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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecca Ann Wilson | John H. Burgess | 5 / 17 / 1855 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Rebecca Ann Wilson | John H. Burgess | 5 / 17 / 1855 | 1 | ||
| Eliza Fields | Thomas Burgess | 1 / 18 / 1882 | 6 | colored | |
| Mattie T. Arthur | W. B. Burgess | 8 / 9 / 1891 | 6 | ||
| Juliet Guillet | Andrew Burgwin | 8 / 3 / 1815 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Maria Nash | George W. Burgwin | 7 / 3 / 1807 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Ann Squires | James Burk | 3 / 2 / 1851 | 1 | ||
| Ann Squires | James Burk | 2 / 17 / 1851 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Margaret (colored) Lane | Samuel (colored) Burk | 9 / 25 / 1856 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Amey Hollis | Anthony Burke | 12 / 18 / 1822 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Ellen Pridgett | James F. Burke | 4 / 25 / 1880 | 6 | colored | |
| Debbie Smith | R. S. Burkett | 6 / 4 / 1901 | 7 | ||
| Mary Murphey | Richard Burn | 4 / 9 / 1783 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Henrietta (widow) Chance | Thomas Burnes | 5 / 17 / 1803 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Amanda White | Bryan Burnett | 8 / 25 / 1828 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Gertrude Smith | David Burnett | 12 / 25 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Lena Gatlin | Iredell Burnett | 4 / 3 / 1816 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Fanny Cradle | John Burnett | 10 / 31 / 1887 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Williams | John Burnett | 10 / 18 / 1808 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary E. Willis | John W. Burnett | 4 / 22 / 1830 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Margaret Shepard | Sandy Burnett | 8 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Delanier Hooks | Larry S. Burney | 6 / 5 / 1823 | 5 | colored | |
| Sally Ann Pree | Moses Burney | 8 / 29 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Rose Arnold | Orris Burney | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 30 yrs | |
| Elizabeth Hall | Robert S. Burney | 1 / 24 / 1843 | Vol.1 | marriage bond |
