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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catharine A. Harris | Jacob Bryan | 3 / 11 / 1874 | 5 | colored | |
| Liddie Gibbs | James Bryan | 11 / 20 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Rachel Herritage | James Bryan | 9 / 17 / 1797 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Rosanna Morris | James Bryan | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 30 yrs | |
| Annie Roach | James Bryan | 11 / 12 / 1886 | 6 | colored | |
| Harriet Conner | James C. Bryan | 4 / 9 / 1880 | 6 | ||
| Lydia Clark | A. F. Bryant | 6 / 21 / 1894 | 6 | colored | |
| Dozier White | Abram Bryant | 1 / 25 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Nora Ann Jones | Alfred J. Bryant | 3 / 29 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Ida Blount | Alonzo Bryant | 5 / 13 / 1906 | 7 | ||
| Maggie Johnson | Calvin Bryant | 3 / 12 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Annie Boom | Charlie Bryant | 1 / 29 / 1902 | 7 | colored | |
| Louisa Sutton | Church Bryant | 12 / 15 / 1887 | 6 | colored | |
| Nancy Dove | Cicero Bryant | 2 / 9 / 1882 | 6 | colored | |
| Annie Mitchell | Cornelius Bryant | 5 / 17 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Rosella Credle | Dan Bryant | 5 / 29 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Lillie Atkinson | Daniel Bryant | 3 / 14 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Lina Henry | Daniel Bryant | 10 / 28 / 1898 | 6 | colored | |
| Lula Grimes | David Bryant | 9 / 21 / 1900 | 7 | colored | |
| Susan Hargett | David Bryant | 2 / 26 / 1880 | 6 | colored | |
| Katie Murrill | David Bryant | 2 / 20 / 1902 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary Kennedy | Ed Bryant | 12 / 14 / 1899 | 7 | colored | |
| Eliza Strickland | Enoch Bryant | 8 / 7 / 1870 | 4 | colored | |
| Louisa Henderson | Frank Bryant | 11 / 1 / 1885 | 6 | colored | |
| Alice Pruden | Frank Bryant | 10 / 18 / 1900 | 7 |
