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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Clements | Henry Sparrow | 12 / 5 / 1781 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Charity Gilstrap | Henry Sparrow | 9 / 1 / 1785 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Hettie E. Brown | Henry C. Sparrow | 4 / 14 / 1897 | 6 | colored | |
| Julia Bryan | James Sparrow | 10 / 30 / 1904 | 7 | colored | |
| Ellen Sawyer | James Sparrow | 8 / 25 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Annie Jones | James H. Sparrow | 1 / 12 / 1870 | 4 | colored | |
| Hettie Mumford | James H. Sparrow | 8 / 10 / 1882 | 6 | colored | |
| Jinny Snell | Jasper Sparrow | 3 / 11 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Mary Jane Chadwick | Jeremiah Sparrow | 8 / 21 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Marinda Palmer | McKinney Sparrow | 4 / 19 / 1838 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sally West | Midyett Sparrow | 9 / 13 / 1806 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Margaret Gurley | Orris Sparrow | 8 / 25 / 1872 | 5 | colored | |
| Hannah Neale | Paul Sparrow | 6 / 19 / 1815 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Vines | Peter Sparrow | 8 / 29 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Sarah Harker | Robert J. Sparrow | 4 / 23 / 1808 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Neale | Robert R. Sparrow | 5 / 12 / 1815 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Brinson | Samuel Sparrow | 8 / 19 / 1784 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Judith Singleton | Smith Sparrow | 10 / 9 / 1828 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Clarissa Crawford | Spencer Sparrow | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Sally (widow) Wharton | Thomas Sparrow | 5 / 24 / 1803 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Ann Maria Blackwell | Thomas Sparrow Jr. | 4 / 24 / 1844 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Jane Jennet Sparrow | Thomas Sparrow Jr. | 8 / 29 / 1810 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Ann Thomas | Thomas Sparrow Jr. | 4 / 19 / 1809 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sally Carruthers | Thomas Sparrow Sr. | 2 / 3 / 1816 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Kate Canady | Virgil Sparrow | 11 / 5 / 1894 | 6 | colored |
