Gloucester County Virginia Methodist Records

I have been delayed over a month posting anything about this. I went to the Virginia Beach Public Library and looked through their copy of the index to Gloucester County Methodist records so nicely collected and published by Michael F. Pollock. It is a hefty tome, listing people and some dates, and where these things are mentioned in the actual records kept at the Swem Library and William and Mary. The original records are church records, including church rolls, minutes, business papers and some vital records, such as births, deaths and marriages. I would like to peruse the records someday when I have time to go to William and Mary to see them.
In looking through the book, our Davis family was easily found. There were several mentions of Williams E. Davis, John Davis and some of the other familiar names. The church attended was most often listed as Bellamy (although others are mentioned), which looks to be a sizable church a few miles from the courthouse and with a fairly extensive graveyard. That also bears investigation.
In addition to the aforementioned index, there was also a Kingston Parish Register of Gloucester and Mathews Counties, compiled and published by Emma R. Matheny and Helen K. Yates in 1979. This lists many births, marriages and deaths. One such listing is for “Davis, William, son of John and Elizabeth. Born March 16, 1780.” This correlates exactly to the birth date we have for Williams E. Davis, son of John and Elizabeth Davis, formerly thought to have been born in Isle of Wight County. This sheds doubt on that former assertion. I think quite strongly that Williams Edwards Davis was most likely born in Gloucester. It is entirely possible that his parents were as well. It certainly would explain the complete lack of any records for them in Isle of Wight.
I don’t know how long it will take me to get to William and Mary to look at the original records, but I will try to make it this winter. The trail has grown warm again!