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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbie Whitehead | Evan S. Hancock | 9 / 9 / 1903 | 7 | ||
| Harriet L. Smith | George G. Hancock | 10 / 23 / 1878 | 5 | ||
| Rody Witherington | Harmon Hancock | 11 / 12 / 1799 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mamie E. Trenwith | J. T. Hancock | 4 / 13 / 1896 | 6 | ||
| Fannie L. Ballard | John Hancock | 5 / 20 / 1906 | 7 | ||
| Sarah Ann Lucas | Lewis Whitfield Hancock | 4 / 17 / 1878 | 5 | ||
| Cassandra Lavender | Stephen Hancock | 2 / 24 / 1806 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Ida F. Bickford | W. H. Hancock | 4 / 5 / 1903 | 7 | ||
| Jane Willis | W. H. Hancock | 12 / 20 / 1883 | 6 | ||
| Polly Hannis | William Hancock | 10 / 1 / 1800 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary (widow) Sears | William Hancock | 9 / 13 / 1806 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Ida M. Nuttin | William H. Hancock | 5 / 15 / 1901 | 7 | ||
| Louisa Mattocks | Christopher Hancy | 8 / 21 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 5 yrs | |
| Nancy Brown | Thomas Hand | 1 / 4 / 1821 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Ferebee Dixon | Thomas Hand | 7 / 3 / 1827 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Annie Sanders | Tom Hand | 9 / 5 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary Jane Phipps | Christopher Handcock | 7 / 31 / 1852 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Hannah Ward | Christopher Handcock | 11 / 4 / 1858 | 1 | ||
| Susan J. Oliver | James Handcock | 12 / 28 / 1850 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Stephenson | James Handcock | 1 / 18 / 1831 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Borden | Roger Handcock | 12 / 25 / 1822 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Daves | William Handcock | 5 / 7 / 1830 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Ann Simmons | William Handcock Jr. | 5 / 20 / 1829 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Caroline Harris | Albert Handy | 12 / 18 / 1879 | 6 | colored | |
| Susan McIlwean | Albert Handy | 9 / 14 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs |
