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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hannah Gaskins | John Chapman | 4 / 7 / 1806 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Puss Oden | John Chapman | 3 / 28 / 1889 | 6 | colored | |
| Alice Brown | John Stanley Chapman | 1 / 20 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Caroline Jones | Joseph Chapman | 8 / 23 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Ansley Godley | Luke Chapman | 8 / 15 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 20 yrs | |
| Margaret Dawson | Major Chapman | 2 / 2 / 1882 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Ann Benders | Major W. Chapman | 10 / 5 / 1871 | 4 | colored | |
| Eliza Manning | Nathan L. Chapman | 8 / 25 / 1819 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sophia Allen | Peter Chapman | 2 / 7 / 1872 | 4 | colored | |
| Sarah Green | Richard Chapman | 1 / 23 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary Lucas | Richard Chapman | 7 / 13 / 1885 | 6 | colored | |
| Sarah Bryan | Robert Chapman | 8 / 29 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 19 yrs | |
| Caroline Whitford Chapman | Samuel Chapman | 6 / 2 / 1872 | 4 | colored | |
| Delia Chapman | Samuel Chapman | 8 / 30 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 20 yrs | |
| Mary Humphrey | Samuel Chapman | 9 / 30 / 1908 | 7 | colored | |
| Anna McCoy | Samuel Chapman | 6 / 19 / 1794 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary White | Samuel Chapman | 3 / 31 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Christiana Williams | Samuel Chapman | 12 / 30 / 1779 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Snead | Samuel E. Chapman | 12 / 20 / 1832 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth J. Measels | Shadrick Chapman | 9 / 5 / 1865 | 1 | ||
| Eliza Chapman | Silas Chapman | 2 / 4 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Louisa Jackson Bryan | Stanly Chapman | 8 / 14 / 1870 | 4 | colored | |
| Penelope Johnson | Stephen Chapman | 7 / 30 / 1819 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Martha Andrews | Thomas Chapman | 6 / 23 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary Jane Brown | Thomas Chapman | 9 / 25 / 1895 | 6 | colored |
