African-American genealogy

Here are several links to information on African-American genealogy:

• Records of Enslaved People in Private Collections at the NC State Archives.
• Cohabitation Bonds, filed most often with the county Register of Deeds, and sometimes the Clerks of Superior Courts offices and held a retroactive effect, validating the marriages of countless formerly enslaved couples.
• Chatham County funeral programs lodged at Digital NC.