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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hannah Koonce | Lazarus Galloway | 4 / 6 / 1873 | 5 | colored | |
| Annie Reid | Thomas Galloway | 1 / 4 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Jane Morris | William Galoney | 12 / 1 / 1891 | 6 | colored | |
| Matilda D. Jones | Elias Ganderson | 11 / 19 / 1874 | 5 | ||
| Mary Eliza Chance | Andrew (colored) Ganus | 12 / 24 / 1847 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Polly Smith | Joshua Gard | 5 / 5 / 1800 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Gwaltney | Asa Gardner | 2 / 18 / 1818 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Lovey Lilly | Asa Gardner | 5 / 30 / 1891 | 6 | ||
| Ida O. May | Augustus Gardner | 1 / 24 / 1873 | 5 | ||
| Eliza Boyd | Austin Gardner | 10 / 15 / 1874 | 5 | colored | |
| Hester Meade | Austin Gardner | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs | |
| Clara Green | Bent Gardner | 4 / 20 / 1898 | 6 | colored | |
| Caroline W. Nelson | Bryan Gardner | 9 / 20 / 1842 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Margaret Ann Williams | Charlie Gardner | 5 / 30 / 1893 | 6 | colored | |
| Ann Maria Harris | Churchill Gardner | 5 / 27 / 1852 | 1 | ||
| Ann Maria Harris | Churchill Gardner | 5 / 21 / 1852 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Harris | Edmund Gardner | 3 / 1 / 1877 | 5 | colored | |
| Carrie Ball Smith | Elbert Gardner | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Rittie Fonville | Frank Gardner | 1 / 21 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Emma Vulteius | George Gardner | 2 / 22 / 1802 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Ann Smith | Graves Gardner | 5 / 2 / 1822 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Eliza Pate | Isaac Gardner | 10 / 26 / 1858 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Lydia Gaskins | J. B. Gardner | 10 / 9 / 1878 | 5 | ||
| Frances Bryan | James Gardner | 3 / 21 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Katie Jones | James Gardner | 4 / 30 / 1903 | 7 | colored |
