That 0% when you get your DNA test results back. I know. It is one of the most common — and frustrating — surprises in eastern North Carolina, and really, southern genealogy across the board. You spend years building a family tree in eastern North Carolina. You painstakingly trace your family lines back through colonial […]
Researching Indian Ancestry
One of the number one questions Coastal Carolina Indian Center gets via e-mail is how to find Indian ancestors, or how to determine the tribe of certain ancestors who were said to be Indian. This article was written to help people get started on finding those answers. If you are embarking on a search for […]
Surnames Database Project
Below are full name/surname lists based on associations with particular tribes or special areas of research. Please keep in mind that just because someone is of a particular surname associated with a particular tribe DOES NOT NECESSARILY mean that the person was of that tribe. It is necessary to establish a “preponderance of evidence” before […]
Indians named in Court Records of Carteret County
Extracted from court record books and submitted to CCIC by Kevin Davis of Carteret County. (From series: Early Carteret Court Minutes 1723-1820) {Volume I, page 43} September term of court for 1733… Richard Lewis came into open court and made oath upon the Holy Evangelist that he had in his own family the following persons […]
Bertie County Deed Book M – 1777 – Various Abstracts
(From Deeds of Bertie County 1772-1785, Abstracted by Stephen Bradley, Jr. – typed from copy for this website by Sara Whitford) (Entries below can be found on page 31 of aforementioned book.) 296-(314) Articles of agreement between WHITMELL TUFDICK, WILLIAM ROBERTS, WILLIAM CAIN, WILLIAM BLOUNT, TOM SMITH, JOHN SMITH, & LEWIS TUFDICK of Bertie Co., […]