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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gatsey Sanders Devine | Killis Jones | 5 / 26 / 1870 | 4 | colored | |
| Zara Hyman | Killis Jones | 8 / 23 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs | |
| Betty Sutton | L. L. Jones | 5 / 8 / 1900 | 7 | ||
| Cora Lawrence | Leander Jones | 1 / 17 / 1889 | 6 | colored | |
| Goldie Roberts | Leander Jones | 5 / 25 / 1908 | 7 | colored | |
| Harriet Dawson | Lemuel Jones | 6 / 7 / 1885 | 6 | colored | |
| Ellen Stapleford | Lenard Jones | 12 / 8 / 1897 | 6 | colored | |
| Charlotte Conner | Lewis Jones | 6 / 1 / 1871 | 4 | colored | |
| Malinda Gwaltney | Lewis Jones | 3 / 21 / 1882 | 6 | ||
| Elizabeth Holloway | Lewis Jones | 3 / 12 / 1805 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Mills | Lewis Jones | 6 / 25 / 1839 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Rosanna Reed | Lewis Jones | 7 / 6 / 1876 | 5 | colored | |
| Frances Simmons | Lewis Jones | 12 / 25 / 1878 | 5 | colored | |
| Lavinia Murrill | A. J. Jones | 7 / 5 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Sally Tyre | Lewis Jones | 11 / 28 / 1815 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Lucy Hammond | Aaron Jones | 8 / 8 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Susan Benners | London Jones | 8 / 27 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 5 yrs | |
| Cherry Slight | Aberdeen Jones | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 1 yr | |
| Lucy Simmons Jones | London Jones | 4 / 22 / 1869 | 4 | colored | |
| Marena Hyman | Abner P. Jones | 1 / 29 / 1893 | 6 | colored | |
| Clarissa Heath | Lot Jones | 8 / 21 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 29 yrs | |
| Sarah Cobb | Abram Jones | 8 / 27 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs | |
| Martha D. Hunter | Lovick Jones | 6 / 10 / 1846 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Lecia Johnson | Abram Jones | 2 / 21 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Candelia Johnson | Luke Jones | 1 / 2 / 1881 | 6 | colored |
