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 Swinson | Solomon Hill | 8 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 1 yr | |
| Nancy Jones | Stephen Hill | 12 / 9 / 1886 | 6 | colored | |
| Phebe Reed | Stephen Hill | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 7 yrs | |
| Addie G. Cannon | T. L. Hill | 8 / 17 / 1902 | 7 | ||
| Rhoda Hyman | Thomas Hill | 8 / 23 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 35 yrs | |
| Mary Lee | Thomas Hill | 12 / 24 / 1887 | 6 | colored | |
| Clemie Hooten | W. C. Hill | 10 / 28 / 1896 | 6 | ||
| Lizzie Smith | W. E. Hill | 4 / 18 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| H. V. Hill | W. F. Hill | 12 / 29 / 1889 | 6 | ||
| Caroline Moton | Walter F. Hill | 11 / 16 / 1907 | 7 | ||
| Cora L. Hill | Wiley A. Hill | 1 / 13 / 1904 | 7 | ||
| Celia Davis | Wiley W. Hill | 3 / 27 / 1872 | 5 | ||
| Mary Day | William Hill | 10 / 4 / 1899 | 7 | ||
| Eliza Dove | William Hill | 1 / 1 / 1893 | 6 | colored | |
| Sledia Ann Kinian | William Hill | 11 / 17 / 1869 | 3 | ||
| Rebecca Barnes | William Hill | 7 / 30 / 1890 | 6 | colored | |
| Minnie Laughinghouse | William H. Hill | 1 / 20 / 1904 | 7 | ||
| Julia E. Wetherington | William H. Hill | 4 / 29 / 1891 | 6 | ||
| Emma Turner | William Jackson Hill | 3 / 28 / 1878 | 5 | colored | |
| Alice Gaskill | William T. Hill | 12 / 12 / 1888 | 6 | ||
| Hattie Loftin | Willie Hill | 8 / 3 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary White | Wylie Hill | 3 / 17 / 1880 | 6 | ||
| Mary Everett | York Hill | 8 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 13 yrs | |
| Sophia E. Richardson | York Hill | 3 / 25 / 1897 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary J. Green | James Hillard | 1 / 15 / 1903 | 7 | colored |
