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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viola Dunn | E. A. Stapleford | 6 / 29 / 1902 | 7 | ||
| Louisa B. Wayne | John E. Stapleford | 11 / 25 / 1885 | 6 | ||
| Catharine Reel | Ozias Stapleford | 1 / 21 / 1839 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Polly Barney | Raymond Stapleford | 10 / 18 / 1811 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Askin | Thomas A. Stapleford | 5 / 23 / 1875 | 5 | ||
| Mary Cuthrell | William Stapleford | 12 / 22 / 1809 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Martha C. Wagner | William D. Stapleford | 9 / 6 / 1868 | 3 | ||
| Eliza Gregory | Abel Starkey | 8 / 23 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 12 yrs | |
| Hannah Jones Starkey | Abraham Starkey | 6 / 9 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 23 yrs | |
| Sarah Copwell | Alexander Starkey | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Sarah Richardson | Amos Starkey | 11 / 26 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Hellen Ann Woodard | Benjamin Starkey | 2 / 25 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Augusta Shepard | David Starkey | 10 / 13 / 1892 | 6 | colored | |
| Laura Clark | Edward Starkey | 8 / 24 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Elizabeth Smith | Eli Starkey | 7 / 21 / 1892 | 6 | colored | |
| Hannah Thompson | Eli Starkey | 11 / 19 / 1874 | 5 | colored | |
| Ellen Powers | Henry Starkey | 8 / 24 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 32 yrs | |
| Elizabeth (colored) Kees | Jim (colored) Starkey | 4 / 29 / 1847 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Ann Maria Jones | Lovelace Starkey | 8 / 27 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 7 yrs | |
| Peggy Hawkins | Marcus Starkey | 8 / 17 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 14 yrs | |
| Louisa Jones | Samuel Starkey | 8 / 27 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 17 yrs | |
| Alice Aldridge | Essex Staten | 12 / 13 / 1893 | 6 | colored | |
| Zula Ann Rouse | James Staten | 9 / 6 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Thompsey Ann James | Joseph Staten | 12 / 23 / 1872 | 5 | colored | |
| Mary Eliza McRae | Lorenzo Staten | 1 / 12 / 1877 | 5 | colored |
