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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nancy Jackson | John Clark | 8 / 15 / 1817 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sally Outerbridge | John Clark | 2 / 8 / 1786 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Phipps | John Clark | 7 / 9 / 1789 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Maria (colored) Coakley | John (colored) Clark | 12 / 15 / 1838 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Frink | Joseph Clark | 12 / 10 / 1793 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Hill | Joseph Clark | 10 / 29 / 1798 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Amanda Baker Hooke | Joseph Clark | 1 / 12 / 1870 | 4 | colored | |
| Katie McDowell | Joseph Henry Clark | 1 / 22 / 1896 | 6 | colored | |
| Elizabeth Gaskins | Levi Clark | 1 / 5 / 1808 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Julia A. Carraway | Luther R. Clark | 7 / 21 / 1855 | 1 | ||
| Julia A. Carraway | Luther R. Clark | 7 / 21 / 1855 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Hoskins | Milton F. Clark | 1 / 14 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Polly Linton | Moses Clark | 3 / 30 / 1802 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Nelson | Osbon Clark | 7 / 30 / 1785 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Roundtree Clark | Richard Clark | 8 / 25 / 1866 | 2 | colored,10 1/2 mo | |
| Mary Albert | Robert Clark | 5 / 9 / 1825 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Neale | Robert Clark | 7 / 25 / 1795 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary E. Davis | S. C. Clark | 6 / 7 / 1899 | 7 | ||
| Mary Perry | Stephen Clark | 6 / 4 / 1874 | 5 | colored | |
| Penny Stevens | Stephen Clark | 2 / 18 / 1867 | 2 | colored, 1 yr | |
| Cloe Jones | Thomas Clark | 6 / 11 / 1850 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Linton | Thomas Clark | 9 / 10 / 1846 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Maggie Fulcher | Thomas J. Clark Jr. | 9 / 5 / 1871 | 3 | ||
| Phyllis Sparrow | Walter Clark | 8 / 4 / 1894 | 6 | colored | |
| Harriet Dudley | William Clark | 4 / 18 / 1889 | 6 | colored |
