Marriages of Early Edgecombe County, North Carolina 1733-1868.


Book Description

By: Ruth S. Williams, Pub. 1958, Reprinted 2018, 336 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #0-89308-946-X. Edgecombe County was created in 1732 from Bertie County.This book is broken up into two parts. The first part are marriages from the Marriage Bond Book 1732-1867. While the second part includes: marriages proved by Edgecombe County Wills, marriages from the Raleigh Register and North Carolina Gazette 1799-1868, marriages fromm the Tarboro Free Press 1826-1845, marriages from the Battle Book, marriages from the files of Hugh B. Johnston Jr., marraiges proved by records in Halifax County and miscellaneous other sources.




Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series


Book Description

Includes Part 1, Number 2: Books and Pamphlets, Including Serials and Contributions to Periodicals (July - December)










Dictionary of North Carolina Biography


Book Description

The most comprehensive state project of its kind, the Dictionary provides information on some 4,000 notable North Carolinians whose accomplishments and occasional misdeeds span four centuries. Much of the bibliographic information found in the six volumes has been compiled for the first time. All of the persons included are deceased. They are native North Carolinians, no matter where they made the contributions for which they are noted, or non-natives whose contributions were made in North Carolina.
















The Pridgen Family of Sapony Creek, Nash County, North Carolina


Book Description

William Pridgen was born in about 1700 in North Carolina. His first wife is unknown and he is thought to have married (2) Martha Horn. He did marry (3) Mourning Thomas, widow of Joseph Thomas, on 13 Nov 1761 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. William's will was probated on 11 May 1762 in Edgecombe County. William had ten known children. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in North Carolina.