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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesha Ward | Samuel Smith | 6 / 22 / 1840 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Hettie Williams | Samuel Smith | 11 / 11 / 1881 | 6 | colored | |
| Rosa P. Biddle | Samuel P. Smith | 12 / 23 / 1879 | 6 | ||
| Mary Hollaway | Samuel S. Smith | 7 / 12 / 1823 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Betsey Stevens | Seth Smith | 12 / 12 / 1814 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Hancey Wilson | Seth Smith | 12 / 23 / 1826 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Catherine White | Shadrack Smith | 12 / 22 / 1870 | 3 | ||
| Sarah Venters | Sherod T. Smith | 7 / 24 / 1847 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Susan Smith | Solomon Smith | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 1 yr | |
| Sarah Bland | Thomas Smith | 5 / 14 / 1840 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Carlton | Thomas Smith | 12 / 3 / 1796 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Vicey Hardy | Thomas Smith | 5 / 30 / 1848 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Senna McQuinn | Thomas Smith | 1 / 14 / 1815 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Harriet Merritt | Thomas Smith | 8 / 23 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 44 yrs | |
| Phillis Smith | Thomas Smith | 8 / 30 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs | |
| Elizabeth Vendrick | Thomas Smith | 1 / 28 / 1823 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Whitford | Thomas Smith | 9 / 9 / 1780 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Eliza Williams | Thomas Smith | 5 / 14 / 1849 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Susan Graham | Aaron Smith | 3 / 23 / 1874 | 5 | colored | |
| Sallie Willis | Thomas Smith | 3 / 30 / 1893 | 6 | ||
| Henrietta Murphy | Aaron Smith | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 7 yrs | |
| Anna E. Gatlin | Thomas H. Smith | 3 / 2 / 1879 | 5 | ||
| Elizabeth Cox | Abraham Smith | 11 / 18 / 1784 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Martha S. Hardison | Thomas H. Smith | 12 / 25 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Angeline Moore | Abram Smith | 8 / 21 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 10 yrs |
