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Goochland County (Va.) Ministers' Returns, 1794-1853

Goochland County (Va.) Ministers' Returns, 1794-1853, records the returns made by individual minsters of marriages performed within the county. The majority of returns are in the form of lists which record the date of marriage and names of both parties. In the process of preparing and sending the returns, the name of the minister and the minister's denomination are also recorded. As part of the return process, ministers filed marriage certificates with the county clerk. The signed documents certified that a minister had performed the actual marriage ceremony between the named individuals on a certain date.

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Goochland County (Va.) Ministers' Returns, 1794-1853

Goochland County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Goochland County (Va.) Ministers' Returns, 1794-1853, records the returns made by individual minsters of marriages performed within the county. The majority of returns are in the form of lists which record the date of marriage and names of both parties. In the process of preparing and sending the returns, the name of the minister and the minister's denomination are also recorded. As part of the return process, ministers filed marriage certificates with the county clerk. The signed documents certified that a minister had performed the actual marriage ceremony between the named individuals on a certain date.

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