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== Introduction to Vital Records == | == Introduction to Vital Records == | ||
" The first laws of Virginia were called the | " 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,'' ........" ''Red Book ''page 771 | " 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 | ||
"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 Virginia State Library. The Archives Division of the Virginia State Library has copies of all existing Virginia birth and death records prior to 1896." ''Handbook for Genealogist ''page 701 | |||
== Birth and Death Records == | == Birth and Death Records == | ||