Bristol Parish, Charles City County, Virginia Genealogy

United States   Virginia    Bristol Parish

History
Bristol Parish has served Charles City, Henrico, Prince George, and Dinwiddie counties.

Bristol Parish was established in 1643, including all the Appomattox River valley. When Didwiddie Couny was partitioned from Prince George county 1752, Bristol Parish became the parish for Dinwiddie County.

Founded

 * 1643

Parish Records
The original Register 1685-1798 and the Vestry Book 1720-1789 are available at the Library of Virginia. Copies:

Parish Registers

 * Chamberlayne, Churchill Gibson. Births from the Bristol Parish Register of Henrico, Prince George and Dinwiddie Counties, Virginia, 1720-1798. Richmond, Virginia: C.G. Chamberlayne, 1898. Two published transcripts available at FHL: and ; digital book at Ancestry ($); and World Vital Records ($).

Vestry Books

 * Chamberlayne, Churchill Gibson. The Vestry Book and Register of Bristol Parish, Virginia, 1720 - 1789. Richmond, VA: [s.n.] 1898. Available at . Digital versions at Google Books; and World Vital Records ($).