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Orange County Indexed

Petty marriages

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

Thomas Grisham and Nancy Petty

Marriage bond, 29 June 1802

Bond dated
29 June 1802
In the books
Orange Marriage Book G-H, page 350, at the Register of Deeds

John Petty and Delilah Thrift

Marriage bond, 20 January 1809

Bond dated
20 January 1809
In the books
Orange Marriage Book N-R, page 512, at the Register of Deeds
Other readings
  • Ingmire, Holcomb and USGenWeb read the groom as John Pety

Allen Petty and Sally Currie

Marriage bond, 24 October 1820

Bond dated
24 October 1820
In the books
Orange Marriage Book N-R, page 508, at the Register of Deeds

William Hatch and Keziah Petty

Marriage bond, 25 December 1830

Bond dated
25 December 1830
In the books
Orange Marriage Book G-H, page 663, at the Register of Deeds

David Hart and Elizabeth Petty

Marriage bond, 12 June 1839

Bond dated
12 June 1839
In the books
Orange Marriage Book G-H, page 611, at the Register of Deeds
Other readings
  • Ingmire reads the bride as Elizabeth Pett
In the newspaper
Hillsborough Recorder, 4 July 1839, page 3: married by Rev. James Phillips; In this county; bride: daughter of Mr. A[?] Petty (our reading of the notice)

Thomas Brewer and N. Caroline Petty

Newspaper notice, 10 October 1844

Married
10 October 1844
Record
No bond or license for this couple was found in any transcription of the marriage books. Check the original records before relying on it.
In the newspaper
Hillsborough Recorder, 17 October 1844, page 3: married by Thomas Long, esq.; in this county; bride: daughter of Mr. Allen Petty (our reading of the notice; high confidence in the names)

William S Petty and Emiline Strowd

Marriage bond, 30 October 1857

Bond dated
30 October 1857
In the books
Orange Marriage Book N-R, page 511, at the Register of Deeds
  • Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 60008, “Marriage Bonds, 1752–1868, Pa–Rob” (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 330 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).

R S Petty and N L Booker

Marriage license, 1 September 1892

License dated
1 September 1892
In the books
Orange Marriage Book 6, page 596, 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).

J W Petty and Eleanor N Booker

Marriage license, 22 December 1898

License dated
22 December 1898
In the books
Orange Marriage Book 8, page 80, 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).
In all the records
Every Petty record, by decade: deeds, court minutes, wills, tax lists and more
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