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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Wylie | Frederick Hardison | 11 / 21 / 1817 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Lauretta Conner | Frederick J. Hardison | 12 / 24 / 1874 | 5 | ||
| Penelope Smith | Gabriel Hardison | 4 / 8 / 1841 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Charlotte Tolson | Gabriel Hardison | 3 / 19 / 1809 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Tolson | Gabriel Hardison | 12 / 9 / 1858 | 1 | ||
| Elizabeth Tolson | Gabriel Hardison | 12 / 9 / 1858 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Laura Jane Fisher | George W. Hardison | 2 / 25 / 1870 | 3 | ||
| Barbary Herrington | Isom B. Hardison | 11 / 2 / 1837 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Louisa Dickson | James Hardison | 11 / 5 / 1832 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Bettie V. Henning | James Hardison | 11 / 15 / 1907 | 7 | ||
| Mary Lee | James Hardison | 9 / 6 / 1834 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Gatsey Ann Hardison | James S. Hardison | 10 / 4 / 1859 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Ann Bryan Willis | Jasper N. Hardison | 10 / 13 / 1853 | 1 | ||
| Ann Bryan Willis | Jasper N. Hardison | 10 / 13 / 1853 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Louisa Warren | Joseph Hardison | 8 / 21 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 18 yrs | |
| Henrietta Davis | Joseph Hardison Jr. | 1 / 16 / 1877 | 5 | colored | |
| Deby E. Hunnings | L. H. Hardison | 12 / 29 / 1895 | 6 | ||
| Elizabeth Lee | Leven Hardison | 9 / 6 / 1834 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Richilda Lee | Rufus W. Hardison | 4 / 21 / 1872 | 3 | ||
| Frances Eborn | Stephen Hardison | 3 / 27 / 1851 | 1 | ||
| Frances Eborn | Stephen Hardison | 3 / 22 / 1851 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Taylor | Stephen Hardison | 2 / 9 / 1836 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Bertie May Adams | W. L. Hardison | 8 / 1 / 1906 | 7 | ||
| Flossie J. Hardison | William J. Hardison | 12 / 21 / 1892 | 6 | ||
| Mary Mansfield | Joseph Hardwick | 12 / 26 / 1835 | Vol.2 | marriage bond |
