| Edgecombe County | was formed in 1741 from Bertie County. Located in the E section of the state, it is bounded by Martin, Pitt, Wilson, Nash, and Halifax Counties. It was named for Richard Edgecumbe (1680-1758), afterward first Baron Edgecumbe, a member of Parliament, lord of the treasury, and holder of other political offices. Area: 511 sq. mi. County seat: Tarboro, with an elevation of 71 ft. Townships, now numbered 1 to 14, were formerly Tarboro, Lower Conetoe, Upper Conetoe, Deep Creek, Lower Fishing Creek, Upper Fishing Creek, Swift Creek, Sparta, Otter Creek, Lower Town Creek, Walnut Creek, Rocky Mount, Cokey, and Upper Town Creek. Produces tobacco, corn, soybeans, peanuts, cotton, sweet potatoes, cucumbers, hogs, livestock, textiles, baked goods, lumber, plastics, paper products, machinery, fabricated metals, and furniture. |
| Edgecombe, Parish of | Church of England, Edgecombe County, later Halifax, est. 1741 with the creation of Edgecombe County. Coextensive with the county. In 1756 the parish was divided, creating St. Mary's Parish in the s; the Parish of Edgecombe remained in the n. With the creation of Halifax County in 1758, the Parish of Edgecombe became coextensive with the new county. St. Mary's Parish was coextensive with Edgecombe County. Edgecombe Parish in 1767 had 1,500 white taxables. |