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 |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsa J. George | Benjamin Davis | 2 / 12 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Susan Hill | Brice Davis | 7 / 21 / 1859 | 1 | ||
| Susan Hill | Brice Davis | 7 / 21 / 1859 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Ester A. Priestly | Charles Davis | 2 / 25 / 1887 | 6 | colored | |
| Rebecca Small | Charles Davis | 11 / 7 / 1908 | 7 | colored | |
| Catharine H. Willis | Cicero M. Davis | 2 / 13 / 1845 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Polly Mitchell | Cyrus Davis | 7 / 27 / 1837 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Carolina Daugherty | Daniel Davis | 3 / 18 / 1849 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Rosanne Dennis | David Davis | 9 / 20 / 1868 | 4 | colored | |
| Rachel Davis | Doctor Davis | 9 / 3 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 9 yrs | |
| Lovey Johnson | Duncan Davis | 12 / 1 / 1856 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Lovey Johnston | Duncan Davis | 12 / 4 / 1856 | 1 | ||
| Lilly A. Moore | Duncan Davis | 5 / 24 / 1894 | 6 | colored | |
| Mollie D. McCoy | E. L. Davis | 4 / 9 / 1879 | 5 | ||
| Celia Nixon Wood | Edmund Davis | 5 / 12 / 1870 | 4 | colored | |
| Matilda Green | Elijah Davis | 12 / 23 / 1844 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Polly Jackson | Elisha Davis | 10 / 31 / 1809 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Henrietta Gaskins | Enoch B. Davis | 3 / 1 / 1832 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Davis | Enoch W. Davis | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Betsy Bell | Frank Davis | 11 / 11 / 1896 | 6 | colored | |
| Jane Black | Frank Davis | 8 / 17 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Susan Brock | Frank Davis | 1 / 24 / 1896 | 6 | colored | |
| Lavinia Fisher | Frank Davis | 12 / 20 / 1904 | 7 | colored | |
| Eleanor Crow Davis | George Davis | 8 / 7 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 7 mo. | |
| Rachael Spruill | George Davis | 11 / 16 / 1893 | 6 | colored |
