The Colonial Churches of St. Thomas' Parish, Orange County, VirginiaSt. Thomas Parish in Virginia was formed from St. Mark s Parish in 1740. The new parish encompassed present day Orange, Greene, and a strip of southern Madison counties. Based on an extensive examination of primary sources, the work at hand is the first accurate description of the formation of St. Thomas Parish, its member churches, its ministers, and others who played a significant part in its colonial history. In the absence of surviving vestry