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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juliet Lewis | Benjamin M. Paine | 1 / 8 / 1844 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Lewis | Calvin Palmer | 1 / 16 / 1821 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Desdemonia S. Stafford | Carlton E. Palmer | 3 / 27 / 1879 | 5 | colored | |
| Chloe Taunt | Elijah Palmer | 7 / 7 / 1784 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Alice Ernul | Jacob Palmer | 2 / 19 / 1804 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Broom Betsy | James Palmer | 4 / 14 / 1798 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Rachel Newbern | John Palmer | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Dolly Starkey | John Palmer | 1 / 5 / 1859 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Curtis A. Gordon | John S. Palmer | 4 / 28 / 1885 | 6 | ||
| Azeta C. Dowdy | John T. Palmer | 8 / 29 / 1899 | 7 | ||
| Wealthy A. Barlow | Lewis Palmer | 7 / 13 / 1841 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sally Cowell | Wright Palmer | 9 / 14 / 1829 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Whitehead | John Paqunett | 10 / 10 / 1816 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Josephine Powell | Oscar Paramore | 4 / 5 / 1903 | 7 | ||
| Sally Moore | Wright Paramore | 3 / 25 / 1831 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mattie Dixon | William H. Paris | 7 / 23 / 1902 | 7 | ||
| Laura Phillips | William Henry Paris | 10 / 25 / 1896 | 6 | ||
| Sylvia McCleese | Eldridge Parish | 1 / 8 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Hannah A. Wallace | Abner Parker | 3 / 2 / 1831 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary E. McCabe | Abram Parker | 3 / 25 / 1893 | 6 | colored | |
| Cherry Bizzell | Claudius Parker | 1 / 23 / 1878 | 5 | colored | |
| Ella Stallings | George L. Parker | 1 / 24 / 1905 | 7 | ||
| Rachel Norcutt | Harry Parker | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 30 yrs | |
| Mary Ernull | Henderson Parker | 12 / 21 / 1904 | 7 | colored | |
| Amanda Clark | Henry Parker | 1 / 4 / 1873 | 5 | colored |
