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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esther Havens | Virgil Sparrow | 5 / 25 / 1881 | 6 | colored | |
| Violet Nelson | Virgil Sparrow | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 30 yrs | |
| Malvina Sparrow | Virgil Sparrow | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 10 yrs | |
| Nancy Delamar | William Sparrow | 4 / 19 / 1800 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Henrietta Nelson | William S. Sparrow | 1 / 14 / 1813 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth (widow) Taylor | William S. Sparrow | 1 / 9 / 1806 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Lena Coward | L. A. Spear | 11 / 24 / 1907 | 7 | ||
| Mollie Mitchell | M. F. Spear | 11 / 4 / 1903 | 7 | ||
| Colann Spearman | Henry Spearman | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 10 yrs | |
| Eliza Hoover | Amos Spears | 10 / 1 / 1835 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sophia Castex | Daniel Spears | 8 / 17 / 1841 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Rachel Butler | James Spears | 3 / 21 / 1809 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Pamela Averitt | Lewis Spears | 12 / 21 / 1841 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Catharine West | Charles R. Speight | 12 / 11 / 1819 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Ann Boyd | David Speight | 12 / 11 / 1896 | 6 | colored | |
| Catherine Harper | David Speight | 5 / 30 / 1885 | 6 | colored | |
| Annie Kornegay | David Speight | 2 / 13 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Eunice Brinson | John Speight | 1 / 24 / 1791 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Lewis | John R. Speight | 10 / 3 / 1842 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary A. McIntosh | John R. Speight | 11 / 18 / 1856 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Susan Ann Holton | John W. Speight | 9 / 27 / 1847 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Bridgett Jones | Kelly Speight | 2 / 9 / 1882 | 6 | colored | |
| Dinah Speight | Lucas Speight | 8 / 25 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 5 yrs | |
| Mary Brinson | Thomas Speight | 7 / 13 / 1782 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Lewcy Ipock | William Speight | 1 / 11 / 1840 | Vol.3 | marriage bond |
