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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Brinkley | Thomas E. Outlaw | 12 / 3 / 1858 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Lydia Cryal | William Outlaw | 2 / 19 / 1823 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary S. Smith | William H. Outlaw | 11 / 17 / 1897 | 6 | colored | |
| Maggie Kornegay | A. G. Outlaw | 7 / 19 / 1899 | 7 | ||
| Mary Outlaw | Aaron Outlaw | 8 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 32 yrs | |
| Julia Emily Kent | Bryan K. Outlaw | 4 / 9 / 1841 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Eliza Green | Calvin Outlaw | 8 / 25 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Penny Capehart | Gabriel Outlaw | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 38 yrs | |
| Martha Cooper | George Outlaw | 1 / 30 / 1797 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sally Nelson | Hardy Outlaw | 12 / 8 / 1810 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sally Dawson | Abraham Outten | 1 / 6 / 1892 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Gooding | Matthew A. Outten | 11 / 24 / 1824 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Fannie Jones | Daniel Outz | 9 / 8 / 1869 | 4 | colored | |
| Lydia Chapman | Alexander Owens | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 50 yrs | |
| Isabella Mordecai | Isaac Owens | 12 / 8 / 1880 | 6 | colored | |
| Hattie Paten | Isom Owens | 2 / 17 / 1904 | 7 | colored | |
| Susan Davenport | John Owens | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 9 yrs | |
| Elizabeth Young | Stephen Owens | 12 / 2 / 1802 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Emeline Neale | John B. Oxley | 9 / 9 / 1848 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Bethard | John Oydlot | 3 / 14 / 1792 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Harriett A. Sawyer | Lewis Packston | 3 / 1 / 1883 | 6 | colored | |
| Dora Bryan | Frank Page | 8 / 4 / 1897 | 6 | colored | |
| Melinda (colored) Dozier | James (colored) Page | 10 / 9 / 1865 | 1 | ||
| Melinda (colored) Dozier | James (colored) Page | 10 / 9 / 1865 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| E. M. Alston | P. A. Page | 7 / 14 / 1859 | Vol.2 | marriage bond |
