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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marinda Ely | William Clark | 10 / 23 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Ann Wooten | William Clark | 11 / 2 / 1837 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Patsey Ann Clark | William H. Clark | 6 / 24 / 1869 | 3 | ||
| Mary Weatherly | William H. Clark | 2 / 22 / 1872 | 3 | ||
| Hannah F. Jarvis | William W. Clark | 6 / 29 / 1841 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Martha A. Stevenson | William W. Clark | 1 / 13 / 1829 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Louiza Taylor | William W. Clark | 5 / 26 / 1846 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Anne Cook | Lesvin Clarke | 9 / 16 / 1785 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Rachel C. Brown | Rufus P. Clarke | 9 / 6 / 1904 | 7 | ||
| Elizabeth Howerton | William E. Clarke | 2 / 23 / 1886 | 6 | ||
| Nancy T. Calhoon | William S. Clary | 11 / 22 / 1832 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Emmerson | Joseph Clash | 2 / 17 / 1798 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Ferebee Hollis | Levi Clash | 5 / 7 / 1804 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sidney Saunders | Levi Clash | 7 / 17 / 1805 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Olivia A. Shiver | Henry Clay | 8 / 8 / 1875 | 5 | colored | |
| Ann (colored) Stanley | James (colored) Claybrook | 8 / 30 / 1865 | 1 | ||
| Ann (colored) Stanley | James (colored) Claybrook | 8 / 11 / 1865 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Emily H. Dewey | Jesse D. Claypoole | 6 / 20 / 1872 | 3 | ||
| Nancy Sawyer | Charles A. Clayton | 7 / 3 / 1857 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Margaret Cook | Dempsey Clayton | 8 / 8 / 1817 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Margaret Houston | Dempsey Clayton | 7 / 7 / 1808 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Dorcas Basarer | Dickerson Clayton | 5 / 10 / 1849 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Hill | Dickerson Clayton | 7 / 10 / 1843 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Frances Patridge | Dickerson R. Clayton | 3 / 26 / 1845 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Carraway | James Clayton | 2 / 17 / 1792 | Vol.1 | marriage bond |
