Great comments, Caroline! I especially agree with your suggestion to visit http://users.ap.net/~chenae/granville.html. The site owner does a wonderful job of maintaining her site. There is also a Yahoo group on Granville County genealogy at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/granvillenc/. There are messages and queries from members, links to other sites, photos of graves and people of Granville County, as well as Gedcoms, obits, and wills. I'm the group moderator. Good luck! Carla Stancil Townsend Caroline McCall wrote: > Hi Graham... > > I agree with Carla's information and have a couple of additional > comments. > > Yesterday I spent most of the day at NC Archives. It's a great place! > Granville Co. has sent many of its old records to Raleigh where they > are housed in Archives. I think there are some counties that haven't > transferred their records to Raleigh, but Granville has been very > thorough in this effort. I worked with several Gran. Co. Court record > books from the 1800's. > > With that said, there are some records in Thornton Library in Oxford > which you won't find in Raleigh, particularly information about > specific families - genealogies, Bible records, local DAR records, > etc. I might either call or write someone at Thornton to inquire about > your ancestors specifically. I know one person who works with the > genealogy area in Oxford, Fann Montague, who is extremely helpful in > assisting visitors unfamiliar with the holdings at Thornton. > > You asked about the Oxford and Knapp of Reeds districts. Yes, both > still exist. The city of Oxford used to be one district (census); I'm > not sure whether it is now divided into several districts or not. > Oxford used to be one district for elections, and now it's at least > two and maybe four. Knapp of Reeds is in the area to the north and > west of Creedmoor, and I'm not sure of the extent of its boundaries. > That's something that someone at Thornton Library may be able to help > you with. I've wished for a Granville Co. map with all the census > districts outlined. If you find such, please let me know. > > If you study censuses, you'll find that a given plot of land might > "move" from one district to another each decade. Our family farm has > appeared in 4 different districts through time; so be aware that the > family might not have moved, but instead, the district moved. It seems > to me that Granville changed district boundaries more frequently than > most counties I've researched. > > One other thought - there are several websites with good Granville Co. > genealogical information. One is http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncgranvi/; > another is http://users.ap.net/~chenae/granville.html. I've found > information pertinent to my family on both. > > Hope you have a wonderful visit to NC. Carla can tell you more about > Oxford. I grew up there and still visit fairly often, but I've lived > in Raleigh for a while. If I can help you with any details about > Archives, please let me know. Their website is pretty informative, so > read that. There's a good map and a very helpful page about the > general "how tos" of a visit. > > Caroline > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carla Townsend" > <carlatownsend@nc.rr.com> > To: <NCGRANVI-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 4:49 PM > Subject: Re: [NCGRANVI] PLANNING TRIP -- HELP PLEASE > > >> I think the best place to search for Granville records of that time >> period will the the NC Archives in Raleigh. Raleigh is in Wake County >> which is just one county over from Granville and about 40 minutes >> from Oxford, the Granville county seat. You can easily spend several >> days here. >> http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/ >> >> Next stop might be Thornton Library in Oxford, where you will find a >> nice collection of records. >> http://www.granville.lib.nc.us/thornton.htm >> >> The Granville county courthouse is in Oxford, NC. >> >> I live in the area, and I'm happy to assist you during your visit >> with directions or in getting acclimated to the archives. >> >> Travel safe! >> >> Carla Stancil Townsend >> >> Glouer4@aol.com wrote: >>> I am planning a trip for Granville Co research (mid 1700s) very soon >>> and would like to ask where in Granville Co has the best records. >>> >>> My ancestors at that time were living in Oxford District and Nap of >>> Reeds District. Do these districts still exist, and are they >>> still in Granville Co? >>> With that in mind, I am hoping for suggestions for the best places >>> to research --libraries, historical societies, etc. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Graham Louer, Frisco TX >>> Searching Granville for Charles Grimes/Grymes, aka Graham, and the >>> Ginnings/Jennings family. >>> >>> >>> ==== NCGRANVI Mailing List ==== >>> Granville County List Administrator >>> Debra McCann - chenae@ap.net >>> >>> ============================== >>> View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find >>> marriage announcements and more. Learn more: >>> http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> ==== NCGRANVI Mailing List ==== >> Granville County List Administrator >> Debra McCann - chenae@ap.net >> >> ============================== >> Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >> areas they lived. 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