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PERQUIMANS COUNTY
Established by 1670 as a precinct of Albemarle County.
A few of the early records are missing; reason unknown.
ORIGINAL RECORDS
BONDS
Apprentice Bonds and Records, 1737-1892; 3 volumes, 4 Fibredex boxes.
Bastardy Bonds and Records, 1756-1905; 2 volumes, 4 Fibredex boxes.
Constables’ Bonds, 1777-1907; 1 Fibredex box.
Officials’ Bonds, 1720-1908; 3 Fibredex boxes.
COURT RECORDS
County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
Minutes (Precinct Court), 1688-1738; 3 volumes.
Minutes, 1738-1868; 11 volumes.
Execution Dockets, 1784-1864; 6 volumes.
Levy Docket, 1840-1853, 1857; 1 volume.
State Dockets, 1835-1868; 2 volumes.
Trial, Appearance and Reference Dockets, 1777-1852; 11 volumes.
Trial and Appearance Dockets, 1852-1862; 2 volumes.
Executions Returned by Sheriff, 1842-1843; 1 volume.
Superior Court
Minutes, 1807-1908; 5 volumes.
Equity Minutes, 1819-1868; 2 volumes.
Equity Enrolling Docket, 1838-1867; 1 volume.
Equity Execution Docket, 1825-1850; 1 volume.
Execution Dockets, 1808-1869; 3 volumes.
State Dockets, 1840-1868; 2 volumes.
Trial and Appearance Dockets, 1807-1852; 2 volumes.
Civil Action Papers, 1709-1912; 53 Fibredex boxes.
Civil Action Papers Concerning Land, 1838-1911; 4 Fibredex boxes.
Criminal Action Papers, 1740-1905; 21 Fibredex boxes.
ELECTION RECORDS
Record of Elections, 1878-1936; 2 volumes.
Election Records, 1790-1868; 1 Fibredex box.
ESTATES RECORDS
Record of Estates (Audited Accounts), 1804-1868; 3 volumes.
Record of Accounts, 1869-1909; 3 volumes.
Administrators’ Bonds, 1842-1911; 9 volumes.
Appointment of Administrators, Executors, Guardians and Masters, 1868-
1911; 1 volume.
Divisions of Estates, 1841-1861; 1 volume.
Estates Records, 1714-1930; 147 Fibredex boxes.
Guardians’ Records, 1709-1925; 21 Fibredex boxes.
Guardians’ Accounts, 1808-1870; 4 volumes.
Guardians’ Bonds, 1842-1911; 4 volumes.
Inventories and Accounts of Sale, 1806-1868; 5 volumes.
Orphans’ Docket, 1806-1820; 1 volume.
Record of Settlements, 1868-1904; 1 volume.
LAND RECORDS
Record of Deeds, 1739-1824; 10 volumes.
Record of Deeds and Grants, 1780-1791; 2 volumes.
Record of Deeds and Wills, 1744-1794; 3 volumes.
Deeds, 1709-1938; 6 Fibredex boxes.
Index to Deeds, 1814-1819; 1 pamphlet.
Grantor Index to Deeds and Deeds of Trust, 1879-1893; 1 volume.
Grantee Index to Deeds and Deeds of Trust, 1879-1893; 1 volume.
Ejectments, 1737-1887; 1 Fibredex box.
Land Records, 1709-1907; 2 Fibredex boxes.
Record of Probate of Deeds, 1878-1884; 1 volume.
MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS
Marriage Bonds, 1742-1868; 7 Fibredex boxes.
Record of Marriage Licenses and Certificates, 1860-1867; 1 volume.
Marriage Registers, 1867-1940; 3 volumes.
Births, Marriages and Flesh Marks, 1659-1820; 2 volumes.
Divorce Records, 1824-1912; 3 Fibredex boxes.
MILITARY AND PENSION RECORDS
Record of Pensions, 1907-1918; 1 volume.
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
Alien Registration, 1905, 1907; 1 volume.
County Accounts, 1756-1869; 3 Fibredex boxes.
Settlement of County Accounts, Committee of Finance, 1845-1872; 1 volume.
Record of Official Reports, 1875-1927; 1 volume.
Coroners’ Inquests, 1794-1892; 1 Fibredex boxes.
Insolvent Debtors, 1789-1861; 1 Fibredex box.
Jury Lists, 1709-1868; 1 Fibredex box.
Jury Tickets, 1791-1867; 1 Fibredex box.
Registry of Licenses to Trades, 1869-1879; 1 volume.
Orders and Decrees, 1868-1914; 2 volumes.
Minutes, Wardens of the Poor, 1818-1874; 1 volume.
Miscellaneous Records, 1710-1933; 6 Fibredex boxes.
Personal Accounts, 1714-1930; 3 Fibredex boxes.
Promissory Notes, 1712-1863; 1 Fibredex box.
Slave Records, 1759-1864; 1 Fibredex box.
ROADS AND BRIDGES
Road Records, 1711-1910; 5 Fibredex boxes.
Railroad Records, 1881-1912; 1 Fibredex box.
TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS
Lists of Taxables, 1742-1859; 1 volume, 5 Fibredex boxes.
Tax Receipts, 1875; 1 volume.
Tax Records, 1795-1868; 1 Fibredex box.
Record of Federal Direct Taxes Collected, 1866; 1 volume.
WILLS
Wills, 1711-1909; 15 Fibredex boxes.
MICROFILM RECORDS
BONDS
Apprentice Bonds, 1852-1890; 1 reel.
COURT RECORDS
County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
Minutes, 1688-1706, 1735-1868; 6 reels.
Superior Court
Minutes, 1807-1915; 3 reels.
ESTATES RECORDS
Record of Accounts, 1864-1960; 4 reels.
Administrators’ Bonds, 1842-1911; 1 reel.
Appointment of Administrators, Executors and Guardians, 1868-1911; 1 reel.
Record of Administrators, Executors and Guardians, 1911-1966; 2 reels.
Record of Administrators, 1919-1960; 2 reels.
Guardians’ Accounts, 1808-1865; 2 reels.
Guardians’ and Administrators’ Accounts, 1809-1837; 1 reel.
Guardians’ Bonds, 1842-1911; 1 reel.
Orphans’ Docket, 1806-1820, 1864-1870; 1 reel.
Divisions of Estates, 1841-1861; 1 reel.
Inheritance Tax Records, 1923-1959; 1 reel.
Inventories and Accounts of Sale, 1804-1864; 3 reels.
Record of Settlements, 1796-1827, 1867-1965; 5 reels.
Cross Index to Executors and Guardians, 1806-1960; 1 reel.
Cross Index to Guardians, 1806-1960; 1 reel.
LAND RECORDS
Record of Deeds, 1681-1919; 29 reels.
Index to Real Estate Conveyances, Grantor, 1681-1968; 4 reels.
Index to Real Estate Conveyances, Grantee, 1681-1968; 4 reels.
Land Entries, 1838-1876; 1 reel.
Plat Books, 1808-1947; 1 reel.
Record of Town Lot Sales, 1759-1824; 1 reel.
Record of Sale and Resale Under Mortgagees and Trustees, 1935-1959; 1 reel.
MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS
Marriage Bonds, 1740-1868; 2 reels.
Record of Marriage Bonds, 1847-1859; 1 reel.
Record of Marriage Licenses, 1851-1867; 1 reel.
Marriage Registers, 1852-1995; 3 reels.
Record of Marriages by Freedmen, 1866-1867; 1 reel.
Births, Marriages, Deaths and Flesh Marks, 1659-1820; 1 reel.
Index to Vital Statistics, 1913-1995; 1 reel.
Index to Delayed Births, 1882-1985; 1 reel.
MILITARY AND PENSION RECORDS
OFFICIALS, COUNTY
Minutes, Board of County Commissioners, 1868-1902; 1 reel.
TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS
Tax Book, 1866; 1 reel.
WILLS
Record of Wills, 1761-1966; 4 reels.
Wills, 1711-1800; 2 reels.
Index to Wills, 1761-1966; 1 reel.
Record of Armed Forces Discharges, 1918-1995; 2 reels.
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
Clerk’s Minute Docket, 1923-1944; 1 reel.
Orders and Decrees, 1868-1921; 2 reels.
Cross Index to Special Proceedings, 1880-1964; 1 reel.
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