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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penelope Tier | Richard Willis | 6 / 26 / 1811 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Alicia Reel | Robert Willis | 2 / 25 / 1804 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Bennet | Samuel Willis | 12 / 13 / 1811 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Clarissa Brinson | Samuel Willis | 3 / 29 / 1849 | 1 | ||
| Clarissa Brinson | Samuel Willis | 3 / 13 / 1849 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sally Glover | Samuel Willis | 4 / 14 / 1812 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Susan Jane Wallace | Samuel W. Willis | 11 / 11 / 1869 | 3 | ||
| Sally Whitford | Shadrack Willis | 12 / 31 / 1816 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Harriet Reddy | Simon Willis | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 7 yrs | |
| Sarah Shanawolf | Spence P. Willis | 8 / 6 / 1823 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Laney Adams | Stephen Willis | 7 / 1 / 1858 | 1 | ||
| Laney Adams | Stephen Willis | 6 / 24 / 1858 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Gatlin | Stephen Willis | 5 / 16 / 1826 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Ferebee Fulford | T. C. Willis | 9 / 10 / 1877 | 5 | ||
| Cora Caton | Theodore Willis | 10 / 4 / 1904 | 7 | ||
| Agnes Horseens | Thomas Willis | 2 / 3 / 1823 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Woods | Thomas Willis | 1 / 12 / 1807 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Rebecca Neale | Thomas C. Willis | 5 / 9 / 1850 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Robinson | Thomas D. Willis | 4 / 2 / 1832 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sophia McLawhorn | Thomas H. Willis | 2 / 18 / 1891 | 6 | ||
| Mary Ann Jackson | Tillman N. Willis | 7 / 10 / 1850 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Susan A. Thomas | Tillman N. Willis | 1 / 2 / 1860 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Caroline Dudley | Wallis Willis | 10 / 3 / 1865 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Margaret Hardison | William Willis | 9 / 1 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Lavenia Reddy | William Willis | 8 / 25 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 10 yrs |