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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sally King | Joshua Willis | 4 / 14 / 1804 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Virginia Graham | Junius Willis | 12 / 23 / 1870 | 4 | colored | |
| Bettie Moore | Junius W. Willis | 3 / 24 / 1875 | 5 | colored | |
| Susan Ewell | Laurie Willis | 11 / 11 / 1893 | 6 | ||
| Bertha Scott | Luther Willis | 9 / 23 / 1903 | 7 | ||
| Lucretia P. French | Major Willis | 5 / 14 / 1874 | 5 | ||
| Mary Jackson | Major Willis | 2 / 23 / 1848 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Penelope Thomas | Major Willis | 11 / 29 / 1811 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Anna Winnum | Major Willis | 9 / 7 / 1797 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Pollard | Major Willis Jr. | 1 / 10 / 1838 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Rosetta Ward | Marcus Willis | 11 / 17 / 1887 | 6 | colored | |
| Lettice Banks | Moses Willis | 8 / 17 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 18 yrs | |
| Julia Brock | Needham Willis | 6 / 19 / 1851 | 1 | ||
| Julia Brock | Needham Willis | 6 / 5 / 1851 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah A. Blango | Noah Willis | 7 / 8 / 1875 | 5 | colored | |
| Julia Ann Gaskins | Noah Willis | 12 / 6 / 1848 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Pritchard | Norman Willis | 8 / 12 / 1800 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Dorcas Gatlin | Oliver Willis | 9 / 11 / 1874 | 5 | colored | |
| Rosa W. Dixon | P. A. Willis | 12 / 24 / 1877 | 5 | ||
| Caroline Jackson | Peter Willis | 1 / 1 / 1854 | 1 | ||
| Caroline Jackson | Peter Willis | 11 / 29 / 1853 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Leonora Lee | Philemon H. Willis | 1 / 23 / 1852 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Annie B. Brinson | Phillip A. Willis | 12 / 28 / 1898 | 7 | ||
| Sarah Priquett Sutton | Reuban Willis | 10 / 27 / 1870 | 4 | colored | |
| Dilsey Wright | Reuben Willis | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 20 yrs |
