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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marina Edwards | Jessie L. Jones | 1 / 28 / 1899 | 7 | ||
| Ann Barnes | John Jones | 2 / 25 / 1902 | 7 | colored | |
| Lucretia Bell | John Jones | 8 / 6 / 1816 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Jane Bryan | John Jones | 1 / 25 / 1877 | 5 | colored | |
| Mary Cox | John Jones | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 6 yrs | |
| Letitia Dennis | John Jones | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 14 yrs | |
| Sarah Dudley | John Jones | 11 / 20 / 1879 | 6 | colored | |
| Hager Jones | John Jones | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 1 yr | |
| Henrietta Lane | John Jones | 9 / 27 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 5 yrs | |
| Luquinia M. Latham | John Jones | 9 / 26 / 1895 | 6 | colored | |
| Sarah Morris | John Jones | 10 / 31 / 1798 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Purser | John Jones | 4 / 22 / 1834 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Susannah Saunders | John Jones | 5 / 26 / 1798 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Penelope Shields | John Jones | 12 / 6 / 1832 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Eliza Eleanor White | John Jones | 5 / 24 / 1859 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Emma Blount | John Jones | 7 / 21 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Annie Brimage | John Jones | 4 / 14 / 1908 | 7 | colored | |
| Lizzie Tripp | John Jones | 3 / 11 / 1905 | 7 | ||
| Cathrine Emanuel | John Jones | 12 / 28 / 1871 | 4 | colored | |
| Temperance Boston | John A. Jones | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 18 yrs | |
| Annie E. Peed | John A. Jones | 10 / 28 / 1894 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary L. Wilkinson | John A. Jones | 10 / 23 / 1849 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Delia Hill | John C. Jones | 9 / 18 / 1890 | 6 | colored | |
| Laura Macky | John C. Jones | 1 / 31 / 1886 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary E. Orum | John F. Jones | 1 / 9 / 1900 | 7 | colored |
