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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Wilcox | Nathan Cahoon | 6 / 29 / 1848 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Ruth Pitman | Samuel Cahoon | 7 / 2 / 1804 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Cora M. Brinkley | W. O. Cahoon | 5 / 25 / 1907 | 7 | ||
| Frances Smith | Thomas Cail | 9 / 9 / 1783 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Martha Walden | Albert Cain | 12 / 29 / 1881 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Blount | John O. Cain | 8 / 30 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs | |
| Nancy Bradly | Pearce Calahan | 1 / 14 / 1785 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sabra Ann Windsor | James Caldwell | 4 / 13 / 1843 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Rhoda Holliday | Benjamin Calhoon | 12 / 5 / 1853 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Tingle | Benjamin Calhoon | 9 / 7 / 1844 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Clarissa Harford | Turner Calhoon | 2 / 20 / 1850 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sally Harford | Turner Calhoon | 7 / 4 / 1856 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Barshaby Griffin | Martin Calihan | 8 / 25 / 1784 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Ann Brinkley | Martin Callahan | 4 / 10 / 1822 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Zylpha Gray | Martin Callahan | 1 / 3 / 1804 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Eliza W. Green | Charles Callaway | 12 / 22 / 1813 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Betsy Whitford | Elijah Callaway | 5 / 1 / 1799 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Crecy Nobles | David Calloway | 12 / 20 / 1877 | 5 | colored | |
| Sadie Nelson | Diamond Calloway | 8 / 19 / 1897 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Small | Diamond Calloway | 6 / 27 / 1879 | 5 | colored | |
| Priscilla Bryan | Joseph Calloway | 6 / 6 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Anna L. Quidley | Stewart Calloway | 1 / 2 / 1901 | 7 | ||
| Alice J. Simpson | Richard A. Calvin | 7 / 1 / 1907 | 7 | ||
| Betsy Williams Calvin | Ross Calvin | 7 / 7 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 1 yr | |
| Sarah Ball | John Cambridge | 2 / 20 / 1868 | 1 |
