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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Hoover | James Jewell | 12 / 6 / 1838 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Carey | Thomas Jewell | 11 / 8 / 1855 | 1 | ||
| Sarah Carey | Thomas Jewell | 11 / 1 / 1855 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Caroline Butler | John Jock | 5 / 28 / 1895 | 6 | colored | |
| Ann Marie Guion | Hugh John | 8 / 4 / 1804 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Harriet Frizzle Pugh | John Johniken | 4 / 18 / 1869 | 4 | colored | |
| Eliza Nelson | Squire Johniken | 5 / 8 / 1904 | 7 | colored | |
| Elmira Whitehurst | Benjamin Johnson | 2 / 3 / 1876 | 5 | colored | |
| Martha Daniels | Benjamin F. Johnson | 3 / 11 / 1909 | 7 | colored | |
| Julia Heritage | Bob Daw Johnson | 10 / 29 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Sabra Heath | Burton Johnson | 11 / 2 / 1896 | 6 | ||
| Easter Jones | Carl Johnson | 9 / 25 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Sophy Smith | Charity Johnson | 8 / 16 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 9 yrs | |
| Monie Richardson | Charles Johnson | 10 / 10 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Sylvia Williams | Charles Johnson | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Diana Becton | Charles F. Johnson | 4 / 29 / 1884 | 6 | colored | |
| Ida G. Smith | Charles K. Johnson | 10 / 20 / 1886 | 6 | ||
| Bernice A. Fisher | Charley Johnson | 6 / 9 / 1900 | 7 | colored | |
| Polly Coward | David Johnson | 8 / 16 / 1869 | 3 | ||
| Emma Hardy | David Johnson | 4 / 26 / 1873 | 5 | colored | |
| Susan J. Hickman | David Johnson | 5 / 15 / 1904 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary Purser | David Johnson | 7 / 9 / 1835 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Maggie Dawson | E. A. Johnson | 11 / 29 / 1899 | 7 | ||
| Annie M. Fields | E. H. Johnson | 4 / 7 / 1886 | 6 | colored | |
| Lucinda Bryan | Edward Johnson | 12 / 27 / 1875 | 5 | colored |
