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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellen Smith | Michael Boyd | 2 / 27 / 1875 | 5 | colored | |
| Cornelia Boyd | Mingo Boyd | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 7 yrs | |
| Minnie Bonner | Patrick Boyd | 3 / 4 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Maria Johnson | Peter Boyd | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Martha A. Sawyer | Richard Boyd | 5 / 24 / 1883 | 6 | colored | |
| Lucy Jane Bryan | Samuel Boyd | 4 / 14 / 1881 | 6 | colored | |
| Nancy Sammons | Samuel Boyd | 3 / 4 / 1893 | 6 | ||
| Oppie Cooper | Simon Boyd | 9 / 17 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Annie R. Roberts | W. G. Boyd | 4 / 21 / 1897 | 6 | ||
| Myra Avery | W. H. Boyd | 12 / 13 / 1905 | 7 | ||
| Holland F. Brinson | William L. Boyd | 12 / 22 / 1880 | 6 | ||
| Alice Alexander | William Stewart Boyd | 5 / 26 / 1887 | 6 | colored | |
| Lydia Dillard | William Z. Boyd | 1 / 5 / 1875 | 5 | ||
| Delia A. Grimes | William Boyd Jr. | 5 / 26 / 1883 | 6 | colored | |
| Maggie Burch | Claude Boyette | 9 / 11 / 1907 | 7 | ||
| Grency Lewis | N. W. Boyette | 2 / 3 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Lilla J. Arnold | W. E. Boyette | 1 / 13 / 1898 | 6 | ||
| Rachel Gillett | Willie Boykin | 11 / 17 / 1888 | 6 | colored | |
| Frances Oglesby | James Boyle | 4 / 22 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Elizabeth Gurganus | James Boyle | 4 / 25 / 1878 | 5 | ||
| Mahala Sandlin | John F. Brabble | 6 / 8 / 1866 | 1 | ||
| Julia Clark | Alfred Braddock | 7 / 15 / 1860 | 1 | ||
| Sena Drigger | Emanuel Braddock | 7 / 23 / 1813 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Harriet Simmons | Harry Braddock | 2 / 15 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Mary Carter | Israel Braddock | 2 / 21 / 1846 | Vol.1 | marriage bond |
