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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susan M. Cox | David P. Whitford | 8 / 9 / 1842 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Lucretia Arthur | Gilbert A. Whitford | 12 / 19 / 1900 | 7 | ||
| Mary Whitford | Guy W. Whitford | 5 / 1 / 1907 | 7 | ||
| Mary Clark | Hardy Whitford | 12 / 23 / 1820 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Minnie Whitford | Hardy Whitford | 1 / 2 / 1898 | 6 | ||
| Patsey Hickman | Isaac Whitford | 10 / 12 / 1818 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Julia Pearce | Isaac Whitford | 5 / 20 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Mattie O'Neal | J. R. Whitford | 3 / 23 / 1903 | 7 | ||
| Delila Wyatt | Jesse Whitford | 6 / 30 / 1892 | 6 | colored | |
| Mahaleth Gardner | John Whitford | 8 / 15 / 1801 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Hollan Reel | John Whitford | 4 / 3 / 1793 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Margaret Dupree Biddle | John D. Whitford Jr. | 2 / 14 / 1899 | 7 | ||
| Mary E. Hurtt | John H. Whitford | 6 / 15 / 1904 | 7 | ||
| Sarah Heath | John M. Whitford | 3 / 3 / 1830 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary E. Williamson | John M. Whitford | 11 / 26 / 1861 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary E. Williamson | John N. Whitford | 11 / 27 / 1861 | 1 | ||
| Cassandra Stephens | Lorenzo D. Whitford | 4 / 21 / 1841 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Hannah Bright | Nathan Whitford | 10 / 10 / 1822 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Lamport | Nathan Whitford | 5 / 1 / 1899 | 7 | ||
| Eleanor Fries | Richard Whitford | 7 / 19 / 1808 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Glancey | Richard Whitford | 8 / 15 / 1860 | 1 | ||
| Nancy Whitford | Richard Whitford | 11 / 9 / 1796 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sidney Gatlin | Thomas Whitford | 4 / 1 / 1806 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Lula F. Campbell | W. H. Whitford | 11 / 10 / 1901 | 7 | ||
| Elizabeth Smith | William Whitford | 10 / 16 / 1809 | Vol.3 | marriage bond |
