Government Vital Records

FamilySearch.com (free subscription)

 

·        Note: Martin, Edgecombe, and Pitt County records are available from each source unless otherwise noted.

 

North Carolina Department of Archives and History: Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000

https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2848682

-          Contains images of the indexes for births, delayed births, and deaths

-          Search by name on the Collection Details Page

 

North Carolina Births and Christenings, 1866-1964

https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1675484

-        Names index to births, baptisms, and christenings

-        Microfilm copies available at Family History Library and FamilySearch Centers

-        Christenings available for Pitt County, but not Martin or Edgecombe

 

North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922

https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/3477667

-        No index, listed by date, volume #, certificate #. Delayed records listed at beginning of each month

-        Microfilms of originals housed at the North Carolina State Vital Records Office, Raleigh, North Carolina

o   The NCSVRO requests that they only be contacted as a last resort. Check other sources 1st

 

North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979

https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1675514

-        Search by name to view microfilm images of marriage indexes

-        Then view a range of images that your record is believed to be on. You will not go to the direct page

 

North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979

https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1726957

-        Records in licenses, marriage application, bonds, certificates, packets and cohabitation registers.

-        Includes and index and images of documents

 

North Carolina, Civil Marriages, 1763-1868

https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2524877

-        Indexes only to selected county marriage bonds and certificates

-        Images for Edgecombe County are not available online but are can be accessed at a FamilySearch Center or Affiliate Library.

-        Does not include Martin or Pitt County

 

Martin County Marriage Index, 1872-1935 in the International Genealogical Index

https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi

-        Information collected from various sources

-        Images may or may not be available

North Carolina Death, 1906-1930

https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1609799

-        Search by name to view microfilm images of death certificates

 

North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994

https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1584959

-        Search by name to view microfilm images of death certificates

 

Death Certificates, 1906-1994 and Indexes 1906-1967; Still Births, 1914-1953; Fetal Death Indexes 1950-

https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/639047?availability=Family%20History%20Library

-        Microfilmed Indexes by County and Surname

-        Counties have designated numbers in the Death Index. Edgecombe – 33, Martin – 59, Pitt – 74.

 

North Carolina, Divorce Records, 1926-1975

https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2848500

-        Index to former husbands and maiden names of divorced women

-        Search by name

 

Ancestry.com (subscription required)

 

·        Note: Martin, Edgecombe, and Pitt County records are available from each source

 

North Carolina, U.S. Birth Indexes, 1800-2000

https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8783/

-        Searchable by name

-        Includes delayed birth registrations into the 18th century. These required submitting proof of birthdate or age, birthplace, and parentage from other records. Bibles and the names of current owners of Bibles were required, if used as proof.

 

North Carolina, U.S. Index to Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868

https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/4802

-        Note: Bonds were not required by law

 

North Carolina, U.S. Marriage Records, 1741-2001

https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8909/

-        Index with some images

 

North Carolina, U.S. Divorce Index, 1958-2004

https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1115

-        Over 33,000 divorces are indexed 

 

North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004

https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8908/

-        Index with some images of microfilm copies of death indexes

 

North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1930

https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60090/

-        Searchable image set but can be browsed by film #

 

North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1979

https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1121/

-        Images of certificates, including stillborn and fetal deaths

 

North Carolina, U.S., Divorce Index, 1958-2004

https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1115/

-        Search index by name

-        Copies of the documents after 2004, must be ordered

 

NC Department of Archives and History

 

109 East Jones Street

Raleigh, NC 27601

919-814-6840

Hours: Tuesday – Friday 9-5, Saturday – 9-1

https://archives.ncdcr.gov/researchers/researchers-faq

 

Birth:

-        Microfilmed originals, index with book or file number

-        After 1968 lists certificate number

-        Martin, Edgecombe, and Pitt County is included

 

Marriage Registers, Indexes, Licenses:

-        Microfilmed originals, index with images

-        Martin, Edgecombe, and Pitt County is included

 

Cohabitation Records: 1866-1867

http://digital.ncdcr.gov/collections/cohabitation-records

-        Edgecombe and Pitt Counties are included. Martin is not.

-        Images are available but must be browsed by county

 

NC Department of Vital Records

 

Cooper Memorial Health Building
225 N. McDowell St.
Raleigh, NC 27603-1382

Hours: 8-5 Monday - Friday

 

In person by appointment only:

This form must be completed before any in-person appointments are made. https://vrtest.dph.ncdhhs.gov/order.htm

 

For certificate inquiries:

Call 984-236-7268

 

Online inquiries:

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=3IF2etC5mkSFw-zCbNftGbSMkFclXAVBmlVira-4QIJUQ1NCSERFMUlVQkhVNTNQTDZVSlNIMFZZWS4u

 

Note:

The NC Department of Vital Records requests that you use them as a last resort. Do not contact them without first having prepared specific information to narrow your search. There is a $24 fee per each 3-year period searched.

 

Death Certificates:

-        1930+

 

Marriage Records:

-        Maintains marriage records since 1962

 

Martin County Register of Deeds

 

305 East Main Street Room 15

Williamston, NC 27892

Phone 252-789-4320

Email: Deeds@martincountyncgov.com

Hours: 8-5 Monday – Friday

No appointments required.

 

Birth Certificates from 1913+

Death Certificates: 1979+

Marriage Licenses: All

 

Published Abstracts

No abstracts of vital records found at this time