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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bettie S. Hart | J. R. Cromwell | 11 / 7 / 1891 | 6 | ||
| Evelina S. Hawks | Bryan Croom | 7 / 27 / 1826 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Zylphia White | E. D. Croom | 11 / 15 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Sarah Bryan Jones | Ed Croom | 11 / 2 / 1908 | 7 | colored | |
| Nellie M. Fisher | Edward Croom | 10 / 4 / 1890 | 6 | colored | |
| Effie Barnett | George Croom | 4 / 15 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Frances Smith | Hardy B. Croom | 6 / 19 / 1821 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Barbara McRussell | Hardy T. Croom | 11 / 10 / 1886 | 6 | ||
| Fannie Clark Stanly | Mingo Croom | 7 / 12 / 1871 | 4 | colored | |
| Adeline Sutton | Nero Croom | 1 / 14 / 1875 | 5 | colored | |
| Maud M. Arnold | R. F. Croom | 12 / 23 / 1903 | 7 | ||
| Lela Hargett | Richard Croom | 12 / 2 / 1894 | 6 | colored | |
| Ida Lawson | Richmond Croom | 5 / 23 / 1904 | 7 | colored | |
| Anna Edwards Croom | Samuel Croom | 8 / 10 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 5 yrs | |
| Florence Reed | Samuel Croom | 1 / 11 / 1876 | 5 | colored | |
| Nancy Croom | Simon Croom | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Mary Jones | Simon Croom | 10 / 13 / 1881 | 6 | colored | |
| Silvia Horton Conner | Windsor Croom | 3 / 1 / 1871 | 4 | colored | |
| Hattie E. Cox | Alfred Crooms | 12 / 30 / 1886 | 6 | colored | |
| Alice J. Moore | George Crooms | 11 / 26 / 1896 | 6 | colored | |
| Emma Neal | James Crooms | 12 / 27 / 1886 | 6 | colored | |
| Alice Gibbs | William Crosby Jr. | 4 / 1 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Fannie Everington | James Cross | 5 / 28 / 1861 | 1 | ||
| Sally Banks | Thomas Cross | 7 / 8 / 1831 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Esther Holden | Thomas Cross | 7 / 30 / 1828 | Vol.1 | marriage bond |
