Greensville County (Va.) Marriage Register, 1850-1861

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
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POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Greensville County (Va.) Marriage Register, 1850-1861. Local government records collection, Greensville County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Summary

Creator:
Greensville County (Va.) Circuit Court.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Greensville County (Va.) Marriage Register, 1850-1861. Local government records collection, Greensville County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Greensville County (Va.) Marriage Register, 1850-1861, is a list of licenses issued by the County Court clerk. These licenses include the names of the parties and the party of consent. The ages of the parties and the filing date for the license are periodically listed. From 1859-1861, a number was given to each license recorded. An internal index, A-W, is unnumbered. This index is arranged alphabetically by surnames according to the page number in the volume.

Biographical / historical:

Greensville County was formed from Brunswick County on 28 November 1780. The county court first met on 22 February 1781. Subsequent additions were made from Brunswick (1787) and Sussex (1802) Counties.

Prior to 1853, when the Commonwealth began recording vital statistics, Virginia marriages were recorded at the county or city level. Beginning in 1661, in order to be married by license, the groom was required to go before the county clerk and give bond with security that there was no lawful reason to prevent the marriage. The license, issued by the clerk, was given to the minister who performed the service. Written consent from a parent or guardian was needed for individuals younger than twenty-one years.

The original marriage records, from which this volume was compiled, were created by the County Court.

Acquisition information:
This item came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Greensville County.
Arrangement:

Arranged chronologically by month, day and year.

Physical location:
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Physical description:
1 v. (16 p.)