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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Buck | Joseph Morris | 8 / 30 / 1850 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Ann Riggs | Joseph Morris | 4 / 30 / 1871 | 3 | ||
| Tempy Sears | Joseph Morris | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 20 yrs | |
| Sally Stanback | Joseph Morris | 5 / 17 / 1815 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Dowdy | Joseph M. Morris | 7 / 2 / 1828 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Ann James | Joseph T. Morris | 3 / 3 / 1871 | 4 | colored | |
| Kitty Williams | Laban Morris | 8 / 22 / 1805 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Susannah White | Lewis Morris | 11 / 11 / 1819 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Glendora Wiggins | Madison Morris | 11 / 8 / 1892 | 6 | ||
| Deborah Godett | Manuel Morris | 11 / 20 / 1804 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Alice Holton | Mick Morris | 5 / 26 / 1907 | 7 | ||
| Delilah Daniels | Pearson Morris | 12 / 26 / 1856 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Delilah Daniels | Pearson Morris | 7 / 1 / 1857 | 1 | ||
| Hannah Barrett | Richard Morris | 5 / 10 / 1891 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Copes | Richard M. Morris | 8 / 24 / 1837 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Gertrude Abbott | Rufus C. Morris | 2 / 6 / 1907 | 7 | ||
| Augusta G. Jones | S. E. Morris Jr. | 3 / 20 / 1901 | 7 | ||
| L. E. Fornes | S. L. Morris | 7 / 19 / 1891 | 6 | ||
| Sarah Stevenson | Sampson Morris | 1 / 12 / 1792 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Rebecca Carraway | Samuel Morris | 9 / 22 / 1870 | 3 | ||
| Marian Ives | Samuel W. Morris | 11 / 29 / 1842 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Betsey Mitchell | Shadrack Morris | 10 / 15 / 1818 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Willoughby | Shadrack Morris | 4 / 22 / 1856 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Liddy Green | Stephen Morris | 8 / 29 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 1 yr | |
| Dinah Grist | Stephen Morris | 2 / 5 / 1873 | 5 | colored |
