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WELCOME! My name is Diane Siniard and I am the interim county coordinator for Pitt County's NCGenWeb page. This county is up for adoption! Please contact Diane Siniard if you are interested in hosting this county. Please feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, or suggestions. There is a search engine available for this site. It is located on the home page for your convenience!

Please check under the "What's New?" link for new items that have been added.

I would like to get transcriptions of cemeteries, birth, marriage, and death certificates, photos and anything else you feel may benefit other researchers.
Please help me to make this the best source of information for Pitt County on the internet!

If you find an email address or link on this site that is no longer valid PLEASE let me know so I can find a new one or remove it! Thanks!

Pitt County is located in the eastern part of North Carolina, covering 651.84 square miles.  The county was formed in 1760 from Beaufort County, NC, and this act became effective January 1, 1761.  The county was named for William Pitt.

The act establishing the county authorized the courts to be held at the home of John Hardy until a courthouse could be built.  It also directed the justices to contract for the construction of the courthouse, prison and stocks on John Hardy's land on the south side of the Tar River, near Hardy's Chapel.

In 1771 Martinsboro was established on Richard Evans's land, and in 1774 the courthouse, prison and stocks were moved to Martinsboro.  Court was held at the home of John Lessley until the new courthouse, prison and stocks were completed.  In 1787, Martinsborough was changed to Greenville.  Greenville is the county seat.

*Information courtesy of the North Carolina Encyclopedia.

 

 
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We could really use your help with one of these projects, or some of the others that we have going. Won't you volunteer today?

Pitt County Project Volunteers:
Coordinator and webmaster: Diane Siniard
Cemetery Transcription Project: Diane Siniard
Cemetery Photos Project: Diane Siniard
Cemetery Location Project: Won't you help?
Census Transcription Project: Won't you volunteer?
Deed Transcription Project: Won't you volunteer?
Transcribers for Various Projects: Won't you volunteer?

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    Pitt County Site last updated-- Monday, 2-November-2009 19:42 EST

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