Craven County Marriage Records, 1773-1908
The following search is based upon the book Marriages of Craven County, 1851-1908, & Marriage Bonds, 1773-1868 abstracted by Jo Ann Ernul Murphy and Eula Pearl Beauchamp (privately published, 2006, now out of print).
This site contains an index to the Marriage Registers of Craven County Books 1 through 7 (indicated by a number 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7) and the Marriage Bonds of Craven County Volumes 1 through 3 (indicated by Vol. 1, Vol. 2 or Vol. 3). These books are housed at the Craven County Register of Deeds office in New Bern, North Carolina. The original marriage bonds are housed in the North Carolina Office of Archives and History. Additional information may be available in the original registers (including witnesses, ages, places of residence, and for Books 3 and 4 the names of parents).
Due to requests to republish the book, the authors generously allowed the library to place their database on this website.
Search the Marriage Register:
| Bride's First Name |
Bride's Last Name |
Groom's First Name |
Groom's Last Name |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polly McKane | George Bell | 12 / 22 / 1808 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Polly Pelletier | George Bell | 4 / 26 / 1809 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Ann Adams | George O. Bell | 1 / 18 / 1825 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sidney Oglesby | George T. Bell | 2 / 7 / 1863 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Jones | Gibbons Bell | 3 / 13 / 1832 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Eliza Pigott | Gideon C. Bell | 4 / 10 / 1849 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Hager Williams | Henry Bell | 12 / 14 / 1880 | 6 | colored | |
| Sallie Yeats | Henry Bell | 1 / 4 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Cora Long | Henry Bell | 3 / 5 / 1878 | 5 | colored | |
| Luinta Whaley | Herman W. Bell | 6 / 15 / 1898 | 7 | ||
| Charlotte Roberts | Hiram R. Bell | 1 / 8 / 1861 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Tobitha Roberts | Hiram R. Bell | 5 / 17 / 1866 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Cassandra Wharton | Isaiah Bell | 2 / 13 / 1844 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Maria L. Squiggins | Jabez W. Bell | 2 / 1 / 1858 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Haskett | James Bell | 9 / 4 / 1811 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Betsey Watson | James Bell | 2 / 7 / 1809 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Clarissa Carman | James P. Bell | 3 / 7 / 1860 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth R. Cooper | James W. Bell | 12 / 31 / 1823 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Frances Jones | James W. Bell | 6 / 22 / 1827 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy B. Piner | James W. Bell | 1 / 22 / 1868 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Virginia Banks | Jeremiah Bell | 12 / 26 / 1872 | 5 | colored | |
| Mary Ann Hardy | Jeremiah Bell | 12 / 7 / 1870 | 4 | colored | |
| Jenny Quinn | John Bell | 12 / 29 / 1803 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Georgia Bason | John D. Bell | 3 / 10 / 1904 | 7 | colored | |
| Frances A. Woods | John D. Bell | 10 / 5 / 1882 | 6 | colored |
