NASH COUNTY: ORIGINAL AND MICROFILMED RECORDS IN THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE ARCHIVES
[as listed in: GUIDE TO RESEARCH MATERIALS IN THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE ARCHIVES. SECTION B: COUNTY RECORDS [Raleigh, NC: Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Arachives and History, Archives and Records Section, 1974]: 156 – 158.
Research Status: Complete
Posted: 21 October 2009
Comments to: earl.bell3@gmail.com
NASH COUNTY
ORIGINAL RECORDS
BONDS
* Apprentice Bonds, 1793 – 1868; 3 fibredex boxes.
* Bastardy Bonds, 1779 – 1883; 1 volume, 3 fibredex boxes.
* Clerk’s Bonds, 1807 – 1885; 1 fibredex box.
* Constables’ Boxes, 1779 – 1882; 3 fibredex boxes.
* Officials’ Bonds, 1778 – 1888; 2 volumes, 2 fibredex boxes.
COURT RECORDS
County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
* Minutes, 1778-1869; 14 volumes.
* Appearance Dockets, 1826 – 1852; 3 volumes, 1 MS box.
* Appearance, Reference and Trial, 1779 – 1787; Appearance, Reference, and Prosecution Docket, 1779 – 1793; Appeal Docket, 1798 – 1902; 1 volume
* Execution Dockets, 1782 – 1857; 8 Volumes
* State Dockets, 1808 – 1868; 4 volumes, 1 MS box
* Trial Dockets, 1823 – 1868; 6 volumes.
* Trial and Appearance Dockets, 1813 – 1826; 2 volumes, 2MSS boxes.
Superior Court
* Minutes, 1807 – 1868; 4 volumes.
* Equity Minutes, 1811 – 1857; 3 volumes.
* Execution Dockets, 1825 – 1868; 2 volumes.
* Miscellaneous Dockets, 1779 – 1880; 1 fibredex box.
* State Dockets, 1813 – 1853; 3 volumes.
* Trail Dockets, 1813 – 1859; 3 volumes.
* Civil Action Papers, 1751 – 1908; 75 fibredex boxes.
* Criminal Action Papers, 1783 – 1897; 26 fibredex boxes.
ELECTION RECORDS
Record of Elections, 1878 – 1924; 5 volumes, 2 fibredex boxes
ESTATES RECORDS
* Record of Accounts of Sales and Accounts Current, 1818 – 1827; 1 volume.
* Administrators Bonds, 1857 – 1910; 5 volumes.
* Estates Records, 1779 – 1909; 83 fibredex boxes [These records alone make a trip to the North Carolina State Archives worthwhile].
* Guardians’ Accounts, 1820 – 1857; 4 volumes.
* Guardians’ Bonds, 1857 – 1915; 5 volumes.
* Guardians’ Records, 1784 – 1874; 13 fibredex boxes.
LAND RECORDS
* Deeds, 1774 – 1913; 23 fibredex boxes.
* Records of Ejectment, 1787 – 1861; 1 fibredex box.
* Lease Records, 1823 – 1911; 1 fibredex box.
* Lien Records, 1867 – 1908; 1 fibredex box.
* Land Entries, 1838 – 1909; 1 volume.
* Land Records, 1739 – 1911;2 fibredex boxes. [end of page 156]
MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS
* Marriage Bonds, 1777 – 1868; 19 MSS boxes
* Marriage Record, 1836 – 1887; 1 volume, 1 fibredex box
* Marriages of Colored People and Division of Slaves, 1862 – 1866; 1 volume
* Divorce and Adultery Records, 1789 – 1878; 2 fibredex boxes.
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
* Account Book of Poplar Grove, 1820 – 1821; 1 volume.
* Insolvent Debtors, 1829 – 1892; 1 fibredex box.
* Mill Records, 1782 – 1875; 1 fibredex box.
* Miscellaneous Records, 1778 – 1908; 2 fibredex boxes.
* Power of Attorney, 1788 – 1913; 1 fibredex box.
* Public Works, 1819 – 1884; 1 fibredex box.
* Division of Slaves, 1829 – 1861; 1 volume. SEE Marriage, Divorce, and Vital Statistics.
* Slave Records, 1781 – 1864; 2 fibredex boxes.
OFFICIALS, COUNTY
* Records of Commissioners of Finance, 1829 – 1869; 1 volume
* County Accounts, 1778 – 1899; 3 fibredex boxes.
* List of Magistrates, 1779 – 1861; 1 fibredex box.
* Officials’ Appointments, 1784 – 1914; 1 fibredex box.
* Officials’ Reports, 1815 – 1888; 1 fibredex box.
ROADS AND BRIDGES
* Road Records, 1768 – 1887; 2 fibredex boxes.
* Bridge Records, 1779 – 1874; 2 fibredex boxes.
SCHOOL ROADS
* School Records, 1844 – 1884; 2 fibredex boxes
* Minutes, Superintendent of Common Schools, 1843 – 1864; 1 volume
TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS
* Tax Records, 1787 – 1902; 2 fibredex boxes.
WILLS
* Record of Wills, 1778 – 1922; 11 volumes, 7 fibredex boxes
MICROFILM RECORDS
BONDS
* Apprentice Bonds, 1919 – 1931; 1 reel.
CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
* Record of Incorporations, 1887 – 1945; 1 reel
COURT RECORDS
* Superior Court Minutes, 1778 – 1963; 23 reels
ELECTION RECORDS
* Record of Elections, 1904 – 1962; 1 reel
ESTATES RECORDS
* Record of Accounts, 1869 – 1964; 17 reels.
* Administrators’ Bonds, 1910 – 1933; 1 reel.
* Appointments of Administrators, Executors, and Guardians, 1868 – 1929; 2 reels.
* Appointment of Administrators, 1922 – 1964; 5 reels
* General Index to Administraors, Estates, Executors, 1869 – 1963; 3 reels.
* Appointment of Executors, 1923 – 1964; 1 reel.
* Appointment of Guardians, 1906 – 1964; 2 reels. [end of page 157]
* General Index to Guardianship, 1869 – 1963; 2 reels.
* Inheritance Tax Record, 1913 – 1964; 2 reels.
* Record of Sales of Mortgagees, Trustees, Executors, 1919 – 1929; Accounts of indigent Orphans, 1909 – 1963; 1 reel.
* Record of Settlements, 1869 – 1964; 8 reels.
* Trust Fund Records, 1918 – 1958; Record of Sales of Mortgagees, Trustees, Executors, 1919 – 1929; 1 reel.
* Widows’ Year’s Support, 1883 – 1963; 1 reel.
LAND RECORDS
* Record of Deeds, 1778 – 1964; 233 reels.
* General Index to Deeds, Grantors, 1777 -1963; 12 reels.
* General Index to Deeds, Grantees, 1777 – 1963; 11 reels.
* Land Entries, 1776 – 1794; Plats, 1937 – 1960; 1 reel
MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS
* Marriage Register, 1872 – 1944; 3 reels.
* Marriage Register, 1957 – 1964; Maiden Names of Divorced Women, 1940 – 1964; 1 reel.
* Index to Vital Statistics, 1913 – 1962; 4 reels.
MILITARY AND PENSION RECORDS
* Armed Forces Discharges, 1919 – 1964; 3 reels.
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
* Orders and Decress, 1869 – 1963; 2 reels.
* General Index to Orders and Decrees, 1869 – 1963; 4 reels.
OFFICIALS, COUNTY
* Minutes, Board of County Commissioners, 1868 – 1930; 3 reels..
SCHOOLS RECORDS
* Minutes, Board of Education, 1896 – 1956; 1 reel.
TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS
* Tax Scrolls, 1875; 1 reel
WILLS
* Record of Wills, 1778 – 1964; 6 reels.
* Index to Wills,1778 – 1963; 4 reels