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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hettie Jarmon | Isaac Graham | 9 / 23 / 1884 | 6 | colored | |
| Julia Ann Bryan | John Graham | 5 / 27 / 1892 | 6 | colored | |
| Clara Mumford | Sherman Graham | 6 / 11 / 1891 | 6 | colored | |
| Ida Bryant | Thomas Graham | 5 / 21 / 1891 | 6 | colored | |
| Susan S. Washington | William A. Graham | 6 / 8 / 1836 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Lucinda Jones | Alonzo Grainger | 5 / 3 / 1900 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary Williams | John Grainger | 3 / 2 / 1876 | 5 | colored | |
| Edith Brock | John C. Grainger | 3 / 9 / 1900 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary E. White | Seymore Grainger | 3 / 20 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Susannah Smith | William Grainger | 1 / 6 / 1786 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Carrie Paul | J. W. Graney | 11 / 28 / 1905 | 7 | ||
| Celia Henderson Grant | Caeser Grant | 6 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 7 yrs | |
| Celia E. Richardson | Edmund H. Grant | 5 / 29 / 1839 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Bethany Daughery | John Grant | 10 / 7 / 1902 | 7 | ||
| Jemima Griffin | Stephen Grant | 1 / 1 / 1801 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah F. Keel | William Grant | 1 / 17 / 1869 | 3 | ||
| Mary (colored) Cox | George (colored) Grantham | 10 / 21 / 1865 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Lavinia Bryan | David Gray | 8 / 24 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 35 yrs | |
| Georgia DeBruhl | J. O. Gray | 9 / 2 / 1903 | 7 | ||
| Celia Maulding | Jacob Gray | 12 / 25 / 1804 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Annie Manly | James Gray | 9 / 22 / 1892 | 6 | colored | |
| Nancy Hall | John A. Gray | 1 / 7 / 1843 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Susan McIlroy | Joseph Gray | 1 / 12 / 1822 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Dunn | Levi Gray | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 5 yrs | |
| Harry Cooper | Matthew Gray | 8 / 24 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs |
