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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nancy Ambrose | Benjamin Brown | 4 / 30 / 1791 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Cooper | Benjamin Brown | 11 / 28 / 1886 | 6 | ||
| Mary Ryal | Benjamin Brown | 3 / 17 / 1804 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Bonnie J. Outlaw | C. D. Brown | 11 / 1 / 1908 | 7 | ||
| Betsy Robertson | Charles Brown | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Maddie M. Smith | Charles L. Brown | 1 / 3 / 1894 | 6 | ||
| Virginia Blount | Charley Brown | 9 / 8 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Ferebee Dixon | Charley Brown | 2 / 28 / 1898 | 6 | colored | |
| Sallie Heath | Claude Brown | 10 / 20 / 1904 | 7 | colored | |
| Hetty Brown | Daniel Brown | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 10 yrs | |
| Annie McKinnon | Daniel Brown | 8 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 17 yrs | |
| Alice Kornegay | David Brown | 12 / 21 / 1888 | 6 | colored | |
| Susan Jane Farmer | Dock Brown | 3 / 3 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Rosa A. Boyd | E. M. Brown | 12 / 28 / 1904 | 7 | colored | |
| Harriet Cully | Edward Brown | 6 / 28 / 1908 | 7 | colored | |
| Elizabeth Holloway | Edward Brown | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 12 yrs | |
| Louisa Joyner | Edward T. Brown | 6 / 30 / 1908 | 7 | colored | |
| Tamer Mackie Brown | Elijah Brown | 8 / 13 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 44 yrs | |
| Frances Torrence | Elijah Brown | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 32 yrs | |
| Rachel Mosely | Essie Brown | 1 / 11 / 1899 | 7 | colored | |
| Ann Hall | Francis Brown | 3 / 3 / 1792 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Nannie Hall | Frank Brown | 12 / 7 / 1893 | 6 | colored | |
| Fannie Jones | Frank Brown | 6 / 12 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Phillis Dodson | George Brown | 8 / 25 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 16 yrs | |
| Martha Green | George Brown | 12 / 2 / 1908 | 7 | colored |
