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.
| Bride's First Name |
Bride's Last Name |
Groom's First Name |
Groom's Last Name |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emma J. Ipock | W. H. Cummings | 5 / 11 / 1904 | 7 | ||
| Hollon Barrett | Abner Cummins | 3 / 18 / 1841 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Abigail P. Burns | Abner Cummins | 7 / 2 / 1816 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Stanton | Benjamin Cummins | 11 / 29 / 1792 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Betsey Burns | John Cummins | 7 / 15 / 1812 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Ann Martin | John Cummins | 2 / 2 / 1839 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Maria Jones | Joseph Cummins | 5 / 17 / 1845 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Hannah Neal | Levi Cummins | 8 / 2 / 1796 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Franks | James Cunningham | 2 / 3 / 1831 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sally Gaskins | Henry Curman | 5 / 18 / 1801 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Betsey Reel | John Curman | 11 / 28 / 1820 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Hays Curman | Riley Curman | 8 / 7 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Mettie Phillips | Noah T. Curtin | 12 / 19 / 1900 | 7 | colored | |
| Mehetabel B. Brinson | Alexander H. Curtis | 7 / 9 / 1846 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Fannie M. Disosway | Atherton Thayer Curtis | 4 / 20 / 1876 | 5 | ||
| Rena Carraway | Eugene H. Curtis | 8 / 20 / 1900 | 7 | ||
| Mary Green | Ezra Curtis | 4 / 30 / 1816 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Casiah Johnson | George Curtis | 5 / 20 / 1783 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Charlotte L. Homber | George H. Curtis | 4 / 22 / 1856 | 1 | ||
| Sarah Parker | John Curtis | 10 / 28 / 1824 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Cathrine E. Carthy | Peter Curtis | 1 / 16 / 1818 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary N. Pasteur | Peter Curtis | 4 / 20 / 1809 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Green | Richard Curtis | 6 / 8 / 1833 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Emma Hill | Samuel Curtis | 4 / 12 / 1886 | 6 | ||
| Christiana Murrill | Samuel Curtis | 6 / 21 / 1888 | 6 | colored |