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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hannah B. Grover | Christopher Snell | 5 / 10 / 1853 | 1 | ||
| Hannah B. Grover | Christopher Snell | 2 / 7 / 1853 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Ann Maria Sparrow | Henry B. Snell | 12 / 7 / 1839 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Josephine Holland | William E. Snelling | 11 / 22 / 1871 | 3 | ||
| Sally Dixon | James Snow | 8 / 26 / 1811 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Ferebee Price | James Snow | 2 / 28 / 1804 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Dephia (widow) Dixon | James Snow Sr. | 9 / 18 / 1800 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Victoria (colored) Williams | William Asbury Snow | 7 / 29 / 1865 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Elizabeth Barrett | Curry Snowden | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 12 yrs | |
| Ann McDaniel | Joseph Sommers | 9 / 26 / 1835 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Adams | Nelson Southerland | 4 / 22 / 1888 | 6 | colored | |
| Missouri Jarman | Robert Southerland | 8 / 27 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Beny Bell | Moses Southers | 4 / 25 / 1896 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Leach | Richard Dobbs Spaight | 9 / 24 / 1788 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Jones | David Spain | 5 / 13 / 1839 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Jane Gray | George Spain | 3 / 4 / 1845 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Metehabel A. Physioc | Frederick Spangler | 11 / 14 / 1820 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Amey Brinson | Benjamin Sparrow | 6 / 28 / 1794 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Christana J. Becton | David Sparrow | 2 / 6 / 1880 | 6 | colored | |
| Rosanna Sparrow | David Sparrow | 8 / 21 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 30 yrs | |
| Matilda Lynch | Doctrine Sparrow | 8 / 25 / 1868 | 4 | colored | |
| Mary Ann Lewis | Francis Sparrow | 12 / 9 / 1858 | 1 | ||
| Lavenia McCotter | Gideon Sparrow | 7 / 29 / 1840 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Rebecca Ann Green | Hardy Sparrow | 1 / 20 / 1876 | 5 | colored | |
| Charity McCoy | Harman Sparrow | 2 / 13 / 1879 | 5 | colored |
