HERTFORD COUNTY

Established in 1759 (effective 1760) from Chowan County.
Courthouse fires of 1830 and 1862 destroyed majority of county's records.

                                ORIGINAL RECORDS

BONDS
	Apprentice Bonds, 1861-1868; 1 Fibredex box.
	Bastardy Bonds, 1865-1898; 1 Fibredex box.
COURT RECORDS
	County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
		Minutes, 1830-1868; 5 volumes.
		Execution Dockets, 1846-1868; 2 volumes.
		State Docket, 1845-1868; 1 volume.
		Trial and Appearance Dockets, 1830-1868; 3 volumes.
	Superior Court
		Minutes, 1868-1915; 5 volumes.
		Trial Docket, 1830-1836; Trial and Appearance Docket, 1842-1868;
			1 volume.
		Civil and Criminal Action Papers, 1802-1824, 1855-1914;
			11 Fibredex boxes.
		Supreme Court Opinions, 1859-1898; 1 manuscript box.
	Inferior Court/Criminal Court of Hertford County
		Minutes, Inferior Court, 1877-1891; Minutes, Criminal Court, 1891-
			1897; Minutes, Board of Justices of the Peace, 1878-1885; 
			1 volume.
		Criminal Issues Docket, Inferior Court, 1879-1891; Criminal Issues
			Docket, Criminal Court, 1891-1897; 1 volume.
LAND RECORDS
	Deeds, 1775-1940; 9 Fibredex boxes.
	Deeds of Trust and Mortgage Deeds, 1871-1940; 2 Fibredex boxes.
	Cross Index to Real Estate Conveyances, 1862-1920; 9 volumes.
ESTATES RECORDS
	Record of Estates, 1830-1866; 4 volumes.
	Record of Accounts, 1868-1896; 4 volumes.
	Administrators' Bonds, 1869-1915; 5 volumes.
	Estates Records, 1858-1914; 48 Fibredex boxes.
	Guardians' Records, 1858-1914; 1 Fibredex box.
	Guardians' Accounts, 1823-1866; 3 volumes.
	Guardians' Bonds, 1869-1915; 2 volumes.
	Record of Settlements, 1868-1910; 1 volume.
MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS
	Divorce Records, 1871-1914; 2 Fibredex boxes.
TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS
	Tax Lists, 1782, 1859-1860; 1 volume, 1 manuscript box.
WILLS
	Wills, 1763, 1861-1903; 4 Fibredex boxes.
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
	Record of Elections, 1880-1908, 1924-1932; 4 volumes.
	Miscellaneous Records, 1787-1939; 3 Fibredex boxes.
CRX
	Bond, 1778; 1 folder.
	Deeds, 1845-1873; 1 folder.
	Will, 1825; 1 folder.

                               MICROFILM RECORDS

CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
	Record of Corporations, 1878-1962; 1 reel.
	Partnership Records, 1918-1952; 1 reel.
COURT RECORDS
	County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
		Minutes, 1830-1868; 1 reel.
	Superior Court
		Minutes, 1868-1950; 6 reels.
ELECTION RECORDS
	Record of Elections, 1880-1962; 1 reel.
ESTATES RECORDS
	Record of Accounts, 1830-1840, 1891-1963; 4 reels.
	Record of Accounts and Inventories, 1895-1963; 2 reels.
	Appointment of Administrators, Executors and Guardians, 1868-1933; 1 reel.
	Record of Administrators, 1918-1963; 2 reels.
	Administrators' Bonds, 1869-1915; Guardians' Bonds, 1869-1914; 1 reel.
	Record of Executors, 1933-1963; 1 reel.
	Guardians' Accounts, 1823-1845; 1 reel.
	Record of Guardians, 1931-1962; 1 reel.
	Record of Inheritance Tax Collections, 1920-1963; 1 reel.
	Record of Settlements, 1868-1963; 3 reels.
LAND RECORDS
	Record of Deeds, 1862-1946; 54 reels.
	Index to Real Estate Transfers, Grantor, 1862-1960; 2 reels.
	Index to Real Estate Transfers, Grantee, 1862-1960; 2 reels.
	Record of Taxes for Mortgagees, 1931-1934; 1 reel.
	Record of Resale of Land by Trustees and Mortgagees, 1920-1963; 2 reels.
MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS
	Marriage Licenses, 1904-1961; 5 reels.
	Marriage Registers, 1868-1971; 1 reel.
	Maiden Names of Divorced Women, 1939-1962; 1 reel.
	Index to Vital Statistics, 1913-1954; 1 reel.
MILITARY AND PENSION RECORDS
	Record of Armed Forces Discharges, 1918-1986; 2 reels.
	Register of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865; 1 reel.
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
	Orders and Decrees, 1868-1950; 4 reels.
	Special Proceedings, 1881-1968; 3 reels.
	Index to Civil Actions and Special Proceedings, 1881-1968; 1 reel.
OFFICIALS, COUNTY
	Minutes, Board of County Commissioners, 1868-1939; 2 reels.
WILLS
	Record of Wills, 1829-1963; 3 reels.
	Cross Index to Wills, 1830-1963; 1 reel.



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