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Person County Probate Records



Images of Person County Wills and Estates 1792 to 1797Images of Person County Wills and Estates 1797 to 1801Images of Person County Wills and Estates 1801 to 1805Records at North Carolina State Archives
Person County

Person County was formed from Edgecombe County in 1746. County designations kept changing, as it was part of Granville County from 1746 to 1752; included in Orange County until 1778; and part of Caswell County until about 1792. The county was named after Brigadier General Thomas Person, a Revolutionary War patriot, who made significant contributions to Person County and surrounding areas. During the 17th century, Europen explorers began arriving in the area and included Scots, Scots-Irish, English, French Huguenot and Germans. The county seat is Roxboro.

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