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.
| Bride's First Name |
Bride's Last Name |
Groom's First Name |
Groom's Last Name |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah R. McCotter | William C. Leith | 2 / 1 / 1836 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Sampson | Swain Leman | 6 / 11 / 1828 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Evelina (colored) Lisbon | William (colored) Lensor | 3 / 18 / 1824 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Ann Pasteur | Michael H. Lente | 4 / 22 / 1817 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Margaret Freeman | Dawson Lepon | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Jamima Priest | Philip Lepper | 11 / 30 / 1851 | 1 | ||
| Jamima Prescott Priest | Philip Lepper | 11 / 29 / 1851 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Wallace | Abel Lester | 3 / 31 / 1798 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Pittman | Laban Lester | 6 / 22 / 1796 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Taylor | Frederick Letchworth | 7 / 2 / 1792 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Susan Ann Moore | Frederick Letterton | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 9 yrs | |
| Emily Blount | Aaron Lewis | 8 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 1/2 yrs | |
| Eliza Hicks | Amos Lewis | 12 / 26 / 1853 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Marinda Spight | Amos Lewis | 8 / 16 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 6 yrs | |
| Patty Vendrick | Anthony Lewis | 8 / 15 / 1801 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Brinson | Arthur Lewis | 4 / 24 / 1811 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Abiah Patrick | Arthur Lewis | 1 / 15 / 1820 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Willie Rice | B. E. Lewis | 7 / 10 / 1900 | 7 | ||
| Rachel Lewis | Caesar Lewis | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 16 yrs | |
| Rutha Lucas | Caesar Lewis | 9 / 24 / 1884 | 6 | colored | |
| Rachel Harris | Caeser Lewis | 8 / 21 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 14 yrs | |
| Keziah Day | Christopher Lewis | 11 / 1 / 1873 | 5 | ||
| Harriet Muse | Christopher Lewis | 9 / 27 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 8 yrs | |
| Irene Jane Daniels | David Lewis | 1 / 6 / 1845 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Kelly Dunn | David Lewis | 12 / 9 / 1785 | Vol.2 | marriage bond |