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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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==== 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  ==


Revision as of 21:58, 17 February 2011

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History[edit | edit source]

Truro Parish has served Prince William, Loudoun and Fairfax counties. Pohick Church fell within the bounds of Truro Parish.[1] 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.[2]


Founded[edit | edit source]

Boundary[edit | edit source]

Resources[edit | edit source]

Pohickentrance.jpg

Genealogy[edit | edit source]

  • Liddle, Chester A. and Patricia H. Osisek. Families of Pohick Church, Truro Parish, Fairfax County, Virginia. Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1991. FHL Collection has original edition and two supplements.

Parish History[edit | edit source]

  • Hopkins, Margaret Lail and Nancy Hopkins Phillips. The Anglican Parishes of Loudoun County, Virginia, Truro, Cameron, and Shelburne, 1736-1805. Lovettsville, Virginia: Willow Bend Books, 1997. Available at FHL. Free Lookups Available!
  • Slaughter, Philip and Edward Lewis Goodwin. History of Truro Parish in Virginia. Philadelphia, PA: George W. Jacobs, 1907. Available at FHL. Digital versions available at Ancestry ($); Family History Archives; Google Books (full-view); and World Vital Records ($).

Parish Records[edit | edit source]

Vestry Books[edit | edit source]

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 online, courtesy: Truro Church website.

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.

Websites[edit | edit source]

 Wikipedia has more about this subject: Pohick Church

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Wikipedia Contributors, "Pohick Church," Wikipedia, accessed 1 February 2011.
  2. ↑ "The Falls Church," in National Register of Historic Places Inventory, p. 8, accessed 17 February 2011.
  3. ↑ Freddie Spradlin, "Parishes of Virginia," VAGenWeb, accessed 29 January 2011; Hening's Statutes at Large; Emily J. Salmon and Edward D.C. Campbell Jr., The Hornbook of Virginia History (Richmond: Library of Virginia, 1994).


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