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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Sanders | Abram Sanders | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 6 yrs | |
| Eliza Jane Arnold | Alexander Sanders | 9 / 22 / 1870 | 4 | colored | |
| Leontine Sanders | Alexander Sanders | 8 / 11 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 5 yrs | |
| Zilphia Mumford | Alfred Sanders | 10 / 14 / 1886 | 6 | colored | |
| Jemina Douglas | Alonzo Sanders | 2 / 5 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Rebecca Harris | Anthony Sanders | 12 / 24 / 1880 | 6 | colored | |
| Sarah Williams Sanders | Anthony Sanders | 8 / 11 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 22 yrs | |
| Rosie Buck | B. F. Sanders | 10 / 5 / 1903 | 7 | ||
| Mary Jane Hargrove | B. J. Sanders | 1 / 3 / 1894 | 6 | colored | |
| Frances Lewis | Boston Sanders | 11 / 25 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary Sanders | Carl Sanders | 4 / 24 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Rose Milkins | Charlie Sanders | 10 / 5 / 1899 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary Lamb | Edward Sanders | 12 / 5 / 1895 | 6 | colored | |
| Hager Jones | Elias Sanders | 8 / 23 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 10 yrs | |
| Jane Green | George Sanders | 4 / 25 / 1885 | 6 | colored | |
| Lillian F. Dennis | George W. Sanders | 2 / 25 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Emily Slocumb | Handy Sanders | 8 / 21 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 12 yrs | |
| Elizabeth Heath | Hardy Sanders | 9 / 4 / 1793 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Christina Merritt | Henry Sanders | 1 / 24 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Julia Williams Sanders | Herman Sanders | 7 / 21 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 1/2 yrs | |
| Catherine Daniels | James Sanders | 7 / 17 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Letha Hill | Joe Sanders | 10 / 11 / 1908 | 7 | colored | |
| Caroline Bizzell | John Sanders | 2 / 25 / 1881 | 6 | ||
| Charlotte Boyd | John Sanders | 5 / 25 / 1882 | 6 | colored | |
| Betsey Fearn | John Sanders | 11 / 9 / 1837 | Vol.3 | marriage bond |
