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 |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Sparrow | Horatio Hall | 9 / 30 / 1784 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Smith | James Hall | 5 / 12 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary Arnold | James L. Hall | 9 / 8 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Ethel D. Pleasant | James L. Hall | 1 / 3 / 1906 | 7 | ||
| Hannah T. Sparrow | James W. Hall | 11 / 29 / 1820 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Florence Allen | Joel Hall | 12 / 25 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Lovey Bragg | John Hall | 3 / 3 / 1807 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Bethena Dunn | John Hall | 1 / 21 / 1812 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Susannah Warren | John Hall | 9 / 14 / 1810 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Witherington | John Hall | 2 / 8 / 1828 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Geneva Bow | John C. Hall | 5 / 18 / 1899 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary Marshall | Joseph Hall | 7 / 14 / 1818 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Betsey Shine | Joseph Hall | 6 / 12 / 1827 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Tingle | Joseph Hall | 12 / 9 / 1794 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Esther Mrs. Jones | Joseph Major Hall | 5 / 28 / 1896 | 6 | colored | |
| Julia A. Jones | Josephus Hall | 12 / 17 / 1836 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Wallace | Josephus Hall | 10 / 5 / 1832 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sukey Davis | Manuel Hall | 2 / 11 / 1830 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Dove | Mills Hall | 9 / 20 / 1865 | 1 | ||
| Elizabeth (colored) Dove | Mills (colored) Hall | 8 / 23 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 1 yr | |
| Elizabeth (colored) Dove | Mills (colored) Hall | 9 / 20 / 1865 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Fulsher | Oliver Hall | 9 / 18 / 1788 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Hall | Oliver Hall | 4 / 4 / 1840 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Celia Jones | Perry Hall | 8 / 27 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 9 mo. | |
| Asenath Turner | Purnell Hall | 8 / 9 / 1838 | Vol.2 | marriage bond |
