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. ________________________________ From: James Burnett <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] 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 ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html