Certain census years , , and also had mortality schedules were unfortunately destroyed , so you may find someone's death reported if it occurred in the year leading up to the census. Marriage Registers of Freedman , an article from Prologue This article describes the marriage records available for freed slaves and other records about slave families.
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General Info. The minister or town clerk recorded these announcements in a register, or you may find them interfiled with other town or church records. Marriage bonds are written guarantees or promises of payment made by the groom or another person often a relative of the bride to ensure that a forthcoming marriage would be legal.
The person who posted the bond was known as the surety or bondsman. The bond was presented to the minister or official who would perform the ceremony. The bond was then returned to the town or county clerk. These documents were frequently used in the southern and middle-Atlantic states up to the mid's.
Applications and licenses are the most common types of records showing intent to marry. These gradually replaced the use of banns, intentions, and bonds. A bride and groom obtained a license to be married by applying to the proper civil authorities, usually a town or county clerk.
These records have the most information of genealogical value, including the couple's names, ages, and residence. Later records also provide their race, birth dates, occupations, and usually the names of the parents. The license was presented to the person who performed the marriage and was later returned to the town or county clerk. Applications for a license are primarily a twentieth-century record. These often contain more detailed information than the license.
Consent papers may be available if the consent of a parent or guardian was required, often when the bride or groom was underage. The consent may have been verbal or written on the license or bond.
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