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 Butler | Stephen Witherington | 11 / 8 / 1823 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Argent Smith | Stephen Witherington | 7 / 25 / 1833 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Savannah Davis | Thomas Witherington | 2 / 5 / 1820 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Taylor | Thomas Witherington | 1 / 11 / 1788 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Kesiah Tyson | Thomas Witherington | 11 / 12 / 1828 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Civils | Wallace Witherington | 5 / 19 / 1842 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Moore | William Witherington | 7 / 18 / 1822 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Philips | William Witherington | 4 / 27 / 1820 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Brinkley | William B. Witherington | 1 / 30 / 1861 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Hawkins | Abner Witherington | 2 / 21 / 1854 | 1 | ||
| Elizabeth Hawkins | Abner Witherington | 2 / 14 / 1854 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Teresa Andrew | Aldridge Witherington | 10 / 27 / 1847 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary J. Hargett | Alex Witherington | 10 / 3 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary D. Davis | Alfred Witherington | 12 / 18 / 1858 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Patsy McKinnie | Benjamin Witherington | 2 / 16 / 1799 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Alicia Ann Anderson | Charles C. Witherington | 8 / 28 / 1850 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Jones | Daniel Witherington | 3 / 14 / 1798 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Catharine Ingram | Gideon Witherington | 4 / 14 / 1809 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Maria Perkins | Gideon Witherington | 3 / 25 / 1821 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Simmons | Gideon Witherington | 4 / 14 / 1825 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Purvis | Gulford Witherington | 9 / 10 / 1849 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Hester Civils | Horatio Witherington | 4 / 20 / 1815 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Martha Thomas | James Witherington | 10 / 26 / 1857 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Selea Moore | James C. Witherington | 10 / 30 / 1816 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Davis | Jeremiah Witherington | 7 / 6 / 1816 | Vol.3 | marriage bond |
