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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Jones | Abram Jones | 8 / 27 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 25 yrs | |
| Nancy Peterson | Luke Jones | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Ann Oliver | Alfred Jones | 12 / 6 / 1820 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Chloe Squires | Lupton Jones | 9 / 27 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 40 yrs | |
| Hansy Perkins | Alfred Jones | 9 / 7 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 10 yrs | |
| Joseph Anna Green | M. L. Jones | 3 / 6 / 1890 | 6 | colored | |
| Silvia Ferrell Brown | Allen Jones | 7 / 17 / 1870 | 4 | colored | |
| Morning Jones | Mack Jones | 7 / 17 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 1 1/2 yrs | |
| Sarah Kent | Allen Jones Sr. | 7 / 21 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Maria James | Mames Jones | 9 / 27 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 18 yrs | |
| Charlotte Jones | Ambrose Jones | 8 / 14 / 1833 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Hannah Johnson | Martin Jones | 8 / 27 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 7 yrs | |
| Henrietta Callaway | Amos Jones | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 12 yrs | |
| Ellinor Richardson | Martin Jones | 6 / 16 / 1857 | 1 | ||
| Emily B. Hargett | Amos Jones | 1 / 8 / 1900 | 7 | colored | |
| Ellinor Richardson | Martin Jones | 6 / 9 / 1857 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Lavinia Jones | Amos Jones | 8 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 27 yrs | |
| Zilly White | Martin Jones | 12 / 20 / 1837 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Delila Kent | Amos Jones | 11 / 16 / 1835 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Chloe Riggs Jones | Matthew Jones | 8 / 11 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 25 yrs | |
| Sarah Koonce | Amos Jones | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 10 yrs | |
| Nancy Muse | Matthias Jones | 2 / 20 / 1832 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sophia Beeby | Andrew Jones | 12 / 28 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Ellen Sutton | Miles Jones | 2 / 8 / 1884 | 6 | colored | |
| Caroline Crawford Jarman | Arthur Jones | 7 / 28 / 1870 | 4 | colored |
