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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Virginia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Overwharton_Parish,_Virginia|Overwharton Parish]]'' [[Image:AquiaChurch.jpg|thumb|right|300px]] | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Virginia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Overwharton_Parish,_Virginia|Overwharton Parish]]'' [[Image:AquiaChurch.jpg|thumb|right|300px|AquiaChurch.jpg]] | ||
=== History === | === History === | ||
Overwharton Parish has served [[Stafford County, Virginia|Stafford]] and [[King George County, Virginia|King George]] counties. Aquia Church (pictured | Overwharton Parish has served [[Stafford County, Virginia|Stafford]] and [[King George County, Virginia|King George]] counties. Aquia Church (pictured above), was built on the site of Overwharton Parish Church. | ||
==== Founded ==== | ==== Founded ==== | ||
*abt 1702<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> | *abt 1702<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> | ||
=== Resources === | === Resources === | ||
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Transcripts of graves at Aquia Church are available at the Church's [http://www.aquiachurch.com/graveyard.html website]. | Transcripts of graves at Aquia Church are available at the Church's [http://www.aquiachurch.com/graveyard.html website]. | ||
A survey of the graves at Aquia Church was also published back in 1981.<ref>Edna May Stevens and Lesba Lewis Thompson, ''Tombstone Records of Aquia Church, Stafford County, Virginia'' (Owensboro, Ky., 1981).</ref> | A survey of the graves at Aquia Church was also published back in 1981.<ref>Edna May Stevens and Lesba Lewis Thompson, ''Tombstone Records of Aquia Church, Stafford County, Virginia'' (Owensboro, Ky., 1981).</ref> | ||
==== Parish History ==== | ==== Parish History ==== | ||
[[Image:Aquiaentrance.jpg|thumb|right|200px]] | [[Image:Aquiaentrance.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Aquiaentrance.jpg]] | ||
Rev. John Moncure's history of Aquia Church, Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia (1907) has been digitized by [http://books.google.com/books?id=TSISAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA167&lpg=PA167 Google Books].<ref>''Colonial Churches: A Series of Sketches of Churches in the Original Colony of Virginia'' (Richmond, Va.: Southern Churchman Co., 1907), 167-177.</ref> | Rev. John Moncure's history of Aquia Church, Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia (1907) has been digitized by [http://books.google.com/books?id=TSISAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA167&lpg=PA167 Google Books].<ref>''Colonial Churches: A Series of Sketches of Churches in the Original Colony of Virginia'' (Richmond, Va.: Southern Churchman Co., 1907), 167-177.</ref> | ||
==== Parish Records ==== | ==== Parish Records ==== | ||
*Boogher, William F. ''Old Stafford County, Virginia: Overwharton Parish Register, 1720 - 1760.'' Washington, D.C.: Saxton Printing Co., 1899. {{FHL|368681|item}}; digital versions at [http://www.archive.org/details/virginiaoverwhar00will Internet Archive]; [http://kykinfolk.com/stafford/registerindex.htm VAGenWeb]; [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=gpc0806345926_williamfboogher1899 World Vital Records] ($). Contains births, deaths and marriages 1720-1760. | *Boogher, William F. ''Old Stafford County, Virginia: Overwharton Parish Register, 1720 - 1760.'' Washington, D.C.: Saxton Printing Co., 1899. {{FHL|368681|item}}; digital versions at [http://www.archive.org/details/virginiaoverwhar00will Internet Archive]; [http://kykinfolk.com/stafford/registerindex.htm VAGenWeb]; [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=gpc0806345926_williamfboogher1899 World Vital Records] ($). Contains births, deaths and marriages 1720-1760. | ||
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*[http://www.aquiachurch.com/ Aquia Episcopal Church] (official site) | *[http://www.aquiachurch.com/ Aquia Episcopal Church] (official site) | ||
*[http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=7642 Aquia Church], The Historical Marker Database | *[http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=7642 Aquia Church], The Historical Marker Database | ||
*[http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=7301 Dumfries Cemetery], The Historical Marker Database | *[http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=7301 Dumfries Cemetery], The Historical Marker Database | ||