The parish of St. Peter was established around the time that New Kent County was formed from York County in 1654. "St. Peter's Church still stands (the present edifice was built in 1703), and cost one hundred and forty-six thousand weight of tobacco. The steeple was added to the church twelve years after it was erected. As the place where the Widow Custis worshipped, and where, it is supposed, she was sometimes attended by George Washington, it possesses a peculiar interest." Saint Peter's Parish was the heart of its ...
Read More
The parish of St. Peter was established around the time that New Kent County was formed from York County in 1654. "St. Peter's Church still stands (the present edifice was built in 1703), and cost one hundred and forty-six thousand weight of tobacco. The steeple was added to the church twelve years after it was erected. As the place where the Widow Custis worshipped, and where, it is supposed, she was sometimes attended by George Washington, it possesses a peculiar interest." Saint Peter's Parish was the heart of its community, and its records are a rich source of names, personal relationships, and community interactions. These records are arranged chronologically, and include a wide variety of details regarding members: parish officials, parish levies, fees for goods and services, fines imposed, alms given to the needy, orphans and other custody issues, marriages, burials, and more. The original surname plus subject index is a bonus for researchers.
Read Less
Add this copy of The Vestry Book of Saint Peter's, New Kent County, to cart. $21.47, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2013 by Heritage Books.
Add this copy of The Vestry Book of Saint Peter? S, New Kent County, to cart. $47.02, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2019 by Heritage Books, Inc.
Add this copy of The Vestry Book of Saint Peter? S, New Kent County, to cart. $79.04, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2019 by Heritage Books, Inc.
