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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary A. Simpson | William R. Warters | 2 / 17 / 1875 | 5 | ||
| Virginia Roberts | Alfred Washington | 3 / 11 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Zylpha Ernul Washington | Edward Washington | 7 / 30 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 6 yrs | |
| Sophy Chapman | George Washington | 8 / 25 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 8 yrs | |
| Polly A. Ellison | George Washington | 2 / 2 / 1890 | 6 | colored | |
| Rachel Ellison | George Washington | 8 / 24 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 7 yrs | |
| Margaret A. Washington | George Washington | 7 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 6 yrs | |
| Rosa Spivey | George H. Washington | 2 / 11 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Emma E. Bell | Herman B. Washington | 8 / 31 / 1871 | 3 | ||
| Nancy Biggs | James Washington | 6 / 22 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Martha Cherry | James Washington | 12 / 22 / 1904 | 7 | colored | |
| Ary Eborn | John Washington | 12 / 23 / 1880 | 6 | colored | |
| Rosanna Jones | John Washington | 6 / 26 / 1904 | 7 | colored | |
| Amanda Brown Murray | John Washington | 5 / 20 / 1872 | 4 | colored | |
| Lavinia Sparrow | John Washington | 8 / 14 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs | |
| Gilla Fonville | John E. Washington | 8 / 6 / 1882 | 6 | colored | |
| Sarah V. Emery | John N. Washington | 1 / 12 / 1848 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Edney Washington | Ulysses Washington | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 20 yrs | |
| Any Roundtree | Virgil Washington | 8 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 6 yrs | |
| Margaret Washington | Walter Washington | 9 / 1 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 11 yrs | |
| Caroline Blount | William H. Washington | 8 / 12 / 1835 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Everline B. Saunders | C. R. Waters | 12 / 5 / 1900 | 7 | ||
| Ada Moore | Edward Waters | 3 / 9 / 1898 | 6 | ||
| Alice Davis | Evans Waters | 7 / 20 / 1893 | 6 | colored | |
| Clarita Clark | George B. Waters | 8 / 6 / 1897 | 6 |
