By: Raymond Parker Fouts, Pub. 1993, reprinted 2023, 76 pages, soft cover, Index, ISBN #978-1-63914-173-9. Hertford County was created in 1759 from Bertie, Chowan and Northampton Counties, NC. In 1779, part of Hertford County was ceded to create a new county named Gates. This book should be of great interest to those persons looking for relatives in this "BURNED County". It should also be of great interest to those researching in Bertie, Chowan, gates and Northampton counties.