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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jane Phillips | Jesse Bennett Jr. | 11 / 21 / 1858 | 1 | ||
| Elivira Holton | John Bennett | 1 / 31 / 1842 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Josephine Sammons | John Bennett | 2 / 19 / 1880 | 6 | ||
| Elizabeth Banks | John C. Bennett | 12 / 6 / 1859 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Josephine Smith | John F. Bennett | 7 / 15 / 1898 | 6 | colored | |
| Sally Ann Banks | Josiah Bennett | 3 / 3 / 1853 | 1 | ||
| Sally Ann Banks | Josiah Bennett | 2 / 15 / 1853 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Telitha Willis | Laben Bennett | 5 / 28 / 1850 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sally Harris | Samuel Bennett | 12 / 31 / 1849 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Elizabeth Tingle | Simeon Bennett | 10 / 23 / 1850 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Caroline Canady | Simon E. Bennett | 12 / 20 / 1877 | 5 | colored | |
| Sally Dowdy | Thomas Bennett | 1 / 23 / 1832 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Barbara Brinson | William Bennett | 12 / 20 / 1820 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Tingle | William Bennett | 11 / 8 / 1850 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary A. Caton | William E. Bennett | 7 / 3 / 1856 | 1 | ||
| Mary E. Caton | William E. Bennett | 6 / 23 / 1856 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary J. Hill | James E. Benson | 11 / 26 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Eugenia Lee | Joseph Benson | 8 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Elizabeth Wayne | Benjamin Bentley | 2 / 8 / 1857 | 1 | ||
| Elizabeth Wayne | Benjamin Bentley | 1 / 15 / 1857 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Danah Riding | William Bentley | 5 / 11 / 1801 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mamie C. Daniels | J. E. Benton | 9 / 23 / 1903 | 7 | ||
| Sarah Harris | Joseph Benton | 11 / 8 / 1887 | 6 | colored | |
| Matilda Lee | Joseph Benton | 1 / 15 / 1877 | 5 | colored | |
| Pennie Walker | Joseph Benton | 9 / 1 / 1897 | 6 | colored |
