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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Virginia|Virginia ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | ''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Virginia|Virginia ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Virginia_Church_Records|Church Records]]'' | ||
[[Image:Bruton Parish Church.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]The Church of England (now Protestant Episcopal) was the established church in Virginia from 1624 to 1786. Between the time of the American Revolution and the year 1900, the largest religious groups in [[Virginia]] were the Baptist, Methodist Episcopal, and Presbyterian churches.<ref>Sydney E. Ahlstrom, ''A Religious History of the American People'' (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1972). {{FHL|282712|item|disp=FHL Book 973 K2ah}}.</ref> | [[Image:Bruton Parish Church.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Bruton Parish Church.jpg]]The Church of England (now Protestant Episcopal) was the established church in Virginia from 1624 to 1786. Between the time of the American Revolution and the year 1900, the largest religious groups in [[Virginia]] were the Baptist, Methodist Episcopal, and Presbyterian churches.<ref>Sydney E. Ahlstrom, ''A Religious History of the American People'' (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1972). {{FHL|282712|item|disp=FHL Book 973 K2ah}}.</ref> | ||
=== Introduction === | === Introduction === | ||
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*'''Strawberry Association:''' [[Bedford County, Virginia#Baptist|Bedford]], [[Botetourt County, Virginia#Baptist|Botetourt]], [[Campbell County, Virginia#Baptist|Campbell]], [[Henry County, Virginia#Baptist|Henry]], [[Franklin County, Virginia#Baptist|Franklin]], [[Patrick County, Virginia#Baptist|Patrick]], and [[Rockbridge County, Virginia#Baptist|Rockbridge]] counties | *'''Strawberry Association:''' [[Bedford County, Virginia#Baptist|Bedford]], [[Botetourt County, Virginia#Baptist|Botetourt]], [[Campbell County, Virginia#Baptist|Campbell]], [[Henry County, Virginia#Baptist|Henry]], [[Franklin County, Virginia#Baptist|Franklin]], [[Patrick County, Virginia#Baptist|Patrick]], and [[Rockbridge County, Virginia#Baptist|Rockbridge]] counties | ||
*'''Union Association:''' [[Harrison County, West Virginia#Baptist|Harrison]], [[Monongalia County, West Virginia#Baptist|Monongalia]], and [[Randolph County, West Virginia#Baptist|Randolph]] counties | *'''Union Association:''' [[Harrison County, West Virginia#Baptist|Harrison]], [[Monongalia County, West Virginia#Baptist|Monongalia]], and [[Randolph County, West Virginia#Baptist|Randolph]] counties | ||
==== Newspapers ==== | ==== Newspapers ==== | ||
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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. | 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 Family History Library: {{FHL|478773|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 B2vs v. 36-39}}. | |||
*Howell, Robert Boyte Crawford and American Baptist Historical Society. ''The Early Baptists of Virginia: An Address, Delivered in New York, Before the American Baptist Historical Society, May 10th, 1856''. Press of the Society, 1867. Digital book at [http://books.google.com/books?id=t0bSAAAAMAAJ Google Books]. | *Howell, Robert Boyte Crawford and American Baptist Historical Society. ''The Early Baptists of Virginia: An Address, Delivered in New York, Before the American Baptist Historical Society, May 10th, 1856''. Press of the Society, 1867. Digital book at [http://books.google.com/books?id=t0bSAAAAMAAJ Google Books]. | ||
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=== Church of England (Anglican, Protestant Episcopal) === | === Church of England (Anglican, Protestant Episcopal) === | ||
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Before the American Revolution, the state church of Virginia was the Church of England (also called Anglican, and later Protestant Episcopal). Besides keeping parish registers, the church kept many records of a civil nature in their vestry books. In many instances, parish registers containing baptism, marriage, and death records have not survived when vestry books have. Colonial vestries largely ceased functioning in 1786, when local overseers of the poor took charge of some of the vestries' main responsibilities.<ref>John Frederick Dorman, "Review of ''Albemarle Parish Vestry Book,"'' in ''The Virginia Genealogist,'' Vol. 49, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2005):320. Digital version at [http://www.americanancestors.org/ | [[Image:Virginia churches.png|thumb|right|400px|Virginia churches.png]] Before the American Revolution, the state church of Virginia was the Church of England (also called Anglican, and later Protestant Episcopal). Besides keeping parish registers, the church kept many records of a civil nature in their vestry books. In many instances, parish registers containing baptism, marriage, and death records have not survived when vestry books have. Colonial vestries largely ceased functioning in 1786, when local overseers of the poor took charge of some of the vestries' main responsibilities.<ref>John Frederick Dorman, "Review of ''Albemarle Parish Vestry Book,"'' in ''The Virginia Genealogist,'' Vol. 49, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2005):320. Digital version at [http://www.americanancestors.org/ American Ancestors] ($); {{FHL|33159|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 B2vg v. 49 (2005)}}.</ref><br> | ||
==== Colonial Parishes ==== | ==== Colonial Parishes ==== | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Virginia|Church]] [[Category:Church_records|Virginia]] | [[Category:Virginia|Church]] [[Category:Church_records|Virginia]] | ||