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 Ann Stephens | Samuel Garner | 6 / 10 / 1817 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Martha J. Haines | William L. Garner | 8 / 25 / 1870 | 3 | ||
| Elizabeth R. Tooker | William L. Garner | 11 / 30 / 1871 | 3 | ||
| Zilphia Isler | Benjamin Garnes | 8 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 10 yrs | |
| Sally Roach | Samuel Garock | 11 / 13 / 1802 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Wallace | Samuel Garock | 12 / 31 / 1787 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Jane Garret | Decatur Garret | 8 / 25 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Emeline Perry | York Garret | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 18 mo. | |
| Hannah Carrow | Isaac Garrett | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 8 mo. | |
| Fanny Forman | Isaac Garrett | 11 / 3 / 1892 | 6 | colored | |
| Lucinda Gibbs | Isaac Garrett | 4 / 11 / 1875 | 5 | colored | |
| Eva E. Baird | Jno. S. Garrett | 3 / 6 / 1907 | 7 | ||
| Elizabeth Bond | Joshua Garrett | 3 / 10 / 1780 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Victor Bell | Peter Garrick | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 13 yrs | |
| Myrtle Kirkman | G. W. Garris | 9 / 4 / 1895 | 6 | ||
| Frances Dawson | Grant Garris | 1 / 11 / 1892 | 6 | colored | |
| Sarah A. Green | James M. Garris | 4 / 15 / 1892 | 6 | colored | |
| Pearlie Pugh | John Garris | 2 / 13 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Georgia Galloway | Joseph Garris | 11 / 27 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Emma Bryan | Munro Garris | 11 / 28 / 1893 | 6 | colored | |
| Elizabeth Howard | Henry Garrish | 10 / 15 / 1787 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Phillis Fulsher | Mingo Garrison | 8 / 25 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Lavinia Gaskins | Phillip Garrison | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 5 yrs | |
| Cassander Whitford | Henry Garvey | 12 / 2 / 1865 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Laura T. Bowen | James S. Gaskill | 12 / 22 / 1892 | 6 |
