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*1660 - Colonial government required church officials to record all marriages in church registers | *1660 - Colonial government required church officials to record all marriages in church registers | ||
*1780 - Law required ministers report all marriages to county clerk | *1780 - Law required ministers report all marriages to county clerk | ||
*1853 - State law required clerk of the court in the county or independent city to issue marriage licenses and keep marriage records | *1853 - State law required clerk of the court in the county or independent city to issue marriage licenses and keep marriage records | ||
*'''[[Gretna Greens in the United States|Gretna Greens]].''' When an '''eloping''' Virginia couple's marriage is not in their home county, search for it in alternate places like [[Prince William County, Virginia|Manassas, Prince William, Virginia]], or [[Howard County, Maryland]], or [[Surry County, North Carolina|Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina]], or [[Pike County, Kentucky]].<ref name="Eakle1">Arlene H. Eakle, "Have you searched and searched for a marriage without finding it?" in ''Genealogy Blog'' at http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/ (accessed 8 January 2011).</ref> | |||
<br> {{Tip|More marriage information is usually found on the '''marriage license application''' or the '''marriage register'''. Less information is found on the '''marriage certificate'''. }} | |||
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== '''Next Step: When did the marriage occur? ''' == | == '''Next Step: When did the marriage occur? ''' == | ||
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:*Order the marriage record from the [http://www.judicial.state.sc.us/probateCourt/probateMap.cfm county probate judge's offices] in the county the marriage took place. | :*Order the marriage record from the [http://www.judicial.state.sc.us/probateCourt/probateMap.cfm county probate judge's offices] in the county the marriage took place. | ||
<br> '''PART B: You don't know the exact date or place of marriage''' | |||
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<center>[[How to Find Virginia Marriage Records#Finding_Virginia_Marriage_Records|Return to the Top: Choose another marriage year]]</center> <center><br></center> | <center>[[How to Find Virginia Marriage Records#Finding_Virginia_Marriage_Records|Return to the Top: Choose another marriage year]]</center> <center><br></center> | ||
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