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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sally Whitfield | Samuel Slade | 11 / 25 / 1807 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Zilpha Jones | Stephen Slade | 2 / 7 / 1893 | 6 | colored | |
| Winnifred Slade | Stephen Slade | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 15 yrs | |
| Polly Hill | Thomas Slade | 2 / 22 / 1882 | 6 | colored | |
| Harriett Jones | Thomas Slade | 8 / 29 / 1895 | 6 | colored | |
| Hester Elizabeth | Washington Slade | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs | |
| Hannah Johnson | Washington Slade | 9 / 27 / 1887 | 6 | colored | |
| Esther Read | Washington Slade | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 7 yrs | |
| Cesey Slade | Weaver Slade | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 6 yrs | |
| Caroline Manly | Wiley Slade | 8 / 18 / 1875 | 5 | colored | |
| Nancy Cox | William Slade | 11 / 7 / 1810 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Catharine Fleetwood | William Slade | 4 / 20 / 1818 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sally Harper | William Slade | 10 / 5 / 1829 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Ann McCotter | William Slade | 1 / 26 / 1872 | 4 | colored | |
| Emma Manly | William E. Slade | 3 / 14 / 1875 | 5 | colored | |
| Nursey Bailey | Zacchus Slade | 11 / 16 / 1822 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Morgan | Bryan Slaughter | 3 / 11 / 1870 | 4 | colored | |
| Amariah Whitfield | Robert Sloan | 5 / 15 / 1872 | 4 | colored | |
| Sarah Webb | John Slobuck | 8 / 25 / 1800 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Polly Harboard | Nathan Slobuck | 5 / 4 / 1796 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Louvina Cherry | Graham Slocums | 3 / 8 / 1872 | 4 | colored | |
| Elizabeth King | Charles Slover | 12 / 13 / 1832 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Emma H. Ellis | Charles E. Slover | 12 / 14 / 1871 | 3 | ||
| Bessie Whitford | George Slover | 8 / 16 / 1893 | 6 | ||
| Nancy Sears | James Slover | 4 / 10 / 1797 | Vol.3 | marriage bond |
