It appears Needham Loftin married twice. Here are some notes from Sammy Pierce. SOURCE: Sammie Pierce It appears Needham Loftin married Donna Maria Gardner, daughter of Zachariah and Susannah Venters Gardner based on the following deeds: (a) "Needham Loftin & wife, Donna Maria of Craven Co.; Donna Maria is dau. of Zachariah and Susan Gardner, dec'd,and also heir of Edward Gardner, dec'd; 1855 (OO, p. 244/45/46/47/48/49)" Source: "Rough Notes from Pitt County Deeds: 1830s-1860s, " transcribed by Roger Kammerer and posted on Pitt County Family Researchers resources, Box OO (1850s), p. 108. (b) "Heirs of Wm. Gardner: Needham Loften & wife Donna Mariah/Maria (PP, p. 636)" Source: "Rough Notes from Pitt County Deeds: 1830s-1860s, " transcribed by Roger Kammerer and posted on Pitt County Family Researchers resources, Box PP (1850s), p. 136.. Needham was about 20 years Donna's senior and died about the time their youngest son, Zebulon B., was born (1869). They lived in the Swift Creek area of Craven Co., probably very near the Pitt line. In the 1880 census Donna M. had not remarried, but lived next to a Kirkman widow and several Kirkman families. It appears she married second a Kirkman, but I couldn't find her in the 1900 census. SOURCE: Craven County, NC Marriage Records Joseph Loftin m. 1785 name not given Leonard Loftin m. April 15, 1805 Temperance Morris Leonard Loftin m. Aug 6, 1809 Ferbee Morris Longfield Loftin m. Sept 28, 1785 Mary Kent Needham Loftin m. Jan 4, 1810 Elizabeth Wadsworth Needham Loftin m. June 8, 1841 Julia Gardner William Loftin m. Tearsey West Nov 12, 1806 William Loftin m. Mary Bruton West Mar 30, 1814