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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ella A. Smith | William Whitford | 3 / 5 / 1895 | 6 | colored | |
| Sophie C. Stevenson | William Whitford | 11 / 25 / 1874 | 5 | ||
| Elizabeth Ipock | William D. Whitford | 4 / 28 / 1872 | 3 | ||
| Elizabeth Powers | John Whiting | 3 / 20 / 1822 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Magnolia Herring | James H. Whitley | 1 / 20 / 1897 | 6 | ||
| Julia Ann Morse | Charles Baltimore Whitmore | 11 / 3 / 1874 | 5 | ||
| Jane Heckson | Charles Whitney | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 6 yrs | |
| Caroline Jones | Charles H. Whitney | 11 / 11 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Lula Bender | Charlie A. Whitney | 10 / 3 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Lucy Barden | Dempsey Whitney | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Evia D. Brown | Johnson Whitney | 5 / 10 / 1882 | 6 | colored | |
| Laney (colored) Koonce | Robert (colored) Whitney | 9 / 13 / 1865 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Harris | Samuel Whitney | 8 / 8 / 1883 | 6 | colored | |
| Sarah Frances Cully | Allen Whittington | 4 / 29 / 1880 | 6 | colored | |
| Della Carter | C. J. Whittington | 11 / 21 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Elizabeth Murray | Bryant Whitty | 11 / 18 / 1882 | 6 | colored | |
| Nita G. Holton | Fred H. Whitty | 7 / 22 / 1901 | 7 | ||
| Lena Coward | James Whitty | 1 / 20 / 1908 | 7 | ||
| Mary S. Hines | John D. Whitty | 12 / 28 / 1876 | 5 | ||
| Elizabeth L. Hatch | Joseph Whitty | 4 / 20 / 1852 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Horseens | William Whitty | 6 / 14 / 1810 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary H. Fowler | Charles C. Whorton | 10 / 30 / 1857 | 1 | ||
| Mary H. Fowler | Charles C. Whorton | 10 / 27 / 1857 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Emily Whitehead Dozier | David Whorton | 5 / 10 / 1872 | 3 | ||
| Charlotte Phipps | John Whorton | 7 / 1 / 1824 | Vol.3 | marriage bond |
