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Subject: I forgot! Re: [LDR] Migration Questions -- 1600s, early 1700s
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 20:33:47 EDT

In a message dated 7/23/2003 4:13:20 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
writes:


> Second..before the Brits were given the heave-ho, every location was in
> Virginia both a parish (Church of England) and a county. Generally speaking
> the
> parish lines tried to mirror or not overlap county boundaries, and if they
> didn't for any length of time citizens usually presented petitions to
> correct this
> -- Because the parish responsibilities included some, such as land
> processioning, that would seem to be in the county's bailiwick (see examples
> at end).
>

Dave

My apologies for not pasting in the examples on parish processioning records
done by the church not county (at the end this time!). There is no other way
to describe the below (in my opinion), but that they were a double check on
residents, taxes (primary), deeds and patents (when conducted correctly and tax
records. I think they represent the epitome of the conjunction between church
and state...etc.etc...and are a piece of what the Revolution was all about.
The loss of parish records (especially Hungars and I don't know what other
parishes in the region now Appomac), is a significant losss for researchres, like
the loss of burned county records. The parishes also dealt with payments for
bastards/indigents, etc.

But since Accomac/Northampton have basically so many records otherwise in
tact, the loss of parish records on the Eastern Shore isn't felt as keenly as in
burned counties. They also recorded births, deaths, marriages, etc.

On the other hand, I have some parish records for Nansemond Co., which is
courthouse burned, which at least have some names on processioning records, etc.

My best, Janet Hunter

Below you will see some example for the Southam Parish register (FYI, John
Hyde/Hide Saunders is my 4g grandfather and was the parish minister of this
parish for a long time, even though he was formally expelled from the College of
William & Mary, after refusing to go quietly). You can follow these with below
deeds. (Powhatan/Cumberland Co...now bedroom community for Richmond CITY).

These are draft excerpts from a book that has since been published
PROCESSIONING REFERENCES IN SOUTHAM PARISH REGISTRY

processioning orders dated Sep 1751

ordr. That John Taylor William Taylor & Joel Chandler John
Hide Sanders Daniel Johnson & William Spiears on the 11th
Day of November next do begin & procession all the land
between Deep Creek James River the Chappel Road & the Road
from Michaux to Speares along the Path from Howards Quarter
to Solomans Creek Down the Same to the Said River and make
their Return according to Law.

March 22nd. 1756
Memorandon that at a Vestry held for southam Parrish, the 11th. of August
1755 Ordered that sanburn Woodson Decest.George Owen George Cardwell
Frances macraw. to Procession the lands in the order mentioned woodson
being Dead and Francis macraw Refusing to fulfil the order so that we
George Owen and George Cardwell have Indeavoured to Comply with the order
as followeth Viz) Beginning at sanburn woodsons line Between him & Capt.
Daniel Mayo Charity Woodson widow Present, thence Between woodson & owen
woodson Present Procession Between Mayo & owen, Procession Between Mayo &
John Hidesanders Proct Between owen and John Netherland. Netherland
Present, Between Woodson and Netherland both Present, Procession Between
woodson and Wm.Headspeth woodson and Benjamin Childrey Present, Proces.
Between Headspeth and John Howlet. Headspeth and samuel oslen overseer
Present, thence Between Abraham salley and William smith. smith Present,
thence Between salley and Duke Hix smith and Hix Present, thence Between
smith and Hix Both Present, thence Between Hix and widow Barns both
Present thence Between smith and Barns. both Present, Between smith and
John Pleasants smith and Daniel Carter overseer Present, thence Between
Barns and Pleasents Barns and Carter Present, thence Between Pleasants
and John Phelps Carter Present, thence Between Barnes and Coyller Basdale
Barns and Joseph Atkins Present, thence Between Phelps & Basdail atkins
Present, Thence Between Basdail, & George Cardwell atkins Present, thence
Between Basdail & Frances
macraw atkins Present, thence Between macraw & John Phelps, thence
Between Phelps & John Netherland, thence Between Phelps and Headspeth,
thence Between Phelps & Basdail Joseph atkins Present, thence Between
Basdail & John Howlet. Joseph atkins Present, thence Between macraw &
Netherland Thence Between Netherland & Cardwell, thence Between Cardwell
& Barns Collo. William Randolph, line between him and mayo not
Procession. not attending To shew the line also Between
ozburn formerly Thos. Walker. and William Headspeth. not any body
appeared for Ozburn, also Between Ozburn & John Netherland for the same
Reason. also betwen. Netherland &
John Hidesanders.
George Owen
George Cardwell

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