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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penny Wallace | Rufus W. Wiley | 3 / 20 / 1800 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary E. Ernul | William T. Wiley | 1 / 9 / 1876 | 5 | ||
| Hancey Rowe | Zachariah Wiley | 4 / 2 / 1854 | 1 | ||
| Hancey Rowe | Zachariah Wiley | 3 / 31 / 1854 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Louisa I. Smith | David P. Wilkerson | 2 / 3 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Anna Edwards | John Wilkerson | 10 / 13 / 1786 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary (widow) Clark | John Wilkes | 1 / 11 / 1806 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Cathren Bryant | Herman Wilkins | 10 / 16 / 1893 | 6 | colored | |
| Nelly Windley | Hurman Wilkins | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 40 yrs | |
| Hannah Blount | Isaac Wilkins | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 8 yrs | |
| Ada Williams | Isaac Wilkins | 8 / 23 / 1883 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary B. DeBruhl | John S. Wilkins | 3 / 6 / 1852 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Rosa D. Ferguson | Lemuel Wilkins | 7 / 11 / 1833 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Lindsay | Samuel Wilkins | 4 / 2 / 1800 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Betsey Faulkner | Trewitt Wilkins | 10 / 29 / 1810 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah (widow) Oliver | David Wilkinson | 4 / 2 / 1798 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Guthrie | Enoch Wilkinson | 12 / 12 / 1808 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Jones | Enoch Wilkinson | 7 / 18 / 1825 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sabra Edwards | Fred Wilkinson | 10 / 29 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Louisa Cooper | James Wilkinson | 12 / 27 / 1812 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Polly Martin | Richard Wilkinson | 8 / 15 / 1801 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sidney Pittman | Richard Wilkinson | 2 / 17 / 1788 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth G. Oliver | Martin S. Willard | 12 / 5 / 1883 | 6 | ||
| Rachel Williams | Matthew Willard | 8 / 14 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 16 yrs | |
| Minnie E. Long | Silas S. Willett | 1 / 2 / 1879 | 5 |
