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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eliza Andrews | William A. Stewart | 11 / 26 / 1899 | 7 | ||
| Charlotte Stews | Tilman Stews | 8 / 29 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 5 yrs | |
| Celia James | Moses Stickney | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Lena E. Gibbs | Joseph A. Stiles | 4 / 27 / 1897 | 6 | colored | |
| Rhoda Cester | Elisha Stilley | 4 / 30 / 1812 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Ipock | Ephraim Stilley | 9 / 21 / 1803 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Evans | Fountain Stilley | 8 / 1 / 1803 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Betsy Ives | Fountain Stilley | 3 / 11 / 1803 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Rowe | Fountain Stilley | 1 / 16 / 1828 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Comfort Walker | Fountain Stilley | 12 / 6 / 1797 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Toler | Freeman Wait Stilley | 3 / 25 / 1854 | 1 | ||
| Mary Toler | Freeman Walt Stilley | 3 / 23 / 1854 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Ferebee W. Willis | Henry T. Stilley | 1 / 22 / 1856 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Rice | Ishmel Stilley | 12 / 3 / 1789 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Hollon Smith | James Stilley | 7 / 19 / 1842 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Whitford | John W. Stilley | 1 / 14 / 1857 | 1 | ||
| Elizabeth S. Whitford | John W. Stilley | 1 / 9 / 1857 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Whitford | Joshua Stilley | 4 / 23 / 1794 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Rachel Walker | Levi Stilley | 12 / 13 / 1800 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Susan E. Bush | Robert F. Stilley | 8 / 10 / 1870 | 3 | ||
| Elizabeth A. Foy | Robert F. Stilley | 12 / 23 / 1880 | 6 | ||
| Sally Callaway | Stephen Stilley | 2 / 2 / 1830 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Rice | Stephen Stilley | 12 / 23 / 1831 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Whitford | Stephen Stilley | 2 / 9 / 1791 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Burney | Thomas B. Stilley | 10 / 26 / 1841 | Vol.3 | marriage bond |
