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 Bailey | Levi F. Rowe | 11 / 12 / 1822 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Eliza O. Fisher | Levi F. Rowe | 5 / 11 / 1826 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Purifoy | Lewis Rowe | 2 / 11 / 1846 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Minnie L. Jones | Lewis R. Rowe | 3 / 21 / 1897 | 6 | ||
| Arnecy E. White | Madison Rowe | 10 / 16 / 1892 | 6 | colored | |
| Martha Price | Marion T. Rowe | 11 / 3 / 1885 | 6 | ||
| Martha Banks | Nathan Rowe | 9 / 22 / 1892 | 6 | colored | |
| Neva Maye Frazier | Noah F. Rowe | 10 / 7 / 1907 | 7 | ||
| Mary L. Warren | Sampson L. Rowe | 9 / 28 / 1902 | 7 | ||
| ?? | Thomas Rowe | 7 / 13 / 1826 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Gooding | Thomas Rowe | 11 / 23 / 1816 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Hannah Hardison | Thomas A. Rowe | 5 / 9 / 1854 | 1 | ||
| Hannah Hardison | Thomas A. Rowe | 4 / 26 / 1854 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Julia A. Fell | William H. Rowe | 9 / 17 / 1870 | 3 | ||
| Mary Brinkley | William J. Rowe | 6 / 23 / 1896 | 6 | colored | |
| Elizabeth Rawle | Willie Rowe | 8 / 13 / 1849 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Barrington | Willis Rowe | 3 / 9 / 1839 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary May | Nisson Rowland | 8 / 15 / 1835 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Palmore | John Rowling | 2 / 7 / 1797 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Martha Franks | D. C. Royal | 2 / 3 / 1904 | 7 | colored | |
| Annie E. Sutton | H. E. Royal | 8 / 30 / 1905 | 7 | ||
| Mary Mason | James P. Royal | 4 / 13 / 1818 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Shepard | Wallace Royal | 6 / 8 / 1803 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Edmundson | Daniel Royall | 10 / 17 / 1797 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Lula E. Taylor | Hardy E. Royall | 10 / 24 / 1900 | 7 |
