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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edny Nelson | Robert Nelson | 8 / 25 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 44 yrs | |
| Catharine Wallace | Robert Nelson | 8 / 21 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 6 yrs | |
| Reecy Sparrow | Robert C. Nelson | 12 / 7 / 1810 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Dinah Johnson | S. B. Nelson | 3 / 14 / 1888 | 6 | colored | |
| Esther Johnson | Samuel Nelson | 8 / 16 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 55 yrs | |
| Gatsey Kinsey | Samuel Nelson | 4 / 18 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Margaret Noman | Samuel Nelson | 2 / 15 / 1877 | 5 | colored | |
| Sarah Brown Ward | Samuel Nelson | 2 / 18 / 1869 | 4 | colored | |
| Ann Borden | Smith Nelson | 8 / 21 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 35 yrs | |
| Eliza Fisher | Smith Nelson | 6 / 25 / 1896 | 6 | colored | |
| Eliza Bryan | Spencer Nelson | 8 / 27 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 12 yrs | |
| Margaret Carruthers | Stephen Nelson | 7 / 1 / 1831 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Piercy Durden | Thad Nelson | 1 / 22 / 1899 | 7 | colored | |
| Hannah Hampton | Thomas Nelson | 3 / 8 / 1791 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Betsey Murphy | Thomas Nelson | 3 / 30 / 1792 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Furguson | Thomas H. Nelson | 5 / 5 / 1801 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Grover | Thomas H. Nelson | 8 / 8 / 1809 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Caroline L. Frater | Wiley M. Nelson | 9 / 16 / 1853 | 1 | ||
| Caroline L. Frater | Wiley M. Nelson | 9 / 16 / 1853 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Ann Black | William Nelson | 8 / 23 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 5 yrs | |
| Ann Pritchett | William Nelson | 5 / 28 / 1834 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Emma Eliza Hooks | William Nelson | 1 / 20 / 1898 | 6 | colored | |
| Nancy Dawson Fulsher | William C. Nelson | 8 / 1 / 1806 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Fannie Wayne | William N. Nelson | 2 / 8 / 1894 | 6 | ||
| Puss Nowell | Willie Nelson | 5 / 9 / 1901 | 7 | colored |
