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 |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christiana Murrill | Samuel Curtis | 6 / 21 / 1888 | 6 | colored | |
| Sallie Pusser | Smith Curtis | 8 / 2 / 1870 | 3 | ||
| Lucy Henry | William H. Curtis | 1 / 21 / 1897 | 6 | colored | |
| Leasy Burrus | Sylvester Cushran | 8 / 10 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Charlotte L. Homber | George H. Custis | 4 / 21 / 1856 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sally A. Smith | Peter Custis | 11 / 30 / 1844 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Rachel Butler | James G. Cuthbert | 12 / 21 / 1811 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Violet L. Stanley | Robert H. Cuthbert | 6 / 22 / 1904 | 7 | colored | |
| Julia Clark | Edgar Cuthbert | 4 / 12 / 1842 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Rosa W. Ferguson | Edgar G. Cuthbert | 4 / 9 / 1872 | 3 | ||
| Sallie Litchfield | Alexander Cuthrell | 2 / 20 / 1882 | 6 | ||
| Nancy P. Stapleford | Alexander Cuthrell | 4 / 23 / 1855 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Bexley | Amos Cuthrell | 8 / 22 / 1795 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Lydia King | Amos Cuthrell | 7 / 9 / 1785 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Cathrine Jane Tingle | Amos Cuthrell | 7 / 11 / 1837 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Selia Searles | Charles Cuthrell | 12 / 23 / 1866 | 1 | ||
| Margaret Hartley | David Cuthrell | 2 / 22 / 1824 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Jinsey Holton | David Cuthrell | 11 / 7 / 1795 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Virginia Litchfield | Frank Cuthrell | 1 / 18 / 1882 | 6 | ||
| Hancy P. Daw | George W. Cuthrell | 8 / 19 / 1877 | 5 | ||
| Jane B. Lokey | I. F. Cuthrell | 3 / 8 / 1906 | 7 | ||
| Catharine Mason | Jesse Cuthrell | 8 / 6 / 1807 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Lucresia Burney | John Cuthrell | 5 / 10 / 1784 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Clarissa McCotter | John Cuthrell | 6 / 5 / 1833 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Brothers | Joshua Cuthrell | 2 / 27 / 1795 | Vol.1 | marriage bond |
