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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline Richards | William Gaskins | 9 / 20 / 1869 | 4 | colored | |
| Celia Whitford | William Gaskins | 4 / 30 / 1828 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Ida Willis | William Gaskins | 10 / 28 / 1885 | 6 | ||
| Nancy Willis | William Gaskins | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Modisia Willoughby | William Gaskins | 4 / 11 / 1899 | 7 | colored | |
| Julia A. Gaskins | William A. Gaskins | 3 / 18 / 1880 | 6 | ||
| Cottie B. Foy | Willie E. Gaskins | 9 / 17 / 1902 | 7 | ||
| Maggie Jones | Zeb Gaskins | 1 / 11 / 1905 | 7 | ||
| Winnifred Nicholson | John Gasser | 10 / 5 / 1782 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Eliza Jones | Alexander F. Gaston | 3 / 14 / 1831 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Martha A. Bryan | Alfred T. Gaston | 3 / 30 / 1882 | 6 | colored | |
| Margaret Jane Hill | Harry H. Gaston | 11 / 22 / 1878 | 5 | colored | |
| Hannah Pollock Gaston | Henry Gaston | 6 / 2 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 23 yrs | |
| Rebecca (colored) Fenno | Sylvester (col.) Gaston | 3 / 29 / 1845 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Hannah McClure | William Gaston | 10 / 6 / 1805 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Catherine J. Sawyer | Francis T. Gates | 5 / 15 / 1854 | 1 | ||
| Catherine J. Sawyer | Francis T. Gates | 5 / 15 / 1854 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Fanny Armstead | Shade Gates | 8 / 27 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 15 yrs | |
| Martha Jones | Shadrack Gates | 8 / 30 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 1/2 yrs | |
| Ferebe Gatlin | Abner Gatlin | 10 / 17 / 1804 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Gatlin | Abner Gatlin | 10 / 17 / 1819 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Kemp | Abner Gatlin | 1 / 10 / 1809 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Lizzie Barrington | Alfred Gatlin | 7 / 31 / 1898 | 6 | ||
| Emily A. Lathinghouse | Alfred Gatlin | 8 / 13 / 1871 | 3 | ||
| Polly Gatlin | Baron Gatlin | 2 / 19 / 1806 | Vol.1 | marriage bond |
