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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarissa M. Bowick | George W. Jones | 5 / 12 / 1857 | 1 | ||
| Ida Shepard | William Jones | 6 / 31 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Eliza Burney | George W. Jones | 9 / 28 / 1880 | 6 | colored | |
| Mirah Simmons | William Jones | 1 / 24 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Elizabeth R. Fulshire | Gideon Jones | 3 / 31 / 1810 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Caroline Whittington | William Jones | 12 / 21 / 1881 | 6 | colored | |
| Bettie Jones | Gilbert Jones | 7 / 27 / 1904 | 7 | colored | |
| Phillis Wynn | William Jones | 8 / 17 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 36 yrs | |
| Lucy Durbeck | Hardy Jones | 8 / 30 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 40 yrs | |
| Mary Toland | William Jones | 10 / 3 / 1860 | 1 | ||
| Hannah Herrington | Hardy Jones | 7 / 28 / 1830 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Deby Ann Kelly | William Dempsey Jones | 11 / 5 / 1877 | 5 | colored | |
| Barbary Rhodes | Hardy Jones | 1 / 16 / 1782 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah B. Carruthers | William F. Jones | 1 / 1 / 1857 | 1 | ||
| Rena Ann Franks | Harvey Jones | 9 / 30 / 1892 | 6 | colored | |
| Sarah B. Carruthers | William F. Jones | 12 / 17 / 1856 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Georgiana Fisher | Haywood Jones | 1 / 8 / 1871 | 4 | colored | |
| Melvina Rumley | William F. Jones | 1 / 8 / 1882 | 6 | colored | |
| Emily Merritt | Haywood Jones | 8 / 21 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 7 yrs | |
| Nancy Ann Bexley | William H. Jones | 1 / 24 / 1850 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Beasley | Henry Jones | 6 / 3 / 1824 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Susan F. Ellickson | William H. Jones | 8 / 16 / 1855 | 1 | ||
| Sophia S. Bryan | Henry Jones | 11 / 28 / 1825 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Susan F. Ellickson | William H. Jones | 8 / 16 / 1855 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Bynum | Henry Jones | 8 / 21 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 5 yrs |
