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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia McCray | W. E. Dove | 1 / 12 / 1890 | 6 | colored | |
| Genoah Bryant | William Dove | 6 / 19 / 1879 | 6 | colored | |
| Rebecca Gaudett | William Dove | 5 / 1 / 1816 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Juno Moore | William Dove | 3 / 13 / 1805 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah (col.) Willoughby | William (colored) Dove | 11 / 29 / 1849 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Tucker | William H. Dove | 2 / 11 / 1877 | 5 | colored | |
| Nancy Ellen Wynne | William G. Dow | 10 / 2 / 1870 | 3 | ||
| Emma Drahorn | Hilliard Dowd | 9 / 26 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 7 yrs | |
| Sarah Battle | John W. Dowdee | 7 / 18 / 1872 | 5 | ||
| Ann (widow) Rowe | William Dowden | 6 / 10 / 1806 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Hattie Flowers | William E. Dowden | 2 / 13 / 1891 | 6 | colored | |
| Nancy Cuthrell | Josiah Dowdge | 6 / 28 / 1802 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sidney Gaskins | C. F. Dowdy | 6 / 7 / 1899 | 7 | ||
| Anna Linton | Emery Dowdy | 5 / 7 / 1828 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Lavinia S. McCotter | Harmon H. Dowdy | 12 / 27 / 1866 | 1 | ||
| Betsey Harris | Hillary Dowdy | 2 / 23 / 1820 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Susannah Harris | Jesse Dowdy | 4 / 19 / 1820 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Harriet J. Meekins | Jesse Dowdy | 10 / 20 / 1856 | 1 | ||
| Mary Carraway | John Dowdy | 2 / 5 / 1827 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Lucinda Foscue | John Dowdy | 4 / 8 / 1833 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sally Howard | John Dowdy | 7 / 2 / 1819 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Penelope Howser | John Dowdy | 4 / 24 / 1814 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Euphamia Legget | John Dowdy | 7 / 30 / 1839 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Esther Barrington | Joseph Dowdy | 10 / 8 / 1795 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Margaret E. Newberry | McGuder Dowdy | 3 / 4 / 1903 | 7 |
