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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rena Morris | Charles Jones | 3 / 14 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Frances Green | Robert H. Jones | 1 / 5 / 1870 | 4 | colored | |
| Tempy S. Westbrook | Charles F. Jones | 10 / 29 / 1885 | 6 | ||
| Asenath Gardner | Roger Jones | 7 / 27 / 1813 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Susan Johnson | Charlie E. Jones | 12 / 20 / 1894 | 6 | colored | |
| Eunice Neale | Roger Jones | 1 / 12 / 1798 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary D. Hubbs | Chauncy B. Jones | 11 / 18 / 1869 | 3 | ||
| Comfort Alway | Roger Jones Jr. | 1 / 29 / 1784 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| no name (wife sick) | Cicero Jones | 8 / 27 / 1866 | 2 | colored, ?? yrs | |
| Hannah Ann Ellis | Roscoe Jones | 7 / 10 / 1884 | 6 | colored | |
| Clara Hatch | Cornelius Jones | 8 / 17 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs | |
| Sarephena Venters | Roscoe Jones | 5 / 11 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Sarah Dudley Jones | Cornelius Jones | 8 / 13 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 8 yrs | |
| Affa Jones | S---- Jones | 8 / 27 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 30 yrs | |
| Elizabeth Arch | Daniel Jones | 8 / 29 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 1 yr | |
| Mary E. Elliott | Samuel Jones | 9 / 9 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Patsy Jones | Daniel Jones | 12 / 23 / 1874 | 5 | colored | |
| Asenath Ives | Samuel Jones | 10 / 13 / 1843 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Leah B. Holland | Daniel S. Jones | 1 / 17 / 1889 | 6 | ||
| E. Simmons Jones | Samuel Jones | 6 / 23 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 1 yr | |
| Leah B. Holland | Daniel S. Jones | 1 / 17 / 1889 | 6 | ||
| Joanna Lincoln | Samuel Jones | 8 / 25 / 1825 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy (widow) Fulgrum | David Jones | 9 / 16 / 1802 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Minnie Mosely | Samuel Jones | 11 / 29 / 1894 | 6 | colored | |
| Daisy Hill | David Jones | 8 / 1 / 1907 | 7 | colored |
