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Record Group Number: 800000
Series/Collection Number: .L 196
Creator: Florida. Circuit Court (7th Circuit : Saint Johns County)
Title, Dates: Marriage records, 1823-1953.
Amount: 19.00 microfilm reel 35 mm.
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Organization/Arrangement: By record type, then chronological.
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Biographical/Historical:     Saint Johns County was one of the two original counties created in Florida on July 21, 1821.  During the next three years, the size of Saint Johns County decreased significantly due to the creation of four new counties. In 1822, the Legislative Council of Florida created Duval County from the northern portion.  In 1823, Monroe County was created from the southern portion of Saint Johns County. In 1824, the southern portion was used for the creation of Mosquito County and a western portion was used for the creation of Alachua County.  Later in 1849, Putnam County was created from the western portion of Saint Johns County.  The final boundary change occurred in 1917 when Flagler County was created from the southern portion. The Clerk of the Circuit Court in each county serves as the official custodian of deed, marriage and probate records.
Summary:     This series consists of a microfilm copy of the marriage records for Saint Johns County, Florida from 1823 to 1953.  The series contains marriage index cards (1903-1927), marriage bonds (1823-1833), marriage licenses (1830-1840), marriage records(1840-1953) and applications for marriage licenses (1915-1917, 1922-1924, and 1926-1927).
    The marriage index cards are arranged alphabetically by males and then by females.
    Marriage licenses are printed documents which the couple took to the individual who performed the wedding ceremony.  That person filled out the portion of the license certifying that the marriage took place and the license was returned to the clerk of the court.
    Marriage record books consist of the recorded copies of marriage licenses.  They document when a couple applied for the marriage license, when they were married, and who performed the ceremony. The page numbers in volumes 8-9 of the marriage records are not consecutive.
  Applications for marriage license document the applicants' names, age, race, birthplace, occupation, and whether either of the applicants had previously been married.  Applications sometimes included affidavits and once completed were often used as the marriage license, containing the date of the wedding and who performed the ceremony.
Finding Aids: Microfilm listing available.
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Reproduction Note: Microfilm.
Location of Originals/Duplicates: Circuit Court, Seventh Judicial Circuit, Saint Johns County.  Office of the Clerk.  Saint Augustine, Florida.
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Subject Access Fields: Marriage records Florida --Saint Johns County
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