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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Frances Smith | Rigdon R. Heath | 12 / 13 / 1856 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sabra J. Askins | Robert L. Heath | 12 / 23 / 1891 | 6 | ||
| Euphemia Prescott | Shadrack Heath | 1 / 5 / 1808 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Caroline Tayloe | Silas S. Heath | 3 / 29 / 1876 | 5 | ||
| Susan Webb | Simon Heath | 11 / 15 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Elizabeth Marshall | Stephen Heath | 3 / 25 / 1794 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Minnie H. Price | T. J. Heath | 10 / 21 / 1900 | 7 | ||
| Elizabeth Howard | William Heath | 3 / 1 / 1792 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Hollon Marshall | William Heath | 3 / 21 / 1808 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Ada Heath | William E. Heath | 12 / 21 / 1902 | 7 | ||
| Sarah Stewart | William S. Heath | 12 / 9 / 1859 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Heath | Zachariah Heath | 11 / 11 / 1833 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sally White | Zachariah Heath | 8 / 4 / 1824 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Lettice Dudley | James Heckman | 8 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 18 yrs | |
| Maria Ann Smith | Henry Heedleburg | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 7 yrs | |
| Cassandra Jones | Richard Hefferlen | 1 / 16 / 1825 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Charlotte Hargett | Jordan Heidleburg | 10 / 13 / 1896 | 6 | colored | |
| Ann Jones | John Hellen | 1 / 31 / 1825 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Dicey A. Edwards | Alex Henderson | 4 / 5 / 1893 | 6 | colored | |
| Tama Dudley | Alexander Henderson | 10 / 31 / 1872 | 5 | colored | |
| Maggie V. Powell | Alexander Henderson | 6 / 15 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary E. Foster | Charles Henderson | 12 / 3 / 1908 | 7 | colored | |
| Sallie Eaves | Elijah Henderson | 7 / 19 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Zilphia A. Mashburn | Frank Henderson | 5 / 16 / 1893 | 6 | ||
| Lisette Bell | George Henderson | 10 / 4 / 1871 | 3 |
