what was Church was the established church in Virginia until 1786?

Answer 1

The Church of England established itself in the English colonies on the North American continent in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607. The Episcopal Church was formally separated from the Church of England in 1789 so that clergy would not be required to accept the supremacy of the British monarch. When the clergy of Connecticut elected Samuel Seabury as their bishop, he sought consecration in England. The Oath of Supremacy prevented English bishops from consecrating a non-English bishop, so Seabury went to Scotland; the non-juring bishops of the Scottish Episcopal Church consecrated him in Aberdeen on November 14, 1784, making him the first Episcopal bishop outside the British Isles.

The Episcopal Shield, adopted in 1940, includes both the English cross of St George and a Scottish St Andrew's cross, to reflect the mingled English and Scottish heritage of the church.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Episcopal_Church_in_the_United_States_of_America#History

Answer 2

Protestant, varied depending on the local population; included quakers. I think MD had the only early catholic communities. Where you had Germans and Scots, whichever church began first, presbyterian or lutheran, worked for both, as an example. And yes, Church of England / Episcopal might have been one among the assortment.

Answer 3

the Church of England

Answer 4

My guess would be the Anglican Church, which was sort of superseded by its American counterpart, the Episcopal Church, during the American Revolution.