Sampson County Genealogy
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Sampson County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population was 60,161. Its county seat is Clinton.
The county was formed in 1784 from Duplin County. It was named after John Sampson, who was the first register of deeds of Duplin County and the first mayor of Wilmington, North Carolina.
Sampson County is the birthplace of William R. King, who after spending time in local government continued on to become the 13th US vice-president.
Source: Wikipedia
Sampson County Genealogy Resources
Sampson County NCGenWeb Archives
Sampson County Historical Society
2336 Horine Road
Clinton, NC 28328
Telephone 910-564-6471
Sampson County Government
Sampson County Government – Official Site
Sampson County Register of Deeds (Online search)
Sampson-Clinton Public LIbrary
J.C. Holliday Library
217 Graham Street
Clinton, NC 28328
(910) 592-4153 Hours of Operation:
Monday – Friday 8 – 6
Saturday 8 – 5
Miriam Lamb Memorial Library
PO Box 426
144 S. Church Ave.
Garland, NC 28441
(910) 529-2441
Hours of Operation:
Monday – Friday 9am – 6pm
Roseboro Public Library
300 W. Roseboro Street
P.O. Box 2066
Roseboro, NC 28382
(910) 525-5436
Hours of Operation:
Monday – Friday 9am – 6pm
Bryan Memorial Public Library
302 Weeksdale Street
P.O. Box 188
Newton Grove, NC 28366
(910) 594-1260
Hours of Operation:
Monday – Friday 9am – 6pm
Cities and Towns
* Autryville
* Bonnetsville
* Clinton
* Delway
* Garland
* Harrells
* Ingold
* Ivanhoe
* Keener
* Newton Grove
* Plain View
* Roseboro
* Salemburg
* Spiveys Corner
* Turkey
* Vann Crossroads
Townships:
Belvoir
Dismal
Franklin
Halls
Herring
Honeycutt
Lisbon
Little Coharie
McDaniels
Mingo
Newton Grove
North Clinton
Piney Grove
Plain View
South Clinton
South River
Taylors Bridge
Turkey
Westbrook
Census
1790 Federal Census Transcription – Fayett District
1800 Federal Census Transcription – Partial Extract
1820 Federal Census Transcription
Cemeteries
USGS listing of cemeteries in Sampson County
Sampson County Cemetery Census
Query Forums
Sampson County, NC Query Forum
Latest North Carolina Genealogy Query posts for Sampson County from the Forum:
North Carolina Genealogy Forum: Forum: Sampson County NC Genealogy Queries – Recent Topics
Gale on “Nancy Jane Manuel/Emmanuel and Johnson Brewington.”
I am looking for any information about Nancy Jane Manuel/Emmanuel and Johnson Brewington, they had a daughter named Polly Ann Brewington, who married Bennett Jackson. Also, John Jack Brewington. Please contact me at: galerey@yahoo.com
Gale
pat layton on “Layton or Laton in the 1700′s”
I am looking for an ancestor with the surname of Layton or Laton who lived in your county in the 1700′s or very early 1800′s. His given name may have been John. He moved to Washington County Ga. and had a child, Alford Alpha Layton born in approx. 1828.
Al Gibbss on “Gibbs Family Sampson Co.,NC”
I know that there was a Willis (unmarried) and a Thomas Gibbs married with son under 10 in the 1800 census of Sampson Co.,NC. I believe that there was a William Albert Gibbs very early in county. Has anyone researched this family? Need your help!
Al Gibbs
Sampson County, NC at Genforum
News related to Sampson County, NC
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Child Getting Off Bus Hit, Killed By Tractor-Trailer In Sampson County, NC – WFMY News 2
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Child Getting Off Bus Hit, Killed By Tractor-Trailer In Sampson County, NC
WFMY News 2 Raleigh, NC– State troopers are investigating the hit-and-run death of a child who was struck by a tractor-trailer after getting off a Sampson County school bus. The N.C. Highway Patrol said Tuesday that the bus was headed south on U.S. 421 and had … Roseboro man charged with DWI in child's hit-and-run death Sampson County student struck, killed by logging truck Trucker accused in fatal hit and run faces DWI charge |
Officials search for Sampson County murder suspect – abc11.com
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Officials search for Sampson County murder suspect
abc11.com MAGNOLIA, N.C. (WTVD) — Sampson County officials are searching for a murder suspect wanted in connection with a fatal shooting that happened Saturday. Deputies responded to a home on Garcia Family Lane in Magnolia just after 4:30 p.m. and found the … Sampson deputies searching for homicide suspect Authorities searching for suspect in shooting death; murder warrant issued News Update |
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Log truck driver charged with DWI after NC girl killed getting off school bus
WBTW – Myrtle Beach and Florence SC A Sampson County school bus was dropping off a child on U.S. 421 at approximately 3:30 p.m. when a tractor trailer hauling logs passed the stopped bus. The bus was stopped with all emergency equipment activated, Highway Patrol spokesman Sgt. Jeff … |
Sampson County family waits, hopes missing child comes home – WRAL.com
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Sampson County family waits, hopes missing child comes home
WRAL.com Roseboro, N.C. â The incredible story of three Ohio women who escaped their kidnappers Tuesday after being locked away in a suburban Cleveland home for about a decade has given hope to a Sampson County family that has been waiting 13 years for … |
Mental Health board to recommend against merger at Cumberland County … – Fayetteville Observer
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Mental Health board to recommend against merger at Cumberland County …
Fayetteville Observer McCrory's new Partnership for a Healthy North Carolina plan proposes combining oversight of physical and mental health care for Medicaid patients. That could leave the current mental health organizations out in the cold, Gloston wrote. Commissioners … |
Driver charged with DWI in fatal Sampson County wreck – WRAL.com
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Driver charged with DWI in fatal Sampson County wreck
WRAL.com Clinton, N.C. â A driver was charged in connection with a wreck Saturday night in Clinton that killed her passenger. Troopers with the North Carolina State Highway Patrol said Stephanie Hunter, 30, was intoxicated as she drove along Keener Road in … |
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