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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matilda Rowe | John F. Jones | 12 / 28 / 1852 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Matilda Roe | John H. Jones | 1 / 5 / 1853 | 1 | ||
| Nancy Hill | John H. Jones Jr. | 11 / 30 / 1824 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Rosanna Willis | John L. Jones | 8 / 27 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 5 yrs | |
| Sarah Handcock | John M. Jones | 6 / 30 / 1831 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Winnifred W. Fulsher | John Q. Jones | 3 / 18 / 1854 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Winnifred W. Fulsher | John Q. Jones | 3 / 30 / 1854 | 1 | ||
| Cora Moten | John Thomas Jones | 1 / 17 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Bettie Street | John Y. Jones | 12 / 4 / 1869 | 4 | colored | |
| Virginia Slade | John York Jones | 2 / 12 / 1879 | 5 | colored | |
| Susan Sawyer | Jonah J. Jones | 7 / 22 / 1886 | 6 | ||
| Martha A. Foy | Jordan Jones | 12 / 20 / 1902 | 7 | colored | |
| Sophia Jones | Jordan Jones | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Laura Canady | Joseph Jones | 2 / 23 / 1879 | 5 | colored | |
| Betsey Davis | Joseph Jones | 5 / 3 / 1793 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Dorcas Jones | Joseph Jones | 11 / 16 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 8 yrs | |
| Mary Stephens | Joseph Jones | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 1 1/2 yrs | |
| Maria Rivers | Joseph J. Jones | 12 / 16 / 1879 | 6 | colored | |
| Parmelia Johnson | Josephus Jones | 8 / 14 / 1885 | 6 | ||
| Nancy Prior | Joshua Jones | 4 / 12 / 1850 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Norah Slade | Josias Jones | 10 / 20 / 1834 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Delia Shepard | Junius Jones | 11 / 17 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Louisa E. Mitchell | K. R. Jones | 8 / 7 / 1877 | 5 | ||
| Mary E. Parker | K. R. Jones | 12 / 28 / 1905 | 7 | ||
| Lana Dixon | Keter Jones | 7 / 15 / 1880 | 6 | colored |
