Included in this link (posted on the Beaufort NC history site) are 1790
census images from the 1908 NC volume - Heads of Families NC 1790 - Also transcribed is some interesting history from the introduction, which gives
one a better sense of what it was like in 1790 when George Washington
ordered the first census. At that time, Carteret County included a much
larger area, north to what is now part of Craven and Hyde Counties and
south to what is now part of Onslow County; counties gained from, and
lost to, other counties as lines were finally set. Even though it
covered a large area, Carteret had a total of only 3,732 inhabitants,
the least of any county in the New Bern District. By browsing through the images, viewers will note names like Theophilus Weeks. CLICK BOOK IMAGE or LINK ABOVE.
1790 Census Records
Included in this link (posted on the Beaufort NC history site) are 1790
census images from the 1908 NC volume - Heads of Families NC 1790 - Also transcribed is some interesting history from the introduction, which gives
one a better sense of what it was like in 1790 when George Washington
ordered the first census. At that time, Carteret County included a much
larger area, north to what is now part of Craven and Hyde Counties and
south to what is now part of Onslow County; counties gained from, and
lost to, other counties as lines were finally set. Even though it
covered a large area, Carteret had a total of only 3,732 inhabitants,
the least of any county in the New Bern District. By browsing through the images, viewers will note names like Theophilus Weeks. CLICK BOOK IMAGE or LINK ABOVE.
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