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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julia Ann Bogey | Thomas L. Lee | 4 / 30 / 1860 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Araminta Bonner | W. A. Lee | 4 / 13 / 1904 | 7 | colored | |
| Laura Green | Washington Lee | 9 / 17 / 1873 | 5 | colored | |
| Henrietta Williams Rutherford | Washington Lee | 11 / 30 / 1869 | 4 | colored | |
| Mahala Whitts | Wiley Lee | 8 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 32 yrs | |
| Kizzy Lee | William Lee | 1 / 7 / 1837 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Rhoda West | William Lee | 1 / 6 / 1797 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary A. Ward | John Leeth | 4 / 5 / 1883 | 6 | colored | |
| Canvis Legget | George Legget | 11 / 7 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Nancy Chadwick | William Thomas LeGrande | 7 / 24 / 1811 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Hartley | Benjamin Leigh | 4 / 30 / 1821 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Peggy Hull | Benjamin Leigh | 6 / 15 / 1801 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Price | Benjamin Leigh | 9 / 26 / 1785 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Banks | Daniel Leigh | 2 / 10 / 1853 | 1 | ||
| Polly Boyd | James Leigh | 10 / 13 / 1814 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Winey Price | Joseph Leigh | 1 / 29 / 1800 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Townsend | Levin Leigh | 6 / 17 / 1817 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Hollon Hoover | Shadrack Leigh | 6 / 14 / 1841 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Silvia Hill | Timothy Leigh | 3 / 6 / 1815 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Ferebee Hollis | Wilson Leigh | 9 / 15 / 1840 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Penelope Jones | Thomas Leister | 1 / 17 / 1848 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Aliff T. Morris | Charles Leith | 9 / 13 / 1842 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Caroline Jackson | Lewis Leith | 12 / 20 / 1899 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary Simmons | Lewis Leith | 1 / 31 / 1889 | 6 | colored | |
| Senna Carruthers | Thomas Leith | 12 / 11 / 1811 | Vol.2 | marriage bond |
