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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penelope McIlwean | Samuel Simpson | 8 / 18 / 1791 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Betsey Stephens | Samuel Simpson | 3 / 17 / 1883 | 6 | colored | |
| Eliza Baker | Samuel R. Simpson | 12 / 6 / 1853 | 1 | ||
| Eliza Baker | Samuel R. Simpson | 12 / 8 / 1853 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Ellen (colored) Moore | Stephen (colored) Simpson | 2 / 9 / 1844 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Metia Borden | Thomas Simpson | 2 / 10 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Ellenor Physioc | William Simpson | 12 / 26 / 1821 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Lydia Ann Casey | William B. Simpson | 2 / 26 / 1871 | 3 | ||
| Cassandra Piver | William E. Simpson | 12 / 16 / 1869 | 3 | ||
| Sophia Beasley | Wilson Simpson | 5 / 13 / 1884 | 6 | ||
| Hulda J. Smith | Wilson Simpson | 5 / 31 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Lavinia Rodger Stringfield | Wilson Simpson | 7 / 20 / 1871 | 4 | colored | |
| Patsy Wilson | Acheson Sinclair | 6 / 27 / 1802 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Lorena Stilley | F. B. Singletary | 1 / 16 / 1901 | 7 | ||
| Catharine Sackett | John W. Singletary | 8 / 17 / 1816 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Annie Hickman | Charlie Singleton | 5 / 20 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Amy Hickman | Joseph Singleton | 6 / 3 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Eliza Turney | Joseph Singleton | 8 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs | |
| Betsy Tinker | Richard B. Singleton | 5 / 24 / 1806 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Blackledge | Spyers Singleton | 12 / 30 / 1775 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Georgana Bryan | William Henry Singleton | 2 / 22 / 1893 | 6 | colored | |
| Cordelia Baker | Isbin Sirls | 1 / 11 / 1872 | 3 | ||
| Tamer Nixon | John Sissler | 9 / 20 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary Jane Hunt | William F. Sivils | 1 / 17 / 1856 | 1 | ||
| Mary Taylor | William Sivins | 6 / 20 / 1818 | Vol.3 | marriage bond |
