Thanks for the insights on the records. I had seen the cohabitation record when looking for one of my Browns, but missed the part about it being records for former slaves. Carolyn Brown dwbyrd <[email protected]> wrote: I found this page at the NC State Archives that talks about the various marriage records available in the state. Rather interesting about the cohabitation records for former slaves. http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/archives/records_county.htm#marriage Deborah Byrd