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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheney Pate | Amos Darden | 8 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 11 yrs | |
| Mary Ann Bryan | Calvin Darden | 7 / 13 / 1876 | 5 | colored | |
| Julia Harper | Charles Darden | 8 / 25 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs | |
| Lucinda Ruff | Gamber Darden | 9 / 7 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 15 yrs | |
| Elizabeth Mattocks | Gambo Darden | 12 / 10 / 1885 | 6 | colored | |
| Charlotte Stephens | Guy Darden | 8 / 16 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 10 yrs | |
| Maria Godly | Hoyt Darden | 8 / 25 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 20 yrs | |
| Dinah Darden | Isaac Darden | 8 / 25 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 19 yrs | |
| Hannah Searborough | Jacob Darden | 8 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 52 yrs | |
| Sylvia Martin Darden | Peter Darden | 8 / 9 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 8 yrs | |
| Charlotte Livingston | Adam Darling | 5 / 14 / 1823 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| John Nicey Clemens | John Darling | 1 / 9 / 1844 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Ann Willis | William Darling | 2 / 14 / 1850 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Chany C. Coward | L. F. Darnson | 12 / 30 / 1908 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary Rose Bourjois | Louis Francois Dasyvault | 8 / 4 / 1782 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sadie P. Donnerson | A. M. Daugherty | 10 / 28 / 1908 | 7 | ||
| Laura L. Griffin | C. H. Daugherty | 1 / 21 / 1900 | 7 | ||
| Jana L. West | Charlie Daugherty | 11 / 21 / 1898 | 7 | ||
| Sarah Campbell | Daniel Daugherty | 12 / 22 / 1791 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Jane L. Davis | Daniel Daugherty | 2 / 17 / 1858 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Eliza Sherard | Daniel Daugherty | 10 / 16 / 1802 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Taylor | Daniel Daugherty | 4 / 24 / 1786 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Ida Wetherington | E. W. Daugherty | 1 / 9 / 1907 | 7 | ||
| Susan Chestnutt | Edward Daugherty | 1 / 25 / 1877 | 5 | ||
| Ella Miss Griffin | Emmet E. Daugherty | 12 / 1 / 1901 | 7 |
