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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julia A. Latham | John Gardner | 11 / 15 / 1826 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Rosetta Ann Salter | John Gardner | 2 / 5 / 1852 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Benners | John O. Gardner | 1 / 25 / 1869 | 3 | ||
| Mary Barnet | Lewis Gardner | 12 / 12 / 1895 | 6 | colored | |
| Lula Chadwick | Robert Gardner | 2 / 28 / 1893 | 6 | colored | |
| Maggie Griffin | S. M. Gardner | 11 / 23 / 1903 | 7 | ||
| Ida L. Brown | Samuel Gardner | 10 / 17 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Martha Harris | Washington Gardner | 10 / 20 / 1892 | 6 | colored | |
| Sylvia Keys | Washington Gardner | 2 / 20 / 1882 | 6 | colored | |
| Betsey Delamar | William Gardner | 4 / 29 / 1812 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Charlotte Jones | William Gardner | 12 / 24 / 1793 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Frances Shines | William Gardner | 5 / 6 / 1809 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sadie B. Moore | Woodward R. Gardner | 2 / 28 / 1903 | 7 | ||
| Annie Neal | James A. Garfield | 4 / 12 / 1902 | 7 | colored | |
| Siddy Bryan Garms | Richard Garms | 5 / 12 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 8 mo. | |
| Florence Williams | Alfred Garner | 12 / 22 / 1887 | 6 | colored | |
| Carolina Piver | Cicero Garner | 5 / 27 / 1870 | 3 | ||
| Caroline Barnes | D. B. Garner | 11 / 22 / 1903 | 7 | ||
| Sarah E. Collins | E. M. Garner | 4 / 28 / 1890 | 6 | ||
| Sally Stevens | Elijah Garner | 4 / 1 / 1811 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Rosanna Dees | Frank Garner | 12 / 28 / 1881 | 6 | colored | |
| Charity Chesnutt | Jabeth Garner | 8 / 12 / 1836 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Armelia F. Garner | Jeremiah Garner | 11 / 23 / 1881 | 6 | ||
| Artemissia Cotton | Richard C. Garner | 3 / 18 / 1874 | 5 | ||
| Harriet Godwin | Rufus H. Garner | 1 / 26 / 1887 | 6 |
