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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Martin | John E. Yates | 10 / 13 / 1898 | 6 | colored | |
| Charity Connerly | Melchezedech Yates | 12 / 28 / 1817 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Hannah Harkley | Thomas Yates | 3 / 22 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Nancy (colored) Driggers | Thomas (colored) Yates | 9 / 3 / 1856 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Prissa Hobbs | Harris Yeomans | 4 / 9 / 1781 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Julia Lewis | Henry Yeomans | 5 / 29 / 1854 | 1 | ||
| Julia Lewis | Henry Yeomans | 5 / 20 / 1856 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Rhoda Daley | Reuben Yeomans | 11 / 2 / 1855 | 1 | ||
| Rhoda Daley | Reuben Yeomans | 11 / 2 / 1855 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Desdamona McIlwane York | Amos York | 7 / 25 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 19 yrs | |
| Hetty Lindsay | Backus York | 8 / 17 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Caroline Hagins | Enoch York | 7 / 7 / 1851 | 1 | ||
| Caroline (colored) Hagins | Enoch (colored) York | 7 / 17 / 1851 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Kitty Stanly York | James York | 8 / 13 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 1/2 yrs | |
| Elizabeth Bonner | John T. York | 10 / 21 / 1900 | 7 | colored | |
| Angelina Howard | John T. York | 6 / 7 / 1883 | 6 | colored | |
| Affy Thompson York | Matthew York | 8 / 4 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 9 yrs | |
| Mary Bryan | Thomas York | 1 / 21 / 1788 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Della Bell | William H. York | 4 / 10 / 1896 | 6 | colored | |
| Eleanor B. Long | W. Frank Yost | 11 / 9 / 1887 | 6 | ||
| Telisa Coop | Berry Young | 12 / 26 / 1883 | 6 | colored | |
| Lizzie Reddick | Charles Young | 12 / 31 / 1882 | 6 | colored | |
| Louisa Patre' | Frank Young | 12 / 3 / 1860 | 1 | ||
| Bettie Jane McCoy | George P. Young | 6 / 29 / 1854 | 1 | ||
| Bettie Jane McCoy | George P. Young | 6 / 20 / 1854 | Vol.3 | marriage bond |
