During almost the entire period covered by this vestry book 17211786 blisland parish was partly in the present. Blisland blissland parish new kent and james city county. The vestry book of henrico parish, virginia, 1730 73. Vestry book of blisland parish new kent and james city co. Chamberlain wrote in his introduction to the vestry book of blisland parish, on. Vestry book of saint peters parish, section a vagenweb. Contains a brief history of the parish, transcript of vestry book, and appendix which gives a list of church officers. Vestry records of virginia nuckolls worldwide kindred society. The vestry book of blisland blissland parish, new kent and james city counties, virginia, 17211786 cclib. Andrews parish vestry book, dated 17321797, is kept at the library of virginia.
Usgenweb virginia archives vestry book of blisland blissland parish new kent and james city counties. Hickory neck episcopal church, toano, virginia official site hickory neck church, the historical marker database. The vestry book of blisland blissland parish, new kent and james city counties, virginia, 17211786 gw 9698 c. Prince william county, virginia, bull run library, relic room. This book contains the oldest known records pertaining to blisland parish, the transcriptions relate to the following issues growing out of the business affairs of colonial parish vestries. The list of 87 or 88 signatures from blisland parish appears page xliv xlvii of the vestry book of blisland blissland parish, new kent and james city co. Blissland sic parish vestry book, new kent county, virginia, 17211786 family history library. Vestry book of blisland blissland parish, new kent and james city. Peters parish, new kent and james city counties, virginia, 16841786. Peters parish was created out of blisland parish in 1679. Chamberlayne, 1935, and published by virginia state library. The vestry book of blisland parish in new kent and james city counties, virginia 1721 to 1786, edited by dr. The original of the former book is kept at the clerks office in gloucester courthouse and the original of the latter is on deposit at the state library in richmond, as is the register 17491827 of kingston parish.
In 1702 a petition of the upper inhabitants of the parish was presented by john. The vestry book of bli sland blissland parish, new kent and james city counties, virginia, 17211786, blissland parish va. Dmk heritage project converted this historic book into a digital format for indepth research for genealogist and historians with limited time and resources. However, the vestry book of blisland parish of new kent county contains an entry dated 15 october 1741 of 160 pounds of tobacco due mr. New kent county was formed from the county of york in 1654, and it seems that the parish of st. Churchill gibson chamberlayne 18761939 virginia marriages in rev. The vestry book of blisland blissland parish, new kent and james city counties, virginia, 17211786. Considering the fact that new kent county is a burned county prior to 1865, makes this book one of only a few sources of information about this county during this colonial period. New kent and james city counties, virginia, 17211786. The vestry book of blisland blissland parish, new kent and james city counties, 17211786, transcribed and edited by c. Peters parish was created from blisland parish sometime in 1678.
Early rountree immigrants bobs genealogy filing cabinet. Peters vestry book 16841758 and register 16851786 have been published twice, in the. The vestry book of blisland blissland parish, new kent. Peters and blisland parishes virginia boundary dispute involving john roper, vestryman and church warden. We have new and used copies available, in 0 edition starting at. Churchill gibson, 18761939 main author blisland parish new kent county, virginia. The vestry book of blisland blissland parish, new kent and james city counties, virginia, 17211786 statement of responsibility.
Vestry book of blisland blissland parish, new kent. Churchill gibson, 18761939, ed the vestry book of blisland blissland parish, new kent and james city counties, virginia, 1721. Andrews parish vestry book, 17321797, of brunswick county. The vestry book and register of bristol parish, virginia, 17201789. Textbook and etextbook are published under isbn 0806348488 and 9780806348483. Feb 04, 2021 vestry book of blisland parish, new kent and james city counties, virginia, 17211786 p. Peters parish, at a vestry held at the uper church the 19th march. The vestry book of blisland blissland parish, new kent and james city counties, virginia, 17211786 by c. The vestry book of blisland blissland parish, new kent and james city counties, virginia, 17211786 classic reprint paperback october 28, 2017 by churchill gibson chamberlayne author 1 rating see all formats and editions. The original records are stored at the library of virginia. Henrico parish in the diocese of virginia and the parishes descended therefrom author. New kent and james city counties, virginia, 17211786 vestry book of stratton major parish.
The vestry book of blisland blissland parish, new kent and. The vestry books of petsworth originally petsoe parish for 16771793 and kingston parish for 16791796 have both been published. The vestry book of blisland blissland parish, new kent and james city counties, virginia, 17211786 family history library vestry book, 16851758. Dmk heritage project converted this historic book into a digital format for indepth research. An order, dated may 19, 1682, for the committal of stephen tarleton and charles bostwicke, of new kent county, to the custody of the sheriff of york county for words greatly encourageing the present distractions. Inventory of books on virginia at the lawrence county archives. Vestry book of blisland blissland parish, new kent and. Vestry book of antrim parish, halifax county, virginia, 17521817. Peters and blisland parishes virginia boundary dispute. Johns church, richmond, virginia by henrico parish. Bassett, church wardens, of this parish, do employ a surveyor to run a dividing line between the parish of st. Full text of vestry book of blisland blissland parish, new kent and.
William rountree c17001765 of new kent county bobs. The vestry book of blisland blissland parish library of virginia, richmond virginia 44 at a vestry held for blissland parish at the lower church the 14th day of october 1733. The vestry book of blisland blissland parish, new kent and james city counties, virginia, 17211786 gw 9698 by churchill gibson chamberlayne, unknown edition. The vestry book of blisland blissland parish, new kent and james city counties, virginia, 17211786, blissland parish va. Chamberlaynes scholarly edition of the vestry book of blisland parish. Virginia alfords the new kent county years alford american. King and queen county, virginia, 17291783 the vestry book of the upper parish. The vestry book of blisland parish, new kent and james city counties, virginia, 17211786, g. Peters parish thats not counting the ones located on. Peters parish, new kent county, 1684 to 1786, edited by dr. The vestry book contains accounts for the care and upkeep of the church, wages of church officers, care and upkeep of the poor, and levying of tithes. While the only manuscript vestry book of blisland parish known to be in existence begins in the year 1721, the parish itself can be traced back to a date much earlier, namely, to the year 1653, at which period the territory involved was in cluded in york county. Chamberlayne notes that 21 of the 88 men who signed were later listed as processioners in st.
The vestry book of blisland blissland parish, new kent and james city count ies, 17211786. Typed note at the beginning the parish vestry was required by law to perform many civil governmental functions, such as land processioning, taxation, taking care of the poor. New kent county road orders 16841758 virginia department of. The vestry book of henrico parish, virginia, 173073. Mar 18, 2020 vestry books edit edit source the original st. Since then the vestry book of blisland blissland parish, new kent and james city counties, virginia, 17211786 gw 9698 textbook. Eliz hurtblissland parish, va by deanna baumgardner october 19, 2009 at 07. This book consists of photostat prints of the pages of the blissland parish vestry book in the episcopal theological seminary library, near alexandria, virginia. The vestry book of blisland blissland parish, new kent and james city counties, virginia, 17211786 classic reprint. How ever, before the second volume of the work was released from the press, a vestrybook of blisland parish came to light, and the bishop refers to it in a note on the last page of his book. Since then the vestry book of blisland blissland parish, new kent and james city counties, virginia, 17211786 gw 9698 textbook was available to sell back to booksrun online for the top buyback price or rent at.
The vestry book of blisland blissland parish, new kent and james city counties, virginia, 17211786 gw 9698. Chamberlain wrote in his introduction to the vestry book of blisland parish, on january 29,1677, the commissioners sent over by the english government to inquire into and report upon the state of affairs in the colony arrived in virginia. What about charles bostick, who appears in va in the vestry book of blisland parish, new kent co, va, in 1682. Excerpts from the vestry book of saint peters, new kent county, va. Many researchers believe this charles is our immigrant ancestor and he was certainly in va prior to the time the three brothers were going in all directions. Antrim parish, halifax county, virginia genealogy familysearch.
During almost the entire period covered by this vestry book 17211786 blisland parish was partly in the present new kent county and partly in the present. Pamunkey an,d chickahomijly rivers parish the church is the same one. Websites edit edit source hickory neck episcopal church, toano, virginia official site. Chamberlayne, 1937, and published by virginia state library. Parish vestry books mitigate lost virginia county records. Buy the vestry book of blisland blissland parish, new kent and james city counties, virginia, 17211786 by chamberlayne online at alibris. Vestry books edit edit source antrim parish s vestry book 17511817 is kept at the virginia theological seminary. Vestry book of blisland blissland parish, new kent and james city counties, virginia, 17211786. The vestry book of blisland blissland parish, new kent and james city counties, virginia, 17211786 gw 9698 indexed edition hardcover. At the first meeting of the vestry as recorded in the old vestry book of blisland parish, william bassett, esq.
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