I'm going out on a limb, but I think that vestries were an invention of the
Colonies.  The church of England had wardens, but I think that vestries grew
out of America, and were actually an arm of running the county.  Best to
check with the library at the Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria.

Randy
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From: "Henry Wiencek" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 12:39 PM
Subject: colonial vestries


> I have a couple of questions about colonial vestries which I would like
> to put to the list.  Is there a difference between a vestryman and a
> church warden?  Would it be correct to say that since a county's
> justices of the peace and other officials were appointed by the colonial
> governor, the vestries were the only local political entities that were
> elected?
>
> Henry Wiencek
> Charlottesville
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