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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary B. Smallwood | Charles S. Allen | 11 / 20 / 1854 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Fisher | Cornelius Allen | 3 / 21 / 1899 | 7 | colored | |
| Eliza A. Slover | Darias C. Allen | 5 / 1 / 1827 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Hattie Burney | Fred Allen | 7 / 22 / 1899 | 7 | colored | |
| S. A. Wood | G. E. Allen | 11 / 28 / 1866 | 1 | ||
| Leah M. Jones | George Allen | 8 / 29 / 1860 | 1 | ||
| Margaret Bryan Ames | James Allen | 4 / 25 / 1872 | 4 | colored | |
| Mary E. Davis | James Allen | 12 / 18 / 1904 | 7 | colored | |
| Elizabeth Sex | James Allen | 4 / 8 / 1780 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Boneta Smith | Jeremiah Allen | 12 / 13 / 1810 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Ann Green Bryan | John Allen | 10 / 9 / 1785 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Canady | John Allen | 8 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 1 yr | |
| Gracy House | John Allen | 8 / 27 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs | |
| Elizabeth Phillips | John Allen | 3 / 20 / 1793 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Virginia Hawkins | John Allen | 12 / 18 / 1902 | 7 | ||
| Mary Ann Cuthrel | John P. Allen | 10 / 14 / 1844 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary E. Williams | John W. Allen | 5 / 30 / 1884 | 6 | ||
| Mary Taylor Atkins | Jordan F. Allen | 1 / 13 / 1870 | 3 | ||
| Penny Abbot | Joseph Allen | 2 / 18 / 1801 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Harriet Midgett | Lomal Allen | 5 / 12 / 1897 | 6 | colored | |
| Clarissa Willis | Peter Allen | 11 / 28 / 1871 | 4 | colored | |
| Maude D. Lupton | S. S. Allen | 10 / 16 / 1907 | 7 | ||
| Addie Benders | Samuel Allen | 12 / 29 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Frances Loftin | Shadrack Allen | 7 / 27 / 1801 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Julia Newton | Shadrack Allen | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 10 yrs |
