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Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. Official Website The county was formed in 1741 from Bertie County. It was named for Richard Edgcumbe, a Member of Parliament from 1701 to 1742 and a lord of the treasury, who became 1st Baron Edgcumbe in 1742. Edgecombe County was historically home to the Tuscarora Indians. Although most migrated n...