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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crecy Cogdell | Henry Jordan | 11 / 26 / 1881 | 6 | colored | |
| Julia A. Lane | J. V. Jordan | 6 / 3 / 1857 | 1 | ||
| Julia A. Lane | J. V. Jordan | 6 / 3 / 1857 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Martha J. Best | James Jordan | 11 / 28 / 1889 | 6 | colored | |
| Penelope Jones | James Jordan | 3 / 8 / 1833 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Caroline Walker | James Jordan | 8 / 15 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 11 yrs | |
| Mamie E. Arnold | James W. Jordan | 8 / 23 / 1906 | 7 | ||
| Nancy House | Lamb Jordan | 11 / 19 / 1874 | 5 | colored | |
| Hannah Davis | Lemuel Jordan | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 6 yrs | |
| no name (wife sick) | Miles Jordan | 8 / 27 / 1866 | 2 | colored, ? yrs | |
| Phillis Bryan Waters | Miles Jordan | 2 / 9 / 1872 | 4 | colored | |
| Betsey Jackson | Philip Jordan | 9 / 24 / 1835 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Serena Biddle | Salem Jordan | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 10 yrs | |
| Reacy A. Mitcher | William Jordan | 8 / 20 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Margaret Nolen | William Jordan | 6 / 8 / 1893 | 6 | colored | |
| Ida Sheppard | William Henry Jordan | 2 / 23 / 1899 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary Cook | Green Joscelin | 6 / 4 / 1825 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Wardie Joseph | Simon Joseph | 12 / 11 / 1904 | 7 | ||
| Emma Sultan | Sigmund Josephthal | 9 / 2 / 1908 | 7 | ||
| Mary (widow) Myers | John Joyce | 12 / 31 / 1805 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Lovey (widow) Champion | Redmond Joyce | 3 / 9 / 1807 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Griffin | Amon Joyner | 12 / 19 / 1825 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Matilda Holland | Benjamin Joyner | 9 / 8 / 1898 | 6 | colored | |
| Elizabeth Anderson | Benjamin F. Joyner | 11 / 28 / 1870 | 3 | ||
| Hettie Dawson | Calvin Joyner | 2 / 24 / 1897 | 6 | colored |
