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This AncestryView CD (produced by Ancestry.com) features records from two databases of North Carolina marriages that roughly span the years 1744 to 1900 and represent 44 of the state's 100 counties. Since North Carolina did not officially require the keeping of marriage records until 1741, and many counties did not issue formal marriage licenses until the mid-1800s, it is fortunate that any marriage records for this time period exist. These 137,000 records include details about the bride and groom, their parents, witnesses, bond applications, and more. Now, they are easily available at your fingertips!

Counties included:
Anson, Bertie, Brunswick, Burke, Bute, Cabarrus, Carteret, Caswell, Chatham, Chowan, Craven, Cumberland, Davidson, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Granville, Guilford, Halifax, Haywood, Hyde, Johnston, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Orange, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Robeson, Rockingham, Rowan, Rutherford, Stokes, Surry, Tyrrell, Wake, Warren, and Wilkes.

Minimum System Requirements: 486/33 processor (Pentium recommended); Windows 95 or better; 16mb RAM, 15mb hard disk space; 2X CD-ROM; monitor with 800x600 pixel display, 16-bit color or higher.

See also these related publications:
North and South Carolina Marriage Records
Early North Carolina Settlers [CD]
North Carolina Wills, 1665-1900 [CD]