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PASQUOTANK COUNTY 
Established by 1670 as a precinct of Albemarle County. 
Many early records are missing; reason unknown. 


ORIGINAL RECORDS 

BONDS 

Apprentice Bonds and Records, 1716-1898; 10 volumes, 2 Fibredex boxes. 
Bastardy Bonds and Records, 1740-1917; 3 Fibredex boxes. 
Constables’ Bonds, 1737, 1785-1880; 1 volume, 2 Fibredex boxes. 
Officials’ Bonds, 1741-1882; 1 Fibredex box. 
Ordinary Bonds, 1766-1867; 1 Fibredex box. 
Sheriffs’ Bonds, 1741-1882; 1 Fibredex box. 


COURT RECORDS 

County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions 
Minutes, 1737-1868; 19 volumes. 
Appearance Dockets, 1845-1868; 3 volumes. 
Execution Dockets, 1755-1862, 1866-1868; 23 volumes. 
Petition Docket, 1856-1868; 1 volume. 
State Dockets, 1785-1791, 1798-1868; 4 volumes. 
Reference (Trial) and Appearance Dockets, 1700, 1755-1765; 
3 volumes. 
Trial, Appearance and Reference Dockets, 1765-1824; 11 volumes. 
Trial, Appearance, Reference and Petition Dockets, 1819-1857; 
12 volumes. 
Trial Dockets, 1856-1862, 1866-1868; 2 volumes. 
Clerk’s Account Book, 1790-1808; 1 volume. 
Superior Court 
Minutes, 1807-1861, 1866-1922; 10 volumes. 
Equity Minutes, 1822-1868; 2 volumes. 
Equity Execution Docket, 1824-1831; 1 volume. 
Equity Trial Docket, 1822-1850; 1 volume. 
Execution Dockets, 1822-1868; 2 volumes. 
State Dockets, 1807-1869; 3 volumes. 
Trial and Appearance Dockets, 1807-1881; 5 volumes. 
Civil Action Papers, 1712-1925; 89 Fibredex boxes. 
Civil Action Papers Concerning Land, 1756-1922; 14 Fibredex boxes. 
Criminal Action Papers, 1729-1919; 13 Fibredex boxes. 
Miscellaneous Court Records, 1721-1897; 1 Fibredex box. 


ELECTION RECORDS 

Record of Elections, 1878-1920; 3 volumes. 
Voter Registration Books, 1892, 1900; 15 volumes. 
Voter Registration Challenge Book, no date; 1 volume. 


ESTATES RECORDS 

Record of Estates (Accounts and Settlements), 1795-1868; 14 volumes. 
Record of Accounts, 1868-1919; 6 volumes. 
Accounts of Sale of Estates, 1797-1868; 8 volumes. 
Administrators’ Bonds, 1798-1868, 1881-1907; 17 volumes. 
Estates Records, 1712-1931; 202 Fibredex boxes. 
Guardians’ Records, 1719-1931; 25 Fibredex boxes. 
Guardians’ Accounts (Orphans’ Court), 1757-1797; 2 volumes. 
Guardians’ Bonds, 1798-1896; 18 volumes. 
Inventories of Estates, 1797-1854; 2 volumes. 
Record of Settlements, 1868-1920; 3 volumes. 
Fiduciary Account Book, 1808-1828; 1 volume. 


LAND RECORDS 

Record of Deeds, 1700-1786; 7 volumes. 
Deeds, 1666-1947; 11 Fibredex boxes. 
Miscellaneous Deeds, 1723-1948; 6 Fibredex boxes. 
Ejectments, 1746-1901; 2 Fibredex boxes. 
Land Entry Books, 1778-1793, 1831-1838; 2 volumes. 
Tax Levies on Land, 1874-1899; 1 volume. 
Attachments, Executions, Levies and Liens on Land, 1801-1917; 
2 Fibredex boxes. 
Land Drainage Records, 1765-1878; 1 Fibredex box. 
Miscellaneous Land Records, 1694-1946; 2 Fibredex boxes, 
1 oversized manuscript box. 
Petitions to Divide and Sell Land and Reports of Sale, 1744-1904; 
2 Fibredex boxes. 
Record of Probate of Deeds and Mortgages, 1903-1915; 1 volume. 


MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS 

Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868; 3 Fibredex boxes. 
Record of Cohabitation, 1866-1867; 1 volume. 
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Brands and Flesh Marks, 1691-1822; 2 volumes. 
Divorce Records, 1838-1919; 10 Fibredex boxes. 


MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS 

County Accounts, Buildings and Correspondence, 1752-1896; 
2 Fibredex boxes. 
Insolvent Debtors, 1744-1877; 8 Fibredex boxes. 
Loyalty Oaths, 1865; 2 volumes. 
Orders and Decrees, 1869-1911; 4 volumes. 
Minutes, Wardens of the Poor, 1807-1868; 2 volumes. 
Personal Accounts, 1730-1899; 1 Fibredex box. 
Powers of Attorney, 1711-1907; 1 Fibredex box. 
Promissory Notes, 1720-1920; 2 Fibredex boxes. 
Miscellaneous Records, 1703-1940; 7 Fibredex boxes. 
Records of Slaves and Free Persons of Color, 1733-1892; 2 Fibredex boxes. 
Records Concerning Elizabeth City, 1828-1918; 5 Fibredex boxes. 
Records of Assignees, Receivers and Trustees, 1801-1922; 4 Fibredex boxes. 


OFFICIALS, COUNTY 

Records of Justices of the Peace, 1720-1896; 1 Fibredex box. 
Minutes, Board of Justices of the Peace, 1878-1882; 1 volume. 


ROADS AND BRIDGES 

Road Records, 1734-1920; 4 Fibredex boxes. 
Railroad Records, 1875-1921; 6 Fibredex boxes. 


SCHOOL RECORDS 

Minutes, County Board of Education, 1872-1885; 1 volume. 
School Records, 1757-1914; 3 Fibredex boxes. 


TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS 

Tax Lists, 1735-1882; 7 volumes, 3 Fibredex boxes. 
Miscellaneous Tax Records, 1785-1912; 2 Fibredex boxes. 
Poll Tax Record, 1914-1918; 1 volume. 


WILLS 

Record of Wills, 1752-1792; 3 volumes. 
Wills, 1709-1917; 20 Fibredex boxes. 


MICROFILM RECORDS 

BONDS 

Apprentice Bonds, 1798-1898; 2 reels. 
Apprentice Bonds for Negroes, 1842-1861; 1 reel. 


CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS 

Record of Partnerships, 1917-1960; 1 reel. 


COURT RECORDS 

County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions 
Minutes, 1737-1868; 5 reels. 
Superior Court 
Minutes, 1807-1908; 3 reels. 
Equity Minutes, 1822-1868; 1 reel. 
ELECTION RECORDS 
Record of Elections, 1878-1960; 1 reel. 


ESTATES RECORDS 

Accounts of Sale of Estates, 1797-1868; 4 reels. 
Administrators’ and Guardians’ Accounts, 1803-1834; 2 reels. 
Record of Accounts, 1868-1919; 3 reels. 
Administrators’ Bonds, 1865-1868, 1881-1904; 1 reel. 
Record of Administrators, 1913-1943; 1 reel. 
Record of Executors, 1915-1960; 1 reel. 
Guardians’ Accounts, 1757-1866; 6 reels. 
Guardians’ Bonds, 1798-1896; 5 reels. 
Widows’ Year’s Support, 1881-1960; 1 reel. 
Inventories of Estates, 1795-1854; 1 reel. 
Record of Settlements, 1868-1928, 1956-1960; 2 reels. 


LAND RECORDS 

Record of Deeds, 1700-1910; 35 reels. 
Index to Deeds, Grantor, 1700-1915; 2 reels. 
Index to Deeds, Grantee, 1700-1915; 1 reel. 
Land Entry Books, 1778-1793, 1831-1838; 1 reel. 
Record of Land Division, 1793-1885; 1 reel. 
Map Book, 1940-1960; 1 reel. 


MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS 

Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868; 2 reels. 
Marriage Licenses, 1867-1960; 29 reels. 
Marriage Registers, 1865-1960; 3 reels. 
General Index to Marriages, 1865-1960; 4 reels. 
Record of Cohabitation, 1866-1867; 1 reel. 
Maiden Names of Divorced Women, 1937-1959; 1 reel. 
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Brands and Flesh Marks, 1691-1822; 1 reel. 
Record of Deaths, 1903-1911; 1 reel. 
Index to Deaths, 1903-1982; 2 reels. 


MILITARY AND PENSION RECORDS 

Index to Armed Forces Discharges, 1920-1982; 1 reel. 


MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS 

Orders and Decrees, 1869-1915; 3 reels. 
Index to Orders and Decrees, Plaintiff, 1869-1960; 1 reel. 
Index to Orders and Decrees, Defendant, 1869-1960; 1 reel. 
Minutes, Wardens of the Poor, 1807-1868; 1 reel. 


OFFICIALS, COUNTY 

Minutes, Board of County Commissioners, 1868-1906; 2 reels. 
TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS 
Tax Lists, 1797-1897, 1905, 1915, 1925; 15 reels. 
Tax Levies, 1874-1899; 1 reel. 


WILLS 

Record of Wills, 1752-1966; 7 reels. 
Original Wills, 1720-1804; 3 reels. 
Cross Index to Wills, 1766-1966; 1 reel. 







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