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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emeline Gregory | George Henderson | 12 / 13 / 1872 | 4 | colored | |
| Tama Thomas | George Henderson | 8 / 3 / 1876 | 5 | colored | |
| Elizabeth H. Thorpe | George Henderson Jr. | 4 / 25 / 1908 | 7 | ||
| Georgia Venters | Henry Henderson | 3 / 25 / 1909 | 7 | colored | |
| Hattie A. Collins | J. B. Henderson | 10 / 4 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Penelope Dixon | James Henderson | 6 / 22 / 1820 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Jane Thomson | James Henderson | 9 / 4 / 1809 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Christiana Fisher | John Henderson | 12 / 8 / 1895 | 6 | colored | |
| Susan Fisher | Leeman Henderson | 5 / 7 / 1899 | 7 | colored | |
| Aggy Mills | Shade Henderson | 8 / 25 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 30 yrs | |
| Mamie Moore | Thomas Henderson | 4 / 29 / 1904 | 7 | colored | |
| Sarah Allen | Williams Henderson | 8 / 13 / 1874 | 5 | colored | |
| Maria Holliday | William T. Hendon | 12 / 11 / 1828 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Memery Laughinghouse | James Hendricks | 8 / 26 / 1831 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Lovey McIntosh | James Hendricks | 10 / 9 / 1834 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Martha Deal | John Hendricks | 10 / 26 / 1797 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Ann Pearce | Nathan Hendricks | 5 / 3 / 1809 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Susannah Jarrel | William Hendricks | 9 / 4 / 1801 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Marie Magdalen Bozy | Peter Henrion | 5 / 11 / 1792 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Fannie Watkins | Amos Henry | 12 / 26 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Mahala J. Boyd | Amos Henry Jr. | 4 / 14 / 1882 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Dudley | Arthur Henry | 8 / 5 / 1796 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Henrietta Fisher | Castello Henry | 9 / 4 / 1872 | 5 | colored | |
| Dinah Rew | David Henry | 12 / 2 / 1785 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Beulah Simpson | Enos Henry | 7 / 1 / 1907 | 7 |
