Buncombe Co., NC

History

In 1791, David Vance and William Davidson presented to the North Carolina House of Commons a "petition of the inhabitants of that part of Burke County lying west of the Appalachian Mountains praying that a part of said county, and part of Rutherford County, be made into a separate and distinct county." It was named for Edward Buncombe, a colonel in the American Revolutionary War from Tyrell County.

Buncombe County's territory originally extended to the Tennessee line and in 1792 approximately 1,000 people lived in the county.

In 1808 the western part of Buncombe became Haywood County. In 1833 parts of Burke and Buncombe were combined to form Yancey County, and in 1838 the southern part of Buncombe became Henderson County. In 1851 parts of Buncombe and Yancey were combined to form Madison County, and finally, in 1925, the Broad River township of McDowell County was transferred to Buncombe County.

Modern Day Adjacent Counties

Buncombe County is bordered by Madison, Yancey, McDowell, Rutherford, Henderson and Haywood counties.

Gleanings From

Table of contents:

• Buncombe Co., NC - Deed Register
  • 1799 Deed - Benj. Yardley to James Reeves
  • 1810 Deed - John Yardley to James Reeves
  • 1811 Deed - James Reeves to Jacob Palmer
  • 1815 Deed - James Reeves to Ebed Jones
  • 1817 Deed - James Reeves to John Parmer
• Buncombe Co., NC - Probate Records
  • 1827 Will - Malachi Reeves
• US Federal Census - Buncombe Co., NC
  • 1800 Census - Buncombe Co., NC
  • 1810 Census - Buncombe Co., NC
  • 1820 Census - Buncombe Co., NC
  • 1830 Census - Buncombe Co., NC
• Buncombe Co., NC - Reeves Chronology