Wayne County Genealogy
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Wayne County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population was 113,329 and in 2006 the population was estimated at 113,847. It is included in the Goldsboro, North Carolina, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its county seat is Goldsboro and it is home to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base.
Prior to 1730, Native Americans were the only known occupants of the territory now known as Wayne county. Settlers trickled into the territory, but there was no general movement of immigration until after 1750. Wayne County was established on November 2, 1779 from the western part of Dobbs County. It was named for “Mad Anthony” Wayne, a general in the American Revolutionary War. The act, establishing the County, provided the first court should be held at the home of Josiah Sasser at which time the justices were to decide on a place for all subsequent courts until a courthouse could be erected. By 1782 the commissioners were named. In 1787 an act was passed establishing Waynesborough on the west side of the Neuse River on the land of Doctor Andrew Bass where the courthouse now stands.
In 1855 parts of Wayne County, Edgecombe County, Johnston County, and Nash County were combined to form Wilson County.
Source: Wikipedia.
Wayne County Genealogy Resources
Wayne County NCGenWeb Archives
Old Dobbs County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 617
Goldsboro, NC 27530
Wayne County Historical Association and Museum
P.O. Box 665
Goldsboro, NC 27533
Wayne County Government
Wayne County Government – Official Site
Wayne County Register of Deeds
224-226 E. Walnut Street
Goldsboro, NC 27533
(919)731-1449
Wayne County Public Library
Main Branch
1001 E Ash St
Goldsboro, NC 27530
(919) 735-1824
HOURS OF OPERATION
Monday – Thursday 9:00 – 9:00
Friday & Saturday 9:00 – 5:30
Sunday – 1:00 – 5:00 (During September after Labor Day until Memorial Day in May)
Steele Memorial Mt Olive North Carolina
111 N Chestnut St
Mount Olive, NC 28365
(919) 705-1891
HOURS OF OPERATION
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday – 9:00 – 5:30
Tuesday 9:00 – 8:00
Sunday – Closed
Pikeville Branch
107 W Main St
Pikeville, NC 27863
(919) 705-1892
HOURS OF OPERATION
Monday – Wednesday: 2:00pm – 6:00pm
Thursday: 9:00am – 1:00pm
Friday: 2:00pm – 6:00pm
Saturday: 9:00am – 1:00pm
Sunday – Closed
Fremont Branch
202 N Goldsboro St
Fremont, NC 27830
(919) 705-1893
HOURS OF OPERATION
Monday: 9:00am – 1:00pm
Tuesday – Friday: 2:00pm – 6:00pm
Saturday, Sunday: – Closed
Cities and Towns
* Brogden
* Dudley
* Elroy
* Eureka
* Fremont
* Goldsboro
* Mar-Mac
* Mount Olive
* Pikeville
* Seven Springs
* Walnut Creek
* Grantham
Census
1790 Federal Census Transcription – Newbern District
1790 Federal Census Transcription
1800 Federal Census Transcription
1800 Federal Census Index (alternate)
1880 Federal Census Transcription – Barfields and Flowers Surnames
1880 Federal Census Transcription – Prostitutes
1900 Federal Census Transcription – Stony Creek – Part 1 – Addendum
1900 Federal Census Transcription – Stony Creek – Part 2
1900 Federal Census Transcription Stony Creek – part 3
1900 Federal Census Transcription – Black Creek Home and Farm Ownership
Cemeteries
USGS listing of cemeteries in Wayne County
Wayne County Cemetery Transcriptions
1981 Wayne County Cemetery Book
Query Forums
Latest North Carolina Genealogy Query posts for Wayne County from the Forum:
North Carolina Genealogy Forum: Forum: Wayne County NC Genealogy Queries – Recent Topics
My uncle, Joseph H. Dale, was married to Georgia Lee Davis, b. 14 July 1910 or 1911 in ,Goldsboro, Wayne, NC,.
Georgia’s father was: Jesse Burgwin Davis, 1877-1950
Georgia’s mother was: Bessie Willis, 1880-?
Georgia had a sister named Lucy, born in 1905
Georgia Lee Davis-Dale died on 7 May, 1956 in Florida. Her husband, Joseph H. Dale died in 1963, also in Florida.
Does anyone have information on the Davis/Willis families?
Am looking for any info on Luther S. Kennedy Bn: abt 1833 Died: abt 1909 in Lenoir cy.
He did live in Wayne cy at some time.
Sincerely
Sam Kennedy
Gale on “Daughters of Branson Williams”
I am looking for information on possible two daughters of Branson Williams that lived in Goldsboro, N.C. They were half-sisters to Iley Williams of Sampson County?
jorskippy on “Jordan/Ham/Edmundson/Taylor/Avent”
I am searching for information on the Frederick Jordan family of Wayne County. Frederick married Winniford Avent about 1758. They raised a large family in the area.
McDragon on “Hill’s of Goldboro”
Looking for information on a Dr. Thomas Hill, who was the Wayne County Coroner after the Civil War. He was my GG-Grandfather
Nancy Glore on “Ina Pearsall (Spence, Farmer ?) DOB 15 Feb. 1897, Indian Springs, Warne Co., NC”
Searching for family members of my paternal grandmother,Ina Pearsall (Spence, Farmer?) I am a Spence but was told by my dad that his biological mother, after leaving his father, married someone by the last name of Farmer and had several more children. I would like to be put in touch with any aunts/uncles or cousins I might have still living. Thank you.
News related to Wayne County, NC
“wayne county” nc – Google News
Judge lifts death penalty for Wayne County murderer – WRAL.com
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Judge lifts death penalty for Wayne County murderer
WRAL.com Goldsboro, NC â A Goldsboro man on Thursday became the 17th prisoner to avoid the death penalty under a 2001 state law that prohibits the execution of mentally retarded prisoners. Superior Court Judge Arnold Jones vacated the death sentence of Marvin … NC Judge Takes Goldsboro Man off Death Row over Competency |
NC Judge Takes Man Off Death Row Over Competency – WXII The Triad
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NC Judge Takes Man Off Death Row Over Competency
WXII The Triad GOLDSBORO, NC — A Wayne County judge has ruled that a convicted murderer must be taken off death row because he meets state criteria for being mentally retarded. Judge Arnold Jones announced his ruling Thursday in the case of 50-year-old Marvin … Man could escape execution due to NC law Judge Orders Man Off State's Death Row |
New NC Law Aims to Prevent Infectious Diseases – WNCT
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New NC Law Aims to Prevent Infectious Diseases
WNCT WAYNE COUNTY, NC (WNCT) ? Unsafe practices used in blood sugar monitoring led to a hepatitis outbreak that killed six people at a Wayne County nursing home. (more) RALEIGH, NC – An assisted living facility where five people died from hepatitis gets … NC Law Targets Assisted Living Center Infections FOX Carolina 21NC law targets assisted living center infections |
Released kidnapping victim clarifies details about Sunday night incident – WNCT
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Released kidnapping victim clarifies details about Sunday night incident
WNCT If you have any information about his whereabouts or the case, you're asked to contact the Wayne County Sheriff's Office at 919-731-1481 or Wayne County Crime Stoppers at 919-735-2255. GOLDSBORO, NC – The Wayne County Sheriff's Office says they're … Goldsboro man still missing after reported kidnapping |
Man Could Escape Execution Due to NC Law – WCTI12.com
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Man Could Escape Execution Due to NC Law
WCTI12.com By WRAL GOLDSBORO — A man convicted of murder in Wayne County more than 20 years ago could get off death row Thursday because of a North Carolina law that says mentally retarded defendants can't be executed. If a Wayne County Superior Court judge … |
Wayne County deputies search for kidnapping victim, six suspects – WRAL.com
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Wayne County deputies search for kidnapping victim, six suspects
WRAL.com Goldsboro, NC â Two Goldsboro men were kidnapped Sunday night when six masked men mimicked law enforcement to pull the victims over, the Wayne County Sheriff's Office said Monday. One of the victims has been released, but the other was still missing, … Two men kidnapped at gunpoint |
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