Craven County, North Carolina Deeds, 1766-1772. (Volume #5)

By Pruitt

By: Albert Bruce Pruitt, Pub. 2007, reprinted 2026, 226 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-732-8. Craven County was formed from Craven Precinct which was formed in 1705 from Bath County and in 1712 by name change from Archdale Precinct. The following counties were formed from Craven: Carteret in 1722, New Hanover in 1729, Johnston in 1746, part of Dobbs in 1764, Jones in 1778, part of Pitt in 1787, Pamlico in 1872. Deeds are GREAT source for genealogical research due to the many and varied family members that are mentioned. Not only will the reader find the deed transaction itself, but often times such things as: marriages, relinquishment of dower, divisions of family farms among heirs, remarriages of widows are just a few of the matters you can anticipate finding within records of deeds. These 829 deed abstracts are from Books 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19 which cover the years 1766-1772.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1639147322
• ISBN13: 9781639147328
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Southern Historical Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"