ROBESON COUNTY Established in 1787 from Bladen County. Many of the court records are missing; reason unknown. ORIGINAL RECORDS BONDS Apprentice Bonds and Records, 1820-1904; 1 Fibredex box. Bastardy Bonds and Records, 1813-1911, 1935-1966; 5 Fibredex boxes. Officials' Bonds and Records, 1795-1914; 2 Fibredex boxes. COURT RECORDS County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions Minutes, 1797-1813, 1830-1868; 11 volumes. Execution Dockets, 1855-1867; 2 volumes. Trial Docket, 1858-1868; 1 volume. Superior Court Minutes, 1844-1912; 19 volumes. Minutes, Criminal, 1909-1966; 19 volumes. Cross Index to Minutes, 1873-1912; 7 volumes. Equity Minutes, 1847-1868; 1 volume. Equity Execution Docket, 1850-1868; 1 volume. Appearance Docket, 1859-1868; 1 volume. Execution Dockets, 1836-1867; 3 volumes. Recognizance Docket, 1841-1847; 1 volume. State Dockets, 1841-1869; 2 volumes. Trial Docket, 1846-1851, 1862; 1 volume. Index to Judgments, 1867-1891; 2 volumes. Civil Action Papers, 1801-1921; 33 Fibredex boxes. Civil Action Papers Concerning Land, 1816-1926; 28 Fibredex boxes. Criminal Action Papers, 1803-1966; 183 Fibredex boxes. Inferior Court Minutes, 1883-1885; 1 volume. Circuit Criminal Court/Eastern District Criminal Court Minutes, 1895-1900; 1 volume. LAND RECORDS Record of Deeds, 1792-1826; 6 volumes. Ejectments, 1824-1900; 5 Fibredex boxes. Attachments, Executions, Levies and Liens on Land, 1821-1914; 2 Fibredex boxes. Miscellaneous Land Records, 1782-1926; 3 Fibredex boxes. ESTATES RECORDS Record of Estates, 1829-1870; 7 volumes. Record of Accounts, 1870-1910; 5 volumes. Administrators' Bonds, 1880-1891, 1899-1903; 2 volumes. Estates Records, 1801-1935; 90 Fibredex boxes. Guardians' Records, 1821-1928; 8 Fibredex boxes. Guardians' Accounts, 1857-1902; 1 volume. Cross Index to Guardians' Accounts, [1857-1902]; 1 volume. Guardians' Bonds, 1900-1902; 1 volume. Record of Settlements, 1869-1914; 1 volume. Cross Index to Settlements, [1869-1914]; 1 volume. Record of Probate (Estates) and Appointment, 1868-1936; 1 volume. MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS Marriage Bonds, 1803-1868; 7 Fibredex boxes. Divorce Records, 1841-1920; 5 Fibredex boxes. TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS List of Taxables, 1837-1845; 1 volume. Tax Records, 1788-1910; 2 Fibredex boxes. WILLS Wills, 1783-1918, 1930, 1933, 1935; 13 Fibredex boxes. MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS Alien Registration, 1927; 1 volume. Petitions for Naturalization, 1911-1913; 1 volume. County Accounts, Buildings and Correspondence, 1810-1910; 1 Fibredex box. Record of Elections, 1910-1938; 3 volumes. Coroners' Inquests, 1857-1965; 27 Fibredex boxes. Insolvents and Homestead and Personal Property Exemptions, 1793-1904; 2 Fibredex boxes. Orders and Decrees, 1869-1904; 5 volumes. Record of Pensions, 1908-1939; 1 volume. Appointment of Road Overseers, 1833-1868; 1 Fibredex box. Road and Bridge Records, 1833-1924; 1 Fibredex box. Railroad Records, 1857-1914; 7 Fibredex boxes. Miscellaneous Records, 1817-1939; 5 Fibredex boxes. Records Concerning Lumber, Timber and Mills, 1835-1911; 1 Fibredex box. Records Concerning Slaves and Free Persons of Color, 1814-1867; 4 Fibredex boxes. Assignment Books, 1893-1905; 2 volumes. Records of Assignees, Receivers and Trustees, 1877-1927; 5 Fibredex boxes. MICROFILM RECORDS CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS Record of Corporations, 1890-1946; 2 reels. Record of Partnerships, 1915-1966; 1 reel. Index to Corporations and Partnerships, 1890-1966; 1 reel. COURT RECORDS County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions Minutes, 1797-1868; 4 reels. Superior Court Minutes, 1844-1899; 6 reels. Minutes, Civil, 1899-1960; 23 reels. Minutes, Criminal, 1901-1955; 7 reels. Cross Index to Minutes, 1872-1966; 5 reels. Equity Minutes, 1847-1868; 1 reel. ELECTION RECORDS Record of Elections, 1878-1922, 1940-1965; 1 reel. ESTATES RECORDS Record of Estates, 1829-1870; 3 reels. Record of Accounts, 1870-1961; 17 reels. Record of Administrators, Executors, Justices of the Peace and Notaries, 1869-1936; 1 reel. Record of Administrators, 1907-1966; 8 reels. Record of Executors, 1911-1966; 3 reels. Record of Guardians, 1907-1966; 4 reels. Record of Amounts Paid for Indigent Children, 1912-1966; 1 reel. Inheritance Tax Records, 1923-1958; 1 reel. Record of Settlements, 1869-1914; Cross Index to Settlements, 1869-1914; 1 reel. Qualification of Trustees Under Wills, 1962-1965; 1 reel. LAND RECORDS Record of Deeds, 1787-1960; 161 reels. Index to Real Estate Conveyances, Grantor, 1787-1966; 10 reels. Index to Real Estate Conveyances, Grantee, 1787-1966; 12 reels. Entry Takers' Book, 1854-1945; 1 reel. Record of Land Grants, 1788-1797; 1 reel. Record of Land Sold for Taxes, 1925; 1 reel. Federal Tax Lien Index, 1928-1966; 1 reel. Registration of Land Titles, 1914-1923; 1 reel. Record of Resale of Land, 1931-1966; 3 reels. MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS Marriage Bonds, 1786-1868; 7 reels. Marriage Registers, 1867-1966; 7 reels. Record of Marriage and Cohabitation, 1850-1866; 1 reel. Maiden Names of Divorced Women, 1940-1966; 1 reel. Index to Births, 1913-1965; 3 reels. Index to Deaths, 1911-1963; 1 reel. Index to Delayed Births, various years; 1 reel. MILITARY AND PENSION RECORDS Record of Armed Forces Discharges, 1917-1966; 9 reels. Index to Armed Forces Discharges, 1917-1966; 1 reel. MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS Record of Homestead Allotments, 1941-1961; 1 reel. Orders and Decrees, 1869-1960; 27 reels. Special Proceedings Dockets, 1868-1951; 6 reels. Index to Special Proceedings, Plaintiff, 1868-1966; 1 reel. Index to Special Proceedings, Defendant, 1868-1966; 1 reel. OFFICIALS, COUNTY Minutes, Board of County Commissioners, 1868-1936; 9 reels. SCHOOL RECORDS Minutes, County Board of Education, 1885-1911; 1 reel. Boundaries of School Districts and Record of Elections, 1904-1927; 1 reel. TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS List of Taxables, 1837-1845; 1 reel. WILLS Record of Wills, 1787-1966; 10 reels. Original Wills, 1783-1851; 2 reels. Cross Index to Wills, 1787-1966; 2 reels. |