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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel Bryan Bryan | Cyrus Bryan | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 14 yrs | |
| Euphamia Bush | Daniel Bryan | 1 / 15 / 1791 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Caroline Franks | Daniel Bryan | 2 / 5 / 1879 | 5 | colored | |
| Sylvia Jones | Daniel Bryan | 8 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, ?? yrs | |
| Kesyah Dawson | David Bryan | 7 / 14 / 1800 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Jones | David Bryan | 1 / 29 / 1874 | 5 | colored | |
| Maria Norcott | Edmund Bryan | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 27 yrs | |
| Charity A. Coleman | Edward Bryan | 10 / 2 / 1879 | 6 | colored | |
| Hannah Fonville | Edward Bryan | 11 / 7 / 1892 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Moore | Edward Bryan | 12 / 22 / 1859 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Tillman | Edward Bryan | 10 / 15 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Martha Williams | Ellis Bryan | 12 / 15 / 1881 | 6 | colored | |
| Coras Long | Francis K. Bryan | 5 / 23 / 1873 | 5 | ||
| Emma G. Edwards | Frank Bryan | 1 / 8 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Tamer Harris | Frank Bryan | 8 / 23 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 50 yrs | |
| Silvia Hooks | Frank Bryan | 2 / 6 / 1870 | 4 | colored | |
| Julia Parker | Frank Bryan | 8 / 23 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Clara Green | Fred Bryan | 5 / 11 / 1878 | 5 | colored | |
| Mary H. Codley | Frederick Bryan | 4 / 29 / 1835 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Maca Stevenson | Frederick Bryan | 1 / 18 / 1799 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Ann Jones | Furney Bryan | 5 / 4 / 1871 | 4 | colored | |
| Nat Haywood Berry | George Bryan | 10 / 14 / 1908 | 7 | ||
| Margaret Hudson Bryan | George Bryan | 7 / 13 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Matilda Salone | George Bryan | 3 / 17 / 1872 | 4 | colored | |
| Nancy Slade | George Bryan | 4 / 21 / 1814 | Vol.1 | marriage bond |
