Category: St. Peter's Parish, Virginia
Categories: Virginia Parishes | New Kent County, Virginia | New Kent County, Virginia Colony | James City County, Virginia Colony | James City County, Virginia | New Kent County, Virginia, Religious Congregations | James City County, Virginia, Religious Congregations
St. Peter's Parish, founded in 1679, served James City County to 1767, and then New Kent County to after 1785.
- "In 1767, the boundary between James City Co and New Kent Co, was altered, and removed St. Peter's Parish from James City". ~ Spradlin, "Parishes of Virginia"
James City County and Charles River County were formed in 1634, as two of the original counties. Charles River County became York County in 1643, and then New Kent County formed from York County in 1654. ~ Blankenbaker, "History of County Formations in Virginia 1617-1995"
- References:
- W. E. Jones. The Parish Register of Saint Peter's, New Kent county, Virginia from 1680 to 1787. archive.org (1904 : Richmond).
- Spradlin, Freddie, (1994) "Parishes of Virginia," citing Hening's Statutes at Large and The Hornbook of Virginia History, 4th edition. Posted in VAGenWeb.
- VAGenWeb resources New Kent County.
- John Blankenbaker. Germanna Colonies, "History of County Formations in Virginia 1617-1995".
- Family Search resources St. Peters Parish, Virginia.
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