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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henrietta N. Dewey | D. N. Kelburn | 9 / 22 / 1880 | 6 | ||
| Julia A. Gardner | Charles Kelley | 10 / 18 / 1834 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Julia A. White | David I. Kelley | 3 / 28 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Sarah Jane Parker | George Kelley | 4 / 7 / 1847 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah H. Findley | Oliver L. Kelley | 1 / 20 / 1819 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Ann Davis | William A. Kelley | 1 / 9 / 1860 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Williams | William A. Kelley | 12 / 25 / 1856 | 1 | ||
| Mary Williams | William A. Kelley | 12 / 18 / 1856 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Rachel Bootey | George Kellum | 6 / 29 / 1792 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Cambridge | James Kellum | 9 / 4 / 1873 | 5 | ||
| Mary Ann Heath | James Kellum | 5 / 10 / 1854 | 1 | ||
| Mary Ann Heath | James Kellum | 5 / 9 / 1854 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary M. Ramsey | James Kellum | 4 / 20 / 1866 | 1 | ||
| Mary Hamilton | William Y. Kellum | 12 / 22 / 1818 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Angeline Jones Kelly | Bryan Kelly | 8 / 8 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 11 yrs | |
| Eliza J. Hill | Caesar Kelly | 11 / 26 / 1885 | 6 | colored | |
| Sally Pearce | Charles Kelly | 2 / 9 / 1829 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Rebecca Burnet | James Thomas Kelly | 8 / 16 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 7 yrs | |
| Sylvanus Neal | John Kelly | 5 / 19 / 1892 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Gatlin | Joseph Kelly | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| -----ny Batchelor | Thomas Kelly | 3 / 18 / 1782 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Lavinia Simpson | Thomas Kelly | 2 / 17 / 1869 | 4 | colored | |
| Mary Ann Davis | William A. Kelly | 1 / 9 / 1860 | 1 | ||
| Rebecca Sumrell | Jesse Kemp | 4 / 5 / 1859 | 1 | ||
| Rebecca Sumrell | Jesse Kemp | 4 / 5 / 1859 | Vol.2 | marriage bond |
