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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hannah Daniels | William Wallace | 6 / 4 / 1791 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mariam Hall | William Wallace | 2 / 24 / 1798 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Ann Cady Wallace | William Wallace | 11 / 12 / 1803 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Emma Peterson | Wright Wallace | 1 / 13 / 1876 | 5 | colored | |
| Katy Rouse | Elijah Waller | 8 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 15 yrs | |
| Esther Phelps | Solomon Wallis | 7 / 18 / 1806 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sally Wallace | Solomon Wallis | 8 / 4 / 1798 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Della M. Cohen | Leopold Wallnau | 10 / 21 / 1885 | 6 | ||
| Priscilla Adams | Anthony Walston | 12 / 5 / 1890 | 6 | colored | |
| Amelia A. Clark | Anthony Walston | 4 / 19 / 1880 | 6 | colored | |
| Anna Roberts | Isaiah Walston | 10 / 15 / 1896 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Loache | Moses Walston | 6 / 21 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Fannie H. Clark | Thomas Walter | 7 / 6 / 1887 | 6 | ||
| Nancy (colored) Williams | Simon (colored) Wane | 7 / 20 / 1865 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Susan B. Green | Nathaniel Waples | 8 / 22 / 1835 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Maria E. Mumford | Nathaniel Waples | 4 / 23 / 1833 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Annie Jackson | Alfred Ward | 3 / 19 / 1874 | 5 | colored | |
| Mary E. Jones | Alfred Ward | 5 / 26 / 1885 | 6 | colored | |
| Henrietta Ward | Alfred Ward | 8 / 30 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Celia A. Jones | Amos Ward | 3 / 14 / 1887 | 6 | colored | |
| Lucy Cooper Fields | Benjamin Ward | 3 / 21 / 1869 | 4 | colored | |
| Maria Mitchell | Daniel Ward | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 35 yrs | |
| Carrie Louise Schallenberger | David Livingston Ward | 2 / 7 / 1900 | 7 | ||
| Caroline Copes | Edmond Ward | 10 / 28 / 1883 | 6 | colored | |
| Eldah S. Shackelford | Eli Ward | 8 / 8 / 1826 | Vol.3 | marriage bond |
