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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Maria Howard | John W. Jackson | 6 / 29 / 1858 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Harriet Jones | Joseph Jackson | 8 / 27 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 19 yrs | |
| Julia Williams | Joseph Jackson | 9 / 25 / 1890 | 6 | colored | |
| Clarissa Chapman | Nathan Jackson | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 9 yrs | |
| Fannie Delamar | Nathan Jackson | 4 / 5 / 1887 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Ann Jones | Nathan Jackson | 4 / 29 / 1870 | 4 | colored | |
| Chelsea Campbell | Noah Jackson | 8 / 21 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 20 yrs | |
| Charity Hyman | Noah Jackson | 6 / 25 / 1891 | 6 | colored | |
| Matilda Rooks | Noah Jackson | 8 / 27 / 1891 | 6 | colored | |
| Ruby H. Boyd | Noah Jackson Jr. | 9 / 5 / 1894 | 6 | ||
| Margaret Lee | Norman Jackson | 11 / 15 / 1854 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Margaret Lee | Norman Jackson | 11 / 19 / 1854 | 1 | ||
| Nancy Whitford | Norman Jackson | 3 / 16 / 1847 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Caroline Williamson | Norman Jackson | 5 / 23 / 1857 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Annie Ellison | Robert A. Jackson | 8 / 27 / 1865 | 1 | ||
| Annie (colored) Ellison | Robert A. Jackson | 8 / 26 / 1865 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Lucy Sparrow | Samuel Jackson | 6 / 5 / 1873 | 5 | colored | |
| Dolly Black | Seth Jackson | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 9 mo. | |
| Maggie Duncan | Shade Jackson | 12 / 1 / 1900 | 7 | colored | |
| Ann Stewart | Thaddeus Jackson | 1 / 7 / 1848 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Harriet Moseley | Walter Jackson | 5 / 17 / 1885 | 6 | colored | |
| Eliza Brew | William Jackson | 2 / 6 / 1835 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Rhody Pritchard | William Jackson | 11 / 24 / 1892 | 6 | colored | |
| Carrie Williams | William Jackson | 8 / 5 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary M. Casey | William H. Jackson | 3 / 8 / 1871 | 3 |
