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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Benton | Jesse Lindsay | 8 / 13 / 1820 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Edy Hagins | Jesse Lindsay | 2 / 17 / 1831 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mahala Laughinghouse | Jesse Lindsay | 5 / 21 / 1858 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Maria Pendleton | John Lindsay | 11 / 12 / 1813 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary A. Chance | Johnson (colored) Lindsay | 8 / 30 / 1845 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Margaret (colored) Jones | Joseph (colored) Lindsay | 2 / 28 / 1854 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Betsey Lewis | Joshua Lindsay | 3 / 18 / 1833 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Lydia Moore | Joshua Lindsay | 9 / 5 / 1833 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Eliza Newton | Joshua Lindsay | 8 / 31 / 1842 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Lane | William Lindsay | 7 / 13 / 1827 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Minerva Lindsey | Alfred Lindsey | 8 / 31 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Martha Foy | Everett Lindsey | 5 / 10 / 1883 | 6 | colored | |
| Hannah Maria Stiff | David Lines | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs | |
| Sylvia M. Boyd | John Linkfield | 4 / 19 / 1891 | 6 | colored | |
| Hannah A. Bell | William A. Linsey | 5 / 24 / 1898 | 6 | colored | |
| Pamela Rice | Luke Linton | 5 / 10 / 1837 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Esther Styron | Luke Linton | 7 / 22 / 1816 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sidney Jones | Michael Linton | 5 / 29 / 1847 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Susan H. Swan | Michael Linton | 3 / 16 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Hannah Brooks | Zacheus Linton | 5 / 8 / 1838 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah (widow) Templeton | Archew Lipsey | 10 / 21 / 1800 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Henrietta Sauls | Oliver Lisbon | 5 / 29 / 1839 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Caroline (colored) Green | Oliver (colored) Lisbon | 4 / 29 / 1848 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Prussia Biggs | Jesse Lister | 7 / 5 / 1796 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Clayton | Jesse Lister | 1 / 16 / 1789 | Vol.2 | marriage bond |
