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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Virginia|Virginia ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Virginia_Church_Records|Church Records]]'' | ''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Virginia|Virginia ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Virginia_Church_Records|Church Records]]'' | ||
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. The Family History Library has histories of the Baptist, Christian, Episcopal, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Reformed, United Brethren, and other groups. | 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. The Family History Library has histories of the Baptist, Christian, Episcopal, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Reformed, United Brethren, and other groups. | ||
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The Library of Virginia also has many church records. These are described in: | The Library of Virginia also has many church records. These are described in: | ||
*Clark, Jewell T., and Elizabeth T. Long. ''A Guide to Church Records in the Archives Branch, Virginia State Library''. Richmond, Virginia: Virginia State Library, 1981. {{FHL|975.5 K23c | *Clark, Jewell T., and Elizabeth T. Long. ''A Guide to Church Records in the Archives Branch, Virginia State Library''. Richmond, Virginia: Virginia State Library, 1981. {{FHL|184374|item}} 975.5 K23c Includes the history, location, and record inventory of 11 denominations and congregations. In 2002, an updated edition entitled ''A Guide to Church Records in the Library of Virginia'' was published. {{FHL|1040765|item}} 975.5 K23g | ||
Many denominations have collected their records into central repositories. You can write to the following addresses to learn where their records are located, or read more about them in the following publications. | Many denominations have collected their records into central repositories. You can write to the following addresses to learn where their records are located, or read more about them in the following publications. | ||
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You may need to study parish boundaries to determine which parish an ancestor attended. There are three excellent sources, which include maps, written by Charles Francis Cocke: | You may need to study parish boundaries to determine which parish an ancestor attended. There are three excellent sources, which include maps, written by Charles Francis Cocke: | ||
*''Parish Lines, Diocese of Southern Virginia''. Richmond, Va.: Virginia State Library, 1996. {{FHL|975.5 K2co 1996 | *''Parish Lines, Diocese of Southern Virginia''. Richmond, Va.: Virginia State Library, 1996. {{FHL|1149675|item}} 975.5 K2co 1996 | ||
*''Parish Lines, Diocese of Southwestern Virginia''. Richmond, Va.: Virginia State Library, 1960. {{FHL|975.5 K2c | *''Parish Lines, Diocese of Southwestern Virginia''. Richmond, Va.: Virginia State Library, 1960. {{FHL|72445|item}} 975.5 K2c | ||
*''Parish Lines, Diocese of Virginia''. Richmond, Va.: Virginia State Library, 1967. 1978 reprint: {{FHL|975.5 K2cf 1978}} | *''Parish Lines, Diocese of Virginia''. Richmond, Va.: Virginia State Library, 1967. 1978 reprint: {{FHL|975.5 K2cf 1978}} | ||
Freddie Spradlin has analyzed references to the formations and boundary changes of Church of England parishes found in ''Hening's Statutes at Large''. His notes are available online at [http://vagenweb.org/parishes.htm Parishes of Virginia] (part of [http://vagenweb.org/ VAGenWeb Project]). | Freddie Spradlin has analyzed references to the formations and boundary changes of Church of England parishes found in ''Hening's Statutes at Large''. His notes are available online at [http://vagenweb.org/parishes.htm Parishes of Virginia] (part of [http://vagenweb.org/ VAGenWeb Project]). | ||
For images and brief histories of Virginia's colonial churches, see: | |||
*''Colonial Churches: A Series of Sketches of Churches in the Original Colony of Virginia: With Pictures of Each Church.'' Richmond, Va.: Southern Churchman Co., 1907. Digital versions at [http://books.google.com/books?id=TSISAAAAYAAJ Google Books]; [http://www.archive.org/details/colonialchurches00rich Internet Archives]; 1990 reprint: {{FHL|521948|item}} 975.5 K2cc. | |||
The following sources also have information on churches, officials, and members of the Church of England: | The following sources also have information on churches, officials, and members of the Church of England: | ||
*Axelson, Edith F. ''A Guide to Episcopal Church Records in Virginia''. Athens, Georgia: Iberian Publishing, 1988. {{FHL|975.5 K27a | *Axelson, Edith F. ''A Guide to Episcopal Church Records in Virginia''. Athens, Georgia: Iberian Publishing, 1988. {{FHL|384322|item}} 975.5 K27a. Includes parish register and vestry book inventories. | ||
*Goodwin, Edward L. ''The Colonial Church in Virginia''. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Morehouse Pub., 1927. {{FHL|975.5 K2g | *Goodwin, Edward L. ''The Colonial Church in Virginia: With Biographical Sketches of the First Six Bishops of the Diocese of Virginia, and Other Historical Papers, Together with Brief Biographical Sketches of the Colonial Clergy of Virginia''. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Morehouse Pub., 1927. {{FHL|72470|item}} 975.5 K2g. | ||
*Meade, William. ''Old Churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia''. 2 vols. 1857. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1966. Digital versions of volume 1 at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48592 Ancestry] ($) and [http://www.archive.org/details/oldchurchesminis01meaduoft Internet Archive]. Digital version of volume 2 at [http://www.archive.org/details/oldchurchesminis003253mbp Internet Archive]. | *Meade, William. ''Old Churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia''. 2 vols. 1857. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1966. Digital versions of volume 1 at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48592 Ancestry] ($) and [http://www.archive.org/details/oldchurchesminis01meaduoft Internet Archive]. Digital version of volume 2 at [http://www.archive.org/details/oldchurchesminis003253mbp Internet Archive]. {{FHL|218395|item}} 975.5 K2m 1966. Mostly histories of early parishes but includes 6,900 names of individuals. | ||
To learn more about the origins of Church of England ministers sent to Virginia from England during the colonial period, start with these books: | To learn more about the origins of Church of England ministers sent to Virginia from England during the colonial period, start with these books: | ||
*Fothergill, Gerald. ''A List of Emigrant Ministers to America, 1690-1811''. London: E. Stock, 1904. Digital versions at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4760 Ancestry] ($); [http://books.google.com/books?id=lVgEAAAAIAAJ Google Books]; [http://www.archive.org/details/listofemigrantmi00fothuoft Internet Archive], 1965 reprint: {{FHL|973 W2f 1965 | *Fothergill, Gerald. ''A List of Emigrant Ministers to America, 1690-1811''. London: E. Stock, 1904. Digital versions at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4760 Ancestry] ($); [http://books.google.com/books?id=lVgEAAAAIAAJ Google Books]; [http://www.archive.org/details/listofemigrantmi00fothuoft Internet Archive], 1965 reprint: {{FHL|283621|item}} 973 W2f 1965 | ||
*Weis, Frederick Lewis. ''The Colonial Clergy of Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina''. Boston, Mass.: Society of the Descendants of Colonial Clergy, 1955. {{FHL|975 D3wc | *Weis, Frederick Lewis. ''The Colonial Clergy of Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina''. Boston, Mass.: Society of the Descendants of Colonial Clergy, 1955. {{FHL|291278|item}} 975 D3wc; digital version at [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=gpc0806307315_fredericklewisweis1955 World Vital Records] ($). | ||
Church of England ministers sent to Virginia were often educated at the English universities of Cambridge and Oxford. The website [http://www.pricegen.com/english_genealogy.html Expert Links: English Family History and Genealogy] contains links to many of these university's records available online under the "Occupations" section. | Church of England ministers sent to Virginia were often educated at the English universities of Cambridge and Oxford. The website [http://www.pricegen.com/english_genealogy.html Expert Links: English Family History and Genealogy] contains links to many of these university's records available online under the "Occupations" section. | ||
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'''Bibliography''' | '''Bibliography''' | ||
*Rachael, William M.E. "Early Minutes of Hanover Presbytery," ''The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography'', Vol. 63, No. 1 (Jan., 1955):53-75; Vol. 63, No. 2 (Apr. 1955):161-185. {{FHL|975.5 B2v | *Rachael, William M.E. "Early Minutes of Hanover Presbytery," ''The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography'', Vol. 63, No. 1 (Jan., 1955):53-75; Vol. 63, No. 2 (Apr. 1955):161-185. {{FHL|1031971|item}} 975.5 B2v v. 63; digital version at [http://www.jstor.org JSTOR] ($). [The Hanover Presbytery covered Virginia.] | ||
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