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 Jane Wallace | M. S. Roe | 9 / 30 / 1884 | 6 | colored | |
| Patsy Touten | Noah Roe | 2 / 24 / 1818 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Julia Ann Hartley | Noah T. Roe | 3 / 5 / 1874 | 5 | ||
| Elizabeth Hartley | Robert Roe | 11 / 25 / 1782 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Hollon Gatlin | Shadrach Roe | 12 / 17 / 1811 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Hutson | Shadrach Roe | 8 / 21 / 1787 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Flannagan | Thomas Roe | 9 / 18 / 1807 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Betsy Wallace | Thomas Roe | 12 / 12 / 1815 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Emily Dixon | Thurston Roe | 1 / 4 / 1894 | 6 | ||
| Rebecca Dunn | William Roe | 2 / 1 / 1801 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Emily Pittman | William Roe | 3 / 11 / 1862 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Celia Purifoy | William Roe | 3 / 30 / 1848 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Eva Dennis | William E. Roe | 7 / 24 / 1893 | 6 | ||
| Esther Clark | Frank Roland | 8 / 25 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Sarah F. Bishop | Arthur F. Rolfe | 1 / 16 / 1851 | 1 | ||
| Sarah Frances Bishop | Arthur Fansett Rolfe | 1 / 16 / 1851 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Rhodes Marsh | Silvester Rolin | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 16 yrs | |
| Pleasant Jones | Daniel Rollins | 4 / 24 / 1876 | 5 | colored | |
| Matilda Hill | Peter Rollins | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Lucy Hill | Thomas Ronals | 7 / 28 / 1890 | 6 | colored | |
| Sophie Huggins | Oliver Rone | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 12 yrs | |
| Elizabeth Jones | Dempsey Rooks | 3 / 3 / 1881 | 6 | colored | |
| Rebecca Stafford Rooks | Dempsey Rooks | 8 / 6 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 18 yrs | |
| Lucy Sharp | James H. Rooks | 10 / 16 / 1894 | 6 | ||
| Deborough Ross | John Rooks | 1 / 24 / 1787 | Vol.2 | marriage bond |
