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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Willis | W. H. Priestly | 5 / 8 / 1887 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary S. Chapman | Cicero S. Primrose | 2 / 11 / 1857 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Stephens | Robert Primrose | 11 / 8 / 1825 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah S. Attmore | Robert S. Primrose | 12 / 17 / 1857 | 1 | ||
| Sarah S. Attmore | Robert S. Primrose | 12 / 17 / 1857 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Ann (widow) Phillips | William Prince | 3 / 7 / 1799 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Betsy Smith | Henry Pringle | 7 / 4 / 1802 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Armissy Wilson | James T. Pritchard | 12 / 30 / 1877 | 5 | colored | |
| Jane Sparrow | Moses Pritchard | 6 / 19 / 1873 | 5 | colored | |
| Frances G. Brinson | Thomas H. Pritchard | 11 / 17 / 1858 | 1 | ||
| Frances G. Brinson | Thomas H. Pritchard | 11 / 17 / 1858 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Charity Ambrose | William Taylor Pritchard | 1 / 6 / 1874 | 5 | colored | |
| Mary Nelson | Alexander Pritchett | 2 / 24 / 1827 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Searles | Alexander Pritchett | 3 / 4 / 1813 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Lucy Briner | Benjamin Pritchett | 8 / 25 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 6 yrs | |
| Mariah Roberts | George Pritchett | 7 / 31 / 1882 | 6 | colored | |
| Jenny Eborn | James Pritchett | 8 / 23 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 38 yrs | |
| Loretta O. Smith | James Henry Pritchett | 6 / 20 / 1895 | 6 | colored | |
| Violet Pritchett | Moses Pritchett | 6 / 15 / 1867 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Emma Windley | Moses Pritchett | 12 / 28 / 1882 | 6 | colored | |
| Harriet A. Windley | W. A. Pritchett | 10 / 23 / 1890 | 6 | colored | |
| Sarah Cuvick | William Pritchett | 1 / 5 / 1806 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Harriett Moye | William T. Pritchett | 1 / 30 / 1886 | 6 | colored | |
| Polly Kent | John Privy | 3 / 11 / 1816 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Eliza Moore | York Probart | 1 / 3 / 1827 | Vol.2 | marriage bond |
