STANLY COUNTY

Established in 1841 from Montgomery County.
A few early court records are missing; reason unknown.

                                ORIGINAL RECORDS

BONDS
	Apprentice Bonds, 1872-1938; 2 volumes.
	Bastardy Bonds and Records, 1843-1923; 1 volume, 1 Fibredex box.
	Officials' Bonds, 1848-1918; 2 volumes, 2 Fibredex boxes.
COURT RECORDS
	County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
		Minutes, 1841-1868; 5 volumes.
		Appearance (and Trial) Docket, 1841-1861; 1 volume.
		Appearance Docket, 1862-1868; 1 volume.
		Execution Dockets, 1841-1868; 4 volumes.
		Trial Dockets, 1846-1868; 3 volumes.
	Superior Court
		Minutes, 1841-1968; 32 volumes.
		Equity Minutes, 1841-1868; 1 volume.
		Equity Execution Docket, 1849-1869; 1 volume.
		Equity Trial and Appearance Docket, 1841-1868; 1 volume.
		Appearance Dockets, 1841-1883; 2 volumes.
		Execution Docket, 1842-1854; 1 volume.
		Judgment Dockets, 1887-1949; 6 volumes.
		State Docket, 1856-1868; 1 volume.
		Criminal Issues Dockets, 1869-1894, 1899-1930; 3 volumes.
		Trial Docket, 1868-1869; 1 volume.
		Civil Issues Dockets, 1870-1968; 5 volumes.
		Index to Judgments, 1867-1877; 1 volume.
		Civil Action Papers, 1842-1917; 12 Fibredex boxes.
		Civil Action Papers Concerning Land, 1845-1941; 5 Fibredex boxes.
		Criminal Action Papers, 1841-1925; 18 Fibredex boxes.
		Criminal Cost Dockets, 1875-1907; 2 volumes.
		Judgment Docket, Cost Paid by Defendant, 1867-1887; 1 volume.
	Recorders Court
		Minutes, 1915-1925; 1 volume.
LAND RECORDS
	Record of Deeds, 1841-1847, 1854-1870; 3 volumes.
	Deeds, 1857-1968; 6 Fibredex boxes.
	Index to Deeds, [1841-1877]; 1 volume.
	Ejectments, 1840-1866; 1 Fibredex box.
	Land Entry Book, 1841-1932; 1 volume.
	Tax Sales and Judgment of Confirmation, 1936-1943; 2 volumes.
	Record of Sales of Land, 1875-1899; 1 volume.
	Attachments, Executions, Liens and Levies on Land, 1841-1927;
		2 Fibredex boxes.
	Miscellaneous Land Records, 1844-1963; 1 Fibredex box.
	Action for Delinquent Taxes, 1958-1959; 1 volume.
ESTATES RECORDS
	Record of Estates, 1842-1869; 2 volumes.
	Record of Accounts, 1868-1968; 18 volumes.
	Administrators' Bonds, 1870-1917; 4 volumes.
	Appointment of Administrators, Executors and Guardians, 1868-1903; 
		1 volume.
	Record of Administrators, 1899-1916; 1 volume.
	Cross Index to Administrators, Executors and Guardians, 1868-1903; 
		1 volume.
	Estates Records, 1820, 1839-1952; 49 Fibredex boxes.
	Record of Guardians, 1924-1936; 1 volume.
	Guardians' Records, 1841-1941; 6 Fibredex boxes.
	Guardians' Accounts and Returns, 1841-1870; 1 volume.
	Guardians' Bonds, 1887-1923; 3 volumes.
	Guardians' World War Veterans, 1930-1938; 1 volume.
	Record of Money's Paid to the Clerk, 1905-1923; 2 volumes.
	Clerk's Receiver Accounts, 1908-1927; 1 volume.
	Record of Settlements, 1868-1928; 4 volumes.
MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS
	Record of Marriage Licenses Issued, 1859-1905; 2 volumes.
	Record of Marriages, 1850-1867; 1 volume.
	Divorce Records, 1854-1920; 2 Fibredex boxes.
	Maiden Name of Divorced Women, 1946-1968; 1 volume.
TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS
	Lists of Taxables, 1840-1869; 3 volumes.
	Poll Tax Record, 1912-1918; 1 volume.
	Miscellaneous Tax Records, 1857-1912; 1 Fibredex box.
WILLS
	Wills, 1839-1927; 3 Fibredex boxes.
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
	Alien Registration, 1927, 1959; 2 volumes.
	Petitions for Naturalization, 1921-1928; 1 volume.
	County Accounts, 1841-1882; 1 volume.
	County Claims Allowed, 1842-1861; 1 volume.
	Record of Elections, 1878-1922; 4 volumes.
	Permanent Registration of Voters, 1902-1908; 1 volume.
	Record of Magistrates, 1896-1936; 1 volume.
	Registry of Licenses to Trades, 1874-1904; 1 volume.
	Record of Lunacy, 1899-1968; 4 volumes.
	Loyalty Oaths, 1865; 2 volumes.
	Clerk's Minute Dockets (Special Proceedings), 1869-1905; 2 volumes.
	Orders and Decrees, 1868-1887; 1 volume.
	Record of Appointment of Road Overseers, 1841-1860; 1 volume.
	Road Records, 1842-1921; 1 Fibredex box.
	Railroad Records, 1891-1917; 2 Fibredex boxes.
	Common School Registers, 1858-1863; 2 volumes.
	Report of the County Superintendent of Public Instruction, 1882-1891; 
		1 volume.
	County School Account Book, 1894-1905; 1 volume.
	School Fund Ledgers, 1910-1920; 3 volumes.
	Minutes, Wardens of the Poor, 1849-1873; 2 volumes.
	Miscellaneous Records, 1841-1965; 4 Fibredex boxes.
	Records of Slaves and Free Persons of Color, 183_, 1843 -1868; 
		1 Fibredex box.
	Ledger, Peoples Bank & Trust, Richfield, NC, 1911-1917; 1 volume.
	Ledger, Bank of Oakboro, Oakboro, NC, 1931-1935; 1 volume.
	Records of Assignees, Trustees and Receivers, 1855-1913; 1 Fibredex box.

                               MICROFILM RECORDS

BONDS
	Apprentice Bonds, 1872-1938; 1 reel.
CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
	Record of Corporations, 1906-1948; 1 reel.
COURT RECORDS
	County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
		Minutes, 1841-1868; 2 reels.
	Superior Court
		Minutes, 1841-1955; 12 reels.
		Equity Minutes, 1841-1868; 1 reel.
ELECTION RECORDS
	Record of Elections, 1878-1922, 1928-1964; 2 reels.
ESTATES RECORDS
	Record of Estates, 1841-1869; 1 reel.
	Record of Accounts, 1868-1968; 9 reels.
	Administrators' Bonds, 1870-1917; 1 reel.
	Appointment of Administrators, Executors and Guardians, 1914-1920; 1 reel.
	Record of Administrators, 1899-1968; 6 reels.
	Record of Executors, 1931-1967; 1 reel.
	Guardians' Accounts and Returns, 1841-1870; 1 reel.
	Guardians' Bonds, 1887-1912; 1 reel.
	Record of Guardians' Oaths and Bonds, 1930-1938, 1967-1968; 1 reel.
	Record of Guardians, 1924-1967; 2 reels.
	Clerk's Record of Monies Received for Payment to Minors, 1905-1921; 
		1 reel.
	Inheritance Tax Records, 1923-1947; 1 reel.
	Accounts of Receivers of Estates, 1910-1927; 1 reel.
	Record of Settlements, 1841-1967; 10 reels.
	Cross Index to Administrators and Executors, 1868-1903; 1 reel.
	Index to Administrators, Executors and Guardians, 1915-1968; 1 reel.
LAND RECORDS
	Record of Deeds, 1841-1955; 89 reels.
	Index to Deeds, Grantor, 1841-1955; 6 reels.
	Index to Deeds, Grantee, 1841-1955; 7 reels.
	Land Entry Books, 1841-1939; 1 reel.
	Record of Resale of Land by Trustees and Mortgagees, 1920-1967; 2 reels.
MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS
	Marriage Licenses, 1867-1967; 24 reels.
	Record of Marriages Performed by Ministers and Justices of the Peace, 1850-
		1867; 1 reel.
	Marriage Registers, 1867-1968; 3 reels.
	Maiden Names of Divorced Women, 1945-1968; 1 reel.
	Index to Births and Delayed Births, 1913-1993; 3 reels.
	Index to Deaths, 1913-1993; 2 reels.
MILITARY AND PENSION RECORDS
	Record of Armed Forces Discharges, 1918-1920, 1943-1992; 10 reels.
	Index to Armed Forces Discharges, 1918-1968; 1 reel.
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
	Orders and Decrees, 1868-1950; 9 reels.
	Special Proceedings, 1899-1961; 2 reels.
	Index to Special Proceedings, Plaintiff, 1840-1967; 1 reel.
	Index to Special Proceedings, Defendant, 1840-1967; 1 reel.
OFFICIALS, COUNTY
	Minutes, Board of County Commissioners, 1868-1933; 3 reels.
ROADS AND BRIDGES
	Road Overseers, 1841-1860; 1 reel.
SCHOOL RECORDS
	Minutes, County Board of Education, 1885-1961; 1 reel.
TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS
	Tax Lists, 1841-1869; 1 reel.
	Tax Scrolls, 1872-1900, 1905, 1915; 6 reels.
WILLS
	Record of Wills, 1841-1968; 5 reels.
	Cross Index to Wills, 1841-1967; 1 reel.