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Clerk of Superior Court has divorce records from 1913, probate records from 1771 and court records from 1869. These might not be in the Chatham County courthouse, which will let you request physical records and review them in the lobby. | Clerk of Superior Court has divorce records from 1913, probate records from 1771 and court records from 1869. These might not be in the Chatham County courthouse, which will let you request physical records and review them in the lobby. There is an index book of sorts, that you look through, then request the records. The Clerk's office will not look up records. | ||
* Price for copies is $2 for first page copied, then 25 cents thereafter (as of 2/8/2021). | * Price for copies is $2 for first page copied, then 25 cents thereafter (as of 2/8/2021). | ||
Records not held locally have been sent to the [[NC Administrative Office of the Court|Administrative Office of the Courts]] in Raleigh NC. | Records not held locally may have been sent to the [[NC Administrative Office of the Court|Administrative Office of the Courts]] in Raleigh NC, or to the [[NC State Archives]]. | ||
Minutes of Superior Court proceedings from 1839-1866 are available on the [https://chathamhistory.org/pdfs/ChathamSuperiorCourtRecords1839to1866.pdf CCHA web site]. It doesn't provide a lot of information but can show that someone was in Chatham during that time. | Minutes of Superior Court proceedings from 1839-1866 are available on the [https://chathamhistory.org/pdfs/ChathamSuperiorCourtRecords1839to1866.pdf CCHA web site]. It doesn't provide a lot of information but can show that someone was in Chatham during that time. | ||
See also [[NC State Archives]] where you might access other records. | |||
Latest revision as of 10:13, 8 March 2023
Clerk of Superior Court has divorce records from 1913, probate records from 1771 and court records from 1869. These might not be in the Chatham County courthouse, which will let you request physical records and review them in the lobby. There is an index book of sorts, that you look through, then request the records. The Clerk's office will not look up records.
- Price for copies is $2 for first page copied, then 25 cents thereafter (as of 2/8/2021).
Records not held locally may have been sent to the Administrative Office of the Courts in Raleigh NC, or to the NC State Archives.
Minutes of Superior Court proceedings from 1839-1866 are available on the CCHA web site. It doesn't provide a lot of information but can show that someone was in Chatham during that time.
See also NC State Archives where you might access other records.