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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecca Johnson | Ephraim Crawford | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 9 yrs | |
| Elizabeth Havens | Frank Crawford | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 5 yrs | |
| Henrietta Baker | George W. Crawford | 5 / 27 / 1883 | 6 | colored | |
| Ann Crawford | Jacob Crawford | 8 / 17 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 7 yrs | |
| Mary Burden | James Crawford | 8 / 1 / 1872 | 5 | colored | |
| Mary V. Riddick | James Crawford | 6 / 22 / 1893 | 6 | colored | |
| Celia Bryant | James A. Crawford | 8 / 5 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Harriet Garden | Madison Crawford | 8 / 24 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Sidney Craven | Moses Crawford | 7 / 24 / 1841 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Penelope Guion | Solomon Crawford | 2 / 2 / 1875 | 5 | colored | |
| Susan Fonville | Thomas R. Crawford | 2 / 28 / 1833 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Harriett (colored) Hargett | Virgil A. Crawford | 9 / 4 / 1865 | 1 | ||
| Harriett (colored) Hargett | Virgil A. Crawford | 9 / 4 / 1865 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Harriett (colored) Hargett | Virgil A. Crawford | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 10 mo. | |
| Hulda J. Rasberry | William Crawford | 6 / 18 / 1883 | 6 | colored | |
| Rosetta Felton | William Crawford Jr. | 1 / 29 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Maria Castway Chapman | Amos Cray | 10 / 29 / 1868 | 4 | colored | |
| Laner Koonce | Christopher Cray | 4 / 18 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Zilpha R. Koonce | J. G. Creagh | 2 / 7 / 1885 | 6 | ||
| Ann E. Simmons | John W. Creagh | 12 / 22 / 1856 | 1 | ||
| Ann E. Simmons | John W. Creagh | 12 / 13 / 1856 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Delia Mobly | John Creamer | 8 / 23 / 1855 | 1 | ||
| Delia A. Mobly | John R. Creamer | 8 / 22 / 1855 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mabel Murphy | David Credle | 4 / 3 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Ida Spruill | Grant Credle | 9 / 10 / 1899 | 7 | colored |
