Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989
Digital images of marriage records from county courthouses. The records include registers, bonds, licenses, and returns. This collection includes the following counties: Accomack, Franklin, Giles, Rockingham, and Westmoreland. The content and time period varies.
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Virginia, County Marriage Records
What Is in This Collection?
This collection contains marriage records from county courthouses. The records include indexes, registers, bonds, licenses, and returns.
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
Collection Content
Sample Images
1835 Marriage Bond
1879 Marriage License
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Coverage Table
As of 28 January 2021 this collection contained records from the following counties. Counties where no records are included are not listed. 105 records from West Virginia are also included in this collection. these counties are: Barbour (1), Fayette (1), Kanawha (96), Mason (2), McDowell (1), Raleigh (1), Upshur (1), and Wood (1). Owing to privacy restrictions not all records may be visible.
| Place | Type | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Accomack | County | 772 |
| Albemarle | County | 1 |
| Alexandria | Independent City | 1 |
| Amelia | County | 6 |
| Amherst | County | 27,354 |
| Appomattox | County | 4 |
| Arlington | County | 1 |
| Bedford | County | 9,616 |
| Botetourt | County | 1 |
| Brunswick | County | 4 |
| Buchanan | County | 3 |
| Buckingham | County | 13 |
| Buena Vista | Independent City | 3 |
| Campbell | County | 1 |
| Charles City | County | 1 |
| Charlotte | County | 2 |
| Charlottesville | Independent City | 4 |
| Chesapeake | Independent City | 1 |
| Chesterfield | County | 1,283 |
| Clifton Forge | Independent City | 3 |
| Culpeper | County | 1 |
| Cumberland | County | 777 |
| Danville | Independent City | 1 |
| Dinwiddie | County | 15,298 |
| Fairfax | County | 4 |
| Fairfax | Independent City | 4 |
| Fauquier | County | 2 |
| Fluvanna | County | 7 |
| Franklin | County | 1 |
| Gloucester | County | 1 |
| Goochland | County | 2 |
| Grayson | County | 1 |
| Greensville | County | 1 |
| Hanover | County | 2 |
| Henrico | County | 3 |
| Henry | County | 8,213 |
| Highland | County | 2 |
| Isle of Wight | County | 13 |
| King and Queen | County | 1 |
| Lee | County | 2 |
| Loudoun | County | 1 |
| Louisa | County | 330 |
| Lynchburg | Independent City | 176 |
| Madison | County | 1 |
| Mecklenburg | County | 49,411 |
| Middlesex | County | 4,732 |
| Montgomery | County | 1 |
| Nelson | County | 10 |
| Newport News | Independent City | 1 |
| Norfolk | Independent City | 28 |
| Northampton | County | 14 |
| Nottoway | County | 3 |
| Orange | County | 1 |
| Petersburg | Independent City | 1 |
| Pittsylvania | County | 5 |
| Portsmouth | Independent City | 15,441 |
| Powhatan | County | 7 |
| Prince Edward | County | 88 |
| Prince William | County | 1 |
| Richmond | County | 141 |
| Roanoke | County | 3 |
| Rockbridge | County | 4,411 |
| Rockingham | County | 1 |
| Russell | County | 6 |
| Scott | County | 2 |
| Southampton | County | 6 |
| Suffolk | Independent City | 6,850 |
| Tazewell | County | 6 |
| Washington | County | 33 |
| Westmoreland | County | 1 |
| Winchester | Independent City | 1 |
| Wythe | County | 1 |
Digital Folder Number List
This collection contains a digital browse. Only the DGS numbers are displayed. Clicking the link in the DGS column will open a new window where you can see the images.
| DGS | Film | Item | County | Office | Type | Start Year | End Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7541286 | 1902188 | 1 | Accomack | Circuit Court | Minute book | 1896 | 1896 |
| 7541286 | 1902188 | 2 | Accomack | Justices of the Peace | Minute book | 1842 | 1844 |
| 7541286 | 1902188 | 3-7 | Accomack | Circuit Court | Administrator and executor bonds | 1784 | 1798 |
| 7541309 | 2070184 | 1 | Nansemond | County Court | Deed Book | 1900 | 1900 |
| 7541309 | 2070184 | 2 | Nansemond | County Court | Will Book | 1892 | 1900 |
| 7541309 | 2070184 | 3 | Nansemond | County Court | Marriage Index | 1900 | 1910 |
| 7541309 | 2070184 | 3 | Nansemond | County Court | Marriage Register | 1900 | 1910 |
| 7580067 | 1870816 | Mecklenburg | County Court | Marriage Licences | 1877 | 1881 |
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in the records:
- Names of the bride and groom
- Marriage date
- Marriage place
- Ages (some later records also give birth date)
- Birthplaces
- Marital status
- Residence of bride and groom
- Occupations
- Name of the clerk or the person performing the marriage
- Name of the parents of the bride and groom
Collection Details
Location of Original Records
Multiple County Clerks, Virginia
"Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989." Database with images. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 16 October 2025. Circuit court clerk offices, Virginia.
