Edgecombe County Genealogy
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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
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
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
I am trying to link William Daniel b. 1780-85 m. Sarah Self to Basil Daniel b.~1775. I believe they are both related to Jeremiah Daniel b.~1750in Edgecombe but have not been able to see proof of any links.
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
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Moody's assigns A2 rating to Edgecombe County's (NC) $19.5 million Limited …
Moodys.com (press release) (registration) Moody's Investors Service has assigned a A2 rating to Edgecombe County's (NC) $19.5 million Limited Obligation Bonds, Series 2013. The bonds are secured by installment payments from Edgecombe County (general obligation rated A1), subject to annual … |
Man accused of peeping at Edgecombe County gym – WRAL.com
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Man accused of peeping at Edgecombe County gym
WRAL.com Tarboro, N.C. â The Edgecombe County Sheriff's Office arrested a man Sunday who they say secretly recorded customers at a local gym. Thomas Gray Owens, 29, of 849 Norris Road in Speed, was charged with two counts of secret peeping and was jailed in … |
2 charged with murder in Rocky Mount shooting – News & Observer
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2 charged with murder in Rocky Mount shooting
News & Observer ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. â Authorities say two men have been charged with murder in the killing of a man outside of Rocky Mount convenience store. … Both are being held in the Edgecombe County jail without bond and it wasn't known if they had attorneys. Two charged with murder in Rocky Mount shooting Two charged with killing Rocky Mount driver |
Scouts honor ‘Buddy’ Hooks – Tarboro Daily Southerner
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Scouts honor 'Buddy' Hooks
Tarboro Daily Southerner … as an active member of the Tarboro Rotary Club and as a Master Gardener. The East Carolina Council impacts more than 10,000 youths and more than 3,000 adult volunteers across 20 counties in North Carolina, including 14 troops in Edgecombe County. |
We Salute… – Tarboro Daily Southerner
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We Salute…
Tarboro Daily Southerner Recognized at the banquet were retired deputies Lt. Lorenzo Whitehead and Cpl. Kevin Cannon of the Edgecombe County Sheriff's Department while Ret. Chief William "Billy Whitaker, Lt. Willam Anderson and Lt. Lyman Tyson were honored for the Tarboro … |
Measles cases have state health officials concerned – Tarboro Daily Southerner
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Measles cases have state health officials concerned
Tarboro Daily Southerner âIt (measles) is a highly contagious disease that is spread in the air by coughing and sneezing,â said Susan Rogerson, nursing director at the Edgecombe County Health Department. Outbreaks of measles in the United States are rare because of the measles … |
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