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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Catherine G. OBrion, 26 February 2010 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the First Baptist Church (Petersburg, Va.) Baptism Register and Membership Directory, 1908-1911 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1125835 Catherine G. OBrion

Library of Virginia 2010 LVA staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia First Baptist Church (Petersburg, Va.) Baptism Register and Membership Directory, 1908-1911 1125835 Library of Virginia 1 v. English Petersburg (Va.) Circuit Court Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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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.

Acquisition Information

This collection came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of records from Petersburg.

Historical Information

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.

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.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

For additional information see the Petersburg Chancery Causes 1914-001 Pleasant Webb, etc. vs. William H. Major, etc. and 1915-002 James Blackwell, etc. vs. William H. Major, etc. They can be found in the Chancery Records Index at the Library of Virginia web site.

Index Terms Corporate Names: Petersburg (Va.)--Circuit Court. First Baptist Church (Petersburg, Va.: Harrison Street.) Subjects: African American Baptists--Virginia--Petersburg. Geographical Names: Petersburg (Va.)--Church history--20th century. Genre and Form Terms: Baptisms--Virginia--Petersburg. Church records--Virginia--Petersburg. Local government records--Virginia--Petersburg. Registers (lists)--Virginia--Petersburg.