A Guide to the Lancaster County (Va.) Marriage Register and Index, 1715-1852 Lancaster County (Va.) Marriage Register and Index, 1715-1852 1111586-1111587

A Guide to the Lancaster County (Va.) Marriage Register and Index, 1715-1852

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Repository
Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers
1111586-1111587
Title
previous hit Lancaster  next hit County (Va.) Marriage Register and Index, 1715-1852
Physical Characteristics
2 volumes
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Use microfilm copy, previous hit Lancaster  next hit County, Reel 44.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

previous hit Lancaster  next hit County (Va.) Marriage Register and Index, 1715-1852. previous hit Lancaster  next hit County Reel 44, Local Government Records Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

The original volumes were compiled by the Virginia State Library's (now the Library of Virginia) Archives Division from the original court records found in the previous hit Lancaster  next hit County Circuit Court Clerk's Office. The microfilm copy of these volumes was generated by The Genealogical Society of Utah--while filming on-site at the Virginia State Library (now the Library of Virginia.)

Historical Information

previous hit Lancaster  next hit County was formed from Northumberland and York counties in 1651. It was probably named for the English county.

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 then 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.

Scope and Content

Marriage Register, 1715-1852, is essentially divided into two sections. The first section covering pages 1-220, 1715-1848, records the date of the marriage bond, the names of both parties, the names of the parents or guardian of the wife and the security or witnesses present. The second section covering pages 221-262, 1752-1852, records the date of marriage, the names of both parties, the minister's name and the religious denomination of the minister. The last page of the volume (263) records a Minister's Bond from 1810.

Index to Marriage Register, 1715-1852, is a separate volume. This typescript index is arranged alphabetically from A-Y according to the last and first names of both parties. Alternate spellings of last names are offset with a see also. Occasionally, this volume also lists alternate names of individuals (aliases) in parentheses.

Arrangement

Chronological.

Related Material

Additional previous hit Lancaster County Marriage Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

Separated Material

The original compilations are found at the Library of Virginia's State Records Center.


Access Terms

  • Christian sects--Virginia-- previous hit Lancaster  next hit County.
  • Clergy--Virginia-- previous hit Lancaster  next hit County.
  • Indexes (reference sources)--Virginia-- previous hit Lancaster  next hit County.
  • previous hit Lancaster  next hit County (Va.)--History.
  • previous hit Lancaster  next hit County (Va.). Circuit Court.
  • Local government records--Virginia-- previous hit Lancaster  next hit County.
  • Marriage records--Virginia-- previous hit Lancaster  next hit County.
  • Marriage registers--Virginia-- previous hit Lancaster  next hit County.
  • Marriage--Virginia-- previous hit Lancaster  next hit County.

Contents List

1111586
Index to Marriage Register (Original Compilation), 1715-1852
1111587
Marriage Register (Original Compilation), 1715-1852