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==Finding the Records== | ==Finding the Records== | ||
===Look for online records.=== | ===Look for online records.=== | ||
'''Ancestry.com, Findmypast.com, and MyHeritage.com can be searched free of charge at your local [https://www.familysearch.org/help/fhcenters/locations/ family history center] or the [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/ | '''Ancestry.com, Findmypast.com, and MyHeritage.com can be searched free of charge at your local [https://www.familysearch.org/help/fhcenters/locations/ family history center] or the [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/FamilySearch_Library FamilySearch Library] in Salt Lake City, Utah. | ||
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===Look for digital copies of church records in the FamilySearch Catalog. === | ===Look for digital copies of church records in the FamilySearch Catalog. === | ||
[[File: | [[File:FamilySearch Library.jpg|right|thumb|<center>'''FamilySearch Library'''<br>'''Salt Lake City, Utah'''</center>]] | ||
*The [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library | *The [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library FamilySearch Library] (FS Library) has a substantial collection of original church records and transcripts on microfilm for churches in the United States. | ||
*Online church records can be listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under the state, county, or town. | *Online church records can be listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under the state, county, or town. | ||
*If you find a record that has not yet been digitized, see [https://beta.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-request-that-a-microfilm-be-digitized '''How do I request that a microfilm be digitized?'''] | *If you find a record that has not yet been digitized, see [https://beta.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-request-that-a-microfilm-be-digitized '''How do I request that a microfilm be digitized?'''] | ||
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*[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/157339-the-early-baptists-of-virginia-an-address-delivered-in-new-york-before-the-american-baptist-historical-society-may-10th-1856?offset=1 '''''The Early Baptists of Virginia: An Address, Delivered in New York, Before the American Baptist Historical Society, May 10th, 1856''.'''] Howell, Robert Boyte Crawford and American Baptist Historical Society. Press of the Society, 1867.<br> | *[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/157339-the-early-baptists-of-virginia-an-address-delivered-in-new-york-before-the-american-baptist-historical-society-may-10th-1856?offset=1 '''''The Early Baptists of Virginia: An Address, Delivered in New York, Before the American Baptist Historical Society, May 10th, 1856''.'''] Howell, Robert Boyte Crawford and American Baptist Historical Society. Press of the Society, 1867.<br> | ||
'''History'''<br> | '''History'''<br> | ||
Baptists faced a great deal of persecution from the established church in Virginia in the 1700s. These grievances have created documents that can help identify ancestors that belonged to the faith. The 10,000 name petition (dated 16 October 1776) has been digitized at the [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=relpet&fileName=000/013/013page.db&recNum=0 Library of Congress website]. It was signed by people from all over Virginia who wanted an end to persecution of Baptists by the Established Church. Baptists and Baptist sympathizers alike signed the petition. To find your ancestor in this record, first check Hall's transcription in the ''Magazine of Virginia Genealogy'' (Vols. 36-38, with annotations in Vol. 39), which is available online at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6131 Ancestry] ($). It is also available in book form at the | Baptists faced a great deal of persecution from the established church in Virginia in the 1700s. These grievances have created documents that can help identify ancestors that belonged to the faith. The 10,000 name petition (dated 16 October 1776) has been digitized at the [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=relpet&fileName=000/013/013page.db&recNum=0 Library of Congress website]. It was signed by people from all over Virginia who wanted an end to persecution of Baptists by the Established Church. Baptists and Baptist sympathizers alike signed the petition. To find your ancestor in this record, first check Hall's transcription in the ''Magazine of Virginia Genealogy'' (Vols. 36-38, with annotations in Vol. 39), which is available online at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6131 Ancestry] ($). It is also available in book form at the FamilySearch Library: {{FSC|478773|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.5 B2vs v. 36-39}}. <br> | ||
Digital versions of many Virginia Baptists histories, such as ''The History of Virginia Baptists'' (1848), ''Correspondence between Early Virginia Baptists and President George Washington in 1789'' (1894), ''Persecution of Baptists in Early Virginia History'' (1808) are available for free online at the [http://baptisthistoryhomepage.com/va.hist.index.html Baptist History Homepage]. An excellent early history of Virginia Baptists, which identifies the various churches established and their ministers is:<br> | Digital versions of many Virginia Baptists histories, such as ''The History of Virginia Baptists'' (1848), ''Correspondence between Early Virginia Baptists and President George Washington in 1789'' (1894), ''Persecution of Baptists in Early Virginia History'' (1808) are available for free online at the [http://baptisthistoryhomepage.com/va.hist.index.html Baptist History Homepage]. An excellent early history of Virginia Baptists, which identifies the various churches established and their ministers is:<br> | ||
*Semple, Robert Baylor and George William Beale. ''A History of the Rise and Progress of the Baptists in Virginia''. 1810; reprint, Richmond, Va.: Pitt and Dickinson, 1894. Digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=t6RhTC8ziQQC Google Books] - free. | *Semple, Robert Baylor and George William Beale. ''A History of the Rise and Progress of the Baptists in Virginia''. 1810; reprint, Richmond, Va.: Pitt and Dickinson, 1894. Digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=t6RhTC8ziQQC Google Books] - free. | ||
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