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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Daughety | Thomas Avery | 3 / 8 / 1858 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Matilda Ipock | W. B. Avery | 1 / 29 / 1902 | 7 | ||
| Betsey Ernull | Wiley Avery | 6 / 25 / 1844 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Martha A. Nichols | William Avery | 2 / 17 / 1881 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Shiver | William Avery | 8 / 7 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Susan Smith | William Avery | 2 / 8 / 1866 | 1 | ||
| Sarah Bradley | William I. Avery | 12 / 11 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Elizabeth Bettner | James Aykroyd | 7 / 12 / 1824 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Rebecca Neale | Christopher Babb | 3 / 30 / 1835 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Rosetta Jones | David Babb | 12 / 12 / 1816 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Lydia Moore | David Babb | 5 / 5 / 1801 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Dolly Post | David Babb | 2 / 19 / 1834 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Clahorn | Thomas Babbitt | 9 / 27 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 20 yrs | |
| Eliza Conley | Nathaniel Babcock | 7 / 14 / 1838 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Davis | William J. Babcock | 3 / 8 / 1828 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Charlotte G. Casey | William N. Babcock | 3 / 9 / 1856 | 1 | ||
| Charlotte G. Casey | William N. Babcock | 3 / 6 / 1856 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Ruth Wilson | Allen Backhouse | 8 / 6 / 1809 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary P. Burgwin | Frederick P. Backus | 1 / 10 / 1842 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Caroline Burgwin | Salmon S. Backus | 10 / 26 / 1837 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Susanna Stanly | Bela Badger | 4 / 2 / 1794 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Marinda Clark | Emanuel Badger | 12 / 22 / 1870 | 4 | colored | |
| Eliza Bryant | Loveless Badger | 2 / 6 / 1869 | 4 | colored | |
| Lydia Cogdell | Thomas Badger | 6 / 8 / 1793 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Abbie Lewis | William Badger | 12 / 2 / 1869 | 4 | colored |
