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I came across this full text downloadable book with many entries on Christina, Saponey Church, Indians and many familiar surnames. There is also a section on Pocahontas.
Old Churces, Ministers and Families of Virginia by William Meade
Search Term: Christina
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Nansemond—Its early settlement—Contiguity to North Carolina—Colonel Byrd’s account of North Carolina—The character of the people and clergy— Christina—Mr. …
Page 282
… Christina …
Page 283
… which must be near the dividing line and either in Nanse- C mond or Southampton, and which we suppose to be Christina, where the Indian school was, …
Page 287
According to promise, I now present a view of the Indian school at Christina, in a report to the Bishop of London by its teacher, the Rev. …
Page 288
I am sorry to add that, Mr. Griffin’s labours proving much less successful at Christina than he fondly anticipated in his letter, he was some years after …
Page 302
His nearest neighbour, as we shall see, was an instance of this. He speaks of the Indian settlement on the Nottoway River,—Christina, —where Mr. Griffin’s …
Page 309
The school of Mr. Griffin, called Christina, for Indians, is on the borders of my parish. There is one church and two chapels, and seventy or eighty …
Old Churches, Ministers, and …
Heritage Books Inc – 1993
Old Churches, Ministers and …1891
In addition to post #1 above, while searching the forum for Saponey Church I found this page by Stacy23 quoting Vance Hawkins that I’d never seen before pertaining to “The Journal of John Fontaine”, 1710-1718:
http://www.saponitown.com/forum/showthread.php?p=14785#post14785
For the importance of Fort Christanna see:
http://www.saponitown.com/FortChristanna.htm
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