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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nancy Filingame | William Tyre | 11 / 21 / 1868 | 3 | ||
| Gatsey Smith | William Tyre | 7 / 6 / 1819 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Esther West | William Tyre | 2 / 9 / 1784 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Lena B. Dickinson | George T. Tyson | 1 / 8 / 1902 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary G. Lancaster | W. B. Tyson | 7 / 31 / 1907 | 7 | ||
| Sally Merrett | William O. Tyson | 2 / 18 / 1798 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Louisa H. Meadows | Ferdinand Ulrich | 11 / 20 / 1873 | 5 | ||
| Etta C. Willis | Rudolph Ulrich | 12 / 5 / 1894 | 6 | ||
| Lena Dowdy | Brady Underwood | 6 / 10 / 1895 | 6 | colored | |
| Rosa Johnson | Brady Underwood | 1 / 22 / 1902 | 7 | colored | |
| Matilda Howland | C. D. Upchurch | 1 / 3 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Liphey Cavender | Major Upton | 9 / 26 / 1785 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Hannah Shapley | Major Upton | 2 / 18 / 1793 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Eugenia Benson | Anthony Urquhart | 5 / 31 / 1900 | 7 | colored | |
| Polly Stringer | Caleb Uz | 2 / 9 / 1816 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Lavinia Jones | George Uzzell | 8 / 17 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 9 yrs | |
| Sophia Nixon | W. C. Uzzle | 5 / 26 / 1891 | 6 | ||
| Elizabeth Lente | Benners Vail | 2 / 23 / 1804 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Frances Mary Nash | Benners Vail | 3 / 20 / 1802 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Ada Green | Charles Vail | 5 / 21 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Emeline Jones | Francis Vail | 8 / 21 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 20 yrs | |
| Millie W. Sparrow | Frank A. Vail Jr. | 9 / 27 / 1898 | 6 | colored | |
| Milly Hardison | James B. Vail | 3 / 11 / 1880 | 6 | colored | |
| Margaret T. Dade | Jno. Vail | 5 / 4 / 1813 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Jane Jones | Jno. Vail | 12 / 3 / 1799 | Vol.3 | marriage bond |
