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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nancy Burke | Lewis Humphrey | 8 / 15 / 1817 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Shackleford | Lott S. Humphrey | 2 / 6 / 1828 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Betsey Lee | Nathan Humphrey | 8 / 9 / 1869 | 4 | colored | |
| Matilda Lewis | Nathan Humphrey | 7 / 12 / 1885 | 6 | colored | |
| Caroline Moore | Richard Irvin Humphrey | 2 / 26 / 1874 | 5 | ||
| Louisa Rountree | Thomas Humphrey | 8 / 9 / 1908 | 7 | colored | |
| Hortense White | William Humphrey | 2 / 8 / 1903 | 7 | ||
| Susan Watson | William B. Humphrey | 8 / 10 / 1842 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Hattie Miller | William D. Humphrey | 3 / 30 / 1899 | 7 | colored | |
| Laura Johnson | William David Humphrey | 11 / 26 / 1892 | 6 | colored | |
| Margaret Sparrow Jones | Charles Humphrey | 12 / 25 / 1871 | 4 | colored | |
| Mary R. Oliver | Daniel A. Humphrey | 7 / 9 / 1856 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Foscoe | David Humphrey | 4 / 29 / 1870 | 4 | colored | |
| Sarah L. Canaday | Frank Humphrey | 11 / 24 / 1904 | 7 | colored | |
| Louisa Moore | Henry C. Humphrey | 10 / 8 / 1888 | 6 | ||
| Eliza Harrison | Hiram Humphrey | 8 / 14 / 1844 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Jones | Hiram Humphrey | 10 / 22 / 1831 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Lucy C. Wetherington | J. R. Humphrey | 1 / 17 / 1906 | 7 | ||
| Nancy Watson | Jesse Humphrey | 7 / 22 / 1858 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Julia E. Arnold | John Humphrey | 2 / 21 / 1877 | 5 | ||
| Lola D. Moore | John Humphrey | 11 / 20 / 1895 | 6 | ||
| Mary A. Williams | John Humphrey | 12 / 24 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary Ann Prescott | Joseph H. Humphrey | 2 / 21 / 1871 | 3 | ||
| Polly Bratcher | Ransom Hundley | 1 / 26 / 1829 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Margarett (wid.) McAlphine | Richard Hunley | 2 / 15 / 1798 | Vol.2 | marriage bond |
