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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Becton | Jesse Kennedy | 2 / 26 / 1897 | 6 | colored | |
| Margaret Shaw | Jesse Kennedy | 8 / 16 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 1 yr | |
| Cherry Roundtree | John Kennedy | 3 / 16 / 1785 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary F. Hill | John F. Kennedy | 11 / 1 / 1899 | 7 | colored | |
| Deborah T. Gray | Joseph W. Kennedy | 12 / 16 / 1869 | 3 | ||
| Mary C. Butler | L. D. Kennedy | 12 / 16 / 1886 | 6 | colored | |
| Lavinia Bryan | Levi W. Kennedy | 3 / 28 / 0 | 4 | colored | |
| Caroline Kennedy | Lewis Kennedy | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 9 yrs | |
| Annie E. Taylor | Lorenzo D. Kennedy | 2 / 3 / 1875 | 5 | colored | |
| Leah Dunn | Morris Kennedy | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 11 yrs | |
| Sidney Gaskins | Moses Kennedy | 12 / 14 / 1860 | 1 | ||
| Teresa Hern | Moses Kennedy | 8 / 18 / 1842 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Catherine E. Styron | Moses J. Kennedy | 11 / 16 / 1881 | 6 | colored | |
| Mable McKay | Ralph Kennedy | 12 / 21 / 1898 | 7 | ||
| Matilda Aldridge | Squire Kennedy | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Sarah Ward | Squire Kennedy | 3 / 18 / 1895 | 6 | colored | |
| Charity Medler | Squire Kennedy Sr. | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 40 yrs | |
| Rosanna Foscue | Thomas Kennedy | 7 / 18 / 1873 | 5 | colored | |
| Rosanna Pede | Thomas Kennedy | 8 / 25 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 10 yrs | |
| Nannie E. DeBruhl | W. J. Kennedy | 2 / 23 / 1905 | 7 | ||
| Maria Allen | Walter Kennedy | 12 / 31 / 1896 | 6 | colored | |
| Elizabeth Pritchett | Charles Kennon | 5 / 25 / 1830 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Dove | Henry Kent | 6 / 21 / 1860 | 1 | ||
| Kesiah Wadsworth | Levi Kent | 8 / 19 / 1785 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Susan Hawkins | Levi Jackson Kent | 12 / 12 / 1822 | Vol.2 | marriage bond |
