St. Pauls Parish, Hanover, Virginia

History
St. Paul's Parish has served New Kent and Hanover counties. "The Old Church," also called Immanuel Church, belonged to this parish. Slash Church (erected 1729-1732), served as the parish's Upper Church.

Founded

 * 1704

Boundary
"An Act for dividing the Parish of Saint Paul, in Hanover County" (1726) culled from Colonial Office at the National Archives in London, is published in:


 * Chamberlayne, Churchill G. "Seven Parish Acts Heretofore Unpublished," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 18, No. 1 (Jan. 1938):106-118. ; digital version at JSTOR ($).

Cemetery
Some of the graves at Slash Church Cemetery are described at Virginia Gravestones.org. Includes transcripts and photographs. The site also includes entries for Immanuel Episcopal Church Cemetery.

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

Parish Records
Colonial parish registers have been lost.

Vestry Books

 * Chamberlayne, C.G. The Vestry Book of St. Paul's Parish, Hanover County, Virginia, 1706-1786. Richmond: The Library Board, 1940. Original edition: ; digital versions at: Ancestry($), FamilySearch Digital Library.

Taxation

 * Cocke, William Ronald. Hanover County Taxpayers, Saint Paul's Parish, 1782-1815. Columbia, Va.: W.R. Cocke, 1956. Compiled from personal property tax lists.

Websites

 * Immanuel Episcopal Church, The Diocese of Virginia
 * Slash Church 1729 History
 * "The Old Church," The Historical Marker Database
 * Slash Church, The Historical Marker Database