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| *Virginia Marriage Records - [http://www.genwed.com/state/vagen.htm Accomack to York County Virginia Marriage Records]. Membership required ($). | | *Virginia Marriage Records - [http://www.genwed.com/state/vagen.htm Accomack to York County Virginia Marriage Records]. Membership required ($). |
| *[http://www.deathindexes.com/virginia/ Online Virginia Death Records and Indexes] This site contain a selection of links to online death and death-related records collected by Joe Beine. | | *[http://www.deathindexes.com/virginia/ Online Virginia Death Records and Indexes] This site contain a selection of links to online death and death-related records collected by Joe Beine. |
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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."
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| "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,'' ..."<ref>Alice Eichholz, ed., ''Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources. 3rd ed''. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 771. ({{FHL|1185723|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27rb 2004}}) [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/55947869 WorldCat entry].</ref>
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| "Until 1786, the Anglican Church was the state church of Virginia. In accordance with English law, the church kept parish registers of vital statistics. Most no longer exist. Some are in the [[Library of Virginia]]. The Archives Division of the [[Library of Virginia]] has copies of all existing Virginia births and deaths prior to 1896 ..."<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.'' (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 701 ({{FHL|1852055|item|disp=FHL book 973 D27e 2002]}}.</ref>
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| == Birth and Death Records == | | == Birth and Death Records == |