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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Hubbard | Samuel Harris | 8 / 21 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 22 yrs | |
| Susan Smith | Samuel Harris | 3 / 20 / 1879 | 5 | colored | |
| Esther Fulsher | Shadrack Harris | 1 / 16 / 1805 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Louise (colored) Mosely | Silas (colored) Harris | 8 / 30 / 1855 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Dudley | Spencer (Pitt Harris | 2 / 8 / 1826 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Bryan | Stephen Harris | 12 / 31 / 1799 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Davis | Stephen Harris | 10 / 30 / 1880 | 6 | colored | |
| Helen Gaskins | Stephen Harris | 1 / 18 / 1883 | 6 | colored | |
| Thapenia Cherry | Stephen F. Harris | 3 / 9 / 1857 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Thapenia Cherry | Stephen F. Harris | 3 / 25 / 1857 | 1 | ||
| Augusta Dinkins | Stephen W. Harris | 12 / 22 / 1886 | 6 | ||
| Nora Ann Miller | Stephen W. Harris | 10 / 14 / 1869 | 3 | ||
| Norah Tingle | Stephen W. Harris | 1 / 16 / 1843 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Herritage | Thomas Harris | 5 / 21 / 1835 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Cephas Jones | Thomas Harris | 12 / 2 / 1852 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Cephas Jones | Thomas Harris | 12 / 24 / 1852 | 1 | ||
| Lucy Sawyer | Thomas Harris | 1 / 7 / 1828 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Alsey (colored) Moore | Thomas (colored) Harris | 7 / 15 / 1844 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Maria (colored) Newton | Thomas (colored) Harris | 7 / 8 / 1844 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Harriet Bryant | Thomas C. Harris | 12 / 20 / 1868 | 4 | colored | |
| Fannie Webster | Thomas P. Harris | 8 / 9 / 1897 | 6 | colored | |
| Fannie Bosley | Tobe Harris | 12 / 25 / 1898 | 7 | colored | |
| Frances Green | Virgil Harris | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 40 yrs | |
| Nancy Beasley | William Harris | 10 / 15 / 1832 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Julia (widow) Fulsher | William Harris | 8 / 15 / 1799 | Vol.2 | marriage bond |
