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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betsy Taylor | Maturin Offray | 9 / 27 / 1798 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Nash | Robert Ogden Jr. | 5 / 7 / 1803 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Charlotte Bell | Francis Oglesby | 11 / 13 / 1832 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Amanda Carlton | George Oglesby | 10 / 28 / 1869 | 3 | ||
| Elizabeth Whitford | Isaac Oglesby | 2 / 3 / 1848 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Minnie Jordan | John H. Oglesby | 6 / 11 / 1902 | 7 | ||
| Polly Taylor | Jonathan Oglesby | 10 / 8 / 1794 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Libbie Ipock | William Oglesby | 5 / 20 / 1904 | 7 | ||
| Frances Ives | William Oglesby | 6 / 17 / 1831 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Polly Upton | William Oglesby | 8 / 5 / 1803 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Louisa Hardison | William B. Oglesby | 6 / 27 / 1888 | 6 | ||
| Julia Ann Oglesby | William Benj. Oglesby | 9 / 7 / 1871 | 3 | ||
| Mehatabel Meadows | William V. Oglesby | 9 / 8 / 1857 | 1 | ||
| Mehetabel Meadows | William V. Oglesby | 9 / 8 / 1857 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Amanda E. Brinson | Zeno Oglesby | 12 / 13 / 1905 | 7 | ||
| Nancy Foy | George L. Oldfield | 10 / 21 / 1846 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Tyler | Barthalomew Oliver | 4 / 2 / 1836 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Phillis Reddick | Brister Oliver | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 1 yr | |
| Setty Ferguson | Daniel Oliver | 7 / 14 / 1800 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Emily Wetherington | Isaac A. Oliver | 3 / 5 / 1872 | 3 | ||
| Rebecca Jane Lee | James D. Oliver | 4 / 28 / 1859 | 1 | ||
| Rebecca Jane Lee | James D. Oliver | 4 / 22 / 1859 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mehetabel Smith | James D. Oliver | 6 / 8 / 1861 | 1 | ||
| Mary Ann Bright | James H. Oliver | 1 / 14 / 1875 | 5 | ||
| Mamie Heath | Jno. Oliver Jr. | 9 / 6 / 1905 | 7 | colored |
