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== Introduction to Vital Records == | == Introduction to Vital Records == | ||
" The first laws of Virginia were called the Lawes Divine, Morall and Martiall, and were enacted by Sir Thomas Dale in 1610. The code required colonial Virginia ministers to record all christenings, marriages and burials in registers. Most of these registers have not survived. In 1619 ministers were required to present the register to the Secretary of the Colony and in 1642 the parish clerks were required to submit a monthly list of vital recores to the commander of every monethly court" Few if any of the monthly lists were recorded." | |||
" The House of Burgesses passed a law regarding vital records in March 1660. ''Act XX, an Act to Record all Marriages, Births, and Burial, decreed,'' ........" ''Red Book ''page 771 | |||
== Birth and Death Records == | == Birth and Death Records == | ||