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Prince Edward County (Va.) Marriage Licenses, 1861-1870, is a record of marriage licenses issued by the county clerk throughout Prince Edward County in the mid-nineteenth century. All licenses follow a set form and include the following information: date of marriage, place of marriage, full names of both parties married, ages of both parties, condition of both parties, place of husband's birth, place of wife's birth, place of husband's residence, place of wife's residence, names of husband's parents, names of wife's parents and occupation of husband. Marriages between "free persons of color" and colored persons are noted between 1863 to 1870. There is no index for the volume.

Prince Edward County (Va.) Marriage Register, 1850-1859, records the date fo the marriage license by year, month and day and the names of both parties. Entries are listed alphabetically (A-Y) by the groom's surname. Additional information sometimes includes the date of the marriage certificate and by whom married as noted on the opposite page. Marriages between "free persons of color", 1851-1859, are noted in parentheses next to the parties names. Also noted in parentheses are the notice of consent by parent or guardian and sometimes the bride's parentage.