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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affie J. Dudley | Joshua H. Lewis | 11 / 21 / 1878 | 5 | colored | |
| Fanny Arnold | Josiah Lewis | 4 / 13 / 1782 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Edith Defnal | Leonard Lewis | 5 / 29 / 1783 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Louisa B. Selby | Lewis Lewis | 1 / 14 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Harriet Frater Lewis | Limerick Lewis | 8 / 1 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 6 yrs | |
| Bessie Parsons | Marvin Lewis | 10 / 17 / 1906 | 7 | ||
| Eliza Ann Simmons | Matthew Lewis | 8 / 25 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 43 yrs | |
| Sidney Jones | Nathan Lewis | 1 / 26 / 1822 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Ida Manning | Nathan Lewis | 11 / 9 / 1904 | 7 | ||
| Hannah Holton | Nathaniel Lewis | 9 / 23 / 1807 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Jemima Riggs | Nathaniel Lewis | 8 / 13 / 1807 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sally Lewis | Peter Lewis | 6 / 4 / 1824 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Mason | Peter Lewis | 12 / 10 / 1861 | 1 | ||
| Polly Riggs | Peter Lewis | 8 / 14 / 1807 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Ava Squires | Peter Lewis | 11 / 10 / 1828 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Lydia Squires | Peter Lewis | 5 / 13 / 1845 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Wilson | Peter Lewis | 12 / 10 / 1860 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Handcock | Pharoah Lewis | 6 / 9 / 1836 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Susan Pittman | Pharoah Lewis | 7 / 21 / 1818 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Keziah Dove | Richard Lewis | 3 / 16 / 1798 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Norah Riggs | Robert Lewis | 5 / 11 / 1827 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Missouri Walker | Robert Lewis | 9 / 27 / 1895 | 7 | colored | |
| Susan G. Kelly | Robert G. Lewis | 6 / 23 / 1857 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Susan G. Kelly | Robert G. Lewis | 6 / 23 / 1857 | 1 | ||
| Malvina Koonce | Samuel Lewis | 8 / 16 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 1/2 yrs |
