Hi Alice,
Actually, a number of North Carolina Counties have Tax or Land records online through their County websites. Most of them however, only cover more recent records, although a few do go back to about 1900, and they can prove useful. Here are just a few in case anyone is interested:

http://www.ustaxdata.com/nc/warren/warrenpolicy.cfm
Warren County

http://www.deeds.co.nash.nc.us/
Nash County

http://www.granvillecountydeeds.org/resolution/
Granville County

http://web.co.wake.nc.us/rdeeds/
Wake County -Click the "Direct Link to BOOKS Search Page" link. This is a really good Search site, they have deeds starting from the late 1800's, copies of which can be printed.

http://www.co.johnston.nc.us/mainpage.cfm?category_level_id=728
Johnston County - scroll down to Heritage Center. This site has lots of historical records:
Heritage Center
Smithfield Herald Headlines, 1885-2002
Herald Harvest Edition Headlines
Heritage Center Gift Shop
Johnston County Voter Registration Records from 1902
Johnston County Marriage Bonds, 1779-1867
Johnston County Confederate Soldier Search
Johnston County Slave Name Index
Johnston County Cohabitation (Slave Marriage) Index
Image and Manuscript Archives (Johnston County History)
Newspaper Obituaries, 1885-present
Search the 1860 Johnston County Census Records
Search the 1870 Johnston County Census Records
Search the 1880 Johnston County Census Records
Search the 1900 Johnston County Census Records
Search the 1910 Johnston County Census Records
Search the 1920 Johnston County Census Records
Public Library Catalog (includes Heritage Center)
Cemetery records and other material provided by the Johnston County Genealogical and Historical Society (via rootsweb.com)

Deloris