Surry County (Va.) Registers of Convicts, Vols. 1 and 2, 1872-1929
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Surry County was formed from James City County about 1652. Surry County was named for the county of Surrey in England. Prior to 1853, when the Commonwealth began recording vital statistics, Virginia marriages were recorded at the county or city level. Beginning in 1661, in order to be married by license, the groom was required to go before the county clerk and give bond with security that there was no lawful reason to prevent the marriage. The license, issued then by the...