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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estelle Lowe | George Sumner | 3 / 19 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Caroline Ward | William Edward Sumner | 9 / 18 / 1872 | 5 | colored | |
| Emily R. White | McKinlay W. Sumrell | 12 / 13 / 1843 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Louisa Chapman | Alfred Sutton | 5 / 12 / 1842 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Edney Hill | Alfred Sutton | 8 / 24 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Tiercey A. Jones | Alfred Sutton | 8 / 14 / 1870 | 3 | ||
| Elizabeth A. West | Benjamin Sutton | 11 / 1 / 1866 | 1 | ||
| Mary Harris | Charles Sutton | 9 / 8 / 1858 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Olivia Griffin | Charles F. Sutton | 7 / 20 / 1892 | 6 | ||
| Mariah Stanly | Charles J. Sutton | 8 / 3 / 1878 | 5 | colored | |
| Nannie A. Rowe | Charlie A. Sutton | 1 / 14 / 1900 | 7 | ||
| Eliza Jones | David Sutton | 4 / 15 / 1847 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Ann Lewis | Frank Sutton | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 9 yrs | |
| Margaret Aldridge | Franklin Sutton | 8 / 30 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 14 yrs | |
| Rittie Betner | George Sutton | 5 / 2 / 1908 | 7 | colored | |
| Carry W. Pearson | Haywood Sutton | 8 / 22 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Louisa Hollister | Henry Sutton | 12 / 6 / 1877 | 5 | colored | |
| Susan Sutton | Henry Sutton | 8 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 21 yrs | |
| Eliza Avery | Isaac Sutton | 4 / 26 / 1798 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Amanda Noble | Isaac Sutton | 8 / 25 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Prudence Simons | Isaac Sutton Jr. | 7 / 21 / 1823 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Christina (col.) Willoughby | James (colored) Sutton | 7 / 7 / 1852 | 1 | ||
| Christina (col.) Willoughby | James (colored) Sutton | 6 / 30 / 1852 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Jane Bennett | John Sutton | 10 / 17 / 1904 | 7 | colored | |
| Catherine Cannon | John Sutton | 12 / 20 / 1855 | 1 |
