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County records are the real value in genealogical research. Locating your family names in will and estate books at the county courthouse is easy. However, you do not have to visit there because North Carolina Wills and Estates are online at the following link: Counties – Northcarolina PioneersIndex to county recordsnorthcarolinapioneers.com Click on each county […]

The Cape Fear River is located in central and southeastern North Carolina. The statement listed belongs to an early statement of its first assessment by explorers. *“The particular Description of Cape-Feare. Amid this fertile province, at a Latitude of 34 degrees, there is a Colony of English seated, who Landed there on the 29th of […]

When Daniel Boone and other land companies explored the Appalachian mountains of Kentucky, they discovered an open-savanna ecosystem of large trees and grassland. The beautiful bluegrass region is in northern Kentucky, in Jefferson and Fayette Counties. Most pioneer settlers in the area were from Virginia. The valuable genealogy county records and databases available to members […]