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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennet Bright | Joseph Wiggins | 7 / 19 / 1812 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Holland Marshall | Joseph Wiggins | 3 / 1 / 1800 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Smith | Joseph Wiggins | 12 / 18 / 1852 | 1 | ||
| Sarah Smith | Joseph Wiggins | 12 / 2 / 1852 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Polly Anderson | Joseph A. Wiggins | 9 / 16 / 1886 | 6 | ||
| Jane Daniels Moore | Josephus Wiggins | 10 / 15 / 1868 | 4 | colored | |
| Martha Dawson | Lewis Wiggins | 2 / 26 / 1879 | 5 | ||
| Sarah Wetherington | Major Wiggins | 1 / 23 / 1859 | 1 | ||
| Sarah Wetherington | Major Wiggins | 1 / 21 / 1859 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Aggy Capehart | Ned Wiggins | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 22 yrs | |
| Ellen Foy | P. H. Wiggins | 6 / 24 / 1886 | 6 | colored | |
| Fereby Hall | P. H. Wiggins | 7 / 22 / 1881 | 6 | colored | |
| Fanny Washington | Philip Wiggins | 8 / 27 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 7 mo. | |
| Polly Butler | Samuel Wiggins | 1 / 17 / 1805 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Joyner | Sylvester Wiggins | 2 / 27 / 1878 | 5 | ||
| Nancy Joiner | Thompson Wiggins | 9 / 18 / 1873 | 5 | ||
| Stella Ipock | Wiley Wiggins | 1 / 22 / 1901 | 7 | ||
| Louise Latham | William Wiggins | 3 / 29 / 1888 | 6 | colored | |
| Nettie Wiggins | William B. Wiggins | 2 / 6 / 1883 | 6 | ||
| Martha Jones | William H. Wiggins | 9 / 4 / 1898 | 6 | colored | |
| Martha Ann Whitfield | William Henry Wiggins | 9 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs | |
| Gracy Edwards | William S. Wiggins | 3 / 28 / 1881 | 6 | colored | |
| Nannie B. Farrell | Thomas A. Wilbon | 4 / 27 / 1876 | 5 | ||
| Alicia McCrohon | Samuel Wilbur | 12 / 31 / 1816 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Jane Lane | Alexander Wilcox | 10 / 1 / 1857 | 1 |
