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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sally Richardson | Ephraim Daughety Jr. | 10 / 9 / 1822 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Heath | George W. Daughety | 3 / 10 / 1853 | 1 | ||
| Elizabeth Heath | George W. Daughety | 11 / 9 / 1852 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Eliza Baker McIntosh | George W. Daughety | 2 / 22 / 1872 | 3 | ||
| Sally Charlton | Jacob Daughety | 1 / 18 / 1826 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Abigail Griffin | Richard Daughety | 3 / 21 / 1817 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Kesiah Kent | Richard Daughety | 11 / 6 / 1830 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Julia Charlton | William Daughety | 1 / 25 / 1855 | 1 | ||
| Mary Aycox | Isaac Davenport | 2 / 19 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Phillis Henderson | Mackey Davenport | 8 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Elizabeth B. Graham | John P. Daves | 1 / 14 / 1830 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary B. Hatch | John P. Daves | 2 / 4 / 1815 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Jane R. Henry | John P. Daves | 2 / 1 / 1816 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Harriet Hatch | Thomas Daves | 3 / 11 / 1812 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Eliza S. Allen | John M. Davies | 9 / 22 / 1864 | 1 | ||
| Catharine Prescott | Richard Davis | 3 / 1 / 1843 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sena Smelledge | Richard Davis | 3 / 4 / 1811 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Martha Whitford | Richard Davis | 2 / 8 / 1893 | 6 | colored | |
| Eula Bishop | Richard W. Davis | 1 / 7 / 1902 | 7 | ||
| Hannah A. Hill | Riley Davis | 7 / 27 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Louisa Bryant | Robert Davis | 7 / 28 / 1869 | 4 | colored | |
| Mary Eliza Jones | Robert Davis | 1 / 15 / 1873 | 5 | colored | |
| Ella Harris | Samuel Davis | 5 / 17 / 1877 | 5 | colored | |
| Mary Moore | Shadrack Davis | 3 / 27 / 1806 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Ferriby Slade | Thomas Davis | 9 / 10 / 1887 | 6 | colored |