It may seem odd that the earliest Moravian settlers in the Wachovia (NC) wished to be an Anglican parish (Church of England). It was for good reason that they sought the status of an Anglican parish.
At the time the Church of England was the state church of the colony. All land had to be a part of one Anglican parish or another. Everyone regardless of their denominational affiliation had to pay an assessment to the parish in which it was situated. If the Moravians had a parish of their own they could have control over their finances and it freed them from paying the assessment.
The name of the parish was, Dobbs Parish, a tribute to the Governor, Arthur Dobbs.
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