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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Roe | John Kemp | 4 / 23 / 1814 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Susan Bell | A. L. Kenion | 3 / 23 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Sally Price | Lewis Kenion | 1 / 22 / 1840 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Williams | Robert Kenion | 7 / 22 / 1852 | 1 | ||
| Mary Williams | Robert Kenion | 7 / 10 / 1852 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Hattie J. Wallace | A. T. Kennedy | 11 / 3 / 1894 | 6 | colored | |
| Ada Dove | Alonza Kennedy | 9 / 26 / 1900 | 7 | ||
| Hannah (colored) Johnson | Augustus (col.) Kennedy | 9 / 21 / 1865 | 1 | ||
| Hannah (colored) Johnson | Augustus (col.) Kennedy | 9 / 21 / 1865 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Minerva West | Benjamin Kennedy | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 5 yrs | |
| Betsy Lawson | Charles Kennedy | 8 / 30 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Maria Bryant | Charlie Kennedy | 5 / 29 / 1894 | 6 | colored | |
| Jenny Smith | Cicero Kennedy | 5 / 3 / 1899 | 7 | colored | |
| Sarah Jones | Claborn Kennedy | 3 / 23 / 1909 | 7 | colored | |
| Hattie Conway | Clyde Kennedy | 9 / 29 / 1907 | 7 | ||
| Betsy Perkins | Fitzgerald Kennedy | 4 / 26 / 1888 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Hayes | Furney Kennedy | 1 / 17 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Ruth Hodge | George Kennedy | 1 / 0 / 1783 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Nelly Robertson | George Kennedy | 5 / 10 / 1800 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth (widow) Stewart | George Kennedy | 2 / 17 / 1796 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Emma J. Oxley | H. C. Kennedy | 2 / 11 / 1885 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Smith | Henry Kennedy | 3 / 8 / 1890 | 6 | colored | |
| Blanch Banks | James Kennedy | 4 / 18 / 1909 | 7 | ||
| Rebecca Long | James Kennedy | 8 / 27 / 1816 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sudie McDaniel | James H. Kennedy | 9 / 12 / 1895 | 6 | colored |
