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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harriet Lancaster | George Jackson | 4 / 10 / 1904 | 7 | colored | |
| Harriet (colored) Chadwick | Henry James Jackson | 10 / 13 / 1854 | 1 | ||
| Harriet (colored) Chadwick | Henry James Jackson | 10 / 11 / 1854 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Jane Hargett | Hillard Jackson | 8 / 30 / 1875 | 5 | colored | |
| Ada Bryan | Horace T. Jackson | 12 / 25 / 1901 | 7 | ||
| Nancy Johnson | Isaac Jackson | 3 / 29 / 1871 | 4 | colored | |
| Elizabeth Laravere | Isham Jackson | 7 / 30 / 1839 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Lula Bryan | J. C. Jackson | 7 / 27 / 1904 | 7 | colored | |
| Mary Hooten | J. H. Jackson | 12 / 23 / 1908 | 7 | ||
| Lizzie Ann Hargett | J. T. Jackson | 5 / 2 / 1900 | 7 | colored | |
| Lucy Heath | Jacob Jackson | 11 / 9 / 1876 | 5 | colored | |
| Elizabeth Bolen | James Jackson | 7 / 31 / 1830 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Lizzie McCleese | James Jackson | 7 / 1 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Caroline Pelton | James Jackson | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 6 1/2 yrs | |
| Edney Rhem | James Jackson | 8 / 21 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 30 yrs | |
| Mary E. Saduce | James Jackson | 1 / 6 / 1870 | 3 | ||
| Mary Ann Sampson | James Jackson | 6 / 5 / 1835 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Lena Scott | James Jackson | 12 / 11 / 1895 | 6 | colored | |
| Sarah Ann Taylor | James Jackson | 1 / 13 / 1874 | 5 | ||
| Nancy Hardesty | James T. Jackson | 8 / 18 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Tener Blount | Jasper Jackson | 12 / 25 / 1872 | 5 | colored | |
| Hester Harris | Jasper Jackson | 12 / 15 / 1874 | 5 | colored | |
| Della Bryant | John Jackson | 1 / 20 / 1898 | 6 | colored | |
| Julia Bryan | John J. Jackson | 4 / 27 / 1893 | 6 | colored | |
| Ann Maria Howard | John W. Jackson | 6 / 29 / 1858 | 1 |
