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 Burns | Jobe Smith | 1 / 12 / 1809 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Jemina Avery | John Smith | 1 / 6 / 1797 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Cox | John Smith | 3 / 5 / 1816 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Abigail Daw | John Smith | 1 / 19 / 1798 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Margaret Hargett | John Smith | 5 / 25 / 1882 | 6 | colored | |
| Maria Hicks | John Smith | 8 / 29 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 6 yrs | |
| Betsey Jones | John Smith | 11 / 25 / 1831 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Diana Lee | John Smith | 3 / 7 / 1815 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Ann Martin | John Smith | 8 / 29 / 1801 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth McCafferty | John Smith | 3 / 7 / 1877 | 5 | ||
| Hollon Smith | John Smith | 2 / 16 / 1867 | 2 | colored, 20 yrs | |
| Susan Smith | John Smith | 12 / 24 / 1819 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Annie Stanly | John Smith | 10 / 17 / 1878 | 5 | colored | |
| Martha Stubbs | John Smith | 4 / 5 / 1896 | 6 | ||
| Hannah Taylor | John Smith | 3 / 24 / 1787 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Julia Ann Traffe | John Smith | 11 / 8 / 1823 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Esther Tucker | John Smith | 8 / 25 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 6 yrs | |
| Susanna Wallace | John Smith | 12 / 7 / 1793 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Ellinor Witherington | John Smith | 3 / 25 / 1802 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Arey Best | John Smith | 1 / 2 / 1875 | 5 | colored | |
| Elizabeth Rew | John A. Smith | 8 / 6 / 1823 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy C. Wetherington | John G. Smith | 2 / 8 / 1872 | 3 | ||
| Narcissa Dixon | John H. Smith | 1 / 10 / 1860 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Susan C. Hardison | John H. Smith | 12 / 14 / 1880 | 6 | ||
| Victoria Leary | John H. Smith | 8 / 25 / 1907 | 7 | colored |
