"Virginia,
Overwharton Parish Register"
1720 to 1760. Old Stafford County
By: Wm. F. Boogher.
This Parish was co‑extensive with Stafford County, covering a part
of what was once Washington Parish, extending about eighty miles
along the Potomac, in breadth about four and twenty miles, embracing
within its territory what is now Prince William, Loudoun, Fairfax,
Alexandria Counties and a part of Fauquier until 1730, when Prince
William County was taken from Stafford, and Hamilton Parish was
erected, succeeding Overwharton as the frontier parish. Of the early
history of Overwharton Parish and its rectors, but little is known.
Overwharton parish originally embraced what are now the counties of
Stafford, Prince William, Fairfax, Loudoun, Arlington and the eastern
watershed of Fauquier, or perhaps a more accurate statement would be
that this vast territory was yet to be subdivided into the parishes
which it afterwards comprised. As a matter of fact parochial
jurisdiction in Overwharton shortly after its formation was confined
to a comparatively small strip of land along the Potomac about eighty
miles in length and from three to twenty miles in width The Rev. Alex-
ander Scott, 21 minister of Overwharton from 1711 until his death in
1738 states, in a report to the Bishop of London in 1724, that there
were 650 families in his parish, 80 to 100 communicants, one church
and several chapels. 22 (Fauquier During the Proprietorship/ Meads
Old Churches) book including index was written in 1899 and covers
parish records from 1720-1760.
Index:
Abbot, Abbott, Abram, Adams, Adie, Aldrige, Alexander, Allen,
Allenthrop, Allentrop, Alridge, Amely, Anderson, Andrew, Angel,
Angell, Anglis, Anthony, Appleton, Asbee, Asberry, Asbrook, Asbury,
ASHBY, Ashton, Atchison, Aubury, Aukerum, Bailey, Bailis, Bailly,
Bails, Baker, Baliwoel, Ball, Balls, Bannester, Bannister,
Barbee, Barber, Barby, Bark, Barret, Barry, Basnet, Basnett,
Basriet, Bassiet, Batto, Battoo, Baxter, Bayles, Baylis, Bazell,
Beach, Begoley, BELL, Belsher, Bennet, Ben, Berry, Bethany,
Bethel, Bettson, Betty, Birckhead, Black, BLACKBURN, Blackman,
Bland, Blueford, Boalin, Boan, Boiling, Boling, Boning,
BOOGHER, Botts, Bouchard, Bowman, Box, BOZZELL, Bradley, Bradly,
Bragg, Brent, Briand, Bridwell, Broderick, Bromley, Brooke,
Brooks, Brown, Bruing, Bryan, Buchan, Burch, Burchel, Burchell,
Burges, Burn, Burns, Burton, Bush, Bussel, Bussell, Butcher,
Butler, Byram, Byrom, Byron, Cabbage, Cabbige, Cain, Cammel, Camon,
Camp, Campbell, Canaday, Cannaday, Cannon, Carberry, Carney,
Carpenter, Carr, Carrow, Cartee, Carter, Carty, Cash, Cassity,
Castello, Cave, Cavenaugh, Chambers, Champ, Champe, Chapman,
Charity, Chatham, Chichester, Chimp, Chin, Chinn, Christopher,
Cinberford, Clark, Clarke, Clarnes, Clement, Clutterbuck, Cocklen,
Cockley, Coffee, Coffey, Coffy, Colburn, Cole, Coleman, Collie,
Colson, Combs, Condring, Congers, Connally, Conwell, Conyers,
COOK, Cooke, Cooper, Corbin, Cornell, Corney, Cornish, Cornwall,
Cosby, Cossity, Cotney, Cotton, Courtney, Cowper, Crap, Craven,
Cravens, Criswell, Crosby, Croscuel, Crump, Cubbage, Cubbige,
Cuiberford, Cummings, Cunningham, Dabney, Daffin, Dalton, Daniel,
Darlow, Davids, Davis, Davison, Dawist, Dawson, Day, Dayton,
Deckon, Dent, Devane, Dial, Dick, Dickinson, Dillon, Dinwiddie,
Diskin, Dobie, Doial, Donald, DONIPHAN, Doniphon, Donophon,
Dooling, Douglass, Dowling, Dows, Doyson,, Driscal, Driscol,
Duffy, Duke, Dunaway, Dunawoy, Duncomb, Dunest, Dunnaway,
Duwest, Earle, Eaton, Eaves, Edgar, Edghill, Edrington,
Edwards, Edzar, Elkin, Elkins, Elliot, Ellis, Elmore, English,
Enoch, Evans, Fant, Farlow, Farrow, Fernsby, Fernsley, Fernsly,
Filcher, Fitzhugh, Fitzpatrick, Fletcher, Fling, Flitter,
Flood, Floyd, Foley, Ford, Foregast, Fortick, Foster, Fowke,
Foxworthy, Francis, Frazer, French, Fristoe, Fritter, Frogg,
Fuell, Funsten, Furguson, Gain, Gaines, Gallahan, Garner,
Garret, Garrison, Gashings, George, Gerrard, Gibbons, Gill,
Glass, Glendering, Godfrey, Going, Goldsmith, Goleman, Goodwin,
Goolding, Gorman, Gough, Gowing, Grace, Grady, Graham, Grant,
Graves, Green, Greenless, Gregg, Grey, Grianan, Griffin, Griffith,
Grigsby, Grimes, Grinstead, Grisby, Grogg, Groves, Gunn, Gwinn,
Hacker, Haffermon, Hainsbrough, Hainsford, Haley, Hall, Halley,
Hamilton, Hammet, Hammond, Hampton, Hankins, Hansbrough, Hansford,
Han, Harding, Hardwick, Harod, Harper, Harrel, Harrison, Hart,
Harvey, Harvie, Hawes, Hawkins, Hay, Hayes, Haynie, Hays, Hayter,
Hazel, Head, Heaflon, Hearne, Heath, Heckeney, HEDGMAN,
Heffermon, Heffermot, Heffernon, Heffernut, Hefferton, Helms,
Herrod, Hester, Hewis, Hewitt, Hickerson, Higerson, Higgerson,
Higgins, Higgison, Hill, Hinson, Hinston, Hogg, Holdbrook,
Holiday, Holland, Holliday, Homes, Honey, Hope, Hord, HORE,
Hornbuckel, Hornbuckle, Horten, Horton, Hose, Howard, Huges,
Hughes, Hughs, Humphreys, Humphrieys, Hunt, Hunter, Hurst,
Husk, Hutt, Hyden, Hyter, Innis, Isaac, Jack, Jack, James,
Jefferies, Jeffies, Jeffreys, Jeffries, Jenkins, Jennings, Jett,
Johns, John, Johnston, Jones, Jordan, Jordon, Judd, Kees,
Kelly, Kemp, Kendal, Kendall, Kendon, Kendrick, Kennedy,
Kenney, Kenny, Kenton, King, Kinny, Kinz, Kirk, Kirke, Kitchen,
Kite, Knight, Lacy, Lamb, Lane, Latham, Latimore, Lawless,
Laytham, Lea, LEE, Leftridge, Leftwich, Lemaster, Lemmon, Lewis,
Limbrich, Limbrick, Limon, Lincey, Linee, Linton, Littimore, Lowry,
Lungate, Luns, Lunsford, Lymm, Lynah, Lynaugh, Lynne, Lynns, Lyon,
Macaboy, Macanteer, Maccaboy, MacCartee, MacCarthy, MacCarty,
MacCollough, Macconchie, Maccothough, MacCoy, Maccullough,
Macculough, MacDaniel, Macdonal, MacFarlane, Macinteer,
Mackenheimer, MacMachon, MacMurry, Macon, Macquatty, Makanes,
Mallaken, Malphus, Mananteer, Manatear, Manuel, Manzey, Manzy,
Markham, Marony, Marten, Martin, Martyor, Ma, Massey, Masters,
Matheney, Matheny, Mathews, Matthews, Matthis, Mayow, Mays,
McCaboy, McCarty, McColin, McConchie, McCoy, McDaniel, McDonald,
McDonold, McDuell, McGuirk, McInteer, McMurry, Meade, Mees,
Mercer, Meredith, Merriman, Merringham, Miller, Millian, Milliner,
Million, Mills, Mings, Minor, Mitchel, Mitchell, Mobley, Molton,
Moncure, Monk, Monroe, Monslow, Montgomery, Montjoy, Moore,
More, Morgan, Moring, Morris, Morton, Moses, Moss, MOUNTJOY,
Mousley, Moussby, Moyon, Muffet, Mundy, Murdock, Murphy, Murray,
Neal, Nelson, Newbold, Nichol, Nickolas, Nick, Nicolas, Noble,
Noland, Normand, Northcut, Northcutt, Norton, Nowland, Noxal,
Nubal, Nunn, Obanion, O'Banion, O'Cane, O'Daneal, Ogiboy, Ogiloy,
Oliver, Oneal, Onsby, Oram, Osbon, Owendownney, Owens, Paddeth,
Page, Pannel, Parinder, Parker, Par, Pars, Paterson, Patten,
PATTER, Pattin, Patti, Patton, Payne, Payton, Pear, Peddicoat,
Pepper, Perender, Perry, Petter, Pettigrew, PEYTON, Philips,
Phillips, Phipps, Phips, Pike, Pilcher, Pilford, Pliford, Plummer,
Poole, Porch, Porter, Powel, Powell, Pownall, Powton, Powtone,
Powwell, Prestman, Price, Prichet, Prim, Pritchet, Pritchett,
Proctor, Pruden, Pully, Pumphrey, Punnell, Punton, Pyke, Quidley,
Rabbing, Radcliffe, Raleigh, Ramsdell, Randal, Rankins, Ransdell,
Raper, Rassan, Rayle, Read, Reaves, Reddish, Redman, Reeds,
Regnold, Reiley, Reiliegh, Renny, Reynolds, Rhodes, Rice,
Richards, Richetts, Riddle, Riding, Rigg, Riggins, Riley, Risen,
Roach, Roath, Robe, Robert, Robin, Robison, Roderich, Rogers,
Rosamond, Rose, Ross, Rosser, Rounde, Rout, Routt, Rowels, Rowley,
Runnils, Rush, Ryan, Ryley, Sander, Savage, Sayas, Sayer,
Scogging, Scott, Scoulcraft, Scrogging, Sebastian, Selden, Selman,
Shadborn, Shadrick, Shamlin, Shaw, Shoemake, Short, Shorter, Shumate,
Simmonds, Simmons, Simms, Simpson, Sims, Simson, Sinclair,
Skaines, Slaughter, Smith, Somacks, Southland, Spilman, Spinks,
Spoldin, Spoore, Sprayburry, Stacey, Stacy, Stanard, Stanley,
Stanly, Stark, Stephens, Stone, Stringfellow, Strong, STROTHER,
Stuart, Stungfellow, Sturdy, Suddeth, Suddith, Suitor, Sullivan,
Sullivant, Sumate, Summers, Summon, Suthard, Sutherland, Sutor,
Suttle, Syloy, Sylva, Sylvy, Tankerly, Taylor, Templeman, Thomas,
Thompson, Thom, Thornberry, Thornton, Threlkeld, Ticer, Tifer, Toby,
Todd, Tollgate, Tolson, Tomison, Tomlin, Towngate, Travers, Traverse,
Trewick, Tunnel, Turner, Turnham, Tyler, Vant, Voucheart, Wade,
Walker, Wall, Waller, Wans, Want, Warden, Warner Washington, Water,
Waters, Watson, Waugh, Wawal, Weathers, Webster, Weddall, Weddell,
Weeks, Welch, Welit, Wells, West, Weyton, Whalebone, Wharton,
Whealy, Wheeler, Whitcomb, Whitcomnb, White, Whitecotton, Whit,
Wigger, Wigginton, Wiggonton, Wilkerson, Wilkin, Willamson,
Williams, William, Wine, Wingfield, Winlock, Wiot, Wise, Withers,
Wood, Woodward, Wren, Wright, Yates, Yelton, Young,
The Virginia Parish System
Colonial parish records consist of registers and vestry books. The registers contain vital statistics. Genealogical information that can be obtained from the vestry books which were kept by the vestry - Parish vestries (the governing body), usually consisting of twelve laymen, oversaw the administration of church affairs. The duties of the vestry included collecting annual tithes from parishioners, enforcing laws governing church attendance and moral behavior, administering parish workhouses, overseeing repairs and improvements to church buildings, confirming the land boundaries in the parish every four years, and selecting and dismissing the parish rector. Individuals often appear in parish records when they do not in other county records of the period. To learn more information about the Parish system in Virginia, click here.
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