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.
| Bride's First Name |
Bride's Last Name |
Groom's First Name |
Groom's Last Name |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline Neal | John Sanders | 12 / 19 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Pleasant Smith | John Sanders | 8 / 17 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 6 yrs | |
| Phebe (colored) Smith | John (colored) Sanders | 9 / 21 / 1848 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Aley Westbrook | Nelson Sanders | 3 / 24 / 1881 | 6 | colored | |
| Patience Harris | Pompey Sanders | 11 / 28 / 1869 | 4 | colored | |
| Eliza J. Saunders | Reubin Sanders | 11 / 25 / 1886 | 6 | colored | |
| Jane Perkins | Rufus Sanders | 8 / 6 / 1868 | 4 | colored | |
| Easter Griffin | Solamond Sanders | 7 / 15 / 1782 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Gaskins | Thomas Sanders | 6 / 25 / 1816 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Rebecca Harris | Thomas Sanders | 1 / 19 / 1876 | 5 | colored | |
| Mary Lambert | Thomas Sanders | 11 / 5 / 1805 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Alice Simmons | W. Henry Sanders | 10 / 5 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Easter Kornegay | William Sanders | 10 / 18 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary J. Shepard | Williams Sanders Jr. | 5 / 26 / 1883 | 6 | colored | |
| Annie Bryan | Young Sanders | 9 / 26 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Chelsea Simmons | John Sanderson | 8 / 23 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 50 yrs | |
| Julia Foscue | Lewis Sanderson | 9 / 10 / 1818 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Comfort Shepard | Caleb Sandlin | 8 / 15 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 9 yrs | |
| Leah Middleton | Frank Sandlin | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 1 yr | |
| Civility Sawyer | Henry Sandlin | 8 / 23 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Nancy Flowers | John Sandlin | 6 / 13 / 1869 | 3 | ||
| Elizabeth Phipps | John Sandlin | 12 / 14 / 1833 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Norton | Washington Sanford | 12 / 2 / 1824 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Annie McCarland | S. Sarhaney | 8 / 14 / 1895 | 6 | ||
| Mary Elizabeth Read | David Sarles | 7 / 31 / 1865 | 1 |