Lynnhaven Parish, Virginia

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History
Lynnhaven Parish has served Lower Norfolk and Princess Anne counties. Also known as Old Donation Church. Emmanuel Episcopal Church was built after Old Donation Church burned in 1843.

Eastern Shore Chapel fell within the bounds of Lynnhaven Parish.

Founded

 * 1643

Cemetery
In 1985, surveys of graves at Old Donation Church (pages 1-8), Eastern Shore Chapel (pages 9-83), and Emmanuel Church (pages 161-164) were published.

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


 * Mason, George Carrington. "The Colonial Churches of Lynnhaven Parish, Princess Anne County, Virginia," The William and Mary Quarterly, Second Series, Vol. 18, No. 3 (Jul. 1938):270-285. ; digital version at JSTOR - free.
 * Perrine, Bob. "Old Donation History," available online.

Rev. C.B. Bryan's history of Lynnhaven Parish, Princess Anne County, Virginia (1907) has been digitized by Google Books.

James compiled a list of Lynnhaven's ministers and vestrymen:


 * James, Edward W. "Ministers and Vestrymen, Lynnhaven Parish, Princess Anne County, 1723-1804," The Lower Norfolk County, Virginia Antiquary, Vol. 5, Part 1 (1904):28-31. Digitized by Google Books - free.

Parish Records
Colonial parish registers have been lost, but the vestry book survives and has been published:


 * Mason, George Carrington. The Colonial Vestry Book of Lynnhaven Parish, Princess Anne County, Virginia, 1723-1786. Newport News, Va.: the author, 1949. Digital version at Internet Archive - free;.

Marriages solemnized by the Anglican minister of Lynnhaven Parish have been preserved:


 * 1788-1814 - James, Edward W. "A List of Marriages Solemnized by the Revd Anthony Walke [Lynnhaven Parish, Princess Anne County]," The Lower Norfolk County, Virginia Antiquary, 1788-1796: Vol. 2, Part 1 (1897):17-24; 1797-1814: Vol. 2, Part 2 (1897):50-55. Digitized by Internet Archive - free.

Nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century parish registers have been published:


 * Walter, Alice Granbery. Lynnhaven Parish Register, 1838-1913, Princess Anne County, Virginia. Virginia Beach, Va.: A.G. Walter, 1986..

Websites

 * Old Donation Episcopal Church (official website)
 * Church Point Marker, The Historical Marker Database
 * Old Donation Church, The Historical Marker Database