Vestry Book of St. Paul's Parish, Hanover County, Virginia, 1706-1786

This book contains the oldest known records pertaining to Blisland Parish, The transcriptions relate to the following issues growing out of the business affairs of colonial parish vestries; namely, payments to persons for services rendered to the parish, oaths and lists of oath-takers, news of the arrival of ministers, the appointment of church wardens, issues related to indentured servants, lists of tithables, payment of salaries and other obligations, the formation of parish precincts with the names of the families apportioned therein, the warding of children, and so on. These records establish the existence of thousands of Virginia inhabitants, each of whom is easily found in the index or indexes at the back of the book.Chamberlayne, Churchill Gibson is the author of 'Vestry Book of St. Paul's Parish, Hanover County, Virginia, 1706-1786 ', published 1935 under ISBN 9780806348476 and ISBN 080634847X.