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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillian Brown | Thomas H. Davis | 1 / 25 / 1901 | 7 | ||
| Caroline Bryan | Timothy Davis | 8 / 30 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Rebecca Small | Tobe Davis | 11 / 7 / 1908 | 7 | colored | |
| Maggie O. Moore | W. P. Davis | 9 / 3 / 1895 | 6 | ||
| Sidney Oden | Wiley Davis | 5 / 4 / 1899 | 7 | colored | |
| Sarah Bryan | William Davis | 8 / 29 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 14 yrs | |
| June Hardy Davis | William Davis | 8 / 13 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 10 yrs | |
| Cora Fisher | William Davis | 1 / 24 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Amelia Hardwick | William Davis | 4 / 7 / 1813 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Jane Ward | William Davis | 3 / 14 / 1789 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Brunetta Williams | William Davis | 12 / 22 / 1897 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Jane Banks | William Davis | 2 / 27 / 1879 | 5 | ||
| Sarah F. Civils | William C. Davis | 4 / 16 / 1883 | 6 | ||
| Hannah A. Mosely | William M. Davis | 1 / 13 / 1878 | 5 | colored | |
| Retty Moore | Wright Davis | 6 / 20 / 1834 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah C. Arnold | Adrian P. Davis | 12 / 21 / 1870 | 3 | ||
| Joanna Bizzell | Albert Davis | 3 / 7 / 1877 | 5 | colored | |
| Isabella (widow) Strickland | Albert Davis | 3 / 19 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Tincy A. Cooper | Alex P. Davis | 12 / 1 / 1886 | 6 | colored | |
| Lavinia Loftin | Allen Davis | 8 / 23 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 50 yrs | |
| Alice Ward | Allen Davis | 8 / 1 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Rosanna Boon | Anthony Davis | 4 / 29 / 1837 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Norah Chance | Arthur Davis | 8 / 13 / 1844 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Caho | Augustus Davis | 1 / 1 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Statina Gatlin | Becton Davis | 2 / 17 / 1858 | Vol.1 | marriage bond |
