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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhoda Barber | John A. Foy | 9 / 22 / 1898 | 6 | ||
| Ellen Sawyer | Jordan Foy | 3 / 30 / 1879 | 5 | colored | |
| Laura Ann Dudley | Joshua Foy | 11 / 10 / 1878 | 5 | ||
| Sally Ewell | Lewis Foy | 6 / 1 / 1833 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Patsey McCafferty | Lewis Foy | 5 / 5 / 1826 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Ella Washington | Lewis Foy | 9 / 9 / 1899 | 7 | colored | |
| Emma C. Barber | Lewis A. Foy | 3 / 5 / 1905 | 7 | ||
| Amanda Foy | Luke Foy | 8 / 27 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 4 yrs | |
| Frances Edmondson | Lustus Foy | 12 / 21 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Henrietta Brooks | Primas Foy | 8 / 23 / 1874 | 5 | colored | |
| Matilda Moore | Primus Foy | 12 / 2 / 1879 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Larry | Robert Foy | 4 / 20 / 1886 | 6 | colored | |
| Mary Hawkins | Rufus Foy | 6 / 10 / 1906 | 7 | ||
| Jemima Ann Jones | Samuel Foy | 8 / 18 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 19 yrs | |
| Harriet McCoy | Samuel Foy | 3 / 27 / 1889 | 6 | colored | |
| Elizabeth Ann Averett | Thomas Foy | 4 / 27 / 1872 | 3 | ||
| Dinah Brown | Thomas Foy | 8 / 16 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 23 yrs | |
| Susan Grimes | Thomas Foy | 1 / 21 / 1882 | 6 | colored | |
| Smithy Hannon | Thomas Foy | 3 / 15 / 1866 | 1 | ||
| Alsey Snead Simmons | Thomas Foy | 11 / 23 / 1869 | 4 | colored | |
| Harriet Jane Smith | Thomas D. Foy | 1 / 9 / 1844 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Williams | Thomas S. Foy | 5 / 13 / 1822 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Martha Ann Hill | William Foy | 3 / 17 / 1852 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Mollie Murrill | William Foy | 8 / 17 / 1902 | 7 | colored | |
| Mariah Shepard | William Foy | 12 / 27 / 1905 | 7 | colored |
