Marriages of Free Colored People in Wayne County: L-Z

by Lisa Y. Henderson

Locust, Daniel to Eliza Ann Goins, 1 Jan 1858, at H. Locust’s.

Lynch, Sherrard to Harriet Moore, 12 July 1855, at Gatlin Lynch’s.

In the 1860 census of Goldsboro, Wayne County: Gatlin Lynch, 44, wife Lovy, 40, children Emily, 14, and Betsey, 11, and Henry Coster, 13.

Mitchell, Henderson to Jane Dolinson, 18 March 1852, at Geo. Dolinson’s.

In the 1850 census of North Side of Neuse, Wayne County: Henderson Mitchell, 20, Council Hall, 23, and Jessee Hall, 21, all described as mulatto day laborers, in household of white merchant Ste Barnes, 28.  Also, shoemaker George Dollerson, 63, wife Easter, 52, and  Jane, 19, Nathan, 7, and Virginia, 9 months.

Munday, William to Emily Langley, 1 March 1855.

Read, Benjamin to Benanijah Hall, 25 November 1851, at Nahunta Depot.

In the 1850 census of North Side of the Neuse, Wayne County: Hilard Artice, 37, wife Vina, 24, and children Joshua, 15, Mary, 13, Sarah, 11, Elizabeth, 8, Isaac, 6, John, 5, Daniel, 3, and Hilliard, 2 months, plus Benjamin Read, 20. Also, Sherrard Hagins, 39, Mary, 39, Samuel, 20, Winifred, 18, Benjamin, 16, Mary, 13, Smithey, 10, Narcissa, 7, Robert, 7, and Nancy, 1. [This family used the surnames Hagans and Hall.  “Benjamin,” a girl, was in fact the Benjah Ann Hall who married Benjamin Read.]

Reid, Laurence to Winny Hall, 10 Apr 1853, at Wm. Hooks’.

In the 1850 census of North Side of the Neuse, Wayne County: Sarah Read, 60, with Pearcy, 28, Laney, 22, and Laurence Reid, 21.  See, also, “Winifred Hagans,” above.

Rowe, William to Delpha Bass, 15 July 1858.

Sampson, Lawrence to Eliza Seabery, 7 March 1861, at Theophilus Sampson’s.

In the 1850 census of North SIde of the Neuse, Wayne County: Theophilus Seaberry, 44, wife Rachell, 32, and children Kennean, 17, Sararna, 16, Eliza, 15, Aaron, 10, Litha, 8, Vicey, 7, Henry, 3, and Theophilus, 1, plus Calvin Smith, 22.  In the 1860 census of Nahunta, Wayne County: Kinyon Artis, 50, wife Vina, 45, and children Lawrence, 24, Mary A., 22, Isaac, 18, Betsey, 17, Hill, 11, and Rhody, 9, and Martha P. Hall, 3. [Oddly enough, this is same family listed as above in 1850 as Hilard and Vina Artice, etc.  The 1880 census of Pikeville, Wayne County, lists Lawrence Artis and his wife Eliza as Lawrence and Eliza Sampson.]

Simmons, Bryan to Elizabeth Winn, 24 August 1859, at Limestone.

Smith, John to Esther Dolerson, 5 January 1854, at Ephraim Jones’.

Sugg, Hinton to Martha George, 11 September 1856, at Goldsboro.

In the 1850 census of Greene County: Hinton Sugg, 16, mulatto, in the household of Martha Edmundson, 60, a white woman.

Toler, John to Apsilla Musgrave, 24 February 1853.

Troublefield, Peter B. to Nancy Adams, 19 January 1855, at Jesse Martin’s.