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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnie Morris | Thomas Bell | 4 / 15 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Rody Ann Simpson | Thomas R. Bell | 12 / 15 / 1840 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Martha Bryan | West Bell | 4 / 16 / 1898 | 6 | colored | |
| Betsey Cummins | William Bell | 5 / 20 / 1825 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Foy | William Bell | 2 / 4 / 1880 | 6 | colored | |
| Lettuce E. Miller | William Bell | 12 / 14 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Sarah Ward | William Bell | 9 / 30 / 1796 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Margaret Bright | William Bell | 12 / 19 / 1874 | 5 | colored | |
| Francis Hardesty | William B. Bell | 6 / 5 / 1836 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Hannah Wade | William B. Bell | 7 / 25 / 1844 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mariah A. Mauney | William C. Bell | 1 / 17 / 1839 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Martha Wright | William F. Bell | 11 / 19 / 1885 | 6 | colored | |
| Pleasant Cartwright | William Franklin Bell | 12 / 29 / 1875 | 5 | colored | |
| Pennie Williams | William R. Bell | 4 / 30 / 1874 | 5 | ||
| M. Caroline Adams | A. J. Bell | 12 / 17 / 1893 | 6 | ||
| Mary E. Washington | A. W. Bell | 11 / 2 / 1882 | 6 | colored | |
| Money Durden | Aaron Bell | 12 / 11 / 1879 | 6 | colored | |
| Holland Bell | Abner S. Bell | 5 / 21 / 1844 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Ann Oglesby | Abner S. Bell | 4 / 5 / 1841 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Alice Sanders | Abner S. Bell | 7 / 22 / 1835 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Weeks | Abner S. Bell | 1 / 12 / 1828 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Vashti Weeks | Abner S. Bell | 7 / 12 / 1821 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Pettetier | Abner Bell Sr. | 9 / 14 / 1804 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Anna Russell | Absalom Bell | 10 / 29 / 1810 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Josephine Sawyer | Alexander Bell | 2 / 15 / 1883 | 6 | colored |
