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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charity Purser | Moses Nelson | 9 / 19 / 1805 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Polly Johnston | Nathaniel Nelson | 9 / 20 / 1803 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Pollard | Nathaniel Nelson | 12 / 9 / 1801 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Tabitha Hill | Jacob Nevil | 3 / 3 / 1787 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Anne Brown | David Nevins | 8 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 7 yrs | |
| Leah Lewis | Luke Newall | 8 / 25 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 9 mo. | |
| Rachael Harris | Bryan Newbern | 1 / 21 / 1870 | 4 | colored | |
| Alice Green | Haywood Newbern | 12 / 28 / 1881 | 6 | colored | |
| Zilpha Haines | Charles Newby | 4 / 27 / 1829 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary J. Hays | Edward Newby | 1 / 21 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Laura Green | Joe Newby | 9 / 19 / 1900 | 7 | colored | |
| Narcissa Jones | John Newby | 5 / 9 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary Rouse | Taylor Newby | 8 / 17 / 1871 | 4 | colored | |
| Laura Adams Newby | Washington Newby | 7 / 23 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 1 yr | |
| Clarisa Rawls | Washington Newby | 1 / 26 / 1888 | 6 | colored | |
| Hannah Stafford | William Newby | 10 / 26 / 1907 | 7 | ||
| Cynthia Tyre | John Newcome | 7 / 30 / 1807 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Frank | Richard Newcome | 4 / 7 / 1855 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Emerson | Ebnezer Newhall | 7 / 25 / 1802 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Biddle | B. H. Newland | 12 / 14 / 1905 | 7 | ||
| Burney Newlen | Abram Newlen | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Harriet (colored) Gaskins | Washington (col.) Newsom | 11 / 11 / 1865 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Harriet (colored) Gaskins | Washington R. Newsom | 11 / 11 / 1865 | 1 | ||
| Elsie Manning | Abram Newton | 10 / 26 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Annie Cox Perry | Abram Newton | 8 / 12 / 1869 | 4 | colored |
