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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Stanly | Cornelius Stanly | 5 / 10 / 1881 | 6 | colored | |
| Esther Parker | Daniel Stanly | 8 / 18 / 1867 | 1 | colored | |
| Almira Cox | David Stanly | 7 / 2 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Susan Collins | Edward Stanly | 5 / 12 / 1881 | 6 | colored | |
| Julia Jones | Edward Stanly | 4 / 23 / 1832 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Lucinda Reddick | Edward Stanly | 5 / 20 / 1885 | 6 | colored | |
| Anna Hall | Ephraim Stanly | 2 / 24 / 1802 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Violet Stanly | Ferdsnard Stanly | 11 / 16 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Becky (colored) Brown | George (colored) Stanly | 11 / 23 / 1850 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Virginia Williams | Henry Stanly | 3 / 4 / 1872 | 4 | colored | |
| Lena Barnes | J. C. Stanly | 7 / 4 / 1907 | 7 | ||
| Ida Cook | James Stanly | 10 / 1 / 1902 | 7 | colored | |
| Lucy Wood | James Stanly | 1 / 28 / 1885 | 6 | colored | |
| Ann Stanley | James G. Stanly | 2 / 6 / 1862 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth C. Wilkins | James G. Stanly | 9 / 5 / 1841 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Wilkins | James G. Stanly | 11 / 26 / 1844 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Susan T. Nelson | James G. Stanly Jr. | 10 / 25 / 1834 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Eliza Harvey | James Green Stanly | 12 / 4 / 1808 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Hannah Sanders | Jno. Stanly | 1 / 31 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Kitty Stanly | Jno. C. Stanly | 3 / 26 / 1805 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Frank | John Stanly | 7 / 18 / 1795 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Roxannah Franks | John Stanly | 2 / 28 / 1884 | 6 | colored | |
| Frances Green | John Stanly | 5 / 29 / 1852 | 1 | ||
| Penelope Brock | John H. Stanly | 2 / 21 / 1839 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Frances Griffith | John Stewart Stanly | 6 / 30 / 1824 | Vol.3 | marriage bond |
