Greene County, NC - Bibles File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Martha Mewborn Marble THE DARDEN FAMILY BIBLE Printed 1816 and last known to be in the possession of the Cliff Darden William A. Darden’s Bible Bo’t at Abraham S. Darden’s dec’d. sale for his family use. I wish it to continue untill it vanishes to nothing Fe’bry. 3rd day 1835 W. A. Darden Lafayette Darden departed this life on the 24th January 1858. Hs daughter Alau departed this life on March A. D. 1858 and his widow Sarah Darden departed this life 1 day of July 1858 Sarah H. Darden Daughter of W. A. Darden & Harriet Departed this life on the 2nd day of May AD 1858 Abner Speight departed this life Nov. 30, 1874 in the morning This Bible came to me by inheritance from my father William Abraham Darden who died on the 2nd day of June 1890 W. M. Darden MARRIAGES A. Darden was married 8th Sept in the year one thousand eight hundred & three 1803 W. Augustine Darden son of Abrm Darden was married July 27th 1826 Wm. A. Darden & Eliza was married May 12th 1831 died Feby 27, 1832 Henry Swinson & Claodish was married May 11th 1831 Abrm Moye & Harriet was married May 31, 1832 Henry W. Edwards was married to Nancy W. Darden was married the December 20th 1831 Henry Swinson & Winnifred S. Darden was married Sept 4th 1831 William A. Darden & Harriet was married February 26th day 1833 Willis Joseph Lafayette Darden was married to Sarah Speight daughter of Arthur Speight Feb 22nd day 1844 Julia A. C. Darden & J. M. Edwards was married July 15, 1852 NOTE: Should be M. J. A. W. Darden & Sarah C. Moye was married August 13th day 1857 BIRTHS Wm. Darden was born 28th January in the year 1748 Claodesha Darden wife of Wm. Darden was born 18th April in the year 1755 Sarah Darden was born 16th February in the year 1775 Elizabeth Darden was born May 30th day 1776 Priscilla Darden was born 3rd day of August 1778 Abrm Darden was born 16th February in the year 1781 Sally Darden wife of A. Darden was born September 22nd 1781 Joseph S. Darden was born Feby 23rd in the year 1786 Wm. Augustine Darden son of A. Darden was born Feby 12th in the year 1804 David Franklin Reddick Darden was born March 11th 1806 Parcis Darden was born December 12th 1807 Claodesha Stephenson Darden was born 12th day of Augst 1809 Elizabeth Cornelia Darden was born 24th May 1811 Winnifred Sh Darden was born 23rd June 1812 Sally an Eliza Darden was born 22nd Sept. 1813 Priscillaan Harriet Darden was born February 12th 1815 Nancy W. Darden was born 6th March 1816 Maria Louisa Darden was born Nov 11th 1820 Abrm Stephenson Darden was born December 21st 1821 Juliaann Darden was born 10th May in the year 1819 did Willis J. Lafayette Darden was born March 13th 1825 Juliaan Priscilla Darden daughter of Wm. A. Darden was born Decr 10th 1827 Sarah Frances Eliza Darden was born Feby 9th day 1832 Abraham Swinson was born September 23, 1832 Sarah H. Darden was born October the 4th day 1834 Abraham William Darden was born May 15th day 1836 Margaret Louiza Darden was born May 12 day 1837 This three above children were children of W. A. Darden & Harriet his wife Temperance S. Darden was born 24th Decr 1840 8 oclock Infant not named born 24th June 1839 departed this life 19th July 1839 Sarah Eliza Frances Edwards daughter of Henry Edwards & Nancy his wife was born November (marked through) October the 7th 1832 Infant not named born 24th day Decr 1841 departed this life 9th January 1842 Harriet Speight Darden daughter of Wm & Harriet his wife was born April 18th day (Thursday, 5 clock morning 1844) DEATHS Joseph Spt Darden Decd this life 21st Octr in the year 1814 Elizabeth Warren decd this life 13th September in the year 1820 Susanna Speight Darden daughter of Jsh. S. Darden decd this life 17th March 1822 Juliann Darden daughter of A. Darden & Dally his wife decd this life 27th Sepr 1823 Elizabeth Cornelia Darden dec this life 18th day Augst in the year 1826 David F. R. Darden decd this life Tuesday 7th day of Sept. 1830 at 2 oclock Claodesha Swinson departed this life 8 May 1838 NOTE: If this was the daughter of Abraham Darden the date must have been misread and probably should be 1831 Wm. Darden father to A. Darden departed this life 2nd March at day break in the year of our Lord 1801 Claodesha Stephenson Darden wife of Wm. Darden decd this life 18th day Aprl 1784 Abraham Darden departed this life on Tuesday 22nd day of Sept in the year of our Lord 1829 Catharine Darden wife of Wm. A. Darden decd this life Tuesday 19th day of October 1830 Abraham Darden decd this life 6 day October 1832 Eliza S. Darden decd this life 3 day March 1832 Purcis W. Darden decd this life 7 March 1831 Eliza Darden wife of Wm. Departed this life 28 Feby 1832 Priscilla Dupree departed this life August 27 day 1843 aged 65 years 24 days Temperance S. Darden departed this life 30th day of Sept 1841 William Augustus Darden departed this life on the 23rd day of Jany 1877 aged 72 years 6 months and 10 days This book Bot of Genl eh Holld___ Knowstell price 45 cents __________________________________________________________________________ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. The electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. 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