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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henrietta Mason | Stephen T. Bright | 8 / 5 / 1875 | 5 | ||
| Margaret Hall | William Bright | 7 / 23 / 1847 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Hester Tice | William Bright | 5 / 2 / 1877 | 5 | colored | |
| Sidney Willis | William Bright | 1 / 24 / 1811 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Martha E. Smith | William B. Bright | 11 / 5 / 1885 | 6 | ||
| Annie M. Lane | William H. Bright | 2 / 12 / 1889 | 6 | ||
| Marie A. Guillet | Pierre Brigman | 6 / 4 / 1817 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Margaret Sultan | David Brimage | 12 / 28 / 1899 | 7 | colored | |
| Ella Bryan | Frank Brimage | 11 / 23 / 1871 | 4 | colored | |
| Irana Johnson | Heriam Brimage | 4 / 5 / 1896 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Moore | Hollister Brimage | 3 / 24 / 1881 | 6 | colored | |
| Sidney Brown | Hosia Brimage | 6 / 2 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Kittie Ann Simmons | Jarvis Brimage | 10 / 2 / 1874 | 5 | colored | |
| Manda Harvey | Jno. Brimage | 3 / 8 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary Ann Fonville | John Brimage | 8 / 16 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 20 yrs | |
| Lettice Grist | John Brimage | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 18 yrs | |
| Mahala Steen | John C. Brimage | 2 / 1 / 1877 | 5 | colored | |
| Nancy Hill | Mingo Brimage | 6 / 9 / 1897 | 6 | colored | |
| Sarah E. Jones | Mingo Brimage | 3 / 12 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Sophia Jones | Mingo Brimage | 3 / 11 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Fannie Ellison | Prince Brimage | 9 / 26 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Louise Pate | Prince Brimage | 8 / 2 / 1892 | 6 | colored | |
| Delilah Atkinson | William Brimage | 3 / 10 / 1902 | 7 | colored | |
| Laura Benders | WIlliam Brimage | 9 / 27 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Lucretia Wingate | William Brimage | 1 / 23 / 1873 | 5 | colored |
