There were TWO parishes called St. Paul's and both still exist. One was formed in Stafford County before 1702. When the boundary line between Stafford and King George was changed in 1776, St. Paul's wound up in King George County. The other was created in 1704 in New Kent County from the western part of St. Peter's Parish. As the population grew and settlements moved farther west, new counties and new parishes were created. Hanover was created from New Kent in 1721 and that put St. Paul's entirely in Hanover County. In 1726 St. Paul's parish was divided and St. Martin's parish was created from the western part of St. Paul's. At that point, Hanover County had two parishes. Louisa County was created from the western part of Hanover in 1742. When that happened, St. Paul's parish was in two counties -- a small part of St. Paul's was in the most eastern part of Louisa, and the rest in Hanover where it still exists. The Library of Virginia published _Parish Lines Diocese of Virginia_ which has thorough descriptions of all this. Hope this helps. Mary E. Stewart