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Thanks for coming by for a visit. This pageischanging constantly and I invite you to submit your Bible Records, Deeds,Wills,Marriages, etc to me for other genealogists to share. My name is Gayle Beverley Austin and I was born and raised in Pittsylvania County, but live in Orlando, Florida now.
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1782 Land Tax of Pittsylvania County
1783 Alterations to Pittsylvania County Land Tax
1784 Alterations to Pittsylvania County Land Tax
1785 Alerations to Pittsylvania County Land Tax
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Research Transcripts of some Pittsylvania
County
Genealogists
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Other Genealogical Sources on the Internet
Pittsylvania County Mailing List Click and type only SUBSCRIBE in the message area, leaving the subject line blank.
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Time
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ancestors,
Infomation added Often!
DEATH
RECORDS
OF PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY. These are
a great
resource in your research. I personally have transcribed
these
records and they cannot be copied for profit.
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History of Pittsylvania County -Check here for your ancestors. Information added Often
Importations and Naturalizations From Order Books of Brunswick and LunenburgCounties. (Pittsylvania County was part of Brunswick and Lunenburg.)
RevolutionaryWar Soldiers and Patriots Add information on your Ancestor
Civil War in Pittsylvania County
Pittsylvania County
and Danville War Casualties
Pittsylvania County Primary Records
Early Virginia Religious Petitions-Pittsylvania
Copies of Original Marriage Bonds of Pittsylvania County
Oaths of Allegiance-1777 Pittsylvania County, VA
Pittsylvania County Marriages 1700-1799
First List of Tithables of Pittsylvania County, Year 1767
Heads of Household of Pittsylvania County, Year 1782
Pittsylvania County Mixed Probate Names
Customer's at Hugh Weir's Store-1835
Pittsylvania County 1850 Census
Pension Applicants - Act of 1888, 1900, and 1902
Pittsylvania County Muster Rolls 1861
Exerts from
Minutes
of Broad Run Baptist Church-Many members moved to the
Halifax-Pittsylvania
area.
PittsylvaniaCounty Querries and Surnames
Pittsylvania County Research
Research
Transcripts of some Pittsylvania County Genealogists
Pittsylvania County Clerk of the Court-
Includes information on what documents are available at the Clerk's
Office
and how to obtain them.
Pittsylvania County Historical Society
Pittsylvania County Public Library-
Includeswhat is available including family histories
VA-NC Piedmont Genealogical Sociey-
Pittsylvania
County Books Listed For Sale By Vendors
Maps of Pittsylvania County and MAPS
TO ORDER (INEXPENSIVE)
Family Newsletters with Pittsylvania County
Surnames Are there
others?
Help
in Search For Your Ancestors
Pittsylvania County Special Records- Not complete, waiting for your contributions! Please send your contributions to me! They can help other people!!
Pittsylvania County Sources on the Internet
Danville Register and Bee Newspaper on Line
The John and James Booker Civil War Letters
SouthsideVirginia Families-World Connect Project
Other Genealogical Sources on the Internet
Virginia Genealogical Sources
General Genealogy Research
Searchable Information
Military Research Sources-
British Genealogy Resources
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Subscribeto
a Mailing List of a Virginia County
TheLibrary
of Virginia Digital Collections
Virginia Genealogy
Society
EarlyVirginia
Religious Petitions
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Rent Rolls on Line
VirginiaSurname
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SearchtheTable
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VMI
Class Roster-19th Century
Chronicles
of the Scotch-Irish Settlements in Virginia
TheVirginia
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Virginia Will Book I
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Library of
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Digital Maps From Board of Public Works Inventory (1816-1903)
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UpcomingFamily
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CollegeLibraries
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Pension Project for Virginia
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American
Revolution
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Pension List for Virginia
US
POW/MIA
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War of 1812 Pay Rolls and Muster Rolls
ConfederateRoster
Collection-Library of Virginia
Sons
ofConfederate
Soldiers
Confederate
Cemetery and the Old Lynchburg Cemetery
VirginiaCivil
War Battlefields and Sites
The
United
Daughters of the Confederacy
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War Resources-Virginia Military Institute Archives
AmericanCivil
War Homepage
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Arms from Ireland and Around the World
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The
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Newsletters of Pittsylvania
County
Surnames
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Genealogical Treasuresat the Clerk's Office byHerman Melton and Henry Mitchell
This article enumerates some of the most important records found at the Clerk's Office, and was compiled with the asssistance of Clerk's Office staff member Ann Roach This list includes materials most used bygenealogical researchers, but is by no means a complete inventory of theClerk's Office contents. These valuable documents and services are availableto genealogical researchers in the office of Pittsylvania County Clerkof Court, locatedon the first floor of the courthouse in Chatham.
Marriage Register (an index to marriage licenses and ministers' returns) 1767 to present, indexed by males and females,byfirst letter of last name and by date. For entries prior to 1913, licensesor ministers' returns must be copied by the staff of the clerk's office(theoriginals are not available to the public)
General Index to Wills, 1767 to present, indexed by last name of the deceased.
Will Books, 1767 to present.
General Index to Accounts, Current Inventories, Etc. (accountsofestate executors), 1767 to present, indexed by last name of the deceased.
Accounts,
Inventories, Etc, 1767
to present.
Grantor and Grantee Indexes to Deeds, Trust Deeds, Liens, 1767-1889 (andtopresent in a different area of the Clerk's Office). indexed by grantororgrantee's name.
Deed Books, 1767-1889 (and to present in a different area of the Clerk's Office).
Pittsylvania County Land Books (tax records), 1793 to present, more than 200 volumes.
Claims for Supplies, Revolutionary War Soldiers, Pittsylvania County, 1782.
(Partial) Muster Roll, 1861-1865, Pittsylvania County.
Book of Estrays, 1773-1782.
Old Surveys, Books 1 and 2, 1746-1796.
Entry Record Book 1737-1770 (one volume).
Causes, Issues and Proceedings 1774-1805 (one volume).
Register of Free Negroes, 1807-1865.
Militia Bonds 1860-1861, Pittsylvania County.
Vestry Book, Camden Parish, 1787-1852.
Tithables, 1767-1785, and Miscellaneous Lists 1782-1784-1785.
Veterans Records, Revolutionary War
Plaintiffs and Defendants Index to Court Orders, 1767-1904 (andtopresent in a a different area of the Clerk's Office), indexed by first letter of plaintiffs' and defendants' last names.
Plaintiffs and Defendants Index to Common Law Orders, 1831-1936.
Register of Deaths, 1853-1896, 3 vols., compiled by Mrs. Lonnie Crosby: (1)Whites; (2) Slaves; (3) Emancipated blacks.
(Partial) Register of Births, 1853-1896.
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Births 1853-1896, partialregistercompiled and alphabetized by Mike K. Williams and Mary L. Boisseau.
1880 Census Index of Pittsylvania County and Danville, compiledbythe Virginia-North Carolina Piedmont Genealogical Society. This is analphabetizedlistings of "heads of dwelling."
Visiting hours for those wishing to research records intheClerk's Office are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, except forpublic holidays. A visit to this well-organized and hospitable records repository is certain to be a rewarding experience.
For those who wish to avail themselves of the information found at the Clerk's Office without a personal visit, the address of theClerk of the Court is:
Clerk of the Circuit Court, Pittsylvania County, P. O. Drawer 31, Chatham, Virginia 24531-0031, Attn: H.F. Haymore,Jr.(804) 432 7887
The Clerk of Court will honor specific requests for copyingdocuments(an item or two, no research involved, if book and page numberare suppliedby requester). Marriage certificates are provided (certified copies) at$3.00 each; all other copies are provided at $1.00 per page.(An individual making copies without staff assistance may use the copierin the officefor $0.25 per page.)
If an individual lacks specific book and page number information,andcannot go to th Clerk's Office in person to do the research needed,it issuggested by the Clerk of Court that one of the following professional genealogists be contacted.
Mary L. Boisseau,3240 Drury Lane, Danville, Virginia 24540(804836-5435 after 5 p.m.)
Mrs. Lonnie Crosby, Rt. 4, Box 289, Gretna, Va. 34557 (804-656-2109)
Steven B. Harris, Rt. 4m Box 341, Gretna, Va.
24557 (804-656-1814after5
p.m.)
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The Historical Society publishes a
quarterlytitled THE PITTSYLVANIA
PACKET in February, May, August and November. There isa
substancial
QUERY section where only members can request family informatiuonand
exchange
the same with others. Membership dues are $15single and $25 a family,
$50 a Supporter, $100 for a Patron.. TheSociety
in very active in the county in the preservation of its historical
homes
and heritage.For membership contact:
P.O. Box 1148
Chatham. Virginia 24531
Genealogists recommened by the Society: We are unable to quote exact fees, but all maiantain files on hundreds of early county families.
Ronnie Walker
3516 Castleton Road
Greensboro, N C 27406
336-697-7060
Steven Harris
7625 Rock Ford School Road
Gretna, Va. 24557
434 656-1814
Mary Leigh Boisseau
3240 Drury Lane
Danville, Virginia 24540
434 836-5435
Mary Leigh's Genealogy Corner
Anna Dodson
1308 Countryside Drive
Ringgold, Va. 24586
434 822-6671
The Pittsylvania County Library
PO Box 1049, Center Street
Chatham, Virginia 24531
Hours: 9A.M. to 8 P.M. Monday through Thursday and 9 P.M. to 5 P.M. on Friday plus 10 A.M. throught 12 Noon on Saturday.
The library has the histories of a number of localfamilieson file. Some are circulating and some are not. Those that arenon-circulating require personal or hired research since the labrary has no staff availaable at any time to reproduce these documents for patrons. In other words, unless one comes to the library and performs the search,it will be necessary tohire a genealogist or private researcher.The following family records arestored in acid free boxes and are non-circulating. For the most part, theyare in typed manuscript form and range in size fromtwenty to 150 pages.Included are those from the following families:WilliamLewis ,GeorgeWilliam Henson, The Dalton Genealogy,Whitehead,Tredway,Watson, Hunt, Edward Tatum, Robertson and related families,Yates,Drewry and Whittle.
The following are hard cover bound books
of varyingsizes.Some
are circulating and some are not since they are listed as
referencebooks.They
include the names of the following families: Hamblen,
Wingfield, Nelson, Hubbard,
Sours, Keesee, Cabell, Rives and Shelton.
The VA-NC Piedmont Genealogical Society is housed in the Danville Public Library. . The Society was presented the COMMONWEALTH AWARD in 1995 for "outstanding achievement by a genealogical or historical society or other organization within Virginia for either a specific project, a body of effort, or other activity which has contributed to the accessto or preservation of records or to the improvement of genealogical education within the Commonwealth." The Society has over 540 members from over 30states They publish the Piedmont Lineages quarterly and membersare allowed to submit Queries. Membership is on a calendar year(January through December), and is $15,00 per membership.Contact:
Post Office Box 2272
Danville, Virginia 24541
Genealogists recommened by the Society: We are unable to quote exact fees, but all maiantain files on hundreds of early county families.
Ronnie Walker
3516 Castleton Road
Greensboro, N C 27406
336-697-7060
Steven Harris
7625 Rock Ford School Road
Gretna, Va. 24557
434 656-1814
Mary Leigh Boisseau
3240 Drury Lane
Danville, Virginia 24540
434 836-5435
Anna Dodson
1308 Countryside Drive
Ringgold, Va. 24586
434 822-6671
The Society also sells books containing very
valuable information for genealogists.
The Southside Virginian
is a quarterly magazine for the Southside Virginia counties. Their stated list of counties includes Pittsylvania Co. Subscriptions are onacalendar year basis at $22.00 ($24.00 after March 1st of each year).Contact:The Soutside Virginian
P.O. Box 3684
Drawer VGS96
Richmond, VA 23235-6784
Accomptant
Accountant
Almoner
Giver of charity to the needy
Amanuensis
Secretary or stenographer
Artificer
A soldier mechanic who does repairs
Bailie
Bailiff
Baxter
Baker
Bluestocking
Female writer
Boniface
Keeper of an inn
Brazier
One who works with brass
Brewster
Beer manufacturer
Brightsmith
Metal Worker
Burgonmaster
Mayor
Caulker
One who filled up cracks (in ships or windows)
or seems to make them watertight by using tar or
oakum-hemp
fiber
produced by taking old ropes apart
Chaisemaker
Carriage maker
Chandler
Dealer or trader; one who makes or sells candles; retailer of groceries
Chiffonnier
Wig maker
Clark
Clerk
Clerk
Clergyman, cleric
Clicker
The servant of a salesman who stood at the door to invite customers;
onewho
received the matter in the galley from the compositors and arrangedit
indue
form ready for printing; one who makes eyelet holes inboots
usinga
machine which clicked.
Cohen
Priest
Collier
Coal miner
Colporteur
Peddler of books
Cooper
One who makes or repairs vessels made of staves & hoops, such as
casks,
barrels, tubs, etc.
Cordwainer
Shoemaker, originally any leather worker using leather from
Cordova/Cordoba
in Spain
Costermonger
Peddler of fruits and vegetables
Crocker
Potter
Crowner
Coroner
Currier
One who dresses the coat of a horse with a curry
comb; one who tanned leather by incorporating
oilorgrease
Docker
Stevedore, dock worker who loads and unloads cargo
Dowser
One who finds water using a rod or witching stick
Draper
A dealer in dry goods
Drayman
One who drives a long strong cart without fixed sides for carrying
heavyloads
Dresser
A surgeon's assistant in a hospital
Drover
One who drives cattle, sheep, etc. to market; a dealer in cattle
Duffer
Peddler
Factor
Agent, commission merchant; one who acts or transacts business
foranother;
Scottish steward or bailiff of an estate
Farrier
A blacksmith, one who shoes horses
Faulkner
Falconer
Fell
monger
One who removes hair or wool from hides in preparation for leather
making
Fletcher
One who made bows and arrows
Fuller
One who fulls cloth;one who shrinks and thickens woolen cloth by
moistening,
heating, and pressing; one who cleans and finishes cloth
Gaoler
A keeper of the goal, a jailer
Glazier
Window glassman
Hacker
Maker of hoes
Hatcheler
One who combed out or carded flax
Haymonger
Dealer in hay
Hayward
Keeper of fences
Higgler
Itinerant peddler
Hillier
Roof tiler
Hind
A farm laborer
Hoslter
A groom who took care of horses, often at an inn
Hooker
Reaper
Hooper
One who made hoops for casks and barrels
Huckster
Sells small wares
Husbandman
A farmer who cultivated the land
Jagger
Fish peddler
Journeyman
One who had served his apprenticeship and mastered his craft,
notbound
to serve a master, but hired by the day
Joyner/Joiner
A skilled carpenter
Keeler
Bargeman
Kempster
Wool comber
Lardner
Keeper of the cupboard
Lavender
Washer woman
Lederer
Leather maker
Leech
Physician
Longshoreman
Stevedore
Lormer
Maker of horse gear
Malender
Farmer
Maltster
Brewer
Manciple
A steward
Mason
Bricklayer
Mintmaster
One who issued local currency
Monger
Seller of goods (ale, fish)
Muleskinner
Teamster
Neatherder
Herds cows
Ordinary
Keeper
Innkeeper with fixed prices
Pattern
Maker
A maker of a clog shod with an iron ring. A clog was a wooden pole
withapattern
cut into the end
Peregrinator
Itinerant wanderer
Peruker
A wig maker
Pettifogger
A shyster lawyer
Pigman
Crockery dealer
Plumber
One who applied sheet lead for roofing and set lead frames for plain
orstained
glass windows.
Porter
Door keeper
Puddler
Wrought iron worker
Quarrier
Quarry worker
Rigger
Hoist tackle worker
Ripper
Seller of fish
Roper
Maker of rope or nets
Saddler
One who makes, repairs or sells saddles or other frnishings for horses
Sawbones
Physician
Sawyer
One who saws; carpenter
Schumacker
Shoemaker
Scribler
A minor or worthless author
Scrivener
Professional or public copyist or writer; notary public
Scrutiner
Election judge
Shrieve
Sheriff
Slater
Roofer
Slopseller
Seller of ready-made clothes in a slop shop
Snobscat/Snob
One who repaired shoes
Sorter
Tailor
Spinster
A woman who spins or an unmarried woman
Spurrer
Maker of spurs
Squire
Country gentleman; farm owner; justice of peace
Stuff
gown
Junior barrister
Stuff
gownsman
Junior barrister
Supercargo
Officer on merchant ship who is in charge of cargo and the commercial
concerns
of the ship
Tanner
One who tans (cures) animal hides into leather
Tapley
One who puts the tap in an ale cask
Tasker
Reaper
Teamster
One who drives a team for hauling
Thatcher
Roofer
Tide
waiter
Customs inspector
Tinker
An itinerant tin pot and pan seller and repairman
Tipstaff
Policeman
Travers
Toll bridge collection
Tucker
Cleaner of cloth goods
Turner
A person who turns wood on a lathe into spindles
Victualer
A tavern keeper, or one who provides an army, navy, or ship with food
supplies
Vulcan
Blacksmith
Wagoner
Teamster not for hire
Wainwright
Wagon maker
Waiter
Customs officer or tide waiter; one who waited on the tide to collect
duty
on goods brought in
Waterman
Boatman who plies for hire
Webster
Operator of looms
Wharfinger
Owner of a wharf
Wheelwright
One who made or repaired wheels; wheeled carriages, etc.
Whitesmith
Tinsmith; worker of iron who finishes or polishes the work
Whitewing
Street sweeper
Whitster
Bleach of cloth
Wright
Workman, especially a construction worker
Yeoman
Farmer who owns his own land
Here is a list of
theVirginia
Parishes 1607-1785. These parishes served
as local units of government, as well as of religious and community
organization. In colonial Virginia, parishes and their
boundaries
were
established (and altered) by act of the General Assembly.
Afterthe16
January 1786 General Assembly passage of Thomas Jefferson's Billfor
Establishing Religious Freedom, parishes continued to exist,
but
were no
longer official units of state government. The county is
listedfirst,
followed by the parish(es) associated with that county.
Accomack - Accomack; St. George's
Albemarle - Fredericksville; St. Anne's; Tillotson
Amelia - Nottoway; Raleigh
Amherst - Amherst; Lexington
Augusta - Augusta
Bedford - Cumberland; Russell
Botetourt - Botetourt
Brunswick - Meherrin; St. Andrew's
Buckingham - Tillotson
Campbell - Russell
Caroline - Drysdale; St. Anne's; St. Asaph's; St. Margaret's;
St.Mary's
Charles City - Bristol; Charles City; Chickahominy; Flowerdew
Hundred;
Jordan's Journey;
Martin's
Brandon; Smith's Hundred; Southampton;
Wallingford, West and Shirley; Westover;
Weyanoke;
Wilmington
Charles River - Same list as York County
Charlotte - Cornwall
Chesterfield - Dale; King William; Manchester
Culpeper - Bromfield; St. Mark's
Cumberland - King William; Littleton; St. James; Southam
Dinwiddie - Bath; Bristol
Dunmore - Beckford
Elizabeth City - Elizabeth City; Kecoughtan; Lower Parish of
Elizabeth
City County; Nutmeg Quarter; Stanley
Hundred;Upper
Parish of
Elizabeth City County; Waters Creek
Essex - St. Anne's; St. George's; St. Mary's; Sittenburne;
SouthFarnham
Fairfax - Cameron; Fairfax; Truro
Fauquier - Hamilton; Leeds
Fluvanna - Fluvanna
Franklin - Patrick; Russell
Frederick - Beckford; Frederick; Norborne
Gloucester - Abingdon, Kingston, Petsworth, Ware
Goochland - King William; St. James Northam; St. James's; St. James
Southam
Greensville - Meherrin; St. Andrew's
Halifax - Antrim
Hanover - St. Martin's; St. Paul's
Henrico - Bristol; Dale; Henrico or Varina; King William; St.
James's
Henry - Camden; Patrick
Isle of Wight - Lower; Newport; Nottoway; Upper; Warrosquyoake
James City - Argall's Gift; Blisland; Bruton; Chickahominy;
Chippokes;
Harrop; Hog Island; James City; Lawnes
Creek;
Martin's Hundred;
Middle Plantation; Middletowne;
St.Peter's;
Southwark;
Wallingford; Wilmington; Yorkhampton
King and Queen - Drysdale; St. John's; St. Stephen's; Stratton
Major
King George - Brunswick; Hanover; Overwharton; St. Paul's
Sittenburne
King William - St. David's; St. John's; St. Margaret's
Lancaster - Christ Church; Great Christ Church or Christ
Church;
Lancaster; Lower;
Piankatank;Poropotank;
St. Mary's Whitechapel;
Trinity; Upper
Loudoun - Cameron; Shelburne
Louisa - Fredericksville; St. Martin's; Trinity
Lower Norfolk - Elizabeth River; Lynnhaven
Lunenburg - Cornwall; Cumberland; St. James's
Mecklenburg - St. James's
Middlesex - Christ Church
Montgomery - Montgomery
Nansemond - Chuckatuck; East; Lower; Lower Suffolk; South; Suffolk;
Upper; Upper Suffolk; West
New Kent - Blisland; St. John's; St. Paul's; St. Peter's; St.
Stephen's;
Stratton Major
New Norfolk - Elizabeth River
Norfolk - Elizabeth River; Portsmouth; St. Brides
Northampton - Hungers; Lower; Northampton; Occohannock; Upper
Northumberland - Boutracy; Chickacoan; Fairfield; Lee; Nomini; St.
Stephen's; Wicomico
Old Rappahannock - Farnham; North Farnham; Piscataway; St. Mary's;
Sittenburne; South Farnham
Orange- St. Mark's; St. Thomas
Pittsylvania - Camden
Powhatan - King William; St. James Southam
Prince Edward - Nottoway; St. Patrick's
Prince George - Bath; Bristol; Martin's Brandon; Westover; Weyanoke
Princess Anne - Lynnhaven
Prince William - Dettingen; Hamilton; Leeds; Truro
Richmond - Hanover; Lunenburg; North Farnham; Richmond; St. Mary's;
Sittenburne
Rockbridge - Rockbridge
Rockingham - Rockingham
Shenandoah - Beckford
Southampton - Nottoway; St. Luke's
Spotsylvania - Berkeley; St. George's; St. Mark's
Stafford - Brunswick; Chotank; Hamilton; Lower; Overwharton;
Potomac;
St.
Paul's;
Stafford;Upper
Surry - Albemarle; Lawnes Creek; Southwark
Sussex - Albemarle
Upper Norfolk - East; Elizabeth River; Lower; South; Upper; West
Warrosquyoake - Warrosquyoake
Warwick - Blount Point; Denbigh; Elizabeth City; Mulberry
Island;Nutmeg
Quarter; Stanley
Hundred;Warwick;
Waters Creek
Warwick River - Same as Warwick County
Washington - Washington
Westmoreland - Appomattox; Chickacoan; Cople; Machodick;
Nomini;Potomac;
Washington; Westbury
York - Blisland; Bruton; Charles; Charles River; Chiskiack;
Hampton;
Marston; Middle
Plantation;
Middletowne; New Poquoson; York;
Yorkhampton
For the history of Parishes, see:
"The Hornbook of Virginia History", Ed. by Salmon and Campbell,The
Library of Virginia, 1994
"Parish Lines, Diocese of Southwestern Virginia" by Charles Francis
Cocke, VA State Library Publication No. 14, 1960,
reprinted1980
"Parish Lines, Diocese of Southern Virginia" by Charles
FrancisCocke,
VA
State Library Publication No. 22, 1964, reprinted 1979
"Parish Lines, Diocese of Virginia" by Charles Francis Cocke,
VaState
Library Publication No. 28, 1967, reprinted 1978
Contributed by Annette
EWetzel
awetzel@juno.com
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