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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth C. Bailey | Council B. Wood | 1 / 11 / 1860 | 1 | ||
| Elizabeth C. Whitehurst | Council B. Wood | 5 / 31 / 1853 | 1 | ||
| Elizabeth C. Whitehurst | Council B. Wood | 5 / 31 / 1853 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Polly Foley | David Wood | 2 / 4 / 1798 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Emma I. Henry | David Wood | 12 / 15 / 1881 | 6 | colored | |
| Susan Manly | David Wood | 5 / 30 / 1835 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Massoura E. Hamilton | Dempsey B. Wood | 7 / 4 / 1897 | 6 | ||
| Laura Jones | Fred Wood | 5 / 17 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Catherine Donovan | George Donald Wood | 6 / 23 / 1906 | 7 | ||
| Ella McCoy | Graham O. Wood | 9 / 11 / 1904 | 7 | ||
| Delia J. Williams | H. C. Wood Jr. | 2 / 16 / 1882 | 6 | ||
| Mary Fenner | Haywood Wood | 5 / 28 / 1882 | 6 | colored | |
| Rebecca McCotter | Henry Wood | 4 / 13 / 1835 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Eliza Howard | Jacob Wood | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Mary Hays | James S. Wood | 4 / 24 / 1824 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Annie L. Willis | Jasper Wood | 11 / 20 / 1892 | 6 | ||
| Sarah A. Wood | Jno. D. Wood | 4 / 14 / 1861 | 1 | ||
| Elizabeth Smith | John G. Wood | 6 / 26 / 1841 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah E. Harvey | Lemuel S. Wood | 4 / 7 / 1870 | 3 | ||
| Betsy Nelson | Moses Wood | 4 / 10 / 1806 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Goslen | Peter Wood | 3 / 2 / 1793 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Alice Lane | Richard Wood | 11 / 28 / 1823 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Martha Williams | Riley A. Wood | 6 / 2 / 1886 | 6 | ||
| Anetta Jennette | Selwyrn Wood | 9 / 24 / 1908 | 7 | colored | |
| Bertha Whitney | Silas Wood | 4 / 25 / 1906 | 7 | colored |
