Hi everyone - me again. I am forwarding this mesage to both lists. Pat, I hope you don't mind. After recieving this message below, now I am really confused about the location of St. Paul's Parish. I had Pat do a lookup for me in this book for Spicers, and she said that there were none. But, a lookup from someone else in a book titled The Register of St. Paul's Parish produced many Spicers from the mid - 1700's. Could there have possibly been two St. Pauls Parishes? Somebody - please - HELP!!! Thanks, John Spicer ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sun, 14 Nov 1999 19:51:05 EST From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [VAHANOVE] Hanover County Taxpayers St Paul's Parish I see no Spicer's listed. There may be two St. Pauls Parish. Here is what the Preface in this book says: Hanover Co. Va. was established in 1721. Its area had been a part of New Kent since 1654 when it was taken from York. In 1634 when the original shires or counties were formed this section was known as Charles River. The name being changed to York County 1642/3. In 1704 St. Paul's Parish (from St. Peter's) was established in the western portion of New Kent, occupying the same area which a few years later became Hanover. In 1726 the county was seperated into two parished with the creation of St. Martin's in its western portion. Some of this parish was after 1742 in Louisa when this county was cut from Hanover. Tjhe St. Paul-St. Martin line extends roughly from the tri-corner of hanover, Henrico and Goochland, along Stone Horse creek to North Anna thence to the Pamunkey river. This compilation therefore deals with that portion of the county which lies between this line on the west and New Kent county. St. Paul's Parish was divided into several military and/or revenue districts, each with a Commissioner of Taxes under the Sheriff. After the Revolution, in 1782, the assessment and collection of all taxes were made by the county. The Parish became merely a political subdivision. You might check St. Martin's Parish that might be closer to the Stafford Co. line. Pat