Yes, if she has the consent of her guardian. See Henry St. George Tucker, _Commentaries on the Laws of Virginia . . ._, 1846, p. 94-5. Barbara Barbara Vines Little, CG PO Box 1273 Orange, VA 22960 phone: 540-832-3473 (evenings) fax: 540-832-5057 [log in to unmask] CG is a service mark of the Board for Certification of Genealogists®, used under license by board-certified associates who meet genealogical competency standards prescribed for those programs. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael M. Foreman" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2004 11:27 PM Subject: [VA-HIST] Minimum marriage age > Would a female, age 12, been allowed to marry in Virginia in 1838? > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html