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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penelope Pritchard | Jordan Pede | 11 / 3 / 1831 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Lizzie Spruill Williams | Abram Peebles | 4 / 10 / 1869 | 4 | colored | |
| Jane Hardy | John Peed | 2 / 2 / 1888 | 6 | colored | |
| Sarah Moye | Lorenzo Peed | 6 / 2 / 1892 | 6 | colored | |
| Emma Knox | Duncan McR. Peel | 2 / 18 / 1895 | 6 | ||
| Delia Griffin | George Peel | 9 / 3 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 14 yrs | |
| Celia Ernul | Samuel Peel | 12 / 20 / 1891 | 6 | ||
| Mandy C. Toler | W. F. Peel | 3 / 15 / 1893 | 6 | ||
| Diane Spaight | Isaac Peldon | 10 / 6 / 1887 | 6 | colored | |
| Sarah Frances Green | Alexander Pelham | 12 / 6 / 1899 | 7 | ||
| Maggie Mitchell | Alonza Pelham | 12 / 25 / 1895 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Jane Chance | Charles Pelham | 4 / 10 / 1904 | 7 | colored | |
| Patience Pelletier | Ephen Pelham | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 50 yrs | |
| Hannah Jones | Henry Pelham | 8 / 24 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 10 yrs | |
| Hager Allen | P. E. Pelham | 12 / 9 / 1891 | 6 | colored | |
| Sarah Catherine Fisher | Seymore Pelham | 1 / 6 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Cora Borden | Seymour Pelham | 12 / 11 / 1895 | 6 | colored | |
| Amanda Dunn | Troy M. Pell | 11 / 21 / 1889 | 6 | ||
| Rhoda Oliver | Henry Pelt | 2 / 16 / 1795 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Betsey Little | James Pelt | 2 / 10 / 1824 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Susannah Gwaltney | Johnathan Pelt | 2 / 24 / 1817 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sally Little | Lewis Pelt | 8 / 18 / 1823 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Margaret Ann Barrow | Sylvester Pemberton | 8 / 21 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 15 yrs | |
| Alice R. Whited | Hillard H. Pender | 8 / 16 / 1899 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary Simmons | John Pender | 3 / 21 / 1867 | 1 |
