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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisa Spruell | Richard Bryan | 3 / 8 / 1877 | 5 | colored | |
| Martha Turner | Richard Bryan | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Dinah Williams | Richard Bryan | 12 / 18 / 1902 | 7 | colored | |
| Eveline M. Russell | Richard T. Bryan | 5 / 28 / 1857 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Susan Edwards | Robert Bryan | 4 / 9 / 1835 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Hattie Webb | Robert Bryan | 11 / 8 / 1908 | 7 | colored | |
| Cherry Durden | Rueben Bryan | 12 / 2 / 1877 | 5 | colored | |
| Hannah Wallace | S. H. Bryan | 12 / 2 / 1884 | 6 | colored | |
| Milly McFoy | Samuel Bryan | 12 / 29 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Anna Munjohn | Samuel Bryan | 4 / 8 / 1869 | 4 | colored | |
| Maggie Wiley | Samuel Bryan | 8 / 23 / 1893 | 6 | colored | |
| Laura J. Green | Samuel C. Bryan | 2 / 26 / 1894 | 6 | colored | |
| Katharine Cox | Sears Bryan | 11 / 28 / 1806 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Jones | Sears Bryan | 10 / 11 / 1902 | 7 | colored | |
| Madeline Fannie White | Sears Bryan | 1 / 8 / 1896 | 6 | colored | |
| Emma Borden | Seymour Bryan | 12 / 6 / 1888 | 6 | colored | |
| Julia Smaw | Shade Bryan | 8 / 20 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 32 yrs | |
| Susan Foy | Silas Bryan | 8 / 27 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs | |
| Silvia Jefferson | Sylvester Bryan | 5 / 8 / 1873 | 5 | colored | |
| Laura Johnson | Sylvester Bryan | 12 / 18 / 1866 | 1 | ||
| Mary Wallace Davis | Thomas Bryan | 5 / 12 / 1870 | 4 | colored | |
| Patsy Dubberly | Thomas Bryan | 9 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs | |
| Elizabeth Suggs | Thomas Bryan | 7 / 5 / 1908 | 7 | colored | |
| Susan White | Thomas Bryan | 1 / 4 / 1837 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Josephine M. Bryan | Thomas I. Bryan | 7 / 24 / 1866 | 1 |
