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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Ann Gatlin | Henry Copper | 11 / 20 / 1887 | 6 | colored | |
| Barbara Blount Copper | Sampson Copper | 8 / 2 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 30 yrs | |
| Pleasant Cherry | Walter G. Copper | 7 / 11 / 1892 | 6 | colored | |
| Lovina Paton | Willis Copper | 3 / 26 / 1878 | 5 | colored | |
| Catherine Harrison | John S. Corbett | 12 / 20 / 1870 | 3 | ||
| Bertha Riggs | Lonnie Corbett | 6 / 18 / 1905 | 7 | ||
| Sally A. Simpson | William L. Corbin | 9 / 27 / 1847 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Fanny Tingle | William L. Corbin | 7 / 19 / 1827 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Jane Coyle | Lewis Corden | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 24 yrs | |
| Amelia Corden | William Corden | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Elizabeth Canady | William Thomas Corden | 5 / 29 / 1884 | 6 | colored | |
| Virginia Fleming | J. F. Cordon | 9 / 23 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Catherine Burton | James C. Cordon | 6 / 1 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Frances N. Pettipher | Sylvester Cordon | 4 / 5 / 1870 | 4 | colored | |
| Hannah Coward | Reubin G. Corman | 6 / 21 / 1821 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Bettie Duncan | Ira L. Cosby | 11 / 18 / 1883 | 6 | ||
| Lina Duncan | Ira L. Cosby | 11 / 3 / 1886 | 6 | ||
| Mary (widow) Tillman | Moses Costen | 6 / 7 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Nancy Cooke | James Cottle | 6 / 15 / 1810 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sally Tignor | James Cottle | 1 / 4 / 1806 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Leah Jones | Andrew Cotton | 12 / 16 / 1886 | 6 | colored | |
| Frances Cotten | George Cotton | 8 / 27 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs | |
| Melvina Coward | George W. Cotton | 8 / 3 / 1892 | 6 | colored | |
| May Proctor Banks | Lawrence Cotton | 11 / 29 / 1869 | 4 | colored | |
| Nicy Powell | Tony Cotton | 1 / 4 / 1877 | 5 | colored |
