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 Jones | Aaron Harrison | 8 / 25 / 1803 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Minnie L. Wade | B. C. Harrison | 11 / 13 / 1895 | 6 | ||
| Fanny Harrison | Benjamin Harrison | 8 / 30 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs | |
| Martha Pool | Benjamin Harrison | 10 / 17 / 1889 | 6 | colored | |
| Eveline Murrell | Cato Harrison | 1 / 20 / 1876 | 5 | colored | |
| Emeline Frances Bratcher | Edward Thomas Harrison | 2 / 4 / 1875 | 5 | ||
| Mary Harris | Francis Harrison | 9 / 7 / 1880 | 6 | colored | |
| Hannah Ward Harrison | Henry Harrison | 8 / 1 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Mary E. Moore | Henry Harrison | 9 / 29 / 1897 | 6 | colored | |
| America Whitfield | Henry Harrison | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Ada (widow) Williams | Henry Harrison | 11 / 2 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary E. Fields | I. C. Harrison | 6 / 5 / 1866 | 1 | ||
| Tiercy D. Baker | Isaac Harrison | 8 / 4 / 1872 | 5 | ||
| Hanisville Witherington | Isaac Harrison | 9 / 26 / 1843 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah V. Marshall | Ivy Harrison | 12 / 8 / 1848 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Eliza Fields | James C. Harrison | 6 / 5 / 1866 | 3 | ||
| Sallie Howard | James H. Harrison | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Hannah E. Gibble | Jesse Harrison | 10 / 30 / 1866 | 1 | ||
| Hannah Ann Brimmage | John Harrison | 11 / 9 / 1904 | 7 | colored | |
| Virginia Blackledge | John M. Harrison | 9 / 13 / 1854 | 1 | ||
| Virginia Blackledge | John M. Harrison | 9 / 13 / 1854 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Hennrietta Bryan | Lemuel Harrison | 7 / 5 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Everline Jones | Mathew Harrison | 2 / 14 / 1883 | 6 | ||
| Martha Frater | Sam P. Harrison | 2 / 19 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Rosanna Smith Harrison | Simon Harrison | 8 / 11 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 18 yrs |
