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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Hartford | Miles Shehigh | 9 / 24 / 1844 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Nursey Koonce | James Sheldon | 4 / 16 / 1871 | 4 | colored | |
| Cornelia Belanger | Joseph Shelton | 3 / 6 / 1895 | 6 | ||
| Mary S. Donnell | Charles Shepard | 3 / 24 / 1840 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Lydia Jones | Charles B. Shepard | 12 / 20 / 1830 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Tabitha Carter | Enoch Shepard | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 10 yrs | |
| Sarah Ann Myers | Green Shepard | 12 / 25 / 1869 | 4 | colored | |
| Hettie Clark | Henry Shepard | 8 / 29 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 5 yrs | |
| Josephine Wooten | James Shepard | 3 / 24 / 1883 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Boyd | James Shepard | 1 / 25 / 1902 | 7 | colored | |
| Frances L. Donnell | James B. Shepard | 4 / 25 / 1844 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Matilda Latham | Jeremiah Shepard | 8 / 23 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 8 yrs | |
| Bessie O. Battle | Jno. Shepard | 10 / 25 / 1893 | 6 | colored | |
| Emma Parker | John Shepard | 2 / 22 / 1882 | 6 | colored | |
| Remaniam Simmons | Miles Shepard | 8 / 27 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 11 mo. | |
| Mourning Wilson | Miles Shepard | 2 / 13 / 1888 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary (colored) Simmons | Miles (colored) Shepard | 10 / 29 / 1865 | 1 | ||
| Mary (colored) Simmons | Miles (colored) Shepard | 10 / 14 / 1865 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Emily Whitfield | Richard F. Shepard | 6 / 2 / 1866 | 1 | colored | |
| Sarah Ann Simmons | Simon Shepard | 12 / 28 / 1871 | 4 | colored | |
| Charity Ambers | W. H. Shepard | 2 / 18 / 1884 | 6 | colored | |
| Rachel Fisher Shepard | William Shepard | 8 / 8 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Tempy Sawyer | Harry Shephens | 8 / 16 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 1 1/2 yrs | |
| Elm Phillips | Sam Shepherd | 11 / 29 / 1908 | 7 | colored | |
| Fannie Colie | John Sherman | 2 / 17 / 1878 | 5 | colored |
