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== History  ==
=== History  ===


Russell Parish has served [[Bedford County, Virginia|Bedford County]], [[Campbell County, Virginia|Campbell]], and [[Franklin County, Virginia|Franklin]] counties.  
Russell Parish has served [[Bedford County, Virginia|Bedford]], [[Campbell County, Virginia|Campbell]], and [[Franklin County, Virginia|Franklin]] counties. St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Bedford County, established about 1824, belonged to this parish.<ref>John Frederick Dorman, "Review of ''St. Stephen's Episcopal Church of Bedford County, Forest, Virginia ...,''" ''The Virginia Genealogist,'' Vol. 28, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1984):57. Digital version at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/285/virginia-genealogist-the American Ancestors] by NEHGS ($). {{FSC|33159|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.5 B2vg v. 28 (1984)}}</ref><br>


==== Founded  ====
==== Founded  ====


*1754 from [[Cumberland Parish, Virginia|Cumberland 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>
*1754 from [[Cumberland Parish, Virginia|Cumberland Parish]]<ref>Freddie Spradlin, [https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~grannyapple/genealogy/HANCOCK/VA%20Colonial%20Parishes.html "Parishes of Virginia,"] VAGenWeb, accessed 29 January 2011; [https://usgenwebsites.org/vagenweb/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 ====
==== Boundary ====


== Resources  ==
=== Resources  ===


==== Church History  ====
==== Cemetery ====


==== Church Records ====
See Patterson in [[Russell Parish, Virginia#Parish Records|Parish Records]].


== References ==
==== Parish History  ====
 
Meade's 1861 history of Russell Parish is available [http://archive.org/stream/oldchurchesminis02meaduoft#page/16/mode/2up online.]<ref>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>
 
*Blunt, Ruth Homes. "The Little Anglican Church on the Hill," ''Lynchburg Historical Society'', Vol. 7, No. 1 (1969). Available at [[Virginia Historical Society]].
 
==== Parish Records  ====
 
Colonial parish registers do not survive. For later registers, see:<br>
 
*Patterson, Helen Strange. ''St. Stephen's Episcopal Church of Bedford County, Forest, Virginia, Historical Records & Registers from 1824 to 1915; Cemetery Records from 1824 to 1980''. Forest, Va.: Historical Records Committee, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 1983. {{FSC|135740|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.5675 K2p}}.<br>
 
==== Petitions  ====
 
*Four religious petitions (dated 1774, 1778, 1779, 1782) concerning Church of England issues from residents of Russell Parish, Bedford County, Virginia are available online in [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/petitions/ Early Virginia Religious Petitions], courtesy: [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html The Library of Congress: American Memory].
 
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Latest revision as of 14:12, 18 July 2025

History

Russell Parish has served Bedford, Campbell, and Franklin counties. St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Bedford County, established about 1824, belonged to this parish.[1]

Founded

Boundary

Resources

Cemetery

See Patterson in Parish Records.

Parish History

Meade's 1861 history of Russell Parish is available online.[3]

  • Blunt, Ruth Homes. "The Little Anglican Church on the Hill," Lynchburg Historical Society, Vol. 7, No. 1 (1969). Available at Virginia Historical Society.

Parish Records

Colonial parish registers do not survive. For later registers, see:

  • Patterson, Helen Strange. St. Stephen's Episcopal Church of Bedford County, Forest, Virginia, Historical Records & Registers from 1824 to 1915; Cemetery Records from 1824 to 1980. Forest, Va.: Historical Records Committee, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 1983. FS Library Book 975.5675 K2p.

Petitions

References

  1. ↑ John Frederick Dorman, "Review of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church of Bedford County, Forest, Virginia ...," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 28, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1984):57. Digital version at American Ancestors by NEHGS ($). FS Library Book 975.5 B2vg v. 28 (1984)
  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. ↑ 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.


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