GUIDE TO RESEARCH MATERIALS IN THE NORTH CAROLINA ARCHIVES


CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Established in 1754 from Bladen County.
ORIGINAL RECORDS
BONDS 
Apprentice Bonds and Records, 1812-1909; 1 volume, 2 Fibredex boxes. 
Bastardy Bonds and Records, 1760-1910; 1 volume, 1 Fibredex box. 
Constables' Bonds, 1779-1883, 1920; 1 Fibredex box. 
Officials' Bonds, 1777-1954; 2 Fibredex boxes. 

CENSUS RECORDS (County Copy) 
Census, 1840; 1 volume. 

COURT RECORDS 
County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions 
Minutes, 1755-1868; 44 volumes. 
Appeal Dockets, 1791-1834, 1857-1868; 5 volumes. 
Appearance Dockets, 1789-1868; 7 volumes. 
Execution Dockets, 1785-1868; 14 volumes. 
Judgment Docket, 1823-1825; 1 volume. 
Levy Dockets, 1821-1835; 2 volumes. 
Recognizance Docket, 1789-1806; 1 volume. 
State Dockets, 1784-1860; 4 volumes. 
Trial, Appearance and Reference Dockets, 1774-1787; 2 volumes. 
Trial Dockets, 1788-1868; 11 volumes. 
Superior Court 
Minutes, 1806-1818, 1831-1913; 24 volumes. 
Equity Minutes, 1830-1868; 3 volumes. 
Equity Enrolling Docket, 1845-1867; 1 volume. 
Equity Execution Docket, 1862-1868; 1 volume. 
Equity Trial Dockets, 1840-1868; 2 volumes. 
Equity Costs Docket, 1827-1855; 1 volume. 
Appearance Docket, 1853-1869; 1 volume. 
Argument Docket, 1807-1816; 1 volume. 
Execution Dockets, 1818-1868; 6 volumes. 
State Dockets, 1816-1847; 3 volumes. 
Trial Docket, 1830-1846; 1 volume. 
Civil Action Papers, 1759-1914; 4 Fibredex boxes. 
Civil Action Papers Concerning Land, 1857-1945; 2 Fibredex boxes. 
Criminal Action Papers, 1772-1927; 3 Fibredex boxes. 
Circuit Criminal Court/Eastern District Criminal Court 
Minutes, 1897-1901; 1 volume. 

ELECTION RECORDS 
Record of Elections, 1900-1921; 2 volumes. 
Election Records, 1793-1925; 4 Fibredex boxes. 

ESTATES RECORDS 
Record of Estates, 1825-1868; 6 volumes. 
Record of Accounts, 1868-1900; 3 volumes. 
Administrators' Bonds, 1869-1906; 4 volumes. 
Appointment of Administrators, Executors, Guardians and Masters, 1868- 
1906; 1 volume. 
Division of Estates, 1818-1860; 1 volume. 
Estates Records, 1758-1930; 79 Fibredex boxes. 
Guardians' Records, 1795-1916; 10 Fibredex boxes. 
Guardians' Accounts, 1830-1868; 3 volumes. 
Guardians' Bonds, 1869-1906; 3 volumes. 
Record of Settlements, 1869-1916; 2 volumes. 
Clerk's Account Book, 1898-1908; 1 volume. 

LAND RECORDS 
Deeds, 1787-1956; 20 Fibredex boxes. 
Deeds of Trust, 1837, 1852, 1903-1956; 1 Fibredex box. 
Mortgage Deeds, 1894-1947; 1 Fibredex box. 
Index to Deeds, 1752-1856; 2 volumes. 
Miscellaneous Land Records, 1784-1955; 1 Fibredex box. 
Chattel Mortgages, 1899-1901; 1 volume. 

MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS 
Marriage Bonds, 1800-1868; 15 Fibredex boxes. 
Marriage Licenses, 1868-1906, 1908; 17 Fibredex boxes. 
Marriage Registers, 1851-1941; 8 volumes. 
Disinterment/Reinterment Permits, 1953-1981; 1 Fibredex box. 

MILITARY AND PENSION RECORDS 
Record of Pensions, 1915-1926; 1 volume. 

MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS 
Alien Registration, 1927-1942; 1 volume. 
Applications for Naturalization, 1894-1904; 1 volume. 
Coroners' Inquests, 1791-1909; 1 Fibredex box. 
County Trustee Accounts, 1845-1855; 1 volume. 
Record of Claims Allowed, 1797-1836; 1 volume. 
Orders and Decrees, 1869-1913; 9 volumes. 
Account Book, Cumberland Agricultural Society, 1823-1825; 1 volume. 
Miscellaneous Records, 1758-1965; 7 Fibredex boxes. 
Records of Assignees, Receivers and Trustees, 1839-1926; 3 Fibredex boxes. 
Record of Assignments, 1894-1912; 1 volume. 

ROADS AND BRIDGES 
Road Dockets, 1825-1855; 2 volumes. 

TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS 
Lists of Taxables, 1777-1884; 7 volumes. 
Poll Tax Register, 1902-1904; 1 volume. 

WILLS 
Wills, 1757-1955; 37 Fibredex boxes. 
Cross Index to Wills, 1796-1933; 1 volume. 

MICROFILM RECORDS 
BONDS 
Apprentice Bonds, 1873-1894; 1 reel. 
Bastardy Bonds, 1867-1883; 1 reel. 
CENSUS RECORDS (County Copy) 
Census, 1840, 1850; 1 reel. 

CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS 
Record of Incorporations, 1898-1923; 1 reel. 

COURT RECORDS 
County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions 
Minutes, 1755-1868; 9 reels. 
Superior Court 
Minutes, 1867-1947, 1952-1955; 15 reels. 
Equity Minutes, 1830-1868; 1 reel. 

ELECTION RECORDS 
Record of Elections, 1906-1960; 1 reel. 

ESTATES RECORDS 
Record of Estates, 1825-1868; 3 reels. 
Record of Division of Estates, 1808-1860; 1 reel. 
Accounts and Inventories, 1868-1962; 10 reels. 
Appointment of Administrators, Executors, Guardians and Trustees, 
1956-1962; 3 reels. 
Index to Appointment of Administrators, Executors, Guardians and Trustees, 
1849-1962; 1 reel. 
Record of Administrators, 1906-1956; 7 reels. 
Guardians' Accounts, 1820-1862; 2 reels. 
Record of Guardians, 1906-1956; 2 reels. 
Inheritance Tax Records, 1921-1962; 1 reel. 
Record of Estates not Exceeding $300, 1930-1956; 1 reel. 
Record of Settlements, 1869-1962; 5 reels. 
Index to Estates, 1949-1962; 1 reel. 

LAND RECORDS 
Record of Deeds, 1754-1947; 176 reels. 
Index to Deeds, Grantor, 1754-1942; 7 reels. 
Index to Deeds, Grantee, 1754-1942; 7 reels. 
Record of Grants, 1897-1926; 1 reel. 
Index to Record of Grants, 1774-1927; 1 reel. 
Record of Surveys and Plats, 1904-1910; 1 reel. 
Plat Books, 1911-1950, 1957-1962; 2 reels. 
Index to Plats, 1905-1973; 1 reel. 
Land Sales by Trustees and Mortgagees, 1921-1962; 5 reels. 
Index to Land Sales by Trustees and Mortgagees, 1956-1962; 1 reel. 

MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS 
Marriage Bonds, 1803-1868; 5 reels. 
Marriage Bond Abstracts, 1808-1868; 1 reel. 
Marriage Licenses, 1868-1961; 19 reels. 
Marriage Registers, 1851-1962; 9 reels. 
Index to Births, 1913-1962; 4 reels. 
Index to Deaths, 1913-1962; 3 reels. 

MILITARY AND PENSION RECORDS 
Record of Armed Forces Discharges, 1919-1973; 10 reels. 
Index to Armed Forces Discharges, 1919-1973; 1 reel. 

MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS 
Orders and Decrees, 1869-1959; 10 reels. 
Index to Special Proceedings and Orders and Decrees, Plaintiff, 1869-1962; 
2 reels. 
Index to Special Proceedings and Orders and Decrees, Defendant, 1869-1962; 
2 reels. 

OFFICIALS, COUNTY 
Minutes, Board of County Commissioners, 1868-1924; 2 reels. 
Index to Minutes, Board of County Commissioners, 1871-1940; 1 reel. 

SCHOOL RECORDS 
Minutes, County Board of Education, 1885-1962; 1 reel. 

TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS 
Lists of Taxables, 1771-1783, 1816-1823, 1837-1849, 1857-1884; 5 reels. 
Tax Levies on Land, 1833-1835; 1 reel. 

WILLS 
Record of Wills, 1761-1962; 7 reels. 
Index to Wills, 1796-1962; 1 reel.

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