Lexington Parish, Virginia

United States   Virginia    Lexington Parish

History
Lexington Parish has served Amherst County, Virginia. St. Luke's Church at Pedlar Mills belonged to Lexington Parish. St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Clifford (formed 1747) also belonged to this parish.

Founded

 * 1778 from Amherst Parish

Cemetery
A survey of the graves at St. Mark's Church was published in 1985: (pages 53-55), as well as St. Luke's Church (pages 51-53).

A few tombstones from Saint Luke's Episcopal Church Cemetery are described at Find A Grave.

More than 50 tombstones from Saint Mark's Church Cemetery are also described at Find A Grave.

Parish History
Meade's 1861 history of Lexington Parish is available online.

Lexington Parish reports:


 * Convention of 1824 (p. 172)
 * Convention of 1826 (p. 189)
 * Convention of 1827 (p. 202)
 * Convention of 1831 (p. 259)
 * Convention of 1832 (p. 273)
 * Convention of 1833 (p. 289)
 * Convention of 1834 (p. 309)

Parish Records
The original Lexington Parish Vestry Book, dated 1779-1880, is kept at the Library of Virginia. Microfilmed copy:

Taxation

 * 1800 -- "Amherst Co., Virginia Tax List for Lexington Parish/District - 1800," courtesy: VAGenWeb. Available online.

Websites

 * St Marks Episcopal Church, Est. 1747, The Episcopal Church