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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eliza Moore | Benjamin Good | 6 / 27 / 1867 | 1 | colored | |
| Eliza M. Ivey | Benjamin C. Good | 9 / 3 / 1818 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Luphamia Oliver | Benjamin C. Good | 4 / 20 / 1805 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Claressa Carney Bryan | Jno. R. Good | 4 / 16 / 1794 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Margaret Ellis | Jno. R. Good | 12 / 8 / 1820 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Lettice Washington | John R. Good | 8 / 0 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Julia Lewis | George Goodeth | 10 / 29 / 1813 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Ridy Green | Abner Gooding | 2 / 20 / 1879 | 5 | ||
| Leah White | Andrew Gooding | 8 / 21 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 12 yrs | |
| Eliza Lane | Andrew C. Gooding | 7 / 24 / 1861 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Martha Ann Lane | Farnifold G. Gooding | 3 / 28 / 1848 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Polly Fonvielle | Farnifold Green Gooding | 7 / 5 / 1796 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Julia Lane | Francis C. Gooding | 9 / 17 / 1854 | 1 | ||
| Julia Lane | Francis C. Gooding | 9 / 12 / 1854 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Susan Stanly | Jacob Gooding | 1 / 19 / 1815 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Tisdale | Jacob Gooding | 12 / 11 / 1819 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| F. E. Sanders | Jacob Gooding Jr. | 2 / 2 / 1862 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Jane Street | Jacob Gooding Jr. | 3 / 1 / 1854 | 1 | ||
| Sarah Jane Street | Jacob Gooding Jr. | 3 / 1 / 1854 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah C. Tucker | James M. Gooding | 1 / 19 / 1851 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary E. Ferebee | James T. Gooding | 2 / 13 / 1888 | 6 | ||
| Mamie Jones | Jno. F. Gooding | 4 / 12 / 1893 | 6 | ||
| Annie Fisher | John Gooding | 3 / 27 / 1895 | 6 | colored | |
| Ellen Kilpatrick Hill | John Gooding | 2 / 2 / 1869 | 3 | ||
| Mary (widow) Murdock | John Gooding | 3 / 30 / 1799 | Vol.1 | marriage bond |
