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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hortense White | Alfred Lee | 2 / 26 / 1899 | 7 | ||
| Rosa Cox | Anderson Lee | 7 / 17 / 1902 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary Wiggins | Anderson Lee | 12 / 27 / 1894 | 6 | colored | |
| Rhoda Lewis | Asa Lee | 12 / 31 / 1832 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Alice Daw | Benjamin Lee | 8 / 21 / 1907 | 7 | ||
| Cassandra Rice Dixon | Benjamin Lee | 12 / 10 / 1868 | 3 | ||
| Ellen Muse | Benjamin Lee | 1 / 9 / 1872 | 3 | ||
| Mary Pugh | Benjamin Lee | 12 / 16 / 1891 | 6 | colored | |
| Penelope Dickson | Benjamin Lee | 7 / 6 / 1824 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Everenton | Benjamin Lee | 2 / 4 / 1837 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Alberta Fisher | Carl Lee | 2 / 5 / 1909 | 7 | colored | |
| Bessie May Paul | Carlos Lee | 3 / 10 / 1906 | 7 | ||
| Mary Banks | Daniel Lee | 2 / 5 / 1853 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Ann Dickson | Daniel Lee | 1 / 19 / 1836 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Rice | Daniel S. Lee | 8 / 11 / 1859 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Barber | Daniels Lee | 1 / 3 / 1870 | 4 | colored | |
| Caroline Jones | David Lee | 3 / 17 / 1898 | 6 | colored | |
| Jane Newby | Dennis Lee | 8 / 21 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 20 yrs | |
| Harriet Thomas | Eli Lee | 1 / 3 / 1856 | 1 | ||
| Harriet Thomas | Eli Lee | 12 / 6 / 1855 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Callie Burr | Elijah Lee | 11 / 28 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Isabella Graham | Franklin Lee | 1 / 24 / 1879 | 5 | colored | |
| Keziah Holton | Hardy Lee | 9 / 12 / 1828 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Margaret Sutton | Henry Lee | 4 / 14 / 1898 | 6 | colored | |
| Julia Lee | James Lee | 8 / 1 / 1823 | Vol.2 | marriage bond |
