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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martha Rouse | Joseph C. Payne | 12 / 21 / 1892 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Herrington | Malachi Payne | 7 / 25 / 1852 | 1 | ||
| Mary Herrington | Malachi Payne | 7 / 23 / 1832 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Ellen Moore Cully | Alexander Payton | 10 / 5 / 1871 | 4 | colored | |
| Marzella Williams | Eli Payton | 10 / 3 / 1872 | 5 | colored | |
| Mary S. Simpson | Lewis Payton | 12 / 29 / 1887 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Payton | W. H. Payton | 12 / 21 / 1899 | 7 | colored | |
| Frances Weeks | Southy Peadrick | 9 / 21 / 1811 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Betsy Worsley | Abner Pearce | 4 / 7 / 1803 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Julia B. Gansey | Alexander Pearce | 12 / 31 / 1888 | 6 | colored | |
| Susanna Hill | Allen Pearce | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 7 mo. | |
| Selah Harris | Benjamin Pearce | 12 / 30 / 1788 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Eliza W. Burgess | Christopher C. Pearce | 7 / 10 / 1855 | 1 | ||
| Eliza W. Burgess | Christopher C. Pearce | 7 / 10 / 1855 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Hannah Roach | Ephraim Pearce | 11 / 28 / 1820 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Susanna Willis | Ephraim Pearce | 7 / 1 / 1788 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth J. Bryan | Farnifold Pearce | 1 / 1 / 1835 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Ellen Sutton | George F. Pearce | 12 / 21 / 1904 | 7 | ||
| Amie Norton | James Pearce | 2 / 17 / 1789 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Penelope Lovick | Jesse Pearce | 4 / 1 / 1824 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Carrie A. Watson | John Pearce | 12 / 12 / 1899 | 7 | ||
| Arey Nelson Edwards | Joseph Pearce | 3 / 17 / 1870 | 4 | colored | |
| Margaret Ann West | Joseph A. Pearce | 10 / 7 / 1847 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah F. Hill | Lee R. Pearce | 9 / 9 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary A. Nelson | Robert Pearce | 11 / 22 / 1874 | 5 | colored |
