Name | St. Stephens Parish |
Alt names | St. Stephen's Parish | | | St. Stephens | | | St. Stephen's | | | Saint Stephens | | | Saint Stephen's | | | Bowtracy Parish | source: -1698 | | Fairfield Parish | source: 1664-1698 | | Chickacoan Parish | source: 1653-1664 |
Type | Parish |
Located in | Northumberland, Virginia, United States (1653 - 1857) |
History
- per Wikipedia, "The parish was founded in 1653 as Chickacoan Parish; it was renamed Fairfield Parish in 1664. St. Stephen's Parish was formed in 1698, and Fairfield Parish became its lower part; the upper part was formed from an area known to locals as Bowtracy Parish. It was represented in 1785, when the Episcopal Church of Virginia held its first convention, and it sent representatives intermittently to conventions until 1799. It was later disestablished, and its fortunes declined ; by 1857 Bishop William Meade could note that there was no active church or parish in the entire county. " [1]
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