The body of material referred to as "Estates Papers" or "Estates Records" in the Guide to Research Materials in the North Carolina State Archives: County Records, are preserved as loose documents filed first by county and then in folders arranged by name and date. Each folder contains material relating to one person's estate, but it does not necessarily hold all the extant material regarding an individual. Further, it has not always been possible to separate absolutely the papers relating to two or more identically named individuals who died about the same time in the same county. Researchers are advised to consider consulting all available folders for a given surname, all pertinent bound volumes, and related records of jurisdictions other than the county of interest. The references given below are listings to these estate folders; they were compiled by volunteers and then proofed by staff members. At this time, the listings of names do not link to images of the actual documents. Any discrepancies or corrections should be sent to:
Druscilla R. Simpson
Head, Information Management Branch
4614 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, N.C. 27699-4614
druscie.simpson@ncdcr.gov
Currently available lists (as of August 24, 2000):
Alamance
County
Alexander
County
Alleghany
County
Bute
County
Cabarrus
County
Camden
County
Catawba
County
Cherokee
County
Clay
County
Cleveland
County
Columbus
County
Dare
County
Durham
County
Gaston
County
Graham
County
McDowell
County
Macon
County
Martin
County
Mitchell
County
Moore
County
Pamlico
County
Pender
County
Polk
County
Stanly
County
Transylvania
County
Yancey
County
Last Modified: 04/06/2010