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''[[United States]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Virginia]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Lunenburg Parish, Virginia|Lunenburg Parish]]''  
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== History  ==
=== History  ===


Lunenburg Parish has served [[Richmond County, Virginia]].  
Lunenburg Parish has served [[Richmond County, Virginia]]. The parish's Lower Church was later called St. John's Church.<ref>[http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=23530 Saint John's Church], The Historical Marker Database</ref>


==== Founded  ====
==== Founded  ====
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*1732 from [[North Farnham Parish, Virginia|North Farnham Parish]] <ref>Freddie Spradlin, [http://vagenweb.org/parishes.htm "Parishes of Virginia,"] VAGenWeb, accessed 29 January 2011; [http://vagenweb.org/hening/''Hening's Statutes at Large;''] Emily J. Salmon and Edward D.C. Campbell Jr., ''The Hornbook of Virginia History'' (Richmond: Library of Virginia, 1994).</ref>
*1732 from [[North Farnham Parish, Virginia|North Farnham Parish]] <ref>Freddie Spradlin, [http://vagenweb.org/parishes.htm "Parishes of Virginia,"] VAGenWeb, accessed 29 January 2011; [http://vagenweb.org/hening/''Hening's Statutes at Large;''] Emily J. Salmon and Edward D.C. Campbell Jr., ''The Hornbook of Virginia History'' (Richmond: Library of Virginia, 1994).</ref>


==== Boundary ====
=== Resources ===


== Resources ==
==== Cemetery ====


==== Church History  ====
{{Findagrave|2344282|Lower Lunenburg Parish Cemetery}}


==== Church Records ====
==== Parish History ====


== References ==
Meade's 1861 history of Lunenburg Parish is available [http://archive.org/stream/oldchurchesminis02meaduoft#page/172/mode/2up online.]<ref name="meade">William Meade, ''Old Churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia'', 2 vols. (Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott and Co., 1861). Digital versions at Internet Archive: [https://www.archive.org/details/oldchurchesminis01meaduoft Vol. I] and [http://archive.org/details/oldchurchesminis02meaduoft Vol. II].</ref>
 
==== Parish Records  ====
 
*'''1783-1800''' - Lunenburg Parish Christening Index 1783-1800. Batch {{IGI|C505341}} at FamilySearch - free.<ref>Genealogical Society of Utah, ''Parish and Vital Records List'' (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at [[Media:Igivirginia.pdf|https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/3/37/Igivirginia.pdf]].</ref>
 
*'''1783-1800''' - King, George Harrison Sanford. ''The Registers of North Farnham Parish, 1663 - 1814 and Lunenburg Parish, 1783 - 1800, Richmond County, Virginia''. Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1966. {{FSC|91196|item}}; digital book available at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-68733/the-registers-of-north-farnham-parish-1663-1814-lunenburg-parish MyHeritage] ($).
 
== Websites  ==
 
*[http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=23530 Saint John's Church], The Historical Marker Database
 
== References ==


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Latest revision as of 09:29, 23 April 2024

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History

Lunenburg Parish has served Richmond County, Virginia. The parish's Lower Church was later called St. John's Church.[1]

Founded

Resources

Cemetery

  • Findagrave is an international database of cemetery interments. In some cases there are photographs and comments regarding the deceased's family. It is a collaborative project, meaning any volunteer may add names and photos. As of 2016 it contained over 150 million burial records and 75 million photos. [3]


Parish History

Meade's 1861 history of Lunenburg Parish is available online.[4]

Parish Records

  • 1783-1800 - Lunenburg Parish Christening Index 1783-1800. Batch C505341 at FamilySearch - free.[5]
  • 1783-1800 - King, George Harrison Sanford. The Registers of North Farnham Parish, 1663 - 1814 and Lunenburg Parish, 1783 - 1800, Richmond County, Virginia. Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1966. FS Library Collection; digital book available at MyHeritage ($).

Websites

References

  1. Saint John's Church, The Historical Marker Database
  2. 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).
  3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Find_a_Grave
  4. William Meade, Old Churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia, 2 vols. (Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott and Co., 1861). Digital versions at Internet Archive: Vol. I and Vol. II.
  5. Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/3/37/Igivirginia.pdf.