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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Ann Tucker | John Whitfield | 8 / 23 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 1/2 yrs | |
| Teresia Fonveille | Luke Whitfield | 1 / 20 / 1789 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sally Slade | Luke Whitfield | 11 / 4 / 1796 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Cora Simmons | Prince Whitfield | 11 / 27 / 1895 | 6 | colored | |
| Aggy Becton | Samuel Whitfield | 8 / 23 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 12 yrs | |
| Nancy Lewis | Shepard Whitfield | 12 / 20 / 1871 | 4 | colored | |
| Annie Johnson | Thomas Whitfield | 9 / 22 / 1908 | 7 | colored | |
| Sidney Gooding | Timothy Whitfield | 2 / 11 / 1828 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Martha Hill | Virgil Whitfield | 10 / 8 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 7 yrs | |
| Lizzie Joyner | Virgil Whitfield | 12 / 19 / 1900 | 7 | colored | |
| Lana Pollard | William Whitfield | 2 / 9 / 1845 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Pearl Harrington | A. N. Whitford | 12 / 27 / 1900 | 7 | ||
| Silvy Bryan | Albert Whitford | 3 / 24 / 1880 | 6 | colored | |
| Annie Latham | Albert Whitford | 3 / 8 / 1896 | 6 | colored | |
| Becky Sanders | Albert Whitford | 12 / 12 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary E. Gaskins | Alonzo E. Whitford | 11 / 5 / 1870 | 3 | ||
| Mary E. Wiley | Alonzo J. Whitford | 9 / 11 / 1887 | 6 | ||
| Diadema Hibbs | Bryan B. Whitford | 8 / 20 / 1846 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Jane M. Wiley | Bryan C. Whitford | 3 / 16 / 1876 | 5 | colored | |
| Mary Daw | Charles J. Whitford | 6 / 12 / 1907 | 7 | ||
| Alma Lancaster | Charley Whitford | 3 / 10 / 1897 | 6 | ||
| Grace L. Price | D. P. Whitford | 6 / 9 / 1901 | 7 | ||
| Eva Adams | D. W. Whitford | 3 / 10 / 1898 | 6 | ||
| Nancy Stilley | David Whitford | 10 / 29 / 1789 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Rosa A. Arthur | David P. Whitford | 4 / 21 / 1895 | 6 |
