Marriage Licenses of Tyrrell County, North Carolina
1896


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY June 6th 1896
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
T. S. Sawyer having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of Jos. W. Phelps of Tyrrell County, aged 21 years, color white the son of John Phelps and Mollie Phelps the father now Living, the mother Dead, resident of Washington Co And Rosettie A. E. Sawyer of Washington Co aged 22 years, color white, daughter of S. H. Sawyer and Elizabeth Sawyer the father Living, the mother Living, resident of Washington 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.
Dack O. Newberry
Register of Deeds
   

T. S. Sawyer, 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.
Thos. S. Sawyer
Witness: D. O. Newberry

State of North Carolina,
Tyrrell County.
I, J. B. Walker, a Justice of Peace united in Matrimony Jos. W. Phelps and Rosettie A. E. Sawyer the parties licensed above, on the Seventh day of June, 18 96, at T. S. Sawyers in Scuppernong Township, in said County, according to law.
J. B. Walker J. P.
Witnesses present at Marriage:
D. Cahoon of Bay
W. F. Knowles of Bay
J. D. Furlow of Bay
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY June 9th 1896
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
C. A. McCabe having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of J. R. Spence of Tyrrell Co, aged 35 years, color white the son of Jos. (?) Spence and Elizabeth Spence the father now Dead, the mother Dead, resident of (blank) And Alethia Owens of Tyrrell Co aged 33 years, color white, daughter of Timothy Jones and Amanda Jones 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.
D. O. Newberry
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, T. J. Weatherly, a Justice of Peace united in Matrimony J. R. Spence and Alethia Owens the parties licensed above, on the 11 day of June, 18 96, at my House in Gum Neck Township, in said County, according to law.
T. J. Weatherly J. P.
Witnesses present at Marriage:
Joseph Weatherly of Gum Neck
Elizar (?) Weatherly of Gum Neck
Lu---- Weatherly (by mark) of Gum Neck
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY June 18 1896
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
W. F. Meekins having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of J. W. Meekins of Tyrrell Co, aged 56 years, color white the son of Isaac Meekins and Ollie Meekins the father now Dead, the mother Dead, resident of Tyrrell Co And Mrs. Edna Randolph of Tyrrell Co aged 56 years, color white, daughter of Daniel Swain and Nancy Swain 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.
Dack O. Newberry
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. R. McCaskey, a Justice of Peace united in Matrimony J. W. Meekins and Edney Randolph the parties licensed above, on the 21 day of June, 18 96, at James Turner Resident in Gum Neck Township Township, in said County, according to law.
J. R. McCaskey
Witnesses present at Marriage:
J. A. Liverman of Gum Neck
J. W. Weatherly of Gum Neck
G. R. Swindell of Gum Neck
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY July 13th 1896
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
W. W. Overton having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of W. N. Simmons of Tyrrell Co, aged 27 years, color white the son of N. (?) S. Simmons and Lois (?) Simmons the father now Dead, the mother Dead, resident of (blank) And Martha Rhodes of Tyrrell Co aged 18 years, color white, daughter of Jas. A. Rhodes and Victoria Rhodes 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.
Dack O. Newberry
Register of Deeds
   

W. W. Overton, 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. W. Overton
Witness: D. O. Newberry

State of North Carolina,
Tyrrell County.
I, J. B. Walker, a Justice of Peace united in Matrimony W. N. Simmons and Martha Rhodes the parties licensed above, on the 19 day of July, 18 96, at Jas. A. Rhodes in Columbia Township, in said County, according to law.
J. B. Walker J. P.
Witnesses present at Marriage:
W. W. Overton of Bay N.C.
C. (?) M. Sawyer of Bay N.C.
(blank) of (blank)
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY July 25th 1896
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
Jno. A. Holmes having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of Charles B. Sawyer of Tyrrell Co, aged 19 years, color white the son of Chas. B. Sawyer and Charlotte Sawyer the father now Living, the mother Living, resident of Tyrrell Co And Malissa Cullipher of Tyrrell Co aged 18 years, color white, daughter of B. F. Cullipher and Ann Cullipher 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.
Dack O. Newberry
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, Jas. R. Wright, a Jestice of Pece united in Matrimony Charles B. Sawyer and Malissa Cullipher the parties licensed above, on the 26 day of July, 18 96, at B. F. Cullipher in Tyrrell County Township, in said County, according to law.
Jas. R. Wright J. P.
Witnesses present at Marriage:
Robert H. Spruill of Tyrrell
E. D. Cahoon of Tyrrell
S. F. W. Morris of Tyrrell
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY Aug 8th 1896
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
E. R. Davis having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of Jno. W. Roughton of Tyrrell Co, aged 22 years, color white the son of Ezekiel Roughton and Nancy Roughton the father now Dead, the mother Living, resident of Tyrrell Co And Martha E. Basnight of Tyrrell Co aged 18 years, color white, daughter of A. H. S. Basnight and Ellen Basnight the father Dead, 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.
Dack O. Newberry
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, E. R. Spruill, a Justice of Peace united in Matrimony John W. Roughton and Martha E. Basnight the parties licensed above, on the 9th day of August, 18 96, at John Spruill in Alligator Township, in said County, according to law.
E. R. Spruill J. P.
Witnesses present at Marriage:
John Spruill of Fort Landing N.C.
E. R. Davis of Gudger N.C.
(blank) of (blank)
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY Aug 8 1896
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
Jesse Etheridge having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of B. F. Watters of Tyrrell Co, aged 23 years, color white the son of Bezar (?) Watters and Mary Watters the father now Dead, the mother Living, resident of Tyrrell Co And Martha Roughton of Tyrrell Co aged 24 years, color white, daughter of James Roughton and Betsy 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.
Dack O. Newberry
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, E. L. Sowers, a Minister of the Gospel, Disciple united in Matrimony B. F. Waters and Martha Roughton the parties licensed above, on the 2nd day of September, 18 96, at B. L. Brickhouse in Columbia Township, in said County, according to law.
E. L. Sowers
Witnesses present at Marriage:
C. S. Waters of Tyrrell
B. L. Brickhouse of Tyrrell
Loyad A. Woodard of Tyrrell
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY Aug 10th 1896
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
Jos. W. Cooper having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of Himself of Tyrrell Co, aged 35 years, color white the son of John D. Cooper and Nancy Cooper the father now Dead, the mother Dead, resident of Tyrrell Co And Lillian Kemp of Tyrrell Co aged 24 years, color white, daughter of W. C. Kemp and Martha A. Kemp 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.
Dack O. Newberry
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. B. Walker, a Justice of Peace united in Matrimony Jos. W. Cooper and Lillian Kemp the parties licensed above, on the Twelfth day of August, 18 96, at W. C. Kemps in Scuppernong Township, in said County, according to law.
J. B. Walker J. P.
Witnesses present at Marriage:
J. S. Brickhouse of Columbia N.C.
B. B. Bateman of Columbia N.C.
E. R. Davenport of Bay N.C.
   


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