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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mittie Turnage | S. C. Wilson | 12 / 30 / 1903 | 7 | ||
| Katy Morgan | Samuel Wilson | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 5 yrs | |
| Mary Ann Pritchard | Seanes Wilson | 10 / 13 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Rebecca Capps | Simon Wilson | 2 / 4 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Betsy Noket | Thaddeus Wilson | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs | |
| Matilda Bruce | Thomas Wilson | 2 / 10 / 1858 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Angeline Cannon | Thomas Wilson | 10 / 22 / 1882 | 6 | colored | |
| Susan M. Caton | Thomas Wilson | 4 / 7 / 1897 | 6 | ||
| Eliza Ann Gabe | Thomas Wilson | 8 / 29 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 13 yrs | |
| Julia Jones | Thomas C. Wilson | 11 / 2 / 1851 | 1 | ||
| Julia Jones | Thomas G. Wilson | 11 / 1 / 1851 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Cheney Wiggins | Thomas P. Wilson | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 16 yrs | |
| Ann Maria Jones | Thomas Wilson Jr. | 3 / 23 / 1871 | 4 | colored | |
| Lucy Morris | Walter Wilson | 1 / 16 / 1898 | 6 | ||
| Elinor Jones | William Wilson | 9 / 27 / 1824 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Patsey Mills | William Wilson | 3 / 12 / 1847 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Hannah Murphy | William Henry Wilson | 11 / 11 / 1887 | 6 | colored | |
| Penelope Taylor | William R. Wilson | 3 / 13 / 1877 | 5 | ||
| Annie S. Dixson | Willis A. Wilson | 6 / 28 / 1897 | 6 | ||
| Suckey Ambrose | Wilber Wiltshire | 7 / 27 / 1793 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Baker | Virgil Winburn | 8 / 27 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 11 yrs | |
| Lura Green | David Windcoff | 7 / 11 / 1895 | 6 | colored | |
| Louisa Perkins | Benjamin Windley | 8 / 24 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 1 1/2 yrs | |
| Sarah Green | Derry Windley | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs | |
| Mary A. Dunn | Ernest H. Windley | 1 / 10 / 1878 | 5 |
