ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//IETF//DTD HTML 2.0//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE> Parish Records Search </TITLE> <META NAME = "DESCRIPTION" CONTENT = "Virginia Parish Records"><META NAME = "KEYWORD" CONTENT = "Virginia, parish, vestry books, registers, marriages, births, deaths, land processioning, abingdon, albemarle, antrim, augusta, blisland, bristol, bruton, middletown, camden, charles, christ church, cumberland, cunningham chapel, dettingen, elizabeth city, elizabeth river, fairfax, frederick, fredericksville, henrico, hungars, kingston, king william, lunenburg, lynnhaven newport, upper, north farnham, overwharton, petsworth, st. andrew's, st anne's, st george's, st james northam, st mark's, st mary's whitechapel, st. patrick's, st paul's, st. peter's, st stephen's, shelburne, south farnham, southam, stratton major suffolk, tillotson, truro, wicomico, gloucester, surry, sussex, halifax, new kent, james city, prince george, dinwiddie, york, middlesex, clarke, prince william, norfolk, alexandria, louisa, northampton, mathews, powhatan, richmond, princess anne, isle of wight, stafford, brunswick, accomack, spotsylvania, goochland, orange, culpeper, lancaster, prince edward, hanover, stafford, king george, northumberland, loudoun, essex, king and queen, nansemond, buckingham"> </HEAD> <BODY BACKGROUND = "wov_ltyw.gif" VLink = "#FF0000" ALINK = "#000000"> <CENTER><H2><B><I>Virginia Family Research</I></B> </H2></CENTER> <CENTER><P><IMG SRC = "wood.gif" ALIGN = "BOTTOM" BORDER = "0" VSPACE = "0" HSPACE = "0"></CENTER> <CENTER><H2><B>Parish Records Search:</B></H2></CENTER> <CENTER><P><IMG SRC = "parish-1.gif" ALIGN = "BOTTOM" BORDER = "0" WIDTH = "263" HEIGHT = "151" VSPACE = "0" HSPACE = "0"></CENTER> <H4>Colonial parish records consists of registers and vestry books. The registers are genealogically important because they record vital statistics. There is also genealogical information that can be obtained from the vestry books. The vestry was a group of twelve men who carried out duties, not only of the church, but also of the county government. Duties of the vestry included establishing the parish levy, caring for the poor, and processioning land boundaries. Individuals will often appear in parish records when they do not in other county records of the period. </H4> <P><center><H3>Need help in checking parish and Church Records records for your ancestor? <BR> We can help at a reasonable cost!<BR><A HREF="mailfrm2.html><BR><b> Click Here </b></A><BR>to tell us about your research objectives.</P></H3></center><P><center><A HREF="mailfrm2.html"><b>Click here to tell us about your research objectives.</b></A></center></H3> <P> <CENTER><H3><B>We have access to the following <BR>Colonial Era Parish Records:</B></H3></CENTER> <CENTER><B><FONT FACE=ARIAL size="4" color="brown"> <table border="10"cellspacing="4"cellpadding="2"> <tr> <td align="center"><B>PARISH</td> <td align="center"><B> COUNTY</td> <td align="center"><B>REGISTER</td> <td align="center"><B>VESTRY</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><B>Abingdon</td> <td align="center"><B>Gloucester</td> <td align="center"><B>1678-1762,<BR> 1776-77, 1780</td> <td align="center"><B>none</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><B>Albemarle</td> <td align="center"><B>Surry &amp; Sussex </td> <td align="center"><B>1717-78,<BR> 1781-82,1787</td> <td align="center"><B>1742-86</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><B>Antrim</td> <td align="center"><B>Halifax</td> <td align="center"><B>none</td> <td align="center"><B>1752-1818</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><B>Augusta</td> <td align="center"><B> Augusta</td> <td align="center"><B>none</td> <td align="center"><B>1746-82, 1786</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><B>Blisland</td> <td align="center"><B> New Kent &amp;<BR> James City</td> <td align="center"><B>none</td> <td align="center"><B>1721-86</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><B>Bristol</td> <td align="center"><B>Prince George &amp;<BR> Dinwiddie </td> <td align="center"><B>1720-92</td> <td align="center"><B>1720-89</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><B>Bruton &amp; <BR>Middleton</td> <td align="center"><B>York &amp;<BR> James City </td> <td align="center"><B>1662-1797</td> <td align="center"><B>none</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><B>Camden</td> <td align="center"><B> Pittsylvania</td> <td align="center"><B>none</td> <td align="center"><B>1767-1852</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><B>Charles</td> <td align="center"><B>York </td> <td align="center"><B> 1648-1789</td> <td align="center"><B>none</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><B>Christ Church</td> <td align="center"><B>Middlesex </td> <td align="center"><B>1653-1821</td> <td align="center"><B>1663-1767</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><B>Cumberland</td> <td align="center"><B>Lunenburg </td> <td align="center"><B>none</td> <td align="center"> <B>1746-1816</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><B>Cunningham Chapel</td> <td align="center"><B>Clarke </td> <td align="center"><B>none</td> <td align="center"><B>1772-1893</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><B>Dettingen</td> <td align="center"><B>Prince William </td> <td align="center"><B>none</td> <td align="center"><B>1745-1802</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><B>Elizabeth City</td> <td align="center"><B> Elizabeth City</td> <td align="center"><B>none</td> <td align="center"><B>1751-1883</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><B>Elizabeth River</td> <td align="center"><B>Norfolk </td> <td align="center"><B>none</td> <td align="center"><B>1749-61</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><B>Fairfax</td> <td align="center"><B>Alexandria &amp;<BR> Fairfax </td> <td align="center"><B>none</td> <td align="center"><B>1765-1843</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><B>Frederick</td> <td align="center"><B>Frederick </td> <td align="center"><B>none</td> <td align="center"><B>1764-1818</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><B>Fredericksville</td> <td align="center"><B>Louisa &amp;<BR> Albemarle </td> <td align="center"><B>none</td> <td align="center"><B>1742-87</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><B>Henrico</td> <td align="center"><B>Henrico </td> <td align="center"><B>none</td> <td align="center"><B>1730-73</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><B>Hungars</td> <td align="center"><B>Northampton </td> <td align="center"><B>none</td> <td align="center"><B>1758-82</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><B>Kingston</td> <td align="center"><B>Gloucester &amp; Mathews </td> <td align="center"><B>1749-1827</td> <td align="center"><B> 1679-1796</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><B>King William</td> <td align="center"><B>Powhatan </td> <td align="center"><B>1721-54</td> <td align="center"><B>1707-50</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><B>Lunenburg</td> <td align="center"><B> Richmond</td> <td align="center"><B>1783-1800</td> <td align="center"><B>none</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><B>Lynnhaven</td> <td align="center"><B>Princess Anne </td> <td align="center"><B>none</td> <td align="center"><B>1723-1892</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><B>Newport<BR>(and Upper)</td> <td align="center"><B>Isle of Wight </td> <td align="center"><B>none</td> <td align="center"><B>1724-72</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><B>North Farnham</td> <td align="center"><B>Richmond </td> <td align="center"><B>1663-1814</td> <td align="center"><B>none</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><B>Overwharton</td> <td align="center"><B>Stafford </td> <td align="center"><B>1724-74</td> <td align="center"><B>none</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><B>Petsworth</td> <td align="center"><B>Gloucester </td> <td align="center"><B>none</td> <td align="center"><B>1677-1793</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><B>St. Andrew's</td> <td align="center"><B>Brunswick </td> <td align="center"><B>none</td> <td align="center"><B>1732-97</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><B>St. Anne's</td> <td align="center"><B>Albemarle </td> <td align="center"><B>none</td> <td align="center"><B>1772-85</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><B>St. George's</td> <td align="center"><B>Accomack </td> <td align="center"><B>none</td> <td align="center"><B>1763-87</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><B>St. George's</td> <td align="center"><B>Spotsylvania </td> <td align="center"><B>none</td> <td align="center"><B>1726-1842</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><B>St. James-Northam</td> <td align="center"><B>Goochland </td> <td align="center"><B>none</td> <td align="center"><B>1744-1806</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><B>St. Mark's</td> <td align="center"><B>Spotsylvania,Orange<BR> and Culpeper </td> <td align="center"><B>none</td> <td align="center"><B>1730-85</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><B>St. Mary's <BR>Whitechapel</td> <td align="center"><B>Lancaster </td> <td align="center"><B>none</td> <td align="center"><B>1739-88</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><B>St. Patrick's</td> <td align="center"><B>Prince Edward </td> <td align="center"><B>none</td> <td align="center"><B>1755-74</td> </tr> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><B>St. Paul's</td> <td align="center"><B>New Kent <BR>and Hanover</td> <td align="center"><B>none</td> <td align="center"><B>1705-86</td> </tr> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><B>St. Paul's</td> <td align="center"><B>Stafford <BR>and King George </td> <td align="center"><B>1715-98</td> <td align="center"><B>none</td> </tr> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><B>St. Peter's</td> <td align="center"><B>New Kent <BR> & James City </td> <td align="center"><B>1685-1786</td> <td align="center"><B>1684-1758</td> </tr> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><B>St. Stephen's</td> <td align="center"><B>Northumberland </td> <td align="center"><B>1661-1810</td> <td align="center"><B>none</td> </tr> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><B>Shelburne</td> <td align="center"><B>Loudoun </td> <td align="center"><B>none</td> <td align="center"><B>1771-1805</td> </tr> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><B>South Farnham</td> <td align="center"><B>Essex </td> <td align="center"><B>none</td> <td align="center"><B>1739-79</td> </tr> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><B>Southam</td> <td align="center"><B>Powhatan </td> <td align="center"><B>none</td> <td align="center"><B>1745-1836</td> </tr> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><B>Stratton Major</td> <td align="center"><B>King &amp; Queen </td> <td align="center"><B>none</td> <td align="center"><B>1729-83</td> </tr> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><B>Suffolk</td> <td align="center"><B>Nansemond </td> <td align="center"><B>1744-1839</td> <td align="center"><B>1749-1856</td> </tr> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><B>Tillotson</td> <td align="center"><B>Buckingham </td> <td align="center"><B>1773-74,<BR>1783,1785</td> <td align="center"><B>none</td> </tr> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><B>Truro</td> <td align="center"><B>Fairfax </td> <td align="center"><B>none</td> <td align="center"><B>1732-85</td> </tr> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><B>Upper (Suffolk)</td> <td align="center"><B>Nansemond </td> <td align="center"><B>none</td> <td align="center"><B>1743-93</td> </tr> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><B>Wicomico</td> <td align="center"><B>Northumberland </td> <td align="center"><B>none</td> <td align="center"><B>1703-95</td> </tr> </table></B></FONT></center> <P><h3>Source of tabulation: <I>A Guide to Church Records in the Archives Branch, Virginia State Library and Archives</I> by Jewell T. 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