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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susannah Lincoln | John Slye | 3 / 6 / 1816 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary (widow) Bailey | Albert Small | 7 / 31 / 1900 | 7 | colored | |
| Hannah Ward | Alfred Small | 8 / 3 / 1869 | 4 | colored | |
| Nancy Harvey | Frank Small | 9 / 1 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 20 yrs | |
| Sally T. Ball | Fred C. Small | 10 / 10 / 1892 | 6 | ||
| Serena Rhem | Henry Small | 8 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 6 yrs | |
| Jenny Tillman | Jasper Small | 9 / 14 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 17 yrs | |
| Milly Burden | Richard Small | 8 / 19 / 1891 | 6 | colored | |
| Nancy Simmons | Abram Smallwood | 8 / 24 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| June Hanrahan Smallwood | Asa Smallwood | 7 / 7 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 28 yrs | |
| Laura Merrick | Charles E. Smallwood | 4 / 10 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Harriet Ann Harget | Edward Smallwood | 7 / 20 / 1867 | 1 | colored | |
| Margaret S. Waters | Edward Smallwood | 2 / 11 / 1850 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sophia H. Brimage | Jacob Smallwood | 11 / 2 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Julia A. Bishop | John Smallwood | 2 / 6 / 1879 | 5 | ||
| Harriet Green | Nathan B. Smallwood Jr. | 12 / 17 / 1876 | 5 | colored | |
| Mary Johnson | Thomas Smallwood | 5 / 8 / 1897 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Nelson | John Smaw | 7 / 17 / 1794 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Margaret E. Allison | John D. Smaw | 11 / 2 / 1827 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Matthews | William C. Smaw | 3 / 2 / 1831 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Charity Brown | Windsor Smaw | 8 / 31 / 1893 | 6 | colored | |
| Annie Wiggins | Derry Smith | 3 / 15 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Hannah Snead | Dick Smith | 7 / 12 / 1899 | 7 | colored | |
| Teresa Lewis | Downing H. Smith | 12 / 21 / 1847 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth J. McKinney | Downing H. Smith | 8 / 13 / 1850 | Vol.3 | marriage bond |
