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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Allen | George Boon | 4 / 18 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Venus Lewis | James Boon | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 6 yrs | |
| Sally (colored) Marshall | James (colored) Boon | 11 / 25 / 1847 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Dolly Linsey | John A. Boon | 10 / 17 / 1882 | 6 | colored | |
| Hannah Whitfield | John A. Boon | 6 / 23 / 1879 | 6 | colored | |
| Rosanna (colored) ??? | John E. Boon | 8 / 3 / 1854 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Marina Wood | Madison Boon | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 18 yrs | |
| Anna Pomely | Thomas Boone | 9 / 17 / 1891 | 6 | colored | |
| Laura Koonce | Jno. L. Booth | 4 / 29 / 1906 | 7 | ||
| Ida M. Thomas | John R. Booth | 1 / 31 / 1904 | 7 | ||
| Hattie Koonce | W. A. Booth | 9 / 15 / 1907 | 7 | ||
| Margaret Hill | Benjamin Borden | 2 / 19 / 1829 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Eliza Hope Thorpe | Benjamin F. Borden | 8 / 20 / 1857 | 1 | ||
| Eliza Hope Thorpe | Benjamin F. Borden | 8 / 20 / 1857 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Tryphena Wynne | Benjamin F. Borden | 4 / 11 / 1843 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Caroline Gilchrist | Edmond Borden | 8 / 17 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Jane Whitehead | Edmund Borden | 7 / 12 / 1888 | 6 | colored | |
| Mariah Lee | James Borden | 2 / 5 / 1899 | 7 | colored | |
| Ida Washington | James Borden | 12 / 12 / 1895 | 6 | colored | |
| Polly Foy | John Borden | 11 / 2 / 1815 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mariah Kehoe | John E. Borden | 12 / 27 / 1899 | 7 | ||
| Milly Sheaves | Lewis Borden | 8 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 7 yrs | |
| Melissa Ann Stanton | Lewis Borden | 4 / 3 / 1875 | 5 | colored | |
| Ann M. Jones | Thomas R. Borden | 6 / 28 / 1830 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Dickson | Will R. Borden | 5 / 17 / 1825 | Vol.1 | marriage bond |
