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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvey Rhodes | Samuel Jones | 8 / 23 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Esther Jones | David Jones | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 7 yrs | |
| Mary Ann Ryall | Samuel Jones | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 30 yrs | |
| Comfort Pittman | David Jones | 12 / 21 / 1825 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Rosana Mitchell | Sanders Jones | 2 / 22 / 1872 | 4 | colored | |
| Jane Williams | David Jones | 12 / 25 / 1866 | 1 | ||
| Ellen Newby | Sanders Jones | 12 / 24 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Caroline Barrow | Decatur Jones | 4 / 23 / 1891 | 6 | colored | |
| Betsey Smith | Sanders Jones | 3 / 18 / 1874 | 5 | colored | |
| Dinah Foy Cowles | Dennis Jones | 1 / 3 / 1872 | 4 | colored | |
| Chany Williams | Shepard Jones | 9 / 12 / 1878 | 5 | colored | |
| Mary Barrington | E. L. Jones | 1 / 9 / 1907 | 7 | ||
| Mary Williams | Shepard Jones | 11 / 10 / 1892 | 6 | colored | |
| Sarah McMillon | E. L. Jones | 2 / 18 / 1897 | 6 | colored | |
| Celia Jones | Silas Jones | 12 / 1 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 15 yrs | |
| Martha C. Toler | E. L. Jones | 10 / 20 / 1886 | 6 | ||
| Nancy Casey | Silas A. Jones | 12 / 23 / 1832 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Fanny Potter | Eden T. Jones | 3 / 9 / 1819 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Patsy Jones | Simon Jones | 6 / 16 / 1822 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Aldridge | Edmond Jones | 4 / 10 / 1854 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Silvia Peel Jones | Simon Jones | 9 / 10 / 1869 | 4 | colored | |
| Olivia Dowdee | Edmond Jones | 3 / 16 / 1819 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Wheelington | Smith Jones | 12 / 10 / 1816 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Anderson | Edmond D. Jones | 10 / 28 / 1840 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Kezia Bailey | Solomon Jones | 3 / 24 / 1881 | 6 |
