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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harriet Water | Edmond Nicholls | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs | |
| Lydia Arttet | Madison Nicholls | 8 / 21 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Eliza Harris | David Nichols | 12 / 24 / 1895 | 6 | colored | |
| Betsy Masters | Hugh Nichols | 1 / 4 / 1804 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sally (widow) Otten | Hugh Nichols | 1 / 8 / 1807 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah E. Miller | John H. Nichols | 8 / 12 / 1872 | 5 | ||
| Margaret Nichols | Mark Nichols | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 12 yrs | |
| Rebecca Carraway | Peter Nichols | 8 / 14 / 1849 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Louisa Garrett Nichols | Virgil Nichols | 8 / 7 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 11 yrs | |
| Mary Rew | William Nichols | 10 / 20 / 1805 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Perry | Augustus Nixon | 12 / 23 / 1869 | 4 | colored | |
| Tener Hall | Edward Nixon | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 15 yrs | |
| Caroline Haywood | Elisha Nixon | 9 / 12 / 1869 | 4 | colored | |
| Katie Best | Giles Nixon | 5 / 22 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Harriett Hubbard Flemons | Giles Nixon | 11 / 20 / 1870 | 4 | colored | |
| Mary Coleman | Isaac Nixon | 10 / 26 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Julia Hays | Isaac Nixon | 4 / 13 / 1876 | 5 | colored | |
| Evelyn Hardy | James Nixon | 10 / 10 / 1896 | 6 | colored | |
| Lizzie Mills | James H. Nixon | 5 / 11 / 1898 | 6 | colored | |
| Martha Long | Mills Nixon | 3 / 10 / 1904 | 7 | colored | |
| Harriet Walker | Mills Nixon | 11 / 2 / 1874 | 5 | colored | |
| May F. Jones | R. B. Nixon | 10 / 29 / 1890 | 6 | ||
| Rachel Fisher | no name (no certificate) | 8 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Mary Ann Primrose | Albert M. Nobles | 11 / 18 / 1850 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Liddy Pugh | Allen Nobles | 12 / 15 / 1885 | 6 | colored |
