GRANVILLE COUNTY

Established in 1746 from Edgecombe County.

                                ORIGINAL RECORDS

BONDS
	Apprentice Bonds and Records, 1749-1913; 1 volume, 6 Fibredex boxes.
	Bastardy Bonds and Records, 1746-1910; 1 volume, 5 Fibredex boxes 
		[See also Record of Jurors].
	Constables' Bonds, 1781-1886; 3 Fibredex boxes.
	Sheriffs' Bonds, 1748-1887; 1 Fibredex box.
	Officials' Bonds, 1754-1898; 3 Fibredex boxes.
	Ordinary Bonds, 1748-1838; 1 Fibredex box.
COURT RECORDS
	County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
		Minutes, 1754-1868; 24 volumes.
		Minutes (Rough), 1867-1868; Minutes (Rough), Superior Court, 1868-
			1869; Record of Probate, 1868-1869; 1 volume.
		Appeal Docket, 1792-1807; 1 manuscript box.
		Execution Dockets, 1765-1867; 14 volumes.
		Levy Docket, 1795-1801, 1837-1838; 1 volume.
		State Dockets, 1774-1868; 10 volumes.
		Trial, Appearance and Reference Dockets, 1753-1853; 26 volumes.
		Trial and Appearance Dockets, 1853-1868; 3 volumes.
		Clerk's Fee Books, 1764-1769, 1830-1857; 3 volumes.
		Clerk's Receipt Book, 1795-1796; 1 volume.
		Costs Docket, State Cases, 1859-1868; 1 volume.
		Witness Ticket Books, 1814-1848; 2 volumes.
	Superior Court
		Minutes, 1807-1900; 18 volumes.
		Equity Minutes, 1807-1867; 4 volumes.
		Equity Trial and Appearance Dockets, 1807-1868; 5 volumes.
		Execution Dockets, 1807-1813, 1854-1866; 2 volumes.
		State Dockets, 1812-1868; 4 volumes.
		Criminal Issues Dockets, 1869-1907; 5 volumes.
		Trial, Appearance and Reference Dockets, 1807-1847; 3 volumes.
		Transfer Docket, 1869-1879; 1 volume.
		Civil Issues Dockets, 1869-1882, 1887-1918; 5 volumes.
		Civil Action Papers, 1742-1916; 153 Fibredex boxes.
		Civil Action Papers Concerning Land, 1778-1913; 7 Fibredex boxes.
		Criminal Action Papers, 1746-1921; 63 Fibredex boxes.
		Clerk's Receipt Book, 1832-1857, 1866-1867; Half Fee Docket, 1879-
			1886; 1 volume.
		Clerk's Fee Book, 1917-1923; 1 volume.
		Account Book, Clerk and Master in Equity, 1854-1874; 1 volume.
		Receipt Books, Clerk and Master in Equity, 1844-1868; 3 volumes.
	Inferior Court
		Minutes, 1877-1885; 1 volume.
		Costs Docket, 1878-1885; 1 volume.
		Criminal Issues Docket, 1878-1885; 1 volume.
LAND RECORDS
	Deeds, 1742-1874; 4 Fibredex boxes.
	Bills of Sale, Mortgage Deeds and Deeds of Trust, 1757-1912; 1 Fibredex box.
	Ejectments, 1788-1886; 5 Fibredex boxes.
	Land Entries, 1778-1877; 3 volumes.
	Attachments, Executions, Levies and Liens on Land, 1785-1918; 
		9 Fibredex boxes.
	Miscellaneous Land Records, 1748-1914; 2 Fibredex boxes.
	Probate Fee Books, 1886-1890, 1905-1910; 2 volumes.
ESTATES RECORDS
	Record of Accounts, 1869-1922; 9 volumes.
	Administrators' Bonds, 1868-1891; 3 volumes.
	Record of Appointment of Administrators, Executors and Guardians, 1898-
		1901; 1 volume.
	Record of Executors, 1868-1874, 1899-1921; 2 volumes.
	Record of Guardians, 1899-1919; 1 volume.
	Estates Records, 1746-1919, 1922; 200 Fibredex boxes.
	Guardians' Records, 1758-1913, 1927; 25 Fibredex boxes.
	Guardians' Accounts, 1810-1868; 8 volumes.
	Guardians' Bonds, 1888-1897; 1 volume.
	Record of Appointment of Guardians, 1791-1850, 1860-1868; 2 volumes.
	Clerk's Receiver Accounts, 1891-1928; 2 volumes.
	Record of Settlements, 1869-1875, 1881-1925; 5 volumes.
	Clerk's Receipt Books (Estates), 1899-1928; 3 volumes.
MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS
	Marriage Bonds, 1758-1868; 17 Fibredex boxes.
	Record of Cohabitation, 1866-1867; 2 volumes.
	Divorce Records, 1819-1895, 1914; 2 Fibredex boxes.
TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS
	Lists of Taxables, 1796-1864; 19 volumes.
	Taxables, 1747-1887; 9 Fibredex boxes.
	Record of Federal Direct Tax Collected, 1866; 1 volume.
	Record of Poll Tax, 1902; 1 volume.
	Miscellaneous Tax Records, 1754-1886; 3 Fibredex boxes.
WILLS
	Wills, 1749-1968; 42 Fibredex boxes.
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
	Alien Registration, 1940; 1 volume.
	Declaration of Intent (to Become a Citizen), 1909-1929; 1 volume.
	Naturalization Certificates, 1915-1927; 1 volume.
	Petitions for Naturalization, 1913-1927; 1 volume.
	County Claims Allowed, 1829-1866; 2 volumes.
	County Accounts, Court Orders and Memoranda, 1746-1908; 
		5 Fibredex boxes.
	Election Records, 1790-1878; 3 Fibredex boxes.
	Miscellaneous Election Records, 1817-1917; 1 Fibredex box.
	Permanent Registration of Voters, 1902-1908; 1 volume.
	Coroners' Inquests, 1755-1905, 1920; 2 Fibredex boxes.
	Insolvent Debtors, 1746-1871; 12 Fibredex boxes.
	Homestead and Personal Property Exemptions, 1844-1908; 1 Fibredex box.
	Record of Jurors, 1849-1868; 2 volumes.
	Jury and Witness Tickets, 1757-1865; 2 Fibredex boxes.
	Jury Lists, 1746-1881; 1 Fibredex box.
	Justices of the Peace Records, 1749-1886; 1 Fibredex box.
	Record of Justices of the Peace, 1869-1904; 2 volumes.
	Minutes, Board of Justices of the Peace, 1899-1904; 1 volume.
	Grand Jury Presentments and Reports, 1749-1901; 1 Fibredex box.
	Record of Pensions, 1907-1931; 1 volume.
	Lunacy Records, 1798-1913; 1 Fibredex box.
	Record of Lunacy, 1899-1930; 1 volume.
	Oaths of Allegiance, 1865; 1 volume.
	Personal and Merchants' Accounts, 1742-1906; 2 Fibredex boxes.
	Bridge Records, 1748-1868; 1 Fibredex box.
	Road Records, 1747-1905; 7 Fibredex boxes.
	Railroad Records, 1837-1891; 1 Fibredex box.
	Common School Register, 1860-1861; 1 volume.
	Public School Register, Oxford Graded School, 1893-1904; 1 volume.
	Lists of School Children, 1825-1878; 3 Fibredex boxes.
	Miscellaneous School Records, 1804-1895; 2 Fibredex boxes.
	Wardens of the Poor, 1787-1868; 1 Fibredex box.
	Wardens of the Poor, County Home and Outside Paupers List, 1851-1921;
		3 volumes.
	Miscellaneous Records, 1722, 1747-1920; 5 Fibredex boxes.
	Bankruptcy Proceedings, 1804-1884; 1 Fibredex box.
	Correspondence, 1759-1914; 1 Fibredex box.
	Mill Records, 1747-1865; 2 Fibredex boxes.
	Powers of Attorney, 1749-1877; 2 Fibredex boxes.
	Attachments and Levies on Slaves, 1794-1863; 2 Fibredex boxes.
	Civil Action Papers Concerning Slaves and Free Persons of Color, 1754-1875;
		4 Fibredex boxes.
	Criminal Action Papers Concerning Slaves and Free Persons of Color, 1764-
		1876; 6 Fibredex boxes.
	Miscellaneous Records of Slaves and Free Persons of Color, 1755-1871;
		1 Fibredex box.
CRX
	List of Tithables, 1758; 2 folders.
	Estate Settlement, 1828; 3 folders.

                               MICROFILM RECORDS

BONDS
	Apprentice Bonds, 1802-1913; 1 reel.
	Bastardy Bonds, 1869-1879; 1 reel.
CENSUS RECORDS
	State Census, Granville County, 1786; 1 reel.
CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
	Record of Corporations, 1895-1961; 1 reel.
	Partnership Record Index, 1916-1958; 1 reel.
COURT RECORDS
	County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
		Minutes, 1746-1868; 12 reels.
 	Superior Court
		Minutes, 1807-1947; 12 reels.
		Equity Minutes, 1807-1867; 2 reels.
		Index to Civil Actions, 1968-1990; 1 reel.
		Index to Criminal Actions, 1968-1990; 1 reel.
		Index to Judgments, 1868-1968; 2 reels.
ESTATES RECORDS
	Record of Accounts, 1868-1961; 10 reels.
	Administrators' Bonds, 1868-1891; 1 reel.
	Appointment of Administrators, Executors, Collectors and Masters, 1888-
		1901; 1 reel.
	Appointment of Administrators, 1896-1961; 5 reels.
	Appointment of Executors, 1868-1869, 1896-1933; 1 reel.
	Guardians' Bonds, 1790-1917; 1 reel.
	Guardians' Accounts, 1810-1868; 4 reels.
	Record of Guardians, 1899-1940; 2 reels.
	Inheritance Tax Records, 1923-1950; 1 reel.
	Record of Settlements, 1868-1961; 9 reels.
	Index to Administrators, Executors and Guardians, 1896-1961; 1 reel.
LAND RECORDS
	Record of Deeds, 1746-1946; 76 reels.
	Index to Deeds, Grantor, 1746-1947; 3 reels.
	Index to Deeds, Grantee, 1746-1947; 3 reels.
	Land Entries, 1778-1904; 2 reels.
	Record of Sale and Resale of Land by Mortgagees and Trustees, 1920-1948;
		2 reels.
MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS
	Marriage Bonds, 1753-1868; 5 reels.
	Index to Marriage Bonds, 1753-1868; 1 reel.
	Marriage Certificates, 1851-1868; 1 reel.
	Marriage Registers, 1867-1961; 2 reels.
	Marriages of Freed People, 1866-1867; 1 reel.
	Index to Births, 1914-1961; 1 reel.
	Index to Deaths, 1913-1961; 1 reel.
	Index to Delayed Births, various years; 1 reel.
MILITARY AND PENSION RECORDS
	Record of Armed Forces Discharges, 1921-1974; 4 reels.
	Index to Armed Forces Discharges, 1918-1961; 1 reel.
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
	Special Proceedings, 1868-1925; 6 reels.
	Special Proceedings and Orders and Decrees, 1960-1961; 1 reel.
	Cross Index to Special Proceedings, 1868-1961; 1 reel.
OFFICIALS, COUNTY
	Minutes, Board of County Commissioners, 1868-1925; 6 reels.
SCHOOL RECORDS
	Minutes, Board of Superintendents of Common Schools, 1842-1865; 1 reel.
	Minutes, County Board of Education, 1885-1975; 2 reels.
	Minutes, Oxford Graded School Board of Trustees, 1903-1959; 1 reel.
TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS
	Tax Lists, 1755-1902, 1915, 1925, 1935, 1945, 1955; 16 reels.
WILLS
	Unrecorded Wills, 1749-1771; 1 reel.
	Record of Wills, 1772-1954; 16 reels.
	Cross Index to Wills, 1762-1971; 2 reels.



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