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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Green | Edward Johnson | 11 / 17 / 1872 | 5 | colored | |
| Alice Davis | Edward Johnson | 5 / 31 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Caroline Hooks | Eli Johnson | 1 / 17 / 1869 | 4 | colored | |
| Elizabeth Godfrey | Enoch Johnson | 2 / 11 / 1894 | 6 | colored | |
| Nellie Williams | Ernest Johnson | 11 / 14 / 1899 | 7 | colored | |
| Caroline Carter | Everett Johnson | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 7 yrs | |
| Dinah (colored) Pettiford | Everett (colored) Johnson | 5 / 7 / 1851 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Dinah (colored) Pettiford | Everett (colored) Johnson | 5 / 8 / 1851 | 1 | ||
| Ann Maria Hodge | F. A. Johnson | 5 / 8 / 1882 | 6 | colored | |
| Kate E. Rhem | Frank B. Johnson | 10 / 17 / 1882 | 6 | ||
| Hannah Fonvielle | Frederick Johnson | 5 / 8 / 1785 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Betsey Gatlin | Frederick Johnson | 7 / 20 / 1814 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Penelope Hardy | Frederick Johnson | 1 / 9 / 1813 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Martha James | George Johnson | 8 / 24 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Bridget Simmons Johnson | George Johnson | 8 / 11 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 13 yrs | |
| Lucy Rasberry | George Johnson | 12 / 2 / 1875 | 5 | colored | |
| Frances Julia Avery | George Alexander Johnson | 4 / 5 / 1856 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Cornelia Boyd | Henry Johnson | 10 / 17 / 1888 | 6 | colored | |
| Sarah Davis | Henry Johnson | 7 / 15 / 1869 | 4 | colored | |
| Mary Hall | Henry Johnson | 3 / 12 / 1891 | 6 | colored | |
| Irenah Riggs | Henry Johnson | 5 / 10 / 1872 | 4 | colored | |
| Louisa Simmons | Henry Johnson | 5 / 5 / 1886 | 6 | colored | |
| Josephine Tyer | Henry T. Johnson | 3 / 30 / 1875 | 5 | colored | |
| Clara A. Greene | Herbert G. Johnson | 11 / 19 / 1907 | 7 | ||
| Caucie Herring | Horace Johnson | 7 / 20 / 1870 | 4 | colored |
