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Surry County was named for the county of Surrey in England.\n","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.\n","Created in 1652. Order books for 1718–1741 and various other early\nvolumes are fragmentary. Most loose records prior to 1806 are missing. Courthouse fires in 1906 and 1922\ndid not result in loss of records, however, because at that time records were housed in a separate clerk’s office.","Additional Surry County Marriage Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia.  Consult \"A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm\" found on the Library of Virginia web site at www.lva.lib.va.us/whatwehave/local/local_rec/index.html.\n","Surry County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Surry County Records may be found in the Virginia Lost Records Localities Collection at the Library of Virginia. Search the  Lost Records Localities Digital Collection  available at Virginia Memory.","Surry County (Va.) Marriage Register, 1768-1853, is essentially divided into two sections.  The first section covering pages 1-206, 1768-1850, records the date of the marriage bond, the names of both parties, the names of the parents or guardians and the security or witnesses present.  From 1809-1850, pages 80-206,  there are eleven entries for marriages between \"free persons of color.\"  The second section covering pages 207-268, 1785-1853, records the date of the marriage, the names of both parties, the minister's name and the religious denomination of the minister.  In additon, pages 269-277 (1850-1853) record the same information found in the first section.  Beginning in 1852, however,  the date of the marriage license (instead of marriage bond) is recorded.  Page 278 lists three undated marriage bonds.  Pages 279-281 (1853) record more extensive information--the date of the marriage,  personal statistics on the bride and groom, the name of the minister and the location of the marriage ceremony.  Like the first section, there are numerous entries recorded  (48 total)  for marriages between \"free persons of color\"--from 1804-1853 (pages 218-279.)\n","Index to Marriage Register, 1768-1853, is a separate volume.  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