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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peggy (widow) Toolsy | Nathaniel Brown | 12 / 17 / 1801 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Dillahunt | Noah Brown | 10 / 29 / 1874 | 5 | colored | |
| Lara Ham | Noah Brown | 3 / 19 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Ella Fonville | Oscar Brown | 11 / 19 / 1904 | 7 | colored | |
| Liddy Coleman | Quash Brown | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 30 yrs | |
| Holland Ann Heath | Robert Brown | 3 / 24 / 1872 | 4 | colored | |
| Alice S. Bloods | Robert J. Brown | 12 / 19 / 1874 | 5 | ||
| Maggie Heath | Roscoe Brown | 1 / 16 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Cassandra Handcock | Sevin Brown | 7 / 4 / 1814 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Charity Bryan Brown | Shadrack Brown | 8 / 13 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 10 yrs | |
| Leah Wadsworth | Silas Brown | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 19 yrs | |
| Sophie Waters | Spelman Brown | 12 / 4 / 1884 | 6 | colored | |
| Ann Cummings | Thomas Brown | 8 / 19 / 1786 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Ernull | Thomas Brown | 5 / 25 / 1812 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Axi Harris | Thomas Brown | 5 / 7 / 1796 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Holland Edwards | Washington Brown | 3 / 23 / 1876 | 5 | colored | |
| Mary E. Blount | William Brown | 2 / 11 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Augusta Boyd | William Brown | 1 / 18 / 1898 | 6 | colored | |
| Elizabeth Brown | William Brown | 10 / 3 / 1815 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Everilla Brown | William Brown | 3 / 3 / 1885 | 6 | ||
| Mollie Mercer | William Brown | 12 / 20 / 1899 | 7 | ||
| Elizabeth Spellman | William Brown | 4 / 6 / 1824 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Ida Brewer | William E. Brown | 4 / 19 / 1882 | 6 | ||
| Annie Huzzy | William H. Brown | 12 / 29 / 1881 | 6 | colored | |
| Rachael (colored) Cooper | Windsor (colored) Brown | 11 / 23 / 1865 | Vol.1 | marriage bond |
