CAMDEN COUNTY

Established in 1777 from Pasquotank County.

Some records were said to have been destroyed in a
storage room fire; many records missing.

ORIGINAL RECORDS

BONDS
Apprentice Bonds, 1871-1886; 1 volume.
Bastardy Bonds, 1871-1879; 1 volume.

COURT RECORDS
County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
Execution Docket, 1858-1862, 1866-1868; 1 volume.
Minutes, 1855-1868; 1 volume.
Trial, Appearance, and Petition Dockets, 1857-1862, 1865-1868;
2 volumes.
Superior Court
Civil Action Papers, 1802-1929; 2 Fibredex boxes.
Civil Action Papers, Series II, 1816-1937; 23 Fibredex boxes.
Criminal Action Papers, 1808-1928; 1 Fibredex box.
Equity Minutes, 1807-1861, 1866-1868; 2 volumes.
Equity Trial Dockets, 1807-1861; 2 volumes.
Execution Docket, 1854-1860, 1866-1869; 1 volume.
Minutes, 1853-1861, 1866-1911; 4 volumes.
State Docket, 1854-1861, 1866-1869; 1 volume.
Trial and Appearance Dockets, 1842-1861, 1866-1869; 2 volumes.

ELECTION RECORDS
Elections, Record of, 1878-1916; 3 volumes.

ESTATES RECORDS
Accounts, Record of, 1866-1906; 3 volumes.
Administrators’ Bonds, 1853-1872, 1895-1916; 4 volumes.
Estates, Record of, 1853-1869; 1 volume.
Estates Records, 1790-1929; 22 Fibredex boxes.
Fiduciary Account Book, 1850-1860, 1881; 1 volume.
Guardians’ Accounts, 1805-1809, 1858-1869; 2 volumes.
Guardians’ Bonds, 1856-1918; 3 volumes.
Guardians’ Records, 1809-1925; 5 Fibredex boxes.
Inventories, Record of, 1853-1868; 1 volume.
Settlements, Record of, 1869-1914; 1 volume.
Widows’ Dowers, 1894-1918; 1 volume.

LAND RECORDS
 Deeds, 1739-1912; 1 Fibredex box.
Miscellaneous Land Records, 1807-1925; 1 Fibredex box.
Processioners’ Record, 1874-1904; 1 volume.

MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
Assignees, Receivers, and Trustees, Records of, 1859-1928; 1 Fibredex box.
Board of County Highway Commissioners, Minutes, 1917-1931; 1 volume.
Board of Supervisors of Public Roads, Minutes, 1879-1903; 1 volume.
Miscellaneous Records, 1786-1928; 3 Fibredex boxes.
Orders and Decrees, 1869-1904; 3 volumes.

TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS

Miscellaneous Tax Records, 1848-1890; 1 Fibredex box.

WILLS
Wills, 1766-1922; 5 Fibredex boxes.
Wills, Record of, 1822-1868; 2 volumes.

CRX
Voter Registration Book – Town of South Mills, 1903-1915; 1 volume in
manuscript box.
Will (James Ferrebee), 1778; 1 folder.

MICROFILM RECORDS

BONDS
Apprentice Bonds, 1871-1886; 1 reel.
Bastardy Bonds, 1871-1879; 1 reel.

CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS

Corporations, Record of, 1908-1972; 1 reel.

COURT RECORDS
County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
Minutes, 1855-1868; 1 reel.
Superior Court
Civil Actions, Index to, Defendant, 1966-1983; 1 reel.
Civil Actions, Index to, Plaintiff, 1966-1983; 1 reel.
Criminal Actions, Index to, 1966-1983; 1 reel.
Equity Minutes, 1807-1868; 1 reel.
Judgment Dockets, 1869-1912; 1 reel.
Judgments, Index to, 1929-1966; 1 reel.
Minutes, 1853-1959; 4 reels.

ELECTION RECORDS
 Elections, Record of, 1878-1968; 1 reel.

ESTATES RECORDS
Accounts and Sales of Estates, 1853-1869; 1 reel.
Accounts, Record of, 1866-1966; 4 reels.
Administrators’ Bonds, 1853-1916; 2 reels.
Administrators, Executors, and Guardians, Record of, 1915-1966; 1 reel.
Administrators, Record of, 1929-1966; 1 reel.
Guardians’ Accounts, 1849-1860; 1 reel.
Guardians’ Bonds, 1871-1918; 1 reel.
Guardians, Record of, 1858-1869; 1 reel.
Inheritance Tax Records, 1923-1966; 1 reel.
Inventories of Estates, 1853-1868; 1 reel.
Orphans’ Accounts, 1800-1809; 1 reel.
Settlements, Record of, 1862-1967; 2 reels.
Widows’ Dowers, Record of, 1894-1914; 1 reel.

LAND RECORDS
Deeds, Record of, 1777-1949; 36 reels.
Deeds, General Index to, Grantor and Grantee, 1777-1927; 1 reel.
Real Estate Conveyances, Index to, Grantee, 1927-1946; 1 reel.
Real Estate Conveyances, Index to, Grantor, 1927-1946; 1 reel.
Land Entries, 1866-1903; 1 reel.
Processioners’ Record, 1875-1904; 1 reel.

MARRIAGE, DIVORCE, AND VITAL STATISTICS

Births, Index to, 1913-1982; 1 reel.
Deaths, Index to, 1913-1982; 1 reel.
Delayed Births, Index to, various years; 1 reel.
Maiden Names of Divorced Women, 1945-1965; 1 reel.
Marriage Licenses, 1868-1945; 32 reels.
Marriage Registers, 1840-1967; 3 reels.

MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
Committee of Finance, Minutes, 1861-1877; 1 reel.
Lunacy, Record of, 1907-1967; 1 reel.
Orders and Decrees, 1869-1966; 5 reels.

OFFICIALS, COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners, Minutes, 1868-2002; 5 reels.

SCHOOL RECORDS
Board of Superintendents of Common Schools, Minutes, 1857-1867; 1 reel.
County Board of Education, Minutes, 1872-1998; 3 reels.

TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS

 Tax Scrolls, 1872-1893, 1915, 1925, 1935, 1945; 3 reels.

WILLS
Wills, Index to, 1822-1966; 1 reel.
Wills, Record of, 1815-1966; 3 reels.