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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Witherington | William Fooks | 1 / 29 / 1828 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Julia A. Latham | Joseph Forace Jr. | 11 / 29 / 1881 | 6 | ||
| Priscilla Ward | Anthony Forbes | 5 / 1 / 1887 | 6 | colored | |
| Annie (widow) Williams | Anthony Forbes | 2 / 24 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Lucy Grimes | David Forbes | 8 / 24 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs | |
| Josephine Spruill | David Forbes | 3 / 6 / 1887 | 6 | colored | |
| Anna Cooke | Edmund Forbes | 7 / 25 / 1809 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Huldah Lamb Forbes | Granville Forbes | 8 / 9 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 5 yrs | |
| Louvenia Mason | Granville Forbes | 7 / 30 / 1873 | 5 | colored | |
| Hester Sawyer | Granville Forbes | 5 / 14 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary Ann Stafford | Isaac Forbes | 1 / 19 / 1871 | 4 | colored | |
| Susannah Cook | Joshua Forbes | 1 / 7 / 1811 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Garrett | Lawrence Forbes | 5 / 6 / 1886 | 6 | colored | |
| Sarah Boyd | Redmond Forbes | 2 / 1 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Elizabeth Bryan | Stephen Forbes | 5 / 23 / 1809 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Ann Maria Tisdale | Stephen B. Forbes | 3 / 12 / 1823 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Liddie Johnson | Edward Ford | 4 / 7 / 1904 | 7 | colored | |
| Milly Sanders | Edward Ford | 3 / 25 / 1877 | 5 | colored | |
| Laura Lewis | James Ford | 3 / 27 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Betsy Exum | John Ford | 2 / 26 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Susan Chesnutt | Joseph Fore | 1 / 13 / 1840 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Annie Bell | James M. Foreman | 6 / 1 / 1892 | 6 | ||
| Eliza F. Biggs | Josephus Foreman | 8 / 12 / 1845 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Annie Mumford | Noah Foreman | 11 / 8 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Martha Foster | Reuben Foreman | 7 / 9 / 1791 | Vol.1 | marriage bond |
