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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lavinia E. Cole | Frederick C. Roberts | 1 / 19 / 1858 | 1 | ||
| Lavinia E. Cole | Frederick C. Roberts | 1 / 19 / 1858 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary F. Blackledge | H. H. Roberts | 10 / 8 / 1883 | 6 | ||
| Vicey Richardson | Harry Roberts | 8 / 30 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 7 yrs | |
| Jessie Jones | Hilliard Roberts | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 40 yrs | |
| Polly Kilpatrick | Holston Roberts | 3 / 21 / 1806 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Annie Simpson | Isaiah Roberts | 4 / 8 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Nancy Thomas | James Roberts | 8 / 21 / 1845 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Ann Spight | James W. Roberts | 7 / 13 / 1869 | 3 | ||
| Elizabeth Cratch | John Roberts | 12 / 3 / 1855 | 1 | ||
| Elizabeth Cratch | John Roberts | 12 / 5 / 1855 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Frances Roberts | John Roberts | 11 / 16 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Tempy Roberts | John Roberts | 8 / 8 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| May J. Lewis | John A. Roberts | 10 / 3 / 1890 | 6 | ||
| Mary Elizabeth Jones | John M. Roberts | 1 / 13 / 1819 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Frusy Ann White | Mills Roberts | 6 / 28 / 1888 | 6 | colored | |
| Charlotte Brown | Moses Roberts | 2 / 24 / 1887 | 6 | colored | |
| Annie E. Hooker | Moses T. Roberts | 11 / 3 / 1884 | 6 | ||
| Emma J. Williams | Norman Roberts | 4 / 5 / 1888 | 6 | colored | |
| Harriett Hussey | Parker Roberts | 3 / 29 / 1883 | 6 | colored | |
| Rossie Watson | Samuel Roberts | 3 / 29 / 1904 | 7 | colored | |
| Frances Nixon | Stephen Roberts | 8 / 21 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Lucinda Williams | Stephen Roberts | 1 / 11 / 1899 | 7 | colored | |
| Esther Barrington Roberts | Thomas Roberts | 8 / 10 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 12 yrs | |
| Caroline M. Hendren | Thomas Jones Roberts | 12 / 30 / 1903 | 7 |
