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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gertrude Becton | Fred Fonville | 3 / 20 / 1900 | 7 | colored | |
| Martha Pruden | Henry Fonville | 12 / 3 / 1885 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Cooper | Jesse Fonville | 11 / 17 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Maggie Jones | John Fonville | 1 / 27 / 1900 | 7 | ||
| Mary Ann Mosely | John Fonville | 12 / 23 / 1880 | 6 | colored | |
| Susan M. Mosely | Julius Fonville | 3 / 16 / 1898 | 6 | colored | |
| May Mosely | Junius Fonville | 2 / 4 / 1872 | 4 | colored | |
| Amy Hobbs | Martin Fonville | 7 / 23 / 1885 | 6 | colored | |
| Harriet Leary | Martin Fonville | 8 / 25 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 1/2 yrs | |
| Maria Dudley | Oliver Fonville | 8 / 21 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 7 yrs | |
| Agnes Johnson | Peter Fonville | 1 / 12 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Dinah Street | Peter Fonville | 8 / 22 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 31 yrs | |
| Lucy Rountree | Richard Fonville | 12 / 16 / 1897 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary A. Chapman | Richard C. Fonville | 10 / 26 / 1898 | 7 | colored | |
| Betsy Gatlin | Southy Fonville | 7 / 15 / 1878 | 5 | colored | |
| Frances Brown | Stephen Fonville | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 11 yrs | |
| Lucy Moore | Stephen Fonville | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 19 yrs | |
| Mehetabel Simmons | Stephen Fonville | 1 / 4 / 1876 | 5 | colored | |
| Emeline Watson | Stephen Fonville | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Ely Rountree | Thad Fonville | 10 / 3 / 1889 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary E. Fisher | William Fonville | 7 / 28 / 1892 | 6 | colored | |
| Nancy Willis | William Henry Fonville | 3 / 24 / 1898 | 6 | colored | |
| Lydia Smith | Joseph Fooks | 10 / 27 / 1789 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Frances Anderson | Richard Fooks | 1 / 17 / 1795 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Lucy Smith | William Fooks | 5 / 8 / 1816 | Vol.1 | marriage bond |
