Marriage Licenses of Tyrrell County, North Carolina
1884


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY Jan 7th 1884
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
J. E. Tarkinton having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of A. W. West of Tyrrell, aged 27 years, color white the son of Wm. West and Millie West the father now Living, the mother Dead, resident of Tyrrell Co And Martha A. West of Tyrrell Co aged 17 years, color white, daughter of James West and Affa West the father Living, the mother Dead, resident of Tyrrell Co.
And the written consent of James West the father of the said Affa West to the proposed marriage having been filed with me.
And there being no legal impediment to such marriage known to me, you are hereby authorized, at any time within one year from the date hereof, to celebrate the proposed marriage at any place within the said county.
You are required, within two months after you shall have celebrated such marriage, to return this License to me, at my office, with your signature subscribed to the certificate under this License, and with the blanks therein filled according to the facts, under penalty of forfeiting two hundred dollars to the use of any person who shall sue for the same.
W. H. H. Cooper
Register of Deeds
   

J. E. Tarkinton, being duly sworn, says: That the parties applying for the License are of lawful age, and that so far as he is informed and believes, there is no lawful cause or impediment forbidding said marriage.
J. E. Tarkinton
Witness: W. H. H. Cooper Reg.

State of North Carolina,
Tyrrell County.
I, W. S. Davenport, a Justice of the Peace united in Matrimony A. W. West and Martha A. West the parties licensed above, on the 9th day of January, 18 84, at W. S. Davenport's in Columbia Township, in said County, according to law.
W. S. Davenport J.P.
Witnesses present at Marriage:
Mary T. Davenport of Tyrell
Michaja Phelps (by mark) of Tyrell
T. Jarvis Davenport (by mark) of Tyrell
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY Feby 4th 1884
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
James J. Arnold having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of S. C. Ambrose of Tyrrell Co, aged 25 years, color white the son of Benj. Ambrose and don't know the father now dead, the mother dead, resident of (blank) And Ellen Canady of Tyrrell Co N.C. aged 28 years, color white, daughter of Wm. Canady and Martha Canady the father dead, the mother Living, resident of Washington Co.
And the written consent of (blank) the (blank) of the said (blank) to the proposed marriage having been filed with me.
And there being no legal impediment to such marriage known to me, you are hereby authorized, at any time within one year from the date hereof, to celebrate the proposed marriage at any place within the said county.
You are required, within two months after you shall have celebrated such marriage, to return this License to me, at my office, with your signature subscribed to the certificate under this License, and with the blanks therein filled according to the facts, under penalty of forfeiting two hundred dollars to the use of any person who shall sue for the same.
W. H. H. Cooper
Register of Deeds
   

J. J. Arnold, being duly sworn, says: That the parties applying for the License are of lawful age, and that so far as he is informed and believes, there is no lawful cause or impediment forbidding said marriage.
J. J. Arnold
Witness: W. H. H. Cooper Reg.

State of North Carolina,
(blank) County.
I, (blank), a (blank) united in Matrimony (blank) and (blank) the parties licensed above, on the 10 day of Feb., 18 84, at (blank) in South Fork Township, in said County, according to law.
G. H. Bateman
Witnesses present at Marriage:
G. W. Bateman of (blank)
E. H. Bateman of (blank)
C. J. Bateman of (blank)
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY Feby 16 1884
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
Asa Etheridge having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of Warren Hopkins of Tyrrell Co, aged 19 years, color white the son of John Hopkins and Mary Armstrong the father now Dead, the mother Living, resident of Tyrrell Co And Sarah Roughton of Tyrrell Co aged 22 years, color white, daughter of Edward Roughton and Phebie Roughton the father Living, the mother Living, resident of Tyrrell Co.
And the written consent of (blank) the (blank) of the said (blank) to the proposed marriage having been filed with me.
And there being no legal impediment to such marriage known to me, you are hereby authorized, at any time within one year from the date hereof, to celebrate the proposed marriage at any place within the said county.
You are required, within two months after you shall have celebrated such marriage, to return this License to me, at my office, with your signature subscribed to the certificate under this License, and with the blanks therein filled according to the facts, under penalty of forfeiting two hundred dollars to the use of any person who shall sue for the same.
W. H. H. Cooper
Register of Deeds
   

Asa Etheridge, being duly sworn, says: That the parties applying for the License are of lawful age, and that so far as he is informed and believes, there is no lawful cause or impediment forbidding said marriage.
Asa Etheridge
Witness: W. H. H. Cooper Reg.

State of North Carolina,
Tyrrel County.
I, M. Linton, a Free Will Babtist united in Matrimony Warren Hopkins and Sarah Roughton the parties licensed above, on the 17 day of Feb., 18 84, at A. Etheridge in Columbia Township, in said County, according to law.
M. Linton a free will Babtist
Witnesses present at Marriage:
Asa Etheridge of Columbia township
Joseph Etheridge (by mark) of Columbia Township
M. A. Phelps of Columbia Township
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY Feby 17th 1884
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
John Dunstan having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of Himself of Tyrrell Co, aged fifty years, color white the son of John Dunstan and Henrietta Dunstan the father now Dead, the mother Dead, resident of (blank) And Mary Jane Patrick of Tyrrell Co aged 35 years, color white, daughter of Henry White and Don't Know the father Dead, the mother Dead, resident of (blank).
And the written consent of (blank) the (blank) of the said (blank) to the proposed marriage having been filed with me.
And there being no legal impediment to such marriage known to me, you are hereby authorized, at any time within one year from the date hereof, to celebrate the proposed marriage at any place within the said county.
You are required, within two months after you shall have celebrated such marriage, to return this License to me, at my office, with your signature subscribed to the certificate under this License, and with the blanks therein filled according to the facts, under penalty of forfeiting two hundred dollars to the use of any person who shall sue for the same.
W. H. H. Cooper
Register of Deeds
   

John Dunstan, being duly sworn, says: That the parties applying for the License are of lawful age, and that so far as he is informed and believes, there is no lawful cause or impediment forbidding said marriage.
John Dunstan
Witness: W. H. H. Cooper Rgs.

State of North Carolina,
Tyrrell County.
I, S. C. Patrick, a Justice of the Peace united in Matrimony John Dunstan and Mary Jane Patrick the parties licensed above, on the 21st day of Feb, 18 84, at Jesse Bateman's in South Fork Township, in said County, according to law.
S. C. Patrick J.P.
Witnesses present at Marriage:
Geo. W. Bateman of Tyrrell Co.
T. R. Davenport of Tyrrell Co.
Edward Macabe of Tyrrell Co.
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY March 22d 1884
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
Nelson Alexander having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of James Alexander of Tyrrell Co, aged 41 years, color white the son of Henry Alexander and Nancy Alexander the father now Dead, the mother Dead, resident of (blank) And Emoliza Allcock of Tyrrell Co aged 35 years, color white, daughter of James Johnson and Mary Johnson the father Dead, the mother Dead, resident of (blank).
And the written consent of (blank) the (blank) of the said (blank) to the proposed marriage having been filed with me.
And there being no legal impediment to such marriage known to me, you are hereby authorized, at any time within one year from the date hereof, to celebrate the proposed marriage at any place within the said county.
You are required, within two months after you shall have celebrated such marriage, to return this License to me, at my office, with your signature subscribed to the certificate under this License, and with the blanks therein filled according to the facts, under penalty of forfeiting two hundred dollars to the use of any person who shall sue for the same.
W. H. H. Cooper
Register of Deeds
   

Nelson Alexander, being duly sworn, says: That the parties applying for the License are of lawful age, and that so far as he is informed and believes, there is no lawful cause or impediment forbidding said marriage.
Nelson Alexander (by mark)
Witness: W. H. H. Cooper Reg.

State of North Carolina,
Tyrrell County.
I, Z. Roughton, a Justice of the Peace united in Matrimony James Alexander and Emy Alcox the parties licensed above, on the 3rd day of April, 18 84, at James Alexander's in Tyrrell County, Alligator Township, in said County, according to law.
Z. Roughton J.P.
Witnesses present at Marriage:
Zabn. Twidy (by mark) of Tyrell Co.
Eliza An Roughton (by mark) of Tyrell Co.
(blank) of (blank)
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY March 22d 1884
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
W. J. Davis having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of Himself of Tyrrell Co, aged 32 years, color white the son of Wm. Davis and Martha Armstrong the father now Dead, the mother Living, resident of Tyrrell Co And Elizabeth Howett of Tyrrell Co aged 46 years, color white, daughter of Allen Howett and Viney Howett the father Dead, the mother Living, resident of Tyrrell Co.
And the written consent of (blank) the (blank) of the said (blank) to the proposed marriage having been filed with me.
And there being no legal impediment to such marriage known to me, you are hereby authorized, at any time within one year from the date hereof, to celebrate the proposed marriage at any place within the said county.
You are required, within two months after you shall have celebrated such marriage, to return this License to me, at my office, with your signature subscribed to the certificate under this License, and with the blanks therein filled according to the facts, under penalty of forfeiting two hundred dollars to the use of any person who shall sue for the same.
W. H. H. Cooper
Register of Deeds
   

W. J. Davis, being duly sworn, says: That the parties applying for the License are of lawful age, and that so far as he is informed and believes, there is no lawful cause or impediment forbidding said marriage.
W. J. Davis (by mark)
Witness: W. H. H. Cooper Rgs.

State of North Carolina,
Tyrrell County.
I, Joe A. Spruill, a J. P. united in Matrimony W. J. Davis and Elizabeth Howett the parties licensed above, on the 23d day of March, 18 84, at Newfoundland in Alligator Township, in said County, according to law.
Joe A. Spruill
Witnesses present at Marriage:
J. W. Howett of Fort Landing
(blank) of (blank)
(blank) of (blank)
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY March 31st 1884
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
J. R. M. Davenport having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of John R. Phelps of Washington Co, aged 23 years, color white the son of John Phelps and Elizabeth Phelps the father now dead, the mother living, resident of Washington Co And Frances Ann Brickhouse of Tyrrell County aged 20 years, color white, daughter of George Brickhouse and Elizabeth Brickhouse the father Living, the mother Dead, resident of Tyrrell Co.
And the written consent of (blank) the (blank) of the said (blank) to the proposed marriage having been filed with me.
And there being no legal impediment to such marriage known to me, you are hereby authorized, at any time within one year from the date hereof, to celebrate the proposed marriage at any place within the said county.
You are required, within two months after you shall have celebrated such marriage, to return this License to me, at my office, with your signature subscribed to the certificate under this License, and with the blanks therein filled according to the facts, under penalty of forfeiting two hundred dollars to the use of any person who shall sue for the same.
W. H. H. Cooper
Register of Deeds
   

J. R. M. Davenport, being duly sworn, says: That the parties applying for the License are of lawful age, and that so far as he is informed and believes, there is no lawful cause or impediment forbidding said marriage.
J. R. M. Davenport (by mark)
Witness: W. H. H. Cooper Reg.

State of North Carolina,
Tyrrell County.
I, J. W. Swain, a Justice of the Peace united in Matrimony John R. Phelps and Frances A. Brickhouse the parties licensed above, on the 2nd day of April, 18 84, at J. W. Swain's in Tyrrell County Township, in said County, according to law.
J. W. Swain J.P.
Witnesses present at Marriage:
W. O. Winfield of Tyrrell
M. B. Winfield of (blank)
M. C. Swain of (blank)
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY April 12th 1884
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
Ashbee Weatherly having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of Charles E. Cahoon of Tyrrell Co, aged 26 years, color white the son of Reubin Cahoon and Elizabeth Cahoon the father now Dead, the mother Dead, resident of Tyrrell Co And Frankie D. Vendrick of Tyrrell Co aged 21 years, color white, daughter of Franklin Vendrick and Caroline Vendrick the father Dead, the mother Living, resident of Tyrrell Co.
And the written consent of (blank) the (blank) of the said (blank) to the proposed marriage having been filed with me.
And there being no legal impediment to such marriage known to me, you are hereby authorized, at any time within one year from the date hereof, to celebrate the proposed marriage at any place within the said county.
You are required, within two months after you shall have celebrated such marriage, to return this License to me, at my office, with your signature subscribed to the certificate under this License, and with the blanks therein filled according to the facts, under penalty of forfeiting two hundred dollars to the use of any person who shall sue for the same.
W. H. H. Cooper
Register of Deeds
   

(blank), being duly sworn, says: That the parties applying for the License are of lawful age, and that so far as he is informed and believes, there is no lawful cause or impediment forbidding said marriage.
(blank)
Witness: (blank)

State of North Carolina,
Tyrrell County.
I, J. C. Meekins Jr., a J. P. united in Matrimony C. E. Cahoon and Frankie D. Vendrix the parties licensed above, on the 13th day of April, 18 84, at 6 o'clock PM in Gum Neck Township, in said County, according to law.
J. C. Meekins Jr. J.P.
Witnesses present at Marriage:
Geo. Liverman of Gum Neck
Geo. Cahoon of Gum Neck
John Tarkington of Gum Neck
   


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