By: Ruth S. Williams & Margarette G. Griffin, Pub. 1958, Reprinted 2018, 336 pages, Index, E-BOOK, ISBN #978-1-63914-597-3. Edgecombe County was created in 1732 from Bertie County. Edgecombe County was created in 1732 from Bertie County. This book is broken up into two parts. The first part are marriages from the Marriage Bond Book 1732-1867. While the second part includes: marriages proved by Edgecombe County Wills, marriages from the Raleigh Register and North Carolina Gazette 1799-1868, marriages from the Tarboro Free Press 1826-1845, marriages from the Battle Book, marriages from the files of Hugh B. Johnston Jr., marriages proved by records in Halifax County and miscellaneous other sources.