Westover Parish, Virginia

United States   Virginia    Westover Parish

History
Westover Parish has served Charles City County and Prince George counties.

Two acts, culled from sources available only in London at the time, provide information about Westover Parish:


 * 1) "An Act for enlarging Charles City County; and for consolidating those parts of the Parishes of Westover and Weynoake, on the North side James River; and that part of Wallingford Parish, on the West side Chicohominy River" (1720)
 * 2) "An Act to divide those parts of the Parishes of Westover and Weynoake, which lie on the South side James River, from those parts of the said Parishes which lie on the North side the said River; and for uniting Westover and Weynoake Parishes; on the South side James River, to Martin Brandon Parish, in the County of Prince George; and for erecting a Chapel in Bristol Parish, in the said County" (1720)

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 * Chamberlayne, Churchill G. "Seven Parish Acts Heretofore Unpublished," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 18, No. 1 (Jan. 1938):106-118.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

Founded

 * by 1625

Websites

 * Westover Church, The Historical Marker Database
 * Herring Creek &amp; Kimages, The Historical Marker Database