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Author : St. Peter's Parish (New Kent County, Va.)
Release : 1937
Genre : New Kent County (Va.)
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Book Synopsis The Vestry Book and Register of St. Peter's Parish by : St. Peter's Parish (New Kent County, Va.)
Download or read book The Vestry Book and Register of St. Peter's Parish written by St. Peter's Parish (New Kent County, Va.). This book was released on 1937. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Churchill Gibson Chamberlayne
Release : 2018-12-21
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis The Vestry Book and Register Book of St. Peter's Parish, New Kent and James City Counties, Virginia 1706-1786. by : Churchill Gibson Chamberlayne
Download or read book The Vestry Book and Register Book of St. Peter's Parish, New Kent and James City Counties, Virginia 1706-1786. written by Churchill Gibson Chamberlayne. This book was released on 2018-12-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By: Churchill Gibson Chamberlayne, Pub. 1937, Reprinted 2019, 866 pages, Index, ISBN #0-89308-870-6. 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. This BURNED county was formed from York County in 1654 and is the parent county of: Hanover, King William, and King & Queen counties. James City County was created in 1634 and was one of the eight original shires. It is considered the mother county of the state, and with in it lie the first church & parish. It is the the parent county in whole or part to: Charles City, New Kent, Surry, & York, counties. This county has sufferd great loss of records due to the Civil War. When the parishes were formed by the General Assembly of Virginia, the Vestries were assigned some of the civil administrative functions and all such civil functions were official in nature and the records of actions taken were recorded in the vestry books. Such records contained in the Vestry book contained among other things such things as: upkeep of bastard children; payment for the upkeep of the ferry; prosecution of fornicators; appointment of road work crews; apprentice young people to others in the parish for training in crafts or other livelihoods; providing clothing, food and shelter for the poor and elderly; burial of the dead and many, many other similar duties.
Author : St. Peter's Parish (New Kent County, Va.)
Release : 1989
Genre : Church records and registers
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Book Synopsis The Vestry Book and Register of St. Peter's Parish, New Kent and James City Counties, Virginia, 1706-1786 by : St. Peter's Parish (New Kent County, Va.)
Download or read book The Vestry Book and Register of St. Peter's Parish, New Kent and James City Counties, Virginia, 1706-1786 written by St. Peter's Parish (New Kent County, Va.). This book was released on 1989. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Churchill Gibson Chamberlayne
Release : 1937
Genre : Virginia
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Book Synopsis The Vestry Book and Register of St. Peter's Parish, New Kent and James City Counties, Virginia, 1684-1786 by : Churchill Gibson Chamberlayne
Download or read book The Vestry Book and Register of St. Peter's Parish, New Kent and James City Counties, Virginia, 1684-1786 written by Churchill Gibson Chamberlayne. This book was released on 1937. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : National Society of Colonial Dames
Release : 1905
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis The Vestry Book of St. Peter's Parish, New Kent County, Virginia, 1682-1758 by : National Society of Colonial Dames
Download or read book The Vestry Book of St. Peter's Parish, New Kent County, Virginia, 1682-1758 written by National Society of Colonial Dames. This book was released on 1905. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By: NSCD of Virginia, Pub. 1905, Reprinted 2021, 242 pages, Index, ISBN #0-89308-738-6. 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. This BURNED county was formed from York County in 1654 and is the parent county of: Hanover, King William, and King & Queen counties. When the parishes were formed by the General Assembly of Virginia, the Vestries were assigned some of the civil administrative functions and all such civil functions were official in nature and the records of actions taken were recorded in the vestry books. Such records contained in the Vestry book contained among other things such things as: upkeep of bastard children; payment for the upkeep of the ferry; prosecution of fornicators; appointment of road work crews; apprentice young people to others in the parish for training in crafts or other livelihoods; providing clothing, food and shelter for the poor and elderly; burial of the dead and many, many other similar duties.
