Bristol Parish

Bristol Parish 

Bristol Parish was part of the Church of England, the official church of Colonial Virginia. 

Bristol Parish originally covered both side of the Appomattox River, originally in Henrico County on the north side and Charles City County on the south.  Prince George County formed in 1704 from Charles City County.  The Vestry Book of Bristol Parish recorded births and other records from the 1720s onwards.  The Puckett family lived on the Henrico (later Chesterfield Co) side.

On 31 May 1735, Dale Parish was formed, taking the part of Bristol Parish north of the Appomattox River, as well as that part of Henrico Parish (aka, Varina Parish) on the south side of the James River.  In other words, Dale Parish was most of what would become Chesterfield Co, VA in 1749, except a small part of northwest Chesterfield in King William Parish.  The Puckett family was then in Dale Parish, and their records stop in the Bristol Parish book, except for a 1757 record where Shippy Allen Puckett was fined for gambling in Prince George Co (see below).  Dale Parish in Chesterfield Co was divided in 1772 with the creation of Manchester Parish.

Births

Note: See my article on Old Style Dates.  Dates below that fall between January 1 and March 24, inclusive, should be viewed with caution.  Some have both the New and Old Style Year, and some don't.  For those that don't, I added '**'.  I 'normalized' all the birth dates to include the correct New Style Year.

• Wm son of John & Judith Puckett born 15th Sept last bapt 17th Decem: 1720 [Born 15 Sep 1720]

• Phebe dau: of John & Judith Puckett born 11th Janr bapt March 5th 1720-1 [Born 11 Jan 1721]

• Rich son of Rich: & Martha Puckett born 7th March 1718-9 [Born 7 Mar 1719]

• Ephraim son of Womack & Mable Pucket born 24th Janr last bapt Aprill 10h 1721 [Born 24 Jan 1721]

• Lewis son of Wm & Mary Puckett born 9th Janr 1722-3 bapt May 5th 1723. [Born 9 Jan 1723]

• Joel son of John & Judith Puckett born 11th Nov: last bapt March 1723-4. [Born 11 Nov 1723]

• Isham son of Womack & Mable Puckett born 14th Octobr last bapt Aprill 23th 1724. [Born 14 Oct 1723]

• Sheppyallin son of Jno & Judith Puckett born 8th Novm 1725. [Born 8 Nov 1725]

• Eliza [abbreviation for Elizabeth] D of Wm and Mary Pucket born 19th Feb 1725. [Born 19 Feb 1726 **]

• Stephen son of John & Judith Puckett born 17th Octbr 1728 Bapt Nov 10. [Born 17 Oct 1728]

• Phebe D of John and Judith Puckett born 2d Janr 1728.   [Born 2 Jan 1729 **]

• Ephraim son of Wm and Frances Pucket Born 2nd Mar Bapt 30th June 1729.  [Born 2 Mar 1729]

• Pucket son of John and Susana Pride Born 2d Sepr Bapt 11th Mar 1729.  [Born 2 Sep 1729, NOT 1728]

• Drury son of John & Judith Pucket Born 25th Jan 1733 Bapt 12th Febr.  [Born 25 Jan 1734 **]

Other records

At a Vestry Call'd at ye ferry Chapple 6 Feb 1728/9 [New Style 1729] - Upon the Motion of Daniel Jackson that John Pucket is Run away and left one of his children by name Eliza [Elizabeth] Pucket prayes that the sd Child be bound to him and his heirs as the law directs Tis Granted.

At a Vestry Held at the ferry Chapple 3 Aug 1731 - By Vertue of an order of Henrico County Court ... It is ordered that Henry Batt and Peter Baugh procession from puckets Run to the lower End of the Parish.  Richard Walthall and Jno Pride procession between puckets run and Swift Creek.

Returns of Processioning for the year 1731- Heny [Henry] Batt & Peter Baugh [processioned] all but Alexr Marshall with Wm Legan & Jno Puckett shoemaker wth Jno Puckett Turner they refusing.

At a Vestry Held at the ferry Chapple 11 Mar 1733 [New Style 1734] - Ordered that Wm Puckit be exempted from paying parish levy for ye futor [sic, future].

At a Vestry Held at the Brick Church 15 Nov 1757 - John Jones, Haulkey Pride, Sheppyallen Puckett being fin'd for gambling by the judgement of the Pr George Court...