Marriage Licenses of Tyrrell County, North Carolina
1908 & 1909


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY Dec 24 19 08
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
B.W. Cooper having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of BW Cooper of Tyrrell County, aged 21 years, color white, the son of J W Cooper and Lavinia Cooper, the father now living, the mother dead, resident of Tyrrell Co And Z.L. Roughton of Tyrrell Co, aged 19 years, color white, daughter of Zack Roughton and Isabella Roughton, the father dead, the mother living, resident of Tyrrell County NC.
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.
T.W. Jones
Register of Deeds
   

B.W. Cooper, 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.
BW Cooper
Witness: H.N. (his mark) Jackson

State of North Carolina,
Tyrrell County.
I, Jerry Brickhouse, a Justice of the Peace united in Matrimony B.W. Cooper and Zenie Roughton the parties licensed above, on the 27th day of December, 19 08, at my own residence in Columbia Township, in said County, according to law.
Jerry Brickhouse
Witnesses present at Marriage:
Philip Woodard of Columbia NC
J A Etheridge of " "
A.L. Sawyer of " "
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY December 26 19 08
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
J.T. Tweedy having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of J.F. Tweedy of Tyrrell Co, aged 17 years, color white, the son of J.T. Tweedy and Elizabeth Tweedy, the father now living, the mother living, resident of Tyrrell Co And Ellen Tweedy of Tyrrell Co, aged 21 years, color white, daughter of Devotion Tweedy and Elizer Tweedy, the father living, the mother living, resident of Tyrrell County.
And the written consent of J.T. Tweedy the father of the said T.F. Tweedy 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.
No. (blank) T. W. Jones
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, C C Basnight, a Justice of the Peace united in Matrimony J F Tweedy and Elen Tweedy the parties licensed above, on the 26 day of Dec, 19 08, at C C Basnight house in Alligator Township, in said County, according to law.
C C Basnight
Witnesses present at Marriage:
B.B.Basnight of Gudger NC
Ben Basnight of Gudger NC
(blank) of (blank)
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY 12/26 19 08
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
S P Brickhouse having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of S.P. Brickhouse of Tyrrell County, aged 21 years, color white, the son of Sam Brickhouse and Flora Brickhouse, the father now living, the mother living, resident of Tyrrell County And Jennie Cahoon of Tyrrell County, aged 18 years, color white, daughter of H N Cahoon and M.E. Cahoon, the father living, the mother living, resident of Tyrrell County NC.
And the written consent of (blank) the parents of the said Jennie Cahoon 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.
T.W. Jones
Register of Deeds
   

S.P. Brickhouse, 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.
S P Brickhouse
Witness: J S Basnight

State of North Carolina,
Tyrrell County.
I, A.E. Jones, a Justice of the Peace united in Matrimony S P Brickhouse and Jennie Cahoon the parties licensed above, on the 27 day of Dec, 19 08, at A.E. Jones Residence in Gum Neck Township, in said County, according to law.
(blank)
Witnesses present at Marriage:
W B Sawyer of Mon Swamp NC
W L Sexton of Mon Swamp NC
W F Jones of Mon Swamp NC
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY December 26 19 08
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
W.B. Bateman having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of Bose Bateman of Tyrrell County, aged 24 years, color white, the son of Henry Bateman and unknown, the father now living, the mother dead, resident of Tyrrell County And Jane Phelps of Washington Co, aged 22 years, color white, daughter of C.B. Phelps and Francis Phelps, the father living, 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.
No. (blank) T. W. Jones
Register of Deeds
   

W.B. Bateman, 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.B. Bateman
Witness: (blank)

State of North Carolina,
Tyrrell County.
I, G.W. Bateman, a Justice of the Peace united in Matrimony Bose Bateman and Jane Phelps the parties licensed above, on the 27th day of Dec, 19 08, at the home of G.W. Bateman in South Fork Township, in said County, according to law.
G.W. Bateman J.P.
Witnesses present at Marriage:
W.D. Bateman of Washington Co
J.J. Bateman of Tyrrell Co
R.W. Smith of " "
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY December 28 19 08
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
W.B. Spencer having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of W.B. Spencer of Tyrrell Co, aged 18 years, color white, the son of W.E. Spencer and Ella Spencer, the father now living, the mother dead, resident of Tyrrell County And Nannie Dillon of Tyrrell County, aged 18 years, color white, daughter of Wm Dillon and Allice Dillon, 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.
No. (blank) T. W. Jones
Register of Deeds
   

W.B. Spencer, 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.B. Spencer
Witness: (blank)

State of North Carolina,
Tyrrell County.
I, W.W. Sawyer, a Justice of the Peace united in Matrimony W.B. Spencer and Nannie Dillon the parties licensed above, on the 29 day of December, 19 08, at my home in Scuppernong Township, in said County, according to law.
W.W. Sawyer
Witnesses present at Marriage:
W H Hardison of Creswell NC
Cora Sawyer of Columbia NC
Redic (his mark) Armstrong of Columbia NC
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY December 28 19 08
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
C.J. Cahoon having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of J. Cahoon of Tyrrell County, aged 26 years, color white, the son of Doc Cahoon and M.A. Cahoon, the father now dead, the mother dead, resident of (blank) And Annie Sawyer of Tyrrell Co, aged 22 years, color white, daughter of J.L. Sawyer and G.A. Sawyer, 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.
No. (blank) T. W. Jones
Register of Deeds
   

C.J. Cahoon, 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.
C.J. Cahoon
Witness: L.N. Davenport

State of North Carolina,
Tyrrell County.
I, E.R. Davenport, a Justice of the Peace united in Matrimony C.J. Cahoon and Annie Sawyer the parties licensed above, on the 30th day of December, 19 08, at J.L. Sawyer's house in Scuppernong Township, in said County, according to law.
E.R. Davenport
Witnesses present at Marriage:
Miss Sallie Albritton of Calypso, N.C.
Miss Bertha Hathaway of Creswell NC
J.B. Wack? of Columbia NC
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY January 2 19 09
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
G W Overton having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of Thos Smith of Dare County, aged 25 years, color white, the son of L.R. Smith and Mary Ann Smith, the father now living, the mother living, resident of Dare County And Kissiah Wright of Tyrrell Co, aged 16 years, color white, daughter of Jas R Wright and Buena V Wright, the father living, the mother living, resident of Tyrrell County.
And the written consent of Jas R Wright the father of the said Kissiah Wright 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.
No. 9 T. W. Jones
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, C C Basnight, a Justice of the Peace united in Matrimony Thos Smith and Kessiah Wright the parties licensed above, on the 2 day of Jan, 19 0, at J R Wright house in Alligator Township, in said County, according to law.
C C Basnight
Witnesses present at Marriage:
R V Duvall of Gudger NC
Thos Basnight of Gudger NC
(blank) of (blank)
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY January 2 19 09
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
W.R. Bodwell having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of S.R. West of Tyrrell County, aged 26 years, color white, the son of Sol West and Mollie West, the father now dead, the mother living, resident of Tyrrell County And Lillie Liverman of Tyrrell County, aged 21 years, color white, daughter of H.W. Liverman and Susan 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.
No. 10 T. W. Jones
Register of Deeds
   

W.R. Bodwell, 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.R. Bodwell
Witness: John Jones

State of North Carolina,
Tyrrell County.
I, W.R. Bodwell, a Justice of Peace united in Matrimony S.R. West and Lillie Liverman the parties licensed above, on the 3 day of Jan, 19 09, at L.A. Twidy in Columbia Township, in said County, according to law.
W.R. Bodwell J.P.
Witnesses present at Marriage:
E.P. Cahoon of Tyrrell County
L A Tweedy of " " "
H L Phelps of " " "
   


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