Marriages of Surry County, North Carolina, 1779-1868


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Marriages of Surry County contains abstracts of all extant marriage bonds and licenses for the period 1779 until 1868 when bonds, as prerequisites for licenses, were discontinued. The data in this volume are arranged throughout in alphabetical order by the surname of the groom, and each entry provides the name of the bride, the date of the marriage bond, and the names of the bondsmen, clergymen, and justices of the peace. Altogether the text bears reference to approximately 16,000 persons.




Odum/Odom Research Notes


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John O. Odum was born in South Carolina in 1813. He is the earliest proved ancestor in the author's line. Other Odum families are researched, but none more recently than the mid 1800's.







Trails of Our Fathers


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Robert Scholey (ca. 1650-ca. 1688) was born in England, probably Yorkshire, and died in what is now Mercer County, New Jersey. He immigrated to America in 1678 with his wife Sarah Bingham. Their descendants and relatives lived in New Jersey, Delaware, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio and elsewhere.










American Negro Slavery


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