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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anne C. Whitford | George R. Hughes | 7 / 27 / 1898 | 6 | ||
| Nancy Arthur | Hugh Hughes | 8 / 12 / 1800 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Eliza Ann McLin | Isaac W. Hughes | 12 / 3 / 1828 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Ann M. Smallwood | Isaac W. Hughes | 5 / 5 / 1853 | 1 | ||
| Ann Marie Smallwood | Isaac W. Hughes | 5 / 5 / 1853 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Laura A. Bryan | James B. Hughes | 1 / 5 / 1859 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Jane Graham Daves | John Hughes | 1 / 24 / 1854 | 1 | ||
| Jane Graham Daves | John Hughes | 1 / 24 / 1854 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Clara Stevenson | Theodore J. Hughes | 10 / 3 / 1855 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah J. Carter | E. F. Hukins | 7 / 4 / 1886 | 6 | colored | |
| Phillis Whitford | Edward Hukins | 1 / 1 / 1873 | 5 | colored | |
| Sarah Copper | Enoch F. Hukins | 6 / 10 / 1869 | 4 | colored | |
| Decy Ann Moore | James J. Hukins | 12 / 30 / 1879 | 6 | colored | |
| Sarah Nelson | Michael Hukins | 12 / 16 / 1831 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Louissa West | Washington Hulin | 10 / 26 / 1894 | 6 | colored | |
| Rachel West | Washington Hulin | 8 / 31 / 1895 | 6 | colored | |
| Fereby Enmans | David Hull | 4 / 7 / 1787 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Venters | Grimes Hull | 9 / 29 / 1869 | 4 | colored | |
| Julia Metz | Lelar Hull | 4 / 1 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Peggy Banks | Nathaniel Hull | 5 / 28 / 1816 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Clara Green | Thomas Hull | 2 / 27 / 1895 | 6 | colored | |
| Esther Masters | William Hull | 9 / 19 / 1800 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Ida Griffin | L. B. Humphrey | 1 / 9 / 1887 | 6 | ||
| Kitty Moore | Levi Humphrey | 3 / 23 / 1881 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Moore | Levi Humphrey | 3 / 20 / 1878 | 5 |
