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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Ipock | Nathaniel Bexley | 2 / 28 / 1857 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Ada Heath | Samuel Bexley | 6 / 3 / 1843 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Macy L. Hart | Oscar F. Bgorling | 4 / 5 / 1899 | 7 | ||
| Hatty Ellison | William Bibbins | 2 / 8 / 1841 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Jack Ann Biddle | Alonzo Biddle | 8 / 30 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 8 yrs | |
| Lucy Jones | Alonzo Biddle | 11 / 11 / 1879 | 6 | colored | |
| Alice A. Slade | Alonzo Biddle | 11 / 4 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Susan Lane | Benjamin Biddle | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 26 yrs | |
| Rose McIlhoney Biddle | Brister Biddle | 8 / 11 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 15 yrs | |
| Mary Eliza Outlaw | Edmond Biddle | 8 / 23 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 7 yrs | |
| Eliza Biddle | Edward Biddle | 8 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, ?? yrs | |
| Nannie S. Barwick | J. K. Biddle | 6 / 28 / 1905 | 7 | ||
| Alice H. Brown | James W. Biddle | 11 / 24 / 1875 | 5 | ||
| Teresa E. Barwick | James W. Biddle Jr. | 2 / 1 / 1899 | 7 | ||
| Nettie Smith | W. H. Biddle | 12 / 14 / 1904 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary Nixon Simpson | William P. Biddle | 2 / 5 / 1810 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Pittman | Jacob Bigelow | 2 / 7 / 1818 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Cora Watford Bonner | Amos Biggs | 1 / 16 / 1869 | 4 | colored | |
| Matilda Gregory | Benjamin Biggs | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Polly Hollis | Frederick Biggs | 6 / 29 / 1803 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth S. Nelson | Frederick B. Biggs | 6 / 11 / 1804 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Bridget Wilson | Isaac Biggs | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 19 yrs | |
| Gilly ( Fulsher | John Biggs Jr. | 9 / 12 / 1796 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mittie Paul | W. O. Biggs | 3 / 24 / 1909 | 7 | ||
| Flora Ann Bryan | Wiley Biggs | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs |
