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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polly (colored) Sutton | Gardner (colored) Bess | 3 / 23 / 1854 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Dilsey Whitford | William Bessel | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 20 yrs | |
| Hannah Koonce | Andrew Best | 12 / 22 / 1893 | 6 | colored | |
| Celia Stafford | Anthony Best | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Alcy Johnson | Benjamin Best | 5 / 12 / 1883 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary A. Taylor | Blancey J. Best | 9 / 24 / 1873 | 5 | ||
| Ada Davis | D. Best | 1 / 12 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Melinda Miller | Daniel Best | 2 / 12 / 1874 | 5 | colored | |
| Rachel Lewis | George Best | 3 / 7 / 1887 | 6 | colored | |
| Katie Jackson | Isaiah Best | 12 / 22 / 1900 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary S. Gatlin | J. D. Best | 12 / 18 / 1902 | 7 | colored | |
| Victoria Midgett | James Best | 5 / 20 / 1885 | 6 | colored | |
| Louvenia Rhodes | James Best | 9 / 27 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Margaret Harvey | John Best | 6 / 8 / 1887 | 6 | colored | |
| Winnie Powell | John Best | 10 / 26 / 1897 | 6 | colored | |
| Ann Howard | Mills Best | 8 / 27 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 8 yrs | |
| Mary Grant | R. G. Best | 4 / 11 / 1893 | 6 | ||
| Nancy Carter | Sterling Best | 7 / 6 / 1893 | 6 | colored | |
| Phebe Price | Jeremiah Betcher | 8 / 21 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Patsy A. Anderson | Henry Bettner | 12 / 11 / 1876 | 5 | colored | |
| Julia E. Salter | Benjamin G. Betts | 3 / 11 / 1897 | 6 | ||
| Savannah Daw | Christopher Bexley | 4 / 16 / 1813 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Margaret McCafferty | Christopher Bexley | 2 / 21 / 1818 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Julia Stilly | John Bexley | 6 / 16 / 1853 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Susan Ipock | Nathaniel Bexley | 3 / 1 / 1857 | 1 |
