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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel King | William Speight | 5 / 23 / 1814 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sally Wayne | William Speight | 11 / 19 / 1833 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Lizzie White | David Speights | 1 / 6 / 1869 | 4 | colored | |
| Martha Howard | Pious Speights | 10 / 29 / 1884 | 6 | colored | |
| Eliza Parks | William Spellings | 7 / 13 / 1809 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Lindsay | Adam Spellman | 1 / 19 / 1832 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Margaret Cooper | Allen Spellman | 9 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 1 yr | |
| Hannah Walden | Allen Spellman | 12 / 30 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Esther Evitt | Anthony Spellman | 3 / 16 / 1865 | 1 | ||
| Esther Sampson | Asa Spellman | 6 / 6 / 1819 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Eliza Canady | Charles Spellman | 5 / 9 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Nancy (colored) Morgan | Church (colored) Spellman | 7 / 10 / 1845 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Lethe Brown | David Spellman | 1 / 16 / 1798 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Ann E. Mahains | David (colored) Spellman | 3 / 27 / 1843 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Betsey Lindsay | Henry Spellman | 1 / 14 / 1835 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Lewis | James Spellman | 5 / 25 / 1824 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Julia Clark | Shadrack Spellman | 9 / 11 / 1840 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Tabitha Moore | William Spellman | 6 / 18 / 1856 | 1 | ||
| Tabitha Moore | William Spellman | 1 / 18 / 1856 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Rittey Rhodes | Alfred Spencer | 8 / 23 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 1 yr | |
| Emma White | Anderson Spencer | 9 / 7 / 1882 | 6 | colored | |
| Sarah M. Mason | C. L. Spencer | 12 / 19 / 1894 | 6 | ||
| Delia Foy | Caesar Spencer | 10 / 7 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Nancy Jones | Casen Spencer | 5 / 26 / 1827 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Charlotte Coleman | Ernest Spencer | 12 / 28 / 1904 | 7 | colored |
