Marriage Licenses of Washington County, North Carolina
1881


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Washington COUNTY December 28th 18 81
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
Freeman Norman having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of Himself of Washington Co. N.C., aged 22 years, color Colored the son of Fred Freeman and Penny Freeman the father now Living, the mother Living, resident of Washington Co. N.C. And Caroline Mann of Washington Co. N.C. aged 22 years, color Colored, daughter of George Mann and Carry Ann Mann the father Dead, the mother Living, resident of Washington 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. Stubbs
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,
Washington County.
I, Thos. W. Blount, a Justice of the Peace united in Matrimony F. Norman and Caroline Manne the parties licensed above, on the 28th day of Dec., 18 81, at the home of George Manne in Lee's Mills Township, in said County, according to law.
Thos. W. Blount J. P.
Witnesses present at Marriage:
S. B. Downing of (blank)
Wm. Thos. Holmes of (blank)
(blank) of (blank)
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Washington COUNTY December 28th 18 81
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
George Basnight having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of Moses Basnight of Washington Co. N.C., aged 24 years, color Colored the son of Dennis Basnight and Kate Liverman the father now Living, the mother Living, resident of Tyrrell Co. N.C. And Josephene Hassell of Washington Co. N.C. aged 16 years, color Colored, daughter of George Hassell and Rhoda Hassell the father Living, the mother Living, resident of Washington 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. Stubbs
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,
Washington County.
I, J. T. Hassell, a Justice of the Peace united in Matrimony Moses Basknight and Josephine Hassell the parties licensed above, on the 28th day of December, 18 81, at George Hassell's House in Lee's Mills Township, in said County, according to law.
J. T. Hassell J. P.
Witnesses present at Marriage:
Squire Downing of Washington Co.
George Basknight of Washington Co.
George McRae of Washington Co.
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Washington COUNTY December 28th 18 81
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
Isaac F. Lee having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of David Collins of Washington Co N.C., aged 21 years, color Colored the son of Andrew Haughton and Ellen Colins the father now Living, the mother Living, resident of Washington Co. N.C. And Luvenia Sawyer of Washington Co. N.C. aged 20 years, color Colored, daughter of Ross Sawyer and Anna Watson the father Living, the mother Living, resident of Washington 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. Stubbs
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,
Washington County.
I, D. L. Simmons, a Baptist Minister of Gospell united in Matrimony David Collins and Luvenia Sawyer the parties licensed above, on the 29th day of December, 18 81, at the Mathidos Church in Scopenong Township, in said County, according to law.
D. L. Simmons a minister of the Gospel
Witnesses present at Marriage:
C. C. Davis of Washington Co.
Isaac F. Lee of Washington Co.
(unreadable) Jones of Washington Co.
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Washington COUNTY December 30th 18 81
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
George L. Wilkersin having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of John T. Windley of Beaufort Co. N.C., aged 27 years, color White the son of Geo L. Windley and Margrett C. Windley the father now Living, the mother Dead, resident of Beaufort Co. N.C. And Mary E. Bowen of Washington Co. N.C. aged 18 years, color White, daughter of Henry H. Bowen and Ann L. Bowen the father Living, the mother Living, resident of Washington 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. Stubbs
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,
Washington County.
I, Augs latham, a Elder Church of Christ united in Matrimony John T. Windley and Mary E. Bowen the parties licensed above, on the fifth day of January, 18 82, at H. H. Bowen's in Plymouth Township, in said County, according to law.
Augs Latham
Witnesses present at Marriage:
W. T. Bowen of Washington Co. N.C
Chas. L. Oden of Beaufort Co. N.C.
John W. Latham of Beaufort Co. N.C.
   


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