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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louiza Taylor | John Gooding | 2 / 13 / 1838 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Eliza Whitehead | John Gooding | 12 / 24 / 1834 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Betsy Rogers | John F. Gooding | 6 / 8 / 1851 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Betsy Rogers | John F. Gooding | 6 / 8 / 1851 | 1 | ||
| Elsey Ann Dennis | John H. Gooding | 11 / 5 / 1838 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sally Cook | Matthew Gooding | 12 / 23 / 1820 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Eliza Neale | Matthew Gooding | 12 / 6 / 1791 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Harriet K. Bryan | Nathan T. Gooding | 5 / 10 / 1857 | 1 | ||
| Harriet K. Bryan | Nathan T. Gooding | 5 / 13 / 1857 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Polly Hariott | Richard Gooding | 3 / 30 / 1802 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Anna Vaughn | Samuel Gooding | 9 / 14 / 1784 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Parsons | Stephen Gooding | 7 / 30 / 1808 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Kate Dickerson | T. T. Gooding | 1 / 29 / 1891 | 6 | ||
| Mary S. Templeton | Thomas S. Gooding Jr. | 4 / 5 / 1838 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Olive Hargett | Thomas T. Gooding | 1 / 15 / 1846 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Shute | Thos. Stephenson Gooding | 6 / 8 / 1808 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Hall | William Gooding | 9 / 10 / 1806 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Justina R. Whorton | William H. Gooding | 6 / 9 / 1859 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Hannah Forkam | John Goodson | 9 / 22 / 1787 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Deletta B. Rice | Joseph Goodwin | 10 / 9 / 1905 | 7 | ||
| Janett Shine | Thomas Goodwin | 6 / 7 / 1869 | 3 | ||
| Delilah Barnes | Wallace Goodwin | 9 / 24 / 1908 | 7 | ||
| Miley Goram | Windsor Goram | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs | |
| Clara Jane Spencer | James Gordan | 8 / 1 / 1858 | 1 | ||
| Polly Harris | Benjamin Gordon | 8 / 9 / 1826 | Vol.1 | marriage bond |
