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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah A. Whitney | John J. Sawyer | 3 / 5 / 1831 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Hattie Barnes | John W. Sawyer | 1 / 25 / 1894 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Hunnings | Jordan Sawyer | 11 / 27 / 1856 | 1 | ||
| Mary Hunnings | Jordan Sawyer | 11 / 15 / 1856 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Harriet Ann Paul | Julius Sawyer | 6 / 27 / 1899 | 7 | colored | |
| Sarah Ann Hargett | Lewis Sawyer | 8 / 10 / 1835 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Harriet J. Dowdy | Mark A. Sawyer | 6 / 21 / 1860 | 1 | ||
| Harriet J. Dowdy | Mark A. Sawyer | 3 / 28 / 1860 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Iserdine Brinson | Matthias Sawyer | 10 / 27 / 1875 | 5 | ||
| Dillie Paul | Max D. Sawyer | 7 / 3 / 1900 | 7 | ||
| Louisa Sawyer | Michael Sawyer | 5 / 25 / 1856 | 1 | ||
| Louisa Sawyer | Michael Sawyer | 5 / 10 / 1856 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Harriet Wilson | Miles Sawyer | 11 / 11 / 1877 | 5 | colored | |
| Mary E. Brown | Mitchell Sawyer | 5 / 14 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Elizabeth Langley | Noah G. Sawyer | 6 / 23 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Rebecca Daniels | Quincey Sawyer | 2 / 26 / 1870 | 3 | ||
| Nelly Sawyer | Richard Sawyer | 12 / 12 / 1867 | 1 | colored | |
| Emma A. Williams | Richard Sawyer | 2 / 3 / 1882 | 6 | colored | |
| Ina M. Green | Richard H. Sawyer | 6 / 16 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Lillian Parker | Richard Sawyer Jr. | 7 / 30 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Margaret Lewis | Robert Sawyer | 10 / 10 / 1801 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Clarissa Ann Bell | Samuel Sawyer | 12 / 21 / 1846 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Maria Sawyer | Selie (Sillex Sawyer | 5 / 2 / 1860 | 1 | ||
| Maria Sawyer | Selie (Sillex Sawyer | 4 / 20 / 1860 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Biggs Holton | Sillick Sawyer | 1 / 14 / 1867 | 1 |
