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 Hooker | Amos Cowell | 12 / 10 / 1855 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Dela Ward | Willis G. Cowper | 4 / 24 / 1890 | 6 | colored | |
| Lena I. Taylor | A. B. Cox | 12 / 2 / 1908 | 7 | ||
| Argent Cooper | Absalom Cox | 4 / 19 / 1813 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah J. Carwell | Amos P. Cox | 12 / 31 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Margaret H. Whitford | Canon Cox | 12 / 2 / 1865 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary C. Douglass | Charles G. Cox | 2 / 25 / 1897 | 6 | colored | |
| Elizabeth Cruel | Daniel Cox | 2 / 20 / 1879 | 5 | colored | |
| Maggie Cooper | David Cox | 6 / 16 / 1883 | 6 | colored | |
| Ella Hill | David Cox | 2 / 9 / 1892 | 6 | colored | |
| Holland Koonce | David Cox | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 6 yrs | |
| Mary Blount | Dennis Cox | 12 / 12 / 1897 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Brinn | E. B. Cox Jr. | 1 / 29 / 1880 | 6 | ||
| Sidie McCoy | E. J. Cox | 1 / 23 / 1901 | 7 | ||
| Mary Lee | Edward Cox | 9 / 26 / 1899 | 7 | colored | |
| Sarah Williams | Farnifold Cox | 3 / 18 / 1818 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Fatima Mackance | George Cox | 4 / 26 / 1842 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Sawyer | Green Cox | 8 / 21 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Emily E. Lancaster | Grover C. Cox | 10 / 7 / 1908 | 7 | ||
| Mary Edwards | Henry Cox | 12 / 21 / 1887 | 6 | colored | |
| Alscey Jones | Isaac B. Cox | 2 / 2 / 1814 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Lindora May Garner | Jackson Cox | 10 / 28 / 1904 | 7 | colored | |
| Ruth Messick | James Cox | 4 / 6 / 1833 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Clarilla Owens | James Cox | 6 / 28 / 1858 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Betsey Watson | James Cox | 9 / 26 / 1816 | Vol.1 | marriage bond |
