St. Patrick's Parish

Church of England, Johnston (later Dobbs) County, est. 1746 with the formation of Johnston County. It was coextensive with the county but divided in 1756 to form St. Stephen's Parish in the W part of the county. St. Patrick's was in the e. With the creation of Dobbs County in 1758, St. Patrick's Parish became coextensive with that county. In 1767 the parish had 1,268 white taxables. The present counties of Wayne, Lenoir, and Greene are made up wholly or in part of territory that was once St. Patrick's Parish.