Rutherford County was formed in 1779 from the western part of the former Tryon County. It was named for Griffith Rutherford, leader of an expedition against the Cherokee in 1776 and a general in the American Revolutionary War. In 1791 parts of Rutherford County and Burke County were combined to form Buncombe County. In 1841 parts of Rutherford County and Lincoln County were combined to form Cleveland County. In 1842 additional parts of Rutherford County and Burke County were combined to form McDowell County. Finally, in 1855 parts of Rutherford County and Henderson County were combined to form Polk County.
Rutherford County Wills and other Records Available to Members of North Carolina Pioneers
Probate Records
- Minutes of the Pleas and Quarter Sessions Court 1780 to 1784
Miscellaneous Wills
- Camp, Crenshaw (1808), transcript
- Camp, Joshua (1848), transcript
- Camp, Stephen (1845), transcript
- Camp, Thomas (1798), transcript
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