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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susan J. Beasley | Thomas J. Bryan | 10 / 28 / 1869 | 3 | ||
| Julia A. Collins | Virgil S. Bryan | 6 / 29 / 1876 | 5 | colored | |
| Vinetta Smith | W. H. Bryan | 12 / 25 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Marinda Kornegay | Washington Bryan | 4 / 13 / 1876 | 5 | colored | |
| Dinah Allen | William Bryan | 8 / 23 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Haga Brimmage | William Bryan | 3 / 21 / 1908 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary Carr | William Bryan | 4 / 1 / 1876 | 5 | colored | |
| Alice Vendrick | William Bryan | 10 / 14 / 1783 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah A. King | William G. Bryan | 12 / 16 / 1830 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Elizabeth Gooding | William G. Bryan Jr. | 7 / 7 / 1858 | 1 | ||
| Mary Elizabeth Gooding | William G. Bryan Jr. | 7 / 7 / 1858 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Herritage | William H. Bryan | 6 / 22 / 1795 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mamie Jones | William H. Bryan | 1 / 19 / 1898 | 6 | colored | |
| Annie Moore | William H. Bryan | 3 / 14 / 1893 | 6 | colored | |
| Carrie Hewett | William O. Bryan | 4 / 26 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Annie Woodard | Willie Bryan | 12 / 25 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Violet Franks | ------- Bryan | 5 / 29 / 1890 | 6 | colored | |
| Rachel Myers | Aaron Bryan | 9 / 17 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs | |
| Milly Frances Jones | Abraham Bryan | 4 / 11 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary Canady | Abram Bryan | 3 / 15 / 1898 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Edwards | Abram Bryan | 11 / 20 / 1893 | 6 | colored | |
| Caroline Green | Abram Bryan | 8 / 30 / 1871 | 4 | colored | |
| Violet Made | Abram Bryan | 8 / 18 / 1881 | 6 | colored | |
| Rosetta Williams | Abram Bryan | 12 / 7 / 1870 | 4 | colored | |
| Drusilla Mackey Bryan | Alexander Bryan | 6 / 19 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 26 yrs |
