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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delcey Taylor Hill | George Bowlin | 5 / 11 / 1871 | 4 | colored | |
| Sarah Wright | Baker Boyd | 7 / 19 / 1869 | 4 | colored | |
| Pleasant Loach | Ben Boyd | 12 / 26 / 1889 | 6 | colored | |
| Louisa Herring | Caesar Boyd | 1 / 19 / 1882 | 6 | colored | |
| Siny Ipock | Calvin E. Boyd | 4 / 23 / 1881 | 6 | ||
| Violet Burney | Edward Boyd | 1 / 29 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Louisa Dudley | Edward Boyd | 10 / 8 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Margaret S. McLean | George B. Boyd | 9 / 5 / 1906 | 7 | ||
| Gracy Boyd | Henry Boyd | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 7 yrs | |
| Edie Walker | Isham Boyd | 6 / 20 / 1874 | 5 | colored | |
| Florence Garris | Isom Boyd | 5 / 27 / 1906 | 7 | ||
| Emeline Laughinghouse | Jesse Boyd | 7 / 2 / 1872 | 3 | ||
| Carolina Sammons | Jno. Boyd | 11 / 15 / 1891 | 6 | ||
| Mary Huggins | Jno. T. Boyd | 12 / 5 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Celia Chapman | John Boyd | 4 / 1 / 1799 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Martha Ann Fornes | John Boyd | 7 / 27 / 1871 | 3 | ||
| Winnie Moore | John Boyd | 11 / 19 / 1896 | 6 | colored | |
| Olivia Wilson | John Boyd | 2 / 25 / 1909 | 7 | colored | |
| Susan Johnson | Joshua J. Boyd | 7 / 9 / 1902 | 7 | colored | |
| Annie Garris | L. B. Boyd | 2 / 6 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Georgia A. Singleton | L. C. Boyd | 5 / 24 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Tama Simmons | Merrick Boyd | 5 / 14 / 1888 | 6 | colored | |
| Anne Eborn | Michael Boyd | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 5 yrs | |
| Minerva Starkey | Michael Boyd | 8 / 14 / 1899 | 7 | colored | |
| Catherine Whaley | Michael Boyd | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 8 mo. |
