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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eliza Salter | Thomas Mason | 5 / 6 / 1854 | 1 | ||
| Eliza Salter | Thomas Mason | 4 / 5 / 1854 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| A. E. Potter | A. N. Mason | 5 / 9 / 1893 | 6 | ||
| Delia Street | Jacob Masselin | 4 / 13 / 1821 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Geneva Collins | Ed Massey | 8 / 19 / 1908 | 7 | colored | |
| Caroline McCoy | Benjamin F. Masters | 4 / 17 / 1873 | 5 | colored | |
| Fanny Bragg | Enoch Masters | 7 / 17 / 1787 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sally Gilbert | Enoch Masters | 4 / 19 / 1810 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Piver | Joseph Masters | 6 / 22 / 1822 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Crealy | Josiah Masters | 10 / 4 / 1826 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Larinia J. Carraway | Samuel Masters | 5 / 7 / 1835 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Betsey Simmons | Samuel Masters | 9 / 25 / 1809 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Esther Neale | Thomas Masters | 1 / 24 / 1777 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth (widow) Offray | Thomas C. Masters | 3 / 17 / 1799 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Ferguson | William B. Masters | 11 / 26 / 1812 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Judith Grover | William B. Masters | 2 / 15 / 1822 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Eliza King | William F. Masters | 12 / 30 / 1858 | 1 | ||
| Mary Eliza King | William F. Masters | 12 / 30 / 1858 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Susannah Hatch | Jeremiah Mastin | 3 / 19 / 1812 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Ann G. Lane | Jeremiah Mastin | 2 / 9 / 1808 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Gertrude M. Willis | F. F. Mathews | 7 / 17 / 1900 | 7 | ||
| Mary H. Prevatt | Edward J. Matthews | 1 / 30 / 1882 | 6 | colored | |
| Isabella Buck | J. R. Matthews | 11 / 9 / 1907 | 7 | ||
| Mary Ann Rhew | J. T. Matthews | 4 / 26 / 1860 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Frances May Richardson | James Thomas Matthews | 2 / 12 / 1874 | 5 |
