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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eliza Turner | Rigdon Conner | 8 / 24 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 25 yrs | |
| Nancy Morgan | Silas Conner | 2 / 17 / 1822 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth E. Taylor | William H. Conner | 12 / 21 / 1855 | 1 | ||
| Elizabeth E. Taylor | William H. Conner | 11 / 9 / 1855 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Gatsey West | Cullen Connerly | 3 / 25 / 1812 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Eliza H. Slade | Farnifold Connerly | 4 / 27 / 1829 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Martha H. Oliver | Thomas M. Constable | 11 / 23 / 1887 | 6 | ||
| Caroline Simpson | George Conway | 12 / 26 / 1849 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sally Fooks | Stephen Conway | 9 / 27 / 1847 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Ann Yates | Stephen Conway | 8 / 2 / 1816 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Yates | Stephen Conway | 10 / 22 / 1819 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Patsy Manly | William Conway | 7 / 1 / 1890 | 6 | colored | |
| Ethel Roberts Willis | Alvara Cook | 2 / 19 / 1901 | 7 | ||
| Elizabeth Fulford | Amos W. Cook | 2 / 1 / 1879 | 5 | ||
| Susan E. Carruthers | Benjamin M. Cook | 6 / 20 / 1831 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Marian W. Dixon | Charles Cook | 7 / 18 / 1900 | 7 | ||
| Dolly Simpson | Charles Cook | 8 / 30 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 32 yrs | |
| Katie Brinkley | Foster N. Cook | 12 / 13 / 1879 | 6 | ||
| Julia Jones | Foster N. Cook | 4 / 24 / 1869 | 3 | ||
| Clara R. Godett | Jerry L. Cook | 5 / 21 / 1908 | 7 | colored | |
| Harriet Bettner | Jno. J. Cook | 7 / 23 / 1808 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Bland | John Cook | 8 / 31 / 1859 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Catherine Jane Kinsey | John L. Cook | 3 / 15 / 1904 | 7 | ||
| Ella E. Smith | Leon S. Cook | 8 / 21 / 1901 | 7 | ||
| Phebe Spriggs | Lewis Cook | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 8 yrs |
