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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Thomas Jones | Christopher Flowers | 3 / 26 / 1855 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sally Phipps | Christopher Flowers | 8 / 13 / 1822 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary B. Ireland | Christopher C. Flowers | 9 / 5 / 1871 | 3 | ||
| Mary Langley | Christopher C. Flowers | 5 / 14 / 1856 | 1 | ||
| Mary Langley | Christopher C. Flowers | 4 / 16 / 1856 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Caroline Wilson | Edward Flowers | 1 / 7 / 1882 | 6 | colored | |
| Sinah Clerk | Elijah Flowers | 1 / 3 / 1839 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Stye | Elijah Flowers | 7 / 16 / 1859 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Style | Elijah Flowers | 7 / 19 / 1859 | 1 | ||
| Nancy Tingle | Elijah Flowers | 6 / 1 / 1843 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Maria Cooper | George Flowers | 4 / 30 / 1869 | 4 | colored | |
| Euphemia Howard | George Flowers | 8 / 11 / 1904 | 7 | ||
| Sarah Dillahunt | Gillas Flowers | 3 / 16 / 1882 | 6 | colored | |
| Priscilla Willis | James Flowers | 6 / 23 / 1873 | 5 | colored | |
| Mary Jones | Joshua B. Flowers | 2 / 9 / 1846 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Drusilla Ann Riggs | Joshua B. Flowers | 2 / 29 / 1848 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Margaret A. Lee | Lafayette Flowers | 8 / 29 / 1854 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Matilda Carter | Richard Flowers | 8 / 2 / 1839 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Emily Hardy | Thomas Flowers | 6 / 24 / 1878 | 5 | colored | |
| Serena McCotter | Tillman Flowers | 7 / 4 / 1852 | 1 | ||
| Serena McCotter | Tillman Flowers | 6 / 14 / 1852 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Zilphy T. Turner | William Flowers | 3 / 9 / 1904 | 7 | colored | |
| Betsey Jones | Zion Flowers | 10 / 28 / 1819 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Dawson | Little Griffith Floyd | 8 / 18 / 1792 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Martha Williams | Samuel Floyd | 1 / 1 / 1881 | 6 | colored |
