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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narcissa Chadwick | Joseph McCoy | 3 / 15 / 1870 | 4 | colored | |
| Charlotte Shute | Lewis McCoy | 9 / 19 / 1794 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Nelson | Manville McCoy | 3 / 1 / 1908 | 7 | colored | |
| Rosanna Crawford | Nelson McCoy | 6 / 11 / 1887 | 6 | colored | |
| Sarah Russell | Redden McCoy | 2 / 15 / 1805 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Smith | Redden McCoy | 12 / 14 / 1838 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Prudence Whitfield | Redden McCoy | 12 / 7 / 1809 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Hulda Daughety | Richard McCoy | 12 / 19 / 1826 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sally White | Shadrack McCoy | 4 / 8 / 1819 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah C. Heath | Timothy McCoy | 2 / 7 / 1869 | 3 | ||
| Hattie Crawford | William McCoy | 10 / 6 / 1887 | 6 | colored | |
| Ann Ernul | William McCoy | 6 / 24 / 1818 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Harriet H. Ernul | William McCoy | 5 / 8 / 1838 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Georgeanna Oden | William E. McCoy | 5 / 27 / 1889 | 6 | ||
| Eliza McCoy | William G. McCoy | 2 / 11 / 1832 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Heath | William S. McCoy | 2 / 2 / 1879 | 5 | ||
| Massy Jones | William S. McCoy | 3 / 23 / 1837 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Keziah Acklin | Willis McCoy | 3 / 16 / 1796 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Holland Daughety | Willis McCoy | 12 / 9 / 1795 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Ecclen | Willis McCoy | 7 / 1 / 1791 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Isabella Green | Abraham McCray | 8 / 20 / 1889 | 6 | colored | |
| Hagar Fillyan | C. H. McCray | 5 / 31 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Eda Waters | Mitchell McCray | 10 / 13 / 1892 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary C. Roberts | Thomas McCready | 1 / 14 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Nancy Clark | Edward McCullen | 12 / 26 / 1812 | Vol.2 | marriage bond |
