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County Records

ROBESON COUNTY
Established in 1787 from Bladen County.
Many of the court records are missing; reason unknown.

ORIGINAL RECORDS
BONDS
Apprentice Bonds and Records, 1820-1904; 1 Fibredex box.
Bastardy Bonds and Records, 1813-1911, 1935-1966; 5 Fibredex boxes.
Officials’ Bonds and Records, 1795-1914; 2 Fibredex boxes.
COURT RECORDS
County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
Minutes, 1797-1813, 1830-1868; 11 volumes.
Execution Dockets, 1855-1867; 2 volumes.
Trial Docket, 1858-1868; 1 volume.
Superior Court
Minutes, 1844-1912; 19 volumes.
Minutes, Criminal, 1909-1966; 19 volumes.
Cross Index to Minutes, 1873-1912; 7 volumes.
Equity Minutes, 1847-1868; 1 volume.
Equity Execution Docket, 1850-1868; 1 volume.
Appearance Docket, 1859-1868; 1 volume.
Execution Dockets, 1836-1867; 3 volumes.
Recognizance Docket, 1841-1847; 1 volume.
State Dockets, 1841-1869; 2 volumes.
Trial Docket, 1846-1851, 1862; 1 volume.
Index to Judgments, 1867-1891; 2 volumes.
Civil Action Papers, 1801-1921; 33 Fibredex boxes.
Civil Action Papers Concerning Land, 1816-1926; 28 Fibredex boxes.
Criminal Action Papers, 1803-1966; 183 Fibredex boxes.
Inferior Court
Minutes, 1883-1885; 1 volume.
Circuit Criminal Court/Eastern District Criminal Court
Minutes, 1895-1900; 1 volume.
ELECTION RECORDS
Record of Elections, 1910-1938; 3 volumes.
ESTATES RECORDS
Record of Estates, 1829-1870; 7 volumes.
Record of Accounts, 1870-1910; 5 volumes.
Administrators’ Bonds, 1880-1891, 1899-1903; 2 volumes.
Estates Records, 1801-1935; 90 Fibredex boxes.
Guardians’ Records, 1821-1928; 8 Fibredex boxes.
Guardians’ Accounts, 1857-1902; 1 volume.
Cross Index to Guardians’ Accounts, [1857-1902]; 1 volume.
Guardians’ Bonds, 1900-1902; 1 volume.
Record of Settlements, 1869-1914; 1 volume.
Cross Index to Settlements, [1869-1914]; 1 volume.
Record of Probate (Estates) and Appointment, 1868-1936; 1 volume.
LAND RECORDS
Record of Deeds, 1792-1826; 6 volumes.
Ejectments, 1824-1900; 5 Fibredex boxes.
Attachments, Executions, Levies and Liens on Land, 1821-1914;
2 Fibredex boxes.
Miscellaneous Land Records, 1782-1926; 3 Fibredex boxes.
MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS
Marriage Bonds, 1803-1868; 7 Fibredex boxes.
Divorce Records, 1841-1920; 5 Fibredex boxes.
MILITARY AND PENSION RECORDS
Record of Pensions, 1908-1939; 1 volume.
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
Alien Registration, 1927; 1 volume.
Petitions for Naturalization, 1911-1913; 1 volume.
County Accounts, Buildings and Correspondence, 1810-1910; 1 Fibredex box.
Insolvents and Homestead and Personal Property Exemptions, 1793-1904;
2 Fibredex boxes.
Orders and Decrees, 1869-1904; 5 volumes.
Miscellaneous Records, 1817-1939; 5 Fibredex boxes.
Coroners’ Inquests, 1857-1965; 27 Fibredex boxes.
Records Concerning Lumber, Timber and Mills, 1835-1911; 1 Fibredex box.
Records Concerning Slaves and Free Persons of Color, 1814-1867;
4 Fibredex boxes.
Assignment Books, 1893-1905; 2 volumes.
Records of Assignees, Receivers and Trustees, 1877-1927; 5 Fibredex boxes.
ROADS AND BRIDGES
Appointment of Road Overseers, 1833-1868; 1 Fibredex box.
Road and Bridge Records, 1833-1924; 1 Fibredex box.
Railroad Records, 1857-1914; 7 Fibredex boxes.
TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS
List of Taxables, 1837-1845; 1 volume.
Tax Records, 1788-1910; 2 Fibredex boxes.
WILLS
Wills, 1783-1918, 1930, 1933, 1935; 13 Fibredex boxes.

MICROFILM RECORDS
CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Record of Corporations, 1890-1946; 2 reels.
Record of Partnerships, 1915-1966; 1 reel.
Index to Corporations and Partnerships, 1890-1966; 1 reel.
COURT RECORDS
County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
Minutes, 1797-1868; 4 reels.
Superior Court
Minutes, 1844-1899; 6 reels.
Minutes, Civil, 1899-1960; 23 reels.
Minutes, Criminal, 1901-1955; 7 reels.
Cross Index to Minutes, 1872-1966; 5 reels.
Equity Minutes, 1847-1868; 1 reel.
ELECTION RECORDS
Record of Elections, 1878-1922, 1940-1965; 1 reel.
ESTATES RECORDS
Record of Estates, 1829-1870; 3 reels.
Record of Accounts, 1870-1961; 17 reels.
Record of Administrators, Executors, Justices of the Peace and Notaries,
1869-1936; 1 reel.
Record of Administrators, 1907-1966; 8 reels.
Record of Executors, 1911-1966; 3 reels.
Record of Guardians, 1907-1966; 4 reels.
Record of Amounts Paid for Indigent Children, 1912-1966; 1 reel.
Inheritance Tax Records, 1923-1958; 1 reel.
Record of Settlements, 1869-1914; Cross Index to Settlements, 1869-1914;
1 reel.
Qualification of Trustees Under Wills, 1962-1965; 1 reel.
LAND RECORDS
Record of Deeds, 1787-1960; 161 reels.
Index to Real Estate Conveyances, Grantor, 1787-1966; 10 reels.
Index to Real Estate Conveyances, Grantee, 1787-1966; 12 reels.
Entry Takers’ Book, 1854-1945; 1 reel.
Record of Land Grants, 1788-1797; 1 reel.
Record of Land Sold for Taxes, 1925; 1 reel.
Federal Tax Lien Index, 1928-1966; 1 reel.
Registration of Land Titles, 1914-1923; 1 reel.
Record of Resale of Land, 1931-1966; 3 reels.
MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS
Marriage Bonds, 1786-1868; 7 reels.
Marriage Registers, 1867-1966; 7 reels.
Record of Marriage and Cohabitation, 1850-1866; 1 reel.
Maiden Names of Divorced Women, 1940-1966; 1 reel.
Index to Births, 1913-1965; 3 reels.
Index to Deaths, 1911-1963; 1 reel.
Index to Delayed Births, various years; 1 reel.
MILITARY AND PENSION RECORDS
Record of Armed Forces Discharges, 1917-1966; 9 reels.
Index to Armed Forces Discharges, 1917-1966; 1 reel.

MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
Record of Homestead Allotments, 1941-1961; 1 reel.
Orders and Decrees, 1869-1960; 27 reels.
Special Proceedings Dockets, 1868-1951; 6 reels.
Index to Special Proceedings, Plaintiff, 1868-1966; 1 reel.
Index to Special Proceedings, Defendant, 1868-1966; 1 reel.
OFFICIALS, COUNTY
Minutes, Board of County Commissioners, 1868-1936; 9 reels.
SCHOOL RECORDS
Minutes, County Board of Education, 1885-1911; 1 reel.
Boundaries of School Districts and Record of Elections, 1904-1927; 1 reel.
TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS
List of Taxables, 1837-1845; 1 reel.
WILLS
Record of Wills, 1787-1966; 10 reels.
Original Wills, 1783-1851; 2 reels.
Cross Index to Wills, 1787-1966; 2 reels.