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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frances E. Green | John W. Stanly | 5 / 27 / 1852 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Lavinia Bryan | Judge P. Stanly | 3 / 19 / 1884 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary J. Green | Judge P. Stanly | 6 / 10 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Rosanna Fisher | Judge T. Stanly | 4 / 6 / 1876 | 5 | colored | |
| Minnie Midgett | Levin Stanly Jr. | 7 / 26 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Sarah Williams | Lewis Stanly | 3 / 27 / 1880 | 6 | colored | |
| Matilda Gaskill | Lewis R. Stanly | 3 / 8 / 1883 | 6 | ||
| Sally West | Moses Stanly | 11 / 21 / 1799 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Frances Laurence | Richard D. Stanly | 5 / 10 / 1802 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sallie E. Watson | S. L. Stanly | 7 / 8 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary Bryan | Shadrack Stanly | 8 / 27 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 11 yrs | |
| Martha (widow) Eborn | Shadrack Stanly | 9 / 28 / 1894 | 6 | colored | |
| Emma Neal | Simon Stanly | 10 / 21 / 1881 | 6 | colored | |
| Ann Brown | Starkey Stanly | 1 / 11 / 1855 | 1 | ||
| Ann Brown | Starkey Stanly | 1 / 11 / 1855 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Loftin | William Stanly | 8 / 24 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 6 yrs | |
| Mary E. Keese | Willis Stanly | 9 / 3 / 1880 | 6 | colored | |
| Patsey Havens | Wright Stanly | 2 / 4 / 1875 | 5 | colored | |
| Mary Stanly | Wright Stanly | 7 / 18 / 1866 | 1 | ||
| Mary H. Taylor | A. T. Stansbury | 7 / 12 / 1877 | 5 | ||
| Rebecca E. Physioc | David Stanton | 12 / 24 / 1839 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Matilda Ann Stanton | Isaac Stanton | 8 / 24 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 7 yrs | |
| Melvina Best | John Stanton | 4 / 29 / 1897 | 6 | colored | |
| Bashaba Williams | Moses Stanton | 6 / 1 / 1867 | 1 | Staton ? | |
| Jane Meadows | Thomas Stanton | 4 / 13 / 1844 | Vol.3 | marriage bond |
