1663-1775 NC, Compiled by James W. Blankenship jkblank1(at)sbcglobal.net

 

1663 to 1729               Carolinas were proprietary colonies

1663-1777                   Granville Dist. the northern portion of NC

 

1663-1699                                                                                       

 

1664Clarendon abandoned in 1667                                                                          

 

1668 Albemarle (ended 1689)                                                                                  

 

1670 Chowan created from Albemarle                                                                    

 

1670 Currituck created from Albemarle                                                                  

 

1670 Pasquotank created from Albemarle                                                              

 

1670 Perquimans created from Albemarle                                                              

 

1696 Bath created from Albemarle                                                                          

 

1700-1709                                                                                       

 

Pamptecough  created in 1705 from Bath                                                                

 

Archdale created in 1705 from Bath                                                            

 

Wickham created in   1705 from Bath                                                                     

 

1710-1719                                                                                       

 

Dec 07 1710 North & South Carolina become separate colonies

 

Beaufort created in 1712 Pamptecough renamed                                                   

 

Craven created in 1712 Archdale renamed                                                 

 

Hyde created in 1712 Wickham renamed                                                               

 

1720-1729                                                                                       

 

Carteret created in 1722 from Craven                                                                    

 

Bertie created in 1722 from Chowan                                                                       

 

1728 NC/VA border surveyed

 

New Hanover created in 1729 from Craven                                                

 

Tyrrell created in 1729 from Chowan, Bertie, Currituck, Pasquotank                  

 

1729 NC became a Royal Colony

 

1730-1739                                                                                       

 

Bladen created in 1734 from New Hanover                                                

 

Onslow created in 1734 from New Hanover                                                

 

1739 All Precincts become Counties

 

1740-1749                                                                                       

 

Edgecombe created in 1741 from Bertie                                                                 

 

Granville created in 1746 from Edgecombe                                                

 

Johnston created in 1746 from Craven                                                                    

 

Northampton created in 1741 from Bertie                                                              

 

1750-1759                                                                                       

 

Anson created in 1750 from Bladen                                                             

 

Cumberland created in 1754 from Bladen                                                               

 

Dobbs created in Apr 10 1759 from Johnston (1791 became extinct)                   

 

Duplin created in 1750 from New Hanover                                                

 

Halifax created in Jan 1 1759 from Edgecombe                                                     

 

Orange created in 1752 from Johnston, Bladen, Granville                        

 

Rowan created in 1753 from Anson                                                             

 

1760-1769                                                                                       

 

Brunswick created in 1764 from New Hanover, Bladen                                         

 

Bute created in Jun 10 1764 from Granville                                                           

 

Hertford created in May 1 1760 from Chowan, Bertie, Northampton                   

 

Mecklenburg  created in 1762 from  Anson                                                             

 

Pitt created in 1760 from Beaufort                                                                          

 

Tryon  created in 1768 from Mecklenburg                                                             

 

1770-1775                                                                                       

Chatham created in Apr 1 1771 from Orange                                                         

 

Guilford created in Apr 1 1771 from Orange, Rowan                                             

 

Martin created in 1774 from Halifax, Tyrrell                                                         

 

Surry created in 1770 from Rowan                                                                          

 

Wake created in 1770 from Johnston, Cumberland, Orange