The family bible record of Valentine & Anjelico (Holmes) Creef was submitted by Jean Schroeder. The entries have been transcribed here exactly as they appear in the Bible, however the order of the Marriage, Birth and Death entries may differ from that in the Bible. Last names are enclosed in parenthesis in cases where the transcriber added them for clarity.
MARRIAGES
Valentine Creeff was married to Anjelico Holms the 11th day of Febru 1841 all of Tyrell County N. C.
[NOTES:
Valentine Creef, son of Joseph Creef & Mary Amanda "Polly" Holmes, was born
Aug. 26, 1816.
Marriage Bonds on the
Tyrrell Co. website has the marriage bond date as March 1, 1841 and has
the groom listed as Valentin Creef and bride as Angelica Creef.
Valentine & Angelico are found in the
1850 &
1860 Tyrrell
Co. census and the
1870 Dare
census. According to the 1880 Mortality census for Dare County,
Valentine died in March 1880 at the age of 60 from typhoid fever &
consumption. An inventory of his estate was taken May 6, 1880 by A.W.
Jones, adm'r. A second sale occurred in East Lake on Jan 20, 1881 at
which time Lyman Creef bought the family Bible for $1.00 among other items.
Dare Co. Record of Accounts, pg. 271 states that A.W. Jones, adm'r., in
account current with the estate of Valentine Creef--
Paid to Lyman Creef his part of estate $3.60
Paid to J.B. Pinner his part of estate 1.20
Paid to Thos. S. Owens & wife their part 3.60
Paid to Daniel Johnson & wife their part 3.60
Paid to J.D. Everton & wife their part 3.60]
BIRTHS
Mary Mande Creeff the daughter of Valentine Creeff and Anjelico was borned the 22 of January 1842.
[NOTES: According to the Tyrrell Co. Marriage Bonds, Mary Amanda Creef married James H. "Jimmy" Pinner in Tyrrell Co. on Feb. 29, 1858, however, 1858 was not a leap year so the date may have been Feb. 28 or Mar. 1. It was James' 2nd marriage. James married again in 1874 so Mary Amanda may have died between 1870-1874.]
Martha W. Creeff the daughter of Valentine Creeff and Anjelico his wiff was borned the 24 day of March 1844.
Allis D. Creff the daught of Valentine Creff and Anjelico his wife was born the 9 day of August 1846
[NOTES: Alice D. Creef married c1866 to Daniel Johnson of Roanoke Island. According to her death certificate, Alice died in the Salem Twp. of Pasquotank Co. on May 15, 1916 of chronic bronchitis. Her parents were given as Valentine Creef and Alice Holmes of "Dear" Co. She & Daniel are buried in the Gaston Meads Cemetery in Weeksville, NC.]
Limon Creeff the son of Valentine Creff and Anjelico his wife was borned the Apirl the 30 day 1849.
[NOTES: Lymon G. Creef married Mary E. Basnight in East Lake, Dare Co. on June 6, 1875. Mary died on Oct. 24, 1884 and is buried in East Lake Methodist Church Cemetery. Lyman died on May 22, 1934 and is buried in Old Hollywood Cemetery in Elizabeth City, Pasqutoank Co., NC.]
Arsena and Carsena twins daughters of Valentine Creff and Anjelico his wife was borned the March the 14 day 185{blotch} [1852].
[NOTES: Arsenia Creef, one of the twins, married Thomas Steward Owens in East Lake on July 27, 1871. She died in 1928 and she and Thomas are buried in Old Hollywood Cemetery in Elizabeth City, NC.]
[NOTES: Carsena (often seen as "Carthenia" and in one place as "Catherine"), the other twin, married Joseph Daniel Everton in East Lake on Aug. 6, 1873. She died Aug. 10, 1944 in Gum Neck, Tyrrell Co., NC. [see her 1944 obituary which has several errors in it.]
William M. Creff son of Valentine Creeff and Anjelico his wife was bornd the 26 day Apirl 1856.
Elisabeth Creeff the daughter of Valentine Creeff and Anjelico his wife was bornd th 10 day of August 185{cut off] [1856 or 1857]
DEATHS
Nancy Elisabeth Creeff departed this life on Sept. the 23 day 1869.
Martha W. Creeff departed this life the 24 March 1850.
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