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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prusilla Green | Charles Mosely | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 11 yrs | |
| Rebecca Morgan | Charles Mosely | 8 / 2 / 1819 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sylvia Hyman | Craven Mosely | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 14 yrs | |
| Claudus A. Jones | D. G. Mosely | 10 / 10 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Marinda J. Keais | Dan G. Mosely | 11 / 17 / 1886 | 6 | colored | |
| Unit Chance | Daniel Mosely | 4 / 20 / 1853 | 1 | ||
| Unit Chance | Daniel Mosely | 3 / 24 / 1853 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary J. Crowell | F. J. Mosely | 2 / 4 / 1900 | 7 | ||
| Phillis Morris | Frederick Mosely | 8 / 27 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Easter Richards | James Mosely | 7 / 22 / 1897 | 6 | colored | |
| Harriet (colored) Chance | Jesse (colored) Mosely | 6 / 3 / 1852 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Clarissa (colored) Cannon | John (colored) Mosely | 12 / 17 / 1857 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Martha H. Jones | John M. Mosely | 5 / 13 / 1884 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary A. Davis | Johnson Mosely | 10 / 20 / 1850 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Tener Fonville | Nicholas Mosely | 8 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 25 yrs | |
| Anna Smith | Nicholas Mosely | 7 / 13 / 1873 | 5 | colored | |
| Carrie Norman | R. G. Mosely Jr. | 12 / 14 / 1893 | 6 | colored | |
| Louisa (colored) Edwards | Robert (colored) Mosely | 5 / 6 / 1847 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Ferebee Jordan | W. H. Mosely | 12 / 31 / 1902 | 7 | colored | |
| Julia Bryan | William Mosley | 8 / 24 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs | |
| Martha A. Carfield | Charles S. Moss | 3 / 13 / 1857 | 1 | ||
| Martha A. Carfield | Charles S. Moss | 3 / 13 / 1857 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Frances Williams | Luke Moten | 6 / 22 / 1893 | 6 | colored | |
| Holland Bell | William Moten | 3 / 27 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Patsy Ann Garris | Austin F. Moton | 3 / 9 / 1892 | 6 | colored |
