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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martha Ann Smith | Sampson Read | 9 / 7 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 1 1/2 yrs | |
| Comfort (colored) Jones | William (colored) Read | 9 / 11 / 1865 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Virginia F. Hunter | William H. Read | 8 / 9 / 1857 | 1 | ||
| Virginia F. Hunter | William H. Read | 8 / 6 / 1857 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Lula A. Borden | J. Homer Reams | 1 / 17 / 1903 | 7 | ||
| Laura Cannon | S. W. Reams | 10 / 10 / 1897 | 6 | ||
| Alice W. Beale | Matthew O. Reardon | 12 / 9 / 1865 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Matilda Midgett | Coelus Reddick | 10 / 7 / 1897 | 6 | colored | |
| Lucy Hargett | Daniel Reddick | 11 / 24 / 1892 | 6 | colored | |
| Rosetta Walker | Daniel Reddick | 12 / 26 / 1872 | 5 | colored | |
| Mary A. Best | David Reddick | 3 / 22 / 1888 | 6 | colored | |
| Jenny Miller | David Reddick | 3 / 24 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Maria Clark | Dennis Reddick | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 5 yrs | |
| Anna Havens | George Reddick | 12 / 27 / 1877 | 5 | colored | |
| Emma Sumner | Hardy Reddick | 3 / 27 / 1904 | 7 | colored | |
| Harriet Biggs | Henry Reddick | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 7 yrs | |
| Frances Rich | Henry Reddick | 4 / 18 / 1896 | 6 | colored | |
| Esther Boyd | Miles Reddick | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Mahala Clark | Ransom Reddick | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs | |
| Mosella Whitehead | Samuel Reddick | 7 / 9 / 1985 | 6 | colored | |
| Caroline Orum | Solomon Reddick | 6 / 6 / 1898 | 6 | colored | |
| Lavinia Pool | Solomon Reddick | 8 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs | |
| Laura Mosely | Spencer Reddick | 1 / 19 / 1872 | 4 | colored | |
| Hester Bell | Stewart Reddick | 8 / 27 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Phebe Savage | William Reddick | 9 / 8 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs |
