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| − | St. John's Parish has served [[New Kent County, Virginia|New Kent]], [[King and Queen County, Virginia|King and Queen]], and [[King William County, Virginia|King William]] counties. It was formed from part of [[ | + | St. John's Parish has served [[New Kent County, Virginia|New Kent]], [[King and Queen County, Virginia|King and Queen]], and [[King William County, Virginia|King William]] counties. It was formed from part of [[Stratton Major Parish, Virginia|Stratton Major Parish]]. |
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| + | Church services are no longer held at the old building, which has been renovated, but it is available for hire for special events.<ref>[http://www.stjohnswp.org/oldstjohns/ Historic St. John's Church], accessed 26 February 2011.</ref> | ||
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| + | Church services are held in the new building. | ||
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| + | "An Act for dividing St. John's Parish, in the County of King-William" (1720) culled from Colonial Office sources at the National Archives in London, is published in: | ||
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| + | *Chamberlayne, Churchill G. "Seven Parish Acts Heretofore Unpublished," ''The William and Mary Quarterly'', Vol. 18, No. 1 (Jan. 1938):106-118. {{FHL|248629|item|disp=FHL Book 973 H25w}}; digital version at [http://www.jstor.org/stable/1919749 JSTOR] ($). | ||
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| + | Colonial parish registers do not survive. | ||
| − | == Websites == | + | == Websites == |
| − | *[http://www.stjohnswp.org/oldstjohns/ Historic St. John's Church] | + | *[http://stjohnswp.org/ St. John's Episcopal Church] (official website) |
| + | *[http://www.stjohnswp.org/oldstjohns/ Historic St. John's Church]. Includes photographs and history of the old building. | ||
*[http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=25844 St. John's Church], The Historical Marker Database. Includes photographs and brief history. | *[http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=25844 St. John's Church], The Historical Marker Database. Includes photographs and brief history. | ||
Latest revision as of 23:38, 24 September 2011
United States 
Virginia St. John's Parish
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History
St. John's Parish has served New Kent, King and Queen, and King William counties. It was formed from part of Stratton Major Parish.
Church services are no longer held at the old building, which has been renovated, but it is available for hire for special events.[1]
Church services are held in the new building.
Founded
- 1680[2]
Boundary
"An Act for dividing St. John's Parish, in the County of King-William" (1720) culled from Colonial Office sources at the National Archives in London, is published in:
- Chamberlayne, Churchill G. "Seven Parish Acts Heretofore Unpublished," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 18, No. 1 (Jan. 1938):106-118. FHL Book 973 H25w; digital version at JSTOR ($).
Resources
Parish History
Parish Records
Colonial parish registers do not survive.
Websites
- St. John's Episcopal Church (official website)
- Historic St. John's Church. Includes photographs and history of the old building.
- St. John's Church, The Historical Marker Database. Includes photographs and brief history.
References
- ↑ Historic St. John's Church, accessed 26 February 2011.
- ↑ 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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