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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucretia Ellison | Benjamin F. Willis | 1 / 21 / 1846 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Rosa Lancaster | C. M. Willis | 5 / 16 / 1901 | 7 | ||
| Mary Smith | Caesar Willis | 5 / 17 / 1893 | 6 | colored | |
| Judy Latham | Caesar Willis | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 16 yrs | |
| Feriba W. Wallace | Charles Willis | 7 / 3 / 1828 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Ida Rendick | Charles Willis | 12 / 26 / 1894 | 6 | colored | |
| Jennie Williams | Charles Willis | 4 / 21 / 1898 | 6 | colored | |
| Sarah Dawson | Charles D. Willis | 7 / 20 / 1887 | 6 | colored | |
| Ina B. Marshall | Charles E. Willis | 11 / 25 / 1891 | 6 | ||
| Florence V. Wood | Charles H. Willis | 3 / 1 / 1900 | 7 | ||
| Josephine Miller | Collin H. Willis | 12 / 14 / 1885 | 6 | ||
| Bessie Sasser | Curtis T. Willis | 4 / 24 / 1907 | 7 | ||
| Warnetta C. Lee | David E. Willis | 8 / 24 / 1892 | 6 | ||
| Elizabeth L. Benners | David S. Willis | 4 / 27 / 1848 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Carrie Mayor Rishton | David S. Willis | 8 / 23 / 1888 | 6 | ||
| Susannah Templeton | David W. Willis | 6 / 23 / 1823 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Lydia Tingle | Duffy Willis | 12 / 16 / 1903 | 7 | ||
| Catherine Gaskins | Dunn Willis | 9 / 3 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 12 yrs | |
| Susannah Willis | Edward Willis | 11 / 12 / 1795 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Abajail Gaskill | Ephraim Willis | 7 / 19 / 1870 | 3 | ||
| Hannah Garner | Garrison Willis | 10 / 12 / 1900 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary Powell | George Willis | 6 / 28 / 1781 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Fannie Simmons | George Willis | 7 / 27 / 1876 | 5 | colored | |
| Sarah J. Bryan | George B. Willis | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 20 yrs | |
| Ann M. Rice | George B. Willis | 12 / 26 / 1882 | 6 | colored |
