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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Jones | Joseph K. Thomson | 1 / 23 / 1844 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Fordham | Thomas Thomson | 3 / 3 / 1799 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Catharine Smith | Charles Thorne | 11 / 22 / 1885 | 6 | colored | |
| Phillis Drahorn | Adam Thornton | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 1/2 yrs | |
| Eliza Holt | Andrew Thornton | 4 / 15 / 1819 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Glennie Perry | F. E. Thornton | 10 / 21 / 1907 | 7 | ||
| Matilda Slade | Walter Thornton | 9 / 28 / 1904 | 7 | colored | |
| Eliza H. Whitehead | Benjamin W. Thorpe | 2 / 28 / 1841 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sidney Ann Read | Edwin D. Thorpe | 2 / 28 / 1846 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary E. Barnes | John M. Thorpe | 9 / 15 / 1882 | 6 | ||
| Mary E. Cavance | John M. Thorpe | 12 / 25 / 1871 | 3 | ||
| Cassandra Pate | John M. Thorpe | 2 / 5 / 1874 | 5 | ||
| Fannie S. Gooding | John P. Thorpe | 7 / 5 / 1882 | 6 | ||
| Zilla Everenton | William Tier | 11 / 22 / 1824 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Simonton | George Tiffany | 4 / 25 / 1791 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Laney Saunders | John Tignor | 2 / 8 / 1794 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sydney Martin | Thomas Tignor | 5 / 7 / 1789 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Dicey Allen | Thomas H. Tignor | 8 / 2 / 1828 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Frankey Williams | William Tignor | 11 / 7 / 1785 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Polly Willis | William Tignor | 4 / 18 / 1799 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Ferrell | Alex Tilghman | 2 / 24 / 1881 | 6 | ||
| Chloe Taylor | Joshua Tilghman | 3 / 11 / 1780 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Lavener | John Tilla | 4 / 25 / 1833 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Helen W. Wynne | Luther F. Tillery | 2 / 9 / 1887 | 6 | ||
| Nancy Hooten | Alfred Tillman | 4 / 26 / 1832 | Vol.3 | marriage bond |
