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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hannah Gaskins | Joseph Larabie | 7 / 2 / 1815 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Margaret Arete Hoover | Edward Laramy | 3 / 9 / 1843 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Clara Larey | Martin Larey | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs | |
| Mary Pitts | Thomas Larrance | 1 / 9 / 1783 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Matilda Ann Carr | John Larry | 6 / 20 / 1843 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sally Daniels | Joseph Larry | 9 / 12 / 1834 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Hunderhand | Antoine Larvere | 8 / 9 / 1820 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Rachel Ipock | James Lasser | 2 / 26 / 1883 | 6 | ||
| Lucy Williams | Samuel Lassey | 6 / 27 / 1895 | 6 | colored | |
| Susan Ann Lassiter | Allen Lassiter | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 7 yrs | |
| Emily Richardson | Charles Lassiter | 8 / 25 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Sarah Hanks Jones | Doublin Lassiter | 9 / 4 / 1869 | 4 | colored | |
| Sylvia Lassiter | Dublin Lassiter | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 7 yrs | |
| Sidney Philips | Reuben Lassiter | 8 / 19 / 1796 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Eliza Jones | Walter Laster | 2 / 8 / 1893 | 6 | colored | |
| Harriet Brew | John W. Latchum | 4 / 13 / 1848 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Hester Latham | Aaron Latham | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 1 yr | |
| Eunice Lindsey | Abram Latham | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 16 yrs | |
| Mary Jane Chase | Adam Latham | 7 / 27 / 1872 | 4 | colored | |
| Jane Arthur | Augustus Latham | 5 / 14 / 1856 | 1 | ||
| Jane Arthur | Augustus Latham | 5 / 13 / 1856 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Caroline Eborn Latham | Baxton Latham | 7 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 5 yrs | |
| Anne Latham | Bosen Latham | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 16 yrs | |
| Esther Burney | Boston Latham | 8 / 24 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 14 yrs | |
| Nancy Ann Owens | Braxton Latham | 7 / 15 / 1869 | 4 | colored |
