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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polly Green | James Foskey | 6 / 20 / 1825 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Letitia Machen | Robert Fossett | 3 / 17 / 1829 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Lanah Richardson | Robert Fossett | 3 / 13 / 1793 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Ives | Bazel Foster | 10 / 2 / 1786 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mariah Hill | Charles Foster | 12 / 31 / 1890 | 6 | colored | |
| Clara McIlwean | George Foster | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 3 yrs | |
| Margaret Coleman | George W. Foster | 5 / 16 / 1850 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Hannah Curtis | Henry Foster | 4 / 9 / 1811 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mollie E. Foister | Isaiah Foster | 1 / 2 / 1882 | 6 | ||
| Sophronia Foy | John Foster | 5 / 31 / 1900 | 7 | colored | |
| Sophia Ann Roberts | John Foster | 5 / 2 / 1899 | 7 | colored | |
| Alice Jones | Nathaniel Foster | 4 / 25 / 1899 | 7 | colored | |
| Sarah Hickman | Philemon Foster | 8 / 6 / 1784 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Jane Morris | Simon Foster | 7 / 25 / 1872 | 5 | colored | |
| Martha A. Walston | William Foster | 3 / 25 / 1886 | 6 | colored | |
| Leona McCullen | J. F. Foust | 11 / 14 / 1900 | 7 | ||
| Caroline L. Blackwell | James L. Fowle | 5 / 12 / 1852 | 1 | ||
| Caroline L. Blackwell | James L. Fowle | 5 / 12 / 1852 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sallie A. Delamar | Joseph S. Fowler | 8 / 5 / 1865 | 1 | ||
| Sallie A. Delamar | Joseph S. Fowler | 7 / 25 / 1865 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Ann Fulford | Joseph S. Fowler | 10 / 12 / 1842 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Chally J. Harris | Lewis Fowler | 10 / 6 / 1835 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Julia McLin | Charles I. Fox | 2 / 7 / 1861 | 1 | ||
| Julia McLin | Charles I. Fox | 2 / 6 / 1861 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Henrietta J. Gaskins | Alexander Foy | 11 / 19 / 1874 | 5 |
