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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nancy (colored) Kees | John (colored) Keys | 7 / 26 / 1855 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Green | Lacy Keys | 8 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 27 yrs | |
| Mary E. Boasman | M. B. Keys | 10 / 13 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Penny Moore | Redding Keys | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 35 yrs | |
| Litha Moore | Simon Keys | 12 / 24 / 1846 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Lena (colored) Gaudett | Simon (colored) Keys | 2 / 18 / 1848 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Emeline Hunter | W. A. Keys | 4 / 22 / 1879 | 5 | colored | |
| Annie Gibson | William Keys | 8 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 19 yrs | |
| Mary Thornton | William Keys | 12 / 3 / 1825 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Jane Whitehead | William Keys | 7 / 28 / 1878 | 5 | colored | |
| Ann Gibson | William Keys | 5 / 18 / 1847 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Frances (colored) Green | William (colored) Keys | 4 / 17 / 1851 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Vicey (colored) Moore | William (colored) Keys | 12 / 29 / 1845 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Robina Ann Moore | William C. Keys | 6 / 30 / 1854 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Jeliky Rhodes | Wyatt Keys | 6 / 14 / 1832 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Lettice Gaskins | Zachariah Keys | 6 / 29 / 1876 | 5 | colored | |
| Lucinda (widow) Holt | Zachariah Keys | 3 / 22 / 1895 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Dudley | Rufus Kezard | 6 / 17 / 1903 | 7 | colored | |
| Martha Ann White | Abner Kilpatrick | 3 / 13 / 1894 | 6 | colored | |
| Aviana Porter | E. G. Kilpatrick | 12 / 9 / 1885 | 6 | colored | |
| Sarah Fife | Easler Kilpatrick | 4 / 27 / 1789 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Dillia Linsey | James C. Kilpatrick | 11 / 8 / 1877 | 5 | ||
| Alver Robinson | John Kilpatrick | 5 / 15 / 1894 | 6 | colored | |
| Frances E. Rhem | John B. Kilpatrick | 11 / 7 / 1871 | 3 | ||
| Ethel Biddle | Robert L. Kilpatrick | 12 / 25 / 1900 | 7 |
