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North Carolina, County Marriages are available online, click here. Microfilm of original at the state archives in Raleigh, North Carolina. Includes partial index by surname. View this catalog record in WorldCat for other possible copy locations.
Description. Marriage bonds (1741-1868) are statements of intent to marry that were attested by the prospective groom before the clerk of court in the bride's county of residence. Typically, one of more bondsmen signed as security for the forfeiture of a sum should the marriage not occur of prove to be illegal.
Index lists bride's and groom's names, date of bond, bondsmen's and witness' names, a code for the county where the bond was taken out and the volume and page of the abstracted marriage bond. List of county codes and more information about indexes in: North Carolina.
North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Index, 1741-2004 This database is an index to individuals who were married in various counties in the State of North Carolina, USA, between 1741 and 2000. Available information may include: name, gender, birth year, race, name of spouse, marriage date, and marriage location.
North Carolina, Civil Marriages, 1763-1868 Index to selected county marriage bonds and certificates. Due to privacy restrictions we are not able to publish the images associated with these indexes at this time.
Jan 15, 2024 · Different types of county marriage records are available in North Carolina in different time periods. In general, the following types of records are available: 1741-1851 Marriage bonds; 1851-1868 Marriage bonds, licenses and certificates; 1868-present Marriage licenses; STEP ONE: Find Marriage Information in Index [edit | edit source]
The Virginia-North Carolina Piedmont Genealogical Society has available in its Search Room 88 microfiche containing abstracts of marriage bonds from the State of North Carolina from 1741-1868 taken from the 170,000 marriage bonds in the North Carolina State Archives.
