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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Smithwick | Farnifold Green | 9 / 21 / 1857 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sydney McAuslan | Farnifold Green Jr. | 9 / 5 / 1793 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Lettice Chapman | Furney Green | 12 / 4 / 1871 | 4 | colored | |
| Saria Frances Taylor | Furney Green | 9 / 13 / 1868 | 3 | ||
| Laura Hall | George Green | 12 / 27 / 1897 | 6 | colored | |
| Louisa (colored) Moseley | George Green | 5 / 3 / 1860 | 1 | colored | |
| Lizzie B. Watkins | George Green | 11 / 29 / 1855 | 1 | ||
| Lizzie B. Watkins | George Green | 11 / 29 / 1855 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Virtue (colored) Johnson | George (colored) Green | 5 / 29 / 1849 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Louisa (colored) Moseley | George (colored) Green | 6 / 2 / 1860 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Georgia Midyette | George C. Green | 10 / 29 / 1902 | 7 | colored | |
| Lizzie Moore | George C. Green | 2 / 6 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Jane Ann Jones | George Henry Green | 11 / 30 / 1887 | 6 | colored | |
| Ida Pugh | Green Green | 2 / 23 / 1883 | 6 | colored | |
| Rachel Neale | Hasty Green | 12 / 5 / 1892 | 6 | colored | |
| Rhoda Squires | Hasty Green | 1 / 7 / 1872 | 4 | colored | |
| Amy Blount | Haywood Green | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Caroline Godfrey | Haywood Green | 9 / 29 / 1881 | 6 | colored | |
| Harriett Williams | Haywood Green | 1 / 9 / 1878 | 5 | colored | |
| Julia Ham | Henderson Green | 9 / 22 / 1877 | 5 | colored | |
| Hester Ann Green | Henry Green | 8 / 13 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Hollon Heath | Henry Green | 10 / 19 / 1886 | 6 | colored | |
| Louisa Johnson | Henry Green | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 21 mo. | |
| Laurie Lee | Henry Green | 3 / 2 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Roxanna Mitchell | Henry Green | 12 / 31 / 1875 | 5 | colored |
