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 McCotter | Christopher Carraway | 5 / 20 / 1836 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Ann Maria Smith | Daniel L. Carraway | 1 / 24 / 1871 | 4 | colored | |
| Mary Parris | Dempsey Carraway | 8 / 9 / 1831 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Emma J. Dozier | Ed F. Carraway | 5 / 17 / 1885 | 6 | ||
| Polly Jones | Henry Carroll | 1 / 19 / 1813 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Henrietta B. Smith | John B. Carroll | 1 / 2 / 1836 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Hannah Ann Jones | William Carroll | 9 / 12 / 1899 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary Bryan | James Carrow | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 15 yrs | |
| Eliza Hill | James Carrow | 8 / 27 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 8 yrs | |
| Nancy Cratch | Jordan S. Carrow | 8 / 5 / 1823 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Sawyer | Joseph Carrow | 9 / 10 / 1832 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Penelope Adams | John Carrowan | 8 / 27 / 1854 | 1 | ||
| Penelope Adams | John Carrowan | 7 / 26 / 1854 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Rossetta Wise | Richard Carrowan | 12 / 14 / 1852 | 1 | ||
| Elizabeth Daniels | William Carrowan | 12 / 24 / 1852 | 1 | ||
| Elizabeth Daniels | William Carrowan | 12 / 8 / 1851 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Pearcey Miller | William Carrowan | 12 / 15 / 1824 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Calcedony Chase | Adonis Carruthers | 5 / 17 / 1834 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Margaret Perkins | Alexander Carruthers | 5 / 20 / 1793 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Bryan | Clayton Carruthers | 2 / 6 / 1786 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Julia Fulshire | Joseph Carruthers | 3 / 31 / 1809 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Teresa Ives | Phillip Carruthers | 7 / 1 / 1840 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth McCotter | Phillip Carruthers | 10 / 10 / 1825 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Louiza Cratch | William Carruthers | 3 / 10 / 1819 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Violet Burney | A. Carter | 2 / 20 / 1892 | 6 | colored |
