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1700s

Rev. Thomas Thornton Abt. 1717 – 25 March 1792

By Trip Wiggins
Rev. Thomas Thornton
Abt. 1717 – 25 March 1792, Dumfries, Va.
Sixth St. George’s Parish Rector
At St. Georges: Jan. 1788 – abt. Aug. 1791

Big Red Doors
1700s

Rev. James Marye, Jr. (1731-1780)

By Trip Wiggins.

Rev. James Marye, Jr.

Born 8 Sept 1731, at Manakin Town, Goochland Co., Va. – abt. Oct 1780, at Fredericksburg, Va.
Fifth St. George’s Rector
At St. George’s: Jan. 26, 1768 – Abt. Oct, 1780*
*Died while rector

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1800s / This Century

The Steeple View of 1888 in 2020

Erik F. Nelson Transportation Administrator City Archivist/Records Manager accompanied Lily C. Eghtessad who is doing a study of the Chatham Bridge to the steeple to get a contemporary view of the Chatham Bridge. Discoveries ensued

Getting Started in St. George's History - 6 essential resources

Selections from several categories of our history.

5. Rev. Edward McGuire

McGuire served all 3 churches over the course of 45 years. He is probably the most influential of all our rectors in all phases of ministry from preaching, teaching, and outreach. Trip Wiggins, our archivist, wrote this for a Sunday school class and has been teaching classes for years

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6. Tom Faulkner confronts the Vestry on race

Faulkner served St. George's for 30 years from 1946-1976. During these years racial policies were paramount, especially 1954, in the year of Brown vs. Board of Education, Faulkner was challenged by the Vestry on the role of Blacks in our service. He was able to move St. George's toward racial justice that other rectors would further

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