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.
| Bride's First Name |
Bride's Last Name |
Groom's First Name |
Groom's Last Name |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fannie B. Neal | John H. Bell | 12 / 15 / 1875 | 5 | ||
| Mary Adams | John O. Bell | 12 / 26 / 1820 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Jane Davis | Joseph Bell | 11 / 8 / 1796 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Emeline Linquish | Joseph Bell | 11 / 12 / 1844 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Betsy Pelletier | Joseph Bell | 2 / 7 / 1809 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Edy Saunders | Joseph Bell | 11 / 9 / 1831 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Slade | Joseph Bell | 11 / 3 / 1800 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Scarbrough Taylor | Joseph Bell | 12 / 3 / 1804 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Susan Bell | Joseph A. Bell | 1 / 10 / 1866 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Hannah Fulford | Joseph C. Bell | 1 / 25 / 1806 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Rebecca Fulford | Joseph C. Bell | 2 / 19 / 1801 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth A. Willis | Joshua Bell | 11 / 9 / 1875 | 5 | ||
| Polly Fisher | Josiah Bell | 8 / 15 / 1793 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Susan Benjamin Leecraft | Josiah F. Bell | 11 / 25 / 1841 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth J. Small | Josiah L. Bell | 6 / 2 / 1860 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Lavinia Murrell | Jury Bell | 4 / 6 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Julia Staub | Kenneth A. Bell | 4 / 22 / 1903 | 7 | ||
| Mary Dawson | Killis Bell | 8 / 23 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 18 yrs | |
| Minnie M. Williams | L. E. Bell | 12 / 30 / 1906 | 7 | ||
| Ann Morris | Lamb Bell | 9 / 29 / 1891 | 6 | colored | |
| Charlotte Adams | Levi Bell | 9 / 29 / 1838 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Gillikin | Levi Bell | 4 / 23 / 1810 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Eliza J. Canady | Lewis Bell | 8 / 24 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Kiturah Bell | Malachi Bell | 8 / 17 / 1811 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Eliza Lane | Malachi Bell | 1 / 9 / 1830 | Vol.1 | marriage bond |