Vestry book of petsworth parish

Each church of england parish in the colony was served by a single minister and governed by a vestry usually composed of local elites. The colonial vestry book of truro parish is not only pohicks most treasured artifact, but it is also an important historical source for understanding the central role of religion in colonial virginia. Vestry book of blisland blissland parish, new kent and. Vestry book of petsworth parish, gloucester county, virginia, 16771793 by churchill gibson chamberlayne, 9780806348452, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The vestry book of petsworth parish, gloucester county, virginia, 16771793 tools. Vestry book of petsworth parish, gloucester county, virginia. The vestry book of petsworth parish, gloucester county, virginia, 16771793 churchill gibson chamberlayne genealogical publishing com, 2009 reference 429 pages. The lack of wares seventeenth and eighteenth century vestry books and registers has. The vestry book of petsworth parish, gloucester county, virginia, 16771793 richmond virginia. Petsworth parish no longer exists while the others are active episcopal. Peters parish vestry book and register, 16841786 this database contains records from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries of the parish of st. The petsworth volume is steeped in virginia history inasmuch as gloucester county was a hotbed of bacons rebellion of 1676.

On 23 april 1706 william asked for a quietus from serving as a vestryman. The petsworth parish vestry book reports for november 18, 1764. Vestry books edit edit source chamberlayne, churchill gibson. The vestry book and register of bristol parish, virginia. The kingston parish vestry book reports that he supplied in that parish in 178384, where he was called upon to preach once a month until a minister. John alexanders going out of the parish petsworth vestry book pages 219. Parish records of abingdon parish, gloucester county, va.

Peter, which is located in new kent county, virginia. He was listed as william thornton, senior, in the petsoe parish, gloucester county, quit rent roll for 17045 as having 525 acres. Petsworth vestry book page 218 francis appointed vestryman and church warden oct 1, 1729 for the lower precint of this parish in his rome in the place of capt. The transcription itself relates to the following issues growing out of the business affairs of the parish. Full text of vestry book of blisland blissland parish, new kent and james city counties, virginia, 17211786 see other formats. The vestry book of petsworth parish, gloucester county, virginia, 16771793. By this decree foure of the most religious and better disposed men were to be selected by each. The vestry book of petsworth parish, gloucester county, virginia, 16771793 ebook written by churchill gibson chamberlayne. William was a vestryman in petsoe petsworth parish from 16771706. The vestry book of kingston parish, mathews county, virginia. The vestry book of petsworth parish, gloucester county, starts in 1677, only a decade or so after the establishment of petsworth in 1665. John buckner, who may be regarded as the head of the family in america, was a member in 1671 of the vestry of petsworth parish, gloucester.

Chamberlayne represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in indiana state library. Vestry book of blisland blissland parish, new kent and james city counties, virginia, 17211786 by chamberlayne, c. Kingston parish register gloucester and mathews counties, virginia, 1749. Pursuant to an act of assembly made at a generall assembly begun the 20th aprill, 1704 for the division of this parish the free houlders and hous keepers of this parish have this day meet and chosen and ellected a vestry for the said parish who are capt. The vestry book of petsworth parish, gloucester county, virginia. Around 1785 the counties set up civil agencies to take over many of these functions. A mutilated register of abingdon parish, from 1677 to 1761, and a like uninjured vestry book of petsworth parish, in that county, is all that remains from the fires prior to and including that of 1820. The vestry book of stratton major parish, king and queen. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the vestry book of petsworth parish, gloucester county, virginia, 16771793. The term register does not occur a single time, so far as the editor can discover, in the vestry books of kingston and stratton major parishes. As a religious institution, a parish contained a mother, or central, church, and. The book s introduction pieces together the formation of the parish and important milestones in its history from published and original sources.

The vestry book of petsworth parish, gloucester county, virginia 16771793. Stories of old gloucester caroline baytop sinclair, 1974. This is an uncurated book entry from our extended bookshelves, readable online now but without a stable link here. Originally the parish vestry dealt with land processioning, care of the poor, apprenticeships and guardianships of orphans, levying of taxes, and other civil matters. Petsworth parish, virginia genealogy familysearch wiki. James maury fountaine, who was minister of petsworth parish has left to go to ware, this parish is without a minister. History of abingdon church in gloucester county, va. The vestry book of petsworth parish by petsworth parish va. It is evident that he soon became prominent in the civil affairs of the colony as he was a member of the house of burgesses in 1682 as well as being clerk of gloucester county. The vestry book of the upper parish, nansemond county.

A parish in colonial virginia was a unit of both civil and religious authority that covered a set geographical territory. John buckner, of petsworth parish 1631 1694 genealogy. Vestry book of kingston parish, mathews county, virginia until. James maury fountaine, who was minister of petsworth parish has left to go to. The item the vestry book of petsworth parish, gloucester county, virginia, 16771793, transcribed, annotated and indexed by c. It has been found in the vestry book of petsworth parish, glouster county, virginia.

The vestry book of petsworth parish, gloucester county. Jun 01, 2009 the vestry book of petsworth parish, gloucester county, virginia, 16771793 ebook written by churchill gibson chamberlayne. The transcription of this vestry book is in all respects similar in arrangement and contents to that of the vestry book of petsworth parish, gloucester county described above. Some of the virginias most prominent citizens were members of this vestry, including george washington, george mason, and george fairfax. As a precautionary step, gloucester being in the lines of the enemy, the records had been carried to richmond.

This source of information provides the basis for what is generally accepted as the beginning of the nettles family in south carolina and other southern states. Library board, division of purchase and printing, 1933. Ware church continued after the american revolution and was recorded in 1785 as one of the founding parishes of the diocese of virginia. A vestry was a committee for the local secular and ecclesiastical government for a parish in england and wales, which originally met in the vestry or sacristy of the parish church, and consequently became known colloquially as the vestry. Full text of vestry book of blisland blissland parish, new. The vestry book of petsworth parish, gloucester county, virginia, 16771793 churchill gibson chamberlayne snippet view 1979. Virginiapetsworth parish genealogy books, cds, maps. Aug 16, 2011 the vestry book of petsworth parish, gloucester county, starts in 1677, only a decade or so after the establishment of petsworth in 1665. The petsworth volume is steeped in virginia history inasmuch as gloucester county was a hotbed of bacons rebellion of 1676 publisher website august 2007. Vestry book petsworth parish gloucester 16771793 by gibson. The church of petsworth parish ceased to exist and its third church building, which had been described as one of the grandest in virginia, fell into disrepair and was torn down in the late 1800s. The vestry book of petsworth parish, gloucester county, virginia, 16771793 statement of responsibility. Thomas vicaris born on or before 1638 immigrated to america about 1660at about 22 yrs of age to old rappahannock co.