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Worcester County Marriage Records, 1795-1865

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Record #1

Surname (groom) -
First Name (groom) Joseph
Surname (bride) -
First Name (bride) Sarah
Date of Record (License) 29 Jul 1806

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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
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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

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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
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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

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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
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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

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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
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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

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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
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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

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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
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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

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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
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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

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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
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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

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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
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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

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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
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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

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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
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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

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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
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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

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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
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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

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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
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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

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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
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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

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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
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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

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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
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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

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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
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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

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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
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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

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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
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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

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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

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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
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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

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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
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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

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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
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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

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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
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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

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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
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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

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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
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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

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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
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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

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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
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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

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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
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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

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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
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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

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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
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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

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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
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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

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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
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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

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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
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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

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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
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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

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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
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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

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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
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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

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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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Record #40

Surname (groom) Washington
First Name (groom) George
Surname (bride) Hayman
First Name (bride) Louisa
Date of Record (License) 1 Jul 1846

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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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Record #41

Surname (groom) Weeks
First Name (groom) John
Surname (bride) Anderson
First Name (bride) Sally
Date of Record (License) 16 Mar 1852

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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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