St. John's Parish, Baltimore County, Maryland Genealogy

History
St. John's Parish is part of the Convocation of Towson, Diocese of Maryland in the Protestant Episcopal Church today. It has served Baltimore County. Before 1770, St. James's served parishioners as a chapel of ease in this parish. However, it separated and became St. James's Parish in 1777.

Founded

 * 1692. Also known as the Gunpowder and Copley Parish, 1692-1697.

Boundary
In 1692, the Acts of the Assembly passed “That one Parish be in Spe[s]utia hundred [St. George’s]. And another Parish in Gunpowder River hundred (that is to say) from Gunpowder River to the head of Middle River [St. John’s]. And from Middle River as farre as the County goes or extends [St. Paul’s].” See Baltimore County Court Recods, Liber F, no. 1, p. 338.

Parish Records
The original parish registers are held at the Maryland Historical Society. They begin in 1694. Copy:.

They have also been abstracted:


 * Harrison, Lucy H. and John Coleman. St. James' &amp; St. Johns'. MSS. Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore, Md. Copy:.

Websites

 * St. James's, My Lady's Manor, The Historical Marker Database
 * Saint John's Parish (Gunpowder), The Historical Marker Database