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=== History === | === History === | ||
Truro Parish has served [[Prince William County, Virginia|Prince William]], [[Loudoun County, Virginia|Loudoun]] and [[Fairfax County, Virginia|Fairfax]] counties. Pohick Church fell within the bounds of Truro Parish.<ref>Wikipedia Contributors, "Pohick Church," ''Wikipedia,'' accessed 1 February 2011.</ref> | Truro Parish has served [[Prince William County, Virginia|Prince William]], [[Loudoun County, Virginia|Loudoun]] and [[Fairfax County, Virginia|Fairfax]] counties. Pohick Church fell within the bounds of Truro Parish.<ref>Wikipedia Contributors, "Pohick Church," ''Wikipedia,'' accessed 1 February 2011.</ref> The Falls Church fell within the bounds of Truro Parish for a time during the eighteenth century, before it became a part of [[Fairfax Parish, Virginia|Fairfax Parish]].<ref>[http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Cities/FallsChurch/110-0001_Falls_Church_1970_Final_Nomination.pdf "The Falls Church,"] in ''National Register of Historic Places Inventory,'' p. 8, accessed 17 February 2011.</ref> | ||
==== Founded ==== | ==== Founded ==== | ||
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[[Image:Pohickentrance.jpg|thumb|right|200px]] | [[Image:Pohickentrance.jpg|thumb|right|200px]] | ||
==== Genealogy ==== | ==== Genealogy ==== | ||
*Liddle, Chester A. and Patricia H. Osisek. ''Families of Pohick Church, Truro Parish, Fairfax County, Virginia''. Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1991. {{FHL|453483|title-id|disp=FHL Collection}} has original edition and two supplements. | *Liddle, Chester A. and Patricia H. Osisek. ''Families of Pohick Church, Truro Parish, Fairfax County, Virginia''. Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1991. {{FHL|453483|title-id|disp=FHL Collection}} has original edition and two supplements. | ||
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===== Vestry Books ===== | ===== Vestry Books ===== | ||
Digital images of the original Truro Parish Colonial Vestry Book (1732-1785) and the Proceedings of the Overseers of the Poor (1787-1802) are available [http://www.pohick.org/vestrybook.html online], courtesy: [http://www.pohick.org/ Truro Church] website. | Digital images of the original Truro Parish Colonial Vestry Book (1732-1785) and the Proceedings of the Overseers of the Poor (1787-1802) are available [http://www.pohick.org/vestrybook.html online], courtesy: [http://www.pohick.org/ Truro Church] website. | ||
These records have also been abstracted and indexed: | These records have also been abstracted and indexed: | ||
*Truro Parish and Pohick Church. ''Minutes of the Vestry, Truro Parish, Virginia, 1732-1785''. Lorton, Va.: Pohick Church; Annandale, Va.: Baptie Studios, c1974. Available at {{FHL|423305|title-id|disp=FHL}}. | *Truro Parish and Pohick Church. ''Minutes of the Vestry, Truro Parish, Virginia, 1732-1785''. Lorton, Va.: Pohick Church; Annandale, Va.: Baptie Studios, c1974. Available at {{FHL|423305|title-id|disp=FHL}}. | ||
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{{Wikipedia|Pohick Church}} | {{Wikipedia|Pohick Church}} | ||
*[http://www.pohick.org/ Pohick Church] (official website) | *[http://www.pohick.org/ Pohick Church] (official website) | ||
== References == | == References == | ||