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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dora Parker | Cornelius Holloway | 3 / 30 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Charlotte Cartwright | David Holloway | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Diniah Gibbs | Ed Holloway | 3 / 15 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Hattie E. Hargett | Ishmael Holloway | 9 / 15 / 1897 | 6 | colored | |
| Hannah Rouse | Joseph Holloway | 8 / 30 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 17 yrs | |
| Mary Eliza Gibbs | Nathan Holloway | 8 / 25 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Sarah Franks | Nathaniel Holloway | 9 / 28 / 1877 | 5 | colored | |
| Jane Tull | Peter Holloway | 8 / 30 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 9 yrs | |
| Susannah Jones | Samuel Holloway | 1 / 19 / 1870 | 4 | colored | |
| Susan A. Boyd | Tim Shaw Holloway | 8 / 29 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Sarah M. Butler | William Holloway | 2 / 3 / 1884 | 6 | ||
| Addie McLawhorn | C. H. Hollowell | 2 / 24 / 1886 | 6 | ||
| Rachel B. Hassing | Edgar T. Hollowell | 6 / 24 / 1897 | 6 | ||
| Rebecca A. Street | J. K. Hollowell | 12 / 26 / 1907 | 7 | ||
| Ideal Jones | John Hollowell | 11 / 13 / 1888 | 6 | ||
| Sarah Darden | Adam Holly | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs | |
| Harriet Morris Rhem | Arthur Holly | 1 / 9 / 1872 | 4 | colored | |
| Susan Holly | Bacchus Holly | 4 / 17 / 1893 | 6 | colored | |
| Laura A. Rouse | H. B. Holly | 7 / 12 / 1883 | 6 | colored | |
| Amanda Jenkins | John Holly | 1 / 27 / 1880 | 6 | colored | |
| Eliza Richardson | John Holly | 8 / 23 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Sadie Webb | John Holly | 10 / 17 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Kesiah Whitford | Miles Holly | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 15 yrs | |
| Harriet A. Jones | Miles P. Holly | 2 / 14 / 1878 | 5 | colored | |
| Frances Wren | Nicholas Holman | 10 / 9 / 1865 | 1 |
