Thrifty Thursday: Johnston County, NC Records

Facts to know when researching your ancestors in Johnston County:

• Formed in 1746 from Craven County
• In 1752 a part of Johnston County was taken to form Orange County
• In 1758 the eastern part of Johnston became Dobbs County
• In 1770 a part of Johnston County was taken to form Wake County 
• In 1855 a part of Johnston County was taken to form Wilson County
• Has the largest Civil War Battlefield in NC, Bentonville Battlefield

Johnston County Records available online

My goal here is to have resources other than your everyday census, cemetery, and obituary records. If you know of additional resources that can be found online, please let me know to add them.

1700s (some 1800s & 1900s)

• 1784-1787 Census
• 1779-1853 Marriage Bonds
• 1750-1860 Deeds
• 1750- Quit Rent (Tax List)
• 1750- Quit Rent List (Tax List)
• 1751- Quit Rent (Tax List)
• 1760-1922 Wills Index

1800s

• 1849 Freemasons
• 1852 Freemasons
• 1850-1895 Bastardy Bonds

1900s

• 1902 Voter Registration Records
• Assorted Court Records

Other

• Slave Name Index
• Cohabitation & Slave Marriage Index
• Confederate Soldiers
• Marriages

General Links:

• Johnston County Wikipedia article
• The Heritage Center
• Johnston- rootsweb
• Johnston- ncgenweb