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From: "ghelderlein" <>
Subject: Fw: [VACULPEP] Bromfield Parish
Date: Sat, 2 Mar 2002 08:06:26 -0800


I'm most interested in knowing more about my William Duncan, b. 1690, and in
Culpeper Co., VA by 1720. Married Ruth Rawley/ Raleigh ca 1722, and they
lived in Bromfield Parish at some time, and St. Mark's Parish at other
times. William died ca 1788 and left a will.
He had about 9 children. I have not had access to anything further on the
lives of he and his family, other than what I have stated. Would really
like to know more about them, if I knew that there was a book written
regarding the Duncan family during that time and place.
Does anyone know of the availability of any information that would be
helpful for the Duncan family during that time?.

Thanks for any help you can give.

Georgia ()

----- Original Message -----
From: "Donna S. Boyd" <>
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Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 12:47 PM
Subject: [VACULPEP] Bromfield Parish


> The Rev. George W. Peterkin, rector of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church,
> St. Mark's Parish, in Culpeper County wrote in the church Register about
> the formation of Bromfield,
>
> "In 1752, St. Mark's parish, then in Culpeper Co. was divided by the
> meander or crooked run falling into Robinson River up to Col. Jno.
> Spotswood's corner on that run, thence by his line north twenty-eight
> degrees East to Bloodworth Road, thence from Bloodworth Rd. by straight
> line to crooked run a branch of north fork of Gourd Vine River, where
> the main Rd. called Duncan's crosses the said Run, thence by the said
> Run up to the head thereof, thence to head of white oak run, thence by
> that Run down to north River, ~ all below this line except what is
> within the limits of Orange Co. was constituted St. Mark's parish -- all
> above this line & all of St. Thomas' parish that was in Culpeper was
> constituted Bromfield Parish."
>
> If metes and bounds are not your thing --
>
> One of our members, Betty Johnson provides the following information
> about Brumfield Parish.
>
> Eugene M. Scheel writes that Bromfield Parish was created 1 June 1753
> from part of St. Mark's Parish and was dissolved in 1790. Bromfield was
> named
> for the Culpeper family chapel near Leeds Castle in Kent, England. The
> American parish's name "degenerated into such words as Bloomfield,
> Broomfield, and Brumfield." Scheel does not state exactly what land was
> covered by Bromfield Parish. (Source 1, below)
>
> However, Ann L. Miller writes: "In 1752, another parish would be created
> in Culpeper County: the western half of the county (including all of
> what is now Madison County, all except the extreme northeastern corner
> of Rappahannock, and the northwest corner of modern Culpeper County)
> became the new parish of Bromfield . . . " (Source 2, below)
>
> Betty Johnson
>
> Sources:
> 1. Eugene M. Scheel, "Culpeper, A Virginia County's History Through 1920,"
> pp. 43, 108. 342
> 2. "Early churches of Culpeper County, Va," edited by A. D. Thomas Jr. and
> A. McD.Green; Chapter 1, "Early German and Anglican Churches of Culpeper
> county, 1714-1865," by Ann L. Miller, p. 6.
>
> Both books are publications of the Culpeper Historical Society of
Culpeper,
> VA.
>
>
>
>
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