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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lena Green | Joseph Scott | 12 / 20 / 1883 | 6 | colored | |
| Patsey Bland | Joshua Scott | 9 / 16 / 1838 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sinia Whitford | Lawrence M. Scott | 11 / 2 / 1898 | 6 | ||
| Ann Rebecca Parks | Oscar F. Scott | 10 / 6 / 1842 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Jane Delamar | Riley Scott | 5 / 8 / 1851 | 1 | ||
| Jane Delamar | Riley Scott | 4 / 10 / 1851 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Hines | Ruffin Scott | 1 / 18 / 1894 | 6 | colored | |
| Frances Dixon | Samuel Scott | 12 / 23 / 1840 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Phillis Bryant | Smith Scott | 1 / 25 / 1899 | 7 | colored | |
| Carrie Gibbs | Smith Scott | 6 / 21 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Sophy Phillips | Stephen Scott | 8 / 21 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 12 yrs | |
| Jannette Exum | Stephen H. Scott | 12 / 21 / 1893 | 6 | colored | |
| Elizabeth B. Hodges | Sylvester F. Scott | 9 / 25 / 1870 | 3 | ||
| Alice Simmons | Thaddus Scott | 6 / 8 / 1899 | 7 | ||
| Mary Smith | Thomas M. Scott | 8 / 1 / 1833 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Julia O'Neal | W. A. Scott | 1 / 5 / 1905 | 7 | ||
| Glennie Moody | W. T. Scott | 1 / 20 / 1904 | 7 | ||
| Frances Scott | William Scott | 12 / 23 / 1852 | 1 | ||
| Mary Frances Scott | William Sumrell Scott | 12 / 14 / 1852 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Kate Pettipher | A. A. Scott | 10 / 27 / 1881 | 6 | colored | |
| Maggie Tankard | Abram Scott | 5 / 1 / 1889 | 6 | colored | |
| Nancy Street | Adam Scott | 4 / 18 / 1799 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Margaret Guion | Andrew Dr. Scott | 12 / 5 / 1809 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Lucinda Hyatt | Benjamin Scott | 8 / 23 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 17 yrs | |
| Susanna Dixon | Benjamin H. Scott | 9 / 28 / 1866 | 1 |
