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.
| Bride's First Name |
Bride's Last Name |
Groom's First Name |
Groom's Last Name |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jane Lane | Alexander Wilcox | 9 / 28 / 1857 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Marion Willis | Alexander Wilcox | 2 / 12 / 1876 | 5 | ||
| Ferebee Holton | Allen T. Wilcox | 8 / 3 / 1851 | 1 | ||
| Ferebee Holton | Allen T. Wilcox | 7 / 30 / 1851 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Ada Kilpatrick | George L. Wilcox | 2 / 19 / 1896 | 6 | ||
| Sidney Bateman | Hardy Wilcox | 3 / 29 / 1826 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Julia Ann Fulshire | Henry F. Wilcox | 12 / 26 / 1855 | 1 | ||
| Julia Ann Fulshire | Henry P. Wilcox | 12 / 13 / 1855 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Cornelia Ernul | J. E. Wilcox | 3 / 27 / 1889 | 6 | ||
| Eunice Cahoon | Thomas Wilcox | 2 / 26 / 1849 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Betsey Smith | Thomas Wilcox | 4 / 1 / 1822 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Avy Trewhitt | Thomas Wilcox | 2 / 22 / 1850 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Hattie Street | William A. Wilcox | 2 / 22 / 1888 | 6 | ||
| Caroline Foy | Bryant Wilder | 11 / 24 / 1898 | 7 | colored | |
| Nettie Henry | Jene Wilder | 7 / 25 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Lana Searles | Azariah F. Wiley | 10 / 11 / 1848 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Alice Gaskins | Bryan Wiley | 4 / 7 / 1881 | 6 | ||
| Hancy P. Gaskins | Bryan Wiley | 10 / 4 / 1885 | 6 | ||
| Lisha Purifoy | Ephraim Wiley | 8 / 16 / 1825 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Della Whitford | J. O. Wiley | 10 / 29 / 1905 | 7 | ||
| Lizzie E. Daw | John H. Wiley | 1 / 23 / 1898 | 6 | ||
| Sarah J. Jarvis | Lewis H. Wiley | 5 / 8 / 1878 | 5 | ||
| Peggy Daw | Redding J. Wiley | 8 / 9 / 1825 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Pearcy Ann Warren | Reden Wiley | 10 / 26 / 1852 | 1 | ||
| Pearcy Ann Warren | Reden Wiley | 10 / 25 / 1852 | Vol.3 | marriage bond |