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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eliza Foscue | John Taylor | 2 / 8 / 1862 | 1 | ||
| Dora Gardner | John Taylor | 11 / 25 / 1903 | 7 | ||
| Rachel Gibbs | John Taylor | 3 / 14 / 1797 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Celia Ann Hawkins | John Taylor | 6 / 5 / 1855 | 1 | ||
| Celia Ann Hawkins | John Taylor | 5 / 11 / 1855 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Delanier Jones | John Taylor | 5 / 25 / 1869 | 3 | ||
| Teresa McIntosh | John Taylor | 4 / 20 / 1815 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Norman | John Taylor | 8 / 29 / 1787 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Sparrow | John Taylor | 5 / 30 / 1802 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Cassandra Spencer | John Taylor | 10 / 9 / 1851 | 1 | ||
| Cassandra Spencer | John Taylor | 10 / 2 / 1851 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Hannah Stiron | John Taylor | 2 / 5 / 1797 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Ann Witherington | John Taylor | 1 / 21 / 1820 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Maggie Chase | John Taylor | 3 / 14 / 1895 | 6 | colored | |
| Wealthy Ann Wetherington | John Edward Taylor | 5 / 19 / 1871 | 3 | ||
| Mary E. Johnson | John I. Taylor | 9 / 10 / 1874 | 5 | ||
| Margaret Brown | John L. Taylor | 12 / 15 / 1845 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Jane Gaston | John Lewis Taylor | 8 / 16 / 1797 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Frances Hazel | John Thomas Taylor | 3 / 24 / 1887 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Slade | Joseph Taylor | 8 / 7 / 1785 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Charlotte C. Taylor | Joshua S. Taylor | 5 / 29 / 1861 | 1 | ||
| Mary Moore | Josiah Taylor | 4 / 3 / 1851 | 1 | ||
| Mary Moore | Josiah Taylor | 4 / 2 / 1851 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Catharine Ommiett | Josiah Taylor | 1 / 22 / 1799 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Clara Ann Perkins | Josiah Taylor | 1 / 19 / 1878 | 5 |
