Overwharton Parish contains all-land west of Passapatanzy Creek which strained towards Potomac (a column that around used County Channel 218)

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1662–POTOMAC PARISH Departments/Reputation of STAFFORD State Compliment of 1777: The storyline out of Stafford: A narrative History of Stafford State, Virginia, from the John T. Goolrick (Stafford, Virginia: Stafford State Panel of Executives, 1976), pp. 9- : “Stafford County first started from inside the 1662 as Potomac Parish, which was the top of portion of Arizona Parish out of Westmoreland County. New operate starting Westmoreland County during the 1653 specified a north border within falls of Potomac River near establish-big date Anacostia. There can be no west edge and you can Westmoreland provided that which you ranging from progressive Westmoreland and you will Anacostia. [Pragraph] Sometime anywhere between 1662 and you will 1664 Potomac Parish is actually divided in to an Top Parish and you may a lesser Parish. Based on “Hening’s Guidelines,” the earliest submitted appointment regarding a judge in the Stafford was at 1664, and is also assumed one Stafford State and you can Potomac Parish was basically one to and same. [Paragraph] Whilst perfect date of one’s separating of Potomac Parish into the the top of and lower Parishes is actually not familiar, the division leftover a element of the thing that was next identified just like the Stafford throughout the Top Parish. Actually, which parish contains each of present-big date Stafford, Prince William, Fairfax, Loudoun, and you may Arlington Areas additionally the section of Fauquier one to drained towards the Potomac Lake. It’s coterminous and all of this particular area comprised what ended up being entitled Stafford Condition. . . . [p. 22]: Inside the 1680 resource was made with the Upper Praish just like the Stafford Parish therefore the Straight down Prish just like the Choatank Parish. An official set of parishes from inside the 1702 suggests tht Choatank try rebranded St. Paul’s Parish and you will Stafford Parish became Overwharton Parish (most likely titled for Parson John We). The edge between the two try Passapatanzy Creek (today within the King George). [Paragraph] Increases in the society requisite a department when you look at the Overwharton inside 1730. Hamilton Parish, molded regarding the north and you may western servings from Overwharton, grabbed definitely the number one part of next-astounding Stafford county. Because of the mid-1700s Overwharton contains a significantly quicker Stafford County and you will a small part of property over the Potomac that is today part of King George. [Paragraph] New isolating line between Hamilton and you can Overwharton is actually brand new north part of Chopawamsic Creek so you’re able to their direct and soutwest nearly to help you the latest Rappahannock close to the city called Coastline into the State Route 616. These contours are given that limitations ranging from Stafford and you can Prince William and you may Stafford and you can Fauquier Counties. [Paragraph][ A good redrawing of one’s Stafford-Queen George edge range for the 1777 set all-land northern from the latest Rappahannock inside Stafford.” –shb

1673–WESTMORELAND Condition Hardy To help you ALLERTON Action Comes with Witness JOHN Hall: Records from Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations On Revolution From the Municipal War, of the Kenneth Meters. Factors were deeds (copies from George Turberville), 1673, away from Foundation (Odyer) Sturdy and you can John Robust to help you Isaac Allerton having thirty miles from inside the Westmoreland County, Virginia (experienced from the John Appleton, Anthony Links, [John] Hallway, and you can Robert Vaulx); an action (content from Thomas Hobson), 1691, away from James Pope so you’re able to Christopher Neale having three hundred acres in the Northumberland Condition, Virginia (experienced because of the Richard Flynt, John Haynie, and Daniel Neale and you will carries affidavit out of Mrs. Dorcas Pope Higginson); and you can an action, 1747, out-of Robert Cary in order to Dsburg, Virginia (witnessed of the Edmond Blandy, Anthony Walke, and you will Andrew Watson and you can bears affidavits from Robert Cary [saw because of the Walke and Watson] and you will Thomas Everard and you may secure out-of Robert Cary).” [Note: An effective William Hallway (most likely ours) off Prince William County on Goose Creek try “regarding Stafford [State, Virginia],” and that originated from Westmoreland–shb]. –shb