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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martha Warren | Alexander McCotter | 9 / 20 / 1827 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Siddey Tigley | Archibald McCotter | 4 / 13 / 1795 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Ethel Hooker | B. F. McCotter | 12 / 19 / 1906 | 7 | ||
| Susan Fulsher | Barney McCotter | 7 / 30 / 1836 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Brittie Ann Sawyer | Benjamin McCotter | 11 / 9 / 1869 | 3 | ||
| Stella White | Dewitt McCotter | 10 / 23 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Phebe Delamar | George McCotter | 8 / 30 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 13 yrs | |
| Dorcas Riggs | Hezekiah McCotter | 1 / 12 / 1825 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sally Ann Paul | Jacob McCotter | 1 / 6 / 1829 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Charlotte Burns | Jesse McCotter | 10 / 12 / 1827 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Ann Cratch | Jesse McCotter | 6 / 21 / 1827 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Cloe Ann Beasley | John McCotter | 4 / 22 / 1824 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Wise | John McCotter | 1 / 23 / 1835 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Maple Jones | John R. McCotter | 6 / 22 / 1846 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Ann Jones | John R. McCotter | 4 / 24 / 1851 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Susan Jones | John R. McCotter | 3 / 1 / 1849 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Frank Carraway | Joseph McCotter | 7 / 2 / 1854 | 1 | ||
| Mary Frank Carraway | Joseph McCotter | 5 / 25 / 1854 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Moore | Joseph McCotter | 12 / 21 / 1830 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Priscilla Timberlake | Joseph McCotter | 1 / 13 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Zillia Ann Hooker | Joseph McCotter Jr. | 4 / 5 / 1872 | 3 | ||
| Martha I. Venters | Richard D. McCotter | 5 / 2 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Julia Ann Delamar | Richard Harvey McCotter | 11 / 14 / 1831 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Rose Jones | Samuel McCotter | 8 / 30 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 1 yr | |
| no name (wife) | Samuel McCotter | 9 / 17 / 1866 | 2 | colored, ?? yrs |
