Please visit the North Carolina State Archives for more information. Guide to Research Materials in the North Carolina Archives County Records GREENE COUNTY Established in 1791 as Glasgow County from Dobbs County. Name changed to Greene in 1799. Courthouse fire of 1876 destroyed many court records and all land records. ORIGINAL RECORDS BONDS Apprentice Bonds, 1869-1888, 1911-1912; 2 volumes. Officials’ Bonds and Records, 1874-1933; 2 Fibredex boxes. COURT RECORDS County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions Execution Docket, 1861-1862, 1866-1868; 1 volume. Trial Docket, 1867-1868; 1 volume. Superior Court Minutes, 1869-1911; 6 volumes. Civil Action Papers, 1868-1959; 16 Fibredex boxes. Civil Action Papers Concerning Land, 1871-1967; 22 Fibredex boxes. Clerk’s Receipt Book, 1868-1871; 1 volume. Inferior Court Minutes, 1877-1884; 1 volume. Criminal Issues Docket, 1877-1883; 1 volume. ELECTION RECORDS Record of Elections, 1878-1928; 4 volumes. ESTATES RECORDS Record of Estates, 1839-1845; 1 volume. Record of Accounts, 1869-1905; 2 volumes. Appointment of Administrators, Executors, Guardians and Masters, 1869- 1871, 1891-1918; 1 volume. Estates Records, 1809-1962; 68 Fibredex boxes. Guardians’ Records, 1860-1947; 9 Fibredex boxes. Guardians’ Bonds, 1857-1918; 4 volumes. Record of Settlements, 1869-1908; 1 volume. LAND RECORDS Deeds, 1857-1926; 2 Fibredex boxes. Mortgage Deeds, 1875-1927; 1 Fibredex box. Land Entries, 1906-1913; 1 volume. Tax Liens on Land, 1892-1943; 2 Fibredex boxes. Attachments, Executions, Levies and Liens on Land, 1876-1969; 3 Fibredex boxes. Miscellaneous Land Records, 1880-1958; 1 Fibredex box. MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS Marriage Registers, 1875-1958; 6 volumes. Divorce Records, 1875-1959; 23 Fibredex boxes. MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS Alien Registration, 1927, 1940; 1 volume. Homestead and Personal Property Exemptions, 1881-1966; 1 Fibredex box. Registry of Licenses to Trades, 1875-1899; 1 volume. Special Proceedings Docket, 1871-1918; 1 volume. Bankruptcy Proceedings, 1879-1943; 1 Fibredex box. Miscellaneous Records, 1802-1956; 5 Fibredex boxes. Records of Assignees, Receivers and Trustees, 1872-1947; 6 Fibredex boxes. ROADS AND BRIDGES Road Records, 1874-1940; 1 Fibredex box. Railroad Records, 1874-1942; 3 Fibredex boxes. TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS Tax Records, 1875-1894; 1 Fibredex box. WILLS Wills, 1846-1944; 4 Fibredex boxes. Cross Index to Wills, 1869-1935; 1 volume. MICROFILM RECORDS BONDS Apprentice Bonds, 1869-1888; 1 reel. Record of Officials’ Bonds, 1860-1937; 1 reel. CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS Record of Incorporations, 1915-1966; Record of Partnerships, 1917-1936; 1 reel. COURT RECORDS Superior Court Minutes, 1869-1963; 6 reels. Index to Minutes, Plaintiff, 1875-1966; 1 reel. Index to Minutes, Defendant, 1875-1966; 2 reels. ELECTION RECORDS Record of Elections, 1878-1966; 1 reel. ESTATES RECORDS Record of Estates, 1839-1845; 1 reel. Record of Accounts, 1868-1925; 1 reel. Record of Accounts and Inventories, 1891-1956; 6 reels. Record of Administrators, Executors and Guardians, 1918-1926; 1 reel. Record of Administrators, 1921-1964; 2 reels. Appointment of Executors, 1869-1918; Record of Executors, 1942-1967; 1 reel. Guardians’ Bonds, 1869-1918; 1 reel. Record of Guardians, 1926-1966; 1 reel. Qualifications, Inventories and Accounts, and Wards, 1869-1966; 1 reel. Record of Amounts Paid for Indigent Children, 1912-1913; 1 reel. Inheritance Tax Records, 1923-1967; 1 reel. Appointment and Accounts of Receivers of Estates, 1905-1934; 1 reel. Record of Settlements, 1869-1952; 3 reels. Cross Index to Administrators and Executors, 1869-1920; 1 reel. Cross Index to Guardians, 1872-1917; 1 reel. LAND RECORDS Record of Deeds, 1861-1960; 55 reels. Index to Real Estate Conveyances, Grantor, 1875-1966; 3 reels. Index to Real Estate Conveyances, Grantee, 1875-1966; 3 reels. Record of Sale and Resale, 1921-1966; 1 reel. MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS Index to Marriages, 1876-1966; 1 reel. Index to Births, 1913-1966; 1 reel. Index to Deaths, 1913-1966; Index to Delayed Births, 1880-1966; 1 reel. Index to Vital Statistics, various years; 1 reel. MILITARY AND PENSION RECORDS Record of Armed Forces Discharges, 1917-1982; 5 reels. Index to Armed Forces Discharges, 1926-1982; 1 reel. MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS Orders and Decrees, 1869-1948; 8 reels. Special Proceedings, 1871-1894; 1 reel. Cross Index to Special Proceedings, 1868-1967; 1 reel. Index to Special Proceedings, Plaintiff, 1875-1967; 1 reel. Index to Special Proceedings, Defendant, 1875-1967; 1 reel. OFFICIALS, COUNTY Minutes, Board of County Commissioners, 1875-1931; 5 reels. SCHOOL RECORDS Minutes, County Board of Education, 1911-1967; 1 reel. TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS Tax Lists, 1881-1908, 1917-1924, 1935-1955; 2 reels. WILLS Record of Wills, 1868-1966; 3 reels. Index to Wills, 1868-1966; 1 reel.