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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosanna Lindsay | Robert Ward | 10 / 25 / 1869 | 4 | colored | |
| Harriet White | Robert Ward | 8 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Ella Whitfield | Robert Ward | 4 / 11 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Susan J. Conner | Rufus W. Ward | 11 / 21 / 1877 | 5 | ||
| Penny Andrews | Squire Ward | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 37 yrs | |
| Rachel Jones | Squire Ward | 5 / 28 / 1882 | 6 | ||
| Mary Atkinson | Sylvester Ward | 6 / 1 / 1899 | 7 | colored | |
| Sally Anderson | Thomas Ward | 12 / 2 / 1820 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Martha Gibbs | Thomas Ward | 9 / 28 / 1783 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Catharine Hill | Thomas Ward | 3 / 17 / 1846 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Morris | Thomas Ward | 4 / 29 / 1848 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Anna Appleby | W. B. Ward | 12 / 27 / 1905 | 7 | ||
| Ella Smith | Webster Ward | 1 / 19 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Lucy Buldon | Wiley Ward | 4 / 30 / 1898 | 6 | colored | |
| Jemima Buck | William Ward | 10 / 7 / 1824 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Patsey Laughinghouse | William Ward | 12 / 31 / 1844 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Lydia Stanly | William Ward | 11 / 26 / 1807 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Columbia J. Oldfield | William E. Ward | 10 / 13 / 1873 | 5 | ||
| Elizabeth Jane McCafferty | William H. Ward | 12 / 19 / 1852 | 1 | ||
| Elizabeth Jane McCafferty | William H. Ward | 12 / 17 / 1852 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Hannah Martin | Willie Ward | 5 / 14 / 1898 | 6 | colored | |
| Chloe Crag | Wyley Ward | 8 / 27 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 18 mo. | |
| Sally Morris | William Warden | 7 / 20 / 1827 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Margaret Madray | Frank Warf | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 8 yrs | |
| Caroline Eliza Chapman | Henry P. Waring | 6 / 17 / 1826 | Vol.3 | marriage bond |
