Petsworth Parish, Virginia

United States   Virginia    Petsworth Parish

History
Petsworth (earlier known as Petsoe ) Parish has served Gloucester County, Virginia. The parish church was called Poplar Spring Church.

Founded

 * abt 1652
 * The first actual reference to Petsoe Parish is found in a land grant to William Thornton dated 16 February 1665/6.

Cemetery
Several of the old graves at the parish cemetery are described at Find A Grave.

The Virginia State Library discussed Petsworth Church Cemetery in a survey of Gloucester County graves published in 1959, but did not mention any legible gravestones. .

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

Parish Records
Parish registers do not survive.

Vestry Books

 * Chamberlayne, Churchill Gibson. The Vestry Book of Petsworth Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia, 1677-1793 Richmond [Virginia]: Library Board, Division of Purchase and Printing, 1933. and ; Reprint . Digital versions at Google Books and World Vital Records ($).

Websites

 * Poplar Spring Church, The Historical Marker Database