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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henrietta Cutler | Willie Loach | 7 / 19 / 1893 | 6 | colored | |
| Maggie Johnson | David Locker | 1 / 31 / 1895 | 6 | colored | |
| Elizabeth Mitchell | Peter R. Locker | 10 / 26 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Harriet Bryant | Samuel Locker | 7 / 16 / 1884 | 6 | colored | |
| Rachel Hunter | Henry Lockey | 10 / 11 / 1788 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Godwin | John Lockey | 1 / 1 / 1878 | 5 | ||
| Prudence Stow | Daniel Lockhart | 2 / 25 / 1840 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Catharine Lefler | John B. Lockhart | 1 / 4 / 1859 | 1 | ||
| Catharine Lefler | John B. Lockhart | 1 / 4 / 1859 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mattie E. Dysor | Luther Lockhart | 5 / 28 / 1903 | 7 | ||
| Mrs. (widow) Hambleton | William Lockhart | 2 / 4 / 1796 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Patin Powers | Charles Lodge | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 5 yrs | |
| Lucy Banks | Alex Loftin | 8 / 28 / 1891 | 6 | colored | |
| Holland Smith | Benjamin Loftin | 3 / 1 / 1877 | 5 | colored | |
| Margaret Jones | Bryan Loftin | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs | |
| Mary F. Gardner | C. G. Loftin | 2 / 3 / 1876 | 5 | ||
| Sarah Wilson | George Loftin | 8 / 30 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs | |
| Bertha S. Best | Henry C. Loftin | 1 / 7 / 1886 | 6 | ||
| Puss Brown | James Loftin | 4 / 15 / 1897 | 6 | colored | |
| Nancy (colored) Vendrick | James (colored) Loftin | 1 / 4 / 1844 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| ?? | Joseph Loftin | 0 / 0 / 1785 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Ferebee Morris | Leonard Loftin | 8 / 6 / 1809 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Temperance Morris | Leonard Loftin | 4 / 15 / 1806 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Kent | Longfield Loftin | 9 / 28 / 1785 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Julia Gardner | Needham Loftin | 6 / 8 / 1841 | Vol.2 | marriage bond |
