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 J. Howlen | David Morris | 8 / 12 / 1857 | 1 | ||
| Eliza Wood | David Morris | 10 / 28 / 1886 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary E. Spier | Dorsey Morris | 5 / 22 / 1887 | 6 | ||
| Mary L. Hargett | Edward H. Morris | 12 / 27 / 1888 | 6 | colored | |
| Martha E. Powell | F. M. Morris | 9 / 1 / 1899 | 7 | ||
| Annie Wiggins | Fenner A. Morris | 5 / 31 / 1887 | 6 | ||
| Nancy Ann Morris | Frank Morris | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs | |
| Maria A. Allen | Freeman Morris | 4 / 11 / 1847 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Sammons | George Morris | 11 / 2 / 1883 | 6 | ||
| Retta A. Hudson | George R. Morris | 10 / 28 / 1896 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Bowden | Gideon Morris | 10 / 18 / 1855 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Bowden | Gideon Morris | 10 / 21 / 1855 | 1 | ||
| Rhoda Miller | Harvey Morris | 9 / 15 / 1818 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Atkinson | Henry I. Morris | 1 / 6 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Harriet Brock | Isaac Morris | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 18 mo. | |
| Nancy Collins | Isaac Morris | 12 / 13 / 1886 | 6 | colored | |
| Polly Carraway | Jacob Morris | 8 / 8 / 1825 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sidney Dudley | Jacob Morris | 1 / 10 / 1831 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Nannie Fenderson | James Morris | 5 / 31 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Nancy Gatlin | James Morris | 2 / 29 / 1804 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| May McCafferty | James Morris | 1 / 26 / 1890 | 6 | ||
| Anna Tingle | James Morris | 6 / 28 / 1854 | 1 | ||
| Anna Tingle | James Morris | 6 / 26 / 1854 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Carrie Tingle | James A. Morris | 3 / 15 / 1894 | 6 | ||
| Martha L. Faison | James E. Morris | 3 / 19 / 1874 | 5 |
