PERSON COUNTY Established in 1791 (effective 1792) from Caswell County. 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. 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. 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. MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS Marriage Bonds, 1791-1868; 10 Fibredex boxes. Marriage Licenses, 1868-1899; 5 Fibredex boxes. Record of Cohabitation, 1866; 1 volume. Divorce Records, 1821-1939; 3 Fibredex boxes. 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. MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS Alien Registration, 1927, 1940; 1 volume. County Accounts, 1881-1885; 2 volumes. Election Records, 1804-1918; 1 Fibredex box. List of Jurors, 1893-1915; 1 volume. Minutes, Board of Magistrates, 1880-1894; 1 volume. Record of Magistrates, 1893-1922; 1 volume. Record of Magistrates and Notaries Public, 1923-1945; 1 volume. Registry of Licenses to Trades, 1877-1901; 1 volume. Oaths of Allegiance, 1865; 4 pamphlets. Appointment of Road Overseers, 1823-1868; 2 volumes. Road Records, 1797-1888; 1 Fibredex box. Railroad Records, 1876-1921; 3 Fibredex boxes. School Records, 1832-1930; 1 Fibredex box. School Registers, 1887-1904; 8 volumes. 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. 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. |