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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Willis | L. A. Taylor | 11 / 16 / 1898 | 7 | ||
| Lena C. Willis | Lee J. Taylor | 1 / 30 / 1895 | 6 | ||
| Sophia Ann Foy | Lemuel Freeman Taylor | 9 / 23 / 1873 | 5 | ||
| Fanny Bryan | Lewis Taylor | 9 / 6 / 1867 | 1 | colored | |
| Elizabeth Glovier | Lewis Taylor | 7 / 13 / 1847 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Dorsey Sutton | Lewis Taylor | 5 / 13 / 1843 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Avis Hardison | Lewis G. Taylor | 2 / 27 / 1866 | 1 | ||
| Nellie Hancock | Luther Taylor | 10 / 30 / 1904 | 7 | ||
| Anny Little | Matthew Taylor | 3 / 25 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Elizabeth Kennedy | Milton Taylor | 4 / 15 / 1869 | 4 | colored | |
| Sidney Marshall | Moses Taylor | 7 / 23 / 1788 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Moton | Moses Taylor | 12 / 3 / 1892 | 6 | colored | |
| Annice Rodgers | Porter Taylor | 9 / 17 / 1893 | 6 | ||
| Catherine Fornes | Redding Taylor | 12 / 17 / 1876 | 5 | ||
| Dorcas Witherington | Redding Taylor | 3 / 15 / 1836 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Susan Stevenson | Richard N. Taylor | 4 / 28 / 1847 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Dudley | Robert H. Taylor | 7 / 2 / 1878 | 5 | colored | |
| Salina Shepard | Robert H. Taylor | 10 / 16 / 1884 | 6 | colored | |
| Louisiana Hill | Robert S. Taylor | 10 / 12 / 1856 | 1 | ||
| Louisiana Hill | Robert S. Taylor | 9 / 15 / 1856 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Jane Rice | Sam Taylor | 8 / 30 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 9 mo. | |
| Lydia Armistead | Samuel Taylor | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 6 yrs | |
| Maggie A. Bell | Samuel B. Taylor | 12 / 16 / 1875 | 5 | ||
| Mary A. Chestnut | Samuel J. Taylor | 11 / 4 / 1859 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Perinna Thomas | Samuel J. Taylor | 5 / 13 / 1886 | 6 | colored |
