Please visit the North Carolina State Archives for more information. Guide to Research Materials in the North Carolina Archives County Records SAMPSON COUNTY Established in 1784 from Duplin County. Early court records are missing; losses may have been caused by Federal sympathizers in 1865 and clerk’s office fire of 1921. Early deed books of Duplin County prior to 1784 are listed herein. ORIGINAL RECORDS BONDS Bastardy Bonds and Records, 1835-1924; 2 Fibredex boxes. COURT RECORDS County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions Minutes, 1794-1868; 15 volumes. Appearance Dockets, 1821-1842, 1853-1868; 4 volumes. Execution Dockets, 1800-1868; 4 volumes. State Dockets, 1806-1868; 7 volumes. Trial and Appearance Dockets, 1784-1791, 1808-1814; 2 volumes. Trial Dockets, 1820-1868; 7 volumes. Superior Court Minutes, 1814-1925; 23 volumes. Equity Minutes, 1807-1868; 2 volumes. Equity Execution Dockets, 1823-1868; 2 volumes. Equity Trial Dockets, 1816-1862; 2 volumes. Appearance Docket, 1858-1868; 1 volume. Execution Dockets, 1819-1832, 1858-1869; 2 volumes. State Dockets, 1832-1868; 3 volumes. Trial and Appearance Docket, 1809-1831; 1 volume. Trial Dockets, 1845-1869; 2 volumes. Civil Action Papers, 1790-1924; 20 Fibredex boxes. Civil Action Papers Concerning Land, 1791-1932; 13 Fibredex boxes. Criminal Action Papers, 1823-1934; 26 Fibredex boxes. Inferior Court Minutes, 1881-1885; 1 volume. ELECTION RECORDS Record of Elections, 1878-1926; 3 volumes. ESTATES RECORDS Record of Estates, 1830-1849, 1855-1868; 8 volumes. Record of Accounts, 1868-1909; 6 volumes. Administrators’ Bonds, 1854-1908; 4 volumes. Estates Records, 1784-1923; 74 Fibredex boxes. Guardians’ Records, 1803-1918, 1929; 6 Fibredex boxes. Guardians’ Bonds, 1854-1907; 2 volumes. Record of Settlements, 1869-1910; 2 volumes. LAND RECORDS Land Divisions, 1811-1927; 1 volume. Record of Surveys, 1895-1911; 1 volume. Attachments, Executions, Liens and Levies on Land, 1825-1920; 3 Fibredex boxes. Miscellaneous Land Records, 1810-1928; 1 Fibredex box. MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS Divorce Records, 1869-1921; 4 Fibredex boxes. MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS Alien Registration, 1927, 1940; 1 volume. Petitions for Naturalization, 1911-1914; 1 volume. County Claims Allowed, 1828-1852; 1 volume. Homestead and Personal Property Exemptions, 1869-1923; 2 Fibredex boxes. Special Proceedings, 1867-1906; 23 Fibredex boxes. Minutes, Wardens of the Poor, 1785-1824; 1 volume. Miscellaneous Records, 1798-1928; 4 Fibredex boxes. Records of Assignees, Trustees and Receivers, 1856-1927; 5 Fibredex boxes. ROADS AND BRIDGES Record of Appointment of Road Overseers, 1829-1868; 3 volumes. Railroad Records, 1869-1921; 4 Fibredex boxes. TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS Miscellaneous Tax Records, 1789-1922; 1 Fibredex box. WILLS Wills, 1778-1953; 20 Fibredex boxes. MICROFILM RECORDS COURT RECORDS County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions Minutes, 1794-1868; 5 reels. Superior Court Minutes, 1814-1944; 12 reels. ELECTION RECORDS Record of Elections, 1920-1964; 1 reel. ESTATES RECORDS Record of Estates, 1830-1849, 1855-1868; 3 reels. Record of Accounts, 1868-1958; 10 reels. Administrators’ Bonds, 1908-1950; 5 reels. Guardians’ Bonds, 1907-1965; 3 reels. Amounts Paid for Indigent Children, 1930-1937; 1 reel. Inheritance Tax Records, 1924-1965; 1 reel. Record of Settlements, 1869-1961; 7 reels. Cross Index to Divisions and Sales of Estates, 1848-1927; 1 reel. Cross Index to Guardians, 1854-1965; Index to Estates, various dates; 1 reel. Index to Annual and Final Accounts, 1924-1937; 1 reel. Index to Estates, 1925-1965; 1 reel. LAND RECORDS Record of Deeds, 1752-1958; 302 reels. Cross Index to Real Estate Conveyances, 1754-1940; 15 reels. Index to Real Estate Conveyances, Grantor, 1941-1965; 7 reels. Index to Real Estate Conveyances, Grantee, 1941-1965; 7 reels. Index to Real Estate Conveyances, Grantee: Trustees, 1962-1965; 1 reel. Land Grants, 1770-1814; 2 reels. Land Grants and Entries, 1789-1874; 1 reel. Record of Surveys, 1895-1911; 1 reel. Record of Resale, 1922-1957; 5 reels. MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS Marriage Registers, 1867-1968; 2 reels. Maiden Names of Divorced Women, 1939-1964; 1 reel. Index to Births, 1913-1964; 2 reels. Index to Deaths, 1913-1964; 1 reel. Index to Delayed Births, various years; 1 reel. MILITARY AND PENSION RECORDS Record of Armed Forces Discharges, 1919-1989; 7 reels. Index to Armed Forces Discharges, 1919-1965; 1 reel. MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS Orders and Decrees, 1867-1956; 18 reels. Special Proceedings, 1868-1950; 2 reels. Miscellaneous Orders and Decrees, and Appointment of Notaries Public and Railroad Policemen, 1913-1961; 1 reel. Index to Special Proceedings, Plaintiff, 1867-1965; 1 reel. Index to Special Proceedings, Defendant, 1867-1965; 1 reel. Minutes, Wardens of the Poor, 1785-1824; 1 reel. OFFICIALS, COUNTY Minutes, Board of County Commissioners, 1868-1943; 5 reels. SCHOOL RECORDS Minutes, County Board of Education, 1895-1965; 1 reel. TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS Tax Lists, 1877-1893; 3 reels. WILLS Record of Wills, 1821-1965; 8 reels. Record of Wills Not Probated, 1782-1964; 1 reel. Index to Wills, 1820-1965; 2 reels.
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