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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jane Barrett | Turner Joiner | 9 / 26 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Velia Oden | Henry Jolly | 10 / 28 / 1868 | 4 | colored | |
| Sarah Turner | Evan Jones | 6 / 16 / 1785 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Alice Oden | Twig Jones | 1 / 9 / 1873 | 5 | colored | |
| Zilphy Hill | Everitt Jones | 6 / 6 / 1842 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Hagar Pitts | Virgil Jones | 9 / 19 / 1872 | 5 | colored | |
| Zilphia Martin | Frank Jones | 1 / 27 / 1870 | 4 | colored | |
| Comfort Simmons | Virgil Jones | 8 / 24 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 16 yrs | |
| Georgeana Eves | Fred Jones | 12 / 15 / 1894 | 6 | colored | |
| Georga A. Biddle | W. D. Jones | 1 / 14 / 1891 | 6 | colored | |
| Sydney Maria Daly | Frederick Jones | 6 / 8 / 1807 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Florence Moore | W. E. Jones | 11 / 29 / 1899 | 7 | colored | |
| Hannah Shine | Frederick J. Jones | 7 / 6 / 1831 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Jeanie Tripp | W. F. Jones | 10 / 10 / 1899 | 7 | colored | |
| Malissa Chadwick | George Jones | 10 / 16 / 1902 | 7 | colored | |
| Victoria Kinsey | W. H. Jones | 8 / 23 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Annie Eliza Hargett | George Jones | 3 / 7 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Laura Everington | W. M. Jones | 5 / 10 / 1903 | 7 | ||
| Elizabeth Harris | George Jones | 4 / 19 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Rachel Richardson | W. N. Jones | 9 / 22 / 1859 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Hawkins | George Jones | 1 / 22 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Clara Gillam | W. O. Jones | 9 / 9 / 1908 | 7 | colored | |
| Pheby Jones | George Jones | 8 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 6 yrs | |
| Lena Scott | Walter Jones | 2 / 25 / 1818 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Rachel Moore | George Jones | 3 / 18 / 1905 | 7 | colored |
