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Cunningham Chapel Parish

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IDENTITY Likely Gold, Meade and the 1906 book use the name for a log house, a congregation and a parish; the 1921 "Cunning" item is tied by Likely, and the old log house is not shown to be the stone Old Chapel.

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Each line is a statement from a cited source, in the source's own terms, with the three questions asked of it. Same congregation or building as the one on this page? Same body or building under another name or at another site?

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Date not established	The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, vol. 29 (1921), printed p. 74, in the Virginia War History Commission's Supplement No. 1 list for Clarke County, prints, under "Sec. III—Virginia Churches in War Time," the item "Cunning [sic] Chapel Parish; Questionnaire."	RECORD Likely	IDENTITY LikelyUnconfirmed on this page alone (a short first word, no "-ham"); Likely once Gold p. 65 ("the name of Cunningham Chapel parish was adopted") and the 1906 book ("Rector of Cunningham Chapel Parish") are read with it. Confirmed would need Courier page images of 1921 that this project does not hold.	No continuity link is asserted for this statement	The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, vol. 29 (1921), p. 74: Virginia War History Commission, Supplement No. 1, list of material collected, Clarke County entry See the source and its limits ✓ LikelyAn account exists The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, vol. 29 (1921), printed p. 74, in the Virginia War History Commission's Supplement No. 1 list for Clarke County, prints, under "Sec. III—Virginia Churches in War Time," the item "Cunning [sic] Chapel Parish; Questionnaire." What the source supports That a list printed in 1921 reports an item with this title and kind for Clarke County. Uncertainty The Virginia Magazine list is a finding aid: it prints a title, the kind of item, sometimes a page count and an author, and nothing of what the item says or where it is kept. No claim here says what the questionnaire or report says. The first word is printed "Cunning" and the list marks it [sic]; probably a misprint for Cunningham, but the page alone does not say so. No author and no page count are printed for this item. Each cited passage was read twice, the second time independently: first as a rendered page image of a digital reproduction (a 300 dpi render of the stated PDF page), then on a cropped image of the same page. Both readings support the claim; neither was of the paper itself. The crop is held privately and is not shown on this site. Nothing beyond the quoted passage was read from the page. No human historian has reviewed this claim. Source Reference work Evidence role: supports. Supports the claim at the cited book's own level; the underlying record was not read. See limits. The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, vol. 29 (1921), p. 74: Virginia War History Commission, Supplement No. 1, list of material collected, Clarke County entry Virginia Historical Society; William G. Stanard, editor · 1921 (publication) Locator: Printed p. 74, PDF p. 82 of the project's private copy of the volume, the Clarke County entry, the first church line under Sec. III Relevant passage Sec. III—Virginia Churches in War Time. Cunning [sic] Chapel Parish; Questionnaire. Checked: This passage was read on a digital reproduction of the page; no original has been handled. The source's other readings: page text reviewed, original image not independently inspected. Open source Source family: virginia-magazine-war-history-commission-1921. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
Date not established	Gold's 1914 history, on printed p. 61, in the part of chapter VIII that is Capt. Wm. N. Nelson's address, says "There is no record of the exact time the old log house (known as Cunningham Chapel) was built."	RECORD Likely	IDENTITY Likely"Cunningham Chapel" is the name of the old log house, which Gold's later sentences set apart from the stone Old Chapel: Likely that they are two buildings on nearby ground. CONTINUITY: Log house (Cunningham Chapel) to the stone Old Chapel ordered in 1790: Likely, see the rows on pp. 66 and 288.	CONTINUITY Likely	History of Clarke County, Virginia and its connection with the war between the states See the source and its limits ✓ LikelyAn account exists Gold's 1914 history, on printed p. 61, in the part of chapter VIII that is Capt. Wm. N. Nelson's address, says "There is no record of the exact time the old log house (known as Cunningham Chapel) was built." What the source supports That Gold's text calls the old log house "Cunningham Chapel" and says no record of the time it was built is known. Uncertainty Gold's 1914 history is a retrospective county history; for this chapter the church histories were written by local contributors, and no vestry book, deed or register was read here. Capt. William N. Nelson's historical address of 1897 (as Gold prints it) and the 1906 Old Chapel book print the same text, so they are one witness, not two. Nelson reads a vestry book that is not held here. The sentence is a description, not a record of a vestry act; the crop begins with the tail of a sentence ("properly applied.") and ends mid-sentence at "Bishop Meade," which continues on p. 62 (not read). "Cunningham Chapel" here is the name of the old log house; Gold's chapter heading is "Old Chapel and Millwood," and his later sentences (p. 66) set the log house apart from the present stone chapel, so Cunningham Chapel is not shown to be the Old Chapel building. Each cited passage was read twice, the second time independently: first as a rendered page image of a digital reproduction (a 300 dpi render of the stated PDF page), then on a cropped image of the same page. Both readings support the claim; neither was of the paper itself. The crop is held privately and is not shown on this site. Nothing beyond the quoted passage was read from the page. No human historian has reviewed this claim. Source Later historical account Evidence role: supports. Supports the claim at the cited book's own level; the underlying record was not read. See limits. History of Clarke County, Virginia and its connection with the war between the states Thomas D. Gold · 1914 (publication) Locator: Printed p. 61, PDF p. 69 of the hosted copy, the last three lines of the page Relevant passage There is no record of the exact time the old log house (known as Cunningham Chapel) was built. Checked: This passage was read on a digital reproduction of the page; no original has been handled. The source's other readings: existing OCR reviewed, original image not independently inspected. Open source Source family: gold-1914. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
Date not established	Gold's 1914 history says on printed p. 65 "It was in 1866 that the name of Cunningham Chapel parish was adopted for this parish" and "This is clearly a mis-"; on p. 66 it completes: "nomer. That had never been the name, as is stated in vestry book for the year 1866," and adds "This parish has never been so cut off, and remains what is left of the original Frederick parish."	RECORD Likely	IDENTITY Likely"This parish" is the parish of the Old Chapel and Millwood, which p. 66 says remains what is left of the original Frederick parish, so "Cunningham Chapel parish" is a name for it; whether the 1921 list's "Cunning Chapel Parish" is this name is Likely. CONTINUITY: Frederick parish (the remainder, at Millwood) renamed Cunningham Chapel parish in 1866 as Dashiell is reported by Gold: Likely, and disputed by Gold's own next sentence.	CONTINUITY Likely	History of Clarke County, Virginia and its connection with the war between the states See the source and its limits ✓ LikelyAn account exists Gold's 1914 history says on printed p. 65 "It was in 1866 that the name of Cunningham Chapel parish was adopted for this parish" and "This is clearly a mis-"; on p. 66 it completes: "nomer. That had never been the name, as is stated in vestry book for the year 1866," and adds "This parish has never been so cut off, and remains what is left of the original Frederick parish." What the source supports That Gold's text reports that the name "Cunningham Chapel parish" was adopted in 1866 for the parish and then calls it a misnomer that had never been the name, and says the parish remains what is left of the original Frederick parish. Uncertainty Gold's 1914 history is a retrospective county history; for this chapter the church histories were written by local contributors, and no vestry book, deed or register was read here. Capt. William N. Nelson's historical address of 1897 (as Gold prints it) and the 1906 Old Chapel book print the same text, so they are one witness, not two. Nelson reads a vestry book that is not held here. The adoption is reported second-hand (the page cites Dashiell's Digest of the Councils, not held here) and then disputed by the speaker himself, so the page is not a parish record. The sentence "This is clearly a mis-" runs across two printed pages (p. 65, p. 66); neither half is the whole sentence. Bishop Meade, on the other hand, says the parish about Millwood has been carved out of old Frederick parish (see the Christ Church page); both are printed and neither is a record. The name is attested in the 1906 Old Chapel book (see C1409) and in the 1921 list (see C1403) and was disputed by the parish's own historian. Each cited passage was read twice, the second time independently: first as a rendered page image of a digital reproduction (a 300 dpi render of the stated PDF page), then on a cropped image of the same page. Both readings support the claim; neither was of the paper itself. The crop is held privately and is not shown on this site. Nothing beyond the quoted passage was read from the page. No human historian has reviewed this claim. Source Later historical account Evidence role: supports. Supports the claim at the cited book's own level; the underlying record was not read. See limits. History of Clarke County, Virginia and its connection with the war between the states Thomas D. Gold · 1914 (publication) Locator: Printed p. 65, PDF p. 73 of the hosted copy, the lower part of the page, on the parish name adopted in 1866 Relevant passage It was in 1866 that the name of Cunningham Chapel parish was adopted for this parish. (See Dashiel's Digest for foregoing statements.) This is clearly a mis- Checked: This passage was read on a digital reproduction of the page; no original has been handled. The source's other readings: existing OCR reviewed, original image not independently inspected. Open source Source family: gold-1914. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses. Later historical account Evidence role: supports. Supports the claim at the cited book's own level; the underlying record was not read. See limits. History of Clarke County, Virginia and its connection with the war between the states Thomas D. Gold · 1914 (publication) Locator: Printed p. 66, PDF p. 74 of the hosted copy, the top of the page, the sentences completing "misnomer" Relevant passage nomer. That had never been the name, as is stated in vestry book for the year 1866. Checked: This passage was read on a digital reproduction of the page; no original has been handled. The source's other readings: existing OCR reviewed, original image not independently inspected. Open source Source family: gold-1914. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses. Later historical account Evidence role: supports. Supports the claim at the cited book's own level; the underlying record was not read. See limits. History of Clarke County, Virginia and its connection with the war between the states Thomas D. Gold · 1914 (publication) Locator: Printed p. 66, PDF p. 74 of the hosted copy, the top of the page, the sentences on the parish never being cut off Relevant passage This parish has never been so cut off, and remains what is left of the original Frederick parish. Checked: This passage was read on a digital reproduction of the page; no original has been handled. The source's other readings: existing OCR reviewed, original image not independently inspected. Open source Source family: gold-1914. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
Date not established	Gold's 1914 history, on printed p. 66, says that the vestry of Frederick in 1787 adopted measures for building a stone chapel and, in the words of the page, "where Cunningham Chapel stood. The land having come into the possession of Col. Nathaniel Burwell the same two acres for a church burying ground, which were offered by Col. Hugh Nelson before the war, were given by Colonel Burwell, and the present stone chapel ordered to be built in 1790," and that "The old log building, which has been spoken of, stood a few paces south of the present building, near the north corner of the stone enclosure nearest this house."	RECORD Likely	IDENTITY Likely"Cunningham Chapel" and "the present building" (the stone Old Chapel) are named as two buildings on nearby ground. CONTINUITY: The log Cunningham Chapel stood "a few paces south" of the stone chapel ordered in 1790 on the Burwell two acres; a plan of 1787 for a stone chapel "where Cunningham Chapel stood": Likely (Nelson and Meade, no deed or vestry book image).	CONTINUITY Likely	History of Clarke County, Virginia and its connection with the war between the states See the source and its limits ✓ LikelyAn account exists Gold's 1914 history, on printed p. 66, says that the vestry of Frederick in 1787 adopted measures for building a stone chapel and, in the words of the page, "where Cunningham Chapel stood. The land having come into the possession of Col. Nathaniel Burwell the same two acres for a church burying ground, which were offered by Col. Hugh Nelson before the war, were given by Colonel Burwell, and the present stone chapel ordered to be built in 1790," and that "The old log building, which has been spoken of, stood a few paces south of the present building, near the north corner of the stone enclosure nearest this house." What the source supports That Gold's text, following Meade, puts the planned stone chapel where Cunningham Chapel stood and says the old log building stood a few paces south of the present stone chapel. Uncertainty Gold's 1914 history is a retrospective county history; for this chapter the church histories were written by local contributors, and no vestry book, deed or register was read here. Capt. William N. Nelson's historical address of 1897 (as Gold prints it) and the 1906 Old Chapel book print the same text, so they are one witness, not two. Nelson reads a vestry book that is not held here. Gold is quoting or following Meade (page 288, Volume II), so Gold and Meade are one witness for the 1787 plan (see C1408). The quoted phrase "the building of a stone chapel" is the page's own wording. The speaker's reading of the vestry book (pages 68 and 172) is not held here. "The present building" is the stone Old Chapel; Cunningham Chapel and the stone chapel are named as two buildings. Each cited passage was read twice, the second time independently: first as a rendered page image of a digital reproduction (a 300 dpi render of the stated PDF page), then on a cropped image of the same page. Both readings support the claim; neither was of the paper itself. The crop is held privately and is not shown on this site. Nothing beyond the quoted passage was read from the page. No human historian has reviewed this claim. Source Later historical account Evidence role: supports. Supports the claim at the cited book's own level; the underlying record was not read. See limits. History of Clarke County, Virginia and its connection with the war between the states Thomas D. Gold · 1914 (publication) Locator: Printed p. 66, PDF p. 74 of the hosted copy, the sentences on the 1787 plan, the Burwell gift and the order of 1790 Relevant passage where Cunningham Chapel stood. The land having come into the possession of Col. Nathaniel Burwell the same two acres for a church burying ground, which were offered by Col. Hugh Nelson before the war, were given by Colonel Burwell, and the present stone chapel ordered to be built in 1790. Checked: This passage was read on a digital reproduction of the page; no original has been handled. The source's other readings: existing OCR reviewed, original image not independently inspected. Open source Source family: gold-1914. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses. Later historical account Evidence role: supports. Supports the claim at the cited book's own level; the underlying record was not read. See limits. History of Clarke County, Virginia and its connection with the war between the states Thomas D. Gold · 1914 (publication) Locator: Printed p. 66, PDF p. 74 of the hosted copy, the sentence on the old log building Relevant passage The old log building, which has been spoken of, stood a few paces south of the present building, near the north corner of the stone enclosure nearest this house. Checked: This passage was read on a digital reproduction of the page; no original has been handled. The source's other readings: existing OCR reviewed, original image not independently inspected. Open source Source family: gold-1914. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
Date not established	Gold's 1914 history, on printed p. 67, lists the members of the vestry reported present on "the 25th of September, 1803" (Richard Kidder Meade, Nathaniel Burwell, Thomas T. Byrd, John Page, Robert Page, Robert Carter Burwell, John Smith and Philip Nelson) and says "we may fairly assume that this was a vestry for Cunningham Chapel, distinct from any other church or chapel."	RECORD Likely	IDENTITY Likely"Cunningham Chapel" is used as the name of the neighbourhood congregation that met at the Old Chapel: Likely that a congregation, not a building, is meant. CONTINUITY: A Millwood-side vestry distinct from Berryville and Wickliffe by 1832 (the next paragraph): Likely.	CONTINUITY Likely	History of Clarke County, Virginia and its connection with the war between the states See the source and its limits ✓ LikelyAn account exists Gold's 1914 history, on printed p. 67, lists the members of the vestry reported present on "the 25th of September, 1803" (Richard Kidder Meade, Nathaniel Burwell, Thomas T. Byrd, John Page, Robert Page, Robert Carter Burwell, John Smith and Philip Nelson) and says "we may fairly assume that this was a vestry for Cunningham Chapel, distinct from any other church or chapel." What the source supports That Gold's text infers, from where the vestrymen lived, that the vestry of September 25, 1803 was a vestry for Cunningham Chapel. Uncertainty Gold's 1914 history is a retrospective county history; for this chapter the church histories were written by local contributors, and no vestry book, deed or register was read here. Capt. William N. Nelson's historical address of 1897 (as Gold prints it) and the 1906 Old Chapel book print the same text, so they are one witness, not two. Nelson reads a vestry book that is not held here. The inference ("we may fairly assume") is the speaker's; the vestry names are his reading of a vestry book that is not held here. The page uses "Cunningham Chapel" for the neighbourhood congregation that met at the Old Chapel and "the Old Chapel" for the stone building; it does not say that the log house and the congregation are the same thing. The first words of the page ("He says") refer to Bishop Meade on p. 66. Each cited passage was read twice, the second time independently: first as a rendered page image of a digital reproduction (a 300 dpi render of the stated PDF page), then on a cropped image of the same page. Both readings support the claim; neither was of the paper itself. The crop is held privately and is not shown on this site. Nothing beyond the quoted passage was read from the page. No human historian has reviewed this claim. Source Later historical account Evidence role: supports. Supports the claim at the cited book's own level; the underlying record was not read. See limits. History of Clarke County, Virginia and its connection with the war between the states Thomas D. Gold · 1914 (publication) Locator: Printed p. 67, PDF p. 75 of the hosted copy, the upper part of the page, the vestry of September 25, 1803 Relevant passage At a meeting on the 25th of September, 1803, the members of the vestry reported present are Richard Kidder Meade, Nathaniel Burwell, Thomas T. Byrd, John Page, Robert Page, Robert Carter Burwell, John Smith and Philip Nelson; John Page and Robert Page, wardens. Checked: This passage was read on a digital reproduction of the page; no original has been handled. The source's other readings: existing OCR reviewed, original image not independently inspected. Open source Source family: gold-1914. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses. Later historical account Evidence role: supports. Supports the claim at the cited book's own level; the underlying record was not read. See limits. History of Clarke County, Virginia and its connection with the war between the states Thomas D. Gold · 1914 (publication) Locator: Printed p. 67, PDF p. 75 of the hosted copy, the upper part of the page, the sentence ending the paragraph Relevant passage we may fairly assume that this was a vestry for Cunningham Chapel, distinct from any other church or chapel. Checked: This passage was read on a digital reproduction of the page; no original has been handled. The source's other readings: existing OCR reviewed, original image not independently inspected. Open source Source family: gold-1914. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
Date not established	Bishop Meade's Old Churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia, vol. II, on printed p. 288, says of the vestry of Frederick after its reorganization in 1787 that it adopted measures for a stone chapel "where that called Cunningham's Chapel stood. The land having now come into possession of Colonel Nathaniel Burwell, the same two acres for a church and burying-ground, which were offered by Colonel Hugh Nelson before the war, were now given by Colonel Burwell," and "the present stone chapel ordered to be built in 1790."	RECORD Likely	IDENTITY Likely"Cunningham's Chapel" and "the present stone chapel" are two named buildings; Meade does not use the word parish with the name. CONTINUITY: Rebuilt or replaced on or beside the same ground: the log Cunningham's Chapel site to the stone chapel of 1790 on the Burwell gift: Likely, as one printed account.	CONTINUITY Likely	Old Churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia, Vol. II See the source and its limits ✓ LikelyAn account exists Bishop Meade's Old Churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia, vol. II, on printed p. 288, says of the vestry of Frederick after its reorganization in 1787 that it adopted measures for a stone chapel "where that called Cunningham's Chapel stood. The land having now come into possession of Colonel Nathaniel Burwell, the same two acres for a church and burying-ground, which were offered by Colonel Hugh Nelson before the war, were now given by Colonel Burwell," and "the present stone chapel ordered to be built in 1790." What the source supports That Meade prints a plan of 1787 for a stone chapel where "that called Cunningham's Chapel" stood and an order of 1790 for the present stone chapel on land given by Colonel Burwell. Uncertainty Meade writes "Cunningham's" with the possessive and is the source that Gold follows, so Gold and Meade are one witness for this passage (see C1406). A first-hand statement by the bishop who served there, with no deed or vestry book image. The crop runs to the foot of the page and includes the sentence on the 1834 larger church near Millwood, which breaks off on p. 289 and is not used here. The page, in the project's hosted copy, is printed p. 288 (PDF p. 302); Gold cites the same passage as "page 288, Volume II." The excerpt shown is the single stretch quoted; the rest of the page, which also tells of the churches at Wickliffe and Berryville, is not used by this claim. Each cited passage was read twice, the second time independently: first as a rendered page image of a digital reproduction (a 300 dpi render of the stated PDF page), then on a cropped image of the same page. Both readings support the claim; neither was of the paper itself. The crop is held privately and is not shown on this site. Nothing beyond the quoted passage was read from the page. No human historian has reviewed this claim. Source Later historical account Evidence role: supports. Supports the claim at the cited book's own level; the underlying record was not read. See limits. Old Churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia, Vol. II Meade, William (Bishop Meade) · 1878 (publication) Locator: Printed p. 288, PDF p. 302 of the hosted copy, from "Having thus spoken" to the foot of the page, the sentences on Cunningham's Chapel and the gift of land Relevant passage where that called Cunningham's Chapel stood. The land having now come into possession of Colonel Nathaniel Burwell, the same two acres for a church and burying-ground, which were offered by Colonel Hugh Nelson before the war, were now given by Colonel Burwell, Checked: This passage was read on a digital reproduction of the page; no original has been handled. The source's other readings: page text reviewed, original image not independently inspected. Open source Source family: meade-old-churches. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses. Later historical account Evidence role: supports. Supports the claim at the cited book's own level; the underlying record was not read. See limits. Old Churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia, Vol. II Meade, William (Bishop Meade) · 1878 (publication) Locator: Printed p. 288, PDF p. 302 of the hosted copy, from "Having thus spoken" to the foot of the page, the words on the stone chapel ordered in 1790 Relevant passage and the present stone chapel ordered to be built in 1790. Checked: This passage was read on a digital reproduction of the page; no original has been handled. The source's other readings: page text reviewed, original image not independently inspected. Open source Source family: meade-old-churches. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
Date not established	The 1906 book "Old Chapel," Clarke County, Virginia, in its cemetery record on printed p. 64, has the entry "REV. JOSEPH RAVENSCROFT JONES. Born June 11, 1828. For thirty years a minister of the Episcopal Church in Virginia, and Rector of Cunningham Chapel Parish from 1858 to 1881."	RECORD Likely	IDENTITY LikelyThe only held page image where "Cunningham Chapel Parish" is printed as a parish with a rector; it matches the 1921 list's wording except "-ham," and the Millwood parish of Gold p. 64 and this parish are the same by the dates.	No continuity link is asserted for this statement	"Old Chapel," Clarke County, Virginia See the source and its limits ✓ LikelyAn account exists The 1906 book "Old Chapel," Clarke County, Virginia, in its cemetery record on printed p. 64, has the entry "REV. JOSEPH RAVENSCROFT JONES. Born June 11, 1828. For thirty years a minister of the Episcopal Church in Virginia, and Rector of Cunningham Chapel Parish from 1858 to 1881." What the source supports That the 1906 book prints "Cunningham Chapel Parish" as a parish with a rector for 1858 to 1881. Uncertainty The cemetery record is a compilation of names and dates by its compilers, not a parish register. Gold's p. 64 (see the Christ Church page) gives the same years for the Rev. Joseph R. Jones as rector of "the parish" (called August 9, 1858, resignation accepted April 18, 1881), so two printed statements agree on the dates; Gold does not use the name Cunningham Chapel Parish in his list of rectors. Each cited passage was read twice, the second time independently: first as a rendered page image of a digital reproduction (a 300 dpi render of the stated PDF page), then on a cropped image of the same page. Both readings support the claim; neither was of the paper itself. The crop is held privately and is not shown on this site. Nothing beyond the quoted passage was read from the page. No human historian has reviewed this claim. Source Later historical account Evidence role: supports. Supports the claim at the cited book's own level; the underlying record was not read. See limits. "Old Chapel," Clarke County, Virginia Charles Randolph Hughes · 1906 (publication) Locator: Printed p. 64, PDF p. 67 of the hosted copy, the entry for Rev. Joseph Ravenscroft Jones Relevant passage REV. JOSEPH RAVENSCROFT JONES. Born June 11, 1828. For thirty years a minister of the Episcopal Church in Virginia, and Rector of Cunningham Chapel Parish from 1858 to 1881. Checked: Original inspected. A digital reproduction was inspected; no original has been handled. Open source Source family: hughes-1906. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
Date not established	In July 1919 Mrs. Henry B. Gilpin of "Scaleby," whose sons Lieut. Kenneth N. Gilpin of the Naval Flying Corps and Capt. Donald Gilpin of the artillery had served in France, gave Christ Church, Millwood, a new altar and reredos "as a thanksgiving offering for the safe delivery of her family from the perils of war," the Courier reported.	RECORD Likely	IDENTITY UnconfirmedNo identity statement has been recorded for this statement.	No continuity link is asserted for this statement	Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., July 17, 1919, page 1: "Mrs. Gilpin Gives New Altar to Christ Church" See the source and its limits ✓ LikelyAn account exists In July 1919 Mrs. Henry B. Gilpin of "Scaleby," whose sons Lieut. Kenneth N. Gilpin of the Naval Flying Corps and Capt. Donald Gilpin of the artillery had served in France, gave Christ Church, Millwood, a new altar and reredos "as a thanksgiving offering for the safe delivery of her family from the perils of war," the Courier reported. What the source supports The Gilpin altar at Christ Church. Uncertainty The letter quotes the parish's monthly; the altar was not seen for this story. Source Reporting Evidence role: supports. The gift and the two sons. Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., July 17, 1919, page 1: "Mrs. Gilpin Gives New Altar to Christ Church" Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va. · 1919-07-17 (publication) Locator: Page 1, "Mrs. Gilpin Gives New Altar to Christ Church" Relevant passage whose two sons, Lieut. Kenneth N. Gilpin, of the Naval Flying Corps, and Capt. Donald Gilpin, of the Artillery Service, served in the A. E. F., has given a new altar and reredos to Christ Church, Millwood, as a thanksgiving offering for the safe delivery of her family from the perils of war. Checked: Original inspected. A digital reproduction was inspected; no original has been handled. Open source Source family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses. Reporting Evidence role: supports. The Parish Call on it. Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., July 17, 1919, page 1: "Mrs. Gilpin Gives New Altar to Christ Church" Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va. · 1919-07-17 (publication) Locator: Page 1, "Mrs. Gilpin Gives New Altar to Christ Church," quoting The Parish Call Relevant passage Such gratitude is being felt and expressed in one form or another all over our county, and we are particularly pleased that our church should be so beautifully adorned. Checked: Original inspected. A digital reproduction was inspected; no original has been handled. Open source Source family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
Date not established	The Commission's 1927 history gives the churches' own counts: Grace Church, twenty-seven men and one woman in service; Cunningham Chapel Parish, sixteen men in the army, five in the navy, two in the marines and one in Red Cross service, of whom it names twenty-four; and the Methodist Church at Berryville, eleven men named, two in the Post Office Department and a Red Cross nurse, Miss Cora Shackleford.	RECORD Likely	IDENTITY UnconfirmedNo identity statement has been recorded for this statement.	No continuity link is asserted for this statement	Virginia War History Commission, "Clarke County in War Time: A Community History," in Virginia Communities in War Time, Second Series (Publications of the Virginia War History Commission, Source Volume VII, ed. Arthur Kyle Davis, Richmond, 1927), pp. 27-28, "Churches in War Time" See the source and its limits ✓ LikelyAn account exists The Commission's 1927 history gives the churches' own counts: Grace Church, twenty-seven men and one woman in service; Cunningham Chapel Parish, sixteen men in the army, five in the navy, two in the marines and one in Red Cross service, of whom it names twenty-four; and the Methodist Church at Berryville, eleven men named, two in the Post Office Department and a Red Cross nurse, Miss Cora Shackleford. What the source supports The church lists the Commission printed. Uncertainty Lists as the rectors and pastors reported them, not service records; the parish's count of twenty-four matches the twenty-four names it gave. Source Later historical account Evidence role: supports. Grace Church. Virginia War History Commission, "Clarke County in War Time: A Community History," in Virginia Communities in War Time, Second Series (Publications of the Virginia War History Commission, Source Volume VII, ed. Arthur Kyle Davis, Richmond, 1927), pp. 27-28, "Churches in War Time" Virginia War History Commission; Arthur Kyle Davis, editor · 1927 (publication) Locator: Page 27, "Churches in War Time," on Grace Church Relevant passage This church subscribed for Liberty Bonds, and twenty-seven of its men and one woman were in the service. The rector, Rev. Malcolm S. Taylor, was a chaplain with the Second Corps. Checked: Original inspected. A digital reproduction was inspected; no original has been handled. Open source Source family: virginia-war-history-commission. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses. Later historical account Evidence role: supports. Cunningham Chapel Parish's count. Virginia War History Commission, "Clarke County in War Time: A Community History," in Virginia Communities in War Time, Second Series (Publications of the Virginia War History Commission, Source Volume VII, ed. Arthur Kyle Davis, Richmond, 1927), pp. 27-28, "Churches in War Time" Virginia War History Commission; Arthur Kyle Davis, editor · 1927 (publication) Locator: Page 27, "Churches in War Time," on Cunningham Chapel Parish Relevant passage Mr. B. D. Chambers, rector of Cunningham Chapel Parish, reported sixteen men in the army from his parish, five in the navy, two in the marines and one in Red Cross service. It would appear that the men resided in Millwood. Checked: Original inspected. A digital reproduction was inspected; no original has been handled. Open source Source family: virginia-war-history-commission. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses. Later historical account Evidence role: supports. Its names. Virginia War History Commission, "Clarke County in War Time: A Community History," in Virginia Communities in War Time, Second Series (Publications of the Virginia War History Commission, Source Volume VII, ed. Arthur Kyle Davis, Richmond, 1927), pp. 27-28, "Churches in War Time" Virginia War History Commission; Arthur Kyle Davis, editor · 1927 (publication) Locator: Page 27, "Churches in War Time," on Cunningham Chapel Parish Relevant passage They were George H. Burwell, Jr., J. T. Burwell, Edward G. Butler, Maurice J. Dunlap, Jr., Joseph Eidson, S. Dalman Estep, Walter A. Estep, Harry W. Frost, Donald N. Gilpin, Kenneth N. Gilpin, Holmes Grim, Prescott Huidkoper, Charles A. Jones, Jr., E. S. Tucker Lindsay, James B. Lindsay, Charles Mullikin, Winston S. Lindsay, James H. Nolan, Eston Randolph, Percy Randolph, William F. Randolph, McClure Scott, Joseph Sipe and Marshall C. Willingham. Checked: Original inspected. A digital reproduction was inspected; no original has been handled. Open source Source family: virginia-war-history-commission. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses. Later historical account Evidence role: supports. The Methodist names. Virginia War History Commission, "Clarke County in War Time: A Community History," in Virginia Communities in War Time, Second Series (Publications of the Virginia War History Commission, Source Volume VII, ed. Arthur Kyle Davis, Richmond, 1927), pp. 27-28, "Churches in War Time" Virginia War History Commission; Arthur Kyle Davis, editor · 1927 (publication) Locator: Page 28, "Churches in War Time," on the Methodist Church Relevant passage The following men and women were in service from this church: Lieutenant C. H. Iden, Charles L. Roland, Walter C. Hardesty, Sergeant Olin W. Beall, John H. Coleman, Charles J. Enders, Sergeant Ralph E. Galloway, Charles LeRoy Whitaker, Sergeant Wilmer H. Gaver, Frank Barr, and Harry L. Boxwell. Charles A. Blake and Jacob Blake were in the Postoffice Department, and Miss Cora Shackleford was a Red Cross nurse. Checked: Original inspected. A digital reproduction was inspected; no original has been handled. Open source Source family: virginia-war-history-commission. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
Date not established	At home, the Commission's history says, Grace Church held a weekly procession of children through Berryville "with flags, music and singing"; the Millwood church bought $1,000 of Liberty Bonds and sent $2,000 to Belgian and Near East relief; and the Methodist church joined three other churches in weekly Red Cross work and sold more than $3,000 of War Savings Stamps at a rally in June 1918.	RECORD Likely	IDENTITY UnconfirmedNo identity statement has been recorded for this statement.	No continuity link is asserted for this statement	Virginia War History Commission, "Clarke County in War Time: A Community History," in Virginia Communities in War Time, Second Series (Publications of the Virginia War History Commission, Source Volume VII, ed. Arthur Kyle Davis, Richmond, 1927), pp. 27-28, "Churches in War Time" See the source and its limits ✓ LikelyAn account exists At home, the Commission's history says, Grace Church held a weekly procession of children through Berryville "with flags, music and singing"; the Millwood church bought $1,000 of Liberty Bonds and sent $2,000 to Belgian and Near East relief; and the Methodist church joined three other churches in weekly Red Cross work and sold more than $3,000 of War Savings Stamps at a rally in June 1918. What the source supports The churches' war work at home. Uncertainty Figures as the churches reported them. Source Later historical account Evidence role: supports. The children's procession. Virginia War History Commission, "Clarke County in War Time: A Community History," in Virginia Communities in War Time, Second Series (Publications of the Virginia War History Commission, Source Volume VII, ed. Arthur Kyle Davis, Richmond, 1927), pp. 27-28, "Churches in War Time" Virginia War History Commission; Arthur Kyle Davis, editor · 1927 (publication) Locator: Page 27, "Churches in War Time," on Grace Church Relevant passage There was a weekly procession of the children through the streets of Berryville, with flags, music and singing, concluding with prayers at the church. Checked: Original inspected. A digital reproduction was inspected; no original has been handled. Open source Source family: virginia-war-history-commission. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses. Later historical account Evidence role: supports. Millwood's bonds and relief. Virginia War History Commission, "Clarke County in War Time: A Community History," in Virginia Communities in War Time, Second Series (Publications of the Virginia War History Commission, Source Volume VII, ed. Arthur Kyle Davis, Richmond, 1927), pp. 27-28, "Churches in War Time" Virginia War History Commission; Arthur Kyle Davis, editor · 1927 (publication) Locator: Page 27, "Churches in War Time," on Cunningham Chapel Parish Relevant passage The Millwood Church also subscribed for $1,000 worth of Liberty Bonds, and the sum of $2,000 was sent to the Belgian and Near East Relief. Checked: Original inspected. A digital reproduction was inspected; no original has been handled. Open source Source family: virginia-war-history-commission. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses. Later historical account Evidence role: supports. The Methodist flag and Red Cross work. Virginia War History Commission, "Clarke County in War Time: A Community History," in Virginia Communities in War Time, Second Series (Publications of the Virginia War History Commission, Source Volume VII, ed. Arthur Kyle Davis, Richmond, 1927), pp. 27-28, "Churches in War Time" Virginia War History Commission; Arthur Kyle Davis, editor · 1927 (publication) Locator: Page 27, "Churches in War Time," on the Methodist Church Relevant passage A service flag and the national colors were displayed by the congregation of the Methodist Church at Berryville, of which Rev. J. Herbert Bean was pastor. This church united with three other churches in Red Cross work, meeting weekly at workrooms, supplying garments to soldiers and to hospitals, and engaging in local relief work. Checked: Original inspected. A digital reproduction was inspected; no original has been handled. Open source Source family: virginia-war-history-commission. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses. Later historical account Evidence role: supports. The stamp rally. Virginia War History Commission, "Clarke County in War Time: A Community History," in Virginia Communities in War Time, Second Series (Publications of the Virginia War History Commission, Source Volume VII, ed. Arthur Kyle Davis, Richmond, 1927), pp. 27-28, "Churches in War Time" Virginia War History Commission; Arthur Kyle Davis, editor · 1927 (publication) Locator: Page 28, "Churches in War Time," on the Methodist Church Relevant passage rally was held by the church during the War Savings Stamps campaign in June, 1918, and more than $3,000 worth of stamps were sold and $250.00 subscribed by the church societies. Checked: Original inspected. A digital reproduction was inspected; no original has been handled. Open source Source family: virginia-war-history-commission. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.

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History of Clarke County, Virginia and its connection with the war between the states, Printed p. 61, PDF p. 69 of the hosted copy, the last three lines of the page. The page was read on its image; no crop of it is shown yet.
History of Clarke County, Virginia and its connection with the war between the states, Printed p. 65, PDF p. 73 of the hosted copy, the lower part of the page, on the parish name adopted in 1866. The page was read on its image; no crop of it is shown yet.
History of Clarke County, Virginia and its connection with the war between the states, Printed p. 66, PDF p. 74 of the hosted copy, the top of the page, the sentences completing "misnomer". The page was read on its image; no crop of it is shown yet.
History of Clarke County, Virginia and its connection with the war between the states, Printed p. 66, PDF p. 74 of the hosted copy, the top of the page, the sentences on the parish never being cut off. The page was read on its image; no crop of it is shown yet.
History of Clarke County, Virginia and its connection with the war between the states, Printed p. 66, PDF p. 74 of the hosted copy, the sentences on the 1787 plan, the Burwell gift and the order of 1790. The page was read on its image; no crop of it is shown yet.
History of Clarke County, Virginia and its connection with the war between the states, Printed p. 66, PDF p. 74 of the hosted copy, the sentence on the old log building. The page was read on its image; no crop of it is shown yet.
History of Clarke County, Virginia and its connection with the war between the states, Printed p. 67, PDF p. 75 of the hosted copy, the upper part of the page, the vestry of September 25, 1803. The page was read on its image; no crop of it is shown yet.
History of Clarke County, Virginia and its connection with the war between the states, Printed p. 67, PDF p. 75 of the hosted copy, the upper part of the page, the sentence ending the paragraph. The page was read on its image; no crop of it is shown yet.
"Old Chapel," Clarke County, Virginia, Printed p. 64, PDF p. 67 of the hosted copy, the entry for Rev. Joseph Ravenscroft Jones. The page was read on its image; no crop of it is shown yet.
Old Churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia, Vol. II, Printed p. 288, PDF p. 302 of the hosted copy, from "Having thus spoken" to the foot of the page, the sentences on Cunningham's Chapel and the gift of land. The page was read on its image; no crop of it is shown yet.
Old Churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia, Vol. II, Printed p. 288, PDF p. 302 of the hosted copy, from "Having thus spoken" to the foot of the page, the words on the stone chapel ordered in 1790. The page was read on its image; no crop of it is shown yet.
The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, vol. 29 (1921), p. 74: Virginia War History Commission, Supplement No. 1, list of material collected, Clarke County entry, Printed p. 74, PDF p. 82 of the project's private copy of the volume, the Clarke County entry, the first church line under Sec. III. The page was read on its image; no crop of it is shown yet.
Virginia War History Commission, "Clarke County in War Time: A Community History," in Virginia Communities in War Time, Second Series (Publications of the Virginia War History Commission, Source Volume VII, ed. Arthur Kyle Davis, Richmond, 1927), pp. 27-28, "Churches in War Time", Page 27, "Churches in War Time," on Grace Church. The page was read on its image; no crop of it is shown yet.
Virginia War History Commission, "Clarke County in War Time: A Community History," in Virginia Communities in War Time, Second Series (Publications of the Virginia War History Commission, Source Volume VII, ed. Arthur Kyle Davis, Richmond, 1927), pp. 27-28, "Churches in War Time", Page 27, "Churches in War Time," on Grace Church. The page was read on its image; no crop of it is shown yet.
Virginia War History Commission, "Clarke County in War Time: A Community History," in Virginia Communities in War Time, Second Series (Publications of the Virginia War History Commission, Source Volume VII, ed. Arthur Kyle Davis, Richmond, 1927), pp. 27-28, "Churches in War Time", Page 27, "Churches in War Time," on Cunningham Chapel Parish. The page was read on its image; no crop of it is shown yet.
Virginia War History Commission, "Clarke County in War Time: A Community History," in Virginia Communities in War Time, Second Series (Publications of the Virginia War History Commission, Source Volume VII, ed. Arthur Kyle Davis, Richmond, 1927), pp. 27-28, "Churches in War Time", Page 27, "Churches in War Time," on Cunningham Chapel Parish. The page was read on its image; no crop of it is shown yet.
Virginia War History Commission, "Clarke County in War Time: A Community History," in Virginia Communities in War Time, Second Series (Publications of the Virginia War History Commission, Source Volume VII, ed. Arthur Kyle Davis, Richmond, 1927), pp. 27-28, "Churches in War Time", Page 27, "Churches in War Time," on Cunningham Chapel Parish. The page was read on its image; no crop of it is shown yet.
Virginia War History Commission, "Clarke County in War Time: A Community History," in Virginia Communities in War Time, Second Series (Publications of the Virginia War History Commission, Source Volume VII, ed. Arthur Kyle Davis, Richmond, 1927), pp. 27-28, "Churches in War Time", Page 27, "Churches in War Time," on the Methodist Church. The page was read on its image; no crop of it is shown yet.
Virginia War History Commission, "Clarke County in War Time: A Community History," in Virginia Communities in War Time, Second Series (Publications of the Virginia War History Commission, Source Volume VII, ed. Arthur Kyle Davis, Richmond, 1927), pp. 27-28, "Churches in War Time", Page 28, "Churches in War Time," on the Methodist Church. The page was read on its image; no crop of it is shown yet.
Virginia War History Commission, "Clarke County in War Time: A Community History," in Virginia Communities in War Time, Second Series (Publications of the Virginia War History Commission, Source Volume VII, ed. Arthur Kyle Davis, Richmond, 1927), pp. 27-28, "Churches in War Time", Page 28, "Churches in War Time," on the Methodist Church. The page was read on its image; no crop of it is shown yet.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., July 17, 1919, page 1: "Mrs. Gilpin Gives New Altar to Christ Church", Page 1, "Mrs. Gilpin Gives New Altar to Christ Church". The page was read on its image; no crop of it is shown yet.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., July 17, 1919, page 1: "Mrs. Gilpin Gives New Altar to Christ Church", Page 1, "Mrs. Gilpin Gives New Altar to Christ Church," quoting The Parish Call. The page was read on its image; no crop of it is shown yet.

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Rebuilt on the same site: Old Chapel, near Millwood CONTINUITY Likely Gold's 1914 history, on printed p. 66, says that the vestry of Frederick in 1787 adopted measures for building a stone chapel and, in the words of the page, "where Cunningham Chapel stood. The land having come into the possession of Col. Nathaniel Burwell the same two acres for a church burying ground, which were offered by Col. Hugh Nelson before the war, were given by Colonel Burwell, and the present stone chapel ordered to be built in 1790," and that "The old log building, which has been spoken of, stood a few paces south of the present building, near the north corner of the stone enclosure nearest this house." Bishop Meade's Old Churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia, vol. II, on printed p. 288, says of the vestry of Frederick after its reorganization in 1787 that it adopted measures for a stone chapel "where that called Cunningham's Chapel stood. The land having now come into possession of Colonel Nathaniel Burwell, the same two acres for a church and burying-ground, which were offered by Colonel Hugh Nelson before the war, were now given by Colonel Burwell," and "the present stone chapel ordered to be built in 1790."

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