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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nancy Murphey | Thomas Jones | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 9 yrs | |
| Rachel Jones | Emanuel Jones | 8 / 13 / 1866 | 2 | colored, ?? yrs | |
| Sarah Ann Slade | Thomas Jones | 3 / 31 / 1857 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Julia A. Dudley | Emsbey Jones | 5 / 16 / 1882 | 6 | colored | |
| Dellsera Scott | Thomas Jones | 8 / 9 / 1894 | 6 | colored | |
| Smithy Johnson | Eugene Jones | 8 / 18 / 1884 | 6 | ||
| Eliza Eddy | Thomas B. Jones | 5 / 6 / 1894 | 6 | colored | |
| Winnie E. Moody | Eunis Harrison Jones | 2 / 15 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary Jane Dixon | Thomas C. Jones | 3 / 10 / 1847 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Ipock | Evan Jones | 11 / 1 / 1822 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Aley Gregory | Thomas R. Jones | 1 / 5 / 1870 | 4 | colored | |
| Mary Toler | Evan Jones | 4 / 18 / 1810 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Ida Harper | Tobias Jones | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 1 yr. | |
| Margaret Tomlinson | Evan Jones | 7 / 5 / 1783 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mattie Ann Davis | Twig Jones | 11 / 19 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Lucinda Ann West | Squire Jonikin | 2 / 28 / 1869 | 3 | ||
| Hester Latham | ------ Jordan | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 11 yrs | |
| Alsey Hill | Benjamin Jordan | 5 / 15 / 1873 | 5 | colored | |
| Judy Norcott | Benjamin Franklin Jordan | 1 / 4 / 1871 | 4 | colored | |
| Eliza Brown | Caswell Jordan | 2 / 23 / 1876 | 5 | colored | |
| Theresa Wiggins | Caswell Jordan | 5 / 7 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 24 yrs | |
| Isabel C. Bryan | Edwin H. Jordan | 11 / 16 / 1905 | 7 | ||
| Sither Rodman | Franklin Jordan | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 10 yrs | |
| Edna Slade | George Jordan | 12 / 7 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Eliza Smith Mozingo | Gray Jordan | 1 / 26 / 1871 | 3 |
