History

The Christ Church cemetery is a journey through America's earliest times. Hundreds of funeral services have been conducted at Christ Church since it was consecrated in 1666.   Many early burials were at outlying chapels or in private cemeteries at homes and plantations.  Only a few of the markers were durable enough to survive the ravages of time. Our separate article, Founders and Patriots , provides information on this important group of area colonials. These outstanding..

During the colonial period in Middlesex, the area known as Christchurch became the center of religious and social life in Middlesex County, and its prominence lasted for over 100 years. The Honorable Henry Corbin of Buckingham House established Lancaster Parish covering the area from central Middlesex to Laneview. Early districts within Middlesex were formed by the creation of two church parishes.  On May 27, 1657, the area from central Middlesex to Laneview was established b

By Mike Lyman -  Past Governor, Virginia Society Order of Founders and Patriots of America In the 50 years following the settlement at Jamestown, 18 families settled in what is now known as Middlesex County.  This plaque on the wall of our historic cemetery lists the Virginia founders and patriots buried in our Christ Church Parish churchyard. Sir Henry Chicheley's family coat of arms. The most prominent and influential was Sir Henry Chicheley from Rosegill Plantation.  Chris

A Brief Historical Overview of Christ Church Parish from the first Vestry Meeting on January 29, 1666 through the American Revolution, establishment of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the U.S.A., and the establishment of Christchurch School. By Gordon Eliot White January 29, 1666, a General Vestry meeting was held at Rosegill, the house of Sir Henry Chichley.   Records preserved in the The Vestry Book of Christ Church, 1663-1797 read: “We doe accord and agree