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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah A. Rouse | Robert M. Brock | 1 / 19 / 1850 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Malinda Boomer | Rommie Brock | 4 / 10 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Martha Gardner | Thomas Brock | 1 / 17 / 1882 | 6 | colored | |
| Josephine Morris | William Brock | 12 / 14 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Penelope Witherington | William R. Brock | 3 / 2 / 1830 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Georgia A. Butler | Willie Brock | 1 / 11 / 1899 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary Baxter | Xavier Brock | 11 / 28 / 1872 | 5 | ||
| Kesiah Spelman | John Brocket | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 17 yrs | |
| Maude W. Smith | T. W. Brogden | 9 / 6 / 1908 | 7 | ||
| Eliza Jones | Joseph Broghman | 10 / 24 / 1833 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| J. Ninna Kornegay | Charles L. Bromie | 11 / 25 / 1894 | 6 | ||
| Jane Butler | John A. Brookfield | 2 / 28 / 1833 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Smith | Garrison Brooks | 2 / 18 / 1879 | 5 | colored | |
| Nelia Holt | George Brooks | 2 / 18 / 1892 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Wadsworth | James Brooks | 11 / 17 / 1847 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Julia Ann Brooks | Jesse Brooks | 9 / 10 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 1 yr | |
| Mary Harper | Jesse Brooks | 11 / 29 / 1873 | 5 | colored | |
| Caty Brooks | John Brooks | 11 / 16 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 20 yrs | |
| Esther Jones | Johnson Brooks | 8 / 25 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 30 yrs | |
| Margaret Brinson | Joseph Brooks | 8 / 9 / 1831 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Betsey McCotter | Joseph Brooks | 11 / 20 / 1794 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Marena Brooks | Moses Brooks | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Rosa Mitchell | Nathan Brooks | 5 / 7 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Ella Foy | Nathan G. Brooks | 12 / 23 / 1895 | 6 | colored | |
| Martha J. Hamilton | Nathaniel F. Brooks | 12 / 23 / 1903 | 7 | colored |
