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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivia Mott | Gideon Guthrie | 8 / 18 / 1808 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mamie Lee | J. C. Guthrie | 5 / 10 / 1904 | 7 | ||
| Euphemia Jones | James Guthrie | 1 / 8 / 1806 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sophia A. Boesser | John F. Guthrie | 2 / 8 / 1874 | 5 | ||
| Virginia Bell | Robert Guthrie | 4 / 6 / 1888 | 6 | colored | |
| Jannie Deppe | Walter R. Guthrie | 2 / 25 / 1891 | 6 | ||
| Lydia McAlpine | William Guthrie | 10 / 20 / 1804 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Lettice Jones | Axem Guy | 2 / 2 / 1877 | 5 | colored | |
| Maria Sanderson | William Guy | 7 / 4 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Pamela Avery | Averitt Gwaltney | 8 / 1 / 1843 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Caroline Pelt | Franklin Gwaltney | 9 / 26 / 1839 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Ruth Dudley | Jack Gwaltney | 10 / 18 / 1903 | 7 | ||
| Anna Murphy | John Gwaltney | 8 / 12 / 1789 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Barbara Pearce | Rasha Gwaltney | 11 / 2 / 1814 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Emma Pate | W. D. Gwaltney | 11 / 10 / 1886 | 6 | ||
| Maud L. King | W. E. Gwaltney | 6 / 20 / 1906 | 7 | ||
| Sally Hill | Johan Hewick Gyldston | 11 / 19 / 1804 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Cora W. Peck | William Haar | 10 / 29 / 1903 | 7 | ||
| Cora Washington | Ephraim Hackburn | 2 / 18 / 1886 | 6 | colored | |
| Grizelda Smith | Frank A. Hackney | 1 / 27 / 1899 | 7 | ||
| Elizabeth E. Carraway | John Hadden | 2 / 4 / 1869 | 3 | ||
| Lucy Wilson | Blount Haddock | 8 / 27 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 10 yrs | |
| Emma Dove | John Haddock | 10 / 2 / 1898 | 6 | colored | |
| Louisa Hooker | Peter Haddock | 1 / 30 / 1904 | 7 | colored | |
| Gracy Wilson | Toney Haddock | 8 / 25 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 30 yrs |
