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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betsey Moore | Thomas Cross | 9 / 1 / 1846 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Rice | Thomas Cross | 2 / 2 / 1818 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Lydia Taylor | Thomas J. Crowder | 12 / 17 / 1879 | 6 | ||
| Chrissie Moore | Thomas Crump | 12 / 25 / 1891 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary (widow) James | Francis Cullen | 6 / 2 / 1796 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Augustine (col.) Martin | Adam (colored) Culley | 2 / 27 / 1849 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Ann Dickson | James C. Culley | 5 / 13 / 1840 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Tier | Jeremiah Culley | 1 / 10 / 1796 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sidney Mahains | Richard Culley | 2 / 5 / 1796 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Polly Wilkinson | John Cullin | 6 / 15 / 1805 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Eliza Cully | Adam Cully | 8 / 30 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs | |
| Annie Godett | Benjamin Cully | 2 / 6 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Lea Ann White | Eugene (colored) Cully | 12 / 17 / 1856 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Alviny Kenneday | George W. Cully | 5 / 29 / 1894 | 6 | colored | |
| Sarah Bateman | James Cully | 2 / 12 / 1825 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Anna Donelson | John A. Cully | 11 / 3 / 1880 | 6 | colored | |
| Ephah Hyman | Joseph Cully | 10 / 9 / 1898 | 6 | colored | |
| Annie Smith | Octavius Cully | 6 / 11 / 1899 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary Barker | William Cully | 2 / 7 / 1829 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy (colored) Hartley | William (colored) Cully | 7 / 21 / 1851 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Eliza A. McCray | William O. Cully | 3 / 3 / 1887 | 6 | colored | |
| Missouri E. Riggs | C. C. Cumbo | 3 / 4 / 1897 | 6 | ||
| Lucinda Scott | Bryant Cummings | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 12 mo. | |
| Mary Stewart | Bryant Cummings | 5 / 26 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Wealthy Russell | Joseph T. Cummings | 7 / 11 / 1897 | 6 |
