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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lovey Dunn | William Thomas | 9 / 11 / 1814 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Easter Salter | William Thomas | 1 / 1 / 1828 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Wright | William Thomas | 1 / 11 / 1847 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Ferebee (colored) Brown | William (colored) Thomas | 1 / 6 / 1823 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Amanda Fulshire | William A. Thomas | 5 / 2 / 1880 | 6 | ||
| Louisa E. Gaskins | M. B. Thomerson | 4 / 27 / 1877 | 5 | ||
| Abbie N. Willson | Albert Thompson | 12 / 24 / 1895 | 6 | ||
| Eliza Birney McCotter | Eden Thompson | 7 / 20 / 1869 | 4 | colored | |
| Eliza McLean | Emanuel Thompson | 12 / 4 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary Hobgood | Frank Thompson | 3 / 10 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary Skinner | Irving Thompson | 3 / 6 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Marion B. Thompson | James E. Thompson | 5 / 22 / 1875 | 5 | ||
| Catharine Cannon | James Henry Thompson | 12 / 21 / 1868 | 4 | colored | |
| Hannah Gibbs Thompson | Jeremiah Thompson | 8 / 4 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 21 yrs | |
| Lydia Barrington | Jno. P. Thompson | 10 / 31 / 1795 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Maggie Hardy | Luther G. Thompson | 12 / 24 / 1902 | 7 | ||
| Lucy Redding | O. G. Thompson | 5 / 27 / 1880 | 6 | ||
| Sarah Jones | Richard Thompson | 8 / 21 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Reutha Ransom | Richard Thompson | 6 / 3 / 1783 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Hall | Robert Thompson | 3 / 18 / 1789 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Kinsie Carter | Stephen Thompson | 4 / 1 / 1886 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Evans | Thomas Thompson | 12 / 12 / 1792 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Minnie E. Smith | Wentworth Thompson | 10 / 21 / 1908 | 7 | colored | |
| Annie Clayton | William Thompson | 10 / 12 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Mehetabel B. Carney | James W. Thomson | 12 / 11 / 1809 | Vol.3 | marriage bond |
