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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maloney McIntosh | Cicero Wright | 3 / 21 / 1872 | 3 | ||
| Lana Burney | Clemons Wright | 8 / 19 / 1885 | 6 | colored | |
| Candus Wright | Henry Wright | 12 / 1 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 14 yrs | |
| Elizabeth Jaradoe | James Wright | 11 / 24 / 1868 | 4 | colored | |
| Julia Ann Wright | James Wright | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 38 yrs | |
| Ether Whitehouse | John Wright | 12 / 7 / 1789 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Herrington | Joseph Wright | 10 / 17 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Elizabeth Cooke | Levi Wright | 8 / 29 / 1807 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy A. Darden | Melton Wright | 7 / 18 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Manda Pool | Mordecai Wright | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Louisa Moore | Norris Wright | 8 / 21 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs | |
| Jane Peed | Phillip Wright | 5 / 11 / 1874 | 5 | colored | |
| Ellen Fenner | Samuel Wright | 5 / 1 / 1891 | 6 | colored | |
| Sarah Ellis | Simon Wright | 1 / 7 / 1889 | 6 | colored | |
| Ann Surles | Stephen Wright | 4 / 14 / 1791 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Polly Ann Moore | Thomas Wright | 11 / 21 / 1900 | 7 | colored | |
| Emma Williams | W. H. Wright | 12 / 8 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Nancy Harris | Gus Writen | 4 / 14 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Winnie Writing | Henry Writing | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Creasy Williams | Blount Wyatt | 8 / 24 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 17 yrs | |
| Ida Smith | G. F. Wyatt | 12 / 7 / 1890 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary I. Foscue | W. F. Wyatt | 2 / 22 / 1877 | 5 | ||
| Lizzie Frazier | Walker G. Wyatt | 9 / 23 / 1904 | 7 | ||
| Elizabeth Adams | William Wyatt | 3 / 20 / 1802 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Ella L. Street | John Curtis Wyman | 9 / 4 / 1895 | 6 |
