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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Ann Laughinghouse | William Smith | 3 / 9 / 1879 | 5 | ||
| Jane Brown | Benjamin Smith | 5 / 7 / 1873 | 5 | colored | |
| Nancy Murphy | William Smith | 2 / 27 / 1889 | 6 | colored | |
| Adeline Taylor | Benjmain Smith | 8 / 17 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 11 yrs | |
| Mary Ann Salter | William Smith | 12 / 6 / 1862 | 1 | ||
| Frances Sykes | Bert Smith | 3 / 10 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Nelly Smith | William Smith | 8 / 21 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 31 yrs | |
| Nellie Hill | Bright Smith | 3 / 8 / 1887 | 6 | colored | |
| Rebecca Wells | William Smith | 9 / 7 / 1797 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Henrietta Norcott | Bryant Smith | 1 / 31 / 1871 | 4 | colored | |
| Mary Eliza Willett | William Smith | 9 / 21 / 1874 | 5 | ||
| Susan C. Daugherty | C. Smith | 1 / 23 / 1889 | 6 | ||
| Eliza (colored) Dawson | William (colored) Smith | 2 / 28 / 1843 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Laura G. Whitehead | C. C. Smith | 3 / 13 / 1895 | 6 | ||
| Jane (colored) Wilson | William (colored) Smith | 8 / 23 / 1856 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Stanley | C. H. Smith | 5 / 7 / 1889 | 6 | colored | |
| Louisa Smith | William A. Smith | 7 / 31 / 1832 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Ann Jones | Cannon Smith | 4 / 11 / 1831 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Emy Whitford | William B. Smith | 1 / 19 / 1902 | 7 | ||
| Ann Morris | Cannon Smith | 12 / 12 / 1817 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Annie Roberts | William H. Smith | 8 / 5 / 1894 | 6 | colored | |
| Barbara Pollard | Cannon Smith | 9 / 23 / 1807 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Phoebe Strong | William H. Smith | 1 / 1 / 1873 | 5 | colored | |
| Mary Smith | Cannon Smith | 4 / 4 / 1782 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Nelson | William Henry Smith | 3 / 3 / 1846 | Vol.3 | marriage bond |
