ASHE COUNTY
Established in 1799 from Wilkes County.
Courthouse fire of 1865 destroyed many court records.
ORIGINAL RECORDS
BONDS
Apprentice Bonds, 1876-1923; 2 volumes.
Bastardy Bonds, 1828-1910; 1 volume, 1 Fibredex box.
Officials' Bonds and Records, 1821-1907; 2 Fibredex boxes.
CENSUS RECORDS (County Copy)
Census, 1880; 1 manuscript box.
COURT RECORDS
County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
Minutes, 1806-1866; 6 volumes.
Execution Dockets, 1829-1868, 2 volumes.
State Dockets, 1829-1868, 2 volumes.
Trial and Appearance Dockets, 1829-1868; 2 volumes.
Superior Court
Minutes, 1807-1938; 19 volumes.
Equity Minutes and Equity Trial Dockets, 1824-1868; 2 volumes.
Execution Dockets, 1826-1871; 6 volumes.
State Dockets, 1840-1867, 2 volumes.
Trial and Appearance Dockets, 1807-1868; 3 volumes.
Witness Fee Book, 1845-1850; 1 volume.
Civil Action Papers, 1807-1934; 19 Fibredex boxes.
Civil Action Papers Concerning Land, 1827-1911; 13 Fibredex boxes.
Criminal Action Papers, 1805-1930; 11 Fibredex boxes.
Inferior Court
Minutes, 1877-1885; 1 volume.
LAND RECORDS
Deeds and Grants, 1778-1849; 13 volumes.
Deeds, 1802-1954; 8 Fibredex boxes.
Mortgage Deeds, Deeds of Trust and Miscellaneous Land Records, 1828-
1949; 1 Fibredex box.
Ejectments, 1827-1911; 1 Fibredex box.
Land Entries, 1803-1906; 6 volumes.
Record of Tax Liens, 1933-1934; 1 volume.
Miscellaneous Land Records, 1826-1911; 1 Fibredex box.
Processioners' Record, 1879-1883; 1 volume.
ESTATES RECORDS
Record of Estates, 1828-1842, 1853-1873; 2 volumes.
Record of Accounts, 1869-1936; 6 volumes.
Administrators' Bonds, 1876-1920, 1925; 4 volumes.
Appointment of Administrators, Executors and Guardians, 1868-1920;
1 volume.
Record of Administrators, Executors and Guardians, 1920-1943; 1 volume.
Record of Administrators, 1924-1936; 1 volume.
Estates Records, 1819-1935; 34 Fibredex boxes.
Guardians' Records, 1829-1918; 5 Fibredex boxes.
Guardians' Bonds, 1876-1941; 4 volumes.
Record of Settlements, 1869-1938; 4 volumes.
MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS
Marriage Bonds, 1828-1868; 4 Fibredex boxes.
Record of Marriage Certificates, 1851-1881; 1 volume.
Divorce Records, 1822-1912; 5 Fibredex boxes.
WILLS
Wills, 1801-1912; 5 Fibredex boxes.
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
Settlement of County Accounts, Committee of Finance, 1839-1847; 1 volume.
Record of Elections, 1878-1930; 4 volumes.
Permanent Registration of Voters, 1902-1908; 1 volume.
Homestead and Personal Property Exemptions, 1857-1938; 1 Fibredex box.
Record of Homestead Returns and Personal Property Exemptions, 1869-1941;
1 volume (includes Record of Wills, 1865-1868).
Record of Magistrates, 1893-1922; 3 volumes.
Register of Physicians and Surgeons, 1905-1965; 1 volume.
Record of Lunacy, 1900-1934; 1 volume.
Pension Records, 1885-1919; 1 Fibredex box.
Clerk's Minute Docket (Special Proceedings), 1895-1922; 1 volume.
Road and Bridge Records, 1827-1931; 2 Fibredex boxes.
Minutes, Good Roads Commission, 1919; 1 volume.
Railroad Records, 1885-1911; 1 Fibredex box.
School Census, 1883-1903; 3 Fibredex boxes.
School Teachers' Vouchers, 1881-1903; 3 Fibredex boxes.
Minutes and Accounts, Wardens of the Poor, 1832-1855; 1 volume.
Miscellaneous Records, 1801-1954; 2 Fibredex boxes.
Record of Commissioners of Affidavits, 1897-1899; 1 volume.
Records of Assignees, Receivers and Trustees, 1811-1933; 1 Fibredex box.
Record of Receivers, 1883, 1889, 1907; 1 volume.
MICROFILM RECORDS
BONDS
Apprentice Bonds, 1876-1923; 1 reel.
Bastardy Bonds, 1876-1880, 1883; 1 reel.
CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Record of Incorporations, 1910-1966; 1 reel.
Record of Partnerships, 1933-1966; 1 reel.
COURT RECORDS
County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
Minutes, 1806-1866; 2 reels.
Superior Court
Minutes, 1807-1818, 1834-1959; 10 reels.
Equity Minutes, 1824-1868; Land Entries, 1870-1872; Tax Judgments,
1872-1874; 1 reel.
Witness Fee Docket, 1826-1841; 1 reel.
Cross Index to Judgments, 1869-1947; 2 reels.
ELECTION RECORDS
Record of Elections, 1878-1956; 1 reel.
ESTATES RECORDS
Record of Estates, 1853-1873; 1 reel.
Record of Accounts, 1869-1966; 6 reels.
Administrators' Bonds, 1876-1925; 1 reel.
Record of Administrators, Executors and Guardians, 1920-1927; 1 reel.
Record of Administrators, 1924-1966; 2 reels.
Record of Executors, 1869-1919, 1943-1970; 2 reels.
Guardians' Bonds, 1876-1941; 1 reel.
Record of Guardians, 1927-1966; 2 reels.
Record of Accounts of Indigent Orphans, 1939-1966; 1 reel.
Record of Settlements, 1869-1966; 5 reels.
Cross Index to Administrators, Executors and Guardians, 1906-1966; 1 reel.
LAND RECORDS
Record of Deeds, 1800-1955; 57 reels.
Cross Index to Deeds, 1799-1935; 4 reels.
Index to Real Estate Conveyances, Grantor, 1935-1966; 4 reels.
Index to Real Estate Conveyances, Grantee, 1935-1966; 4 reels.
Land Entries, 1803-1906; 1 reel.
Record of Surveys, 1905-1918; 1 reel.
Plats, various years, 1966-1979; 2 reels.
Index to Plats, no date; 1 reel.
Record of Sale and Resale of Land by Trustees and Mortgagees, 1924-1966;
2 reels.
MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS
Marriage Bonds, 1799-1868; 5 reels.
Marriage Certificates, 1853-1881; 1 reel.
Marriage Registers, 1853-1966; 1 reel.
Maiden Names of Divorced Women, 1944-1966; 1 reel.
Index to Births, 1913-1979; 1 reel.
Index to Deaths, 1913-1979; 1 reel.
Index to Delayed Births, various years; 1 reel.
MILITARY AND PENSION RECORDS
Record of Armed Forces Discharges, 1918-1979; 5 reels.
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
Minutes, Committee of Finance, 1839-1847; 1 reel.
Inquisition of Lunacy, 1900-1961; 1 reel.
Clerk's Minute Docket, 1895-1922; 1 reel.
Orders and Decrees, 1868-1956; 9 reels.
Special Proceedings, 1896-1970; 2 reels.
Index to Special Proceedings, 1892-1966, 1970-1979; 2 reels.
Wardens of the Poor, 1832-1855; 1 reel.
OFFICIALS, COUNTY
Minutes, Board of County Commissioners, 1870-1955; 3 reels.
SCHOOL RECORDS
Minutes, County Board of Education, 1885-1966; 1 reel.
TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS
Tax Lists, 1925, 1935; 1 reel.
Tax Scrolls, 1955; 1 reel.
Tax Ledgers, 1915-1945; 1 reel.
County Tax Book, 1915-1916; 1 reel.
WILLS
Record of Wills, 1816-1966; 3 reels.
Cross Index to Wills, 1816-1966; 1 reel.
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