Greene
Greene County, being a part of land grant by King Charles II of England in 1663, was first settled around 1710 by immigrants from Maryland, Virginia, and parts of North Carolina. The original inhabitants of the area, the Tuscarora Indians, fought with these immigrants and on March 20-23, 1713, a fighting force of South Carolinians and Yemassce Indians, under Colonel Maurice Moore, defeated the Tuscarora, under the leadership of Chief Hancock. This was the final major battle of the Tuscarora War at Fort Neoheroka near current day Snow Hill.
In 1758, the area now recognized as Greene and Lenoir Counties was separated from Johnston and named Dobbs for the Royal Governor. The county was formed in 1791 from the northern part of Dobbs County. It was originally named Glasgow County, for James Glasgow, North Carolina Secretary of State from 1777 to 1798. In 1799, Glasgow’s involvement in military land grant frauds forced him to resign and leave the state. Glasgow County was then renamed Greene County in honor of Nathanael Greene, one of General Washington’s right-hand men.
The county seat, Snow Hill, is the largest town and major commercial center in the county. The town draws its name from the historic white sandy banks of nearby Contentnea Creek. Source Wikipedia
Greene County NCGenweb site
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Greene County Courthouse
229 Kingold Blvd Suite D
County Courthouse
Snow Hill, NC 28580
Census
1850 Federal Census Transcription and Index Directory opens to listing of text files, index and files by page number
Tax Records
Cemeteries
USBS listing of cemeteries in Greene County
Query Forums
Latest North Carolina Genealogy Query posts for Greene County from the Forum:
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pamsheets on “Looking for decendants of Nany Mae Garris or Raymond Hiill”
Any relatives or Nany Mae Garris or Raymond Hill please contace me.
pamsheets@ctc.net
Nany Mae Garris was about 23 in 1927 and Raymond Hill around 20
Cities and towns of Greene County:
Hookerton
Maury
Snow Hill (County Seat)
Walstonburg
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Greene County wins 12u title
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NC police: 3 guards face felony assault charges after 11 prisoners …
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NC Senate panel agrees to dog breeder regulation - WRAL.com
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NC Senate panel agrees to dog breeder regulation
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WC North crowned 8U champ - Goldsboro News Argus
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WC North crowned 8U champ
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ENC Babe Ruth tournament rolls on
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