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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polly Wood | Venter Wood | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 21 yrs | |
| Margaret Peterson | Venton Wood | 8 / 30 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 5 yrs | |
| Eliza K. Holland | W. Alpheus Wood | 12 / 16 / 1879 | 6 | ||
| Cora T. O'Neal | W. M. Wood | 8 / 2 / 1886 | 6 | ||
| Rhoda Mourning | Washington Wood | 8 / 25 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 20 yrs | |
| Tamar Bryan | William Wood | 11 / 13 / 1878 | 5 | colored | |
| Sarah Ward | William P. Wood | 4 / 25 / 1849 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Jenia Rosebery | C. H. Woodard | 12 / 20 / 1900 | 7 | colored | |
| Sidney Ann McCleese | Charles Woodard | 10 / 18 / 1888 | 6 | colored | |
| Nancy W. Douty | Francis T. Woodard | 10 / 3 / 1859 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Aliff Paul | John Woodard | 12 / 21 / 1857 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Ann Slade | Thomas Woodard | 11 / 11 / 1861 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Clarkey Alexander | Tillman F. Woodard | 1 / 30 / 1861 | 1 | ||
| Bettie Fulcher | Tillman F. Woodard | 7 / 23 / 1872 | 5 | ||
| Chally Gary Gatlin | James P. Wooddy | 5 / 17 / 1855 | 1 | ||
| Chally Gary Gatlin | James P. Wooddy | 5 / 17 / 1855 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Lizzie Waters | Charles Woodhouse | 4 / 12 / 1891 | 6 | ||
| Macy Outten Stanley | A. Edward Woodruff | 10 / 9 / 1874 | 5 | ||
| Betsey Hyman | William Woodruff | 4 / 30 / 1836 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| E. L. Forrest | Alexander Woods | 6 / 22 / 1893 | 6 | ||
| Betsy Neale | Bryan Woods | 1 / 5 / 1818 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Wright | Caswell Woods | 8 / 1 / 1838 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Caroline Wilson | Cicero Woods | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 1 yr | |
| Caroline F. Wilson | Cicero (colored) Woods | 9 / 14 / 1865 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mamie Silver | Douglass Woods | 2 / 26 / 1901 | 7 | colored |
