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==Historical Background== | ==Historical Background== | ||
[[Episcopal Church in the United States|'''The Church of England (now Protestant Episcopal)''']] was the established church in Virginia from 1624 to 1786. Between the time of the American Revolution and the year 1900, the largest religious groups in [[Virginia, United States Genealogy|Virginia]] were the [[Baptist Church in the United States|'''Baptist''']], [[Methodist Church in the United States|'''Methodist Episcopal''']], and [[Presbyterian Church in the United States|'''Presbyterian''']] churches.<ref>William Chamberlin Hunt and United States Bureau of the Census, ''Religious Bodies: 1906'' (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1910), Vol. 1:365. Digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=Z6ZdiZWeStAC Google Books].</ref> | [[Episcopal Church in the United States|'''The Church of England (now Protestant Episcopal)''']] was the established church in Virginia from 1624 to 1786. Between the time of the American Revolution and the year 1900, the largest religious groups in [[Virginia, United States Genealogy|'''Virginia''']] were the [[Baptist Church in the United States|'''Baptist''']], [[Methodist Church in the United States|'''Methodist Episcopal''']], and [[Presbyterian Church in the United States|'''Presbyterian''']] churches.<ref>William Chamberlin Hunt and United States Bureau of the Census, ''Religious Bodies: 1906'' (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1910), Vol. 1:365. Digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=Z6ZdiZWeStAC Google Books].</ref> | ||
==Information Found in the Records== | ==Information Found in the Records== | ||
To effectively use church records, become familiar with their content. Click on these links to learn about a specific record type: | To effectively use church records, become familiar with their content. Click on these links to learn about a specific record type: | ||