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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Fonville | Mingo Jones | 8 / 15 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 30 yrs | |
| Sarah Bryan | Asa Jones | 12 / 26 / 1811 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sally (Daves) Davis | Morgan Jones | 11 / 11 / 1798 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Rachael Martin | Asa Jones | 3 / 31 / 1871 | 4 | colored | |
| June Grady | Morris Jones | 11 / 13 / 1881 | 6 | colored | |
| Hollon Rowe | Augustus Jones | 12 / 24 / 1850 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Maria Jones | Moses Jones | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 21 yrs | |
| Elizabeth Fodera | Avery Jones | 11 / 2 / 1854 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Emma A. Staub | N. W. Jones | 1 / 28 / 1891 | 6 | ||
| Elizabeth Fodera | Avery Jones | 11 / 8 / 1854 | 1 | ||
| Jenny Jones | Nathan Jones | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 6 yrs | |
| Cleo Rouse | B. Jones | 11 / 13 / 1890 | 6 | colored | |
| Harriet Stanly | Nathan Jones | 3 / 16 / 1879 | 5 | colored | |
| Susan Crawford | Balam Jones | 1 / 26 / 1843 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Julia Biddle | Nelson Jones | 8 / 30 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 30 yrs | |
| Bettie Baker | Benjamin Jones | 4 / 8 / 1897 | 6 | colored | |
| Virginia Spruell | Oliver Jones | 7 / 3 / 1884 | 6 | colored | |
| Margaret Bryan | Benjamin Jones | 1 / 8 / 1885 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary A. Lee | Orlando Jones | 12 / 21 / 1904 | 7 | colored | |
| Pleasant Ann Carter | Benjamin Jones | 9 / 10 / 1872 | 5 | colored | |
| Judy Grant Jones | Owen Jones | 7 / 2 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 7 yrs | |
| Satyra Hunter | Benjamin Jones | 8 / 27 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 10 yrs | |
| Rositta Moore | Owen Jones | 2 / 26 / 1872 | 4 | colored | |
| Harriet Jarvis | Benjamin Jones | 8 / 14 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 20 yrs | |
| Virginia (widow) Moye | Pat Jones | 3 / 29 / 1895 | 6 | colored |
