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Free Negro and Slave Records, 1781-1882, include a bond between Sophia Jones and the Commonwealth (1849); Peter Hutcheson's petition to exempt a slave from the levy (1788); lists of slaves (1851, 1853, 1856); certificates of importation of slaves (1781-1819); certificate of purchase of slaves (1837, 1838); fees for registrations of free negroes (1828, 1831); free negro register (1820); free negro registers renewed (1827, 1831, 1836, 1838, 1842); documents and lists relating to requisition of slaves and free negroes to work on the fortifications (1863-1865, n.d.); and a letter from former slave Jennie Brown of Corinth, Mississippi, to the sheriff inquiring about her family in Mecklenburg (1882).\n","The bond between Sophia Jones and the Commonwealth (1849) concerns the establishment of the fact that Sophia Jones is a free woman, not a slave, but is not entitled to remain in the state of Virginia. 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The county was named for Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, consort of King George III. \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.  The license, issued then by the clerk, was given to the minister who performed the service.\n","Until 1780, marriages could be performed only by ministers of the Established Church, who were required by law to record marriages in the parish register. In 1780, dissenting ministers(only four per county from each sect) were first permitted to perform marriage ceremonies. Ministers' returns were required by law beginning in 1780, so all marriages from that date would be of record in the county court clerk's office--thereby creating an official record. Some ministers adopted a custom of making collected returns--a list of marriages performed within a period of time such as a year or several years.  Beginning in 1784, marriage certificates were returned annually.  The law was rarely enforced, and ministers' returns were sometimes late, incorrect, incomplete and in many instances, not made at all.  Once the marriage service was performed, the minister submitted a return to the county clerk.  The county clerk recorded these returns along with other marriage records, such as licenses, in a volume.  \n","The ministers' returns, marriage licenses and index, from which thse volumes were compiled, were created by the County Court.\n","These volumes are located at the State Records Center.  Contact Archives Research Services for access information, directions and hours.\n","Additional Mecklenburg County Marriage Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia.  Consult  \"A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm.\"","Mecklenburg County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Mecklenburg County Court Records may be found in the Virginia Lost Records Localities Collection at the Library of Virginia. Search the  Lost Records Localities Database  found at the Library of Virginia's web site.\n","Mecklenburg County (Va.) Ministers' Returns, Marriage Licneses and Index, 1785-1842, records the returns made by individual ministers of marriages performed within the county.  Whether single or in the form of lists, these returns record the date of the marriage and the names of both parties.  Single returns mentioned the location of the marriage and sometimes the minister's denomination.  This volume also contains marriage licenses prepared by the county clerk and presented to the minister who would perform the ceremony.  These signed documents \"authorized and licensed\" or \"licensed and permitted\" the ministers to perform the actual marriage ceremonies.  The license indicated to the minister and the public that there were no impediments to the marriage.  These licenses were intermixed with the ministers' returns from 1832-1842 (pages 105-164.)  There are some interesting notes found in the back of the volume.  On page 27, there is a record of a marriage (1799) between slaves Thomas and Mary owned by Sir Peyton Skipwith.  Page 47 records the marriage (1811) between Thomas Hill \u0026 Fanny R. Baptist, the parents of notable Confederate General A. P. Hill.  In 1822, page 76, is a marriage of free coloured persons William Kersey and Margaret Ivey.  \n","In addition to this volume, a separate, handwritten index was created. 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