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Worcester County Marriage Records, 1795-1865

Number of Records
41

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October 11, 2021

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All Records in Worcester County Marriage Records, 1795-1865

  • Record #1
    Surname (groom)
    -
    First Name (groom)
    Joseph
    Surname (bride)
    -
    First Name (bride)
    Sarah
    Date of Record (License)
    29 Jul 1806
    Designation (groom)
    Negro
    Surname (groom)
    -
    First Name (groom)
    Joseph
    Designation (bride)
    Negro
    Surname (bride)
    -
    First Name (bride)
    Sarah
    Date of Record (License)
    29 Jul 1806
    Alias (if noted)
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  • Record #2
    Surname (groom)
    -
    First Name (groom)
    Levin
    Surname (bride)
    Harmon
    First Name (bride)
    Hannah
    Date of Record (License)
    11 Nov 1808
    Designation (groom)
    -
    Surname (groom)
    -
    First Name (groom)
    Levin
    Designation (bride)
    Negro
    Surname (bride)
    Harmon
    First Name (bride)
    Hannah
    Date of Record (License)
    11 Nov 1808
    Alias (if noted)
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  • Record #3
    Surname (groom)
    Adams
    First Name (groom)
    John
    Surname (bride)
    Pinkett
    First Name (bride)
    Charlotte E
    Date of Record (License)
    12 Jan 1854
    Designation (groom)
    Free negro
    Surname (groom)
    Adams
    First Name (groom)
    John
    Designation (bride)
    Free negro
    Surname (bride)
    Pinkett
    First Name (bride)
    Charlotte E
    Date of Record (License)
    12 Jan 1854
    Alias (if noted)
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  • Record #4
    Surname (groom)
    Allen
    First Name (groom)
    James
    Surname (bride)
    Jones
    First Name (bride)
    Caroline
    Date of Record (License)
    1 Jan 1865
    Designation (groom)
    Free negro
    Surname (groom)
    Allen
    First Name (groom)
    James
    Designation (bride)
    Free negro
    Surname (bride)
    Jones
    First Name (bride)
    Caroline
    Date of Record (License)
    1 Jan 1865
    Alias (if noted)
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  • Record #5
    Surname (groom)
    Anderson
    First Name (groom)
    James
    Surname (bride)
    Fooks
    First Name (bride)
    Sarah Jane
    Date of Record (License)
    21 Oct 1854
    Designation (groom)
    Free negro
    Surname (groom)
    Anderson
    First Name (groom)
    James
    Designation (bride)
    Free negro
    Surname (bride)
    Fooks
    First Name (bride)
    Sarah Jane
    Date of Record (License)
    21 Oct 1854
    Alias (if noted)
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  • Record #6
    Surname (groom)
    Ballard
    First Name (groom)
    William
    Surname (bride)
    Fisher
    First Name (bride)
    Ame
    Date of Record (License)
    22 May 1818
    Designation (groom)
    Negro
    Surname (groom)
    Ballard
    First Name (groom)
    William
    Designation (bride)
    Negro
    Surname (bride)
    Fisher
    First Name (bride)
    Ame
    Date of Record (License)
    22 May 1818
    Alias (if noted)
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  • Record #7
    Surname (groom)
    Beckets
    First Name (groom)
    John
    Surname (bride)
    Bevans
    First Name (bride)
    Harriet
    Date of Record (License)
    2 Jul 1864
    Designation (groom)
    Free negro
    Surname (groom)
    Beckets
    First Name (groom)
    John
    Designation (bride)
    Free negro
    Surname (bride)
    Bevans
    First Name (bride)
    Harriet
    Date of Record (License)
    2 Jul 1864
    Alias (if noted)
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  • Record #8
    Surname (groom)
    Bishop
    First Name (groom)
    Eben
    Surname (bride)
    Irving
    First Name (bride)
    Rhoda
    Date of Record (License)
    31 May 1811
    Designation (groom)
    Slave
    Surname (groom)
    Bishop
    First Name (groom)
    Eben
    Designation (bride)
    Free negro
    Surname (bride)
    Irving
    First Name (bride)
    Rhoda
    Date of Record (License)
    31 May 1811
    Alias (if noted)
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  • Record #9
    Surname (groom)
    Bishop
    First Name (groom)
    James
    Surname (bride)
    Purnell
    First Name (bride)
    Margaret A
    Date of Record (License)
    22 Nov 1857
    Designation (groom)
    Free negro
    Surname (groom)
    Bishop
    First Name (groom)
    James
    Designation (bride)
    Free negro
    Surname (bride)
    Purnell
    First Name (bride)
    Margaret A
    Date of Record (License)
    22 Nov 1857
    Alias (if noted)
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  • Record #10
    Surname (groom)
    Blake
    First Name (groom)
    William
    Surname (bride)
    Ballard
    First Name (bride)
    Mary
    Date of Record (License)
    22 Sep 1847
    Designation (groom)
    Negro
    Surname (groom)
    Blake
    First Name (groom)
    William
    Designation (bride)
    Negro
    Surname (bride)
    Ballard
    First Name (bride)
    Mary
    Date of Record (License)
    22 Sep 1847
    Alias (if noted)
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  • Record #11
    Surname (groom)
    Coston
    First Name (groom)
    George
    Surname (bride)
    Summers
    First Name (bride)
    Mary
    Date of Record (License)
    26 May 1863
    Designation (groom)
    Free negro
    Surname (groom)
    Coston
    First Name (groom)
    George
    Designation (bride)
    Free negro
    Surname (bride)
    Summers
    First Name (bride)
    Mary
    Date of Record (License)
    26 May 1863
    Alias (if noted)
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  • Record #12
    Surname (groom)
    Cottingham
    First Name (groom)
    Robert
    Surname (bride)
    Whittington
    First Name (bride)
    Esther
    Date of Record (License)
    18 May 1811
    Designation (groom)
    Free negro
    Surname (groom)
    Cottingham
    First Name (groom)
    Robert
    Designation (bride)
    Slave
    Surname (bride)
    Whittington
    First Name (bride)
    Esther
    Date of Record (License)
    18 May 1811
    Alias (if noted)
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  • Record #13
    Surname (groom)
    Dashiel
    First Name (groom)
    George
    Surname (bride)
    Lane
    First Name (bride)
    Sally Dennis
    Date of Record (License)
    5 Oct 1799
    Designation (groom)
    Negro
    Surname (groom)
    Dashiel
    First Name (groom)
    George
    Designation (bride)
    Negro
    Surname (bride)
    Lane
    First Name (bride)
    Sally Dennis
    Date of Record (License)
    5 Oct 1799
    Alias (if noted)
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  • Record #14
    Surname (groom)
    Davis
    First Name (groom)
    Jeremiah
    Surname (bride)
    Dixon
    First Name (bride)
    Leah
    Date of Record (License)
    8 Nov 1857
    Designation (groom)
    Negro
    Surname (groom)
    Davis
    First Name (groom)
    Jeremiah
    Designation (bride)
    Negro
    Surname (bride)
    Dixon
    First Name (bride)
    Leah
    Date of Record (License)
    8 Nov 1857
    Alias (if noted)
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  • Record #15
    Surname (groom)
    Dirickson
    First Name (groom)
    Albert
    Surname (bride)
    Bishop
    First Name (bride)
    Charlotte
    Date of Record (License)
    12 Sep 1853
    Designation (groom)
    Free negro
    Surname (groom)
    Dirickson
    First Name (groom)
    Albert
    Designation (bride)
    Free negro
    Surname (bride)
    Bishop
    First Name (bride)
    Charlotte
    Date of Record (License)
    12 Sep 1853
    Alias (if noted)
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  • Record #16
    Surname (groom)
    Dixon
    First Name (groom)
    David
    Surname (bride)
    Hutt
    First Name (bride)
    Elizabeth
    Date of Record (License)
    30 Apr 1860
    Designation (groom)
    Free negro
    Surname (groom)
    Dixon
    First Name (groom)
    David
    Designation (bride)
    Free negro
    Surname (bride)
    Hutt
    First Name (bride)
    Elizabeth
    Date of Record (License)
    30 Apr 1860
    Alias (if noted)
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  • Record #17
    Surname (groom)
    Douglas
    First Name (groom)
    James
    Surname (bride)
    Roach
    First Name (bride)
    Ara
    Date of Record (License)
    14 Nov 1864
    Designation (groom)
    Negro
    Surname (groom)
    Douglas
    First Name (groom)
    James
    Designation (bride)
    Negro
    Surname (bride)
    Roach
    First Name (bride)
    Ara
    Date of Record (License)
    14 Nov 1864
    Alias (if noted)
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  • Record #18
    Surname (groom)
    Fisher
    First Name (groom)
    Ezekiel
    Surname (bride)
    Kendall
    First Name (bride)
    Mariah
    Date of Record (License)
    1 Mar 1819
    Designation (groom)
    Negro
    Surname (groom)
    Fisher
    First Name (groom)
    Ezekiel
    Designation (bride)
    Negro
    Surname (bride)
    Kendall
    First Name (bride)
    Mariah
    Date of Record (License)
    1 Mar 1819
    Alias (if noted)
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  • Record #19
    Surname (groom)
    Hammond
    First Name (groom)
    Robert
    Surname (bride)
    Colbourne
    First Name (bride)
    Leah
    Date of Record (License)
    24 Nov 1858
    Designation (groom)
    Negro
    Surname (groom)
    Hammond
    First Name (groom)
    Robert
    Designation (bride)
    Negro
    Surname (bride)
    Colbourne
    First Name (bride)
    Leah
    Date of Record (License)
    24 Nov 1858
    Alias (if noted)
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  • Record #20
    Surname (groom)
    Harmon
    First Name (groom)
    Littleton
    Surname (bride)
    Selby
    First Name (bride)
    Leah
    Date of Record (License)
    19 Aug 1851
    Designation (groom)
    Free negro
    Surname (groom)
    Harmon
    First Name (groom)
    Littleton
    Designation (bride)
    Free negro
    Surname (bride)
    Selby
    First Name (bride)
    Leah
    Date of Record (License)
    19 Aug 1851
    Alias (if noted)
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  • Record #21
    Surname (groom)
    Harmon
    First Name (groom)
    Peter
    Surname (bride)
    Parker
    First Name (bride)
    Margaret
    Date of Record (License)
    26 Mar 1856
    Designation (groom)
    Free negro
    Surname (groom)
    Harmon
    First Name (groom)
    Peter
    Designation (bride)
    Free negro
    Surname (bride)
    Parker
    First Name (bride)
    Margaret
    Date of Record (License)
    26 Mar 1856
    Alias (if noted)
    Selby, Margaret
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  • Record #22
    Surname (groom)
    Henry
    First Name (groom)
    Robert
    Surname (bride)
    Franklin
    First Name (bride)
    Fanny
    Date of Record (License)
    16 Jun 1865
    Designation (groom)
    Negro
    Surname (groom)
    Henry
    First Name (groom)
    Robert
    Designation (bride)
    Negro
    Surname (bride)
    Franklin
    First Name (bride)
    Fanny
    Date of Record (License)
    16 Jun 1865
    Alias (if noted)
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  • Record #23
    Surname (groom)
    Leonard
    First Name (groom)
    William
    Surname (bride)
    Pinkett
    First Name (bride)
    Sarah A
    Date of Record (License)
    15 Jan 1857
    Designation (groom)
    Free negro
    Surname (groom)
    Leonard
    First Name (groom)
    William
    Designation (bride)
    Free negro
    Surname (bride)
    Pinkett
    First Name (bride)
    Sarah A
    Date of Record (License)
    15 Jan 1857
    Alias (if noted)
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  • Record #24
    Surname (groom)
    Lewis
    First Name (groom)
    Benjamin
    Surname (bride)
    Brown
    First Name (bride)
    Isabella
    Date of Record (License)
    27 Mar 1813
    Designation (groom)
    Free negro
    Surname (groom)
    Lewis
    First Name (groom)
    Benjamin
    Designation (bride)
    Free negro
    Surname (bride)
    Brown
    First Name (bride)
    Isabella
    Date of Record (License)
    27 Mar 1813
    Alias (if noted)
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  • Record #25
    Surname (groom)
    Long
    First Name (groom)
    Robert
    Surname (bride)
    Coston
    First Name (bride)
    Harriet
    Date of Record (License)
    27 Jan 1864
    Designation (groom)
    Free negro
    Surname (groom)
    Long
    First Name (groom)
    Robert
    Designation (bride)
    Free negro
    Surname (bride)
    Coston
    First Name (bride)
    Harriet
    Date of Record (License)
    27 Jan 1864
    Alias (if noted)
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  • Record #26
    Surname (groom)
    Manuel
    First Name (groom)
    James B
    Surname (bride)
    Dixon
    First Name (bride)
    Jane
    Date of Record (License)
    18 Mar 1856
    Designation (groom)
    Free negro
    Surname (groom)
    Manuel
    First Name (groom)
    James B
    Designation (bride)
    Free negro
    Surname (bride)
    Dixon
    First Name (bride)
    Jane
    Date of Record (License)
    18 Mar 1856
    Alias (if noted)
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  • Record #27
    Surname (groom)
    Mills
    First Name (groom)
    George
    Surname (bride)
    Roach
    First Name (bride)
    Mahala
    Date of Record (License)
    22 Oct 1864
    Designation (groom)
    Negro
    Surname (groom)
    Mills
    First Name (groom)
    George
    Designation (bride)
    Negro
    Surname (bride)
    Roach
    First Name (bride)
    Mahala
    Date of Record (License)
    22 Oct 1864
    Alias (if noted)
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  • Record #28
    Surname (groom)
    Parsons
    First Name (groom)
    Noah
    Surname (bride)
    Blake
    First Name (bride)
    Mary Jane
    Date of Record (License)
    3 Mar 1853
    Designation (groom)
    Negro
    Surname (groom)
    Parsons
    First Name (groom)
    Noah
    Designation (bride)
    Negro
    Surname (bride)
    Blake
    First Name (bride)
    Mary Jane
    Date of Record (License)
    3 Mar 1853
    Alias (if noted)
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  • Record #29
    Surname (groom)
    Purnell
    First Name (groom)
    George
    Surname (bride)
    Rowley
    First Name (bride)
    Matilda
    Date of Record (License)
    14 Sep 1864
    Designation (groom)
    Free negro
    Surname (groom)
    Purnell
    First Name (groom)
    George
    Designation (bride)
    Free negro
    Surname (bride)
    Rowley
    First Name (bride)
    Matilda
    Date of Record (License)
    14 Sep 1864
    Alias (if noted)
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  • Record #30
    Surname (groom)
    Purnell
    First Name (groom)
    George
    Surname (bride)
    Selby
    First Name (bride)
    Mary Jane
    Date of Record (License)
    21 Feb 1850
    Designation (groom)
    Free negro
    Surname (groom)
    Purnell
    First Name (groom)
    George
    Designation (bride)
    Free negro
    Surname (bride)
    Selby
    First Name (bride)
    Mary Jane
    Date of Record (License)
    21 Feb 1850
    Alias (if noted)
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  • Record #31
    Surname (groom)
    Robins
    First Name (groom)
    Ambrose
    Surname (bride)
    Purnell
    First Name (bride)
    Charlotte Ann
    Date of Record (License)
    12 Aug 1845
    Designation (groom)
    Free negro
    Surname (groom)
    Robins
    First Name (groom)
    Ambrose
    Designation (bride)
    Free negro
    Surname (bride)
    Purnell
    First Name (bride)
    Charlotte Ann
    Date of Record (License)
    12 Aug 1845
    Alias (if noted)
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  • Record #32
    Surname (groom)
    Shockly
    First Name (groom)
    Gillis
    Surname (bride)
    Richards
    First Name (bride)
    Betsey
    Date of Record (License)
    8 May 1811
    Designation (groom)
    Negro
    Surname (groom)
    Shockly
    First Name (groom)
    Gillis
    Designation (bride)
    Negro
    Surname (bride)
    Richards
    First Name (bride)
    Betsey
    Date of Record (License)
    8 May 1811
    Alias (if noted)
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  • Record #33
    Surname (groom)
    Smack
    First Name (groom)
    William
    Surname (bride)
    Water
    First Name (bride)
    Mary Jane
    Date of Record (License)
    3 Jan 1865
    Designation (groom)
    Free negro
    Surname (groom)
    Smack
    First Name (groom)
    William
    Designation (bride)
    Free negro
    Surname (bride)
    Water
    First Name (bride)
    Mary Jane
    Date of Record (License)
    3 Jan 1865
    Alias (if noted)
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  • Record #34
    Surname (groom)
    Spence
    First Name (groom)
    Milby
    Surname (bride)
    Bradford
    First Name (bride)
    Sarah
    Date of Record (License)
    13 Mar 1818
    Designation (groom)
    Negro
    Surname (groom)
    Spence
    First Name (groom)
    Milby
    Designation (bride)
    Negro
    Surname (bride)
    Bradford
    First Name (bride)
    Sarah
    Date of Record (License)
    13 Mar 1818
    Alias (if noted)
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  • Record #35
    Surname (groom)
    Spence
    First Name (groom)
    Thomas R.P
    Surname (bride)
    Purnell
    First Name (bride)
    Esther
    Date of Record (License)
    17 Jan 1860
    Designation (groom)
    Free negro
    Surname (groom)
    Spence
    First Name (groom)
    Thomas R.P
    Designation (bride)
    Free negro
    Surname (bride)
    Purnell
    First Name (bride)
    Esther
    Date of Record (License)
    17 Jan 1860
    Alias (if noted)
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  • Record #36
    Surname (groom)
    Stevens
    First Name (groom)
    Lemuel
    Surname (bride)
    Brown
    First Name (bride)
    Julia
    Date of Record (License)
    19 Feb 1856
    Designation (groom)
    Free negro
    Surname (groom)
    Stevens
    First Name (groom)
    Lemuel
    Designation (bride)
    Free negro
    Surname (bride)
    Brown
    First Name (bride)
    Julia
    Date of Record (License)
    19 Feb 1856
    Alias (if noted)
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  • Record #37
    Surname (groom)
    Stevenson
    First Name (groom)
    Henry
    Surname (bride)
    Williams
    First Name (bride)
    Ann
    Date of Record (License)
    28 Jan 1819
    Designation (groom)
    Negro
    Surname (groom)
    Stevenson
    First Name (groom)
    Henry
    Designation (bride)
    Negro
    Surname (bride)
    Williams
    First Name (bride)
    Ann
    Date of Record (License)
    28 Jan 1819
    Alias (if noted)
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  • Record #38
    Surname (groom)
    Townsend
    First Name (groom)
    Levin
    Surname (bride)
    Poocomb
    First Name (bride)
    Esther
    Date of Record (License)
    21 Apr 1863
    Designation (groom)
    Free negro
    Surname (groom)
    Townsend
    First Name (groom)
    Levin
    Designation (bride)
    Free negro
    Surname (bride)
    Poocomb
    First Name (bride)
    Esther
    Date of Record (License)
    21 Apr 1863
    Alias (if noted)
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  • Record #39
    Surname (groom)
    Tull
    First Name (groom)
    Benjamin
    Surname (bride)
    Merrill
    First Name (bride)
    Charlotte
    Date of Record (License)
    15 Feb 1847
    Designation (groom)
    Free mulatto
    Surname (groom)
    Tull
    First Name (groom)
    Benjamin
    Designation (bride)
    Free mulatto
    Surname (bride)
    Merrill
    First Name (bride)
    Charlotte
    Date of Record (License)
    15 Feb 1847
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    Surname (groom)
    Washington
    First Name (groom)
    George
    Surname (bride)
    Hayman
    First Name (bride)
    Louisa
    Date of Record (License)
    1 Jul 1846
    Designation (groom)
    Free negro
    Surname (groom)
    Washington
    First Name (groom)
    George
    Designation (bride)
    Free mulatto
    Surname (bride)
    Hayman
    First Name (bride)
    Louisa
    Date of Record (License)
    1 Jul 1846
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    Surname (groom)
    Weeks
    First Name (groom)
    John
    Surname (bride)
    Anderson
    First Name (bride)
    Sally
    Date of Record (License)
    16 Mar 1852
    Designation (groom)
    Free negro
    Surname (groom)
    Weeks
    First Name (groom)
    John
    Designation (bride)
    Free negro
    Surname (bride)
    Anderson
    First Name (bride)
    Sally
    Date of Record (License)
    16 Mar 1852
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