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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nellie Blackledge | Gilbert Dixon | 1 / 15 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Hannah Bennet | Hardy Dixon | 4 / 10 / 1845 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Susan E. Harris | Hasten Dixon | 10 / 1 / 1868 | 3 | ||
| Elizabeth Scott | Hasten Dixon | 3 / 14 / 1823 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Amey Sparrow | Hasten Dixon | 2 / 25 / 1801 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Henrietta Whitfield | Henry Dixon | 3 / 5 / 1896 | 6 | colored | |
| Mabel Daw | Henry G. Dixon | 4 / 28 / 1900 | 7 | ||
| Josephine Street | Henry W. Dixon | 11 / 5 / 1873 | 5 | ||
| Margaret (colored) Turner | Horace (colored) Dixon | 7 / 25 / 1865 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Quinby D. Lancaster | J. J. Dixon | 1 / 25 / 1904 | 7 | ||
| Elizabeth Gilbert | James Dixon | 5 / 19 / 1815 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Harriet Warren | James Dixon | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 26 yrs | |
| Palean Martin | James H. Dixon | 10 / 2 / 1870 | 3 | ||
| Sallie E. Clark | James L. Dixon | 7 / 21 / 1892 | 6 | ||
| Sarah F. Fulcher | James L. Dixon | 12 / 1 / 1901 | 7 | ||
| Mary E. Heath | James L. Dixon | 1 / 7 / 1877 | 5 | ||
| Nancy Brinson | Jedediah Dixon | 10 / 19 / 1802 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Daisy Humphrey | Jerre E. Dixon | 10 / 28 / 1908 | 7 | ||
| Pennina Dixon | Joe J. Dixon | 3 / 20 / 1890 | 6 | colored | |
| Frances Banks | John Dixon | 6 / 26 / 1854 | 1 | ||
| Frances Banks | John Dixon | 6 / 26 / 1854 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Dinah Cross | John Dixon | 4 / 29 / 1814 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Catherine Paul | John Dixon | 1 / 3 / 1852 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Jane Rice | John Dixon | 5 / 24 / 1821 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Lishey Ann Richardson | John Dixon | 6 / 14 / 1871 | 4 | colored |
