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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Thompson | George Bolin | 9 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 7 mo. | |
| Phillis Rodman | Benjamin Bond | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 25 yrs | |
| Jenny Laverty | Cato Bond | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 10 yrs | |
| Sally Ann Cotter | Hannibal Bond | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 19 yrs | |
| Sarah Williams | John Bond | 3 / 5 / 1787 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Lucy Mourning | Joseph Bond | 8 / 23 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 7 yrs | |
| Biddie Pike Walker | Washington Bond | 4 / 4 / 1869 | 4 | colored | |
| Isabella Whitford Koonce | Patrick Boney | 2 / 20 / 1870 | 4 | colored | |
| Mary Coleman | Abram Bonner | 9 / 5 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Lilla Brown | J. B. Bonner | 7 / 26 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Eddy Bonner | Lanier Bonner | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 25 yrs | |
| Eliza Lewis | Luke Bonner | 5 / 16 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Mary Young | Robert S. Bonner | 1 / 16 / 1807 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Dosier | Simon Bonner | 5 / 26 / 1892 | 6 | colored | |
| Lydia Ellison | Simon Bonner | 8 / 17 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 35 yrs | |
| A. B. Ernul | T. W. Bonner | 11 / 30 / 1882 | 6 | ||
| Julia Hunt | J. W. Booker | 1 / 26 / 1887 | 6 | ||
| Harriet Smith | J. W. Boom | 12 / 26 / 1893 | 6 | colored | |
| Fanny Koonce | James Boom | 1 / 18 / 1882 | 6 | colored | |
| Lovenia Idlell | Michael Boom | 6 / 29 / 1893 | 7 | colored | |
| Gertrude Tankard | Michael Boom | 2 / 27 / 1900 | 7 | colored | |
| Lula Blackledge | William Boom | 3 / 10 / 1892 | 6 | colored | |
| Julia (colored) Mosely | Alfred (colored) Boon | 4 / 1 / 1855 | 1 | ||
| Julia (colored) Mosely | Alfred (colored) Boon | 3 / 28 / 1855 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mattie Ricks | Clarence Boon | 2 / 29 / 1896 | 6 |
