St. John's Parish

Church of England, Pasquotank County, est. in 1701. In 1715 the parish was divided, leaving St. John's on the SW side of the Pasquotank River and creating St. Peter's Parish on the NE side. In 1756 the two parishes were consolidated to form St. John's Parish. In 1767 the parish had 433 white taxables and was described as a "weak parish."