The following person is researching the surname SUTTON in the Jackson County, NC region: stevie@techline.com contact for more information or if you have information to share with them ---------------------------------- Marriage Bonds of Jackson Co., N.C. Marriage Bonds were required by an act of the General Assembly in 1740 and continued until 1868 when marriage licenses were authorized. In order to apply for a marriage, the man had to post a monetary bond to a bondsman in order to prove his good intentions. If a husband abandoned or refused to provide for his family, the bondsman was responsible for them. 1=date and place of bond or marriage 2=name and age of groom 3=name and age of bride 4=bondsman & witness or person performing marriage and witness 4-3-1890 at Savannah Ts. Andrew Sutton, 21 Cordelia Green, 18 CS Buchanan, MG, wit: AB Ashe, JA Buchanan 10-19-1890 at Caney Fork Ts. Austin Sutton, 37 Emma Jones, 36 GW Hawkins, JP, wit: EL Watson, GM Watson, JW Wood 1-23-1898 at DH Ashe's Baxter Sutton, 22 Belle Ashe, 20 TF Dietz, BM, wit: Allen Parris, DH Ashe, Oscar Dills 9-15-1884 at Thos. Jones' Bud Sutton, 26 Alice McMahan, 19 WA Dills, JP, wit: John Davis, John McLain 1-1-1899 at Montvill Allison's Candler Sutton, 20 Effie Allison, 21 TF Dietz, Bap Min, wit: TB Allison, John Wilson 12-20-1896 at Savannah Ts. Coleman Sutton, 21 Lou Etta Bryson, 22 WC Buchanan, JP, wit: Mitchel Cabe, John Carson 3-3-1883 at GW Green's Daniel G. Sutton, 23 Palestine Green, 18 DH Ash, JP, wit: AB Ash, WD Rogers 7-16-1876 at AN Cocherham's David Sutton, 26 Elmina M. Cocherham JE McLain, JP, wit: JH Moody, Harrison Messer 11-28-1890 at Savannah Ts. James Sutton, 23 Nancy Green, 19 JL Buchanan, MG, wit: NJ Deitz, AB Ashe, AT Buchanan 2-2-1871 Jerome Sutton Sarah Ash EC Ash, JP 11-2-1871 John Sutton Harret Ash WC Berry, BM 2-23-1869 John Sutton Mary E. Cocherham EH Cagle, JP 12-3-1893 at Savannah Ts. John Sutton, 20 Leah Bryson, 18 WC Buchanan, JP, wit: Mitchel Cabe, Pink Tatham 8-19-1899 at Green's Creek John Sutton, 21 Smir Mason, 19 DH Ash, JP, wit: GF Crisp, JC Jones 6-30-1900 Julius Sutton, 20 Laura Leadford, 19 License not returned 8-7-1898 at Dillsboro Ts. J. C. Sutton, 18 Eugenie Fowler, 19 EB McDade, JP, wit: FW Bumgarner, AJ Dills 8-21-1898 at Harvey Cagle's Michael Sutton, 40 Cordelia Buchanan, 30 Thomas Queen, JP, wit: Coleman Cagle, James Sutton 12-21-1879 at Ruben Messer's Mitchall Sutton, 23 Mary Messer, 19 W Bumgarner, wit: AJ Parris, Rissea Sutton 2-19-1891 at Dillsboro Nelson Sutton, 23 Ella Childers, 20 JC Walker, JP, wit: JJ Mason, EP McDade 12-22-1895 at Dillsboro Ts. Phillip Sutton, 24 Cordelia Fowler, 22 WE Conner, BM, wit: GW Pangle, WT Queen 7-15-1887 "in tunnell" Russell Sutton, 36 Mary E. Pangle, 21 WA Dillw, JP, wit: SH Gossett, JB Young 10-24-1897 at AE Henry's R. R. Sutton, 22 Emma Henry, 18 JP Calhoun, JP, wit: WD Henry, RV Norman, AC Calhoun 11-30-1854 William Sutton Margaret Sutton Peter King, JP 5-12-1889 at Savannah Ts. William A. Sutton, 21 Linnie Keever, 21 WP Jones, JP, wit: JW Buchanan, GW Pangle, NLS 3-3-1881 at B Trantham's Wilson Sutton, 23 Elizabeth Franklin, 23 JE McLain, JP, wit: B Trantham 1-4-1893 at Savannah Ts. Wm. A. Sutton, 21 Lula Allison, 23 TF Deitz, MG, wit: HC Cannon, OW Allison