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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eveline Jones | John B. West | 10 / 24 / 1854 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Cora E. Smith | John L. West | 7 / 16 / 1907 | 7 | ||
| Elizabeth Bryan | John S. West | 3 / 11 / 1813 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Ferebee Lee | Joseph West | 3 / 13 / 1824 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Anna (widow) Perkins | Joseph West | 2 / 9 / 1801 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Perkins | Joseph West | 1 / 6 / 1789 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Susannah Morris | Levi West | 3 / 17 / 1829 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Margaret Connerly | Major C. West | 1 / 21 / 1824 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Maria Johnson | Nelson West | 9 / 12 / 1894 | 6 | colored | |
| Julia Johnson | Noah W. West | 12 / 27 / 1900 | 7 | colored | |
| Cloey West | Peter West | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 1 yr | |
| Rosa T. Dixon | Ralph N. West | 6 / 19 / 1901 | 7 | ||
| Mary Lane | Reading West | 7 / 6 / 1816 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Powers | Riley West | 9 / 27 / 1830 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Carrie E. Richardson | Robert L. West | 12 / 21 / 1887 | 6 | ||
| Susan Smith | Seth West | 3 / 29 / 1899 | 7 | colored | |
| Hollon Gatlin | Stephen West | 3 / 8 / 1788 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Anne Latham | Stephen West | 1 / 20 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Lucinda Fulcher | Thomas W. West | 9 / 5 / 1888 | 6 | ||
| Sudie Dixon | W. H. West | 10 / 31 / 1900 | 7 | ||
| Eliza Pasteur | William T. West | 10 / 27 / 1832 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Fancy Jones | Benjamin Westbrook | 6 / 13 / 1898 | 6 | ||
| Mary Barnes | Emanuel Westbrook | 12 / 18 / 1874 | 5 | ||
| Alice Conner | Jackson Westbrook | 6 / 25 / 1905 | 7 | ||
| Cornelia Sawyer | John Westcoat | 3 / 9 / 1860 | Vol.3 | marriage bond |
