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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marinda Best | Isaac Ferebee | 8 / 26 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Esther Latham | Isaac Ferebee | 8 / 13 / 1887 | 6 | colored | |
| Dinah Ferebee | Samuel Ferebee | 10 / 24 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Nancy Hall | Anthony Ferguson | 5 / 6 / 1828 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sydney Hukins | E. J. Ferguson | 4 / 3 / 1900 | 7 | colored | |
| Elizabeth Hamilton | Elijah Ferguson | 5 / 11 / 1833 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Hannah Oriderson | Jacob Ferguson | 12 / 25 / 1898 | 7 | colored | |
| Lydia Lester | John Ferguson | 6 / 30 / 1798 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Adams | Mark Ferguson | 2 / 28 / 1794 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Masters | Mathew Ferguson | 8 / 21 / 1813 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Anna Simmons | Nathan Ferguson | 3 / 18 / 1801 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Polly Godfrey | Richard Ferguson | 5 / 6 / 1799 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Avis A. Roberson | Ross Ferguson | 5 / 11 / 1873 | 5 | colored | |
| Mary Lipsey | Thomas Ferguson | 3 / 7 / 1822 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Rebecca H. Wallace | Thomas Ferguson | 1 / 5 / 1829 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Pittman | William B. Ferguson | 8 / 15 / 1846 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah J. Bryan | Andrew Ferrell | 9 / 18 / 1845 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Leay | Arthur Ferrell | 4 / 2 / 1897 | 6 | colored | |
| Lilly Lewis | Arthur Ferrell | 8 / 28 / 1884 | 6 | colored | |
| Claudia Franklin | Sam Ferrell | 12 / 13 / 1896 | 6 | colored | |
| Bettie Ferrell | T. J. Ferrell | 8 / 17 / 1898 | 6 | ||
| Louiza L. Moses | William B. Ferrell | 7 / 25 / 1842 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah J. Grisel | Nick Ferwin | 10 / 16 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Maria Deed | Amos Fields | 3 / 11 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Sarah Hammontree | Charles G. Fields | 11 / 30 / 1833 | Vol.1 | marriage bond |
