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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Buck | Borden Mitchell | 2 / 27 / 1839 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Annie McCoy | D. Mitchell | 12 / 27 / 1901 | 7 | ||
| Celia A. Boyd | D. L. Mitchell | 6 / 9 / 1885 | 6 | colored | |
| Eveline Mitchell | Edmund Mitchell | 8 / 25 / 1866 | 2 | colored,15 yrs | |
| Lizzie Ruffin Washington | Elias Mitchell | 3 / 14 / 1871 | 4 | colored | |
| Mary P. Meadows | F. G. Mitchell | 1 / 6 / 1892 | 6 | ||
| Mary (colored) Wilson | Francis (colored) Mitchell | 7 / 11 / 1849 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Ida S. Quidley | Fred G. Mitchell | 1 / 15 / 1901 | 7 | ||
| Hollen Ann Hill | George W. Mitchell | 12 / 4 / 1873 | 5 | colored | |
| Ada Brinkley | Isaac Mitchell | 7 / 15 / 1896 | 6 | ||
| Lida Bryan | J. W. Mitchell | 7 / 23 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Harriet Charles | Jacob Mitchell | 12 / 24 / 1880 | 6 | colored | |
| Laura (colored) King | Jacob (colored) Mitchell | 12 / 12 / 1857 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Laura A. King | Jacob (colored) Mitchell | 12 / 13 / 1857 | 1 | free colored | |
| Laura Jarman | Jacob B. Mitchell | 9 / 22 / 1888 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Warren | James Mitchell | 9 / 1 / 1795 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Lucinda Fisher | James W. Mitchell | 10 / 10 / 1896 | 6 | colored | |
| Polly Willoughby | James W. Mitchell | 12 / 24 / 1893 | 6 | ||
| Mary George | Jesse Mitchell | 1 / 14 / 1833 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Tamer Wilson | Joab Mitchell | 5 / 24 / 1804 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Annie Mumford | John Mitchell | 12 / 20 / 1894 | 6 | colored | |
| Clarissa Starkey | John Mitchell | 8 / 21 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 42 yrs | |
| Dorcas Winnum | John Mitchell | 1 / 4 / 1797 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Polly Willis | Joshua Mitchell | 11 / 26 / 1799 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Seney Spellman | Marshall Mitchell | 7 / 1 / 1806 | Vol.2 | marriage bond |
