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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sally A. DeBruhl | Allen Hardy | 10 / 12 / 1890 | 6 | ||
| Mary E. Simpkins | B. G. Hardy | 3 / 9 / 1879 | 6 | ||
| Etta Hawkins | B. W. Hardy | 2 / 2 / 1909 | 7 | colored | |
| Tamar Green | Benjamin Hardy | 12 / 9 / 1894 | 6 | colored | |
| Darcas Hammond | Charles Hardy | 2 / 9 / 1882 | 6 | colored | |
| Maria Brinkley | Curtiss Hardy | 8 / 15 / 1834 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Rody Foams | David Hardy | 11 / 18 / 1877 | 5 | colored | |
| Maria Hardy | David Hardy | 8 / 27 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 15 yrs | |
| Ada L. Hardy | E. B. Hardy | 10 / 24 / 1906 | 7 | ||
| Jane Sanders | Edward S. Hardy | 3 / 18 / 1866 | 1 | ||
| Jane Durden | Elijah Hardy | 5 / 30 / 1889 | 6 | colored | |
| Caroline Torrens | Ellis Hardy | 4 / 13 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Fairy Persell | George Hardy | 8 / 14 / 1890 | 6 | colored | |
| Sidney Oden | Henry Hardy | 4 / 24 / 1889 | 6 | colored | |
| Anna Williams | Henry Hardy | 11 / 20 / 1881 | 6 | colored | |
| Myrtle Henderson | J. E. Hardy | 12 / 13 / 1905 | 7 | ||
| Elizabeth Boyd | John Hardy | 12 / 18 / 1824 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Lena Scott | John E. Hardy | 12 / 1 / 1902 | 7 | ||
| Nancy Carney | Joseph Hardy | 3 / 31 / 1821 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sallie Jones | Lewis Hardy | 6 / 3 / 1891 | 6 | ||
| Greesy Brinkley | Louis Hardy | 9 / 6 / 1830 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sylvia Edwards | Noah Hardy | 8 / 21 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs | |
| Anna Simmons | Remus Hardy | 6 / 2 / 1902 | 7 | colored | |
| Leah Ward | Robert Hardy | 12 / 9 / 1872 | 5 | colored | |
| Mary Forbes | Samuel Hardy | 11 / 14 / 1906 | 7 | colored |
