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Chesterfield County (Va.) Marriage Register and Index, 1771-1853

Marriage Register, 1771-1853, is essentially divided into two sections. The first section covering pages 1-335, 1771-1847, records the date of the marriage bond, the names of both parties, the names of the parents or guardians present and the names of the security or witnesses in attendance. Added features of this section, found on pages 336-361, 1848-1851, are the minister's name and the date of the marriage. The second section covering pages 363-491, 1851-1853, records the date of the marriage, the names of both parties, the minister's name and the religious denomination of the minister. In addition, this section includes ordination bonds (pp. 493-494) which record the minister's name, the security or witnesses present and the religious denomination of the minister. These bonds cover the years 1785, 1788-1790, 1792, 1799, 1802-1803. A minster's license to preach is also found on page 494. Undated marrige bonds, which record the same information found in the volume's first section, are found on pages 495-497. A significant number of marriages between free persons of color, from 1807-1850, are found between pages 87-356.

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Chesterfield County (Va.) Marriage Register and Index, 1771-1853

Marriage Register, 1771-1853, is essentially divided into two sections. The first section covering pages 1-335, 1771-1847, records the date of the marriage bond, the names of both parties, the names of the parents or guardians present and the names of the security or witnesses in attendance. Added features of this section, found on pages 336-361, 1848-1851, are the minister's name and the date of the marriage. The second section covering pages 363-491, 1851-1853, records the date of the marriage, the names of both parties, the minister's name and the religious denomination of the minister. In addition, this section includes ordination bonds (pp. 493-494) which record the minister's name, the security or witnesses present and the religious denomination of the minister. These bonds cover the years 1785, 1788-1790, 1792, 1799, 1802-1803. A minster's license to preach is also found on page 494. Undated marrige bonds, which record the same information found in the volume's first section, are found on pages 495-497. A significant number of marriages between free persons of color, from 1807-1850, are found between pages 87-356.

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