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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Spikes | John Daw | 7 / 9 / 1819 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Tingle | John Daw | 8 / 19 / 1785 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Brinson | John Daw Jr. | 3 / 2 / 1787 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Spikes | John Daw Jr. | 9 / 8 / 1789 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Alice Cuthrell | Nathan Daw | 12 / 27 / 1808 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Frances Searles | Nathan Daw | 1 / 3 / 1845 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Louisa Banks | Nelson Daw | 1 / 22 / 1836 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Jennette Roe | Wiley Daw | 10 / 26 / 1835 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sallie A. Toler | Wiley Daw | 8 / 1 / 1868 | 3 | ||
| Mary Banks | William Daw | 5 / 19 / 1820 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Susan Banks | William Daw | 8 / 31 / 1831 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Crecy Ann Lewis | William Daw | 11 / 21 / 1827 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Alcey Vendrick | William Daw | 2 / 11 / 1843 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Patty Willis | William Daw | 7 / 20 / 1809 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mattie Brock | William R. Daw | 11 / 10 / 1887 | 6 | ||
| Sidney Smith | William Daw Sr. | 3 / 6 / 1822 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Affadill Holton | Zachariah Daw | 9 / 4 / 1838 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sally Ann Jewell | Zachariah Daw | 6 / 8 / 1836 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Ann Charlotte Green | A. B. Dawson | 1 / 7 / 1877 | 5 | ||
| Ethel Johnson | Alexander Dawson | 12 / 14 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Sarah Dawson | Alfred Dawson | 2 / 2 / 1886 | 6 | ||
| Caroline Conaway | Allen Dawson | 12 / 8 / 1889 | 6 | colored | |
| June Williams | Ceaser Dawson | 8 / 15 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 25 yrs | |
| Saroln E. Mumford | Edward Dawson | 12 / 7 / 1893 | 6 | colored | |
| Martha Chandler | Francis L. Dawson | 12 / 8 / 1818 | Vol.1 | marriage bond |
