Virginia Marriage Records

Marriages--Virginia Before 1824

Description: The Virginia marriage records are divided into two

classes-those contained in the parish registers, and the marriage bonds

or intentions, which were filed with the county clerk. This database,

of over 9,000 names, treats principally with the latter class of

records. The marriage records are printed under their individual

counties, and each entry includes the names of the individuals, and

the date of marriage.

Bibliography: Crozier, William Armstrong. Early Virginia Marriages.

Baltimore, MD: Southern Book Co., 1953.

Early Virginia Marriages

Charles City County

page 39

October 21, 1847, Beverley W. Ammons and Jane Frances Snipes

Marriages--Virginia to 1800

Description: This database of Virginia marriages to 1800 contains over

85,000 names. Each entry includes groom, bride, marriage date, county,

and state. Every name is indexed so you can search for one name, or two

names that are linked.

The marriage date is usually the date of marriage as given in the

original entry. However, when no marriage date is given (e.g., the

"marriage return" was not provided to the record keeper), the date of

the license is used. In a few cases, a marriage will be listed twice,

but in two different counties. This most often happened when a couple

obtained a license in one county, but were actually married in another.

These marriage records, compiled by Liahona Research at the LDS Family

History Library in Salt Lake City, UT, unfortunately do not contain

citations for the origin of each entry. The purpose of this database is

to provide a time and place for as many marriages as possible. It is up

to the researcher to examine original records (see the Family History

Library Catalog--available at any LDS family history center-- under the

heading "Vital Records" for the appropriate locality) and gather

whatever additional genealogical information is desired. Bibliography: Dodd, Jordan R, et. al. Early American Marriages:

Virginia to 1800. Bountiful, UT: Precision Indexing Publishers, 19xx.

Kidwell, Fanny married Snape, Nathaniel on 20 Dec 1789 in Fauquier County,

Virginia