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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fanny Carraway | William Biggs | 11 / 16 / 1818 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Eleanor Phelps | William Biggs | 11 / 1 / 1809 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Anna (widow) Smith | William Biggs | 10 / 6 / 1806 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary (widow) Hart | William C. Billings | 12 / 26 / 1803 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Martha Pittman | William Billson | 1 / 29 / 1844 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth J. Draper | Asa G. Binum | 6 / 11 / 1857 | 1 | ||
| Elizabeth J. Draper | Asa G. Binum | 6 / 11 / 1857 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Eliza Ann Slade | John E. Bird | 2 / 12 / 1869 | 4 | colored | |
| Annie Sanders | Lewis Bird | 2 / 26 / 1891 | 6 | colored | |
| Ann Grant | Benjamin Bishop | 3 / 6 / 1869 | 3 | ||
| Annie S. Stevenson | E. K. Bishop | 6 / 6 / 1906 | 7 | ||
| Eliza B. Good | George Bishop | 7 / 8 / 1847 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Zilpha Stokes | Graham Bishop | 3 / 19 / 1823 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Ida Davis | H. Bishop Jr. | 11 / 29 / 1894 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Ann Carraway | James E. Bishop | 9 / 4 / 1845 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Weeks | Leroy C. Bishop | 9 / 20 / 1823 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Elsey McRae | Peter Bishop | 7 / 15 / 1874 | 5 | colored | |
| Mande Sherrin | Peter Bishop | 6 / 6 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Julia P. Edgar | Samuel Bishop | 12 / 30 / 1818 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Phebe Hilbert | Samuel Bishop | 7 / 26 / 1823 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Johnston | Samuel Bishop | 11 / 13 / 1817 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Eliza (widow) Culley | Tony Bishop | 8 / 9 / 1895 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Jones | Tony Bishop | 9 / 8 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 1 1/2 yrs | |
| Chainy Sikes | Tony Bishop | 7 / 4 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Pearl Powell | Walter T. Bishop | 6 / 9 / 1903 | 7 |
