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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattie Perkins | Linnie Kirkman | 12 / 30 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Milly Gwaltney | William Kirkman | 11 / 22 / 1842 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Ada Willis | William D. Kirkman | 3 / 23 / 1876 | 5 | ||
| Maude Skinner | Willie Kirkman | 5 / 16 / 1894 | 6 | ||
| Esther Chapman | Samuel Kite | 12 / 30 / 1845 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Witherington | Daniel Kittrell | 11 / 29 / 1830 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Rachel Moore | Joseph Kittrell | 8 / 4 / 1791 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Martha Manning | R. R. Kittrell | 12 / 24 / 1890 | 6 | ||
| Annie Louisa Hooks | W. S. Kittrell | 4 / 16 / 1902 | 7 | colored | |
| Rachel Allen | Abram Knight | 10 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 9 mo. | |
| Betsey Taylor | Burton Knight | 4 / 16 / 1846 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Beatrice Jones | Thomas Hartley Knight | 11 / 16 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Penninia Edwards | Wright Knight | 12 / 23 / 1896 | 6 | colored | |
| Edny Grist | Alfred Knowles | 8 / 23 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 22 yrs | |
| Sidney Bedscot | Phillip Knowles | 10 / 13 / 1786 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Emma Katie Jones | Robert Edward Knowles | 4 / 22 / 1896 | 6 | ||
| Silvia Phelps | William Knowles | 12 / 13 / 1809 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Dawes Ellis | William H. Knowles | 11 / 25 / 1885 | 6 | ||
| Armetta E. Toler | C. B. Knox | 8 / 27 / 1899 | 7 | ||
| Harriet Willis | Matthew Knox | 8 / 27 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 5 yrs | |
| Sarah Lownsor | Richard Knox | 11 / 1 / 1787 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Eleanor Wood | Wilkes W. Koch | 10 / 21 / 1896 | 6 | ||
| Lurena Ward | A. B. Koonce | 12 / 23 / 1891 | 6 | colored | |
| Sarah Williams | Amos Koonce | 8 / 25 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 8 mo. | |
| Josephine Holloway | Barfield Koonce | 4 / 18 / 1903 | 7 | colored |
