First Baptist Church (Petersburg, Va.) Baptism Register and Membership Directory, 1908-1911

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
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Richmond, VA 23219
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Preferred citation:

First Baptist Church (Petersburg, Va.) Baptism Register and Membership Directory, 1908-1911. Local government records collection, Petersburg Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219-8000.

Summary

Creator:
Petersburg (Va.) Circuit Court
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

First Baptist Church (Petersburg, Va.) Baptism Register and Membership Directory, 1908-1911. Local government records collection, Petersburg Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219-8000.

Background

Scope and content:

First Baptist Church (Petersburg, Va.) Baptism Register and Membership Directory, 1908-1911. The volume contains a list of individuals who were baptized and received into the church from 1908 to 1911. Each entry contains name, age, and street address. The list of baptisms (3 pages) is followed by an alphabetical list of names and addresses that appears to be a membership directory.

Biographical / historical:

Petersburg was formed from parts of Dinwiddie, Prince George, and Chesterfield Counties. A garrison and fur-trading post called Fort Henry was established there in 1645 on the site of the Indian village Appamattuck. The present name, suggested in 1733 by William Byrd II, honors Peter Jones, Byrd's companion on expeditions into the Virginia backcountry. Petersburg was established in 1748 and incorporated as a town in 1784. It was incorporated as a city in 1850. Petersburg was enlarged by annexation from both Prince George and Dinwiddie Counties in 1972.

First Baptist Church (Petersburg, Va.) was founded in 1756 in Prince George County and organized in 1774 as First African Baptist Church. Later, the organization moved to Petersburg and a house of worship was built on Harrison Street.

First Baptist Church (Petersburg, Va.) Baptism Register and Membership Directory was used as an exhibit in Petersburg Chancery Causes Pleasant Webb, etc. vs. William H. Major, etc. and James Blackwell, etc. vs. William H. Major, etc.

Acquisition information:
This collection came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of records from Petersburg.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
1 v.