By: Mary Best Bell, Orig. Pub. 1963 & 1968, Reprinted 1997, 328 pages, E-BOOK, Index, ISBN # 978-1-63914-576-8. Bertie Precinct was formed in 1722 and form it were formed the later N.C. counties of Tyrell, Edgecombe, Northampton, Granville, Halifax, Nash, Wilson, Hertford, Martin, Washington, Orange, Vance, Franklin, and Warren. This book contains the names of more than 24,000 persons in these deeds.