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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Kelly | John Oliver | 5 / 31 / 1800 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sally Clark | John M. Oliver | 4 / 28 / 1798 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Ann Willis | John M. Oliver | 11 / 15 / 1836 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Susan J. Blaney | John S. Oliver | 10 / 19 / 1837 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Patience Ferguson | Richard Oliver | 8 / 22 / 1799 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Hatfield | Richard N. Oliver | 2 / 5 / 1824 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sally Parsons | Richard P. Oliver | 9 / 6 / 1837 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Betsy Young | Richard Parsons Oliver | 3 / 30 / 1801 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Gittig | Samuel Oliver | 11 / 7 / 1805 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Amey Priestly | Samuel Oliver | 5 / 9 / 1797 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Ann Durant | Thomas Oliver | 12 / 19 / 1794 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Frances Marian Stewart | Thomas W. Oliver | 1 / 17 / 1835 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Tripp | William Oliver | 7 / 3 / 1881 | 6 | ||
| Hannah T. Attmore | William H. Oliver | 4 / 20 / 1854 | 1 | ||
| Hannah T. Attmore | William H. Oliver | 4 / 19 / 1854 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Onslow | Jacob Onslow | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 12 yrs | |
| Mollie Thomas | Augustus Ooten | 10 / 6 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Nancy Susan White | Benjamin F. Orman | 1 / 13 / 1876 | 5 | ||
| Sarah Williams | Jesse Ormand | 11 / 19 / 1880 | 6 | colored | |
| Elizabeth Mitchell | Bazil S. Orme | 5 / 22 / 1810 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sally Smith | William Orme | 5 / 31 / 1782 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Cora Lewis | Sumner Ormon | 12 / 14 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Anna Covington | John Ormond | 11 / 31 / 1900 | 7 | colored | |
| Ella C. White | W. H. Ormond | 11 / 12 / 1902 | 7 | ||
| Kattie E. White | W. W. Ormond | 10 / 12 / 1902 | 7 |
