In the 1950’s and 1960’s, VA couples from my area east of Richmond would travel to, I think, Spartanburg, SC to get married as they were below the VA statutory legal age. Definitely in SC. 

On a slightly different note, I found that as long as one of the marrying parties believed it was a legal marriage, it was deemed legal by VA. Evidently that was a serious enough problem for it to be addressed statewide.

Lyle Browning

> On Aug 14, 2018, at 10:02 AM, Barbara Vines Little <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Laws regarding marriages did not remain static. There were various changes involving the degree of relationship (including a man marrying a deceased wife's sister) allowed in a lawful marriage, but essentially until at least 1853 Virginia law required either banns (until 1848) or a license obtained in the jurisdiction (county or city) of the residence of the bride and permission for any person (male or female) under twenty-one of the parent or guardian. In 1831 (p. 27) a mother's consent became acceptable if there was no father or guardian. Beginning in 1811 (p.34) ministers from other states were authorized to marry in Virginia.
> 
> Page numbers reference
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> /Virginia General Assembly Session Laws, 1808-1853/.The /Session Laws/ are available on microfilm in the Library’s West Reading Room.
> 
> See also
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> http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/guides/bibguides.htm
> 
> 
> Early Virginia Marriage Records <http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/guides/Research_Note_26.pdf> (pdf)
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> On 8/14/2018 8:37 AM, Keith Kirkland wrote:
>> Hello -
>> 
>> I'm having an ongoing discussion with another genealogical forum concerning
>> Virginia vs North Carolina marriages. We have a question that I'm hoping
>> someone here may be able to answer.
>> 
>> I, like many others in the forum, have noticed that many of my ancestors
>> traveled from the Southside area of Virginia across the state line to
>> Northern North Carolina counties to get married -  with the majority of
>> those marriages occurring in Warren County, North Carolina.
>> 
>> The question I have is: why? Why did so many people from Brunswick,
>> Mecklenburg, Lunenburg, and Greensville counties in Virginia choose to
>> marry in Warren County, North Carolina?
>> 
>> I was wondering if anyone familiar with 19th century Virginia law could
>> explicitly state the requirements necessary for citizens of Virginia to
>> marry and do the same for North Carolina?
>> 
>> Thank you
> 
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