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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachael (colored) Cooper | Windsor (colored) Brown | 11 / 23 / 1865 | 1 | ||
| Sally Alphin | Z. T. Brown | 1 / 16 / 1884 | 6 | ||
| Emily F. Nelson | Zaccheus Brown | 7 / 29 / 1858 | 1 | ||
| Emily F. Nelson | Zacheus Brown | 7 / 29 / 1858 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Heath | Willie Browning | 6 / 15 / 1802 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sidney Patrick | Benjamin Brownlow | 5 / 17 / 1815 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Strawbridge | James Bruce | 1 / 18 / 1782 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Lula A. Bryan | James H. Bryan | 6 / 27 / 1894 | 6 | colored | |
| Smithy Jernigan | James H. Bryan | 4 / 0 / 1858 | 1 | ||
| Smithy A. Jernigan | James H. Bryan | 4 / 19 / 1858 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Ann Washington | James W. Bryan | 1 / 19 / 1831 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Rachel White | Jarvis Bryan | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs | |
| Sarah Duffield | Jeff Bryan | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 1 yr | |
| no name (no certificate) | Jeffy Bryan | 8 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 1 yr | |
| Rosanna Williams | Jerre Bryan | 9 / 8 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs | |
| Harriet Moore | Jesse Bryan | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 16 yrs | |
| Mary E. Blount | John Bryan | 7 / 1 / 1908 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary (widow) Bond | John Bryan | 7 / 5 / 1803 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Daffney Bryan | John Bryan | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 6 yrs | |
| Elsey Bryan | John Bryan | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 5 yrs | |
| Pennie Carmedy | John Bryan | 12 / 15 / 1883 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Louise Ellison | John Bryan | 3 / 30 / 1833 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Alice Physioc Lewis | John Bryan | 3 / 26 / 1872 | 4 | colored | |
| Nancy Orr | John Bryan | 7 / 6 / 1819 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Ella Spruell | John Bryan | 5 / 27 / 1886 | 6 | colored |
