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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Williams | James R. Credle | 10 / 16 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Pemima Axum | Sylvester Credle | 2 / 23 / 1893 | 6 | colored | |
| Elizabeth White | Jno. Creekman | 12 / 2 / 1793 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Charity Ryal | John Creekman | 4 / 21 / 1810 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Dinah Wright | John Creekman | 4 / 13 / 1801 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Littleton | Phineas Creekman | 2 / 26 / 1839 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Cowdrey | Conrad Creift | 5 / 27 / 1800 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Abbie Franks | Daniel Crispin | 5 / 21 / 1873 | 5 | colored | |
| Rayner Moore | Daniel Crispin | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 21 yrs | |
| Rachel Jones | John Crispin | 8 / 17 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 25 yrs | |
| Mary Goodhue | John M. Crispin | 6 / 15 / 1805 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Polly Saunders | Joseph Crispin | 3 / 8 / 1798 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Alice Hill | Moses Crispin | 11 / 11 / 1875 | 5 | colored | |
| Charity Simpson | Moses Crispin | 12 / 20 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Frances Jones | Nathan Crispin | 12 / 15 / 1887 | 6 | colored | |
| Galena Handy | William Crispin | 8 / 8 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Serena Hicks | William Crispin | 12 / 17 / 1877 | 5 | colored | |
| Margaret Hardy | Jonathan Crissy | 9 / 9 / 1791 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Olive Antoine | George Crocker | 6 / 21 / 1826 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Abigail Guthrie | George Crocker | 10 / 14 / 1823 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Susannah Niler | William Crocker | 5 / 28 / 1805 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Cora Benjamin | William Crockett | 7 / 29 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Allie Richardson | William F. Crockett | 6 / 26 / 1883 | 6 | ||
| Kate S. Richardson | William F. Crockett | 11 / 17 / 1886 | 6 | ||
| Louisa Boyd | Sam Croell | 12 / 2 / 1907 | 7 | colored |
