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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jane Dudley | Providence Smith | 3 / 11 / 1880 | 6 | colored | |
| Catherine Willis | Redding Smith | 10 / 1 / 1874 | 5 | ||
| Julia Ann Cobb | Richard Smith | 10 / 26 / 1872 | 5 | colored | |
| Sarah Foscue | Richard Smith | 5 / 22 / 1832 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Hannah McCray | Robb Smith | 5 / 18 / 1889 | 6 | colored | |
| Margaret Boston Anderson | Robert Smith | 1 / 11 / 1872 | 4 | colored | |
| Sidney Barkum | Robert Smith | 1 / 7 / 1833 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Gussie McLeany | Robert Smith | 10 / 25 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Comfort Meathel | Robert Smith | 2 / 25 / 1869 | 4 | colored | |
| Minnie Montgomery | Robert Smith | 8 / 23 / 1899 | 7 | colored | |
| Nelly Smyth | Robert Smith | 3 / 5 / 1803 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Hopie Ward | Robert Smith | 12 / 1 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Lucy Ward | Robert Smith | 11 / 1 / 1891 | 6 | ||
| Priscilla Holloway | Romeo Smith | 12 / 9 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Patsy Simpson | Romeo Smith | 1 / 29 / 1881 | 6 | colored | |
| Willie Etta Hendrickson | Ruben T. Smith | 7 / 4 / 1888 | 6 | ||
| Julia Payne | Rufus Smith | 12 / 18 / 1851 | 1 | ||
| Julia Payne | Rufus Smith | 12 / 13 / 1851 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Bessie Wetherington | S. D. Smith | 7 / 30 / 1903 | 7 | ||
| Susan Hardy | Sampson Smith | 8 / 25 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 23 yrs | |
| Mary Charlton | Samuel Smith | 7 / 8 / 1811 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Silvia Cooper | Samuel Smith | 3 / 24 / 1872 | 4 | colored | |
| Anaky Hamer | Samuel Smith | 8 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 1 yr | |
| Ida Hooker | Samuel Smith | 12 / 20 / 1894 | 6 | colored | |
| Judith Huff | Samuel Smith | 12 / 12 / 1807 | Vol.3 | marriage bond |
