Beaufort: Pamlico River / Washington port
Pamlico River / Washington port and plantation plain
The distinctive angle for Beaufort County is Pamlico River / Washington port and plantation plain. Combine that with bath colonial roots nearby when you choose which record class to open first.
River commerce linking Hyde, Martin, Pitt. After you fix jurisdiction, rebuild every census decade available and abstract land/probate around Washington and rural communities named on the towns list.