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 Baker | Samuel Hays | 12 / 24 / 1895 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Jane Sharon | James Hayward | 4 / 14 / 1832 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Cassandra Nixon | Charles Haywood | 9 / 27 / 1875 | 5 | colored | |
| Charlotte Bragg | James Haywood | 6 / 9 / 1815 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Polly Pake | James Haywood | 8 / 29 / 1803 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Laura Scott | R. W. Haywood | 4 / 25 / 1900 | 7 | ||
| Margaret Hicks | Richard Haywood | 4 / 22 / 1879 | 5 | colored | |
| Sarah Jones | Richard Haywood | 9 / 10 / 1871 | 4 | colored | |
| Jane F. Graham | William H. Haywood Jr. | 2 / 1 / 1826 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Tabby Norrey | Derry Haywwod | 8 / 21 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 15 yrs | |
| Lydia Dennis | Thomas Hazard | 2 / 25 / 1796 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Fanny Slade | Garrison Hazel | 5 / 20 / 1824 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Betsey Powers | William Hazel | 12 / 29 / 1823 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Nash Newton | Richard Hazzle | 12 / 10 / 1833 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| ?? | Robert (colored) Hazzle | 1 / 20 / 1848 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Fisher | Thomas Hazzleton | 5 / 31 / 1894 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Burton | Edmund Heart | 1 / 4 / 1784 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Annie M. Dewey | Leo D. Heartt | 2 / 14 / 1872 | 3 | ||
| Hannah Croom | Aaron Heath | 2 / 15 / 1871 | 4 | colored | |
| Dilcy Atkinson | Albert Heath | 2 / 10 / 1878 | 5 | colored | |
| Sidney Chapman | Bryan Heath | 9 / 24 / 1871 | 4 | colored | |
| Mary Hyson | Bryan Heath | 2 / 19 / 1835 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Litia Smith | Bryan Heath | 4 / 1 / 1877 | 5 | ||
| Nancy L. Riggs | C. D. Heath | 2 / 18 / 1903 | 7 | ||
| Louisa Daugherty | C. F. Heath | 4 / 11 / 1906 | 7 |
