1.  State of North Carolina.  1977.  An Index to Marriage Bonds Filed in the North Carolina State Archives.  North Carolina Division of Archives and History, Raleigh, NC (online at Ancestry.com):

Groom:	Archibald White
Bride:	Terressa Strube
Bond Date:	19 Nov 1839
Bond #:	10573
County:	Cabarrus
Bondsman:	John H Biggers or Riggers

2.  1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  there are numerous Archibald WHITEs, including two in Cabarrus Co., NC, and one in Cobb Co., GA, but without first finding him in 1850, I can't be certain which is our subject.

3.  1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #6 of 24):  Powder Springs District, Cobb Co., GA, Roll M432_66, p. B, 1036/1036, enumerated 29 Oct 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Archibald White	60	M		Overseer		North Car
Senie/Lenia  "	30	F				"    "
Archibald L  "	10	M				Geor
John F       "	8	M				"
Martha E     "	6	F				"

Could these be our subjects?

4.  WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).