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Edgecombe County Genealogy

The county was formed in 1741 from Bertie County. It was named for Richard Edgcumbe, a Member of Parliament from 1701 to 1742 and a lord of the treasury, who became 1st Baron Edgcumbe in 1742.

In 1746 part of Edgecombe County became Granville County; in 1758 another part became Halifax County; in 1777 yet another part became Nash County. In 1855 the formation of Wilson County from parts of Edgecombe County, Johnston County, Nash County, and Wayne County reduced Edgecombe to its present dimensions, aside from minor boundary adjustments. Source Wikipedia

Edgecombe County NCGenweb site

Edgecombe County Genealogical Society
909 Main St.
Tarboro, NC 27886

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Edgecombe County Courthouse
PO Box 10
County Courthouse
Tarboro, NC 27886
Census

1790 Federal Census Transcription

Tax Records

1716 Corn List – Beaufort and Hyde precincts

Cemeteries

USGS listing of cemeteries of Edgecombe County

Cemetery Transcriptions

Edgecombe County Cemetery Census

Query Forums

Edgecombe County, NC Query Forum

Latest North Carolina Genealogy Query posts for Edgecombe County from the Forum:

North Carolina Genealogy Forum: Forum: Edgecombe County NC Genealogy Queries – Recent Topics

Cleta Terrell on “BREWINGTON FAMILY”

Our son-in-law is descended from James Masterson BREWINGTON who was born 1790 in Edgecombe County, supposedly the son of Benjamin Brewington and Jane Lytle. I am trying to determine if this line is
of the Croatan Indians or possibly the Coharies of North Carolina.


Edgecombe County, NC at Genforum

Cities and towns of Edgecombe County:

Battleboro
Conetoe
Crisp
Dortches
Drake
Macclesfield
Old Sparta
Pinetops
Princeville
Rocky Mount
Speed
Tarboro (County Seat)

News related to Edgecombe County, NC

“edgecombe county” nc – Google News

OPINION: ‘Get better everyday’ – istockAnalyst.com (press release)

OPINION: 'Get better everyday'
istockAnalyst.com (press release)
Talley said, "Great things are going on in Edgecombe County, but there is a disconnect. We have pockets where great things are not going on.




Unemployment Drops in 86 Counties – My Fox 8

Unemployment Drops in 86 Counties
My Fox 8
Scotland County's unemployment rate fell by 0.2 percentage points, Rutherford County by the same and Edgecombe County by 0.6 percentage points.

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Study slams government job growth in Nash County – Rocky Mount Telegram

Study slams government job growth in Nash County
Rocky Mount Telegram
Edgecombe County received a “B” for decreasing its government work force by 18 percent in the past decade, while the county's population dropped 8 percent.

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When Evacuation Is A Must: A How-To Guide To Getting Out – WCTI12.com

When Evacuation Is A Must: A How-To Guide To Getting Out
WCTI12.com
From there 64/13 will take you through Edgecombe County into Nash County. Camden, Pasquotank, Gates, Hertford and Northamption counties area located along

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Edgecombe bus driver didn’t follow protocol – WRAL.com

Edgecombe bus driver didn't follow protocol
WRAL.com
Tarboro, NC — A school bus driver in Edgecombe County won't be behind the wheel for a few days after an elementary school student was left on a bus,




Wanted NC sex offender nabbed in Connecticut – WRAL.com

Wanted NC sex offender nabbed in Connecticut
WRAL.com
He is expected to be extradited to North Carolina. Miller was convicted in 2006 of of taking indecent liberties with a 15-year-old in Edgecombe County,

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