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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice M. Sabiston | Eugene H. Spencer | 11 / 7 / 1882 | 6 | ||
| Holland Loftin | Gabriel Spencer | 12 / 24 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Hannah Mann | Gibbs Spencer | 8 / 17 / 1882 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Simmons | Gibbs Spencer | 1 / 26 / 1881 | 6 | colored | |
| Lucinda Williams | Harry Spencer | 1 / 9 / 1884 | 6 | colored | |
| Ann Maria Brady | Henry Spencer | 7 / 23 / 1904 | 7 | colored | |
| Ida Loftin | Henry Spencer | 4 / 2 / 1898 | 6 | colored | |
| Harriet Norfleet | Hilliard Spencer | 6 / 2 / 1884 | 6 | colored | |
| Harriet Ellison | Hiram Spencer | 10 / 6 / 1870 | 4 | colored | |
| Sally Tingle | Horace Spencer | 2 / 5 / 1827 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Lucy Hassell | Hosea Spencer | 4 / 13 / 1872 | 4 | colored | |
| Lurena Sutton | Hosiah Spencer | 9 / 1 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 9 mo. | |
| Mattie Day | Hugh Spencer | 2 / 12 / 1902 | 7 | ||
| Kate E. Johnson | J. M. Spencer | 12 / 12 / 1894 | 6 | ||
| Millie L. Tingle | Jesse N. Spencer | 5 / 27 / 1870 | 3 | ||
| Sylvia Blount | John Spencer | 8 / 24 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 8 yrs | |
| Martha Simpson | John Spencer Jr. | 10 / 17 / 1888 | 6 | colored | |
| Betsey Oden | Moses Spencer | 3 / 27 / 1872 | 4 | colored | |
| Rachel Leary | Napolean Spencer | 3 / 4 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Sally Harris | Nathan Spencer | 9 / 16 / 1838 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Laura Mosely | Reddick Spencer | 1 / 19 / 1872 | 4 | colored | |
| Susan Gatlin | Richard G. Spencer | 10 / 7 / 1840 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Shipp | Richard G. Spencer | 2 / 7 / 1840 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Susan Emby | Salam Spencer | 12 / 22 / 1890 | 6 | colored | |
| Alice Carmon | Samuel Spencer | 7 / 11 / 1888 | 6 | colored |
