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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Jela Gates | Joseph Kinsey | 1 / 20 / 1881 | 6 | ||
| Annie Lane | Joseph Kinsey | 9 / 21 / 1898 | 6 | ||
| Mary Mosely | Joseph Kinsey | 8 / 17 / 1818 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Winnefred Stephens | Joseph Kinsey | 8 / 14 / 1823 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Isabella Waters | Judge Kinsey | 6 / 11 / 1908 | 7 | colored | |
| Nelly Burney | Lot Kinsey | 3 / 21 / 1889 | 6 | colored | |
| Permetta Hamilton | Owen Kinsey | 2 / 12 / 1889 | 6 | colored | |
| Martha White | Paul Kinsey | 5 / 11 / 1896 | 6 | colored | |
| Jane Oldfield | Stephen Kinsey | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Nancy Turner | Stephen Kinsey | 3 / 18 / 1897 | 6 | colored | |
| Elizabeth Powell | William Kinsey | 3 / 9 / 1851 | 1 | ||
| Elizabeth Powell | William Kinsey | 3 / 5 / 1851 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Polly Tolson | William Kinsey | 11 / 11 / 1818 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Judy Foster | William Shepard Kinsey | 11 / 18 / 1784 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Spikes | Roger Kirk | 3 / 12 / 1811 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth A. Simpson | John U. Kirkland | 2 / 19 / 1829 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Caroline Haddock | A. E. Kirkman | 10 / 4 / 1908 | 7 | ||
| Edie Pugh | Allen Kirkman | 2 / 25 / 1882 | 6 | colored | |
| Joanna Kirkman | Augustus Kirkman | 2 / 11 / 1875 | 5 | ||
| Lucretia Gwaltney | Bryan Kirkman | 1 / 11 / 1847 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Priscilla Gwaltney | Calvin Kirkman | 10 / 1 / 1854 | 1 | ||
| Priscilla Gwaltney | Calvin Kirkman | 9 / 21 / 1854 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Eveline Merkell | Calvin Kirkman | 6 / 10 / 1869 | 3 | ||
| Pamela Gardner | John Kirkman | 9 / 8 / 1837 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary J. Boyd | Josephus Kirkman | 10 / 19 / 1892 | 6 | colored |
