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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisa Hargett | Richard Jones | 4 / 29 / 1883 | 6 | colored | |
| Eliza Jane Hobbs | Bryant Jones | 4 / 14 / 1870 | 4 | colored | |
| Harriet Nixon | Richard Jones | 9 / 15 / 1904 | 7 | colored | |
| Fanny White | Buckner Jones | 11 / 29 / 1830 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Hannah Simmons | Richard Jones | 11 / 8 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Maria Jones | Caesar Jones | 9 / 17 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 26 yrs | |
| Marthy Fonville | Richard C. Jones | 9 / 16 / 1899 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary Nixon | Caesar Jones | 9 / 10 / 1904 | 7 | colored | |
| Louisa Powell | Richard D. Jones | 9 / 10 / 1902 | 7 | colored | |
| Nelly Dill | Caeser Jones | 8 / 25 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 22 yrs | |
| Betsy Jones | Rigdon Jones | 8 / 30 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 7 mo. | |
| Betsey Ipock | Calvin Jones | 11 / 28 / 1844 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Esther Ann Williams | Rigdon Jones | 12 / 30 / 1875 | 5 | colored | |
| Caroline Wilson | Carey Jones | 8 / 25 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 8 mo. | |
| Frances Copes | Robert Jones | 8 / 22 / 1861 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Maude Leary | Carrow Jones | 5 / 29 / 1895 | 6 | colored | |
| Lenny Dixon | Robert Jones | 11 / 16 / 1872 | 5 | colored | |
| Anatta Fisher | Charles Jones | 3 / 20 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Hollon Manly | Robert Jones | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 7 yrs | |
| Lizzie Hodge | Charles Jones | 4 / 7 / 1873 | 5 | colored | |
| Julia Ward | Robert Jones | 8 / 24 / 1908 | 7 | colored | |
| Annie Lee | Charles Jones | 9 / 23 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Susan Dora Sawyer | Robert D. Jones | 11 / 18 / 1870 | 3 | ||
| Harriet Little | Charles Jones | 1 / 24 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Rhodie E. Goram | Robert H. Jones | 11 / 25 / 1903 | 7 | colored |
