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 Emma Simmons | John Thomas | 11 / 30 / 1886 | 6 | colored | |
| Elizabeth Williams | John Thomas | 11 / 14 / 1839 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth V. Rideout | John A. Thomas | 3 / 20 / 1878 | 5 | ||
| Catherine D. Smith | John B. Thomas | 9 / 6 / 1858 | 1 | ||
| Catherine D. Smith | John B. Thomas | 9 / 6 / 1858 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah E. Moore | John C. Thomas | 10 / 5 / 1869 | 3 | ||
| Henrietta Ward | John H. Thomas | 5 / 1 / 1876 | 5 | colored | |
| Mary E. Fulshire | John N. Thomas | 6 / 9 / 1832 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Gatsey Nelson | John N. Thomas | 3 / 23 / 1826 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Ann Thomas | Lewis Thomas | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Amanda Lorena Fulcher | Luther Thomas | 7 / 29 / 1895 | 6 | ||
| Minnie Moore | Montie Thomas | 7 / 4 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Elizabeth Forbes | Moses Thomas | 5 / 16 / 1834 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Pittman | Moses Thomas | 6 / 24 / 1844 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Frances Dawson | Phillip Thomas | 11 / 22 / 1813 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Willis | Phillip Thomas | 9 / 20 / 1862 | 1 | ||
| Charlotte Reed | Reuben Thomas | 1 / 26 / 1784 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Eliza Jones | Richard Thomas | 5 / 13 / 1896 | 6 | colored | |
| Rachel Walker | Robert Thomas | 12 / 21 / 1866 | 1 | ||
| Martha Leary | Sam Thomas | 12 / 11 / 1890 | 6 | colored | |
| Fannie Jones | Samuel L. Thomas | 7 / 23 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Ann Burch | Vine Allen Thomas | 7 / 17 / 1851 | 1 | ||
| Ann Burch | Vine Allen Thomas | 7 / 8 / 1851 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sallie L. Johnson | W. L. Thomas | 4 / 24 / 1906 | 7 | ||
| Sarah Archibald | William Thomas | 11 / 25 / 1877 | 5 | colored |
