Fran-- This is good information. As it turns out, my Bradley ancestors were native american (so says family legend as well as the 1880 census, the first year persons could be identified as such--in prior years they were listed as "mulatto" and "free colored persons") so maybe there is a connection there. What is your source for this info about prohibitions between "indians" and "white"? Kit ----- Original Message ----- From: Fran Akridge Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 5:22 PM To: 'Kit McChesney' Subject: RE: [NCRUTHER-L] Marriage records, missing, or never recorded? I think this applies to earlier (like the early 1800s), but I have read that NC had laws against Indian/White marriages. Some went to SC, which did not have such laws, and some lived as man and wife without the license.