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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roxy Rouse | Benjamin Jones | 2 / 7 / 1879 | 5 | colored | |
| Ellen Murphy | Perry Jones | 12 / 11 / 1878 | 5 | ||
| Patience Rue | Benjamin Jones | 5 / 22 / 1899 | 7 | colored | |
| Jane Outly (Outlin) | Perry Jones | 1 / 10 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Frances Williams | Benjamin Jones | 4 / 16 / 1904 | 7 | colored | |
| Elizabeth Greenfield | Peter Jones | 9 / 1 / 1880 | 6 | colored | |
| Chany Atkinson | Benjamin F. Jones | 1 / 22 / 1879 | 5 | colored | |
| Polly Isler Pettipher | Phillip Jones | 4 / 28 / 1870 | 4 | colored | |
| Eliza Turner Conner | Brister Jones | 3 / 3 / 1869 | 4 | colored | |
| Lettice Howell Jones | Pooly Jones | 7 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 40 yrs | |
| Peggy Wadsworth | Brister Jones | 8 / 25 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 27 yrs | |
| Lucretia Gaskins | Primus Jones | 2 / 25 / 1869 | 4 | colored | |
| Georganna Adams | Bryan Jones | 10 / 14 / 1894 | 6 | ||
| Jane Gwaltney | Redden Jones | 2 / 1 / 1876 | 5 | ||
| Sarah Ann Avery | Bryan Jones | 6 / 22 / 1892 | 6 | ||
| Chloe Campain | Redding Jones | 8 / 10 / 1835 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Henrietta Crossway | Bryan Jones | 1 / 11 / 1875 | 5 | colored | |
| Margaret Gibbs | Redding Jones | 12 / 8 / 1831 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Gunter | Bryan Jones | 2 / 28 / 1828 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Laura Graham | Redmond Jones | 9 / 11 / 1879 | 6 | colored | |
| Sarah I. Winn | Bryan Jones | 2 / 23 / 1841 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Abbott | Richard Jones | 12 / 31 / 1789 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Maria West | Bryan Jones | 7 / 18 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Phillis Smith Cooper | Richard Jones | 8 / 8 / 1869 | 4 | colored | |
| Alice Jane Carman | Bryant Jones | 4 / 12 / 1900 | 7 | colored |
