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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sina Hill | Barnabas McGiney | 9 / 6 / 1792 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Lizzie W. Simpson | Thomas T. McGinn | 8 / 27 / 1868 | 3 | ||
| Nancy Ipock | Ed McGlowhorn | 1 / 15 / 1890 | 6 | ||
| Henrietta Clark | Ernest McGowan | 4 / 11 / 1897 | 6 | ||
| Florence Cook | John S. McGowan | 11 / 6 / 1878 | 5 | ||
| Hannah G. Brown | Joseph McGowan | 12 / 22 / 1823 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Eleanor Chadwick | Sylvester McGowan | 2 / 3 / 1865 | 1 | ||
| Christeana Powdrell | James McGraw | 11 / 22 / 1792 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sally Insley | David McIlroy | 10 / 28 / 1825 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Rachel Ipock | James McIlroy | 5 / 31 / 1802 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Jane Hardy | Simon McIlvain | 11 / 23 / 1878 | 5 | colored | |
| Emeline Canady | Wilson McIlwane | 3 / 27 / 1879 | 5 | colored | |
| Zilphy White | Benjamin McIlwean | 8 / 16 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 20 yrs | |
| Frances Bryant | Benjamin W. McIlwean | 9 / 27 / 1902 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary W. House | Charlie McIlwean | 4 / 29 / 1896 | 6 | ||
| Hollon Nixon | Francis McIlwean | 2 / 8 / 1798 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Julia E. Jerkins | Francis N. McIlwean | 7 / 27 / 1826 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Lucy Cobb | J. McIlwean | 11 / 13 / 1889 | 6 | colored | |
| Caroline Wilson | Simon McIlwean | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 7 yrs | |
| C. Bryan | William McIlwean | 8 / 7 / 1890 | 6 | colored | |
| Sally Ann Smithwick | Calvin McIntire | 8 / 1 / 1849 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary A. Ipock | Lewis H. McIntire | 2 / 10 / 1873 | 5 | ||
| Sally Ann Price | Arthur McIntosh | 6 / 14 / 1899 | 7 | ||
| Susan E. Ipock | B. H. McIntosh | 8 / 12 / 1894 | 6 | ||
| Sophy King | Calvin McIntosh | 8 / 13 / 1845 | Vol.2 | marriage bond |
