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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polly Jones | John Wallace | 7 / 31 / 1806 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Jane Ryal | John B. Wallace | 6 / 14 / 1838 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Polly Hall | Joseph Wallace | 1 / 3 / 1793 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Rebecca Rich | Joseph Wallace | 2 / 8 / 1804 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Ann Elizabeth Grover | Josephus Wallace | 2 / 26 / 1873 | 5 | ||
| Rachael J. Edwards | Josephus H. Wallace | 7 / 18 / 1858 | 1 | ||
| Rachel J. Edwards | Josephus H. Wallace | 6 / 30 / 1858 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Jane Nicholson | Matthew Wallace | 4 / 13 / 1829 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Windley | Noah Wallace | 3 / 1 / 1890 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Jane Edwards | Perry Wallace | 3 / 17 / 1887 | 6 | colored | |
| Harriet Green | Perry Wallace | 8 / 25 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs | |
| Mary Ann Phillips | Primrose Wallace | 11 / 23 / 1871 | 4 | colored | |
| ?? | Reuben Wallace | 2 / 29 / 1794 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary A. Hatch | Richard Wallace | 5 / 8 / 1882 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Ann Hunter | Samuel Wallace | 8 / 12 / 1838 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Alice Griffin | Solomon Wallace | 12 / 6 / 1792 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary E. Jones | Somerset Wallace | 4 / 11 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Hannah Wallace | Stephen Wallace | 4 / 25 / 1825 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary E. Simpson | Thadeous Wallace | 7 / 10 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Leonora Haskell | Thomas B. Wallace | 12 / 31 / 1829 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Masters | Thomas H. Wallace | 3 / 16 / 1819 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Hannah Bragg | Thomas M. Wallace | 12 / 10 / 1800 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Penelope Bryan | Tolson Wallace | 12 / 27 / 1793 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Penelope Neale | Valentine Wallace | 12 / 20 / 1810 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Emma Bizzell | William Wallace | 9 / 14 / 1907 | 7 | colored |
