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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patsy D. Mahon | Leven Dunn | 12 / 3 / 1814 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Hannah Lawson | Levi Dunn | 12 / 21 / 1877 | 5 | colored | |
| Betsey Dunn | Moses Dunn | 1 / 12 / 1818 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sally Gaskins | Needham D. Dunn | 9 / 27 / 1896 | 6 | ||
| Annie E. Hartley | Noah S. Dunn | 11 / 20 / 1900 | 7 | ||
| Mary L. Rice | Owen G. Dunn | 11 / 10 / 1908 | 7 | ||
| Betsey Holder | Stephen W. Dunn | 8 / 14 / 1784 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Hannah Simpson | Thomas Dunn | 2 / 2 / 1799 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Stapleford | W. H. Dunn | 9 / 11 / 1890 | 6 | ||
| Janie Brown | Walter Dunn | 5 / 18 / 1908 | 7 | colored | |
| Elizabeth Adams | William Dunn | 5 / 18 / 1813 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Elizabeth Coart | William Dunn | 3 / 29 / 1842 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Olivia P. Gatlin | William Dunn | 1 / 22 / 1880 | 6 | ||
| Margaret Jane Oliver | William Dunn | 1 / 2 / 1845 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Virginia Tunstall | William Dunn | 12 / 3 / 1839 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Betsey West | William Dunn | 4 / 17 / 1811 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Octavia W. Hughes | William Dunn Jr. | 12 / 14 / 1907 | 7 | ||
| Mary E. Simons | Willis Dunn | 2 / 3 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Seddie Toler Willis | Wm. Henderson Dunn | 3 / 7 / 1872 | 3 | ||
| Annie Tripp | Hubbard Dunston | 8 / 24 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Ann Clover | Jean Durand | 2 / 11 / 1785 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Eliza Richardson | John L. Durand | 1 / 18 / 1818 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sama Dawson | Anderson Durdan | 12 / 7 / 1882 | 6 | colored | |
| Catharine Dixon | Badger Durden | 12 / 21 / 1888 | 6 | colored | |
| Nicey Best | Granger Durden | 6 / 4 / 1891 | 6 | colored |
