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.

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