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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,'' ........" <ref>fckLRfckLR"Until 1786, the Anglican Church was the state church of Virginia.&amp;nbsp; In accordance with English law, the church kept parish registers of vital statistics.&amp;nbsp; Most no longer exist.&amp;nbsp; Some are in the Virginia State Library.&amp;nbsp; The Archives Division of the Virginia State Library has copies of all existing Virginia birth and death records prior to 1896."&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; ''Handbook for Genealogist ''page 701</ref> | " 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>fckLRfckLR"Until 1786, the Anglican Church was the state church of Virginia.&amp;amp;amp;nbsp; In accordance with English law, the church kept parish registers of vital statistics.&amp;amp;amp;nbsp; Most no longer exist.&amp;amp;amp;nbsp; Some are in the Virginia State Library.&amp;amp;amp;nbsp; The Archives Division of the Virginia State Library has copies of all existing Virginia birth and death records prior to 1896."&amp;amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;amp;nbsp; ''Handbook for Genealogist ''page 701</ref> | ||
== Birth and Death Records == | == Birth and Death 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;lt;ref&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;lt;ref&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;lt;br&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;lt;ref&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;lt;ref&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;lt;br&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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