Genealogy At A Glance : North Carolina Genealogy Research

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Genealogy at a Glance: North Carolina                              Genealogy Research
Michael A. Ports
Laminated  Sheets  totaling
4
pages. Is in new  condition. Per the publisher;
Chartered by the English in 1663, the colony of Carolina split  into North Carolina and South Carolina in 1710. Its development was gradual, but  settlement started to increase around 1750 when many German, Scotch-Irish, and  other settlers migrated down the Great Wagon Road from Pennsylvania and Maryland  through Virginia and into central North Carolina. Some of the immigrants turned  westward near Fincastle and followed the Wilderness Road through southwestern  Virginia into western North Carolina.
Migration routes were well established by the end of the 18th  century, after county jurisdictions had been carved out and before certain  western counties were ceded to the federal government to form the state of  Tennessee. For anyone undertaking research in the Tar Heel State, therefore,  this North Carolina
Genealogy at a  Glance
(GAAG) explains that  genealogical research must start at the county level, going back to 1663 with  the formation of Albemarle County. Designed as a quick guide to genealogical  research,
North Carolina Genealogy  Research
teaches that the general  rule of thumb is to start in Raleigh at the North Carolina Office of Archives  and History, which houses original or microfilm copies of most county records.
Genealogical records on the county level are surprisingly  complete, and this GAAG focuses on the records found on the county level that  will be of most help in your genealogical research: marriage and divorce  records, birth and death records, land grant records, probate records, and  military records. In each case, tips for further research are included, key  publications are cited, and the background of the records is placed in  historical context.
A very useful guide for the beginner,
North  Carolina Genealogy Research
also  includes a list of the main books for further reference and a list of the  principal online resources that are indispensable in genealogical research. In  addition, it contains a comprehensive list of North Carolina repositories and  their websites, giving addresses and phone numbers as well.
Just what you need for  genealogy research.
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