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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Carmer | Abram Carmer | 8 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Annie E. Blackwell | James W. Carmer | 11 / 24 / 1868 | 3 | ||
| Margaret Pearson | William Carmers | 8 / 3 / 1870 | 4 | colored | |
| Eliza Wyley | James Carmichael | 12 / 22 / 1885 | 6 | ||
| Sally Mallison | M. W. Carmon | 12 / 6 / 1882 | 6 | ||
| Ellenor Benjamin | John Carmott | 6 / 4 / 1821 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Lydia Chapman | Bryan Carney | 6 / 10 / 1840 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Drusilla Pollard | Frederick Carney | 3 / 30 / 1796 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Jane Blanchard | James Carney | 7 / 4 / 1787 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Bryan | James Carney | 4 / 24 / 1784 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Ferebe Womble | John Carney | 2 / 25 / 1804 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sallie A. Huff | John N. Carney | 4 / 25 / 1886 | 6 | ||
| Pearcey Gaskins | William Carney | 9 / 8 / 1841 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah E. Brooks | James M. Caroon | 1 / 14 / 1869 | 3 | ||
| Harriet Ann Curtis | Daniel C. Carpenter | 7 / 17 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Polly Vendrick | George Carpenter | 2 / 22 / 1785 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Amelia Davis | James Carpenter | 11 / 25 / 1815 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Prescott | John Carpenter | 1 / 14 / 1793 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Anna Taylor | Lewis Carpenter | 5 / 9 / 1792 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Ada D. West | Seymorre Carpenter | 11 / 21 / 1898 | 7 | ||
| Mitty White | Benjamin Carr | 2 / 22 / 1892 | 6 | colored | |
| Harriet Green | Charles Carr | 9 / 16 / 1881 | 6 | colored | |
| Sarah Ellison | Gaston Carr | 8 / 30 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 7 yrs | |
| Rhoda Singleton | Jacob P. Carr | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 35 yrs | |
| Mitty Phipps | Joseph Carr | 6 / 27 / 1836 | Vol.1 | marriage bond |
