Marriage Licenses of Washington County, North Carolina
1883


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Washington COUNTY April 24th 18 83
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
Lloyd Bateman having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of Franklin M. Bunch of Washington Co. N.C., aged 33 years, color White the son of (blank) and (blank) the father now (blank), the mother (blank), resident of (blank) And Matilda J. Jackson of Washington Co. N.C. aged 42 years, color White, daughter of John M. Gurganus and Prudence Gurganus 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, J. P. Hilliard, a Justice of the Peace united in Matrimony Frank M. Bunch and Matilda J. Jackson the parties licensed above, on the 24th day of April, 18 83, at the residence of the bride in Plymouth Township, in said County, according to law.
J. P. Hilliard J. P.
Witnesses present at Marriage:
James S. Harrison of Washington Co
John E. Beasley of Washington Co
John A. McNair of Washington Co
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Washington COUNTY April 26th 18 83
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
William Long having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of Himself of Washington, aged 29 years, color Colored the son of Sam Long and Dinah Davenport the father now Dead, the mother Living, resident of Washington Co. N.C. And Elizabeth Walker of Walker aged 19 years, color Colored, daughter of Jack Walker and Frances Walker the father Living, the mother Dead, resident of Lees Mills Township.
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, Ed Harry Woodly, a Did united in Matrimony William Long and Elizabeth Walker the parties licensed above, on the 27 day of April, 18 83, at Frederick Greens house in Plymouth Township, in said County, according to law.
Harry Woodley (by mark)
Witnesses present at Marriage:
Madison Boon Jr. of Washington Co. N.C.
Frederick Green of Washington Co. N.C.
Almstead Boon of Washington Co. N.C.
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Washington COUNTY April 30th 18 83
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
Thomas Maddery having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of Himself of Washington Co. N.C., aged 45 years, color Colored the son of (blank) and Rachel Maddery the father now (blank), the mother Dead, resident of Perquimans Co. N.C. And Serrena Harman of Washington Co. N.C. aged 18 years, color Colored, daughter of Arthur Harman and Penelope Harman 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, Elder Z. H. Berry, a Minister of the Missionary Baptist Church united in Matrimony Thomas Maddery and Serena Harman the parties licensed above, on the 6th day of May, 18 83, at Plymouth in Plymouth Township, in said County, according to law.
Eld. Zion H. Berry
Witnesses present at Marriage:
Jasper Bateman of Washington Co. N.C.
Daniel Bishop of Washington Co. N.C.
(blank) of (blank)
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Washington COUNTY May 16th 18 83
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
C. W. Walker having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of Walter D. L. Carstarphen of Washington Co. N.C., aged 26 years, color White the son of W. D. Carstarphen and Louisa Carstarphen the father now Dead, the mother Living, resident of Washington Co. N.C. And Claudia C. Latham of Washington Co. N.C. aged 30 years, color White, daughter of Charles Latham and Ann T. Latham the father Living, the mother Dead, 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, W. H. Watkins, a of M. E. Church South united in Matrimony Walter D. L. Carstarphen and Claudia C. Latham the parties licensed above, on the 16th day of May, 18 83, at the residence of the bride's father in Plymouth Township, in said County, according to law.
W. H. Watkins
Witnesses present at Marriage:
Ed??? F. Duke of Plymouth N.C.
C. W. Walker of Plymouth N.C.
M. J. Norman of Plymouth N.C.
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Washington COUNTY May 16th 18 83
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
John W. Newberry having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of Wellington G. Howard of Washington Co. N.C., aged (blank) years, color White the son of W. H. Howard and Margret Howard the father now Dead, the mother Dead, resident of Baltimore Md. And Elizabeth G. Patterson of Martin Co. N.C. aged 33 years, color White, daughter of James Sallinger and Nancy Sallinger the father Dead, the mother Living, resident of Martin 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, W. H. Watkins, a of M. E. Church South united in Matrimony Wellington G. Howard and Elizabeth G. Patterson the parties licensed above, on the 17 day of May, 18 83, at Plymouth N.C. in Plymouth Township, in said County, according to law.
W. H. Watkins
Witnesses present at Marriage:
Emma P. Latham of Plymouth N.C.
Geraldine P. Watkins of Plymouth N.C.
(blank) of (blank)
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Washington COUNTY May 25th 18 83
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
Asa Bateman having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of Himself of Washington Co. N.C., aged 21 years, color White the son of Asa Bateman and Mary Bateman the father now Dead, the mother Living, resident of Washington Co. N.C. And Malissa Jane Phelps of Washington Co. N.C. aged 24 years, color White, daughter of Benjamin Phelps and Ellen Phelps 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. 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, Joshua B. Davenport, a Justice of the Peace united in Matrimony Asa Bateman and Mary J. Phelps the parties licensed above, on the 3 day of June, 18 83, at Mary Bateman resedince on the farm of Joshua B. Davenport in Scuppernong Township, in said County, according to law.
Joshua B. Davenport J.P.
Witnesses present at Marriage:
Joseph W. Davenport of Washington Co
Richard E. Ambrose of Washington Co
Samuel Biggs of Washington Co
   
NOTE: Bride listed as Mary Jane Phelps in marriage register.


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Washington COUNTY May 30th 18 83
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
Dempsey Spruill having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of George Norman of Washington Co. N.C., aged 24 years, color Colored the son of Harry Norman and (blank) the father now Living, the mother Dead, resident of Washington Co. N.C. And Lucy Jones of Washington Co. N.C. aged 24 years, color Colored, daughter of (blank) and Charity Jones 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, F. Spruill, a Justice of the Peace united in Matrimony George Norman and Lucy Jones the parties licensed above, on the 3 day of June, 18 83, at my office in Scuppernong Township, in said County, according to law.
F. Spruill J.P.
Witnesses present at Marriage:
A. T. Felton of Scuppernong
Robbin Rawls of Scuppernong
George Simpson of Scuppernong
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Washington COUNTY June 5th 18 83
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
William R. Basnight having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of Himself of Washington Co. N.C., aged 24 years, color White the son of Lemuel Basnight and Nancy Basnight the father now Dead, the mother Living, resident of Washington Co. N.C. And Martha A. Bray of Washington Co. N.C. aged 18 years, color White, daughter of Dempsey Bray and Nancy Bray 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 J. P. united in Matrimony Wm. R. Basnight and M. A. Bray the parties licensed above, on the 6th day of June, 18 83, at the residence of the bride's mother (Nancy Bray) in Lees Mills Township, in said County, according to law.
Thos. W. Blount J.P.
Witnesses present at Marriage:
John A. McCalister of Lee's Mills Township
B. J. Bray of Lee's Mills Township
J. T. McCalister of Lee's Mills Township
   


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