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 Sawyer | Churchill Rice | 1 / 31 / 1812 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Siner Riggs | Churchwell Rice | 11 / 17 / 1804 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Polly Jones | Churchy Rice | 9 / 15 / 1801 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sally Banks | Dempsey Rice | 10 / 24 / 1846 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Polly Ann Ives | Dempsey Rice | 1 / 27 / 1843 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Roxalane Ives | Dempsey Rice | 1 / 25 / 1839 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sidney Muse | Dempsey Rice | 7 / 5 / 1842 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sally Simpkins | Dempsey Rice | 1 / 23 / 1819 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sally Slobuck | Dempsey Rice | 9 / 1 / 1805 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Lydia Simmons | Collins Rich | 12 / 28 / 1890 | 6 | colored | |
| Julia Ann Wade | Isaac W. Rich | 1 / 26 / 1843 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Esther Fonville | Alfred Richard | 12 / 30 / 1875 | 5 | colored | |
| Sarah Sutton | Alfred Richard | 8 / 3 / 1887 | 6 | colored | |
| Millie Bryan | James Richard | 11 / 9 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Rachael Coleman | Annanias Richards | 10 / 5 / 1872 | 5 | colored | |
| Martha Coleman | Benjamin Richards | 10 / 5 / 1872 | 5 | colored | |
| Luvinia George | Benjamin Richards | 4 / 20 / 1892 | 6 | colored | |
| Agnes Yates | Benjamin Richards | 12 / 30 / 1888 | 6 | colored | |
| Sukey Goodett | Caesar Richards | 4 / 2 / 1818 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Martha Ann Godett | Elbert Richards | 2 / 26 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Ella Blount | Henry Richards | 4 / 10 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Hannah Carter | James Richards | 2 / 16 / 1858 | 1 | ||
| Hannah Carter | James Richards | 2 / 8 / 1860 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Eliza Moore | James Richards | 10 / 7 / 1838 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Maggie A. Woods | James Richards | 6 / 5 / 1890 | 6 | colored |
