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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betsey Jones | Peter Borderin | 3 / 25 / 1812 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Ann Rodgers | David Bornstein | 1 / 15 / 1860 | 1 | ||
| Ann Rodgers | David Bornstein | 1 / 16 / 1860 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Dora Jones | Simon Boseman | 5 / 9 / 1875 | 5 | colored | |
| Martha Lawson | Andrew Boston | 11 / 15 / 1893 | 6 | colored | |
| Elsie Koonce | Benjamin Boston | 2 / 29 / 1872 | 4 | colored | |
| Matilda Wiggins | Benjamin Boston | 7 / 27 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Lula Cutler | Freeman Boston | 6 / 18 / 1908 | 7 | colored | |
| Catharine Wiggins | Levi Boston | 12 / 16 / 1896 | 6 | colored | |
| Ida B. Cutler | Oela Boston | 8 / 17 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary E. Hancock | Jesse J. Boswell | 1 / 1 / 1870 | 3 | ||
| Esther Eliza Nelson | Jettie Boswell | 1 / 15 / 1907 | 7 | ||
| Nancy Whitehead | Joseph Boswell | 2 / 7 / 1875 | 5 | ||
| Laura Hardison | E. K. Bowden | 10 / 3 / 1904 | 7 | ||
| Malvina McDowell | Ernest Bowden | 6 / 24 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Vivina M. Perry | F. M. Bowden | 8 / 28 / 1879 | 6 | ||
| Nannie Woods | George D. Bowden | 1 / 27 / 1886 | 6 | ||
| Betsey Riggs | James Bowden | 9 / 20 / 1850 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Ann Maria Smithwick | James Bowden | 1 / 6 / 1860 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary S. Miller | Jno. W. Bowden | 2 / 12 / 1879 | 5 | ||
| Lucy Wakins | London Bowden | 8 / 16 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 24 yrs | |
| Mary J. Green | Thomas Bowden | 2 / 18 / 1848 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Lewis | Thomas Bowden | 4 / 15 / 1819 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Shines | Thomas Bowden | 8 / 30 / 1837 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Penina Ipock | Thomas Bowden Jr. | 8 / 25 / 1882 | 6 |
