Cumberland Parish, Virginia

United States   Virginia    Cumberland Parish

History
Cumberland Parish has served Lunenburg and Bedford counties.

Founded

 * 1745

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

Parish Registers
Colonial parish registers have been lost.


 * Cameron, John. Rev. John Cameron's Marriage Register of Bristol, Cumberland and Nottoway Parishes, Virginia, 1784-1815 and Other More Recent Records, Mainly of Nottoway Parish.

Vestry Books
Cumberland Parish's original vestry book (1747-1831) is kept at the Library of Virginia. Copies:. Abstract:


 * Bell, Landon C. Cumberland Parish, Lunenburg County, Virginia, 1746-1816, Vestry Book, 1746-1816. Richmond, Va.: William Byrd Press, 1930. ; 1974 reprint: