Hi - there is a report in the Virginia Historical Inventory
that might be related:

http://image.vtls.com/VHI/html/27/0240.html

Tombstone inscriptions include one for George Brent's oldest
daughter - several other names are Welsh.

To search the database go to http://eagle.vsla.edu/vhi

Try a keyword search on catholic church (32 hits)

Elizabeth

>
> According to the marker in place, the ruins of the first Catholic Church in
> Virginia, which I believe was built in the 17th Century, are on the side of
> U.S. 1 near Aquia. The outline of the church foundation is still in place.
>
> I am aware of the Catholic faith of the Brent family. I have always felt that
> several of the other early families who were related to the Brents may have
> been secret Catholic adherents before and perhaps after coming to Virginia.
>
> Bill Russell
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