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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jane Squires | Levi Powers | 11 / 13 / 1856 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Princess Harris | Martin Powers | 5 / 23 / 1843 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Rebecca Martin | Matthew A. Powers | 5 / 15 / 1872 | 3 | ||
| Henrietta Carey | Matthias A. Powers | 3 / 28 / 1869 | 3 | ||
| Charlotte Phipps | Matthias A. Powers | 1 / 5 / 1854 | 1 | ||
| Charlotte Phipps | Matthias A. Powers | 12 / 14 / 1853 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah (widow) Price | Michel Powers | 7 / 6 / 1804 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sally Ann Hardison | Miles Powers | 8 / 25 / 1845 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Emily B. York | Noah Powers | 7 / 26 / 1883 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary A. Ipock | Samuel Powers | 3 / 21 / 1883 | 6 | ||
| Elizabeth Bell | Thomas Powers | 8 / 8 / 1865 | 1 | ||
| Elizabeth Bell | Thomas Powers | 8 / 8 / 1865 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Lucy Shipp | Thomas W. Powers | 4 / 10 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Martha Wood | Walter Powers | 12 / 7 / 1846 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Lucretia Lewis | William Powers | 4 / 2 / 1803 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Norah Hill | William C. Powers | 11 / 7 / 1835 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Ferebee Lee | Oliver C. Pratt | 3 / 28 / 1850 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Alice Eslick | Francis I. Prentice | 2 / 25 / 1834 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Jane Barry | Jabez Prentice | 7 / 23 / 1803 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Acenah Jones | Austin Prescott | 12 / 22 / 1783 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Lovicey Pearson | Austin Prescott | 1 / 30 / 1821 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Rhoda Mackleroy | Frederick Prescott | 10 / 7 / 1788 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Julia French | James Prescott | 12 / 23 / 1875 | 5 | ||
| Elizabeth Bratcher | Jesse Prescott | 1 / 1 / 1807 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Celia Prevatte | John Prescott | 11 / 21 / 1803 | Vol.2 | marriage bond |
