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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lydia Fenno | Martin Carter | 4 / 6 / 1839 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary F. George | Martin Carter | 7 / 12 / 1877 | 5 | colored | |
| Sidney Hill | Michael Carter | 5 / 21 / 1805 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Julia E. Edwards | Pennant R. Carter | 9 / 6 / 1860 | 1 | ||
| Isadore Kennedy | Robert L. Carter | 12 / 26 / 1894 | 6 | colored | |
| Nancy Godett | Rufus Carter | 3 / 6 / 1866 | 1 | ||
| Polly Carter | Stephen Carter | 7 / 30 / 1802 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Olivia W. Martin | Sylvester Carter | 5 / 15 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Nancy Moore | Sylvester Carter | 1 / 6 / 1838 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Betsy George | Theophilus Carter | 11 / 16 / 1804 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Melvina Cox | Thomas Carter | 11 / 8 / 1891 | 6 | colored | |
| Charlotte Martin | Thomas Carter | 4 / 4 / 1859 | 1 | ||
| Charlotte Martin | Thomas Carter | 3 / 31 / 1859 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Lina Smith | Thomas Carter | 5 / 2 / 1897 | 6 | colored | |
| Senna Carraway | Tobias Carter | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs | |
| Effie G. Hargett | W. B. Carter | 12 / 4 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Josephine F. Willoughby | W. H. Carter | 6 / 28 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary Chaney | William Carter | 2 / 13 / 1795 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Frances George | William Carter | 2 / 27 / 1860 | 1 | ||
| Frances George | William Carter | 2 / 27 / 1860 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy George | William Carter | 5 / 8 / 1819 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Annie Green | William Carter | 1 / 12 / 1889 | 6 | colored | |
| Eliza Williams | William Carter | 2 / 4 / 1904 | 7 | colored | |
| Elizabeth (colored) George | William (colored) Carter | 12 / 10 / 1840 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Harriet (colored) Johnston | William (colored) Carter | 9 / 10 / 1842 | Vol.1 | marriage bond |
