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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehetable Ann Wallace | John W. Gifford | 10 / 27 / 1850 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Minnie Dixon | Andrew Gilbert | 7 / 3 / 1893 | 6 | ||
| Sidney R. West | Andrew Gilbert | 8 / 28 / 1900 | 7 | ||
| Salome Stanly | Daniel S. Gilbert | 2 / 20 / 1845 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Julia Dixon | James Gilbert | 5 / 6 / 1871 | 3 | ||
| Jane Hamilton | James Gilbert | 3 / 31 / 1851 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Fanny J. Salter | James T. Gilbert | 12 / 13 / 1877 | 5 | ||
| Eliza Broadway | John Gilbert | 6 / 3 / 1866 | 1 | ||
| Nancy Sandford | John Gilbert | 4 / 24 / 1855 | 1 | ||
| Nancy Sandford | John Gilbert | 4 / 24 / 1855 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Fanny Tindall | John Gilbert | 10 / 16 / 1853 | 1 | ||
| Fanny Tindall | John Gilbert | 10 / 15 / 1853 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Ida L. Mason | L. M. Gilbert | 8 / 7 / 1884 | 6 | ||
| Rebecca Ann Willis | Thomas Gilbert | 2 / 17 / 1855 | 1 | ||
| Rebecca Ann Willis | Thomas Gilbert | 2 / 15 / 1855 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sidney Bratcher | William Gilbert | 9 / 22 / 1846 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Esther Parsons | William Gilbert | 1 / 10 / 1789 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Lizzie Blount | Ben Gilchrist | 8 / 14 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 15 yrs | |
| Esther Long | Henry Gilchrist | 8 / 24 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 17 yrs | |
| Effie Dudley | Claud Gilcrease | 2 / 14 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Martha Jones | John Gildersleeve | 7 / 3 / 1821 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Janie Becton | Thomas Giles | 12 / 29 / 1899 | 7 | colored | |
| Lettice Stephens | Augus Gill | 8 / 29 / 1898 | 6 | colored | |
| Frances A. Creekman | John Gill | 2 / 24 / 1842 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Tignor | John Gill | 5 / 5 / 1819 | Vol.1 | marriage bond |
