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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lois Adams | Henry Taylor | 4 / 6 / 1872 | 4 | colored | |
| Annie M. May | Henry Taylor | 9 / 3 / 1891 | 6 | ||
| Susan Jane Rouse | Henry Taylor | 11 / 30 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Lela Wood | Henry Taylor | 7 / 4 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Hannah Justice | Isaac Taylor | 11 / 9 / 1792 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth A. Taylor | Isaac Taylor | 2 / 5 / 1871 | 3 | ||
| Ruth Riggs | Isaiah Taylor | 6 / 14 / 1814 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Adeline Wiggins | Isaiah Taylor | 1 / 13 / 1872 | 4 | colored | |
| Hallie Elliott | J. A. Taylor | 4 / 25 / 1906 | 7 | ||
| Emma Sutton | J. W. Taylor | 3 / 14 / 1892 | 6 | colored | |
| Ellen Dickerson | Jacob B. Taylor | 12 / 23 / 1857 | 1 | ||
| Ellen Dickinson | Jacob B. Taylor | 12 / 22 / 1857 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Daughety | James Taylor | 1 / 10 / 1784 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sally Jones | James Taylor | 8 / 20 / 1828 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary McCrohen | James Taylor | 5 / 28 / 1792 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy White | James Taylor | 10 / 1 / 1796 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Carrie Birth | James Taylor | 9 / 10 / 1908 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary H. Lamb | James E. Taylor | 4 / 11 / 1869 | 3 | ||
| Emily Adams | James L. Taylor | 11 / 23 / 1872 | 5 | ||
| Margaret Hardison | James O. Taylor | 11 / 6 / 1877 | 5 | ||
| Elizabeth A. Boyle | James Q. Taylor | 8 / 9 / 1903 | 7 | ||
| Nancy Holmes | Jesse Taylor | 11 / 2 / 1814 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Newcomb | Jesse Taylor | 5 / 20 / 1789 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Rachel Tyre | Jesse Taylor | 1 / 18 / 1793 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Matilda Downs | John Taylor | 12 / 22 / 1798 | Vol.3 | marriage bond |
