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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivia Dixon | Josephus Buck | 2 / 3 / 1900 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary Cannon | Richard Buck | 7 / 28 / 1809 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah G. Langley | Richard B. Buck | 4 / 29 / 1860 | 1 | ||
| Sarah G. Langley | Richard B. Buck | 4 / 25 / 1860 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Della Dove | Samuel Buck | 1 / 1 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Caroline C. Caton | Spencer Buck | 1 / 18 / 1854 | 1 | ||
| Caroline G. Caton | Spencer Buck | 1 / 10 / 1854 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Isabella Willis | Thomas Buck | 10 / 29 / 1859 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Lucy Mrs. Arnold | W. E. Buck | 4 / 8 / 1896 | 6 | ||
| Emma D. Williams | Wilfred Buck | 12 / 29 / 1880 | 6 | ||
| Sally Barrington | William Buck | 7 / 25 / 1793 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Evit Caton | William Buck | 8 / 15 / 1851 | 1 | ||
| Elizabeth Evit Caton | William Buck | 8 / 12 / 1851 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Equiller Smithwick | William F. Buck | 5 / 28 / 1874 | 5 | ||
| Harriet Brown | Wyley Buck | 8 / 27 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Betsy Gray | Thomas Buckley | 12 / 14 / 1798 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Julia A. Bell | William H. Buckley | 12 / 2 / 1841 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth S. Sparrow | William H. Bucklin | 4 / 15 / 1846 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary E. Moore | Peter Buckman | 8 / 15 / 1842 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth B. Matthews | Thomas Budden | 2 / 23 / 1870 | 3 | ||
| Carrie Blackman | Joe Budy | 12 / 16 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary Cosway | Micajah Bull | 12 / 20 / 1787 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Marian R. Swindell | W. J. Bullock | 3 / 1 / 1905 | 7 | ||
| Priscilla Tisdale | Summerset Bunch | 8 / 30 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 20 yrs | |
| Mary Frances Moore | James Bunkum | 3 / 21 / 1867 | 1 |
