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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jane Ann Koonce | Simon Simmons | 8 / 16 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 28 yrs | |
| Emily (colored) Mills | Southey (colored) Simmons | 12 / 4 / 1865 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| May Harrington | Stephen Simmons | 6 / 6 / 1889 | 6 | colored | |
| Laura Stuart | Stephen Simmons | 9 / 26 / 1892 | 6 | colored | |
| Nancy Taylor | Thomas Simmons | 3 / 2 / 1802 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Louisa Spencer | Tony Simmons | 10 / 13 / 1880 | 6 | colored | |
| Eliza Wooten | Tony Simmons | 8 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 15 yrs | |
| Lavenia Cole Roberts | Wentworth S. Simmons | 6 / 3 / 1896 | 6 | ||
| Hattie Price | A. J. Simons | 8 / 3 / 1902 | 7 | ||
| Susan Ann Price | Ebenezer Simons | 7 / 24 / 1843 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Kenion | Enoch Simons | 6 / 19 / 1824 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Alifair Ipock | Lewis Simons | 1 / 27 / 1832 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Julia A. Dixon | Bryan Simpkins | 4 / 2 / 1882 | 6 | ||
| Resea Bush | Daniel Simpkins | 12 / 23 / 1785 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Annie Gaskins | Edward Simpkins | 2 / 11 / 1884 | 6 | ||
| Betsey Hoover | Enoch Simpkins | 4 / 2 / 1832 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Siddy Fulshire | Ephraim Simpkins | 4 / 14 / 1859 | 1 | ||
| Siddy Fulshire | Ephraim Simpkins | 4 / 11 / 1859 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Barzilla Laughinghouse | Ephraim Simpkins | 10 / 27 / 1865 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Penny Muse | Ephraim Simpkins | 6 / 9 / 1821 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Betsey Whealton | Ephraim Simpkins | 3 / 3 / 1816 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Wealthy Fanning | Ezekiel Simpkins | 8 / 23 / 1833 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Jennie Cuthrell | J. W. Simpkins | 10 / 6 / 1904 | 7 | ||
| Mary P. Willis | Jesse M. Simpkins | 5 / 24 / 1891 | 6 | ||
| Sidda Banks | John Simpkins | 10 / 12 / 1785 | Vol.3 | marriage bond |
