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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hattie Ann Jones | Walter Ormond | 12 / 12 / 1893 | 6 | colored | |
| Susan Lane | William W. Ormsbee | 4 / 12 / 1822 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Sturges | James Orr | 2 / 21 / 1808 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Ella Catharine Case | Melza Fisk Orr | 10 / 20 / 1885 | 6 | ||
| Betsy Hampton | Murrill Orrell | 10 / 3 / 1795 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Joanna Fulcher | James Orum | 9 / 29 / 1892 | 6 | colored | |
| Frances Chance | Miller Orum | 1 / 15 / 1880 | 6 | colored | |
| Elizabeth Barron | John C. Osborn | 11 / 6 / 1797 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Henrietta Prentice | John Osgood | 11 / 14 / 1826 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Sanders | James Osteen | 2 / 2 / 1837 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Hannah Stewart | James Osteen | 4 / 26 / 1820 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Susannah Smith | Reuben Osteen | 12 / 1 / 1788 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Martha C. Lee | Richard Osteen | 5 / 31 / 1904 | 7 | ||
| Laura F. Riggs | William J. Osteen | 6 / 30 / 1897 | 6 | ||
| Frances Ann Wetherington | William James Osteen | 7 / 19 / 1873 | 5 | ||
| Jeannette May Odum | William W. Osteen | 3 / 26 / 1906 | 7 | ||
| Margaret Edmundson | Caleb Otterson | 10 / 4 / 1788 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Warren | Malachi Otterson | 7 / 12 / 1788 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Annie Saunders | Joseph Ouldrich | 12 / 19 / 1874 | 5 | colored | |
| Susan Witherington | Hardy Outlaw | 10 / 29 / 1825 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Betsy Jane Outlaw | Isaac Outlaw | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs | |
| Sally Dreaden | James Outlaw | 12 / 17 / 1820 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Eliza Davis | Joseph Outlaw | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Mary Luton | King Outlaw | 12 / 30 / 1869 | 4 | colored | |
| Mary Brinkley | Thomas E. Outlaw | 12 / 7 / 1858 | 1 |
