Early North Carolina Settlers, 1700s-1900s

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The Early North Carolina Settlers collection has records for over 200,000 people. It covers the 1700s through the 1900s. Most records are from North Carolina. Some include families from South Carolina.

You will find marriage records. You will also see death records, land grants, and short family stories. These records help you find names, dates, and places. They show when people lived, moved, married, or died.

Many records come from newspapers and old books. Some include land and court papers. These can fill in missing pieces of your family tree.

This set includes rare sources. You’ll find the Raleigh Register, the North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register, and more. Some stories also come from local history books.

If your family lived in North Carolina, this set can help. It gives facts and stories. It is a good place to start or continue your search.


Additional Resources:

  • Marriage and Death Notices from ‘Raleigh Register and North Carolina State Gazette, 1799-1825,1826-1845, 1846-1867 by Carrie L. Broughton
  • North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register 11 Volumes by James Robert Bent Hathaway
  • North Carolina Land Grants in South Carolina by Brent H. Holcomb
  • Sketches of Western North Carolina, Historical and Biographical by Cyrus L. Hunter
  • Historical Sketches of North Carolina from 1584 to 1851 by John Hill Wheeler
  • Reminiscences and Memoirs of North Carolina and Eminent North Carolinians by John Hill Wheeler