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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Morgan | John Whitehead | 1 / 24 / 1803 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sidney Physioc | John Whitehead | 1 / 31 / 1791 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Reasonover | John Whitehead | 5 / 5 / 1780 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Zilpha Thomas | John Whitehead | 8 / 11 / 1830 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Susan Ann Carraway | John S. Whitehead | 11 / 14 / 1837 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sidney Oglesby | John S. Whitehead | 2 / 1 / 1843 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Williams | Leavy Whitehead | 12 / 12 / 1889 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Roberts | Moses Whitehead | 8 / 14 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs | |
| Catherine Gass | Riley Whitehead | 8 / 24 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 12 yrs | |
| Fannie Shute | Robert Whitehead | 6 / 17 / 1893 | 6 | ||
| Rebecca Carter | W. M. Whitehead | 4 / 18 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Elizabeth Bateman | Willie Whitehead | 6 / 10 / 1816 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Ida Boyd | Willie Whitehead | 2 / 20 / 1898 | 6 | colored | |
| Darkis Whitehurst | Archy Whitehurst | 5 / 18 / 1878 | 5 | colored | |
| Salone A. Medford | C. W. Whitehurst | 11 / 29 / 1908 | 7 | ||
| Sime Whedbee | Daniel Whitehurst | 8 / 27 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Mariah F. Gooding | H. C. Whitehurst | 2 / 19 / 1877 | 5 | ||
| Ann H. Ernul | Henry P. Whitehurst | 11 / 22 / 1843 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy L. Morris | J. W. Whitehurst | 11 / 16 / 1890 | 6 | ||
| Maria Baily | M. E. Whitehurst | 1 / 11 / 1881 | 6 | ||
| Pauline Latham | Samuel Whitehurst | 1 / 6 / 1853 | 1 | ||
| Pauline Latham | Samuel Whitehurst | 1 / 6 / 1853 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Susan Noe | Samuel Whitehurst | 3 / 5 / 1846 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Parsons | Samuel Whitehurst | 3 / 22 / 1801 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Mason | Simon Whitehurst | 9 / 11 / 1804 | Vol.3 | marriage bond |
