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Orange County Indexed

Bailey marriages

17 marriages in which the groom or the bride bears the name, oldest first.

James Cheek and Margaret Bailey

Marriage bond, 1 May 1792

Bond dated
1 May 1792
In the books
Orange Marriage Book C, page 494, at the Register of Deeds

Mark Andrew and Elisabeth Bailey

Marriage bond, 6 September 1796

Bond dated
6 September 1796
In the books
Orange Marriage Book A-B, page 250, at the Register of Deeds
Other readings
  • Ingmire and Holcomb read the date as 5 September 1796

William Bailey and Anne Forsyth

Marriage bond, 24 June 1798

Bond dated
24 June 1798
In the books
Orange Marriage Book A-B, page 410, at the Register of Deeds

John Bailey and Mary Thompson

Marriage bond, 17 July 1800

Bond dated
17 July 1800
In the books
Orange Marriage Book A-B, page 408, at the Register of Deeds

Henry Bailey and Polly Price

Marriage bond, 21 August 1804

Bond dated
21 August 1804
In the books
Orange Marriage Book A-B, page 406, at the Register of Deeds

William Morris and Nancy Bailey

Marriage bond, 19 December 1804

Bond dated
19 December 1804
In the books
Orange Marriage Book M, page 805, at the Register of Deeds

Merritt Y Roberson and Sarah Bailey

Marriage bond, 22 October 1805

Bond dated
22 October 1805
In the books
Orange Marriage Book N-R, page 1234, at the Register of Deeds

James Bailey and Tabitha Durham

Marriage bond, 23 January 1817

Bond dated
23 January 1817
In the books
Orange Marriage Book A-B, page 407, at the Register of Deeds

Nathaniel Baily and Polly Bailey

Marriage bond, 15 March 1821

Bond dated
15 March 1821
In the books
Orange Marriage Book A-B, page 413, at the Register of Deeds

Hardy Leonard and Mary Bailey

Marriage bond, 8 October 1836

Bond dated
8 October 1836
In the books
Orange Marriage Book I-L, page 757, at the Register of Deeds

William Cain Jr and Sarah J Bailey

Marriage bond, 21 July 1846

Bond dated
21 July 1846
In the books
Orange Marriage Book C, page 28, at the Register of Deeds
Other readings
  • USGenWeb reads the groom as Wm.,Jr. Cain
In the newspaper
Hillsborough Recorder, 23 July 1846, page 3: married by Rev. M. A. Curtis; in this vicinity; bride: daughter of the Hon. John L. Bailey (our reading of the notice)

William H Bailey and Anna C Howerton

Marriage bond, 4 October 1852

Bond dated
4 October 1852
Married
20 October 1852
In the books
Orange Marriage Book A-B, page 409, at the Register of Deeds
Other readings
  • Ingmire reads the date as 20 October 1852
Also in the Recorder
27 October 1852 (an item Mark Chilton notes for this couple; it may concern a later marriage of one of them)
  • Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 60002, “Marriage Bonds, 1752–1868, A–Bra” (the name falls near a reel’s first or last bond; check both).
  • Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 60001, “Marriage Record, 1851–66, and Marriage Registers, 1867–72”.
  • The 1936 State Archives abstract of the bonds, image 26 on FamilySearch, or the one before or after it: the bondsman and witness are there.
  • Find this marriage on FamilySearch (free account; its dates are often the bond’s).

Mathew Ray and Nancy Bailey

Marriage license, 30 November 1868

License dated
30 November 1868
In the books
Orange Marriage Book 1, page 135, at the Register of Deeds
  • Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 62001, “Marriage Licenses, 1866–1868”.
  • Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 60003, “Marriage Licenses (16 mm), 1866–1875”.
  • Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 60001, “Marriage Record, 1851–66, and Marriage Registers, 1867–72”.
  • Find this marriage on FamilySearch (free account; its dates are often the bond’s).

Jesse M Bailey and Martha A Lindsey

Marriage license, 14 September 1873

License dated
14 September 1873
In the books
Orange Marriage Book 2, page 134, at the Register of Deeds
  • Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 60003, “Marriage Licenses (16 mm), 1866–1875”.
  • Find this marriage on FamilySearch (free account; its dates are often the bond’s).

Robt W Bailey and Fannie Maria Cunninggim

Marriage license, 2 August 1888

License dated
2 August 1888
In the books
Orange Marriage Book 6, page 130, at the Register of Deeds
  • Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 62002, “Marriage Licenses, 1879–1891”.
  • Find this marriage on FamilySearch (free account; its dates are often the bond’s).

Richard Jones and Foy Bailey

Marriage license, 14 January 1900

License dated
14 January 1900
In the books
Orange Marriage Book 8, page 293, at the Register of Deeds
  • Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 62003, “Marriage Licenses, 1892–1903”.
  • Find this marriage on FamilySearch (free account; its dates are often the bond’s).

Munroe Wilson and Annie M Bailey

Marriage license, 25 November 1908

License dated
25 November 1908
In the books
Orange Marriage Book 10, page 114, at the Register of Deeds
  • Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 62004, “Marriage Licenses, 1906–1920”.
  • Find this marriage on FamilySearch (free account; its dates are often the bond’s).
In all the records
Every Bailey record, by decade: deeds, court minutes, wills, tax lists and more
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