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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fatima Cox | Edward Wiggins | 5 / 23 / 1851 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sallie Jones | Edward Wiggins | 5 / 22 / 1894 | 6 | colored | |
| Lucy Joyner | Edward Wiggins | 6 / 5 / 1879 | 6 | ||
| Sallie Ann Mitchell | F. M. Wiggins | 5 / 5 / 1895 | 6 | ||
| Lizzie Griffin | Frank Wiggins | 3 / 4 / 1887 | 6 | colored | |
| Mag Roberson | Frank Wiggins | 10 / 29 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary E. Witherington | Frederick Wiggins | 11 / 16 / 1851 | 1 | ||
| Mary E. Witherington | Frederick Wiggins | 11 / 1 / 1851 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Amanda Whitfield | George Wiggins | 1 / 23 / 1886 | 6 | colored | |
| Laura Askins | George B. Wiggins | 6 / 3 / 1894 | 6 | ||
| Mary Clark | Gordon Wiggins | 2 / 19 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Frances Coffee | Gordon Wiggins | 8 / 14 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 8 yrs | |
| Elvia Becton | Isaac Nelson Wiggins | 4 / 10 / 1870 | 4 | colored | |
| Louisa Lindsey | Jacob Wiggins | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 21 yrs | |
| Louisa Smith | Jacob Wiggins | 4 / 0 / 1853 | 1 | ||
| Louisa Smith | Jacob Wiggins | 4 / 2 / 1853 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Wood | James Wiggins | 11 / 7 / 1851 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth (col.) Spellman | James (colored) Wiggins | 3 / 2 / 1855 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary M. Brinkley | Jesse Wiggins | 2 / 3 / 1901 | 7 | ||
| Elizabeth Spellman | Jesse Wiggins | 3 / 3 / 1855 | 1 | ||
| Elizabeth Spellman | Jesse Wiggins | 8 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 13 yrs | |
| Betsy Truitt | John Wiggins | 11 / 28 / 1805 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Pearcy Ann Guion | John A. Wiggins | 3 / 31 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Julia (colored) Spellman | John A. Wiggins | 1 / 5 / 1848 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sidney Abrams | Joseph Wiggins | 12 / 20 / 1846 | Vol.3 | marriage bond |
