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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nancy Johnson | Stephen Bland | 7 / 17 / 1856 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Lane | William Bland | 7 / 20 / 1813 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Lovie Gaskins | Elias Blanger | 1 / 22 / 1885 | 6 | ||
| Francis Taylor | Abram Blango | 12 / 5 / 1889 | 6 | colored | |
| Serena Bryan | Augustus Blango | 9 / 25 / 1879 | 6 | colored | |
| Phoebe J. Bryant | David Blango | 2 / 15 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Alsey Keese | Edmond Blango | 2 / 20 / 1854 | 1 | free of color | |
| Collie E. Rodgers | Giles Blango | 12 / 24 / 1886 | 6 | colored | |
| Maggie Bryant | Isaac Blango | 7 / 6 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Betsey Harkley | James Blango | 10 / 20 / 1881 | 6 | colored | |
| Lizzie Rogers | James Blango | 7 / 3 / 1904 | 7 | colored | |
| Mahala Sanders | John Blango | 5 / 11 / 1870 | 4 | colored | |
| Aggey Smaw | John Blango | 4 / 23 / 1891 | 6 | colored | |
| Penny Moore | Riley Blango | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 17 yrs | |
| Elizabeth Williams | Southy Blango | 9 / 10 / 1884 | 6 | colored | |
| Laura Campbell | William Henry Blango | 12 / 20 / 1900 | 7 | colored | |
| Annie M. Rowe | William T. Blangy | 8 / 27 / 1901 | 7 | ||
| Florence Ward | Charles H. Blank | 11 / 28 / 1889 | 6 | ||
| Elizabeth M. Hibbard | Fred J. Blank | 6 / 4 / 1873 | 5 | ||
| Ann Maria Keys | Thomas Blany | 8 / 15 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 5 yrs | |
| Mary Eliza Bell | Benjamin Blossom | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Lavinia Fair | Alex Blount | 8 / 25 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 19 mo. | |
| Chaney Darden | Alfred Blount | 3 / 31 / 1874 | 5 | colored | |
| Magiana Slade | Assian Blount | 8 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 8 yrs | |
| Patience Ellison | Austin Blount | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs |
