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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabra Williams | J. B. Price | 8 / 5 / 1908 | 7 | ||
| Milly Holton | James Price | 1 / 30 / 1822 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Meredith | James Price | 11 / 12 / 1868 | 3 | ||
| Celia Rowe | James J. Price | 5 / 23 / 1852 | 1 | ||
| Celia Rowe | James J. Price | 5 / 18 / 1852 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Eliza Wesson | James J. Price | 3 / 27 / 1870 | 3 | ||
| Sarah C. Griffin | Levin B. Price | 9 / 25 / 1866 | 1 | ||
| Julia M. Askins | Noah Price | 12 / 21 / 1832 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mahala Elizabeth Cooper | Noah Price | 4 / 29 / 1854 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mariah Wallace | Samuel Price | 3 / 20 / 1879 | 5 | colored | |
| Saccie Brinkley | Suter Price | 12 / 26 / 1900 | 7 | ||
| Mamie J. Jones | Troy S. Price | 9 / 22 / 1906 | 7 | ||
| Julia C. Bennett | W. B. Price | 2 / 18 / 1904 | 7 | ||
| Sally Scott | William Price | 11 / 8 / 1833 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mollie Askin | William H. Price | 2 / 2 / 1878 | 5 | ||
| Bertha A. Lewis | William Thomas Price | 3 / 18 / 1908 | 7 | ||
| Mary A. Whitehurst | James A. Pridgen | 10 / 18 / 1869 | 3 | ||
| Frances Brinson | Stephen Priest | 8 / 25 / 1852 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Rachel A. Smith | Stephen D. Priest | 10 / 26 / 1883 | 6 | ||
| Sally Taylor | Jno. Priestly | 9 / 4 / 1801 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Hopey Cully | John Priestly | 1 / 9 / 1815 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sally Taylor | John Priestly | 4 / 6 / 1802 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Ann Nursy Carter | Stephen Priestly | 3 / 2 / 1904 | 7 | colored | |
| Nancy (colored) George | Stephen (colored) Priestly | 11 / 4 / 1846 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Susan McCarter | Stephen J. Priestly | 10 / 12 / 1884 | 6 | colored |
