Bath County is an extinct
county
A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposes Chambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...
formerly located in the
British American colony of
North Carolina
North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and ...
. The county was established in 1696 and was abolished in 1739. The original three precincts of Bath County—Pamplicough, Wyckham and Archdale—were renamed in 1712 and became
Beaufort,
Hyde, and
Craven counties when Bath County split in 1738.
Blackbeard
Edward Teach (alternatively spelled Edward Thatch, – 22 November 1718), better known as Blackbeard, was an English pirate who operated around the West Indies and the eastern coast of Britain's North American colonies. Little is known abou ...
. He is said to have married a local girl and briefly settled in the harbor town of Bath around 1716.
See also
* List of former United States counties
This is a list of former United States counties, a list of United States counties (administrative subunits of a U.S. state) that no longer exist.
They were established by a state, provincial, colonial, or territorial government. Most of these ...
* List of North Carolina counties
References
External links
Bath County North Carolina Genealogy
at ncroots.com
Bath County North Carolina Genealogy
at USGenNet (usgennet.org)
1696 establishments in North Carolina
Former counties of North Carolina
Pre-statehood history of North Carolina
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