Antrim Parish, Virginia
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| − | Antrim Parish has served [[Halifax County, Virginia]]. | + | Antrim Parish has served [[Halifax County, Virginia]]. Rev. Charles A. Dresser, formerly Rector of Antrim Parish, is the minister who married Abraham Lincoln to Mary Todd out in Illinois in 1842.<ref>[http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=30972 Minister Who Married Lincoln], The Historical Marker Database</ref> |
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| − | *1752 from [[ | + | *1752 from [[Cumberland Parish, Virginia|Cumberland Parish]]<ref>Freddie Spradlin, [http://vagenweb.org/parishes.htm "Parishes of Virginia,"] VAGenWeb, accessed 29 January 2011; [http://vagenweb.org/hening/''Hening's Statutes at Large;''] Emily J. Salmon and Edward D.C. Campbell Jr., ''The Hornbook of Virginia History'' (Richmond: Library of Virginia, 1994).</ref> |
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*Chiarito, Marian Dodson. ''Vestry Book of Antrim Parish, Halifax County, Virginia, 1752-1817''. Nathalie, Va.: Clarkton Press, 1983. {{FHL|301764|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5661 K2c}} | *Chiarito, Marian Dodson. ''Vestry Book of Antrim Parish, Halifax County, Virginia, 1752-1817''. Nathalie, Va.: Clarkton Press, 1983. {{FHL|301764|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5661 K2c}} | ||
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| + | *[http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=30972 Minister Who Married Lincoln], The Historical Marker Database | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 17:53, 28 February 2011
United States 
Virginia Antrim Parish
Contents |
History
Antrim Parish has served Halifax County, Virginia. Rev. Charles A. Dresser, formerly Rector of Antrim Parish, is the minister who married Abraham Lincoln to Mary Todd out in Illinois in 1842.[1]
Founded
- 1752 from Cumberland Parish[2]
Boundary
Resources
Parish History
Parish Records
Vestry Books
Antrim Parish's vestry book (1751-1817) is kept at the Virginia Theological Seminary. Copies: Library of Virginia and FHL Film 30163. The records have been abstracted:
- Chiarito, Marian Dodson. Vestry Book of Antrim Parish, Halifax County, Virginia, 1752-1817. Nathalie, Va.: Clarkton Press, 1983. FHL Book 975.5661 K2c
Websites
- Minister Who Married Lincoln, The Historical Marker Database
References
- ↑ Minister Who Married Lincoln, The Historical Marker Database
- ↑ Freddie Spradlin, "Parishes of Virginia," VAGenWeb, accessed 29 January 2011; Hening's Statutes at Large; Emily J. Salmon and Edward D.C. Campbell Jr., The Hornbook of Virginia History (Richmond: Library of Virginia, 1994).
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