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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lizzie Harvey | Stanly Whitehurst | 5 / 26 / 1888 | 6 | colored | |
| Eliza Hancock | W. H. Whitehurst | 10 / 7 / 1891 | 6 | ||
| Nancy Salmons | William Whitehurst | 1 / 24 / 1800 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Stokewill | William Whitehurst | 8 / 27 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 6 yrs | |
| Hannah Foscue | William Henry Whitfield | 5 / 22 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Louisa Mumford | Wright Whitfield | 2 / 27 / 1873 | 5 | colored | |
| Mary May | Baltimore Whitfield | 6 / 4 / 1873 | 5 | colored | |
| Rhoda Harris | Baltimore Whitfield | 8 / 29 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 16 yrs | |
| Fannie Banks | Benjamin Whitfield | 10 / 6 / 1888 | 6 | colored | |
| Henrietta Fonville | Charles Whitfield | 8 / 23 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Sylvia Ann Taylor | Cicero Whitfield | 8 / 25 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 11 yrs | |
| Mary Green | Daniel Whitfield | 6 / 19 / 1884 | 6 | colored | |
| Caroline Perkins | David Whitfield | 8 / 21 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 10 yrs | |
| Easter Grimes | Eden Whitfield | 1 / 11 / 1890 | 6 | colored | |
| Susan Rouse | Frank Whitfield | 4 / 15 / 1882 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Ann Brown | George Whitfield | 10 / 30 / 1848 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Ella Pritchett | George Whitfield | 1 / 30 / 1886 | 6 | colored | |
| Lydia Wooten | George Whitfield | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 21 yrs | |
| Sarah Cooper | George Whitfield | 11 / 20 / 1876 | 5 | colored | |
| Rachel Bryan | James Whitfield | 11 / 17 / 1795 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Copes | James Whitfield | 8 / 21 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 13 yrs | |
| Cherry Williams | James Whitfield | 9 / 24 / 1891 | 6 | colored | |
| Dora Coleman | Jno. Whitfield | 12 / 12 / 1888 | 6 | colored | |
| Nancy Coby | John Whitfield | 3 / 20 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary Slade | John Whitfield | 9 / 28 / 1827 | Vol.3 | marriage bond |
