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Place Description
St. Andrew's Parish

Church of England, Tyrrell County, est. 1729 with the formation of the county and coextensive with it. Previous to the formation of the county, the territory had been South Shore Parish (est. 1722), Chowan County. In 1767 St. Andrew's Parish had 594 white taxables. See also St. Paul's Parish.

St. Asaph's District

one of the districts into which Orange County was divided at the time of the 1790 census. It contained 199 heads of families.

St. Barnabas’ Parish

Church of England, Hertford County, est. 1759 with the formation of the county and coextensive with it. The parish in 1767 had 900 white taxables.

St. Bartholomew's Parish

Church of England, Chatham County, est. with the formation of the county in 1770 and coextensive with it. St. Bartholomew's Parish of the Episcopal Church still functions in Pittsboro.

St. Clair Creek

rises in Jackson Swamp, E Beaufort County, and flows SE into Pamlico River.

St. Colomb Parish

See Donegal County.

St. David's District

one of the districts into which Caswell County was divided at the time of the 1790 census. It contained 166 heads of families.

St. David's Parish

Church of England, Cumberland County, est. 1754 with the formation of the county and coextensive with it. In 1767 the parish had 899 white taxables, described as "mostly Scotch—Support a Presbyterian Minister."

St. Gabriel's Parish

Church of England, Duplin County, est. 1750 with the formation of the county and coextensive with it. In 1767 there were 1,071 white taxables in the parish. St. Gabriel's Parish of the Episcopal Church functions in Faison at present, though there is some question of its unbroken descent from the colonial parish.

St. George's Parish

Church of England, Anson County, est. in 1750 when the county was formed and coextensive with it. Composed of 969 white taxable inhabitants in 1767, who were described as "in general poor & incapable to support a Minister."