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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarissa Williams | Madison Pender | 10 / 26 / 1872 | 5 | colored | |
| Alsy Bryant | W. H. Pender | 12 / 10 / 1890 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Ann Humphrey | Isaac Pendleton | 8 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 1 yr | |
| Maria Lane | Samuel S. Pendleton | 12 / 16 / 1816 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Frances Sparrow | Simeon Pendleton | 1 / 10 / 1805 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Clements | Sylvester Pendleton | 8 / 2 / 1783 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Penelope Stanly | William Pennell | 12 / 12 / 1849 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Annie E. Gaskins | William A. Penny | 4 / 30 / 1904 | 7 | ||
| Mattie H. Wood | E. H. Peoples | 10 / 16 / 1894 | 6 | ||
| Mary Tretabar | Henry Durham Perinchief | 9 / 7 / 1795 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Hodges | Benjamin J. Perkins | 7 / 9 / 1846 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Fanny Blunt | Charles Perkins | 10 / 20 / 1881 | 6 | colored | |
| Susan Conner | Dennis Perkins | 8 / 17 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 6 yrs | |
| Louisa Hill | Dennis Perkins | 3 / 20 / 1883 | 6 | colored | |
| Moning Rogers | Edmund Perkins | 12 / 24 / 1787 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah V. Scott | Ezra A. Perkins | 6 / 3 / 1902 | 7 | ||
| Annie Smith | George Perkins Jr. | 5 / 13 / 1896 | 6 | colored | |
| Deborah Godet | Isaac Perkins | 3 / 24 / 1784 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Clara Rhem | John Perkins | 1 / 1 / 1908 | 7 | colored | |
| Anney Bryan | Jonathan Perkins | 5 / 9 / 1786 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Moore | Jonathan Perkins | 3 / 7 / 1826 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Polly Rew | Jonathan Perkins | 9 / 20 / 1802 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Thomas | Jonathan Perkins | 11 / 30 / 1821 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Jones | Joseph Perkins | 8 / 21 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs | |
| Susan Fonville | Joseph J. Perkins | 3 / 14 / 1889 | 6 | colored |
