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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nancy (widow) Carter | George Lane | 1 / 28 / 1802 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Hannah Heath | George Lane | 4 / 20 / 1811 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Macubbins | George Lane | 8 / 1 / 1784 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Harriet Benson | Hardy B. Lane | 12 / 17 / 1817 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Lizzie Lane | Hardy B. Lane | 10 / 31 / 1888 | 6 | ||
| Julia Simmons | Hardy B. Lane Jr. | 7 / 20 / 1851 | 1 | ||
| Julia Simmons | Hardy B. Lane Jr. | 7 / 19 / 1851 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Hennrietta Lee | Henry Lane | 5 / 6 / 1880 | 6 | colored | |
| Nancy Sampson | Henry Lane | 4 / 1 / 1824 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Phipps | Isaac Lane | 12 / 22 / 1788 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Eveline Russell | J. W. Lane | 3 / 11 / 1877 | 5 | ||
| Civil Darden | Jacob Lane | 9 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 5 yrs | |
| Polly Phipps | James Lane | 5 / 18 / 1793 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Ann Brinson | John Lane | 9 / 28 / 1784 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Keziah Stafford | John Lane | 2 / 8 / 1804 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Eliza A. Pearce | John H. Lane | 5 / 1 / 1850 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Julia Harris | John T. Lane | 8 / 15 / 1818 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Adeline Flowers | Joseph Lane | 9 / 18 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Sallie L. Buck | G. W. Langley | 4 / 20 / 1886 | 6 | ||
| Mary Ingram | Benjamin Lanier | 3 / 3 / 1807 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Penny Williams | Noah Lanier | 8 / 25 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 30 yrs | |
| Esther Jordan | Samuel Lankard | 8 / 25 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 16 yrs | |
| Nelly Jane Salter | William Lankard | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 6 yrs | |
| Sophia Miller | Max Lanport | 10 / 8 / 1887 | 6 | ||
| Laura Davis | Joseph Laprofit | 11 / 13 / 1871 | 4 | colored |
