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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azilla Richardson | William J. Donaldson | 5 / 23 / 1883 | 6 | ||
| Susanna Hopkins | Charles Donnell | 9 / 10 / 1904 | 7 | ||
| Margaret Eliza Spaight | John R. Donnell | 6 / 18 / 1816 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Daly | Robert Donnell | 11 / 29 / 1788 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mollie Ferrell | A. J. Donnerson | 1 / 6 / 1897 | 6 | ||
| Fruzey E. McCoy | A. J. Donnerson | 1 / 4 / 1904 | 7 | ||
| Nancy Norton | Walter Dorsett | 4 / 15 / 1791 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Laura Pugh Moore | Abram Dorsey | 10 / 25 / 1871 | 4 | colored | |
| Alpha I. Day | O. B. Dougan | 8 / 16 / 1886 | 6 | ||
| Lizzie A. Wood | C. W. Dougherty | 8 / 25 / 1894 | 6 | ||
| Mary E. Jordan | John W. Dougherty | 1 / 12 / 1898 | 6 | ||
| Nancy Tingle | James Doughty | 12 / 19 / 1822 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Melissa Mayo | William Doughty | 5 / 26 / 1856 | 1 | ||
| Melissa A. Mayo | William Doughty | 5 / 26 / 1856 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Della Chance | Frederick Douglas | 12 / 23 / 1886 | 6 | colored | |
| Alice Brown | Henry Douglas | 4 / 27 / 1826 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Charlotte Williams | James Douglas | 12 / 4 / 1851 | 1 | ||
| Charlotte Williams | James Douglas | 12 / 4 / 1851 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Laura Fisher | Robin Douglas | 3 / 23 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Malinda Roberts | Robin Douglas | 8 / 17 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Elie Faison | W. M. Douglas | 11 / 14 / 1895 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary V. Hill | White Douglas | 5 / 6 / 1891 | 6 | ||
| Ann Cannady | William Douglas | 7 / 8 / 1834 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Matilda Yates | William Douglas | 8 / 5 / 1828 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Phoebe Jane Carter | Abram Dove | 7 / 18 / 1869 | 4 | colored |
