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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary G. Smith | James A. Suydam | 11 / 21 / 1865 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Narcissa Woods | John W. Suydam | 8 / 21 / 1845 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Eliza Alphin | John Swain | 2 / 22 / 1842 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Susan H. Slye | Constantine V. Swan | 8 / 10 / 1841 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Betsey Clifton | Ephraim Swan | 9 / 19 / 1794 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Daisy Bell | William Swan | 6 / 15 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Rosanna Boon | Charles Swindell | 6 / 29 / 1892 | 6 | colored | |
| Lena Abernathy | D. A. Swindell | 9 / 10 / 1897 | 6 | ||
| Mary F. Mozingo | David Swindell | 3 / 17 / 1870 | 3 | ||
| Velia Paul | David Swindell | 9 / 14 / 1885 | 6 | colored | |
| Sabra Swindell | David Swindell | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 9 yrs | |
| Amanda Mosely | James Swindell | 3 / 10 / 1900 | 7 | colored | |
| Martha Daniels | Job Swindell | 8 / 22 / 1795 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Penny Ward | Thomas Swindell | 5 / 1 / 1884 | 6 | colored | |
| Elizabeth Ireland | Thomas D. Swindell | 10 / 6 / 1854 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Smith | Thomas Wiley Swindell | 7 / 22 / 1888 | 6 | colored | |
| Emma Jordan | William B. Swindell | 7 / 27 / 1892 | 6 | ||
| Matilda (colored) Caraway | Benjamin (colored) Sykes | 11 / 19 / 1865 | 1 | colored | |
| Matilda (colored) Caraway | Benjamin (colored) Sykes | 10 / 14 / 1865 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Paton | Ennis Sykes | 4 / 25 / 1885 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Culpepper | George Sykes | 7 / 25 / 1865 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mariah Berry | Henry Sykes | 2 / 2 / 1878 | 5 | colored | |
| Maggie Wallace | Henry Sykes | 1 / 31 / 1895 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Ann Owen | Isaac Sykes | 8 / 21 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 7 yrs | |
| Sylvia Ward | Jerry Sykes | 5 / 31 / 1874 | 5 | colored |
