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 Clark | Matthew James | 3 / 24 / 1834 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Mills | Stephen James | 9 / 5 / 1816 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Riggs | Thomas James | 10 / 22 / 1827 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Bryan | William James | 2 / 25 / 1815 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy (colored) Loftin | William (colored) James | 8 / 20 / 1847 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Menderill | William F. James | 8 / 21 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs | |
| Lavinia Sparrow | William T. James | 10 / 24 / 1854 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Carrie Carter | Lawrence Janett | 12 / 22 / 1886 | 6 | colored | |
| Eleanor Pugh | Benjamin Jarman | 8 / 21 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 18 yrs | |
| Hannah Jones | David Jarman | 8 / 25 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 13 yrs | |
| Mary E. Mills | Edmund Jarman | 2 / 16 / 1889 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Herring | Eran Jarman | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Carolina (colored) Crawford | Giles (colored) Jarman | 3 / 17 / 1847 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Susan Jane Stanly | Henry Jarman | 12 / 8 / 1892 | 6 | colored | |
| Fanny Gaylor | Henry Clay Jarman | 12 / 28 / 1888 | 6 | colored | |
| Reba P. Temple | Henry Tull Jarman | 6 / 18 / 1907 | 7 | ||
| Celia Mitchell | James Jarman | 5 / 4 / 1839 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Frances Fanes | Leader Jarman | 4 / 11 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary Washington | London Jarman | 8 / 27 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 19 yrs | |
| Louisa Jones | Moses Jarman | 12 / 19 / 1869 | 4 | colored | |
| Nettie Bryant | Oliver Jarman | 10 / 15 / 1868 | 4 | colored | |
| Elsy Dixon | Phelix Jarman | 8 / 24 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 7 mo. | |
| Eliza Rouse | William Jarman | 8 / 27 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 11 yrs | |
| Lillie E. Bryant | Louis Jarmon | 3 / 7 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Elizabeth Warren | Charles Jarrell | 3 / 16 / 1795 | Vol.2 | marriage bond |
