as a side note, reference was made earlier to the origins of this ban in Canon Law. Under Catholic Canon Law (and I don't know how closely it comports to Anglican Canon Law) bars to marriage based on Affinity, as contrasted to those based on Consanguinity, were not absolute. They were allowed based on a case by case determination. 



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From: James Burnett <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 9:15:24 PM
Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] Marriage law & Incest (yikes!)

>
> The Church of England was the established church in Virginia until the
> Revolution and so the Anglican rules on Affinity applied. This set out a
> table outlining who a person might marry. As I recall, the Table of Affinity
> prohibited the kind of marriage mentioned and consequently I doubt that such
> marriages were at all common. The Table was not included in the subsequent
> Episcopal Prayer Book.
>
>
> Ian Welch, Canberra
>
> -
>
I just picked up a book *A Blessed Company, Parishes, and Parishioners in
Anglican Virginia, 1690 - 1776* by John K Nelson. This is supposed to
describe the Anglican Church presence, its parish system and growth, etc.
University of North Carolina Press printed in 2001.
I am wondering if any of you are familiar with this text and your thoughts
on the book.
Douglas Burnett
Satellite Beach
FL

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