Marriage Register, 1730-1853

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There are at least two marriages between free persons of color--on pages 127 and 389. Entries on pages 391 and 392 (1853) include some additional information such as the husband's occupation, the ages of the couple and the father of the bride's occupation. A wonderful cross-reference is found on pages 393-399. There is a list of marriages copied from ministers' returns, 1785-1793, found in deed books (Numbers 15 and 16) and an order book (Number 19) for the county. In addition, the last page of the volume (p. 400) records the dates of marriage and the names of both parties in ceremonies (1788-1793) performed by one minister in particular.

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