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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catharine J. Miller | Sylvanus Sawyer | 7 / 6 / 1852 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Louisiana Jones | Thomas J. Sawyer | 10 / 2 / 1865 | 1 | ||
| Louisiana Jones | Thomas J. Sawyer | 10 / 2 / 1865 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Margaret Harris | Timothy Sawyer | 4 / 23 / 1854 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Milly Commander | Washington Sawyer | 8 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 12 yrs | |
| Lendy Miller | William Sawyer | 10 / 8 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 8 yrs | |
| Julia Ann Lee | William B. Sawyer | 10 / 18 / 1857 | 1 | ||
| Julia Ann Lee | William B. Sawyer | 9 / 15 / 1857 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Martha E. Babbitt | William H. Sawyer | 2 / 28 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Elizabeth J. Holton | William R. Sawyer | 10 / 24 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Mamie Voliva | William R. Sawyer | 8 / 13 / 1905 | 7 | ||
| Clemmie Gaskins | Benjamin F. Scarborough | 6 / 14 / 1881 | 6 | ||
| Polly N. Jackson | Hudins N. Scarborough | 12 / 5 / 1893 | 6 | ||
| Anna Muse | Joseph Scarborough | 10 / 29 / 1821 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Casey | Thomas Scarborough | 6 / 19 / 1827 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Scarborough | William Scarborough | 7 / 18 / 1834 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Jannette Taylor | Solomon Schatt | 6 / 6 / 1877 | 5 | ||
| Sarah H. Wadsworth | Jacob B. Schenk | 9 / 7 / 1841 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Hellen E. McLean | James D. Scott | 11 / 19 / 1898 | 7 | ||
| Dollie Pate | James E. Scott | 9 / 12 / 1900 | 7 | ||
| Martha A. Tippett | James E. Scott | 1 / 6 / 1886 | 6 | ||
| Patsy Bland | John Scott | 11 / 7 / 1806 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Paul | John Scott | 2 / 25 / 1851 | 1 | ||
| Sarah Paul | John Scott | 2 / 12 / 1851 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Leonora Scott | John Scott | 1 / 31 / 1840 | Vol.3 | marriage bond |
