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== Finding Virginia Marriage Records == | == Finding Virginia Marriage Records == | ||
*1660 - Colonial government required church officials to record all marriages in church registers (few records survive) | *1660 - Colonial government required church officials to record all marriages in church registers (few colonial records survive) | ||
*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 | ||