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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisa White | Alfred Stevens | 12 / 5 / 1902 | 7 | colored | |
| Leah D. Jones | Charles L. Stevens | 7 / 11 / 1907 | 7 | ||
| Caroline Cully | Henry Stevens | 6 / 16 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Argent Witherington | John Stevens | 1 / 20 / 1803 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Susan Bryant | Moses Stevens | 12 / 6 / 1898 | 7 | colored | |
| Winifred Tolson | Moses Stevens | 8 / 26 / 1815 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Ann Casey | Robert L. Stevens | 2 / 6 / 1854 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Julia Reddick | Webster Stevens | 4 / 15 / 1900 | 7 | colored | |
| Margaret Gardner | Wheelwright Stevens | 3 / 21 / 1801 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Ellen Masters | Abraham Stevenson | 8 / 13 / 1810 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Ellen Witherington | Charles C. Stevenson | 9 / 9 / 1840 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sukey Causway | Hardy Stevenson | 2 / 15 / 1815 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Catherine Costello | James Stevenson | 1 / 11 / 1799 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth J. Sears | James C. Stevenson | 11 / 19 / 1821 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Margaret Ann Pearce | John H. Stevenson | 7 / 16 / 1851 | 1 | ||
| Margaret Ann Pearce | John H. Stevenson | 7 / 14 / 1851 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Harriet King Slover | Mark DeWolf Stevenson | 5 / 12 / 1875 | 5 | ||
| Martha Couthorn | Martin Stevenson | 8 / 11 / 1799 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary J. Taylor | Martin Stevenson Jr. | 7 / 19 / 1831 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sallie C. White | N. D. Stevenson | 1 / 10 / 1894 | 6 | ||
| Eliza Peartree | R. S. Stevenson | 1 / 31 / 1877 | 5 | ||
| Susan West | Silas S. Stevenson Jr. | 3 / 23 / 1841 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary McKinnie | Stephen Stevenson | 12 / 31 / 1792 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Norwood | Stephen Stevenson | 12 / 4 / 1783 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Susan Fisher | William Stevenson | 6 / 9 / 1879 | 6 | colored |
