Chowan County NC Genealogy

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If you're not sure which records would be helpful, you can try our Ancestor Source Finder tool. Chowan Records by Type Birth Records (7) Cemetery Records (184) Census Records (40) Church Records (30) City Directories (6) Court Records (28) Death Records (14) Histories and Genealogies (10) Immigration Records (2) Land Records (22) Map Records (21) Marriage Records (19) Military Records (4) Minority Records (5) Miscellaneous Records (10) Newspapers and Obituaries (50) Probate Records (42) School Records (7) Tax Records (17)

Overview of Chowan County Records

• Chowan County was created in 1670 from Albemarle County.
• Copies of birth and death certificates for 1916 and later can be obtained from the North Carolina Vital Records Office.
• The Chowan County Register of Deeds has marriage records starting in 1747, birth records starting in 1913, death records starting in 1913, and land records starting in 1678.
• The Chowan County Clerk Superior Court has probate records starting in 1694 and court records starting in 1714.
• Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.