Nash County, North Carolina Genealogy
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Guide to Nash County, North Carolina ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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Contents
- 1 County Information
- 2 Resources
- 2.1 Bible Records
- 2.2 Biographies
- 2.3 Business, Commerce, and Occupations
- 2.4 Cemeteries
- 2.5 Census Records
- 2.6 Church Records
- 2.7 Court Records
- 2.8 Directories
- 2.9 Emigration and Immigration
- 2.10 Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
- 2.11 Funeral Homes
- 2.12 Genealogies
- 2.13 Guardianship
- 2.14 Land and Property Records
- 2.15 Local Histories
- 2.16 Maps and Gazetteers
- 2.17 Migration
- 2.18 Military Records
- 2.19 Naturalization and Citizenship
- 2.20 Newspapers
- 2.21 Obituaries
- 2.22 Other Records
- 2.23 Periodicals
- 2.24 Probate Records
- 2.25 School Records
- 2.26 Social Security Records
- 2.27 Tax Records
- 2.28 Vital Records
- 3 Research Facilities
- 4 Societies
- 5 Websites
- 6 Research Guides
- 7 References
County Information[edit | edit source]
Description[edit | edit source]
Nash County is located in the eastern portion of North Carolina and was named for Revolutionary War General Francis Nash.[2]
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Nash County Courthouse
120 W. Washington Street
Nashville, NC 27856
Phone: 252-459-9836
Nash County Website
Register of Deeds has birth and death records from 1913 and marriage records from 1872.
Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records 1876.[3]
Nash County, North Carolina Record Dates[edit | edit source]
Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.
| Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
| 1913 | 1872 | 1913 | 1876 | 1869 | 1869 | 1784 |
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
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There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county. |
Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
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For animated maps illustrating North Carolina county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation North Carolina County Boundary Maps" (1664-1965) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website. |
Populated Places[edit | edit source]
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[6]
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History Timeline[edit | edit source]
Nash County was formed in 1777 from the western part of Edgecombe County. It was named for American Revolutionary War Brigadier General Francis Nash (1742-1777) of Hillsborough, who had been mortally wounded at the Battle of Germantown that year while fighting under General George Washington. Nashville, the County seat, was settled in 1780 and chartered in 1815. After the Revolutionary War, the County settled down to a pace that made it one of the State's leading farm areas. Since the Civil War, it has been known primarily as a leading agricultural County, but it has experienced steady industrial growth since that time.
Resources[edit | edit source]
Bible Records[edit | edit source]
Biographies[edit | edit source]
Business, Commerce, and Occupations[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
- North Carolina, Historical Records Survey, Cemetery Inscription Card Index at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
Census Records[edit | edit source]
{{Historical populations |type = USA |heading = Census |footnote = Source: [
| Historical populations | ||
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| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1790 | 7,390 | — |
| 1800 | 6,975 | −5.6% |
| 1810 | 7,268 | 4.2% |
| 1820 | 8,185 | 12.6% |
| 1830 | 8,490 | 3.7% |
| 1840 | 9,047 | 6.6% |
| 1850 | 10,657 | 17.8% |
| 1860 | 11,687 | 9.7% |
| 1870 | 11,077 | −5.2% |
| 1880 | 17,731 | 60.1% |
| 1890 | 20,707 | 16.8% |
| 1900 | 25,478 | 23.0% |
| 1910 | 33,727 | 32.4% |
| 1920 | 41,061 | 21.7% |
| 1930 | 52,782 | 28.5% |
| 1940 | 55,608 | 5.4% |
| 1950 | 59,919 | 7.8% |
| 1960 | 61,002 | 1.8% |
| 1970 | 59,122 | −3.1% |
| 1980 | 67,153 | 13.6% |
| 1990 | 76,677 | 14.2% |
| 2000 | 87,420 | 14.0% |
| 2010 | 95,840 | 9.6% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
- Nash County Census information (NCGenWeb)
Church Records[edit | edit source]
- 1700-1970 - North Carolina, Church Records, 1700-1970 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
Baptist
Presbyterian
- Historical sketch of the First Presbyterian Church of Rocky Mount, North Carolina (Eastern NC Digital Library)
List of Churches and Church Parishes
Court Records[edit | edit source]
Directories[edit | edit source]
- North Carolina State business directories. Directories include information about area businesses and citizens. (NCGenWeb)
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]
African American
- 1862-1870 North Carolina, Freedmen's Bureau Assistant Commissioner Records, 1862-1870 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1863-1872 North Carolina, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1863-1872 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only
- Nash County African-American resources (NCGenWeb)
- Nash County Slavery Petitions (NCGenWeb)
- Rosenwald Schools in Nash County (NCGenWeb)
Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]
Genealogies[edit | edit source]
- [Boddie] Leary, Helen F.M. "The Two William Boddies of North Carolina," The American Genealogist, Vol. 66, No. 1 (Jan. 1991):16-29; Vol. 62, No. 2 (Apr. 1991):106-110; Vol. 66, No. 3 (Jul. 1991):148-153. Available at FHL.
- [Pridgen] Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library Pridgen family of Sapony Creek, Nash County, North Carolina some descendants of William Pridgen, d. ca. 1762, Vol. II.
Guardianship[edit | edit source]
Land and Property Records[edit | edit source]
The first land grants in the area date from 1743.
- Nash County Deeds (USGenWeb Archives)
- Property records 1995-present (Nash County Register of Deeds)
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
- Local histories of Nash County (NCGenWeb)
- Rocky Mount Mills carded cotton yarns, Rocky Mount, N.C. (Eastern NC Digital Library)
- Rocky Mount Mills, a case history of industrial development, 1818-1943 (Eastern NC Digital Library)
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
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- Nash County Maps (NC Maps collection of UNC-Chapel Hill)
- FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
Migration[edit | edit source]
Military Records[edit | edit source]
- Nash County Military information (NCGenWeb)
Revolutionary War
- 1779-1782 North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers 1779-1782 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
Civil War
- 1861-1865 North Carolina, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1861-1865 North Carolina, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1861-1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
- 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
- 1885-1953 North Carolina, Confederate Soldiers and Widows Pension Applications, 1885-1953 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- Roster of Nash County Confederate soldiers (Eastern NC Digital Library)
Regiments. Men in Nash County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Nash County:
- - 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
- - 7th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
- - 12th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company H
- - 13th Battalion, North Carolina Infantry, Company B
- - 1st Brigade, North Carolina Reserves, Company A
- - 1st Regiment, North Carolina Junior Reserves, Company A
- - 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry, Company E
- - 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, 1st Company E
- - 3rd Battalion, North Carolina Senior Reserves, Captain D W William's Company
World War I
- 1917-1919 North Carolina, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- WWI Rosters of Nash County men (NCGenWeb)
World War II
- 1940-1948 North Carolina, Discharge and Statement of Service Records, 1940-1948 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
- 1799-1893 Nash County marriages. Included in Carrie Broughton's 6-volume index of the Raleigh Register & State Gazette newspaper (1799-1893). Marriages are listed by year and PDF files are searchable. Available on the North Carolina Digital Collections website.
- Nash County newspapers. Listing of newspapers published in the county. (Library of Congress)
- North Carolina Newspaper Digitization Project. Full-text papers from 1752-1890s.
- Nash County deaths. County area deaths reported in various newspapers; dates range from late 1700s to 1900s.
Obituaries[edit | edit source]
- Nash County Obituaries (USGenWeb Archives)
Other Records[edit | edit source]
County Records
- 1833-1970 - North Carolina, County Records, 1833-1970 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images. (incomplete)
Voter Registration
- 1868-1898 - North Carolina, Voter Registration Records, 1868-1898 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
Periodicals[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
Online Probate Records
- 1660-1790 North Carolina Will Abstracts 1660-1790 at Ancestry $
- 1663-1979 North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1665-1998 North Carolina Wills and Probate Records 1665-1998 at Ancestry $
- 1720-1960 - Will Books A to F and 1 to 8 (1720-1960) at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
- 1735-1970 North Carolina Probate Records 1735-1970 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
- 1760-1800 North Carolina Will Abstracts 1760-1800 at Ancestry $
- 1776-1964 Will Books 1 to 13 (1776-1964) at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; images only (by County)
- 1778-1897 Images of Wills & Estates 1778-1867; 1867-1897. North Carolina Pioneers $
- Pre-1790 Pre-1790 Nash County, North Carolina Genealogy Wills. (North Carolina State Archives)
- Nash County residents wills (NCGenWeb)
- Nash County wills & estates (USGenWeb Archives)
The county's oldest will is at the Dept of Archives, Raleigh, NC.
School Records[edit | edit source]
- Wesleyan College Yearbooks: 1962-2009
- Rosenwald Schools in Nash County, African-American. (NCGenWeb)
- Nash County students at NC colleges. Yearbook index. (NCGenWeb)
Social Security Records[edit | edit source]
- 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
- 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
Tax Records[edit | edit source]
- 1782 Tax Lists, Nash County, 1782 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, at Ancestry $
- 1782 Tax Lists, Nash County, 1782 (images) at North Carolina Digital Collections
- 1782 Nash County, NC, 1782 Tax List (transcript) at FamilySearch
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
- 1800-2000 - North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- Uncertified copies of vital records can be ordered for a small fee from the Register of Deeds.
Birth[edit | edit source]
- 1787-1835 Nash County Bastard Bonds 1787-1835 (NCGenWeb)
- 1800-2000 North Carolina Birth Index 1800-2000 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
- 1866-1964 North Carolina Births and Christenings 1866-1964 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
- 1913-1922 North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
Marriage[edit | edit source]
- 1741-2004 North Carolina, United States Marriages at FindMyPast
- 1741-2004 North Carolina Marriage Index 1741-2004 at Ancestry $
- 1759-1979 North Carolina Marriages 1759-1979 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; Index
- 1762-1979 North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and image
- 1763-1868 North Carolina, Civil Marriages, 1763-1868 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
Death[edit | edit source]
- 1898-1994 North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1906-1930 North Carolina Deaths 1906-1930 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1908-2004 North Carolina Death Indexes 1908-2004 at Ancestry $
- 1909-1975 North Carolina Death Certificates 1909-1975 at Ancestry $
- 1931-1994 North Carolina Deaths 1931-1994 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
Divorce[edit | edit source]
- 1926-1975 North Carolina, County Divorce Records, 1926-1975 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1958-2004 North Carolina Divorce Index 1958-2004 at Ancestry $
Research Facilities[edit | edit source]
Archives[edit | edit source]
Listed below are archives in Nash County. For state-wide archival repositories, see North Carolina Archives and Libraries.
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a family history center.
Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Listed below are libraries in Nash County. For state-wide library facilities, see North Carolina Archives and Libraries.
Museums[edit | edit source]
Societies[edit | edit source]
Listed below are societies in Nash County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see North Carolina Societies.
- Tar River Connections Genealogical Society
PO Box 8764
Rocky Mount, NC 27803-8764
Website
Websites[edit | edit source]
- Nash County, NCGenWeb Project
- Nash County, USGenWeb Archives
- FamilySearch Catalog – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.
Research Guides[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), North Carolina.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ https://www.ncpedia.org/geography/nash
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Moore County, North Carolina. Page 511 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Nash County, North Carolina. Page 506-514 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 505-509.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), North Carolina.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Nash County, North Carolina," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nash_County,_North_Carolina, accessed 22 February 2020.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 George Washington Paschal, History of North Carolina Baptists, 2 vols. (1930; reprint, Gallatin, Tenn.: Church History Research and Archives, 1990), 1:488; 2:566. FHL Book 975.6 K2p 1990; "Falls of the Tar Church," North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, http://www.ncmarkers.com, accessed 22 October 2012.
