John Mercer to Sophrona Smith ~ 1880

Transcribed by Joan S Dunn





Lenoir County Civil Action Cases - CR 059.325.1  NC Archives

Box 3

File 1880

Fall Term 1880 - Bryan Smith vs B. I. Taylor

Refers to license of marriage of John I. Mercer and Sophrona Smith - J. ?
Maxwell applied for license and gave ages and residences - John I. Mercer
said to be twenty and Sophrona to be over 18 and both lived in Lenoir County

Bryan Smith denies ages were wrong - Sophrona was a resident of Duplin Co
and lived with her father Bryan Smith and she was not 16 years old -
statement made 18 April 1881

Bryan Smith said that B. L. Taylor, Register of Deeds in Lenoir, issued a
Marriage License - John Mercer was son of John Mercer dec and Penelope
Turner - mother was a resident of Lenoir County - Sophrona was a daughter
of Bryan Smith and Susan Smith - father living and Mother dead

George Turner, J. P.  Lenoir married them on 15 May 1880 at his residence
with Isaac Stroud of Duplin and Richard N. Mercer of Lenoir and S. M.
Turner of Lenoir as WIT

License illegially issued

State the case went to the Supreme Court of NC

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