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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henrietta Burns | Benjamin Wallace | 4 / 17 / 1810 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Godfrey | Benjamin Wallace | 9 / 17 / 1796 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Hamilton | Benjamin Wallace | 6 / 12 / 1815 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Hetty Jones | Benjamin Wallace | 2 / 23 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Sally Bush | Beverly Wallace | 1 / 3 / 1803 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Rosette Smallwood | Christopher Wallace | 8 / 27 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 9 yrs | |
| Matilda Roe | Clarence S. Wallace | 11 / 13 / 1897 | 6 | colored | |
| Jane Emery | David Wallace | 4 / 11 / 1822 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Hannah E. Jones | David Wallace | 6 / 4 / 1828 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Hill | E. D. Wallace | 9 / 28 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Lizzie O. Smith | Enoch Wallace | 4 / 23 / 1897 | 6 | colored | |
| Susan Gilliard | Francis Wallace | 9 / 14 / 1833 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Ann (colored) Bryant | Frank (colored) Wallace | 9 / 6 / 1865 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Ann Hunt | Frederick S. Wallace | 2 / 18 / 1860 | 1 | ||
| Mary Ann Hunt | Frederick S. Wallace | 2 / 18 / 1860 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Jane Nelson | George Wallace | 5 / 25 / 1848 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Emma V. Becton | George W. Wallace | 10 / 10 / 1888 | 6 | ||
| Prudy Jenkins Dixon | Henry Wallace | 4 / 5 / 1871 | 4 | colored | |
| Suckey (widow) Masters | James H. Wallace | 6 / 27 / 1801 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Maria Cutler | Jerry Wallace | 1 / 24 / 1886 | 6 | colored | |
| Hannah Midgett | Jerry Wallace | 11 / 18 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Jennie Adeline Selbey | Jesse Wallace | 7 / 28 / 1904 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary Ann Foscue | John Wallace | 12 / 24 / 1852 | 1 | ||
| Mary Ann Foscue | John Wallace | 12 / 16 / 1852 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Rebecca Hall | John Wallace | 11 / 10 / 1791 | Vol.3 | marriage bond |
