1866; 2 Fibredex boxes. 
Records of Assignees, 1782-1911; 2 Fibredex boxes. 
Records of Receivers and Trustees, 1784-1929; 1 Fibredex box. 

ROADS AND BRIDGES 
Bridge Records, 1790-1897; 1 Fibredex box. 
Road Dockets, 1850-1866, 1877-1879; 2 volumes. 
Road Records, 1778-1909; 3 Fibredex boxes. 
Railroad Records, 1867-1914; 3 Fibredex boxes. 

SCHOOL RECORDS 
School Records, 1839-1903; 2 Fibredex boxes. 

TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS 
Tax Records, 1783-1898; 1 Fibredex box. 
Assessment of Land and Cost Docket, 1855, 1868-1869; 1 volume. 

WILLS 
Record of Wills and Inventories, 1789-1807; 1 pamphlet. 
Record of Wills, 1848-1864; 1 volume. 
Wills, 1779-1915; 10 Fibredex boxes. 
Cross Index to Wills, 1779-1934; 1 volume. 

MICROFILM RECORDS 
CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS 
Record of Incorporations, 1887-1964; 2 reels. 
Record of Partnerships, 1915-1964; 1 reel. 

COURT RECORDS 
County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions Minutes, 1779-1797, 1800-1868; 4 reels. 
Superior Court Minutes, 1823-1964; 15 reels. 
Equity Minutes, 1829-1868; 1 reel. 

ELECTION RECORDS 
Record of Elections, 1878-1964; 1 reel. 

ESTATES RECORDS 
Record of Accounts, 1869-1964; 7 reels. 
Appointment of Administrators, Executors and Guardians, 1865-1935; 1 reel. 
Record of Administrators, 1911-1964; 4 reels. 
Appointment of Executors, 1926-1964; 1 reel. 
Appointment of Guardians, 1935-1964; 2 reels. 
Amounts Paid for Indigent Children, 1912-1927, 1955-1963; 1 reel. 
Record of Accounts and Receivership of Minors, 1925-1953; 1 reel. 
Widows' Year's Allowance, 1927-1963; 1 reel. 
Inheritance Tax Records, 1923-1964; 1 reel. 
Record of Settlements, 1854-1964; 5 reels. 
Qualification of Trustees Under Wills, 1963; 1 reel. 
Index to Administrators, Executors and Guardians, 1911-1964; 1 reel. 

LAND RECORDS 
Record of Deeds, 1777-1962; 183 reels. 
Index to Real Estate Conveyances, Grantor, 1784-1961; 5 reels. 
Index to Real Estate Conveyances, Grantee, 1784-1961; 4 reels. 
Land Entries, 1780-1795, 1849-1945; 1 reel. 
Land Grants, 1854-1929; 1 reel. 
Federal Tax Lien Index, 1935-1951; 1 reel. 
Record of Resale by Trustees and Mortgagees, 1921-1964; 4 reels. 

MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS 
Marriage Bonds, 1779-1868; 1 reel. 
Marriage Licenses, 1870-1964; 8 reels. 
Marriage Registers, 1851-1964; 2 reels. 
Cohabitation Certificates, 1866-1868; 1 reel. 
Index to Births, 1914-1972; 2 reels. 
Index to Deaths, 1913-1967; 1 reel. 
Index to Delayed Births, various years; 1 reel. 

MILITARY AND PENSION RECORDS 
Record of Armed Forces Discharges, 1918-1972; 8 reels. 
Index to Armed Forces Discharges, 1918-1964; 1 reel. 

MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS 
Homesteads and Exemptions, 1869-1874; 1 reel. 
Clerk's Minute Dockets, 1916-1960; 2 reels. 
Orders and Decrees, 1869-1964; 12 reels. 
Special Proceedings, 1883-1964; 1 reel. 
Appointment of Receivers, 1955-1964; 1 reel. 

OFFICIALS, COUNTY 
Minutes, Board of County Commissioners, 1868-1964; 9 reels. 

SCHOOL RECORDS 
Minutes, Board of Superintendents of Common Schools, 1839-1840; Minutes, 
County Board of Education, 1877-1925; 1 reel. 

TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS 
Tax List, 1915; 1 reel. 

WILLS 
Record of Wills, 1779-1964; 5 reels. 
Cross Index to Wills, 1779-1968; 2 reels.


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