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 Dowday | Levin Whealington | 9 / 23 / 1809 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Delila Carter | Levin E. Whealington | 12 / 12 / 1837 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Salina R. Jones | James Whealton | 6 / 30 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Josephine Jones | Stephen Whealton | 9 / 17 / 1871 | 3 | ||
| Lizzie Stowe | Dorman Whealton | 7 / 9 / 1903 | 7 | ||
| Lydia Smallwood | Addison Whedbee | 8 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 1/2 yrs | |
| Henrietta Morgan | Alfred Whedbee | 10 / 10 / 1894 | 6 | colored | |
| Alsey Hath | George Whedbee | 12 / 26 / 1895 | 6 | colored | |
| Elizabeth Manly | James S. Whedbee | 1 / 8 / 1873 | 5 | ||
| Martha Mourning | Nat Wheeler | 8 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 8 yrs | |
| Elizabeth Cully | Ambrose Whidbee | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Fanny A. Barfield | Ambrose Whidbee | 1 / 28 / 1878 | 5 | colored | |
| Mary White | Dennis Whidbee | 4 / 6 / 1874 | 5 | colored | |
| Emeline Wicks | Dennis Whidbee | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs | |
| Hettie Bryan | Allen Whitaker | 2 / 21 / 1874 | 5 | colored | |
| Ada Artis | C. B. Whitaker | 11 / 25 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Josephine Bryant | David Whitaker | 9 / 10 / 1896 | 6 | colored | |
| Elizabeth Jackson | Edward Whitaker | 6 / 28 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Martha Hawkins | John Whitaker | 6 / 13 / 1866 | 1 | ||
| Queen Ellis | Washington Whitaker | 9 / 9 / 1897 | 6 | colored | |
| Maud H. Quick | A. H. Whitcomb | 7 / 8 / 1890 | 6 | colored | |
| Martha H. Spruill | Charles E. Whitcomb | 2 / 25 / 1895 | 6 | ||
| Hannah Wilkins | Aaron White | 2 / 15 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Peggy Latham | Alfred White | 9 / 10 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 1 1/2 yrs | |
| Julia Gaskins | Allen White | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs |
