Bench Docket, 1816 - 1840; 1 volume
Civil Action Papers, 1736 - 1926; 36 fibredex boxes
Civil Action Papers Concerning Land, 1794 - 1925; 8 fibredex boxes
Civil and Criminal Action Papers Concerning County Officials, 1798 - 1922; 1 fibredex box
Criminal Action Papers, 1739 - 1918; 22 fibredex boxes
Equity Minutes, 1852 - 1859, 1866 - 1868; 1 volume
Execution Dockets, 1808 - 1862, 1867, 1869; 2 volumes
Executions, 1782 - 1915, 1924; 23 fibredex boxes
Minutes, 1807 - 1883; 4 volumes, 1 MS box
State Dockets, 1815 - 1864, 1867 - 1869, 1874 - 1895, 1899 - 1905; 3 volumes
Trial and Appearance Dockets, 1816 - 1864; 2 volumes
Election Records
Record of Elections, 1878 - 1968; 5 volumes
Estates Records
Administrators' Bonds, 1904 - 1924; 1 volume
Appointment of Administrators, Executors, Guardians and Masters, 1868 - 1878; 1 MS box
Estates, Record of, 1802 - 1869; 4 volumes
Estates Records, 1738 - 1935, 1947 - 1960, 1968; 58 fibredex boxes {See also CRX Records]
Guardians' Bonds, 1859 - 1868; 1 MS box
Guardians' Records, 1754 - 1925, 1944 - 1954; 3 fibredex boxes
Land Records
Deeds and Miscellaneous Deeds, 1744 - 1911, 1924;1 fibredex box
Deeds, Record of, 1736 - 1819; 12 volumes
Ejectments, 1786 - 1921; 3 fibredex boxes
Land Entry Books, 1778 - 1796, 1887 - 1924; 1 volume, 1 MS box
Miscellaneous Land Records, 1755 - 1923, 1941, 1981; 2 fibredex boxes
Petitions for Partition and Sale of Land, 1810 - 1952; 2 fibredex boxes
Processioners' Records, 1748, 1800 - 1921; 2 fibredex boxes
Marriage, Divorce and Vital Statistics
Marriage Bonds, 1742 - 1868; 6 fibredex boxes
Divorce Records, 1815 - 1925, 1954; 2 fibredex boxes
Military and Pension Records [See Miscellaneous Reords]
Miscellaneous Records
Canal and Drainage Records, 1805 - 1927; 1 fibredex box
Confederate Veterans Association, Minutes, 1889 - 1917; 1 volume
Insolvent Debtors and Homestead and Personal Property Exemptions, 1821 - 1928; 2 fibredex boxes
Justices of the Peace, Records of, 1812 - 1912; 1 fibredex box
Miscellaneous Records, 1735, 1756 - 1975; 3 fibredex boxes [See also CRX Records]
Railroad Records, 1886 - 1923; 1 fibredex box
Road Records, 1786 - 1929; 3 fibredex boxes
Slaves and Free Persons of Color, Records of, 1793 - 1868; 2 fibredex boxes
Stock Marks, Record of, 1763 - 1819; 1 pamphlet
Strays, Record of, 1918, 1923; School Records, 1893; 1 volume
Roads and Bridges [See Miscellaneous Records]
Tax and Fiscal Records
Tax Records, 1782 - 1929; 1 fibredex box
Wills
Wills, 1744 - 1925; 6 fibredex boxes
CRX Records
Deeds, 1759; 1 folder
Estates Record, 1910; 1 folder
Miscellaneous Records, 1764 -1937; 10 folders
Microfilm Records in the NC State Archives
The following microfilm is available for viewing at the Archives and may also be purchased.
Court Records
County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
Minutes, 1735 - 1868; 4 reels
Superior Court
Equity Minutes, 1852 - 1868; 1 reel
Judgements, Index to, Defendant, 1869 - 1968; 1 reel
Judgements, Index to, Plaintiff, 1869 - 1968; 1 reel
Minutes, 1807 - 1868; 5 reels
Election Records
Elections, Record of, 1880 - 1968; 3 reels
Estate Records
Accounts, Record of, 1868 - 1961; 2 reels
Administrators' Bonds, 1904 - 1924; 1 reel
Administrators and Executors, Cross Index to, 1940 - 1968; 1 reel
Administrators, Executors and Guardians, Record of, 1915 - 1967; 1 reel
Administrators, Record of, 1929 - 1961; 1 reel
Appointment of Executors, 1868 - 1878; 1 reel
Dowers, Record of, 1939; 1 reel
Estates, Record of, 1802 - 1868; 3 reels
Guardians Bonds, 1859 - 1868; 1 reel
Guardians, Cross Index to, 1906 - 1916; 1 reel
Ormond, Wyriott, Estate Records and Miscellaneous Accounts, 1758 - 1828; 1 reel
Settlements, Record of, 1867 - 1968; 1 reel
Land Records
Deeds, Record of, 1736 - 1959; 52 reels
Grants, Record of, 1779 - 1780; 1 reel
Land Entries, 1887 - 1924; 1 reel
Map Book, 1911 - 1975; 1 reel
Real Estate Conveyances, Index to, Grantor, 1729 - 1960; 2 reels
Real Estate Conveyances, Index to, Grantee, 1729 - 1960; 2 reels
Registration of Land Titles, 1918 - 1960; 1 reel
Resale of Land by Mortgagees and Trustees, Record of, 1932 - 1956; 1 reel
Marriage, Divorce and Vital Statistics
Delayed Births, Index to, various years; 1 reel
Marriage Bond Abstracts, 1741 - 1868; 1 reel
Marriage Bonds, 1741 - 1868; 3 reels
Marriage Records, 1851 - 1868; 1 reel
Marriage Registers, 1877 - 1975; 2 reels
Vital Statistics, Index to, 1913 - 1961; 1 reel
Military and Pension Records
Confederate Veterans Association, Minutes, 1889 - 1917; 1 reel
Miscellaneous Records
Clerks' Minute Docket, 1925 - 1929; 1 reel
Inquisition of Lunacy, Record of, 1900 - 1914; 1 reel
Orders and Decrees, 1868 - 1961; 2 reels
Special Proceedings, 1907 - 1968; 4 reels
Special Proceedings, Cross Index to, 1907 - 1968; 1 reel
Officials, County
Board of County Commissioners, Minutes, 1878 - 1981; 5 reels
County Board of Social Services, Minutes, 1937 - 1986; 2 reels
County Planning Board, Minutes, 1970 - 1986; 1 reel
School Records
County Board of Education, Minutes, 1911 - 1975; 2 reels
Tax and Fiscal Records
List of Taxables, 1782, 1850; 1 reel
Tax Lists, 1877 - 1899, 1901, 1915; 2 reels
Wills
Wills, Cross Index to, 1750 - 1968; 1 reel
Wills, Record of, 1750 - 1961; 2 reels
Microfilm Records in the NC State Archives
The following microfilm is not available for viewing at the Archives but may be purchased. They were filmed
by the Mormon Church and may be ordered and viewed in their chuch libraries.
Apprentice Bonds
Bonds, Apprentice, 1742 - 1886; 1 reel
Bastardy Bonds
Bonds, Bastardy, 1793 - 1879; 2 reels
Estate Records
Estates, Record of, 1738 - 1935, 1947 - 1960, 1968; 24 reels
Guardians
Apointment & Record of Guardians, 1868 - 1878; 1 reel
Land Records
Land Entries, 17787 - 1796; 1 reel
Slave Records
Slaves, Record of, 1793 - 1868; 1 reel
Wills
Wills, Original, 1744 - 1922; 2 reels
Tyrrell County Courthouse Records
The Tyrrell County Courthouse is located in Columbia, NC. There are
no restrictions on access to records and they will answer queries and send
copies of records. The Register of Deeds
has been very helpful to me and every other researcher I know in the past.
For deeds, marriage, birth and death records, write the Register of Deeds,
Tyrrell County, P.O. Box 449, Columbia, NC 27925, telephone (252) 796-2901.
For estate records, wills, etc., you must write the Clerk of Court, Tyrrell
County, P.O. Box 406, Columbia, NC 27925. telephone (252) 796-6281. Copies
are 25 cents per page.
