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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhoda Summers | John Bowdoin | 1 / 30 / 1797 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sidney Bryan | Edward Bowen | 2 / 23 / 1797 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah A. Dixon | Edward I. Bowen | 11 / 25 / 1860 | 1 | ||
| Eliza Fillingim | Henry Bowen | 11 / 30 / 1859 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Redmond | Henry Bowen | 10 / 19 / 1869 | 4 | colored | |
| Ella Viola Taylor | J. R. Bowen | 4 / 27 / 1904 | 7 | ||
| Hollon Hardison | Jesse G. Bowen | 5 / 15 / 1832 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Litha Willis | Lewis B. Bowen | 4 / 21 / 1845 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Lydia Spillman | Milby Bowen | 11 / 10 / 1806 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mehetabel Guthrie | Nicholas Bowen | 12 / 13 / 1819 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Polly Hollis | Nicholas Bowen | 3 / 5 / 1810 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mihaly Woods | Nicholas Bowen | 1 / 26 / 1827 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Susan Johnson Bowen | Samuel Bowen | 8 / 13 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Zilpha White | Samuel Bowen | 1 / 10 / 1858 | 1 | ||
| Zilpha White | Samuel Bowen | 1 / 7 / 1858 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Dolly Ann Laughinghouse | Wiley Bowen | 9 / 1 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 13 yrs | |
| Rachel Harris | William Bowen | 8 / 6 / 1815 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Hill | William Bowen | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 9 yrs | |
| Silvia Turner | William Bowen | 11 / 24 / 1865 | 4 | colored | |
| Fannie Whitehurst | R. S. Bowens | 2 / 22 / 1887 | 6 | colored | |
| Lavinia Harvey | Samuel F. Bowens | 11 / 24 / 1881 | 6 | ||
| Paten Venters | Silas Bowick | 11 / 7 / 1890 | 6 | colored | |
| Hollon Mintz | Benjamin Bowie | 4 / 29 / 1824 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Betsey Brewton | John Bowlen | 4 / 5 / 1828 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Louisa Hunter | Ranal Bowlen | 8 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 13 mo. |
