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 Larkins | Mingo Sykes | 3 / 27 / 1902 | 7 | colored | |
| Hattie Franklin | Mingo Sykes Jr. | 3 / 23 / 1894 | 6 | colored | |
| Kizzie Ann Turner | Moses Sykes | 8 / 15 / 1898 | 6 | colored | |
| Gertrude Rhodes | Samuel Sykes | 8 / 14 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Silvia (colored) Latham | Simon (colored) Sykes | 11 / 14 / 1865 | 1 | ||
| Silvia (colored) Latham | Simon (colored) Sykes | 10 / 14 / 1865 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Dora Wilson | Thomas Sykes | 4 / 3 / 1897 | 6 | colored | |
| Mamie E. Smith | Timothy Sykes | 2 / 26 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Bertha Owen | Willie Sykes | 11 / 6 / 1902 | 7 | colored | |
| Martha Gray | James Sylvester | 1 / 25 / 1834 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Betsy Murphy | John Sylvester | 9 / 9 / 1802 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Jane Jarman | John B. Sylvester | 7 / 22 / 1823 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Hattie Roberts | Reddick Sylvester | 10 / 25 / 1899 | 7 | colored | |
| Elizabeth Steel | William Tallman | 12 / 24 / 1800 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Ann Hammond | George Tankard | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 6 yrs | |
| Elizabeth Small | Grant Tankard | 10 / 8 / 1891 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Shepard | Jarvis Tankard | 1 / 8 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Sarah Jones | William Tankard | 8 / 25 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Jane Pettipher | Daniel Tapers | 3 / 4 / 1869 | 4 | colored | |
| Adeline Alexander | Isaac Targington | 6 / 20 / 1872 | 5 | colored | |
| Dinah Little | Isaac Tartenden | 9 / 1 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Clarkey Alexander | Miles Tartenton | 8 / 21 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 17 yrs | |
| Eliza McMiller | Andrew Tate | 9 / 1 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 10 yrs | |
| Mary Dawson | Hardy Tate | 6 / 21 / 1888 | 6 | colored | |
| Ella Koonce | J. W. Tate | 1 / 11 / 1899 | 7 | colored |
