The boundaries of Mathews County, formed in 1791, embraced virtually all of Kingston Parish, formed between 1651 and 1657. Mathews County also included some acreage to the south and west, within neighboring Ware Parish. Fortunately for family history researchers and social historians, substantial portions of Kingston Parish's early parish register (1746-1827), which contains parishioners' vital records, also includes the dates on which their slaves were born and baptized. In some instances, a slave's date of death is recorded. All of this important information is published here for the first time.