Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

No microfilm copy available. Volume is available to the public.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Marriage Bonds, 1810-1816. Local Government Records Collection, Caroline County Court Records, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

The original volume was compiled and created by the Virginia State Library's(now the Library of Virginia)Archives Division from the original court records found in the Caroline County Circuit Court Clerk's Office.

The negative photostatic copy was created by the Virginia State Library's (now the Library of Virginia) Archives Division from the original compilation.

Historical Information

Caroline County was formed in 1728 from Essex, King and Queen and King William counties. Additional parts of King and Queen county were added in 1742 and 1762. It was named for Caroline of Anspach, consort of George II.

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.

Most loose records and deed books prior to 1836 and will books prior to 1853 were stolen, mutilated, and/or destroyed by Union troops who ransacked the courthouse in May 1864. A near-complete run of order books exists.

Scope and Content

Marriage Bonds, 1810-1816, records the bonds of marriage between a bride and groom within the county. This volume also includes marriage consents.

Arrangement

Chronological.

Related Material

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

See the Lost Records Localities Digital Collection available at Virginia Memory.

For more information and a listing of lost records localities see Lost Records research note .

Separated Material

The original compilation is found at the Library of Virginia's State Records Center.

Access Terms

• Caroline County (Va.)--History--19th century.
• Caroline County (Va.). Circuit Court.
• Local government records--Virginia--Caroline County.
• Marriage bonds--Virginia--Caroline County.
• Marriage consents--Virginia--Caroline County.
• Marriage records--Virginia--Caroline County.
• Marriage--Virginia--Caroline County.

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