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 Sanders | Pear Trow | 8 / 23 / 1908 | 7 | colored | |
| Charlotte S. Hanks | Orin Truefant | 9 / 19 / 1833 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Lucinda Edwards | George F. Truett | 2 / 3 / 1865 | 1 | ||
| Georgia Miss Carraway | Alex Truitt | 10 / 15 / 1899 | 7 | ||
| Sarah Chapman | Elijah Truitt | 4 / 1 / 1794 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Delanier Barco Salter | George F. Truitt | 6 / 1 / 1871 | 3 | ||
| Nancy Tosto | Wiley Truitt | 7 / 1 / 1875 | 5 | ||
| Nancy Rogers | Warren Trusty | 9 / 22 / 1797 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Beasley | Benjamin F. Tucker | 12 / 11 / 1834 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Harriet Brown | Charles Tucker | 8 / 15 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 35 yrs | |
| Phillis Pugh | Daniel Tucker | 8 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 7 yrs | |
| Jannay C. Boesser | Eugene Tucker | 11 / 26 / 1873 | 5 | ||
| Sarah Ann Starkey | Frank Tucker | 8 / 25 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 29 yrs | |
| Emeline Peterson | Jacob Tucker | 8 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 11 yrs | |
| Susan Hardy | John Tucker | 9 / 26 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 6 mo. | |
| Frances Jones | Jupiter Tucker | 8 / 27 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Lucretia Chapman | Phillip Tucker | 5 / 19 / 1872 | 4 | colored | |
| Annie Smith | Richard Tucker | 5 / 2 / 1880 | 6 | colored | |
| Emeline (colored) Tucker | Richard (colored) Tucker | 12 / 11 / 1865 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Lavinia Havens | Foy Tuley | 12 / 24 / 1868 | 4 | colored | |
| Julia W. Hollister | John G. Tull | 3 / 11 / 1845 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sophia Wilson | John Andrew Tullock | 1 / 22 / 1821 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Teresa Lewis | William Tunnel | 4 / 27 / 1849 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Emily Wood | Andrew Tunnell | 9 / 4 / 1879 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary E. Morris | Alfred B. Tunstal | 1 / 9 / 1853 | 1 |
