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" The first laws of Virginia were called the Laws 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 first laws of Virginia were called the Laws 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,'' ........" | " 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,'' ........" | ||
== Birth and Death Records == | == Birth and Death Records == | ||
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After the certificate was completed, the clerk issued a license. When the marriage was performed, the minister returned the information to the clerk, who recorded it in the county or city marriage records or registers. For many counties the certificates no longer exist, but the county marriage record books generally provide the marriage information and the parents' names. | After the certificate was completed, the clerk issued a license. When the marriage was performed, the minister returned the information to the clerk, who recorded it in the county or city marriage records or registers. For many counties the certificates no longer exist, but the county marriage record books generally provide the marriage information and the parents' names. | ||
*'''[[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" | *'''[[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> | ||
==== '''Copies of Marriage Records'''. ==== | ==== '''Copies of Marriage Records'''. ==== | ||
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::VIRGINIA, [COUNTY] - VITAL RECORDS. | ::VIRGINIA, [COUNTY] - VITAL RECORDS. | ||
The Family History Library does not have copies of the marriage indexes at the Library of Virginia but has the Marriage Registers, 1853-1935. <ref>53 Family History Library films beginning with {{FHL|775529|item}} 2056971 item 4 | The Family History Library does not have copies of the marriage indexes at the Library of Virginia but has the Marriage Registers, 1853-1935. <ref>53 Family History Library films beginning with {{FHL|775529|item}} 2056971 item 4</ref> | ||
Many published marriage records that are available include: ''Marriage Records: Early to 1850'', ''Southern States.'' [Novato, California]: Brøderbund Software, 1995. {{FHL|609208|item}} compact disc #9 part 229. Can not be circulated to Family History Centers. Indexes tens of thousands of Virginia county marriage records from 1735 to 1850 on microfilms at the Family History Library ''Marriage Records'' ''[Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina].'' [Novato, California]: Brøderbund Software, 1994. {{FHL|963986|item}} compact disc #9 part 4. Can not circulate to Family History Centers.Also called “Hunting for Bears” collection Indexes tens of thousands of original county marriage records from the late 1700s to 1880. fckLRfckLR''Virginia Marriage Records from the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, the William and Mary Quarterly, and Tyler's Quarterly''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1982. {{FHL|149032|item}} This is especially useful for finding marriage information from the 1700s. It is based on various sources for 41 counties. fckLRfckLRA guide to [[Virginia]] marriage records is ''Marriage Records in the Virginia State Library: A Researcher's Guide''. Vogt, John, and T., William Kethley. ''Marriage Records in the Virginia State Library: A Researcher's Guide''. Athens, Georgia: Iberian Pub. Co. 1988. ({{FHL|624073|item}} 975.5 V23v 1988. Describes the available microfilmed and published records and has helpful background information. More published marriage records can be found in the Family History Library Catalog Locality Search underfckLRfckLR::VIRGINIA - VITAL RECORDSfckLR::VIRGINIA, [COUNTY] - VITAL RECORDS. fckLRfckLR==== Cohabitation Records ==== fckLRThe Cohabitation Records, offically titled, "Register of Colored Persons, Augusta County, State of Virginia, Cohabiting Together as Husband and Wife," are a record of free African American families living in Virginia immediately after the end of the Civil War. The records were created by the Freedmen's Bureau in an effort to document the marriages of formerly enslaved men and women that were legally recognized by an act of the Virginia Assembly in February 1866. Virginia State Law (White, Barnetta McGhee, Ph.D.,) ''Somebody Knows My Name: Marriages of Freed People in N.C. County by County.''(Athens, GA: Iberian Publishing Co.), 1995: xxxiv. For more information about these records see the [[Cohabitation Records]] and [[Virginia Cohabitation Records]] Wiki pages.</ref> | |||
=== '''Divorce Records''' === | === '''Divorce Records''' === | ||
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*''Virginia Genealogical Resources'' Clay, Robert Young. ''Virginia Genealogical Resources''. Detroit, Michigan: Detroit Society of Genealogical Research, 1980. {{FHL|330258|item}} Explains Virginia geography and the usefulness and availability of civil, church, and personal record types in Virginia, especially at the Library of Virginia. | *''Virginia Genealogical Resources'' Clay, Robert Young. ''Virginia Genealogical Resources''. Detroit, Michigan: Detroit Society of Genealogical Research, 1980. {{FHL|330258|item}} Explains Virginia geography and the usefulness and availability of civil, church, and personal record types in Virginia, especially at the Library of Virginia. | ||
*''Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources''. <ref>Eichholtz, Alice, ed. ''Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources''. Revised edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry, 1992. {{FHL|611946|item}} D27rb 1992. Contains bibliographies and background information on history and ethnic groups. Also contains maps and tables showing when each county was created.fckLRfckLR*''Virginia Genealogy: Sources and Resources.'' &amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;ref&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;McGinnis, Carol. ''Virginia Genealogy: Sources and Resources.'' Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publication Company, 1993. {{FHL|638715|item}} 975.5 A3m.fckLRfckLR*''Virginia Genealogical Research''. &amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;ref&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Schweitzer, George K. ''Virginia Genealogical Research''. Knoxville, Tennessee: G. Schweitzer, 1984. {{FHL|435227|item}} 975.5 D27s. Includes geography, bibliographies, repositories, and county-by-county inventories.fckLRfckLR== Family History Library Virginia Vital Records Collections ==fckLRfckLR&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;This is a collection of Family History Library records which are abstracted, indexed and titled the [[Virginia Vital Records Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Virginia Vital Records Index.]] For over 30 years, volunteer indexers extracted this information from microfilm copies of the original records. In 1998, a few of the entries were published on 7 CDs by the Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as the "North America Vital Records Index." This index is an index of the births, marriages, and deaths throughout Kentucky. The index is not necessarily complete for any particular place or region. fckLRfckLRThese records are availble online for free at [https://beta.familysearch.org/s/collection/list FamilySearch Historical Records Collection].fckLRfckLR=== References ===fckLR</ref> | *''Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources''. <ref>Eichholtz, Alice, ed. ''Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources''. Revised edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry, 1992. {{FHL|611946|item}} D27rb 1992. Contains bibliographies and background information on history and ethnic groups. Also contains maps and tables showing when each county was created.fckLRfckLR*''Virginia Genealogy: Sources and Resources.'' &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;ref&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;McGinnis, Carol. ''Virginia Genealogy: Sources and Resources.'' Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publication Company, 1993. {{FHL|638715|item}} 975.5 A3m.fckLRfckLR*''Virginia Genealogical Research''. &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;ref&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Schweitzer, George K. ''Virginia Genealogical Research''. Knoxville, Tennessee: G. Schweitzer, 1984. {{FHL|435227|item}} 975.5 D27s. Includes geography, bibliographies, repositories, and county-by-county inventories.fckLRfckLR== Family History Library Virginia Vital Records Collections ==fckLRfckLR&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;This is a collection of Family History Library records which are abstracted, indexed and titled the [[Virginia Vital Records Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Virginia Vital Records Index.]] For over 30 years, volunteer indexers extracted this information from microfilm copies of the original records. In 1998, a few of the entries were published on 7 CDs by the Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as the "North America Vital Records Index." This index is an index of the births, marriages, and deaths throughout Kentucky. The index is not necessarily complete for any particular place or region. fckLRfckLRThese records are availble online for free at [https://beta.familysearch.org/s/collection/list FamilySearch Historical Records Collection].fckLRfckLR=== References ===fckLR</ref> | ||
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