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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nancy (colored) Morgan | Elijah (colored) Willoughby | 7 / 11 / 1857 | 1 | ||
| Nancy (colored) Morgan | Elijah (colored) Willoughby | 7 / 11 / 1857 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Martha N. Falling | Hubbard Willoughby | 9 / 7 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Ramcy Martin | Hugh Willoughby | 12 / 23 / 1894 | 6 | colored | |
| Hannah Moore | James Willoughby | 1 / 31 / 1843 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Hancy (colored) George | Lewis (colored) Willoughby | 12 / 20 / 1852 | 1 | ||
| Hancy (colored) George | Lewis (colored) Willoughby | 12 / 20 / 1852 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Martha Fenner | Sheherd Willoughby | 9 / 29 / 1881 | 6 | colored | |
| Rebecca Johnson | Shepard Willoughby | 12 / 13 / 1819 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Malissia C. Parker | Shepard F. Willoughby | 3 / 10 / 1887 | 6 | colored | |
| Nellie Fisher | Stanly Willoughby | 3 / 15 / 1893 | 6 | colored | |
| Tempe June George | William Willoughby | 8 / 21 / 1881 | 6 | colored | |
| Susan Jane Richards | William Willoughby | 6 / 1 / 1888 | 6 | colored | |
| Lurah McCray | William A. Willoughby | 4 / 24 / 1898 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Handcock | James Wills | 2 / 25 / 1829 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Louisa Dixon | Argy Wilson | 1 / 30 / 1900 | 7 | colored | |
| Holland Mitchell | Augustus Wilson | 4 / 26 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Sarah Walker | Burton Wilson | 12 / 18 / 1896 | 6 | colored | |
| Sallie Pate | C. J. Wilson | 4 / 26 / 1904 | 7 | ||
| ? Eliza Long | Cary Wilson | 8 / 17 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 12 yrs | |
| Esther Harrison | Charles Wilson | 6 / 11 / 1808 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah M. Lovick | Charles C. Wilson | 8 / 24 / 1837 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Alice R. Franks | Claude Wilson | 9 / 16 / 1908 | 7 | colored | |
| Abigail Brawton | David Wilson | 1 / 23 / 1786 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Amelia Perkins Wilson | Edmund Wilson | 7 / 3 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs |
