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 Badgett | Abraham Servills | 2 / 16 / 1796 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Milly (colored) Sinkler | John (colored) Sevel | 10 / 14 / 1865 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Tempe Ann Harris | Charles M. Sewell | 3 / 21 / 1857 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Catharine Ernul | Daniel Shackleford | 12 / 7 / 1809 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Laura Smith | James Shackleford | 1 / 7 / 1841 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary C. Brown | Zachariah Shalley | 1 / 12 / 1848 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Ann Maria Blackwell | David Shallington | 8 / 21 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Sally Jones | Solomon B. Shanawolf | 9 / 1 / 1810 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Suckey Ross | Solomon B. Shanawolf | 1 / 17 / 1801 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Furny Fulshire | John Shane | 1 / 29 / 1818 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Patsy Fulton Shanninghouse | Joshua Shanninghouse | 7 / 30 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs | |
| Julia Ann Shanninghouse | Monroe Shanninghouse | 8 / 25 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 16 mo. | |
| Maggie Latham | John Shannon | 8 / 20 / 1896 | 6 | colored | |
| Keziah Murphy | John Shapley | 1 / 6 / 1802 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Maria Newbury | Aaron Caldwell Sharp | 8 / 25 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 7 yrs | |
| Mary Tindal | John Sharp | 5 / 22 / 1798 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Lydia Brown | Henry Shaw | 8 / 15 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 25 yrs | |
| Georgana Harris | Henry Shaw | 11 / 12 / 1892 | 6 | colored | |
| Edney Williams | Henry Shaw | 12 / 7 / 1871 | 4 | colored | |
| Eunice Dawson | Jno. Shaw | 4 / 14 / 1808 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Lizzie Blount | John Shaw | 12 / 27 / 1888 | 6 | colored | |
| Isabella Toomer | Neil B. Shaw | 12 / 12 / 1854 | 1 | ||
| Isabella Toomer | Neil B. Shaw | 12 / 12 / 1854 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Delitha Laughinghouse | John Shea | 4 / 2 / 1857 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Tingle | John Sheffield | 12 / 24 / 1788 | Vol.3 | marriage bond |
