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| − | Petsworth Parish has served [[Gloucester County, Virginia]]. The parish church was called Poplar Spring Church.<ref>[http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=2974 Poplar Spring Church], The Historical Marker Database</ref> | + | Petsworth Parish has served [[Gloucester County, Virginia]]. The parish church was called Poplar Spring Church.<ref>[http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=2974 Poplar Spring Church], The Historical Marker Database</ref> |
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*abt 1652<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> | *abt 1652<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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Several of the old graves at the parish cemetery are described at [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2332073&CScntry=4&CSst=48&CScnty=2838&CSsr=61& Find A Grave]. | Several of the old graves at the parish cemetery are described at [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2332073&CScntry=4&CSst=48&CScnty=2838&CSsr=61& Find A Grave]. | ||
| − | The Virginia State Library discussed Petsworth Church Cemetery in a survey of Gloucester County graves published in 1959, but did not mention any legible gravestones.<ref>''Epitaphs of Gloucester and Mathews Counties in Tidewater Virginia through 1865'' (Richmond, Va.: Virginia State Library, 1959), 118.</ref> {{FHL|388829|item|disp=FHL Book 975.53 V3e}}.<br> | + | The Virginia State Library discussed Petsworth Church Cemetery in a survey of Gloucester County graves published in 1959, but did not mention any legible gravestones.<ref>''Epitaphs of Gloucester and Mathews Counties in Tidewater Virginia through 1865'' (Richmond, Va.: Virginia State Library, 1959), 118.</ref> {{FHL|388829|item|disp=FHL Book 975.53 V3e}}.<br> |
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==== Parish Records ==== | ==== Parish Records ==== | ||
| − | Parish registers do not survive. | + | Parish registers do not survive. |
===== Vestry Books ===== | ===== Vestry Books ===== | ||
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*Chamberlayne, Churchill Gibson. ''The Vestry Book of Petsworth Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia, 1677-1793'' Richmond [Virginia]: Library Board, Division of Purchase and Printing, 1933. {{FHL|106748|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 975.532 K2c}} and {{FHL|106748|title-id|disp=US/CAN Film 1425712 Item 7}}; Reprint {{FHL|454934|title-id|disp=US/CAN Book 975.532 K2c 1979}}. Digital versions at [http://books.google.com/books?id=Ez6_pr0qUiEC Google Books] and [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=gpc0806348453_churchillgibsonchamberlayne1933 World Vital Records] ($). | *Chamberlayne, Churchill Gibson. ''The Vestry Book of Petsworth Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia, 1677-1793'' Richmond [Virginia]: Library Board, Division of Purchase and Printing, 1933. {{FHL|106748|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 975.532 K2c}} and {{FHL|106748|title-id|disp=US/CAN Film 1425712 Item 7}}; Reprint {{FHL|454934|title-id|disp=US/CAN Book 975.532 K2c 1979}}. Digital versions at [http://books.google.com/books?id=Ez6_pr0qUiEC Google Books] and [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=gpc0806348453_churchillgibsonchamberlayne1933 World Vital Records] ($). | ||
| − | == Websites == | + | == Websites == |
*[http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=2974 Poplar Spring Church], The Historical Marker Database | *[http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=2974 Poplar Spring Church], The Historical Marker Database | ||
Latest revision as of 17:16, 2 March 2013
United States 
Virginia Petsworth Parish
Contents |
History
Petsworth Parish has served Gloucester County, Virginia. The parish church was called Poplar Spring Church.[1]
Founded
- abt 1652[2]
Resources
Cemetery
Several of the old graves at the parish cemetery are described at Find A Grave.
The Virginia State Library discussed Petsworth Church Cemetery in a survey of Gloucester County graves published in 1959, but did not mention any legible gravestones.[3] FHL Book 975.53 V3e.
Parish Records
Parish registers do not survive.
Vestry Books
- Chamberlayne, Churchill Gibson. The Vestry Book of Petsworth Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia, 1677-1793 Richmond [Virginia]: Library Board, Division of Purchase and Printing, 1933. FHL US/CAN Book 975.532 K2c and US/CAN Film 1425712 Item 7; Reprint US/CAN Book 975.532 K2c 1979. Digital versions at Google Books and World Vital Records ($).
Websites
- Poplar Spring Church, The Historical Marker Database
References
- ↑ Poplar Spring Church, 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).
- ↑ Epitaphs of Gloucester and Mathews Counties in Tidewater Virginia through 1865 (Richmond, Va.: Virginia State Library, 1959), 118.
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