ANSON COUNTY

Established in 1750 from Bladen County.
Courthouse fire of 1868 destroyed many court records.

                         ORIGINAL RECORDS

BONDS
	Apprentice Bonds and Records, 1873-1891; 1 Fibredex box.
	Bastardy Bonds and Records, 1870-1903; 1 Fibredex box.
	Officials' Bonds, 1889-1895; 1 volume.
COURT RECORDS
	County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
		Minutes, 1771-1777, 1848-1858, 1868; 4 volumes.
		Appearance Dockets, 1837-1845, 1856-1868; 2 volumes.
		Execution Docket, 1861-1868; 1 volume.
		Recognizance Docket, 1843-1845; Sheriffs' Settlements, 1846-1861;
			1 volume.
		Trial Docket, 1852-1868; 1 volume.
	Superior Court
		Minutes, 1868-1909; Trial Docket, 1847-1850; 11 volumes.
		Equity Minutes, 1847-1868; Equity Trial Docket, 1861-1868; 
			2 volumes.
		Civil Action Papers, 1864-1908; 12 Fibredex boxes.
		Civil Action Papers Concerning Land, 1870-1910; 2 Fibredex boxes.
		Criminal Action Papers, 1868-1904; 25 Fibredex boxes.
LAND RECORDS
	Record of Deeds, 1749-1838; 30 volumes.
	Deeds, 1786-1909; 1 Fibredex box.
	Deeds of Trust, 1863-1910; 4 Fibredex boxes.
	Index to Deeds, 1749-1916; 5 volumes.
	Miscellaneous Land Records, 1829-1909; 1 Fibredex box.
ESTATES RECORDS
	Record of Estates, 1849-1855, 1868; 2 volumes.
	Record of Accounts, 1868-1915; 4 volumes.
	Administrators' Bonds, 1873-1903; 3 volumes.
	Estates Records, 1805-1953; 54 Fibredex boxes.
	Guardians' Records, 1848-1924; 7 Fibredex boxes.
	Guardians' Bonds, 1873-1902; 1 volume.
	Record of Settlements, 1875-1910; 2 volumes.
	Probate Court Minutes, 1869-1872; 1 volume.
MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS
	Marriage Bonds, 1762; 1 folder in Fibredex box.
	Divorce Records, 1872-1925; 2 Fibredex boxes.
	Index to Vital Statistics, 1922-1932; 1 volume.
	Disinterment/Reinterment Permits, 1967-1976; 1 manuscript box.
TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS
	Tax Records, 1887; 1 Fibredex box.
WILLS
	Record of Wills, 1751-1848; 3 volumes.
	Wills, 1754-1946; 16 Fibredex boxes.
	Cross Index to Wills, 1751-1929; 1 volume.
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
	Declaration of Intent (to Become a Citizen), 1911-1920; 1 volume.
	Naturalization Record, 1913-1924; 1 volume.
	Record of Elections, 1878-1910; 3 volumes.
	Record of Pensions, 1885-1960; 5 volumes.
	Orders and Decrees, 1868-1932; 1 volume.
	Special Proceedings, 1874-1911; 6 volumes.
	Road Records, 1855, 1871-1903; 1 Fibredex box.
	Miscellaneous Records, 1759-1960; 3 Fibredex boxes.
CRX
	Estates Records, 1866-1907; 1 Fibredex box.
	Pension Records, 1923-1941, n.d.; 1 Fibredex box.
	Miscellaneous Records, 1859-1936, n.d.; 1 Fibredex box.

                         MICROFILM RECORDS

CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
	Record of Incorporations, 1888-1960; 1 reel.
	Record of Partnerships, 1913-1973; 1 reel.
COURT RECORDS
	County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
		Minutes, 1771-1777, 1848-1858, 1868; 1 reel.
	Superior Court
		Minutes, 1868-1927; 9 reels.
		Equity Minutes, 1847-1868; 1 reel.
		Cross Index to Judgments, 1868-1956; 1 reel.
ELECTION RECORDS
	Record of Elections, 1880-1962; 1 reel.
ESTATES RECORDS
	Accounts of Sales, 1868; 1 reel.
	Record of Accounts, 1868-1944; 5 reels.
	Administrators' Bonds, 1873-1954; 2 reels.
	Record of Administrators, Executors and Guardians, 1868-1948; 3 reels.
	Record of Executors, 1948-1960; 1 reel.
	Guardians' Bonds, 1873-1953; 1 reel.
	Record of Guardians, 1945-1962; 1 reel.
	Record of Accounts of Indigent Orphans, 1908-1948; 1 reel.
	Inheritance Tax Records, 1920-1962; 1 reel.
	Inventories and Accounts, 1849-1855; 1 reel.
	Record of Settlements, 1875-1945; 3 reels.
LAND RECORDS
	Record of Deeds, 1749-1950; 53 reels.
	Index to Deeds, Grantor, 1749-1973; 11 reels.
	Index to Deeds, Grantee, 1749-1973; 9 reels.
	Land Entries, 1851-1927; 1 reel.
	Map Books, 1913-1967; 2 reels.
	Index to Map Books, 1913-1961; 1 reel.
	Record of Resale of Land by Trustees, 1920-1962; 1 reel.
MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS
	Marriage Bonds, 1749-1868; 2 reels.
	Marriage Licenses, 1869-1962; 7 reels.
	Marriage Registers, 1870-1962; 1 reel.
	Index to Births, 1913-1982; 2 reels.
	Index to Deaths, 1913-1973; 1 reel.
	Index to Delayed Births, various years; 1 reel.
MILITARY AND PENSION RECORDS
	Record of Pensions, 1885-1960; 1 reel.
	Record of Armed Forces Discharges, 1917-1982; 5 reels.
	Index to Armed Forces Discharges, 1917-1962; 1 reel.
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
	Declaration of Intent, 1911-1920; 1 reel.
	Naturalization Record, 1913-1924; 1 reel.
	Record of Lunacy, 1899-1968; 1 reel.
	Orders and Decrees, 1868-1968; 1 reel.
	Special Proceedings, 1874-1946, 1961-1962; 10 reels.
	Index to Special Proceedings, 1886-1920; 1 reel.
	Appointment of Receivers, 1911-1938; 1 reel.
OFFICIALS, COUNTY
	Minutes, Board of County Commissioners, 1868-1931; 4 reels.
SCHOOL RECORDS
	Minutes, County Board of Education, 1873-1919; 1 reel.
WILLS
	Record of Wills, 1751-1955; 4 reels.
	Cross Index to Wills, 1751-1968; 1 reel.

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