Marriage Licenses of Washington County, North Carolina
1884


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Washington COUNTY December 24th 18 84
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
Anderson Foy 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 Rufus Foy and Rose Foy the father now Living, the mother Dead, resident of Forsythe Co. N.C. And Rebecca Howell of Washington Co. N.C. aged 17 years, color Colored, daughter of John Howell and Henrietta Howell 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, Henry Stewart, a Disciple Minister united in Matrimony Ander Foy and Rebecca Howell the parties licensed above, on the 24 day of December, 18 84, at John Howell House in Skinnersville Township, in said County, according to law.
Henry Stewart
Witnesses present at Marriage:
Willis Boyd of Washington
Barick Norman of Washington
Joseph Foy of Washington
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Washington COUNTY December 24th 18 84
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
James A. Spruill having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of Zebulan S. Phelps of Perquimans Co. N.C., aged 37 years, color White the son of Joshua Phelps and Easter Phelps the father now Dead, the mother Dead, resident of Washington Co., N.C. And Mary W. C. Bateman of Washington Co. N.C. aged 30 years, color White, daughter of John Durden and Hester Ann Durden 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, Joseph E. Adams, a Minister of Prim. Baptist Denomination united in Matrimony Zebulan S. Phelps and Mary W. C. Bateman the parties licensed above, on the 24th day of December, 18 84, at the residence of Hester Ann Darden in Plymouth Township, in said County, according to law.
Joseph E. Adams
Witnesses present at Marriage:
J. R. Sullivan of Beaufort Co., N. C.
J. H. Spruill of Washington Co., N. C.
J. S. Darden of Washington, Co., N. C.
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Washington COUNTY December 24th 18 84
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
William Hankins having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of Himself of Washington Co. N.C., aged 51 years, color Colored the son of (blank) and (blank) the father now (blank), the mother (blank), resident of And Charity Ward of Washington County N.C. aged 35 years, color Colored, daughter of (blank) and (blank) the father (blank), the mother (blank), 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, J. S. Nichols, a Methods minister united in Matrimony William Hakin and Charity Word the parties licensed above, on the 11 day of January, 18 85, at Creswell in St. Mark Church Township, in said County, according to law.
J. S. Nichols
Witnesses present at Marriage:
Richard Reddick of Washington
Daniel Littlejohn of Washington
Jupiter Palin of Washington
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Washington COUNTY December 31st 18 84
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
C. T. Spruill having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of William E. White of Washington Co. NC, aged 23 years, color White the son of James White and Drewsilla White the father now Living, the mother Dead, resident of Washington Co. N.C. And Nancy Jane Arnold of Washington Co. N.C. aged 18 years, color White, daughter of James F. Arnold and Martha Arnold 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, Joshua B. Davenport, a Justice of the Peace united in Matrimony William E. White and Nancy Jane Arnold the parties licensed above, on the 21 day of January, 18 85, at Marthah Arnold in Scuppernong Township, in said County, according to law.
Joshua B. Davenport, J. P.
Witnesses present at Marriage:
Arthur Collins of (blank)
C. H. Spruill of (blank)
(blank) of (blank)
   


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