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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Spier | Benjamin F. Cannon | 12 / 29 / 1856 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Ann Jones | Bryant Cannon | 4 / 24 / 1879 | 5 | colored | |
| Mariam Eborn | C. C. Cannon | 3 / 26 / 1889 | 6 | ||
| Dolly Pittman | Charley Cannon | 6 / 6 / 1900 | 7 | ||
| Minnie Peterson | Claud Cannon | 12 / 12 / 1900 | 7 | ||
| Myrtie L. Tripp | Elias Cannon | 12 / 13 / 1899 | 7 | ||
| Bertha Brinkley | Fernie Cannon | 9 / 13 / 1899 | 7 | ||
| Edney Jones | Haywood Cannon | 3 / 21 / 1853 | 1 | ||
| Edney Jones | Haywood Cannon | 3 / 21 / 1853 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Donalds | Henry Cannon | 9 / 12 / 1896 | 6 | colored | |
| Eunice Clayton | James Cannon | 9 / 23 / 1796 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Copper | Jesse Cannon | 1 / 18 / 1786 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth (widow) Partin | Jno. Cannon | 10 / 6 / 1804 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Martha Jane Moore | John Cannon | 1 / 29 / 1871 | 4 | colored | |
| Cora Lea Mallard | Lemuel H. Cannon | 10 / 26 / 1898 | 7 | ||
| Amanda Bryant | Marcellus Cannon | 2 / 2 / 1900 | 7 | colored | |
| Drusilla Ship | Pugh Cannon | 3 / 10 / 1781 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Anna Fleming | William Cannon | 4 / 12 / 1888 | 6 | colored | |
| Mattie Moye | Adolphus Canty | 12 / 11 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Anna Capehart | Annisa Capehart | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Dina Willis Burns | Austin Capehart | 3 / 4 / 1872 | 4 | colored | |
| Charlotte Holloway | Austin Capehart | 1 / 26 / 1875 | 5 | colored | |
| Mary Ward | Austin Capehart | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs | |
| Maria Capehart | Brister Capehart | 8 / 27 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Tinsey Douglas | Edmund Capehart | 8 / 27 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 5 yrs |
