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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sadie Stanly | George Joyner | 3 / 15 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Sallie Griffin | George W. Joyner | 1 / 12 / 1898 | 6 | ||
| Sylvia Jones | Joseph Joyner | 8 / 27 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 17 mo. | |
| Mary Moon | Tilman Joyner | 3 / 2 / 1882 | 6 | colored | |
| Sarah Thompson | William J. Joyner | 12 / 19 / 1894 | 6 | colored | |
| Mehetabel Jones | William Henry Judd | 7 / 25 / 1816 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Ruark | Julius Juesrud | 7 / 4 / 1872 | 5 | ||
| Nellie Buys | Henry J. Jurgegan | 8 / 12 / 1908 | 7 | ||
| Pleasant Henderson | Wilbert Jurison | 5 / 22 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary Benjamin Tillman | Alexander Justice | 3 / 17 / 1846 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary E. Fleming | B. L. Justice | 7 / 22 / 1881 | 6 | ||
| Hester Hoover | Dempsey Justice | 1 / 13 / 1809 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Margaret A. Blackwell | James C. Justice | 6 / 29 / 1843 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Maria Bryan | John Justice | 12 / 31 / 1807 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Ferebee E. Guion | John R. Justice | 12 / 5 / 1845 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sara B. Kinsey | Alfred A. Kafer | 11 / 6 / 1905 | 7 | ||
| Lucy W. Gibbs | Oscar A. Kafer | 1 / 5 / 1903 | 7 | ||
| Lucy Erket | Isam Kane | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 mo. | |
| Priscilla Davison | Charles Kasprowiez | 8 / 4 / 1875 | 5 | ||
| Elizabeth Conner | James Kay | 12 / 30 / 1824 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Susannah Baley | Richard Keane | 2 / 4 / 1782 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Hartley | Richard Keane | 12 / 14 / 1781 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Eunice A. Gordon | William Kearle | 4 / 19 / 1851 | 1 | ||
| Eunice A. Gordon | William Kearle | 4 / 19 / 1851 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Jane Sawyer | Jere Keaton | 8 / 25 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 15 yrs |
