In doing research at the library I read a history of Brunswick county VA on early marriages. I found that before 1775 the Church of England was the only church that was allowed to reconize marriages. Any other religion that performed marriages were not allowed and were not recorded. There fore baptist and others who were married by ministers of these faiths were not recorded. The Book said that I believe it was Pactrick Henry told people to continue to be married by these ministers. The marriages would be reconized when the revolution was won. My Harvey ancetors seem to have been baptist. There fore they were probably married by a baptist minister. Their marriage can not be found in Virginia. I guess the minister that married them , his records were either lost or misplaced. My Harvey ancestors are: John Harvey born abt 1670 probably Charles City married about 1699 to a Mary Unknown in Brunswick county Died in Greenville Sc avbout 1755-1765 Children: Benjamin Harvey James harvey Charles harvey married Frances Blassingame and Mary holcombe Thomas harvey married Elizabeth Blassingame John Harvey William Harvey married a MRS Elizabeth Mikel George Harvey Greg Simmons _____NetZero Free Internet Access and Email______ http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html