Local & State History Room Microfilm Collection Index Newspapers & Miscellaneous Items 1. Historical Newspapers a. Edenton & Fayetteville 18 th Century b. Fayetteville & Wilmington 18 th Century c. Raleigh Minerva Mar 1796 to Dec 1814 d. Fayetteville Miscellaneous Newspaper 1806 to 1894 e. Fayetteville North Carolina Journal May 1826 to Nov 1838 f. Fayetteville North Carolinian Mar 1839 to April 1861 and 1864 (non-inclusive) g. Fay North Carolina Presbyterian Jan 1858 to Dec 1898 h. Fayetteville News Sept 1865 to Aug 1868 i. Fayetteville Eagle Aug 1868 to May 1875 j. Fayetteville Messenger Oct 1887 to Dec 1888 k. Fay-North Carolina Gazette Jan 1874 to Jan 1880 l. Fayetteville-Index Feb 1909 to Dec 1917 m. Cape Fear News Nov 1915 to Mar 1917 2. Fayetteville Observer a. Aug 22, 1816 to Mar 6, 1865 b. Fayetteville Observer offices were destroyed by fire in March of 1865, when General Sherman s Union Forces occupied the town. c. Feb 8, 1883 to Aug 30, 2013 3. Fayetteville Times a. July 1, 1973 to Aug 31, 1990 (Publication ceased at that time) 4. Raleigh News and Observer a. Jan 1, 1979 to Dec 31, 2011 b. Microfilm not available after that date 5. Southern Claims Commission a. Journal of the Commissioners Mar 1871 to Mar 1880 b. Misc. Papers and Letters Received 1871 to 1880 c. Letters From and About Special Agents (Avery, Bartlett, Brownlow, Chamberlain, Edwards, Fitzgerald, Houck, Nelson, Paine, Richmond, Smith and Tucker) d. Geographical List of Claims e. Consolidated List of Claims Cumberland County Core Collections 1. Apprentice Bonds 1873 to 1894 2. Court of Pleas & Quarters Minutes (1755 to 1765; 1772 to 1782; 1784 to 1868) 3. Equity Minutes 1830 to 1868 4. Superior Court Minutes (1806 to 1818; 1831 to 1955)
5. Record of Deeds 1754 to 1900 6. General Index to Real Estate Conveyances a. Grantors 1754 to 1897 b. Grantees 1754 to 1897 7. Administrator s Accounts 1825 to 1825; 1830 to 1868 8. Accounts and Inventories, Record of 1868 to 1962 9. Administrator s Bonds 1869 to 1877; 1887 to 1906 10. Guardian s Bonds 1869 to 1906; 1830 to 1833; 1836 to 1868 11. Records of Divisions of Estates 1808 to 1860 12. Marriage Bonds and Registers a. Index to Marriage Bonds Microfiche, 1741 to 1868 b. Marriage Bonds Abstracts, 1803 to 1868 c. Marriage Bonds 1803 to 1868 d. Marriage Register, Brides (White) 1800 to 1962 e. Marriage Register, Grooms (White) 1800 to 1962 f. Marriage Register, Brides (Colored) 1866 to 1962 g. Marriage Register, Grooms (Colored) 1866-1962 h. Marriage Register, Brides 1862 to 1976 i. Marriage Register, Grooms 1962 to 1976 j. Maiden Names of Divorced Women 1837 to 1967 13. Tax Records a. List of Taxables 1777 to 1783; 1824 to 1829; 1837 to 1849; 1857 to 1884 b. Inheritance Tax Records 1921-1962 c. Tax Levies on Land 1833-1835 14. Wills a. Record of Wills 1761-1895 b. Cross Index to Wills 1796-1933 15. County Commissioners Minutes 1868-1895; 1904-1910 16. Vital Statistics Indexes a. Index to Vital Statistics- Births 1913-1973 b. Index to Vital Statistics-Deaths 1913-1973 17. Voter and Election Records a. Voter Registration Records 1902-1908 b. Records of Elections 1900,1921, 1958-1972 18. Treasurer s & Comptroller s Papers Box 1, Beaufort County, Box 4, Greene County (Tax List) 19. Fayetteville Documents Thos. H. Sutton, Ledge; Dr. Benj. Robinson, Ledger; Huske & Anderson, Charges; J.D. Williams, Forwarding Accts., R.T. Walker & R. King Accts; General Store, Accts. 20. Sanborn Fire Maps Cities of Edenton, Elizabeth City, Elkin Elm City, Enfield, Fairmount, Farmville, & Fayetteville, NC 21. Fayetteville & Northern Plank Road Company Book June 28, 1851-January 24, 1866 22. Apprentice Bonds 1812-1909 23. Bastardy Bonds 1760-1910
24. Record of Estates (1758-1930) Adair-Zimmerman 25. Marriage Licenses 1878-1961 26. Index to Military Discharges 1919-1973 27. Record of Military Discharges 1919-1950 28. Board of Education Minutes 1885-1962 29. Wills 1757-1955 Adams- Zeighauser 30. Agricultural Society 1826 31. Alien Registration Record 1927-1942 32. Record of Lunacy 1899-1961 33. Record of Naturalization 1927-1942 34. Widows & Soldiers Pensions 1915-1926 35. Confederate Pensions 1915-1926 36. Record of Sales & Resales (Road Docket Overseers 1825-1839) 1825-1855 37. Index to Criminal Actions 1927-1962 38. Index to Judgment, Civil Action (Plaintiff) 1920-1956 39. Coroner s Inquests 1791-1909 40. Disinterment/Reinterment Permits 1953-2003 41. Regional County Core Collections-Bladen a. Index to Vital Statistics Births, 1913-1972 b. Index to Vital Statistics Delayed Births, 1873-1966 c. Index to Vital Statistics Deaths, 1914-1972 d. Marriage Licenses 1909,1919-1983 (missing Jan-May 1983) e. Marriage Register 1892-1991 42. Regional County Core Collections-Harnett a. Index to Vital Statistics Births & Deaths, 1914-1923 b. Index to Vital Statistics Births, 1924-1995 c. Index to Vital Statistics Delayed Births, 1855-1998 d. Index to Vital Statistics Deaths, 1924-1995 e. Marriage Register, 1892-1995 f. Maiden Name of Divorced Women, 1936-1967 g. Wills 1884-1909, 1915-1939, 1922-1941 43. Regional County Core Collections-Hoke a. Index to Vital Statistics Births and Deaths, 1913-1976 b. Marriage Register 1911-1982 c. Maiden Names of Divorced Woman 1944-1965 d. Minutes, Board of County Commissioners 1911,1954 e. Minutes, Board of Education 1911-1966 f. Record of Amounts Paid for Indigent Children g. Record of Wills 1911-1966 44. Regional County Core Collections Robeson a. Index to Vital Statistics Births, 1913-1983 b. Index to Vital Statistics Delayed Births, Various Dates
c. Index to Vital Statistics Deaths, 1911-1983 d. Index to Marriages Woman, 1787-1973 e. Index to Marriages Man, 1787-1983 f. Marriage Register 1867-1966 g. Marriage Register 1933-1944 h. Record of Marriages & Cohabitations 1850-1866 i. Maiden Names of Divorced Women 1940-1968 j. Bonds-Apprentice, 1820-1904 k. Bonds-Bastardy, 1813-1966 l. Slave Records 1814-1867 m. Wills 1783-1918,1930, 1933, 1935 45. Regional County Core Collection Sampson a. Index to Vital Statistics Births, 1914-1989 b. Index to Vital Statistics Delayed Births,Various c. Index to Vital Statistics Deaths, 1913-1989 d. Marriage Register 1867-1874, 1907-1979 e. Index to Marriages 1979-1989 f. Record of Maiden Names of Divorced Women 1939-1965 g. Bonds-Apprentice h. Wills 1778-1953 46. North Carolina Bureau of Refugees, Freedman, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1870