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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Deed | Lewis Williams | 12 / 13 / 1891 | 6 | colored | |
| Tenor Sears | Lewis Williams | 4 / 24 / 1884 | 6 | colored | |
| Harriet Wallace | Lewis Williams | 10 / 8 / 1880 | 6 | colored | |
| Julia Latham Williams | Lewis Williams | 6 / 9 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 8 yrs | |
| Lilly Becton | Lovelace Williams | 7 / 11 / 1895 | 6 | colored | |
| Annie Smith | Lovett Williams | 10 / 23 / 1898 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary Wetherington | M. C. Williams | 4 / 18 / 1896 | 6 | ||
| Fanny Marquette | M. M. Williams | 12 / 6 / 1877 | 5 | ||
| Fannie Stanly | Marion Williams | 9 / 22 / 1884 | 6 | ||
| Lucy Doyal | Mathew Williams | 11 / 29 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Annie Jones | Matthew Williams | 11 / 24 / 1892 | 6 | colored | |
| Jennet Nelson | Matthew Williams | 4 / 22 / 1814 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Taylor | Matthew James Williams | 9 / 6 / 1854 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Taylor | Matthew James Williams | 9 / 21 / 1854 | 1 | ||
| Diley Treadwell | Miles Williams | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 40 yrs | |
| Leney J. Rasberry | Nathan Williams | 6 / 20 / 1886 | 6 | colored | |
| Jane Robinson | Needham Williams | 10 / 12 / 1882 | 6 | colored | |
| Mollie Smith | Needham Williams | 2 / 18 / 1898 | 6 | colored | |
| Penny Gaskins | Nepthune Williams | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Margaret Williams | Noah Williams | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Sophronia Williams | Noah Williams | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs | |
| Elizabeth Edwards | Noah P. Williams | 11 / 14 / 1885 | 6 | colored | |
| Sinda Abrams | Obed. Williams | 2 / 17 / 1824 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Gatlin | Oscar Williams | 12 / 31 / 1891 | 6 | colored | |
| Liller Webb | Oscar Williams | 2 / 8 / 1905 | 7 | colored |
