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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bettie Bryan | Cornelius Hatch | 3 / 20 / 1873 | 5 | colored | |
| Ella Richardson | David Hatch | 1 / 27 / 1899 | 7 | colored | |
| Elizabeth West | Durant Hatch | 6 / 5 / 1822 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary R. West | Durant Hatch Jr. | 6 / 15 / 1809 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth West | Edmund Hatch | 2 / 15 / 1809 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Fonvielle | Edmund Hatch Jr. | 8 / 20 / 1784 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Eliza Ann Simmons | Edward Hatch | 12 / 24 / 1873 | 5 | colored | |
| Phillis Barbour | George Hatch | 8 / 25 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 25 yrs | |
| ----- Parsons | Ivey Hatch | 6 / 22 / 1807 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Caroline Bogney | James Hatch | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 8 yrs | |
| Eliza Sears | James Hatch | 11 / 5 / 1829 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah (colored) Certain | James (colored) Hatch | 12 / 30 / 1840 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Hatch | John R. Hatch | 8 / 30 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Janette Respass | John R. Hatch | 5 / 10 / 1874 | 5 | colored | |
| Anne Blackledge | Joseph Hatch | 12 / 15 / 1786 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Annie Oldridge | Joseph Hatch | 1 / 28 / 1886 | 6 | colored | |
| Hollon Caswell | Lemuel Hatch | 5 / 20 / 1801 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Anna (widow) Jespar | Lemuel Hatch | 9 / 26 / 1798 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Amy Terry | Nathan Hatch | 8 / 29 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 7 yrs | |
| Annie Williams | Needham Hatch | 12 / 29 / 1892 | 6 | colored | |
| Olivia Russell | Noah Hatch | 9 / 26 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Hattie Venton | Robert Hatch | 8 / 5 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary Foscue | Stephen Hatch | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 9 yrs | |
| Olivia Wallace | W. L. Hatch | 9 / 10 / 1897 | 6 | colored | |
| Lucinda Harris | William Hatch | 12 / 14 / 1896 | 6 | colored |
