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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Holton | Cason Scott | 2 / 7 / 1798 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sally Whealton | Cason Scott | 12 / 8 / 1834 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Margaret Taylor | Cornelius Scott | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 5 yrs | |
| Prudence Dixon | Daniel Scott | 12 / 19 / 1825 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Lee | Daniel Scott | 10 / 2 / 1861 | 1 | ||
| Mary Lee | Daniel Scott | 10 / 2 / 1861 | 1 | ||
| Elizabeth Scott | David Scott | 5 / 20 / 1828 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Rice | David P. Scott | 7 / 24 / 1870 | 3 | ||
| Ann J. Abbott | E. S. Scott | 4 / 4 / 1878 | 5 | ||
| Sarah Gray | Elige Scott | 4 / 12 / 1803 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Massa Bryan | Elijah Scott | 11 / 13 / 1816 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sally Goslin | Elijah Scott | 5 / 27 / 1818 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Susan Kornegay | Elijah Scott | 12 / 18 / 1826 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Gracy Staton | Frank Scott | 11 / 25 / 1885 | 6 | colored | |
| Julia (colored) Ward | George (colored) Scott | 7 / 23 / 1865 | 1 | black | |
| Julia (colored) Ward | George (colored) Scott | 7 / 21 / 1865 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Hannah Minsey | Jackson Scott | 8 / 21 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 8 yrs | |
| Julia T. King | Jacob W. Scott | 8 / 24 / 1855 | 1 | ||
| Julia T. King | Jacob W. Scott | 8 / 23 / 1855 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Sanders | John (widow) Scranton | 8 / 22 / 1785 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Paquinett | Abner W. Seabrook | 5 / 17 / 1827 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary E. Whitehead | Abner W. Seabrook | 12 / 19 / 1861 | 1 | ||
| Mary E. Whitehead | Abner W. Seabrook | 11 / 2 / 1861 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sidney Heath | Edward Searles | 2 / 4 / 1841 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Willis | Edward Searles | 2 / 26 / 1818 | Vol.3 | marriage bond |
