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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matilda Koonce | Benjamin Koonce | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 13 yrs | |
| Margaret Armstrong | Bryan Koonce | 8 / 25 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 15 yrs | |
| Mary Harrison Koonce | Christopher Koonce | 8 / 11 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 8 mo. | |
| Harriet Smith | Franklin Koonce | 12 / 23 / 1874 | 5 | colored | |
| Susan Cray | James Koonce | 8 / 29 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 6 yrs | |
| Sidney Pollock | Richard Koonce | 1 / 27 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Nancy French | W. R. Koonce | 12 / 18 / 1895 | 6 | ||
| Elizabeth Latham | Abraham Kornegay | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Charity Dixon | Abram Kornegay | 3 / 8 / 1877 | 5 | colored | |
| Clara Hill | Allen Kornegay | 8 / 15 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs | |
| Adelaide Joyner | Benjamin G. Kornegay | 5 / 26 / 1885 | 6 | colored | |
| Bettie Hill | Bryant Kornegay | 11 / 30 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Nelly Kornegay | Charles Kornegay | 8 / 30 / 1866 | 2 | colored, ?? Yrs | |
| Susan Rountree | Charlie Kornegay | 4 / 23 / 1893 | 6 | colored | |
| Annie Kornegay | Fred Kornegay | 4 / 2 / 1896 | 6 | colored | |
| Julia Cogdell | Irving Kornegay | 8 / 23 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 12 yrs | |
| Chaney Kornegay | Isaac Kornegay | 8 / 30 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 6 yrs | |
| Mary Peel | Jacob Kornegay | 8 / 25 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 12 yrs | |
| Carrie Jones | Jno. Kornegay | 12 / 5 / 1891 | 6 | colored | |
| Annie Best | John Kornegay | 1 / 8 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Ada Joiner | John Kornegay | 12 / 1 / 1892 | 6 | colored | |
| Nancy Kornegay | John Kornegay | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Caroline Mayo | John Kornegay | 1 / 10 / 1879 | 5 | colored | |
| Mariah Allen | Joseph Kornegay | 8 / 29 / 1900 | 7 | ||
| Marie Kornegay | Joseph Kornegay | 8 / 23 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 30 yrs |
