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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Ann Lee | John U. Hunnings | 1 / 21 / 1872 | 3 | ||
| Minnie Whitehurst | William Hunnings | 8 / 10 / 1907 | 7 | ||
| Nancy Scarborough | Abraham Hunt | 8 / 30 / 1800 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Jane Riggs | Albert Hunt | 6 / 3 / 1855 | 1 | ||
| Mary Jane Riggs | Albert Hunt | 6 / 2 / 1855 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Julia Gardner | Henry Hunt | 4 / 3 / 1873 | 5 | ||
| Maggie Rountree | Perry Hunt | 7 / 1 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Elizabeth Williams | Thomas Hunt | 6 / 19 / 1793 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Bettie M. Dudley | C. H. Hunter | 8 / 31 / 1882 | 6 | ||
| Milly Granby | Emanuel Hunter | 8 / 27 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 22 yrs | |
| Polly Jones | Ezekiel Hunter | 4 / 7 / 1791 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Emily Vail | Frank Hunter | 4 / 6 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Maggie M. Richardson | Fred L. Hunter | 11 / 17 / 1886 | 6 | ||
| Lucinda Holland | George Hunter | 1 / 10 / 1884 | 6 | colored | |
| Elsie Hunter | Henry Hunter | 11 / 28 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Lettice Cratch Barby | Isaac Hunter | 9 / 10 / 1869 | 4 | colored | |
| Romona Allen | James Hunter | 8 / 16 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 11 yrs | |
| Mary Ann Moore | James Hunter | 11 / 4 / 1880 | 6 | colored | |
| Caroline W. Hardison | James H. Hunter | 11 / 23 / 1881 | 6 | ||
| Margaret A. Ives | James H. Hunter | 10 / 3 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Mary Jane Noe | James H. Hunter | 3 / 4 / 1858 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Lucretia Kuhn | John Hunter | 5 / 10 / 1804 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary C. Tucker | John H. Hunter | 6 / 26 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Eliza Ferguson | Joshua Hunter | 6 / 23 / 1788 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah J. Dunn | Robert J. Hunter | 11 / 25 / 1847 | Vol.2 | marriage bond |
