Here's a wonderful piece of correspondence from Edgecombe County Librarian. Since she indicates they have "family files", it would be a good idea for you to send to them some material to add your family information to them! That's a great way to be in contact to researchers who might not be on the Internet. >X-Originating-IP: [199.72.165.157] >From: "Traci Thompson" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Cc: [email protected] >Subject: Edgecombe County Research, Library, and Courthouse >Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 12:07:07 PDT > >Hi, > >Yes, our library has a decent genealogy section! And we do have some family >files in a file cabinet. Unfortunately, the name "DuVal" is not among them. > Perhaps we can find enough material to start one. DuVal doesn't strike me >as a common name around here...I take it they left and went to Jones County? > >I hope this information will be helpful to those who want to come to >Edgecombe to do research. > >What is available in the Janie F. Allsbrook Local History Room of the >Edgecombe County Memorial Library: >- family files >- local paper, The Daily Southerner, on microfilm (1814-present, some years >have gaps) >- newspaper clippings/vertical files >- some State Archives documents on microfilm, such as Index to Vital >Statistics (births & deaths, 1914-1950), wills, deeds, and census records. >Some of these, however, are not in great condition and are hard to read. We >hope to improve on this if possible. >- other documents on microfilm, such as Sanborn maps, minutes of a local >Primitive Baptist church, school board minutes, etc. >- all known published genealogically-related books pertaining to Edgecombe >county >- some published family histories >- genealogy "how-to" books, including good ones on doing N.C. research >- genealogy materials for some surrounding counties >- book sets such as N.C. Troops and the Colonial Records of N.C. >- county histories >- maps of Edgecombe county and Tarboro for sale! >- periodicals such as the North Carolina Genealogy Society Journal > >Edgecombe County records found in the State Archives: >- Bonds >- Court records; county court of pleas and quarter sessions, superior court, >inferior court, circuit criminal court >- Election records >- Estates records >- Land records; record of deeds, 1732-1741; miscellaneous >- Marriage bonds, cohabitation records, divorce records >- Military and pension records >- Wills >- Road, school, tax records >- Miscellaneous, ie alien registrations, orders and decrees, slave records, >etc. >(this is a very simplified overview; they have specific records under these >topics. Also, some of the Archives info has been transcribed and published >in book form.) > >Edgecombe county records found in the Edgecombe county courthouse: > >- Deeds (I believe only the oldest are in the Archives) >- Original wills (If you want a copy, get it from the Archives; our Clerk of >Court will not copy wills because of their condition.) >- Birth, death, and marriage certificates. > >I have found that the best approach is to start at the county level, first >at the library and then the courthouse, and then go to the archives. >Hope this helps! Come visit! :) > >Traci Thompson >Local History/Reference Librarian > > > > >_______________________________________________________________ >Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com > > Virginia