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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellinor Kilpatrick | Samuel Lane | 2 / 22 / 1848 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Cox | Samuel P. Lane | 12 / 19 / 1818 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Susan Harper | Slover Lane | 1 / 26 / 1876 | 5 | colored | |
| Hannah Harper | Spencer Lane | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 16 yrs | |
| Ada Wingate | Spicer Lane | 2 / 14 / 1821 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah V. Holland | Stephen H. Lane | 11 / 22 / 1876 | 5 | ||
| Bertha Tucker | T. A. Lane | 4 / 27 / 1907 | 7 | ||
| Julia Amanda Ernull | Thompson G. Lane | 9 / 29 / 1857 | 1 | ||
| Julia Amanda Ernull | Thompson G. Lane | 9 / 26 / 1857 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Ann Bustey | William Lane | 8 / 21 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 38 yrs | |
| Sarah Ann Gibbs | William Lane | 5 / 9 / 1798 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Laura Bryan | William B. Lane | 1 / 10 / 1872 | 3 | ||
| Susan Arnold | William T. Lane | 1 / 19 / 1869 | 3 | ||
| Rosetta Mitchell | Alexander H. Lane | 6 / 4 / 1880 | 6 | colored | |
| Sarah Willis | Amos Lane | 8 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 14 mo. | |
| Sarah Pearson | Daniel Lane | 10 / 29 / 1782 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Whitfield | Durant H. Lane | 1 / 18 / 1819 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah A. Bryan | Enoch H. Lane | 1 / 8 / 1857 | 1 | ||
| Sarah A. Bryan | Enoch H. Lane | 12 / 24 / 1856 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Abigail Temple | Francis Lane | 8 / 21 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 24 yrs | |
| Ann Green Allen | Frederick Lane | 10 / 28 / 1795 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Bryan | Frederick Lane | 3 / 19 / 1789 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Jane Neal | Frederick Lane | 5 / 23 / 1850 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Laura E. Wallace | Frederick B. Lane | 9 / 1 / 1886 | 6 | ||
| Easther Bell | George Lane | 2 / 15 / 1793 | Vol.2 | marriage bond |
