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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbary Lee | John Simpkins | 3 / 19 / 1824 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Penelope Simpkins | John Simpkins | 8 / 8 / 1825 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Ann Edwards | Joseph Simpkins | 3 / 6 / 1856 | 1 | ||
| Mary Ann Edwards | Joseph Simpkins | 2 / 14 / 1856 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Ellen Spruill | Joseph Simpkins | 2 / 14 / 1892 | 6 | ||
| Melinda Laughinghouse | Meldon Simpkins | 2 / 7 / 1856 | 1 | ||
| Melinda Laughinghouse | Meldon Simpkins | 2 / 2 / 1856 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Norah Dickson | Melvin Simpkins | 1 / 25 / 1833 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Dorcas Edwards | Melvin Simpkins | 3 / 31 / 1859 | 1 | ||
| Dorcas Edwards | Melvin Simpkins | 3 / 31 / 1859 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Hasket | Melvin Simpkins | 9 / 29 / 1853 | 1 | ||
| Mary Hasket | Melvin Simpkins | 9 / 23 / 1853 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Jennie Dennis | R. L. Simpkins | 6 / 29 / 1904 | 7 | ||
| Sidney Hollis | Robert Simpkins | 1 / 16 / 1850 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Clarissa Dickson | William Simpkins | 8 / 24 / 1818 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Margaret Brock | Abram P. Simpson | 11 / 10 / 1880 | 6 | ||
| Nancy Sadler | Biggs Simpson | 3 / 13 / 1852 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Henrietta (widow) Dixon | C. Simpson | 11 / 1 / 1899 | 7 | ||
| Clara Frances Ives | Clifford Simpson | 7 / 28 / 1859 | 1 | ||
| Clara Frances Ives | Clifford Simpson | 7 / 26 / 1859 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Frances Davis | Clifford F. Simpson | 8 / 17 / 1841 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Tabitha Cully | Elijah Simpson | 4 / 27 / 1799 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary James Jones | Fred Simpson | 10 / 22 / 1894 | 6 | colored | |
| Avis S. Hardison | George W. Simpson | 11 / 14 / 1895 | 6 | ||
| Nellie J. Tolson | H. W. Simpson | 4 / 21 / 1897 | 6 |
