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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary J. West | Allen Jackson | 6 / 27 / 1889 | 6 | colored | |
| Susan D. Willis | Allen Jackson | 10 / 15 / 1865 | 1 | ||
| Susan Dudley Willis | Allen I. Jackson | 10 / 14 / 1865 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sylvia Moore | Andrew Jackson | 8 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 1 yr | |
| Mary Rhem | Andrew Jackson | 8 / 19 / 1880 | 6 | colored | |
| Ella Whitford | Andrew Jackson | 2 / 26 / 1888 | 6 | ||
| Lula C. Williams | Andrew Jackson | 1 / 8 / 1884 | 6 | ||
| Mary (colored) Jordan | Andrew (colored) Jackson | 8 / 31 / 1865 | 1 | ||
| Mary (colored) Jordan | Andrew (colored) Jackson | 8 / 31 / 1865 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Hannah Nobles | Brister Jackson | 1 / 2 / 1867 | 1 | colored | |
| Patsy Picket | Bryan Jackson | 12 / 26 / 1877 | 5 | colored | |
| Mary Sampson | D. Jackson | 10 / 2 / 1890 | 6 | colored | |
| Dinah Godfrey | Daniel Jackson | 4 / 11 / 1796 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Martha G. Stanwood | Daniel Jackson Jr. | 12 / 10 / 1829 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Susan Bryan | David Jackson | 12 / 25 / 1879 | 6 | colored | |
| Sophia Taylor | Edward Jackson | 7 / 18 / 1872 | 5 | colored | |
| Leah Williams | Edward Jackson | 12 / 7 / 1904 | 7 | colored | |
| Abigail Stanley Jackson | Eli Jackson | 7 / 16 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Rosette Godfrey | Ezekiel Jackson | 8 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 5 yrs | |
| Elizabeth Ernull | Farnifold Jackson | 3 / 19 / 1856 | 1 | ||
| Elizabeth Ernull | Farnifold Jackson | 2 / 25 / 1856 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Debbie Godett | Fred Jackson | 1 / 12 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Laura J. Moore | Frederick Jackson | 5 / 20 / 1886 | 6 | colored | |
| Carrie Stanly | George Jackson | 9 / 26 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Sarah Willis | George Jackson | 4 / 27 / 1894 | 6 | colored |
