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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justine Justice | Elijah Dudley | 1 / 21 / 1848 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Hattie Campbell | Frank Dudley | 2 / 15 / 1904 | 7 | ||
| Hattie Ipock | Frederick E. Dudley | 12 / 21 / 1898 | 7 | ||
| Angelizabeth Cox | George Dudley | 8 / 23 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 1 yr | |
| Elizabeth Wilson | George W. Dudley | 3 / 31 / 1866 | 1 | ||
| Martha A. Rhem | George Dudley Jr.? | 4 / 25 / 1871 | 3 | ||
| Sarah Ann Sasser | Henderson Dudley | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs | |
| Penelope Dunn | Henry Dudley | 11 / 15 / 1874 | 5 | colored | |
| Martha (widow) Withers | J. D. Dudley | 12 / 27 / 1900 | 7 | colored | |
| Maude Hill | J. R. Dudley | 1 / 22 / 1904 | 7 | ||
| Lucy Kinney | Jacob Dudley | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 15 yrs | |
| Nancy McCoy | Jacob Dudley | 9 / 17 / 1879 | 6 | colored | |
| Jane Pugh | Jacob Dudley | 4 / 26 / 1875 | 5 | colored | |
| Sarah Mrs. Baker | James Dudley | 2 / 23 / 1871 | 4 | colored | |
| Catherine Sanders | James D. Dudley | 12 / 30 / 1880 | 6 | colored | |
| Olive Mrs. Sutton | Jesse Dudley | 1 / 27 / 1900 | 7 | ||
| Lillian Spruill | Jno. H. Dudley | 1 / 16 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary E. Williams | Lafayette Dudley | 10 / 30 / 1873 | 5 | ||
| Edie Miller | Lewis Benjamin Dudley | 8 / 21 / 1875 | 5 | colored | |
| Sophie B. Moore | Charles Duffy | 9 / 27 / 1881 | 6 | ||
| Elizabeth Johnson | Edward Duffy | 6 / 23 / 1825 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Kathleen Bryan | Francis Duffy | 4 / 5 / 1899 | 7 | ||
| Eliza Patterson | Francis Dr. Duffy | 8 / 12 / 1903 | 7 | ||
| Mary Wolfenden | George T. Duffy | 5 / 16 / 1908 | 7 | ||
| Lony Wilson Trenwith | James B. Duffy | 11 / 15 / 1894 | 6 |
