BURKE COUNTY



BURKE COUNTY

Established in 1777 from Rowan County.

Many court records and most land records burned by Federal troops in 1865.

ORIGINAL RECORDS

BONDS

Apprentice Bonds and Records, 1784-1908; 1 volume, 1 Fibredex box.

Bastardy Bonds and Records, 1777-1899; 1 volume, 3 Fibredex boxes.

Constables’ Bonds and Records, 1782-1875, 1892; 2 Fibredex boxes.

Officials’ Bonds and Records, 1778-1949; 1 Fibredex box.

COURT RECORDS

County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Execution Dockets, 1837-1840, 1843-1855; 3 volumes.

Minutes, 1791-1868; 13 volumes.

Trial and Appearance Dockets, 1792-1857; 5 volumes.

Superior Court

Civil Action Papers, 1755-1905; 14 Fibredex boxes.

Civil Action Papers Concerning Land, 1779-1927; 5 Fibredex boxes.

Criminal Action Papers, 1779-1921; 21 Fibredex boxes.

Equity Trial and Appearance Docket, 1866-1868. [See Special

Proceedings, 1870-1876]

Execution Dockets, 1824-1856; 8 volumes.

Judgment Dockets, 1878-1895, 1917-1926; 4 volumes.

Minutes, 1830-1857, 1866-1907; 15 volumes.

Presentment Dockets, 1879-1912; 3 volumes.

State Dockets, 1830-1851, 1866-1879; 3 volumes.

Supplementary Proceedings, 1871-1876; 1 volume.

Trial, Appearance, and Reference Dockets, 1830-1859; 4 volumes.

Western District Criminal Court

Criminal Issues Docket, 1899-1900; 1 volume.

Half Fee Docket, 1899-1900; 1 volume.

Judgment Docket, 1899-1900; 1 volume.

Minutes, 1899-1900; 1 volume.

ELECTION RECORDS

Election Records, 1806-1931; 3 Fibredex boxes.

Elections, Record of, 1896-1908; 1 volume.

ESTATES RECORDS

Accounts, Record of, 1868-1900; 2 volumes.

Administrators’ Bonds, 1868-1896; 3 volumes.

Appointment of Administrators, Executors, Guardians, and Masters, 1868-

1898; 1 volume.

Clerk’s Receipt Docket (Estates), 1896-1916; 1 volume.

Estates, Index to, 1868-1887; 1 volume.

Estates, Record of, 1832-1845, 1865-1868; 3 volumes.

Estates Records, 1776-1934; 62 Fibredex boxes.

Guardians’ Bonds, 1870-1896; 2 volumes.

Guardians’ Records, 1785-1933; 6 Fibredex boxes.

Inventories and Accounts of Sale, 1880-1899; 1 volume.

Settlements, Record of, 1869-1899; 1 volume.

LAND RECORDS

Deeds of Sale, 1805-1928; 1 Fibredex box.

Ejectments, 1784-1868; 1 Fibredex box.

Land Entries, 1770-1909; 1 volume, 1 Fibredex box.

Levies on Land for Taxes, 1875-1888; 1 volume.

Miscellaneous Deeds, 1772-1919; 1 Fibredex box.

Petitions for Partition, 1870-1910; 1 Fibredex box.

MARRIAGE, DIVORCE, AND VITAL STATISTICS

Divorce Records, 1828-1911; 3 Fibredex boxes.

Marriage Bonds, 1780-1868; 4 Fibredex boxes.

Marriage Certificates, 1865-1867. [See County Court of Pleas

and Quarter Sessions, Minutes, 1865]

MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS

Alien Registration, 1927-1940; 1 volume.

Assignees and Trustees, Records of, 1783-1905; 1 Fibredex box.

Confederate Oaths, 1865; 1 volume.

Confederate Pensions, Record of, 1885-1901; 2 volumes.

Declarations of Citizenship, 1911-1928; 1 volume.

Justices of the Peace, Magistrates, and Notaries Public, Record of, 1923-1953;

3 volumes.

Lunacy Records, 1899-1917; 1 volume.

Miscellaneous Records, 1776-1949; 4 Fibredex boxes.

Orders and Decrees, 1868-1923; 2 volumes.

Petitions for Naturalization, 1919-1930; 2 volumes.

Road Records, 1787-1897; 5 Fibredex boxes.

Special Proceedings, 1870-1901; 7 volumes.

TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS

Tax Records, 1782-1894; 3 Fibredex boxes.

WILLS

Wills, 1790-1905; 1 Fibredex box.

CRX

Deed, 1800; 1 folder.

Estate, 1853; 1 folder.

Land Grant, 1801, 1885; 1 folder.

Miscellaneous Records, 1777-1917; 1 Fibredex box.

Will, no date; 1 folder.

MICROFILM RECORDS

BONDS

Apprentice Bonds, 1868-1907; 1 reel.

Bastardy Bonds, 1868-1879; 1 reel.

CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS

Corporations, Record of, 1886-1963; 2 reels.

Partnerships, Record of, 1944-1963; 1 reel.

COURT RECORDS

County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Execution Dockets, 1837-1855; 1 reel.

Minutes, 1791-1834, 1841-1849, 1865-1868; 4 reels.

Trial and Appearance Docket, 1866-1868. [See Special Proceedings, 1868-1885]

Superior Court

Judgment Dockets, 1885-1895; 1 reel.

Judgments, Cross Index to, 1897-1966; 3 reels.

Minutes, 1830-1857, 1866-1966; 18 reels.

Minutes, Criminal, 1938-1943; Papers of Frances Silver Trial, 1832;

1 reel.

State Dockets, 1830-1851; 1 reel.

Western District Criminal Court

Judgment Dockets, 1899-1900; 2 reels.

Minutes, 1899-1900; 1 reel.

ELECTION RECORDS

Elections, Record of, 1880-1970; 1 reel.

ESTATES RECORDS

Accounts, Record of, 1896-1916; 1 reel.

Administrators’ Bonds, 1868-1896; 1 reel.

Administrators, Record of, 1897-1963; 6 reels.

Annual Accounts, Record of, 1868-1963; 6 reels.

Appointment of Administrators, Executors, and Guardians, 1868-1898; 1 reel.

Executors and Guardians, Record of, 1897-1916; 1 reel.

Executors, Record of, 1915-1959; 1 reel.

Guardians, Record of, 1913-1963; 3 reels.

Inheritance Tax Records, 1924-1963; 1 reel.

Inventories and Sales of Estates, Record of, 1832-1963; 5 reels.

Money Paid by Administrators, Executors, and Guardians, Record of, 1916-

1962; 1 reel.

Settlements, Record of, 1869-1963; 6 reels.

LAND RECORDS

Deeds, Record of, 1860-1957; 142 reels.

Land Entries, 1778-1795, 1833-1900, 1913-1945; 3 reels.

Land Sold for Taxes, Record of, 1931-1941; 1 reel.

Levies on Land for Taxes, 1867-1888; 1 reel.

Plat Books, 1922-1980; 4 reels.

Real Estate Conveyances, Index to, Grantee, 1865-1965; 8 reels.

Real Estate Conveyances, Index to, Grantor, 1865-1965; 9 reels.

Resale by Trustees and Mortgagees, Record of, 1932-1952; 1 reel.

Surveys, Record of, 1905-1935; 1 reel.

MARRIAGE, DIVORCE, AND VITAL STATISTICS

Births, Index to, 1913-1978; 4 reels.

Deaths, Index to, 1913-1978; 2 reels.

Marriage Bonds, 1777-1868; 3 reels.

Marriage Registers, 1867-1980; 2 reels.

MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS

Inquisition of Lunacy, Record of, 1899-1959; 2 reels.

Orders and Decrees, 1868-1923, 1935; 1 reel.

Special Proceedings, 1866-1885; Trial and Appearance Docket, Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, 1866-1868; 1 reel.

Special Proceedings, 1884-1954; 11 reels.

Special Proceedings, Index to, 1866-1980; 4 reels.

OFFICIALS, COUNTY

Board of County Commissioners, Minutes, 1871-1882, 1892-1959; 5 reels.

County Board of Health, Minutes, 1937-1949; 1 reel.

SCHOOL RECORDS

County Board of Education, Minutes, 1885-1948; 1 reel.

WILLS

Wills, Index to, 1863-1954; 1 reel.

Wills, Record of, 1793-1963; 5 reels.

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