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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bertha Sulton | William C. Foy | 2 / 18 / 1906 | 7 | ||
| Mary E. Bryant | William H. Foy | 12 / 15 / 1900 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary E. Vail | William H. Foy | 8 / 9 / 1888 | 6 | colored | |
| Fanny Farrow | Willoughby Foy | 2 / 8 / 1880 | 6 | colored | |
| Martha Hendricks | Andrew H. Francis | 2 / 17 / 1812 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Margaret Holland | Manuel Francis | 11 / 2 / 1822 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Simpkins | William Francks | 1 / 4 / 1864 | 1 | ||
| Narcissa Wiggins | William Francks | 3 / 16 / 1859 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Betsey Ferguson | Antonio Frank | 11 / 5 / 1808 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Bessie Smith | Daniel Frank | 1 / 28 / 1906 | 7 | ||
| Katie Frazle | Eli Frank Jr. | 12 / 7 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Roberta Dawson | George Frank | 5 / 5 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Coy Lillian Hoell | M. L. Frank | 1 / 10 / 1909 | 7 | ||
| Jane Williams Davis | Robert Lee Frank | 11 / 15 / 1900 | 7 | ||
| Alice Hand | William J. Frank | 5 / 2 / 1888 | 6 | ||
| Annie Jones | Amos Franklin | 8 / 21 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Carrie E. Johnson | Curtis Franklin | 4 / 25 / 1900 | 7 | colored | |
| Alice Kornegay | Enoch Franklin | 5 / 23 / 1895 | 6 | colored | |
| Louisa Best | Harvey Franklin | 2 / 15 / 1892 | 6 | colored | |
| Sophronia Blount | J. H. Franklin | 1 / 14 / 1886 | 6 | colored | |
| Elizabeth Handcock | John Franklin | 1 / 23 / 1809 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Eunice Conway | Joseph Franklin | 3 / 12 / 1787 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Trippe | Joseph Franklin | 6 / 21 / 1782 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Henrietta Rowe | Joseph R. Franklin | 8 / 10 / 1843 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Julia Ann Franklin | Lewis Franklin | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 5 yrs |
