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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galena James | Jno. P. Handy | 6 / 12 / 1891 | 6 | colored | |
| Peggy Hardy | John Handy | 2 / 23 / 1786 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Cora M. Spear | Paul Handy | 12 / 25 / 1907 | 7 | ||
| Clarissa Bryan | C. D. Hanely | 4 / 13 / 1892 | 6 | ||
| Florence E. Pearce | John F. Hanff Jr. | 9 / 14 / 1876 | 5 | ||
| Ida M. Foscue | R. L. Hanff | 2 / 7 / 1890 | 6 | ||
| Harriet C. Wallace | Benjamin F. Hanks | 7 / 21 / 1834 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Gold | Ellsworth Hanks | 5 / 30 / 1837 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Clarissa Phelps | Ellsworth Hanks | 10 / 31 / 1844 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Emma J. Matthews | James B. Hanks | 3 / 29 / 1860 | 1 | ||
| Emma J. Matthews | James B. Hanks | 3 / 29 / 1860 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Frances Chadwick | Ossian Hanks | 10 / 31 / 1842 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Ann Woods | Ossian Hanks | 6 / 27 / 1844 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Ann H. Singleton | Joseph R. Hanrahan | 12 / 15 / 1834 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sally Worsley | Benjamin Harden | 3 / 5 / 1806 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Hester Small | Charles Harden | 5 / 7 / 1888 | 6 | colored | |
| Linden Murrill | John Harden | 3 / 27 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Louisa Ham | James Hardeston | 6 / 15 / 1893 | 6 | colored | |
| Caroline Jordan | Aaron Hardesty | 4 / 18 / 1869 | 4 | colored | |
| Annie McFarland | Aaron Hardesty | 3 / 22 / 1876 | 5 | colored | |
| Margaret Moore | Calvin K. Hardesty | 6 / 17 / 1883 | 6 | colored | |
| Ann Maria Hardisty | Daniel Hardesty | 8 / 13 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 24 yrs | |
| Elizabeth Dove | Daniel F. Hardesty | 3 / 26 / 1895 | 6 | colored | |
| Curtis A. Turner | G. A. Hardesty | 7 / 12 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Cora Bell | Hasty Hardesty | 8 / 24 / 1905 | 7 | colored |
