Guide to Research Material in NC State Archives - County Records & State Records
CASWELL COUNTY
Established in 1777 from Orange County.
Some records were said to have been destroyed during occupation
by militia troops during Reconstruction.
ORIGINAL RECORDS
BONDS
Apprentice Bonds and Records, 1777-1921; 2 volumes, 2 Fibredex boxes.
Bastardy Bonds and Records, 1780-1905; 1 volume, 2 Fibredex boxes.
Officials’ Bonds and Records, 1777-1907; 1 volume, 3 Fibredex boxes.
Tavern Bonds, 1777-1868; 1 Fibredex box.
COURT RECORDS
County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
Minutes, 1777-1868; 17 volumes.
Appearance Docket, 1843-1849; 1 volume.
Execution Dockets, 1778-1868; 9 volumes.
State Dockets, 1777-1789, 1804-1868; 5 volumes.
Trial, Appearance and Reference Dockets, 1777-1843; 10 volumes.
Trial Dockets, 1843-1868; 2 volumes.
Clerk’s Fee Book, 1801-1822; 1 volume.
Costs Docket (State Prosecutions), 1822-1845; 1 volume
Prosecution Bond Docket, 1788-1805; 1 volume.
Superior Court
Minutes, 1807-1837, 1853-1924; 13 volumes.
Equity Minutes, 1807-1868; 3 volumes.
Equity Receipt Books, 1840-1872; 3 volumes.
Equity Trial and Appearance Docket, 1856-1868; 1 volume.
Execution Dockets, 1823-1868; 4 volumes.
State Dockets, 1823-1868; 3 volumes.
Criminal Issues Docket, 1869-1892; 1 volume.
Trial and Appearance Docket, 1834-1848; 1 volume.
Trial Dockets, 1854-1873; 2 volumes.
Civil Action Papers, 1767-1944; 61 Fibredex boxes.
Civil Action Papers Concerning Land, 1778-1927; 5 Fibredex boxes.
Criminal Action Papers, 1777-1911; 42 Fibredex boxes.
ELECTION RECORDS
Election Records, 1803-1920; 1 Fibredex box.
Record of Elections, 1872-1912; 2 volumes.
ESTATES RECORDS
Record of Accounts, 1868-1930; 8 volumes.
Administrators’ Bonds, 1876-1918; 4 volumes.
Appointment of Administrators, Executors and Guardians, 1868-1907;
2 volumes.
Estates Records, 1772-1941; 106 Fibredex boxes.
Guardians’ Records, 1777-1930; 23 Fibredex boxes.
Guardians’ Accounts, 1794-1868; 5 volumes.
Guardians’ Bonds, 1875-1936; 4 volumes.
Record of Receivers of Estates, 1887-1934; 2 volumes.
Record of Settlements, 1868-1926; 3 volumes.
Cross Index to Estates, 1859-1887; 1 volume.
LAND RECORDS
Deeds, 1780-1884; 5 Fibredex boxes.
Deeds of Gift, 1787-1864; Deeds of Trust, 1803-1884; 1 Fibredex box.
Ejectments, 1799-1878; 1 Fibredex box.
Land Entries, 1778-1795, 1841-1863; 1 volume.
Attachments, Executions, Liens and Levies, 1799-1900; 1 Fibredex box.
Miscellaneous Land Records, 1778-1918; 1 Fibredex box.
MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS
Marriage Bonds, 1778-1868; 17 Fibredex boxes.
Divorce Records, 1818-1928; 2 Fibredex boxes.
MILITARY AND PENSION RECORDS
Pension Records, 1909-1937; 1 volume.
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
County Accounts, 1771-1867; 5 Fibredex boxes.
County Claims Allowed, 1808-1832; 1 volume.
Insolvents Records, 1786-1858; 1 Fibredex box.
Jury Lists and Tickets, 1786-1869; 3 Fibredex boxes.
Orders and Decrees, 1868-1924; 5 volumes.
Special Proceedings Docket, 1869-1883; 1 volume.
Miscellaneous Records, 1775-1900; 4 Fibredex boxes.
Powers of Attorney, 1785-1876; 1 Fibredex box.
Records of Assignees, Trustees and Receivers, 1815-1934; 1 Fibredex box.
ROADS AND BRIDGES
Bridge Records, 1787-1872; 1 Fibredex box.
Minutes, Highway Commission of Caswell County, 1919-1923;
1 manuscript box.
Road Dockets, 1801-1867; 8 volumes.
Road Records, 1785-1922; 1 Fibredex box.
SCHOOL RECORDS
Common School Register, 1859; 1 volume.
School Records, 1816-1877; 3 Fibredex boxes.
TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS
Lists of Taxables, 1777-1867; 9 volumes, 3 Fibredex boxes.
WILLS
Wills, 1771-1927; 7 Fibredex boxes.
Extracts from County Court Minutes, 1780-1782; 1 volume.
MICROFILM RECORDS
BONDS
Apprentice Bonds, 1880-1921; 1 reel.
Bastardy Bonds, 1780-1799, 1830-1905; 2 reels.
Officials’ Bonds, 1868-1907; 1 reel.
CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Certificates of Incorporation, 1899-1963; 1 reel.
COURT RECORDS
County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
Minutes, 1777-1862, 1866-1868; 5 reels.
Orders of Allowance, 1808-1832; 1 reel.
Superior Court
Minutes, 1807-1826, 1853-1970; 7 reels.
Equity Minutes, 1807-1868; 1 reel.
Index to Judgments, 1948-1970; 1 reel.
Index to Civil Actions, 1970-1986; 1 reel.
Index to Criminal Actions, 1948-1970; 1 reel.
ELECTION RECORDS
Record of Elections, 1884-1933, 1940-1970; 2 reels.
ESTATES RECORDS
Record of Accounts, 1867-1970; 10 reels.
Administrators’ Bonds, 1876-1918; 1 reel.
Appointment of Administrators, Executors and Guardians, 1892-1907; 1 reel.
Record of Administrators, 1868-1889, 1919-1951; 2 reels.
Record of Executors and Guardians, 1868-1892, 1923-1936, 1949-1970;
3 reels.
Application for Guardianship, 1937-1962, 1967-1970; 1 reel.
Guardians’ Accounts, 1794-1868; 3 reels.
Guardians’ Bonds, 1875-1929; 2 reels.
Accounts for Indigent Children, 1905-1936; 1 reel.
Clerk’s Receiver Accounts, 1920-1940; 1 reel.
Inheritance Tax Records, 1923-1970; 1 reel.
Record of Final Accounts, 1890-1958; 4 reels.
Record of Trustees Under Wills, 1963; 1 reel.
Index to Administrators and Guardians, 1864-1887, 1924-1948; 1 reel.
Index to Estates, 1948-1963; 1 reel.
LAND RECORDS
Record of Deeds, 1777-1963; 52 reels.
Index to Real Estate Conveyances, Grantor, 1777-1985; 6 reels.
Index to Real Estate Conveyances, Grantee, 1777-1985; 5 reels.
Land Entries, 1778-1795, 1841-1863; 1 reel.
Index to Federal Tax Liens, 1935-1969; 1 reel.
Plat Books, 1914-1953; 2 reels.
Record of Sales and Resales by Mortgagees and Trustees, 1920-1970; 1 reel.
School Register, Common School, 1859; 1 reel.
School Census, 1905-1909, 1919; 1 reel.
TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS
Lists of Taxables, 1777-1806, 1823-1824, 1838-1839, 1863-1864; 3 reels.
Tax Scrolls, 1866-1867, 1876-1902, 1907, 1911, 1917; 7 reels.
WILLS
Record of Wills, 1777-1970; 12 reels.
Original Wills, 1785-1864; 1 reel.
Index to Wills, 1777-1970; 3 reels. School Registers, 1901-1923; 7 reels.
MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS
Marriage Bonds, 1780-1868; 6 reels.
Marriage Licenses, 1867-1965; 23 reels.
Marriage Registers, 1853-1963; 2 reels.
Maiden Names of Divorced Women, 1936-1961; 1 reel.
Index to Births, 1913-1956; 1 reel.
Index to Deaths, 1913-1985; 1 reel.
Delayed Birth Certificates, 1941-1946; Index to Delayed Births, various years;
3 reels.
MILITARY AND PENSION RECORDS
Record of Armed Forces Discharges, 1944-1985; 3 reels.
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
Record of Lunacy, 1899-1963; 1 reel.
Orders and Decrees, 1868-1970; 9 reels.
Special Proceedings, 1884-1970; 2 reels.
Index to Special Proceedings, 1884-1970; 2 reels.
OFFICIALS, COUNTY
Minutes, Board of County Commissioners, 1868-1961; 4 reels.
ROADS AND BRIDGES
Road Docket, 1801-1867; 1 reel.
Minutes, County Highway Commission, 1919-1923; 1 reel.
SCHOOL RECORDS
Minutes, County Board of Education, 1882-1963; 2 reels.
URLS
http://www.archives.ncdcr.gov/FindingAids/co_guide.pdf
http://www.history.ncdcr.gov/
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