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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aquilla Allways | Jesse Collins | 9 / 5 / 1807 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Melissa Williams | Jim Collins | 12 / 26 / 1892 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Carlton | John Collins | 9 / 28 / 1831 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Alice Richardson | John Collins | 2 / 16 / 1882 | 6 | colored | |
| Ann Saviston | John Collins | 9 / 25 / 1835 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Susan Ann Brinson | John C. Collins | 4 / 8 / 1869 | 3 | ||
| Mosely Smith Mann | Joseph Collins | 11 / 27 / 1871 | 4 | colored | |
| Jane Ellis | Joseph A. Collins | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 6 yrs | |
| Ann Rebecca Daves | Josiah Collins Jr. | 12 / 17 / 1803 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Adeline Newberns | Lewis Collins | 12 / 18 / 1871 | 4 | colored | |
| Patsy Moore | Luraw Collins | 1 / 29 / 1891 | 6 | colored | |
| Della Jane Mosely | Miles Collins | 7 / 27 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Martha Dove | Moses Collins | 2 / 1 / 1877 | 5 | colored | |
| Emma C. Banks | Samuel Collins | 11 / 2 / 1883 | 6 | colored | |
| Grizzy Murphy | Shadrack Collins | 2 / 15 / 1797 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| William Murphy | Shadrack Collins | 12 / 26 / 1794 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Catharine Dudley | Simmons Collins | 12 / 9 / 1858 | 1 | ||
| Catherine Dudley | Simmons Collins | 12 / 9 / 1858 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Alley Tignor | Solomon Collins | 3 / 12 / 1789 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Susannah Holton | William Collins | 5 / 31 / 1803 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Annie Hussey | William Collins | 4 / 15 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Jennet Williams | Elisha Colvert | 12 / 28 / 1845 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Ketura Fulford | Thomas S. Colville | 12 / 4 / 1860 | 1 | ||
| Sarah Progett | Alfred Commander | 11 / 14 / 1877 | 5 | colored | |
| Elizabeth Few | Abraham Comron | 2 / 5 / 1784 | Vol.1 | marriage bond |
