PERSON COUNTY: Established in 1791 (effective 1792) from Caswell County
The following is a list of all of the Person County original records that are held at the North Carolina State Archives in Raleigh, North Carolina. This list was copied from the “Guide to Research Materials in the North Carolina State Archives.”
ORIGINAL RECORDS
BONDS
Apprentice Bonds and Records, 1801-1925; 1 volume, 1 Fibredex box.
Bastardy Bonds and Records, 1793-1891; 1 Fibredex box.
Constables’ Bonds and Records, 1792-1854; 1 Fibredex box.
Officials’ Bonds and Records, 1792-1954; 2 volumes, 1 Fibredex box.
CENSUS RECORDS (County Copy)
Census, 1880; 2 volumes.
COURT RECORDS
County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
Minutes, 1792-1868; 14 volumes.
Rough Minutes and Dockets, 1803-1866; 1 Fibredex box.
Execution Dockets, 1813-1825, 1838-1868; 5 volumes.
Levy Dockets, 1795-1826, 1837; 2 volumes.
State Dockets, 1792-1868; 4 volumes.
Trial and Appearance Dockets, 1792-1814, 1824-1868; 5 volumes.
Summons Docket (Writs Issued), 1793-1807; 1 volume.
Witness Fee Docket, 1822-1853; 1 volume.
Superior Court
Minutes, 1807-1864, 1869-1909; 8 volumes.
Equity Minutes, 1808-1854; 2 volumes.
Equity Trial and Execution Docket, 1807-1853; 1 volume.
Equity Trial and Appearance Docket, 1854-1868; 1 volume.
Execution Dockets, 1808-1857; 3 volumes.
State Dockets, 1808-1838, 1851-1868; 2 volumes.
Trial and Appearance Dockets, 1807-1868; 3 volumes.
Summons Docket, 1869-1870; 1 volume.
Civil Action Papers, 1813-1939; 8 Fibredex boxes.
Civil Action Papers Concerning Board of County Commissioners,
1871-1906; 1 Fibredex box.
Civil Action Papers Concerning Land, 1775-1948; 4 Fibredex boxes.
Criminal Action Papers, 1815-1908; 1 Fibredex box.
ELECTION RECORDS
Election Records, 1804-1918; 1 Fibredex box.
ESTATES RECORDS
Record of Accounts, 1868-1908; 4 volumes.
Administrators’ Bonds, 1870-1882, 1889-1898; 2 volumes.
Estates Records, 1775, 1776, 1784, 1791-1951; 78 Fibredex boxes.
Guardians’ Records, 1792-1949; 6 Fibredex boxes.
Guardians’ Accounts, 1810-1865; 4 volumes.
Guardians’ Bonds, 1870-1899; 1 volume.
Record of Settlements, 1869-1898; 1 volume.
LAND RECORDS
Deeds, 1777-1918; 4 Fibredex boxes.
Miscellaneous Deeds, 1774-1923; 2 Fibredex boxes.
Land Entry Book, 1873-1887, 1899; 1 volume.
Petitions for Partition, 1838-1918; 1 Fibredex box.
Petitions for Sale, 1856-1934; 3 Fibredex boxes.
Miscellaneous Land Records, 1775-1940; 2 Fibredex boxes.
MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS
Marriage Bonds, 1791-1868; 10 Fibredex boxes.
Record of Cohabitation, 1866; 1 volume.
Divorce Records, 1821-1939; 3 Fibredex boxes.
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
Alien Registration, 1927, 1940; 1 volume.
County Accounts, 1881-1885; 2 volumes.
List of Jurors, 1893-1915; 1 volume.
Registry of Licenses to Trades, 1877-1901; 1 volume.
Minutes, Wardens of the Poor, 1792-1868; 2 volumes.
Miscellaneous Records, 1771-1954; 3 Fibredex boxes.
Powers of Attorney, 1785-1900; 1 Fibredex box.
Tobacco and Snuff Manufacturer’s Record, 1869-1871; 1 volume.
Records of Assignees, Receivers and Trustees, 1842-1939; 3 Fibredex boxes.
OFFICIALS, COUNTY
Minutes, Board of Magistrates, 1880-1894; 1 volume.
Record of Magistrates, 1893-1922; 1 volume.
Record of Magistrates and Notaries Public, 1923-1943; 1 volume.
ROADS AND BRIDGES
Appointment of Road Overseers, 1823-1868; 2 volumes.
Road Records, 1797-1888; 1 Fibredex box.
Railroad Records, 1876-1921; 3 Fibredex boxes.
SCHOOL RECORDS
School Records, 1832-1930; 1 Fibredex box.
School Registers, 1887-1904; 8 volumes.
TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS
Lists of Taxables, 1915, 1925; 3 volumes.
List of Insolvents, 1892-1898; 1 volume.
Schedule B Taxes, 1869-1883; 1 volume.
Tax Records, 1792-1886; 2 Fibredex boxes.
Tax Receipt Book, 1871; 1 volume.
WILLS
Record of Wills, Inventories, Sales of Estates and Taxables, 1792-1844;
15 volumes.
Wills, 1790-1943; 17 Fibredex boxes.
PERSON COUNTY
Established in 1791 (effective 1792) from Caswell County
MICROFILM RECORDS
CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Record of Corporations, 1895-1966; 1 reel.
Partnership Records, 1913-1966; 1 reel.
COURT RECORDS
County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
Minutes, 1792-1868; 4 reels.
Superior Court
Minutes, 1821-1864, 1869-1966; 8 reels.
ELECTION RECORDS
Record of Elections, 1906-1964; 1 reel.
ESTATES RECORDS
Record of Accounts, 1868-1966; 7 reels.
Administrators’ Bonds, 1870-1966; 5 reels.
Appointment of Executors, 1868-1894; Record of Executors, 1925-1966;
1 reel.
Guardians’ Accounts, 1810-1944; 1 reel.
Guardians’ Bonds, 1870-1899; 1 reel.
Appointment of Guardians, 1899-1966; 1 reel.
Clerk’s Receiver Accounts, 1894-1903; 1 reel.
Inheritance Tax Records, 1919-1961; 1 reel.
Record of Settlements, 1869-1966; 5 reels.
Index to Estates, 1947-1966; 1 reel.
LAND RECORDS
Record of Deeds, 1789-1959; 56 reels.
Index to Real Estate Conveyances, Grantor, 1790-1974; 6 reels.
Index to Real Estate Conveyances, Grantee, 1790-1974; 4 reels.
Index to Real Estate Conveyances, Grantee: Trustees, 1900-1974; 2 reels.
Entry Book, 1872-1899; 1 reel.
Record of Resale of Land by Trustees and Mortgagees, 1920-1960; 1 reel.
MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS
Marriage Bonds, 1791-1868; 6 reels.
Record of Marriage Certificates, 1851-1867; Marriage Registers, 1867-1966;
1 reel.
Maiden Names of Divorced Women, 1938-1966; 1 reel.
Index to Births, 1913-1979; 2 reels.
Index to Deaths, 1913-1986; 1 reel.
MILITARY AND PENSION RECORDS
Record of Armed Forces Discharges, 1918-1966; 3 reels.
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
Orders and Decrees, 1868-1962; 9 reels.
Index to Special Proceedings, 1954-1966; 1 reel.
OFFICIALS, COUNTY
Minutes, Board of County Commissioners, 1868-1947; 3 reels.
SCHOOL RECORDS
Minutes, Board of Superintendents of Common Schools, 1841-1864; Minutes,
County Board of Education, 1872-1886, 1909-1953; 1 reel.
TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS
Tax Scrolls, 1876-1925; 4 reels.
WILLS
Wills, Inventories, Sales of Estates and Taxables, 1792-1844; 7 reels.
Record of Wills, 1847-1968; 5 reels.
Original Wills, 1791-1900; 3 reels.
Cross Index to Wills, 1792-1956; 1 reel.
Index to Wills, Devisee, 1970-1986; 1 reel.
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