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 |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sally Jones | Stephen White | 6 / 21 / 1827 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Eliza West | Stephen White | 6 / 5 / 1892 | 6 | colored | |
| Sally Ann Lum | Stepney White | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 10 yrs | |
| Jane Moseley | Stepney White | 6 / 4 / 1873 | 5 | colored | |
| Elizabeth Franks | Thomas White | 4 / 8 / 1812 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mahala Holland | Thomas White | 7 / 27 / 1824 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Effa Gaskins | Thomas White | 3 / 12 / 1893 | 6 | ||
| Sadie Taylor | Thomas H. White | 8 / 26 / 1899 | 7 | ||
| Mary Jane Hollister | Thomas O. White | 1 / 28 / 1892 | 6 | colored | |
| Lanie C. Moore | Ulysses White | 4 / 10 / 1895 | 6 | colored | |
| Kate Kilpatrick | W. C. White | 8 / 7 / 1901 | 7 | ||
| Lorena Powell | W. O. White | 11 / 22 / 1905 | 7 | ||
| Julia Daw | Walter White | 9 / 8 / 1892 | 6 | ||
| Tempy Hand | Walter White | 4 / 2 / 1902 | 7 | colored | |
| Rachel Swann | Whichcoat White | 1 / 4 / 1820 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Cassandra White | Whichcoat White | 6 / 14 / 1828 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mahala Prescott | Wiley White | 5 / 1 / 1817 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary West | Wiley White | 1 / 30 / 1821 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Delila Witherington | Wiley White | 12 / 5 / 1843 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Caroline Mumford | Wilham White | 11 / 6 / 1895 | 6 | colored | |
| Sarah Carlton | William White | 7 / 15 / 1842 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Lusetta Civils | William White | 1 / 11 / 1877 | 5 | ||
| Nellie Freeman | William White | 12 / 29 / 1894 | 6 | colored | |
| Caroline George | William White | 1 / 10 / 1892 | 6 | colored | |
| Ciney Humphrey | William White | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 12 yrs |
