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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harriet E. Foy | Samuel Forter | 4 / 15 / 1880 | 6 | colored | |
| Fannie Avery | D. J. Fortner | 5 / 11 / 1904 | 7 | ||
| Sindy Hickman | Arthur Foscue | 1 / 28 / 1813 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Ann Eliza Whitehurst | Daniel Foscue | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Lydia Green | David Foscue | 9 / 18 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Fannie Ham | Emmanuel Foscue | 10 / 17 / 1900 | 7 | colored | |
| Hannah Whitfield | Frank Foscue | 8 / 23 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 13 yrs | |
| Anica Smith | George Foscue | 10 / 22 / 1882 | 6 | colored | |
| Clara J. Humphrey | H. T. Foscue | 11 / 7 / 1906 | 7 | ||
| Hannah J. Fulshire | Henry T. Foscue | 9 / 3 / 1855 | 1 | ||
| Hannah J. Fulshire | Henry T. Foscue | 8 / 27 / 1855 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Martha Bynum | James Foscue | 12 / 22 / 1892 | 6 | colored | |
| Priscilla Reed | James Foscue | 7 / 25 / 1821 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Betsey Tolson | James Foscue | 8 / 31 / 1842 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Aquilla Hampton | John Foscue | 3 / 12 / 1830 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Teresa Ann Rowe | John Foscue | 11 / 14 / 1842 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Narcissa Grimes | Lewis Foscue | 12 / 30 / 1880 | 6 | colored | |
| Sarah Tooley | Luke Foscue | 1 / 11 / 1782 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Julia Ann Grimes | Norman Foscue | 1 / 28 / 1894 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Smith | Richard Foscue | 10 / 25 / 1808 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah B. Fries | Richard R. Foscue | 7 / 3 / 1824 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Christina Rhem | Simon Foscue | 4 / 30 / 1801 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Lilly Hill | William Foscue | 12 / 26 / 1908 | 7 | ||
| Mary E. Moss | William Foscue | 7 / 31 / 1849 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Dorcas Carraway | William S. Foscue | 7 / 31 / 1839 | Vol.1 | marriage bond |
