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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sadie Jones | Doctor Cooper | 5 / 2 / 1893 | 6 | colored | |
| Celia Hawkins | Edward Cooper | 2 / 9 / 1877 | 5 | colored | |
| Cassandra Davis | Elijah Cooper | 7 / 10 / 1821 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Clarissa Blackman Faison | Elijah Cooper | 1 / 0 / 1871 | 4 | colored | |
| Rhoda Nelson | Frederick Cooper | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 45 yrs | |
| Martha Avery | George Cooper | 6 / 12 / 1830 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Charity Chadwick | George Cooper | 8 / 29 / 1850 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Kiziah Davis | George Cooper | 10 / 5 / 1893 | 6 | colored | |
| Susannah Read | George Cooper | 2 / 27 / 1807 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Trippe | George Cooper | 7 / 16 / 1811 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Margaret Boyd | Haywood Cooper | 1 / 14 / 1875 | 5 | colored | |
| Pauline Gibbs | Haywood Cooper | 6 / 8 / 1904 | 7 | colored | |
| Emma B. Johnson | Hugh H. Cooper | 1 / 18 / 1883 | 6 | colored | |
| Rosanna Adams | Isaac Cooper | 9 / 10 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Blanche D. Ulrich | J. L. Cooper | 10 / 6 / 1891 | 6 | ||
| Jamsey Chapman | James Cooper | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs | |
| Jennet Anderson | John Cooper | 11 / 2 / 1805 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Marzella Davis | John Cooper | 12 / 21 / 1904 | 7 | colored | |
| Margaret Dunn | John Cooper | 8 / 21 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 18 yrs | |
| Annie Dudley | Joshua Cooper | 10 / 4 / 1897 | 6 | colored | |
| Harriet Clark | Lewis Cooper | 8 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 8 yrs | |
| Amanda Spyers | Richard Cooper | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 11 yrs | |
| Chaney Brock | Romulus Cooper | 3 / 20 / 1869 | 4 | colored | |
| Harriet Hyson | Samuel Cooper | 2 / 20 / 1828 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Pugh | Wells Cooper | 8 / 21 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs |
