Marriage Licenses of Tyrrell County, North Carolina
1885


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY March 3d 1885
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
George W. Taff having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of himself of Tyrrell County, aged 36 years, color white the son of G. W. Taff and Affa Taff the father now Dead, the mother Dead, resident of (blank) And Laura M. Liverman of Tyrrell Co aged 24 years, color white, daughter of W. B. Liverman and Sarah Liverman the father Living, the mother Living, resident of Tyrrell County.
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
   

G. W. Taff, 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.
G. W. Taff
Witness: T. L. Jones

State of North Carolina,
Tyrrell County.
I, Thos. W. Swain, a Justice of the Peace united in Matrimony G. W. Taff and Laura M. Liverman the parties licensed above, on the 4th day of March, 18 85, at Alfred Alexander's Plantation in Scuppernong Township, in said County, according to law.
Thos. W. Swain J.P.
Witnesses present at Marriage:
William [unreadable] of Columbia
George [unreadable] of Columbia
Nathan West of Columbia
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY March 6th 1885
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
L. H. Tarkinton having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of G. M. Spence of Dare Co, aged 23 years, color white the son of George Spence and Patcy Spence the father now Dead, the mother Dead, resident of (blank) And Martha S. Owens of Tyrrell County aged 24 years, color white, daughter of G. L. Owens and Ann Owens the father Living, the mother Dead, resident of Tyrrell.
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
   

L. H. 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.
L. H. Tarkinton
Witness: T. L. Jones

State of North Carolina,
Tyrrell County.
I, A. C. Sawyer, a Justice of the Peace united in Matrimony G. M. Spence and Martha S. Owens the parties licensed above, on the 8th day of March, 18 85, at Gilbert Owens in Gum Neck Township, in said County, according to law.
A. C. Sawyer J.P.
Witnesses present at Marriage:
L. H. Tarkinton of Gum Neck
Ashbee Weatherly of Gum Neck
B. A. Cahoon of Gum Neck
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY March 7th 1885
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
W. F. Godfrey having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of Joseph Liverman of Tyrrell County, aged 23 years, color white the son of Fred Liverman and don't know the father now dead, the mother Living, resident of Tyrrell County And Ellen Spencer of Tyrrell Co aged 21 years, color white, daughter of Wm. C. Spencer and don't know 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
   

W. F. Godfrey, 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. F. Godfrey
Witness: W. H. H. Cooper Regs.

State of North Carolina,
Tyrrell County.
I, W. S. Davenport, a Justice of the Peace united in Matrimony Joseph Liverman and Ellen Spencer the parties licensed above, on the 11th day of March, 18 85, at Joseph Weatherlys in Columbia Township, in said County, according to law.
W. S. Davenport J.P.
Witnesses present at Marriage:
Joseph Wetherly of Tyrell Co
Henry Armstrong (by mark) of Tyrell Co
M. E. Davenport of Tyrell Co
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY March 24th 1885
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
A. W. Burfoot having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of J. W. Sample of Tyrrell Co, aged 29 years, color white the son of Martha Swain and (blank) the father now (blank), the mother Living, resident of (blank) And Charlie Ann Snell of Tyrrell Co aged 20 years, color white, daughter of A. B. Snell and Dorcas Snell the father Living, the mother Living, resident of Tyrrell Co N.C..
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
   

A. W. Burfoot, 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.
A. W. Burfoot
Witness: W. H. H. Cooper Rgs.

State of North Carolina,
Tyrrell County.
I, A. W. Burfoot, a Baptist Minister united in Matrimony J. W. Sample and Charlie A. Snell the parties licensed above, on the 26th day of March, 18 85, at Soundside Baptist Church in Columbia Township, in said County, according to law.
A. W. Burfoot B. Minister
Witnesses present at Marriage:
W. E. Swain of Tyrrell
W. T. Hopkins of Tyrrell
J. S. Snell of Tyrrell
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY April 14th 1885
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
A. W. Burfoot having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of J. B. Snell of Tyrrell Co, aged 23 years, color white the son of A. B. Snell and Dorcas Snell the father now Living, the mother Living, resident of Tyrrell County And Susan E. Hopkins of Tyrrell Co aged 18 years, color white, daughter of Edmund Hopkins Sr. and Martha Hopkins the father Living, the mother Living, resident of Tyrrell County.
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
   

A. W. Burfoot, 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.
A. W. Burfoot
Witness: W. H. H. Cooper Rgs.

State of North Carolina,
Tyrrell County.
I, A. W. Burfoot, a Baptist minister united in Matrimony J. B. Snell and Susan E. Hopkins the parties licensed above, on the 15th day of April, 18 85, at E. Hopkins's in Columbia Township, in said County, according to law.
A. W. Burfoot B. Minister
Witnesses present at Marriage:
W. S. Snell of Tyrrell Co
J. W. Sample of Tyrrell Co
Jos. G. Brickhouse of Tyrrell Co
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY April 29th 1885
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
James Dillon having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of himself of Tyrrell Co, aged 30 years, color white the son of Wm. Dillon and Susana Dillon the father now Dead, the mother Living, resident of Tyrrel Co And Ellen Basnight of Washington Co aged 21 years, color white, daughter of Hezekiah Basnight and Brittany Basnight 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
   

James Dillon, 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.
Jas. Dillon
Witness: W. H. H. Cooper Rgs.

State of North Carolina,
Tyrrell County.
I, W. S. Davenport, a Justice of the Peace united in Matrimony James Dillon and Ellen Basnight the parties licensed above, on the 30th day of April, 18 85, at Wilson S. Davenport's in Columbia Township, in said County, according to law.
W. S. Davenport J.P.
Witnesses present at Marriage:
W. E. Spencer of Tyrrell Co.
Reddick Alexander of Tyrrell Co.
T. Jarvis Davenport of Tyrrell Co.
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY May 16th 1885
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
Jefferson Davis having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of Himself of Tyrrell County, aged 22 years, color white the son of Wm. Davis and Patcy Davis the father now Dead, the mother Living, resident of Tyrrell County N.C. And Sarah F. Armstrong of Tyrrell County aged 21 years, color white, daughter of Franklin Armstrong and Frances Etheridge the father Dead, the mother Living, resident of Tyrrell County N.C..
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
   

Jefferson 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.
Jeffrson Davis
Witness: W. H. H. Cooper Rgs.

State of North Carolina,
Tyrrell County.
I, J. A. Spruill, a Justice of the Peace united in Matrimony Jefferson Davis and Sarah F. Armstrong the parties licensed above, on the 17th day of May, 18 85, at Stephen Ethridge's residence in Alligator Township Township, in said County, according to law.
Joe A. Spruill J.P.
Witnesses present at Marriage:
J. W. Howett of Tyrrell Co.
Stephen Etheridge of Tyrrell Co.
(blank) of (blank)
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY May 30th 1885
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
Henry C. Armstrong having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of James H. Reynolds of Tyrrell Co, aged 25 years, color white the son of James Reynolds and Elizabeth Reynolds the father now Living, the mother Dead, resident of Tyrrell Co N.C. And Mary Jane Alexander of Tyrrell Co N.C. aged 16 years, color white, daughter of B. V. Alexander and Mary Ann Alexander the father Living, the mother Living, resident of Tyrrell Co N.C..
And the written consent of the parents of the said Mary Jane Alexander 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
   

Henry C. Armstrong, 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.
H. C. Armstrong
Witness: W. H. H. Cooper Regs.

State of North Carolina,
Tyrrell County.
I, W. S. Davenport, a Justice of the Peace united in Matrimony J. H. Reynolds and Mary J. Alexander the parties licensed above, on the 2nd day of June, 18 85, at W. S. Davenports house in Columbia Township, in said County, according to law.
W. S. Davenport J.P.
Witnesses present at Marriage:
M. E. Davenport of Tyrrell Co
Thos. J. Davenport of Tyrrell Co
J. N. Davenport of Tyrrell Co
   


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