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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellen Bell | John Dillahunt | 12 / 26 / 1897 | 6 | colored | |
| Della Willis | John T. Dillahunt | 10 / 10 / 1895 | 6 | colored | |
| Minnie Phifer | John W. Dillahunt | 1 / 21 / 1897 | 6 | colored | |
| Lena C. Jackson | March Dillahunt | 10 / 5 / 1902 | 7 | colored | |
| Martha Brown | Moses Dillahunt | 4 / 24 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Eliza Hatch | Moses Dillahunt | 8 / 25 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 23 yrs | |
| Frances Fields | Thomas H. Dillahunt | 12 / 28 / 1904 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary Lee | Paul Dillingham | 5 / 31 / 1903 | 7 | ||
| Malvina Owens | Henry Dimock | 7 / 30 / 1846 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Williams | James Dimond | 8 / 17 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 24 yrs | |
| Mary R. Simpson | Benjamin F. Dinkins | 2 / 20 / 1872 | 3 | ||
| Annie Mrs. Angel | John D. Dinkins | 9 / 16 / 1894 | 6 | ||
| Catherine Chadwick | Charles Disbrew | 10 / 14 / 1886 | 6 | colored | |
| Susan Gooding | Israel Disosway | 6 / 28 / 1842 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Ann Maria Justice | Israel Disosway | 4 / 7 / 1856 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Josephine L. Hendson | Mary Disosway | 12 / 23 / 1880 | 6 | ||
| Lula M. Stanley | R. I. Disosway | 8 / 5 / 1889 | 6 | ||
| Julia Ann Johnson | Andrew Dixon | 3 / 18 / 1866 | 1 | ||
| Delilah King | Ashley Dixon | 2 / 15 / 1887 | 6 | colored | |
| Sarah Artis | Atlas Dixon | 3 / 20 / 1886 | 6 | colored | |
| Hattie Willis | B. F. Dixon | 7 / 9 / 1893 | 6 | ||
| Barbara Gatlin | Benjamin Dixon | 12 / 23 / 1831 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Anna Scott | Benjamin Dixon | 3 / 11 / 1806 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Susan Williams | Benjamin Dixon | 3 / 13 / 1850 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Zilpha Tingle | Benjamin Dixon | 8 / 29 / 1838 | Vol.1 | marriage bond |
