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SKiTioN OK A Map ok thk Most Inhabitkp Part of Virginia . . . By Joshua Fry and Peter Jekfekson, 1773 Edition, to Which Have Been Adped. at the Proper Places, the Names "Blisland Parish' and "Appomattox River."

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The Vestry Book

OF

Blisland (Blissland) Parish

THE

VESTRY BOOK

OF

BLISLAND (BLISSLAND) PARISH

NEW KENT AND JAMES CITY COUNTIES, VIRGINIA

1721-1786

TRANSCRIBED AND EDITED BY

C G. CHAMBERLAYNE

PUBLISHED BY

THE LIBRARY BOARD

RICHMOND :

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1935

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Prefatory Note

During the colonial period, not only was the Established Church, or Church of England, supreme in the religious life of Virginia but its parishes were also local governmental institutions which affected very closely the people in their secular affairs. Parish records are therefore, in a true sense, official, important and revealing. Extant vestry books and registers supplement the archives of local govern- ments when they do not indeed supply the only existing records. For these reasons the Library Board has pub- lished from time to time certain original parish books, this being the fourth. It is hoped that this work may be con- tinued for, although most of these original records have been lost or destroyed, there are still a number of them in existence, comparatively few of which have been published.

During almost the entire period covered by this vestry book (1721-1786) Blisland Parish was partly in the present New Kent County and partly in the present James City County, the records of both of which, prior to 1865, have been destroyed. This volume and two of those previously published by the Library Board ("The Vestry Book of Stratton Major Parish, King and Queen County, Virginia, 1729-1783" (1931) and "The Vestry Book of Petsworth Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia, 1677-1793" (1933) ) supply a record for a contiguous area of early Virginia whose local archives have been lost. This vestry book, therefore, enables us further to rescue from oblivion much of the life, customs and names of those who helped to create Virginia.

Dr. Churchill Gibson Chamberlayne, who has prepared the present volume, is the editor of the two other publica- tions mentioned above. He had previously published at his own expense three other volumes of parish records. Actu- ated by love for his church and state, he has undertaken

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this exacting work without remuneration ; qualified by scholarship and experience, he has thus made valuable con- tributions to the printed documents of Virginia. This vol- ume maintains his high standards of editorship and his- torical research. Dr. Chamberlayne has the gratitude of the Library Board for this work as he will have that of the people of Virginia.

WILMER L. HALL,

State Librarian.

Richmond, May 8, 1935.

List of Illustrations

Section of A Map of the Most Inhabited Part of Vir- ginia, by Fry and Jefferson, 1775 Frontispiece

The Blisland Parish Grievances of 1677

Between pages xlii and xliii

Page 10 of the Manuscript Between pages 14 and 15

Hickory Neck Church, Blisland Parish, James City

County, Virginia Facing page 53

Introduction

The manuscript volume hereinafter reproduced in print embodies the earliest consecutive records of Blisland (or Blissland) Parish, New Kent and James City counties, Vir- ginia, known to be in existence. Doubtless there once were manuscript records of Blisland Parish antedating those here given to the public, but even before Bishop Meade's day all trace of them must have been lost, for the Bishop makes no reference to them. Indeed, when his Old Churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia was first published, in part and in tentative form in The Protestant Epis- copal Review, and Church Register (beginning with the issue for April, 1855) and the Southern Churchman (beginning with the issue for April 26, 1855), Bishop Meade was apparently unaware of the existence of any parish record of Blisland ; nor evidently did he learn that there was such a record until after the first volume of the Old Churches (1857) was in print, for on page 388 of that volume he says, referring to Blisland Parish, "No vestry-book remains to tells its history." How- ever, before the second volume of the work was released from the press, a vestry-book of Blisland Parish came to light, and the Bishop refers to it in a note on the last page of his book.^ The present publication now for the first time makes accessible to students of Colonial Virginia his- tory these old and for many years lost and forgotten records of Blisland Parish.

The manuscript Vestry Book is a folio, 14^^ by 9%. inches in size, consisting of 77 leaves (154 pages) of heavy, un- ruled, laid paper, the water marks being two in number: The Roman numeral IV (j^ inch by 1 inch) ; and a fleur- de-lis on a shield, surmounted by a crown, the whole over the monogram "WJ (5^8 inches by 2^ inches). Whether

1 Meade, Old Churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia, Vol. II, page 496.

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or not the volume ever contained more leaves than at pres- ent, the editor does not know, but he thinks not; certainly no leaves are missing at the back, and there is little or no indication that any have been torn out in front. The record as it now stands covers the period from the autumn of 1721 to October 11, 1786, or 65 years. This old manuscript volume is one of twenty-five or more Colonial Virginia parish record books belonging to the Protestant Episcopal Church in Virginia, which were formerly kept in the Li- brary of the Theological Seminary at Alexandria, and are now in the custody of the Virginia State Library, in Rich- mond.

With regard to the origin of the name Blisland given to this old Colonial Virginia parish, the present editor is un- happily entirely ignorant. Under the circumstances, there- fore, he can do no better than quote the opinion of the late Hon. Hugh Blair Grigsby, of Norfolk, as given to Bishop Meade in 1857. Mr. Grigsby wrote: "Blisland. — This is a common name in England, and is synonymous with 'happy land'. It is evidently applied from some local inci- dent long lost, or from some place in England connected with some of its parishioners. The word was originally Bliss-land."2

1. Establishment and Territorial Changes

While the only manuscript vestry book of Blisland Parish known to be in existence begins in the year 1721, the parish itself can be traced back to a date much earlier, namely, to the year 1653, at which period the territory involved was in- cluded in York County.^ Of course, in the absence of posi- tive proof to the contrary, it may be that the parish was established some years prior to 1653 ; however, all the evi- dence on the subject discovered by the present editor, while

2 Meade, Old Churches, Vol. II, page 426.

3 See page xi.

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entirely negative in character, points, as will be seen, to the three and a half months between July 1, 1653, and October 13, 1653, as the period within which Blisland Parish was established.

That Blisland Parish was established prior to October 13, 1653, is evidenced by the following- land patent issued on that date:

"To all &c Whereas &c Now Know Yee, That I y* Jaid Richard Bennet Esq. &c Give and Grant unto Thomas Dunketon fifty acres of land scituated in York County, in Bli/land parijh, Beginning from Mr. Barnehouje his mark'd maple tree in matchemeed Jwamp running up Eajt South Eajt by a branch of the Jai'* Swamp to y* top of y^ hill, thence we/t by north to y* land of Mr. Barnehouje, & north north Eajt to y* place where It began, bounded by mark'd trees on all Jides; The Jaid land being due unto y' Jaid Thomas Dunketon by and for y* tranjportation of one ^Jon &c To have and to hold &c Yeilding & Paying &c w:'" payment &c Dated y' 13:*" of October 1653."*

It might of course be objected that one land patent, it- self a copy made in 1694, or later, of the original record (and so containing possibly a copyist's error as to the name Blisland Parish), is insufficient evidence of the antiquity of the parish. However, there is additional evidence prac- tically to the same effect in the same book, namely the following land patent, which bears a date less than eight months later than that of the patent above :

"To all &c Whereas &c Now Know Yee That I y* Jaid Richard Bennet EJq &c Give & Grant unto John Pouncey fower hundred and fifty acres of land Jcituated on y^ Jouth Jide of y* frejhes of Yorke river, in y^ parijh of Blijsland

4 Virginia Land Office, Patent Book No. 3, page 5.

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between Pounceys Creek & Tanks Creeke & joining to y' land of y* Jaid Pouncey by and for y^ tranjportation of nine per/ons into this Colony &c To have and to hold &c Yeild- ing & Paying &c w:"^ payment is to be made &c Provided &c Dated y^ 7 :*' of June 1654."5

It may be noted here in passing that in the Patent Books in the Virginia Land Office there are to be found copies of five land patents (the two immediately above and three others) giving the location of the lands as in Blisland Parish and dated respectively Oct. 13, 1653, June 7, 1654, Oct. 12, 1657, Oct. 30, 1657, and Nov. 18, 1663.

So much for the positive evidence that Blisland Parish was in existence on October 13, 1653. The evidence that the parish was not established many months prior to that date is by no means so conclusive, for it is purely negative in character; however, while each bit of evidence taken by itself is perhaps negligible, the weight of all the evidence when taken together is cumulative and therefore consider- able if not absolutely convincing. That evidence is as fol- lows:

Patent Book No. 2 in the Virginia Land Office contains copies of twenty or more patents to land in York County (or "in York river" or "Up pamunkee river") granted by Governor Sir William Berkeley between 1644 and 1652 ; but while Hampton Parish^ is mentioned several times, some-

5 Virginia Land Office, Patent Book No. 3, page 13.

6 Hampton was one of the very early Virginia parishes. It was estab- lished in 1640. Until March, 1643, when its name was changed to Hamp- ton, it was known as Chescake (or Chiskiack, or Chickyack, or Kiskeake or Kiskiacke, or Kiskyacke, or Kiskyake) Parish. In 1680 it was one of four parishes lying wholly or — as in the case of one of them, Bruton or Brewton — partly in York County. Its eastern boundary was Town- send Creek (later known as Yqrktown Creek). Being the farthest west parish of a county which until 1654, when New Kent County was estab- lished, extended indefinitely to the west, Hampton had probably no west- ern boundary line until the year that Blisland Parish was established (probably 1653), when Scimino Creek became its western boundary. With the establishment of Marston Parish in 1654, Queen's Creek (be- tween Scimino and Townsend creeks) became Hampton's western bound- ary.

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times under its original name of Kiskeake (or Chickyack), sometimes as Hampton, its new name given in 1643, there is no mention whatever of Blisland Parish. In this connec- tion it is, however, only fair to say that over half the patents in question fail to refer by name to any parish; therefore the absence of the name Blisland from the pages of Patent Book No. 2 is in itself not absolute proof that the parish was not in existence before Governor Berkeley left office.

Patent Book No. 3 begins with patents issued by Governor Richard Bennett, who took office April 30, 1652. In this volume there are copies of ten or more patents to land in York County (or "on york river" or "in york river") granted between November 12, 1652, and June 7, 1654. Of these land patents, five, the latest of which is dated July 1, 1653, are of particular interest. The first of these patents, which is dated Nov. 12, 1652, reads : "grant unto John Rogers Seven hundred and twenty Acres of Land lying on the South Side of york river Near Skimmino Creeke." Now it is to be noted that the patent does not say on which side of "Skimmino Creeke" the land lay, and as that creek was in 1654 made the boundary line of New Kent County and presumably (for reasons to be given later) had been made the eastern boundary line of Blisland Parish at its estab- lishment, it is impossible to state with certainty that this land lay within the bounds of Blisland Parish when estab- lished. The second and third patents, dated respectively Feb. 10 and Feb. 12, 1652,"^ are to land granted to Mrs. Hannah Clarke situated "in the County of Yorke and upon the South Side and within the ffreshes of yorke river" (the wording being exactly the same in the two patents). Now it is to be noted above, in the patent to John Pouncey, dated June 7, 1654, that land situated "on y^ /outh Jide of y' frejhes of York river" was in the parish of Blisland; there- fore if Blisland Parish was in existence on Feb. 10, 1653, the lands mentioned in these two patents to Mrs. Hannah

7 i. e. 1653.

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Clarke were in Blisland Parish. The fourth patent that is of special interest in connection with the fixing of the date of the establishment of Blisland Parish is that granted on

April 14, 1653, to William Hoccaday. It reads : "

that I the Said Richard Bennett Esq'. &c give and grant unto m'' William Hoccaday one Thousand Acres of Land head of a former devident Neer the head of Ware Creeke

on the Side of yorke river beginning in the County

of yorke bounded Viz* Northwejt by North upon his for- mer devident South Eajt by South upon the ware Creeke and North wejt by North towards Waraney Creeke." This patent is interesting for three reasons: (1) its reference to Ware Creek, which is west of Scimino Creek and was therefore well within the bounds of New Kent County as established in 1654.^. Later, in 1767, the line of Ware Creek was made a part of the eastern boundary line of New Kent County;^ (2) its reference to Waraney Creek, which was in Blisland Parish and from which one of the churches within the bounds of that parish later took its name; and (3) its reference to an earlier patent granted to the same patentee. Now in Patent Book No. 2, page 93, there is to be seen a patent — doubtless the one referred to above — granted Aug. 6, 1646, by Sir William Berkeley to "William Hockaday" for "five hundred Acres of Land and lyeing on the South Jide of Charles ^^ river Neare the Narrowes being in the County of yorke bounded (Viz*) North weJt by weJt upon Warrany Creeke North EaJt by EaJt upon the river South Eaft by EaJt toward the ware Creeke." The last of the patents to be noted as of special interest in this con- nection is that granted July 1, 1653, to Robert Priddy for 377 acres of land "scituated in York County in y^ Narrows running South West by y* Land of George Chapman . . . East to y" Lands of W" Cox and the Land of Jo" Hope."

8 Hening, Statutes at Large . . . of Virginia, Vol. I, page 388.

9 Hening, Vol. VIII, page 209.

10 i. e. York.

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In this patent the word to be noted is "Narrows," which in the patent to William Hockaday immediately above is asso- ciated with Ware Creek, which is known to be within the bounds of Blisland Parish.

Here then are five land patents, all of them dated less than one year prior to Oct. 13, 1653 (when Blisland Parish is mentioned by name in a patent to Thomas Dunketon), four of which almost certainly, and the fifth one possibly, refer to land within the known bounds of Blisland Parish, but none of which mentions the parish by name. Under the circumstances it seems most reasonable to suppose that Blisland Parish was not established many months prior to Oct. 13, 1653. However, in view of the fact before stated, that by no means all patents to land within the bounds of a parish refer to the parish by name, it is entirely pos- sible that Blisland Parish may some day be found to have been established a year, or even two or three years, prior to 1653.

In this connection it is of interest to note: (1) that on July 5, 1653, there was convened the third Grand Assembly held subsequent to the surrender of the Colony of Virginia (on March 12, 1652) to the Parliament of the Common- wealth, and (2) that at this Assembly Mr. Wm. Hockaday sat as one of the four Burgesses for York County. It is the belief of the present editor that it was at this session of the Grand Assembly that Blisland Parish was estab- lished, and he thinks it most probable that it was on the motion of Mr. Wm. Hockaday, who was a large landowner in that part of York County that subsequently was included in Blisland Parish^^ and who took a somewhat prominent part in the proceedings of this Assembly,^^ that the Act establishing Blisland Parish was passed.

11 See page xiv. Note also that there was a Hockaday on the vestry of Blisland Parish in 1703 (page Hi) and that the Hockaday family was prominent in the parish through the whole period covered by the extant Vestry Book.

i^Hening, Vol. I, pages 378, 379, and 380.

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If from the evidence at hand it is impossible to determine absolutely the year M^hen Blisland Parish was established, it is equally as impossible from the known existing records to say with absolute certainty what was the territorial ex- tent of the parish at the time of its establishment, or even what was its eastern boundary line in its entirety.

With regard to the eastern boundary line of Blisland Parish, it seems to the editor most reasonable to suppose that it was the same as that of the county of New Kent as established in 1654, i. e., on the south side of the York the line of Scimino Creek.^^ Whether or not the parish ever included land on the north side of York River is as yet somewhat of an open question ; if it did, then most prob- ably the parish line on that side was the line of Poropotank Creek.^^ That Scimino Creek constituted a part at least of the eastern boundary line of Blisland Parish at the time of its establishment is witnessed to by three facts: (1) In 1654 the parish of Marston was established, with limits "From the head of the north side of Queen's creeke as high as to the head of Scimino creeke."^^ Marston was origi- nally a part of Hampton Parish, ^^ one of the very early

^^Hening, Vol. I, p. 388. ^^Hening, Vol. I, p. 388.

15 Hening, Vol. I, page 388.

16 The editor's reasons for making this unqualified statement are as fol- lows: 1. Previous to the establishment of New Kent County (Nov. 20, 1654) all the territory afterwards incorporated in that county was a part of York County. 2. From (and presumably for some months before) Oct. 13, 1653, until Nov. 20, 1654, York County contained (in whole or — as in the case of one parish, Bruton, or Brewton — in part) five parishes ; namely, New Poquoson (afterwards Charles), York, Bruton, Hampton, and Blisland, of which Blisland lay farthest west, the next most westerly parish being Hampton. 3. If these five parishes covered the county — and arguing from historical analogy one is led to conclude that they must have done so — then at its establishment (in 1653 or earlier) Blisland must have been cut off from the parish which at the moment was the far-west parish; i. e., Hampton. 4. Now Blisland had as its eastern boundary Scimino Creek; therefore in 1653 (after the establishment of Blisland) Scimino Creek was the western boundary of Hampton — for otherwise there would have been an extra-parochial strip of territory extending from the western boundary of Hampton up to the eatsern boundary of

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Virginia parishes, which until 1643 had been known as Chescake (or Chiskiack or Kiskeake) Parish.^'^ After com- paratively few years of separate existence, Marston must have been reunited to Hampton Parish, for in the 1680 list of the parishes in Virginia the parishes in York County are given as Brewton, Hampton, Yorke, and New Poco- son.^^ Later, in 1707, York and Hampton Parishes were "united and consolidated into one parish to be called and known by the name of Yorkhampton."^^ (2) When in 1724 Blisland Parish was divided up into four precincts for the purpose of facilitating the counting of tobacco plants, the first precinct was defined as "That from the head of the Northwest branch of Ware Creeke Down the Swamp to Holdcrofts Mill and from thence to the extent of the Parish Downwards";^*' in other words at least a fourth, and pos- sibly more, of the parish as it existed in 1724 lay below Ware Creek, and so the parish must have extended down to about as far as Scimino Creek. (3) The mouth of Scimino Creek marks today the beginning of the line separating Blisland Parish (in the Diocese of Southern Virginia) from the parish of York Hampton.

What now was the original area and extent of Blisland Parish? To this interesting question there can be at pres- ent, in view of the lack of sufficient documentary evidence on the subject, no conclusive answer. As far as the records at hand show, Blisland Parish as originally established may have coincided in territory (1) with that part of the original New Kent County that lies south of the line of the York

Blisland, a thing unprecedented in the history of the Colony. Therefore, when on Nov. 20, 1654, both New Kent County and Marston Parish were established, the bounds of Marston being defined as "From the head of the north side of Queen's creeke as high as to the head of Scimino creeke," Marston Parish must have been taken from Hampton Parish.

17 Hening, Vol. I, page 251.

18 Public Record Office, London. C. O. 1, Vol. 45, No. 27.

19 Executive Journals of the Council of Colonial Virginia, Vol. Ill, page 140.

20 See page 10.

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and the Pamunkey, or (2) with that part of the orig-inal New Kent County that lies south of the line of the York and the ridge between the Pamunkey and the Mattaponi, or (3) with New Kent County as a whole as established in 1654, i. e., the entire water-shed of the Pamunkey-Matta- poni-York River system from Poropotank Creek on the north side of the York, and Scimino Creek on the south side, westward to an indefinite extent.

In favor of the supposition that Blisland Parish was from the beginning confined in area to territory lying south of the York and the Pamunkey is the fact that no document has been found linking the name of Blisland Parish with any part of the territory to the north of the line of those two rivers. Moreover, had Blisland Parish originally in- cluded any territory between the Pamunkey and the Matta- poni (in early Colonial times called Pamunkey Neck) then when in 1678-9 St. Peter's Parish was established, the divid- ing line between the two parishes would have run across Pamunkey Neck as well as across that part of the original New Kent County that lies south of the York and the Pamunkey, roughly speaking the present New Kent Coun- ty. However, whenever in the manuscript Vestry Book of St. Peter's Parish there is occasion to mention the starting point of the dividing line between St. Peter's and Blisland, the wording is "b^gin at ye mouth of a Creek Called Cap* : Bajsetts Landing"^^ or "Beginning at Pamunkey River side at a Small gutts mouth Known by the name of Bajsetts landing."22 There is nowhere any reference to Pamunkey Neck by name or indeed any reference at all to territory north of the Pamunkey.

Opposed to the supposition that Blisland Parish was from the beginning confined in area to territory lying south of the York and the Pamunkey, and confirming the suppo- sition that it did include also at least a part of the territory

21 MS. Vestry Book of St. Peter's Parish, page 11.

22 MS. Vestry Book of St. Peter's Parish, page 15.

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between the Pamunkey and the Mattaponi, known as Pa- munkey Neck, i. e., as far north as to the ridge between the two rivers, are the following- facts and considerations :

(1) In the year 1680 St. Peter's Parish included terri- tory in Pamunkey Neck, as is evidenced by the following:

Att A Gen'" Assembly Begunne at James City June the 8th 1680 . . .

The Petition of the Inhabitants of Pamunkey Neck pray- ing that they may be made a Parrijh and it being Averred to this AJJembly that part of that Neck belongs to 5* Peters pari/h soe farre as Johns Creek and to the Ridge of the f* Neck, this A/fembly doe declare and Order that they have liberty to make a Parijh downwards from the Jaid Johns Creek and Soe up the Ridge on Mattaponie Side, if they think Convenient,^^

This territory in Pamunkey Neck was, it may be said in passing, retained by St. Peter's Parish until the year 1691, when it was annexed to St. John's Parish.^* Now St. Peter's Parish had been established in 1678-9, the year that Blisland Parish was divided; all the territory therefore in- cluded in St. Peter's at its establishment had before that date presumably been included in Blisland Parish. In other words, that part of Pamunkey Neck which in 1680 (and until 1691) was a part of St. Peter's Parish must presum- ably have been prior to 1678-9 a part of Blisland Parish, for there is otherwise no logical way to account for its connection with St. Peter's. But if the Pamunkey Neck portion of St. Peter's Parish was originally, like the rest of St. Peter's, a part of Blisland, then originally Blisland

23 Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia 1659/60-1693, page 150.

24 Hening, Vol. Ill, p. 94. There are numerous references (direct as to the inhabitants, indirect as to the territory) to the Pamunkey Neck part of St. Peter's Parish in the MS. Vestry Book of St. Peter's Parish, between pages 2 and 17. Two very plain references occur on pages 11 (May 4, 1689) and 14 (Feb. 17, 1690).

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Parish embraced at least all that part of Pamunkey Neck lying south of the ridge between the Mattaponi and the Pamunkey as well as the territory south of the line of the York and the Pamunkey.

(2) The absence of any reference to Pamunkey Neck in the wording of the entries in the manuscript Vestry Book of St. Peter's Parish referring to the dividing line between Blisland and St. Peter's parishes proves nothing, for the reason that those entries were made subsequent to the establishment (after June 8, 1680) of St. John's Parish, which at the date of its establishment embraced that part of Pamunkey Neck (later King William County) below John's (or Jack's) Creek, together with territory perhaps above the line of that creek on the Mattaponi side of the Neck.^^ But if Blisland Parish originally included a part of Pamunkey Neck as well as the territory south of the line of the York and the Pamunkey, then with the estab- lishment of St. John's Parish (subsequent to June 8, 1680) Blisland, which had already by the establishment of St. Peter's Parish in 1678-9 suffered the loss of that portion of its territory in Pamunkey Neck that lies west of John's (or Jack's) Creek, was deprived of the remaining part of its Pamunkey Neck territory. Accordingly when in the year 1689, and again in the year 1690, there was talk of running the line between Blisland and St. Peter's parishes, there was naturally no reason to mention that part of the original dividing line that ran across the southern half of Pamunkey Neck, for after the establishment of St. John's Parish the dividing line between St. Peter's and Blisland, now con- fined in area to territory south of the York and the Pa- munkey, did actually begin at a point on the south side of Pamunkey River.

(3) In the schedule of parishes in Virginia, in the Pub- lic Record Office in London, dated June 30, 1680, there are

25 See page xix.

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four parishes listed as being in New Kent County. Of these four, St. Stephen's (established prior to Feb. 18, 1674)26 and Stratton Major (established in 1655)27 are listed under the heading "North Side," and St. Peter's and Blisland are listed under the heading "South Side." The question then arises, what was the dividing line between New Kent County, North Side and New Kent County, South Side — was it the Pamunkey or the ridge between the Mattaponi and the Pamunkey? To this question the editor is obliged, in view of the absence of conclusive documentary proof, to answer that he does not know. However, he in- clines to the belief that the ridge between the two rivers was the dividing line. His reasons for so thinking are as follows : (a) From 1654 until 1691 New Kent County ex- tended north and south from the ridge north of the Matta- poni to the ridge south of the Pamunkey, therefore the ridge between these two rivers would be just about the half-way line, (b) In Virginia in the seventeenth century rivers were not commonly the dividing lines between counties or between parishes, but the ridges between rivers were, (c) Between the years 1680 and 1691 St. Peter's Parish, listed as a South Side parish, extended north across the Pamunkey (counted at that time as the upper part of the York and referred to in official documents as the York^^) as far as to the ridge between it and the Mattaponi.-^ (d) The wording of the Act establishing Stratton Major Parish does not militate against the supposition that the parish ,at its establishment extended south across the Mattaponi as far as to the ridge between it and the Pamunkey, for in accordance with the practice of the period, under which counties and parishes occupied both sides of river valleys,

26 Virginia Land Office, Patent Book No. 6, page 502.

27 Hening, Vol. I, page 404.

28 Virginia Land Office, Patent Book No. 3, p. 93 (patent to Capt. John West, dated July 3, 1652) and p. 290 (patent to Capt. John West, dated March 6, 1653).

-^ See page xix.

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the words, "from Poropotank to Mattapony upward (vizt) on the north side of York river be a distinct parish by the name of Stratton Major," could properly have meant the land north of the present York River from Poropotank Creek up to the point where the Mattaponi and the Pa- munkey come together, and, from that point, the land north of the ridge between the two rivers.^^ Now it is a fair inference that the four parishes listed covered the whole of New Kent County as far as it was inhabited, for in Colonial Virginia wherever there were inhabitants there there was a parish. If then the "North Side" of New Kent County was covered by St. Stephen's and Stratton Major parishes, and St. Peter's Parish covered the western portion of the "South Side," including that part of Pamunkey Neck lying west of John's (or Jack's) Creek and south of the ridge between the Mattaponi and the Pamunkey, then there was but one parish that could have included the eastern portion of Pamunkey Neck south of the ridge, and that was Blisland.

(4) There remains a fourth circumstance to be consid- ered. In the year 1677 certain inhabitants of Blisland Par- ish presented to the Commissioners who had been sent over to Virginia to inquire into the causes of Bacon's Re- bellion a list of "grievances." These "grievances" were signed by some eighty-seven persons, among the signatures being those of Robert Andersone and George Coxe. Now in this connection it is interesting to note (a) that in a patent granted April 22, 1670, to George Chapman for 4150 acres of land in "Pamunkey Necke," the name "Robt. Anderson" occurs in the list given of the names of persons on account of whose transportation into Virginia the tract

30 It is to be noted here that as the earliest continuous records of Strat- ton Major Parish known to be in existence, the records of the vestry meetings, begin in 1721 (long after the establishment of Pamunkey Neck as a parish under the name of St. John's), it is not possible to sub- stantiate by reference to the Stratton Major Parish Vestry Book the theory that that parish did at first actually include territory south of the Mattaponi.

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had been granted,^^ and (b) in the list of "Processioners" for the Pamunkey Neck part of St. Peter's Parish in the year 1689 occurs the name of Geo : Cox,^^ If then in 1677 Robt. Andersone and George Coxe were inhabitants of Blisland Parish, and if also a "Robt. Anderson" in 1670 and a "Geo: Cox" in 1689 are found living in Pamunkey Neck, the supposition that Pamunkey Neck, or at least a part of it, was originally included in Blisland Parish is cer- tainly strengthened.

Practically to clinch the matter that at least that part of Pamunkey Neck that lies south of the ridge was included in Blisland Parish at the date of its estabHshment two pos- sible objections must be met. The first objection is that if there were no English settlers at all, or even if there were very few English settlers, in the eastern portion of Pa- munkey Neck between 1653 and 1680, then there would have been no need of including that territory in any parish be- fore that date. Now, as it happens, this is a very weighty objection, and it is so because of the fact that Pamunkey Neck was not open to settlement at all until about 1653, whereas at that date the land north of the Mattaponi and that south of the Pamunkey, in each case for some distance west of the fork of those two rivers, had already and for some years past been open to settlement. Moreover it is well known that whereas by the year 1678 (or 9) there were two parishes north of the Mattaponi, Stratton Major (est. 1655) and St. Stephen's (est. before Feb. 18, 1674), and two south of the Pamunkey, Blisland (est. 1653 or earlier) and St. Peter's (est. 1678 or 1679), it was not until 1680 or later that by the establishment of St. John's Parish the inhab- itants of Pamunkey Neck were given independent parish life.33

31 Virginia Land Office, Patent Book No. 6, page 78.

32 MS. Vestry Book of St. Peter's Parish, page 11.

33 The delay in the settlement of Pamunkey Neck and the thinness of the population of the "Neck" as compared with that of the lands north and south of it is well brought out by Dr. Malcolm H. Harris in his

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However, granted the above are facts, as they undoubt- edly are, and granted furthermore that a considerable por- tion of the land in the eastern part of Pamunkey Neck was in 1653, as it has been ever since, an Indian Reservation and as such closed to settlement, nevertheless there is an- other side to the story, and it is equally true: (1) that as early as 1653 the extreme eastern tip of the "Neck" was occupied by EngHsh settlers ;3'* (2) that before 1680 there were at least so many settlers in that part of the "Neck" lying west of John's (or Jack's) Creek that there is par- ticular mention of them in the records as being members of St. Peter's Parish ; and (3) that in 1680 the inhabitants in the "Neck" living east, or below, John's Creek were numerous enough to obtain the consent of the General Assembly to the formation of a new parish for them- selves.^^

The other objection is one based on the wording of the Act of Assembly of 1691 establishing King and Queen County. In that Act occurs the following passage : "That the inhabitants of Pomunkey Necke, that now belong to St. Peters parish be restored and added to St. Johns parish, from which they formerly were taken."^^ Here the state- ment is plainly made that the Pamunkey Neck portion of St. Peter's Parish had formerly been a part of St. John's Parish. The answer is simply this, that that part of Pa- munkey Neck that lies above (west of) John's (or Jack's) Creek had been a part of St. Peter's Parish before St.

article, "Delaware Town" and "West Point" in King William County, Va. William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Second Series, Vol. XIV, No. 4, Oct. 1934, pp. 343-345.

34 Virginia Land Office, Patent Book No. 3, p. 93 (Capt. John West, 850 acres, transportation of 17 persons, dated July 3, 1652), p. 291 (Capt. John West, 3,300 acres, transgortation of 49 persons, dated March 6, 1653), p. 34 (Col. William Clayborne, 5,000 acres, transportation of 100 persons, dated Sep. 1, 1653).

^^ Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia, 1659/60-1693, page 150.

36 Hening, Vol. Ill, page 94.

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John's Parish was established.^^ Incidentally the apparent discrepancy in the records can be explained by understand- ing- the words, "be restored and added to St. Johns parish, from which they formerly were taken" to mean "be annexed to St. John's Parish to which when the whole of Pamunkey Neck was a part of Blisland Parish (i. e., before 1678-9) they may be said formerly to have belonged." However, the best explanation of the wording of the Act of Assembly of 1691 is perhaps that the author of the bill was ignorant of the fact that part of Pamunkey Neck had been included in St. Peter's Parish as early as 1680 (i e., before the estab- lishment of St. John's Parish) and gratuitously embodied in his bill, which in due course was enacted as drawn, a statement which was contrary to fact.

Summing up the matter thus far, the evidence seems to the editor fairly conclusive that Blisland Parish originally included not only all that part of the territory of New Kent County as established in 1654 that lies south of the line of the York and the Pamunkey, but at least the southern half of Pamunkey Neck (the present King William County) as well. There remains to be considered the question whether or not Bhsland Parish originally included also all the terri- tory included in New Kent County as established in 1654 that lies north of the line of the York and the ridge be- tween the Pamunkey and the Mattaponi.

Opposed to the supposition that Blisland Parish origi- nally included territory north of the York and the ridge between the Pamunkey and the Mattaponi is the reason advanced above^^ against the supposition that Blisland Par- ish originally included any of the territory between the Pamunkey and the Mattaponi, called Pamunkey Neck, namely the fact that no document has as yet been found linking the name of Blisland Parish with any part at all of

37 Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia 1659/60-1692, page 150, quoted above on page xix.

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the territory of New Kent County as established in 1654 that lies north of the line of the Pamunkey and the York,

In favor of the supposition that Blisland Parish originally (i. e., in 1653 or earlier) included territory north as well as south of the ridge between the Pamunkey and the Matta- poni, in other words that it included all the territory in- cluded in 1654 in the newly created county of New Kent (i. e., the whole water-shed of the Pamunkey-Mattaponi- York River system), are the following facts and considera- tions:

(1) That as a general rule the parishes in Virginia established during the period from 1643 to 1655 lay on both sides of a river and included from east to west all the territory drained by the river. Some of the parishes that illustrate this rule, with the dates of their establishment, are Bristol (1643), on the Appomattox; Westover (prior to 1652), on the James; Weyanoke (1643), on the James; Wallingford (prior to Oct. 2, 1640), on the Chickahominy ; Wilmington (prior to 1680), on the Chickahominy; and Farnham (1654), on the Rappahannock.

(2) That when in the seventeenth and early part of the eighteenth centuries a new county in Virginia was established shortly after the establishment of a parish in the same general district, it was not unusual to make the county co-terminous with the parish in area. This was, for example, done in the case of (Old) Rappahannock County (est. 1656),^^ whose bounds coincided with those of Farnham Parish (est. 1654) and in the case of Middlesex County (est. 1669),^" whose bounds to this day coincide with those of Christ Church Parish (est. 1666), and was probably done in the case of Hanover County (est. 1720),

39 Hening, Vol. I, p. 427.

40 The Vestry Book of Christ Church Parish, Middlesex County, Vir- ginia, 1663-1767, p. XIII ; The Virginia Magazine of History and Biog- raphy, Vol. XLII, January, 1934, p. 31 — Middlesex County, Virginia: The Date of Its Origin.

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whose northern, eastern, and southern boundaries coincide with those of St. Paul's Parish (est. 1704).

(3) Chescake (or Chiskiack or Kiskeake) Parish was one of the very early Colonial Virginia parishes, having been established in 1640. It was the most western of the parishes in Charles River County, the name of which was changed to York County in 1643, the same year that the name of the parish was changed from Chescake to Hamp- ton.*^ Now just how far to the west Hampton Parish ex- tended between 1650 and 1653 (the most probable date of the establishment of Blisland Parish) is not definitely known. However, since there is no documentary proof whatever that any parish lay between Hampton and Blis- land at the time of the establishment of the latter, and since, as has been shown above,"*^ the eastern boundary of Blisland at its establishment was Scimino Creek, the infer- ence is clear (a) that Blisland was cut off from Hampton, and (b) that before the establishment of Blisland, Hamp- ton Parish must have extended up York River to a point beyond (i. e., west of) Scimino Creek.

Now in 1654 New Kent County was established, and that same year the upper portion of Hampton Parish was erected into a new parish, Marston, whose eastern and western limits are given, in the order for its establishment, as Queen's Creek and Scimino Creek, respectively.*^ The very next year (1655) Stratton Major Parish was established. But if Blisland Parish at its establishment (prior to Oct. 13, 1653) had not included the territory afterwards in- cluded in Stratton Major Parish as established in 1655 (i. e., the present King and Queen County, roughly speaking) then all that territory incorporated in Stratton Major Par- ish in 1655 must between Oct. 13, 1653, and Nov. 20, 1654, (the date of the establishment of Marston Parish) have

^^Hening, Vol. I, pages 249 and 251.

^- Page xvi.

43 Hening, Vol. I, page 388.

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been separated from Hampton Parish (to which it must under those circumstances have belonged, as there was no other parish to which it could have belonged) by that part of Blisland Parish extending from Scimino Creek up to a point on the south side of the York opposite the mouth of Poropotank Creek; and between Nov. 20, 1654, and March 24, 1655, (the date of the establishment of Strat- ton Major Parish) it must have been separated from Hamp- ton Parish not only by the part of Blisland Parish above referred to, but also by the whole extent of Marston Parish — a state of affairs that to any one having even the slightest acquaintance with Colonial Virginia parish history is in- conceivable.

In view then of the above considerations, and in spite of the lack of any direct documentary proof that such was the case, the editor thinks it most probable that Blisland Parish as originally established included just the territory that was included in New Kent County at its establishment in 1654; i. e., the whole water-shed of the Pamunkey-Matta- poni-York River system from Poropotank Creek, on the north, and Scimino Creek, on the south, as far toward the west as there were inhabitants.

Assuming then that Blisland Parish at the date of its establishment included all the territory included in New Kent County in 1654, its first loss of territory was suffered when in 1655 Stratton Major Parish (including practically what is now King and Queen County and also most prob- ably that part of Pamunkey Neck lying north of the ridge) was established. Its next loss of territory occurred when in 1678-9 St. Peter's Parish (including the upper half of the present New Kent County on the Pamunkey River side, the lower part of the present Hanover County, and that part of Pamunkey Neck (King William Couny) lying west of John's (or Jack's) Creek and south of the ridge between the Pamunkey and the Mattaponi) was established. It suf- fered its third and last loss of territory when shortly after

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June 8, 1680, St. John's Parish (including all the lower part of Pamunkey Neck from John's (or Jack's) Creek down- ward, and the northern side of the upper part of the "Neck," between the ridge and Mattaponi River) was established.

In 1725^* Blisland Parish underwent still another terri- torial change, this time a change by addition. In that year Wilmington Parish, which lay on both sides of the Chicka- hominy from near the mouth of the river to a point some thirty miles up stream (i. e., to the west) was dissolved, and that part of the parish lying south of the Chickahominy (i. e., in Charles City County) was added to Westover Par- ish, while the part lying north of the river (i. e., in James City County) was divided between James City, Blisland, and St. Peter's parishes, the middle section being annexed to Blisland. After March 1, 1725, then, Blisland Parish lay partly in New Kent County and partly in James City County, the larger portion of the parish being in New Kent.^s

The complete wording of the Act for dissolving the par- ish of Wilmington, which has not, it is believed, heretofore appeared in print, is as follows :

An Act for dissolving the parish of Wilmington in the Counties of James City and Charles City and adding the Same to other parishes.

Whereas the parish of Wilmington lying in the Counties of James City and Charles City by reason of its Situation on both Sides of Chicohominy River and the great length thereof is very inconvenient to the far greater part of the parishoners thereof Be it Enacted by the Lieu* Gov\ Coun-

44 In the Act dissolving Wilmington Parish, the date when the provi- sions of the Act were to take effect is given as March 1, 1724. This date is evidently according to the "Old Style" reckoning, for it was not until April 24, 1725, that former vestrymen of Wilmington Parish were sworn in as vestrymen of Blisland Parish. (See page 15.)

46 Hening, Vol. IV, page 141 ; Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia, 1712-1726, page 387.

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cil and Burgesses of this present General Assembly and it is hereby Enacted by the Authority of the Same That from and after the first Day of March which shall be in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven hundred and Twenty ffour or within One Month after the Same shall become va- cant by the death resignation or other disability of the pres- ent incumbent which-soever Shall first happen the Said parish of Wilmington and the Vestry of the Said Parish shall be and hereby are intirely dissolved. And that that part of the Said Parish of Wilmington lying below the Mouth of Coles Mill Creek running up the Said Creek and the Lowermost branch thereof to the Head of a Valley a little below the Dwelling House of one George Weldy Be added to the parish of James City And the Said added part & the parish of James City Shall be for Ever One intire parish and be called by the Name of James City Parish And that that part of the Said parish of Wilmington lying above the Mouth of the said Mill Creek to a Line to be run from Chicohominy River a little below the plantation of William Brown Gent running from thence in a direct Line to Diascun Swamp Just below the plantation of John Netherland Gent, from there up the Said Swamp to the Line now dividing the parish of Blisland from the parish of S*. peter Be added to the Said Parish of Blisland in the County of New-Kent And that the Said added part and the parish of Blisland shall be for Ever One intire Parish and be called by the name of Blisland Parish And that all that remaining part of the Said Parish of Wilmington lying on the East side of Chicohominy River be added to the Said Parish of S*. Peter in the County of New Kent And that the Said added part and the parish of S*. peter shall be for ever One intire parish and be called by the Name of the parish of S*. Peter And that the remaining part of the Said parish of Wilmington lying on the West side of Chico- hominy River be added to parish of Westover in the County

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of Charles City and that the Said added part and the parish of Westover shall be for Ever One intire parish and be called by the Name of Westover parish All which Said parts of the Said parish of Wilmington so divided and added as aforesaid shall be liable to the respective depend- encies Offices Charges Contributions and parochial Duties whatsoever payable by and incumbent on the other Inhab- itants of the Said parishes to w"" they are So added and be capable to receive and enjoy all privileges and Advan- tages relating thereto And Be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That from & after the Comencement of this Act the Vestry Men of the Said parish of Wilming- ton who shall reside and dwell in any part of that parish added to any other parish shall be and are by virtue of this Act added to the Vestry of the Parish to which they are so added and Shall and may have and exercise the like power & Authority for ordering and regulating the Affairs of the Said parish as the Vestry of Such parish to which they are hereby added now have and Exercise Provided That None of the Said parish's of James City Blisland S*. Peter or Westover shall at any Time hereafter Elect or Choose any Vestry Man in either or any of the Said parishes until there shall be less in Number than Twelve persons in the Vestry of any of the said Parishes.*^

In 1767 Blisland Parish experienced still one more change, this last being rather a change in geographical name than one of territory. In that year the lower end of New Kent County on the York River side (which was part of Blisland Parish), extending from Ware Creek down to Scimino Creek, was cut off from New Kent County and added to James City County, while at the same time the upper end of James City County on the Chickahominy River side,

46 Public Record Office, London. C. O. 5, Vol. 1387.

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i. e., all that part of the county lying above, or north-west, of Diascun Creek, was cut off from James City County and added to New Kent County .^'^ But the Act which made this rearrangement of county boundaries left the parish boundaries unchanged, and the net result of the legislation as far as Blisland Parish was concerned was that there- after the lower part of the York River side of the parish was in James City County instead of being in New Kent County as before, and that the lower part of the Chicka- hominy River side of the parish was in New Kent County instead of being in James City County as before.

The foregoing discussion of the establishment of Blisland Parish and of its territorial extent at various periods in its history makes it abundantly clear that Blisand not only was one of the early parishes of Colonial Virginia and the mother parish of St. Peter's, but was also in all probability the mother of two other parishes, Stratton-Major and St. John's, like St. Peter's more famous than itself. How it came about that the ancient origin and early history of Blisland Parish were so completely forgotten that in 1857 Bishop Meade could write, "About the year 1684 or 1685, a parish, east of St. Peter's, on Pamunkey and York Rivers, toward Williamsburg, was formed, by the name of Blis- land," the present editor does not know. He does know, however, that the Bishop's incorrect assumption that St. Peter's Parish was established prior to the establishment of Blisland and that the latter was formed in 1684 or 1685^^ has been followed up to the present time by students of Colonial Virginia history generally. Bishop Meade's error is all the more remarkable for the reason that while writ- ing his articles on the "Parishes in New Kent," he had before him the manuscript Vestry Book of St. Peter's, on page 7 of which occurs the following entry under the date March 31, 1688:

47 Hening, Vol. VIII, p. 208.

48 Meade, Old Churches, Vol. I, page 383.

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It is ordered by this ^'sent vestry y* : M' : Jn° : Roper and M': Will Bajse[tt] Church-wardens of this ^'ish doe imploy a S'voyer to Runn a dividing Line between this ^'ish of S* : Peters and y* parish of BliJJland upon y" 30": of May next according to an agreement of twelve men Chojen by Ord[er] of vejtry of Blijsland p'ish in y': year 1678 for y*: dividing of y^: Sam[e]

As a matter of fact the above entry in the Vestry Book of St. Peter's Parish would in itself alone be conclusive evidence of the fact that Blisland was the mother parish of St. Peter's, and that the latter was cut off from Blisland in 1678 or 1679. However, the manuscript Vestry Book of St. Peter's Parish contains still further evidence of the fact that Blisland was the mother parish of St. Peter's, for on page 11 occurs the following item:

At a Councell held at James City Octo :' y' 18 1689 Pres :* Nath : Bacon Esq :' Presi :" & Councell For Determination of y:* Differance between Blijsland parish & S :* Peters parish in New Kent County it ap- pearing y :* it was agreed on when Blijsland Parish was to be Divided y:' y' Dividing line Jhou[ld] begin at y* mouth of a Creek Called Cap:' Bajsetts Landing etc.

Finally there is the testimony of the following item on page 11 of Vol. I of the Calendar of Virginia State Papers and Other Manuscripts 1652-1781 — testimony that was not avail- able to Bishop Meade but has been available to every student of Virginia history for the past fifty years and more :

At a Gen' Court held at James City, April 29'^ 1679, p'sent: the Deputy Gov' and Councell

The Parijh of Blijsland petitioning, y* by unanimous consent of y* whole parijh, a Divijion by suffitient men by

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them chojen is made of y* s* p'ijh, and praying that y' Division be confirmed and ffoure of the Vejtry appearing, and affirming that y^ Division was made by consent of y* parijh. This Court therefore confirmed the s^ Division Ver. Cop. Tejte: Roland Davis W. P. Edwards, Clk Gen' Co'.

2. Further History

The insurrection known as Bacon's Rebellion broke out in the year 1676. Among the counties directly and deeply implicated in and affected by that rebellion was New Kent County, at that time embracing a territory including not only the greater part of the present county of New Kent but also practically the whole of the present counties of King and Queen, King William, and Hanover, and the upper part of the present county of James City. At that time there were in all that territory only two parishes of which there is any record discoverable — Stratton-Major (est. 1655), in what is now King and Queen County and Blisland (est. 1653, or earlier), which at that time included the upper end of the present James City County and the greater part of the present counties of New Kent and Han- over, as well as, probably the southern half of the present county of King William (called then Pamunkey Neck).

About the end of April, 1676, Nathaniel Bacon, command- ing a force of some 300 men, of whom a number had been recruited in New Kent County,*^ set out upon his expedi- tion against the Indians in the country between James River and Carolina. In June Bacon, after an unsuccessful at- tempt to induce Governor Berkeley to grant him a commis- sion as General in the war against the Indians, having fled from Jamestown secretly, returned to Jamestown from the

49 Andrews, Narratives of the Insurrections, 1675-1690, — A True Nar- rative of the Late Rebellion in Virginia, By the Royal Commissioners, 1677, p. 111.

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up-country at the head of an armed force composed in part of men from New Kent County,^" On June 26, Bacon left Jamestown at the head of his men and with his commis- sion from Governor Berkeley in his possession.^^ On his second march on Jamestown, in September and after his expedition against the Pamunkey Indians, Bacon stopped again in New Kent to recruit his forces.^^

Nathaniel Bacon the Rebel died on Oct. 26, 1676, but the rebellion was not entirely suppressed until about the middle of January following. Meanwhile the insurgents were di- vided into five chief groups. One, under Ingram, was at West Point, at the junction of the Pamunkey and Matta- poni rivers. A second group, under Captain Drew, was at "Green Spring", Governor Berkeley's residence, on James River a few miles above Jamestown. A third, under Maj. Whaley, was at the house of Nathaniel Bacon, Sr. (mem- ber of the Council and a partizan of Berkeley's, although an uncle of the Rebel) on King's Creek, York County. The fourth group, with which Drummond and Lawrence were associated, remained at the Brick House, in New Kent County, just across the Pamunkey from West Point, until Christmas time, when all who were there moved up the river to the house of Colonel Henry Gooch, where Whaley joined them. The fifth group, under Captain Catlin and Colonel Groves, was south of James River, in Nansemond

50 Calendar of State Papers, Colonial Series, America and West Indies, 1675-1676, pp. 415-416. Letter of William Sherwood, a partizan of Berkeley's and a member of the Council, to Secretary Sir Joseph Wil- liamson, dated June 28, 1676.

51 Ibid.

52 Andrews, Narratives of the Insurrections, 1675-1690, — A True Nar- rative of the Late Rebellion in Virginia, By the Royal Commissioners, 1677, pp. 129-130, where the account reads : "Bacon in most incens'd manner Threatens to be revenged on the Governor and his party, swear- ing his soldiers to give noe quarter and professing to scorne to take any themselves, and soe in a great fury marches on towards James Town, onely halting a while about New Kent to gain some fresh Forces, and sending to the upper parts of James River for what they could assist him with."

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County, behind Warrascoyack bay,^^ Thus it will be seen that of the five main bodies in which the followers of Na- thaniel Bacon the Rebel were grouped after his death, two — that under Ingram and the detachment at the Brick House — were in the single county of New Kent (then in- cluding King and Queen, King William, and Hanover) and one of those two, namely the detachment at the Brick House, was in Blisland Parish.

Ingram, at West Point, soon came to terms with Capt. Grantham, commander of an English merchant ship then ly- ing in York River, who was acting for Berkeley, and his force was promptly disbanded. The force at the Brick House held out longer but to no purpose, as the event showed ; finally it simply disintegrated. Whaley and Law- rence made their escape ; Col. Gooch and several other lead- ers including Drummond were taken prisoner, and among those executed by Berkeley was "one Mr. H[all] Clarke of New Kent Court, a parson of Neate Ingenuo[us] parts, but adicted to a more than ordnary prying in [to] the Secrits of State affaires, which som yeares las[t pa]st wrought him into the Governours [dis] pleasure."^*

But Thomas Hall was not the one and only person of prominence in New Kent County (and probably in Blis- land Parish) that suffered at the hands of the government

53 Andrews, Narratives of the Insurrections, 1675-1690. The History of Bacon's and Ingram's Rebellion, 1676, p. 85, note 3.

64 Andrews, Narratives of the Insurrections 1675-1690. The History of Bacon's and Ingram's Rebellion, 1676, p. 97. See also A List of Those That Have Been Executed for y^ Late Rebellion in Virginia, by Willm Berkeley, p. 3. (in Force's Tracts, Vol. I, 1836), where this New Kent County victim is described in Berkeley's own words as "One Hall, a Clerk of a County but more useful to the rebels than 40 army men — that dyed very penitent confessing his rebellion against his King and his ingratitude to me." See also Hening, Vol. II, p. 546, where the record of Hall's trial by court martial on board Capt. Jno. Martin's ship in York River, Jan. 11, 1676/7, is to be found, and in which his first name, Thomas, is given. See also Calendar of Virginia State Papers and Other Manuscripts 1652-1781, Vol. I, p. 6, on which, under the date, Oct. 27, 1665, is _given a copy of the petition of one Samuel Sutton to the Justices of New Kent signed "Thos. Hall, Clk &c."

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on account of his participation in Bacon's Rebellion. Lt. Col. Henry Gooch, who had been with Drummond and Lawrence at the Brick House, and who later along with Drummond had been taken prisoner by Berkeley's forces, was brought before the Governor and Council at a court held at Green Spring on March 22, 1677, and was fined 6000 lb of pork, to be paid the following November "for the use of his majesties souldiers."^^

Prominent people, however, were not the only inhabitants of New Kent County to suffer on account of their partici- pation, actual or supposed, in Bacon's Rebellion. A recent search of the Public Record Office in London brought to light the following documents,^^ which amply prove that New Kent County — and in particular that part of the county that lay within the bounds of Blisland Parish — had more than its share of sufferers from among its planters of the moderately-well-to-do class :

1. To the R' Honb'*. Herbert Jeffreys Esq". Govern' & Capt°. Gen\ of Virginia; Sir John Berry K°'. & Fran- cis Moryson Esq", his Maj*'°: Com", for the Affairs of Virginia.

The humble petition of Richard Clarke of New Kent County — Sheweth

That yo' pet\ with other the Inhabitants of this Col- ony hath been forced into the late unhappy Rebellion, but yo\ pef never took any man's goods or wronged any one, but endeavoured to continue quietly under his owne Roofe, But soe itt is may it please yo'' Hon" that on the fifirst day of January last past, att which time yo' Pet', was gon from home with his wife on a visitt, severall Armed men under y* Comand of one Roger

^^Hening, Vol. II, p. 556.

56 As far as the present editor knows, these documents are here pub- lished for the first time.

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potter & M' Bryan Smith, came to yo' petr^ howse where they togather with W° Hartwell, Richard Aw- borne & Sam'' Mathews, did take & carry away from of yo"" pet" plantation, fower English servants, seven Negroes, & all his howsehold goods, Bedds, Lining, & other estate, which by a reasonable value amounts to att least fower hundred pqunds sterl. to the almost utter ruin of yo"" pet"": Two of which English servants & the said seven Negroes are in possession of Maj' Robert Beverlye who utterly refuseth to deliver them to yo". pef". and one other of the said English servants is de- tayned by the said Bryan Smith

Yo^ Pet', therefore humbly presents the premisses to yo^ Hon", serious consideration, praying that the said potter. Smith & Beverlye may appear be- fore yo'. Hon^ to answere the same, & if upon Examination itt shall apeare to be a Grievance — that then yo' Hon" will make such order here, & Report thereof to his Ma"': as to yo'. Hon", shall seeme expedient.

And yo' pet', shall ever pray etc. etc.

Virginia 19 die Maij 1677

It is hereby ordered that Roger Potter, Robert Bever- ley and Bryan Smith doe severally give in good secur- itie for such goods & servants of the Petitioner's (Rich- ard Clarke) as are in their or any of their possession or Custody, together with a true Inventory of the same, to be Registered on Record in the Secretary's office, as also security against any wilfull wast or embezlement of the said Estate, or any part thereof, & to be account- able for the meane profitts till his Majesties Royall Pleasure be knowne, which Bond for performance here- of is to bee given in before the next Justice or Justices

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of the Peace where the partie lives in whose possession the said Goods & Servants or other Estate of the Said Clarke is or shall be found.

Herb. Jeffreys Francis Moryson^'^

2. The case of M^ Richard Clarke of New Kent County, humbly presented upon oath to the Hon"'". Com', for the affairs of Virg".

During the late unhappy times the complainant being under y* same force the whole country was, and haveing a small estate on which he hoped to live comfortably, and en- deavouring the preservation thereof, the late Grand Rebell Nath". Bacon Jun^ when he laid seige to James Town & all the Neighbourhood under his absolute comand, the said Bacon sent six troopers to the Complainant with a Comis- sion as Capt°. upon which he confesseth being constrained thereunto, he came with Eight of his Neighbours where he staid two Days, in that time he acquainted Bacon of his unskillfulness in military affairs, and protested ag** Bacons plundering & fyreing, upon which the compl'. returned home, & never bore Armes or associated with Bacon or (either before or after) taking any mans goods, or concern- ing himself in y* troubles but remained peaceably att his owne howse. That after Bacon dyed Ingram sent twice for the complainant & offered him the like Commission, but he would not otherwise accept it then by securing his owne family & estate for that he lay open to the River & soe lyable to be plundered by many that lay privily lurking & skulking to plunder, & the Complainant confesseth that seven of his Neighbours for their security came to the com- plainants howse where they continued f ower days ; & on the twenty fowerth day of December last, they went from 57 Public Record Office, London. C. O. 1, Vol. 40, No. 5.

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thence and the same day he with his wife went on a visitt to M'. W". Beackey's att least twenty miles from his howse and in the time of his being there a party of men under the Command of Roger potter, with whome was Bryan Smith, Richd. Awborne, W". Hartwell, & Sam'. Mathews, came to this deponant's howse (as he can well prove) 8c carryed away fower English servants, seven Negroes, and all his howsehold goods & other estate, which by a moderate com- putation amounteth to fower hundred pounds sterl. besides his payd bills, accompts for debts due to him amounting to att least twenty three thousand pounds of tobacco, Which Negroes & two of the English servants Maj'' Robert Bever- lye hath in his custody & denys to deliver them to this de- ponant, pretending he bought them of the souldiers he being then their cheife Commander (as the dep'. is in- formed) And one other of y^ Deponants English servants is detayned by the said Bryan Smith who also refuseth to redeliver him.

Richard Clarke Jurat 19 die Maij 1677 coram nobis

Herb. Jeffreys

Francis Moryson^^

3. To the Hon"'' Herbert Jeffreys Esq" : S' John Berry K°' 8i Francis Moryson Esq' his most sacred Ma*": Com': for Virginia

The humble petition & grievance of Robert Lowder, John

Cocker & Robert porter planters of New Kent County Most humbly sheweth

That yo' pet' : Amongst other Inhab*' : of this late dis- loyall Colony have been seduced into & forced into the late unhappy Rebellion, for w"" (out of a deepe sense of their guilt) they doe most heartily repent, and have laid holde of his Ma*" most gratious pardon, taken the oath of 58 Public Record Office, London. C. O. I, Vol. 40, No. 6.

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obedience, & resolved to continue his most sacred Ma*'* : loyall subjects :

But soe itt is may itt please yo'. Hon", that M^ Bryan Smith hath lately by force & threats compelled yo^ pet' : to give him bills for the sum of 4250 '*" of tobacco & Caske under pretence that yo^ pet", in the late Rebellion killed his hoggs, & threatnes that unless we would give our bill for y* summe he would immediately comitt us to prison, soe yt. we being under that dures & feere, did pass our bills, but we having read yo"" Hon', declaration to the Inhab". of this Colony to present their grievances do therefore :

Most humbly Complain of the said force & compulsion of the said M' Smith, & humbly begg such releife therein as to yo\ hon'. in yo'. mature Judgm*'. shall be thought meete

And yo' pet" shall ever pray for y* kings Ma*'' : & yo'. hon". everlasting prosperity and the peace & well fare of this poore Colony

Robert Lowder John Cocker

signed : Robert Porter

M*. to send for Smith ^ order of the Com" :°^

4. To the Hon•"^ Herbert Jeffries Esq'. S'. John Berry Kn*. & Francis Morison Esq', his most sacred Ma'" Com'^. for Virginia

The humble petition of Stephen Tarleton of New Kent County Most humbly sheweth

That yo' pet' being as he most penitently & sorrowfully

acknowledgeth seduced into the late horrible Rebellion, &

taken y' unlawful oath imposed by the late grand Rebell

Nathaniell Bacon Jun'., & being conscious of his guilt

59 Public Record Office, London. C. O. 1, Vol. 40, No. 25.

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thereof, did upon the firste publishing his most sacred Ma*" : gratious & surpassing Act of pardon, to his dis- tressed subjects of this late disloyall Colony lay hold of the same, & take the oath of Allegiance & then was & still is ready to performe those other due & reasonable Conditions which by his Ma"^: said pardon he is justly enioyned to doe, & being by the hon'"^ Govern^ proclamation of the 9*" of ffebruary last referred to the determination of yo' hon".

Yo' Pet', therefore in all humility beseecheth Mercy & pardon for his said Crimes, and humbly prayeth y*. he may be admitted to the full benefit of his Ma*'* said Act of pardon

And he as in duty bound, shall ever pray etc. etc.^*'

On January 29, 1677, the commissioners sent over by the English Government to inquire into and report upon the state of affairs in the colony arrived in Virginia. When they let it be known that they would receive and examine "grievances" that were duly signed and sworn to, many such "grievances," complaining of the oppressions whch had caused the Rebellion, were presented by the inhabitants of various counties and parishes — and among these docu- ments was the following from Blisland Parish, which, it is believed, is here published for the first time :

To the Honorable Herberte Jeffries Esq". S' John Berrie Knighte ffrancis Morrison Esq'' his Maiesties Commission- ers apointed to Enquire into, and to make reporte to his most Exelent Maiestie of the Grievances and pressur's of his Maiesties Subjects of this his Maiesties plantation of Virginia.

We his Maiesties most obedient and Gratefull Subiects being Some of y* Inhabitants of the parishe of Blisland,

60 Public Record Office, London. C. O. 1, Vol. 40, No. 31.

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in the Countie of New Kent, in obedience to his Maiesties Condescention and ^mission, doe humbley present to you', honours these ffollowinge Greiveances and pressures.

Wee present as an insupportable Greiveance the greate taxes impos'd upon us yearely, especially the sixtie pounds ^ poll w"" for two years together was levied upon the Countrie, over and beside all ordenarie and Legall [ ]

for the publique, Countie and parishe,

Wee present as a most Heavie Greivance the late fre- quent Horrid and barbarous Murthers Committed and ^petuated upon our ffellow Subjects by the ^fidious In- dians, the Manifould Rapins and depredations by them Committed upon our stocks and estates, and still Expectinge releife, but no order was taken but only that wee should drawe together at Least tenne able men to one house, Whereupon ensued the Lamentable burninge of Houses, and Severall Kild ^ the Indians, in adventuringe to goe to there plantation to make some Corne.

We present as a greivance the Greate exactions of shir- riffes, althoughe the Compleate Sallarie of Tenn in the Hundred be raised w*"" y^ Leavie, yet in Case a man hath not tobacco readie at his owne house, he will not receive it at any other place w*hout the alowance of Tenn pounds more for every hundred more

We present as a greivance, the sellinge of strong drinke at any place where the Countie Courte is kept during the Courte day or what time the Courte shall sitt or Continue, it breeding Matter of protraction in the Countie afayres, to the great expence and Losse of time to those that live remote

We present as a maniffest Greeance the fTort Duties Mentioned in the printed booke of Acts of Assemblie Levied upon the ships ffor and towards a Magazeene, it being as we Conceive for the use of the publique, notw*hstandinge when we are at any time Called fourth by publicke au-

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thorie upon any Millitarie occation, we are forced to find our selves Amunition upon our private Charge, nor canne we understand, who have, or to what use imployed the sayd Amunition soe raysed to soe Nessesarie and good intent

We present as a great greevance the imposition of two shilHnges the Hogshead, we humbly Conceive if Narrowly Looked into, and imploy'd accordinge to the true intent and Meaninge of the express words of the acte, it would Lessen the Leavie and give Mutch Creaditt to the publicke Dated the 2*" day of Aprill 1677 we the subscribers have sett our names or Markes^^

Rees Hughes [ ]sephe Pease

[ Jilham Adkins [ ]n Hill^^

John Lucerie^^ [ ?] Jonio' David CrafiFord^^

James Blackwell^^ George Phillips

Lewis Williams John Longworthie

John Mackoy^* John Roe [ ?]

[ ]icholas Barnhouse^^ Thomas Tiljley

[ ]obert Harman^^ Peter Majsie

[ Jeefifery Davis Edward Gray

[ Jrancis Little James Perrine

61 Public Record Office, London. C. O. 1, Vol. 39, No. 86.

^^John Lucerie Jonio'^. This name should possibly have been rendered "Ducerie." The editor is uncertain what the correct reading is.

^^ James Blackwell. A certain James Blackwell was a processioner in St. Peter's Parish in the year 1689. See MS. Vestry Book of St. Peter's Parish, p. 11.

64 John Mackoy. A certain Jn° Mackoy was a processioner in St. Peter's Parish in the year 1689. See MS. Vestry Book of St. Peter's Parish, p. 11.

65 [ ]icholas Barnhouse. See page xi.

66 [ Robert Harman. A certain Robt. Harman was a processioner in St. Peter's Parish in the year 1689. See MS. Vestry Book of St. Peter's Parish, p. 11.

67 [ ]n Hill. See page 69, "To Sarah Haukins for Cureing John HilP Legg— O0500." Oct. 12, 1738.

68 David Crafford. A certain David Craford Jun'' was a processioner in St. Peter's Parish in the year 1689. See MS. Vestry Book of St. Peter's Parish, p. 11.

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Edward Burton Andrew Spraglinge

John ffleming69 Charles Millsford^^ [ ?]

Robert Andersone'^^ Thomas Page

Thomas Gittins Luke Haward

Martin Mid[ ]lton Charles Bostike^^

Thomas Glasse '^^^^^^ Mooreman

T , T-w Tames Garrett

John Dawes i,, ^ „

Tho: Lownell

Charles LovalF'^ t u td i, 7-5

John Baughan'"

Giles Andrewes j^^^^ Niccoll [?]

Henry Snead Nichols Lawsone^^

Robert Hughes^^ Edward Johnson

Rch: Corley James Austin''"''

^^ John ffleming. A certain Chas. ffleming was a processioner in St. Peter's Parish in the year 1689. See MS. Vestry Book of St. Peter's Parish, p. 11.

70 Robert Andersone. In a patent dated Apl. 22, 1670 (and recorded on p. 78 of Patent Book No. 6 in the Virginia Land Office) to 4150 acres in "Pamunkey Necke," there occurs, in the list of persons on accotint of whose transportation into Virginia the land was granted, the name of Robt. Anderson.

71 Charles Lovall. A certain Chas. Lovell was a processioner in St. Peter's Parish in the year 1689. See MS. Vestry Book of St. Peter's Parish, p. 11.

'^^ Robert Hughes. A certain Robt. Hughes was a processioner in St. Peter's Parish in the year 1689. See MS. Vestry Book of St. Peter's Parish, p. 11.

73 Charles Millsford. This name should possibly have been rendered "Willsford" or "Hillsford." The editor is uncertain what the correct reading is.

74 Charles Bostike. See page xlix, where, under date of May 19, 1682, Charles Bostwicke, of New Kent County, is ordered committed to the

■custody of the Sheriff of York County for, "words greatly encourageing the present distractions, by cutting up Tobacco plants." Note also that a certain Chas. Bostick was a proces^sioner in St. Peter's Parish in the year 1689. See MS. Vestry Book of St. Peter's Parish, p. 11.

75 John Baughan. A certain Jn° Baughan was a processioner in St. Peter's Parish in the year 1689. See MS. Vestry Book of St. Peter's Parish, p. 11.

'^^ Nichols Lawsone. A certain Nick: Los Jen was a processioner in St. Peter's Parish in the year 1689. See MS. Vestry Book of St. Peter's Parish, p. 11.

'^'^ James Austin. In a patent dated May 15, 1670 (and recorded on p. 463 of Patent Book No. 6 in the Virginia Land Office) to a tract

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Rowland Horsley'^^ William Daniell Thon]as Geeves [ ?] James Moore Richard Horsl^^ will wrighte^^ Edward Dorrell Roger Pouncie^^ James Smith william Garnatis [ ?] Edward Harrison Thomas Mims Richard Sidwell

Edward Morsran

Edmund Price William Carter [?] Henry Turner^^ Will : Mosse83 John Wakefeild Henry Strange Josi Addison [ ?] Roger Burgis John Barnett^^ John Vaughan^^ Gregory barnatt^®

of land on the south side of the Mattaponi occurs the name of Sam Oustin. Note also that a certain James Austin was a processioner in St. Peter's Parish in the year 1689. See MS. Vestry Book of St. Peter's Parish, p. 11.

78 Rowland Horsley. A certain Rouland Horjley was a processioner in St. Peter's Parish in the year 1689. See MS. Vestry Book of St. Peter's Parish, p. 11.

79 Richard Horsl . This signature was left unfinished and has evi- dently been scratched through with a pen.

80 will wrighte. In a patent dated Apl. 22, 1670 (and recorded on p. 78 of Patent Book No. 6 in the Virginia Land Office) to 4150 acres in "Pamunkey Necke," there occurs, in the list of persons on account of whose transportation into Virginia the land was granted, the name of Arth. Wright.

81 Roger Poimcie. See page xi.

82 Henrv_ Turner. A certain Hen : Turner was a processioner in St.

See MS. Vestry Book of St. Peter's

Peter's Parish in~tlie year 1689 Parish, p. 11.

83 Will: Mosse. A certain W" Moss was a processioner in St. Peter's Parish in the year 1689. See MS. Vestry Book of St. Peter's Parish, p. 11.

84/o/w Barnett. In a patent dated Sep. 4, 1670 (and recorded on p. 77 of Patent Book No. 6 in the Virginia Land Office) to 1900 acres in "Pamunckey Necke," there occurs, in the list of persons on account of whose transportation into Virginia the land was granted, the name of W" Barnett.

^^JmIiMl yaughan. A certain Jn° Vaughan was a processioner in St. Peter's Parish in the year 1689. See MS. Vestry Book of St. Peter's Parish, p. 10.

86 Gregory barnatt. See note above on John Barnett.

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Robert Speare^'^ Richmond Terrell^^

Henry Greene^^ John Blomefield

John Waddell89 W° [?] Plant

W" ffalconer John Bright

Andrew Sharp • George Coxe®^

Edward Walton Tho Stubs

Henry winif ride Geo : Smith^*

Sam : wrighte^^ John Roper^^ [ ?]

Will : Rosse^^ John Lane

Within little more than five years after the suppression of Bacon's Rebellion, the Colony of Virginia was the scene of another uprising — the Tobacco Riots — and again New Kent was among the counties most deeply involved in the disturbance.

8'? Robert Speare. A certain Rob* Speare was a processioner in St. Peter's Parish in the year 1689. See MS. Vestry Book of St. Peter's Parish, p. 10.

^^ Henry Greene. A certain Hen: Green was a processioner in St. Peter's Parish in the year 1689. See MS. Vestry Book of St. Peter's Parish, p. 10.

89 John Waddell. A certain John Waddell was a processioner in St. Peter's Parish in the year 1689. See MS. Vestry Book of St. Peter's Parish, p. 10.

90 Sam: wrighte. See note above on will wrighte.

91 Will: Rosse. A certain W™ Ross was a processioner in St. Peter's Parish in the year 1689. See MS. Vestry Book of St. Peter's Parish, p. 10.

92 Richmond Terrell. See within, pp. 75 to 179, where a certain Rich- mond Terrell appears continuously from 1740 to 1768 as a Vestryman of Blisland Parish.

93 George Coxe. A certain Geo. Cox was a processioner in the Pamim- key Neck district of St. Peter's Parish in the year 1689. See MS. Vestry Book of St. Peter's Parish, p. 11.

94 Geo : Smith. A certain Geo : Smith was a processioner in St. Peter's Parish in the year 1689. See MS. Vestry Book of St. Peter's Parish, p. 10.

95 John Roper. See page xxxiii, where a certain John Roper is men- tioned as being one of the church wardens of St. Peter's Parish in the year 1688. This John Roper was a vestryman of St. Peter's as early as 1686, and is listed in 1689 as a processioner. See MS. Vestry Book of St. Peter's Parish, pp. 7, 3, and 10.

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During- the session of the General Assembly that met at Jamestown June 8, 1680, it was enacted "that there be within two months next, and immediately after the publica- tion hereof in every respective county within this his ma- jesties colony ffifty acres of land purchased by the ffeoffees of the several counties at the rates hereafter sett downe and measured about, layd out and appointed for a town for storehouses, &c. for such county as is hereafter sett downe and expressed, that is to say, . . .

In New Kent county att the Brick house a long the high land from marsh to marsh"^^

The underlying cause of the passage of the above Act was the low price of tobacco prevailing at the time, a price which the various provisions of the Act would, it was hoped, tend to raise. However, the Act had an effect di- rectly opposite to the one intended, and in the event it was itself one of the main contributing causes of wide- spread tobacco riots, when groups of poor tobacco planters went about destroying tobacco plants in the beds before they could be transplanted. These riots began in Gloucester County, but soon spread to Middlesex and New Kent. The connection between Act V of the General Assembly of 1680 and the tobacco riots of May-August, 1682, in which many of the inhabitants of Blisland Parish must have been im- plicated, is well given in a report made on May 4, 1683, by the Council to Governor Culpeper.^''^

Among the existing records bearing witness to the fact that New Kent County and, by implication, Blisland Parish were involved in the Tobacco Riots of 1682 are the follow- ing:

1. A letter of the Secretary of Virginia, Nicholas Spencer, to Sir Leoline Jenkins, dated May 8, 1682, in which he

^^Hening, Vol. II, pages 471-478. 97 Hening, Vol. II, page 561.

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writes that the tobacco riots in Gloucester are now spread- ing to New Kent;^^

2. An Order, dated May 19, 1682, for the committal of Stephen Tarleton and Charles Bostwicke, of New Kent County, to the custody of the Sheriff of York County for "words greatly encourageing the present distractions ; by cutting up Tobacco plants" f^

3. An Order, dated May 23'*, 1682, for the suspension of John Woodington, of New Kent County, from his office of Justice of the Peace, and for his committal to the cus- tody of the Sheriff of York County for his failure to check "y' Plant Cutters" and for his encouraging them "to pro- ceed in their riotous and tumultuous manners and to cut up other plants" ;^^*^

4. A letter of Sir Henry Chicheley, Acting Governor, to Sir Leoline Jenkins, dated May 30, 1682, in which he writes : "Things are much improved, thank God, since my last, though the rioters persisted by day or night till they had destroyed the plants of near three parts of Gloucester, half New Kent, the lower part of Middlesex," etc.^**^

In connection with the order above for the committal to custody of Stephen Tarleton and Charles Bostwicke, it is of interest to note (1) that the former had been somewhat deeply implicated in Bacon's Rebellion, that in May 1682 he was under arrest for complicity in the Tobacco Riots, and that nevertheless within three and a half years there- after he was holding the prominent position of vestryman

98 Calendar of State Papers^ Colonial Series, America and West Indies, 1681-1685, p. 228, No. 495.

^^ Executive Journals of the Council of Colonial Virginia, Vol. I (1680- 1699), p. 21.

100 Ibid, p. 22.

101 Calendar of State Papers, Colonial Series, America and West Indies, 1681-1685, p. 241, No. 531.

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in St. Peter's Parish^''^; and that (2) a certain Charles Bosticke was one of the signers of the Blisland Parish Grievances of 1677^^^ and that in the year 1689 Char : Bos- tick was appointed a processioner in St. Peter's Parish.^*^*

The uprising known as the Tobacco Riots of 1682 was the last disturbance of more than local importance that Blisland Parish figured in until the outbreak of the American Revo- lution. Meanwhile, however, a number of events took place that doubtless were of more or less interest to the people of the parish generally. Perhaps the first of these events — a mere incident except to the persons chiefly concerned in it — is the one graphically recorded in the following entry in the Executive Journals of the Council :

Fryday y^ 30*" of October 1696

Anne Grey of Blisland Parish in New Kent County con- victed and condemned for y* murder of John Reynolds, presenting a petition sign'd by many of the principal In- habitants of this Colony praying a repreive for her, & being rep''sented to his Excellency by y* Councill as an object of mercy his Ex"^ granted her a repreive till the fourth day of October Gen" Court next that in the mean time she may apply for his Ma^ Grace and pardon.^^^

In the year 1702 Blisland Parish, now much reduced in area since its first days, contained only 526 tithables.^*^^

On July 29, 1703, Sir Edward Northey, Knight, her Ma- jesty's Attorney General, rendered his opinion upon the

102 MS. Vestry Book of St. Peter's Parish, page 2, under the date Nov. 16, 1685.

103 See page xlv.

104 MS. Vestry Book of St. Peter's Parish, page 11.

105 Executive Journals of the Council of Colonial Virginia, Vol. I, page 359.

106 Public Record Office, London. C. O. 5, Vol. 1312, No. 38". List of the Parishes, Tythables, Ministers, etc. in Virginia in July 1702.

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Act of Assembly of the Colony of Virginia "relating to the Church and particularly Concerning Induction of Minist"." On the 3^^ of March following, this opinion was read at a Council held at Williamsburg, and the Governor, Francis Nicholson, in Council was pleased to order that a copy of it be sent "to the Churchwardens of each parish within this Colony Requiring them upon receipt thereof forthwith to Call a vestry, and there to cause the Same to be read and entered into the vestry book to the intent the S* vestry may offer to his Excellency what they think proper there- upon."i"7

In reply to the order contained in the Governor's letter, the vestry of Blisland Parish wrote as follows :

To his Exceir'' ffrancis Nicholson Esq'' her Majestys Lieu* and Govern' Gen" of Virginia

We the Subscribers the Vestry for Blissland ^ish in New Kent County humbly Acquaint your Excellency that the Rev** M"" Daniel Taylor our present Minister hath hitherto Aproved himself a person Every way answerable to your Excellencys Charact:"" We therefore think ourselves in Duty and Gratitude Obliged to ^sent the Reverend M' Danil Taylor whome if yo'' Excell/'' pleases to admitt, We humbly desire may be Instituted & Inducted into our parish and we shall be Most thankfull who are

Yo' Exceir^' Most Dutyfull and

Humble Servants to power

W" Bassett

Roger Thompson 1^^^^^^ ^^^^^. John Vaughon ^

107 Vestry Book of Petsworth Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia, 1677-1793, pp. 80-81. See also Ibid., pp. 78-79 for a copy of Sir Edward Northey's "opinion."

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Warick Mohun Jn° Dibdall

Joell Croome The Taylor

George Clough Jn° Pettis

Rich Bamshaw Jn" Hockaday

George Keeling^^^

It is to be noted that Blisland Parish, through its vestry, asked that its minister be inducted, as did also Christ Church Parish, Middlesex County^"^; while the vestry of St. Peter's Parish, New Kent County, wrote, "that they are not for Inducting the Minijter not for any dijlike they have to him but that the whole ^ijh in Gen" is ag* In- duction"^^*' ; and the vestry of Petsworth Parish, Gloucester County, at first ignored the Governor's letter of March 3, 1704, but being admonished by the latter in a second com- munication written nearly seven weeks later (April 18), they submitted themselves and wrote to the Governor humbly praying his Excellency to grant their minister, the Rev. Emanuel Jones, institution and induction. ^^^

On June 18, 1724, the Rev. John Brunskill, Minister of Wilmington Parish, wrote the following in reply to a let- ter from the Lord Bishop of London asking for informa- tion about the parish:

"It is about 30 miles in length and nine in breadth and contains about 180 Families, white. Christian people."^^^

In reply to a similar letter addressed to him, the Rev. Daniel Taylor, Minister of Blisland Parish, wrote that

108 Public Record Office, London. C. O. 5, Vol. 1314, No. 63=="".

109 Vestry Book of Christ Church Parish, Middlesex County, Virginia, 1663-1767, pp. 98-100.

110 MS. Vestry Book of St. Peter's Parish, New Kent County, Vir- ginia, 1684-1758, pp. 68-72.

111 Vestry Book of Petsworth Parish, etc., pp. 79-81 ; also Public Record Office, London. C. O. 5, Vol. 1314, No. 63""".

112 Perry, Historical Collections relating to the American Colonial Church, Vol. 1 — Virginia, pp. 277-279.

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Blisland was thirty miles long and contained one hundred and thirty six families.^^^

In connection with the letter of the Rev. Mr. Brunskill above referred to, it is to be noted that in accordance with the provisions of Act XII of the General Assembly of May 9, 1723, the parish of Wilmington was due to be dissolved on March 1, 1725}^'^

That the Act of Assembly dissolving Wilmington Par- ish did not in all its provisions meet with the approval of all the inhabitants of the parish is evident from the fol- lowing :

Thursday, February 8, 1727 Al/o a petition of Jundry Inhabitants of that part of the parijh of Blifland which was formerly a part of the s'd dij/olved parijh of Wilmington, praying that that part of the parijh may be united to the parish of the St. Peters, were Jeverally prejented to the Houje & read Rejolved, that the Jaid petitions be Rejected.^^^

From a paper in the Public Record Office, London, dated 1729 and entitled "The present State of Virginia," it ap- pears that at that date New Kent County was 97,325 acres in extent ; that there were 1364 tithables in the county ; that the Sheriff was W" Kenney; that the Coroners were John Scott and Rich** Richardson ; that the Burgesses were Rich* Richardson and John Bacon; that the Justices of the Peace were John Scott, John Sclater, Charles Lewis, Wil- liam Macon, Nich' Aldersey, William Kenney, Rich"* Rich- ardson, Thomas Bray, Ebenezer Adams, Thomas Massie, William Morris, Joseph ffoster, Robert Lewis, John Otey,

113 Perry, Historical Collections relating to the American Coloniai Church, Vol. 1 — Virginia, pp. 279-281.

114 Hening, Vol. IV, p. 141. See also within, pages xxix and xxx and page IS, where under the date April 24, 1725, it is recorded that three former vestrymen of Wilmington Parish were sworn in as vestrymen of the parish of Blisland.

115 Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia 1727-1740, p. 13.

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Charles Massie, and W" Makain — of whom the last six con- stituted the "Quorum" ; that the County Clerk was John Thornton; that there were two parishes, Blisland, with the Rev. Daniel Taylor as minister, and St. Peter's, with the Rev, Mr. Mossom as minister; that the Surveyor was John Syme; and that the County Lieutenant was John Carter, Esq'.ii^

In the Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia there occurs the following item relative to the Rev. Chicheley Thacker, Minister of Blisland Parish:

Monday, November 13, 1738.

Ordered, That the Thanks of this Houje be return'd to the Rev. M' Chichley Thacker, for his excellent Sermon Yesterday, preach'd before this HouJe; And that M' Con- way, M'' Fitzhugh, M' Willis, and M"" Carter, acquaint him therewith.

Ordered, That One Thoujand Copies of the Jaid Sermon be printed, at the Public Charge, to be proportioned amongjt the /everal Counties in this Colony; to be dijtributed by the rejpective Courts of the Jaid Counties, in the bejt Man- ner, for the Comfort of Chrijtians, againjt the groundlejs Objections to the Divinity and Dignity of the Blefjed Jesus.^^'^

In 1738 a difference of opinion arose over the desirability of continuing the public warehouse at Taskanask, which was situated probably near the mouth of the creek of that name flowing into York River between Ware Creek and Scimino Creek,^^^ and petitions pro and con were presented to the General Assembly. The following entry on page 336 of the Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia, 1727-

116 Public Record Office, London. C. O. 5, Vol. 1322, pp. 235-254.

117 Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia, 1727-1734, 1736- 1740, p. 338.

118 See Frontispiece Map.

INTRODUCTION Iv

1740, shows the interest of the people of Blisland Parish in the matter:

Wednejday December 6, 1738 The Houje proceeded to the Consideration of the Report from the Committee of Propojitions and Grievances, upon the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Pari/h of Blifland, in the County of New Kent, for repeahng the PubHc Ware- hou/e at Taskanask . . .

Rejolved that the Jaid Warehouje be dijcontinued, and another in/tead thereof, appointed at the Brick-houfe^'^^

At some time during the year 1751, or possibly in January or February 1752, on three successive Sundays, those pres- ent at divine service in the parish church of Blisland were treated to what in those days was probably not an unusual interruption to the regular order of service, when there was read out a notice that application would be made to the next General Assembly for the passage of "An Act for docking the entail of certain lands in the county of James- City, and vesting the same in Thomas Chamberlayne, gen- tleman, in fee simple ; and for settling other lands of greater value to the same uses."^^*^

On page 124 of this volume is recorded an Order of Ves- try, "that the Church Wardens of this Parish do Sell the Glebe Land in James City County, Purjuant to an Act of AJsembly made in 1753." The preliminary legislative ac- tion which made that order possible was as follows :

Monday December 17'" [1753] The Bill intituled An Act to enable the Vestry of the Parifh of Bli/land in the Counties of James City & New

119 The Fry & Jefferson map locates the Brick-house near the point where the modern Richmond-West Point highway crosses the Pamunkey at West Point. (See Frontispiece Map.)

120 Healing, Vol. VI, pp. 319-320. See also Ibid., pp. 321-324.

Ivi VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

Kent to fell a Plantation and two Hundred Acres of Land in the faid Parifh, and to buy Communion plate & Orna- ments for the lower Church in that Parish with the Pur- chafe Money, was read the first Time . . . Read a Second Time . . . Read ... a Third Time . . . Refolved that the Jaid Bill be agreed to.^^^

Wednejday December 19, 1753 The Blisland parish bill [to sell land and buy Church plate and ornaments] passed.^^^

It is a well-known fact that George Washington's wife, Martha (Dandridge) Custis, was a native of New Kent County, and that at the time of her marriage to Col. Wash- ington she was the mistress of the White House planta- tion, on Pamunkey River, in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent. It is also well-known that Anna Maria Dandridge, Mrs. Washington's sister, was the wife of Col. Burwell Bassett, of "Eltham," in Blisland Parish, New Kent County, Un- der the circumstances it was natural that Washington stopped frequently and visited somewhat widely in New Kent when travelling through that county on his many trips from "Mt. Vernon" to Williamsburg and back again. Among the entries in Washington's diaries mentioning peo- ple, homes, and churches in New Kent County visited by him between May 7, 1768, and Nov. 16, 1773, are the fol- lowing, which are taken from John C. Fitzpatrick's, The Diaries of George Washington, 1748-1799:

Vol. I, p. 268 1768, May 7. Came up to Colo. Bassett's to Dinner.

8. Went to Church and returned to Din- ner. 11. Dined at the Glebe with Mr. Davis.

121 Legislative Journals of the Council of Colonial Virginia, Vol. II, p. 112.

'i-22 Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia, 1752-1758, p. 170.

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Vol. II, p. 18

1771, May 15. Dined at Mrs. Chamberlayne's with Mrs.

Washington, and returned to Colo. Bassett's in the Eveng.

16. Dined at Mrs. Dangerfield's with Colo. Bassett's Family, and returned in the afternoon to Eltham.

18. Rid to the Brick House . . . and re-

turned to Dinner, after which went to Mr. Davis's and Drank Tea.

19. Went to Church and returned to Colo.

Bassett's to Dinner.

Vol. II, p. 59

1772, April 4. Took a Cold dinner at Mr. Southal's and

came up to Eltham in the afternoon.

5. Went to see Mrs. Dandridge betwn. Breakfast and Dinner.

Vol. II, p. 86

1772, Nov. 8. At Colo. Bassett's all day.

10. Rid up with Mr. Hill to Rockahock, and Plantations in New Kent, and re- turned, after Dining with Mrs. Chamberlayne, to Colo. Bassett's at Night. Mr. Custis went with me.

Vol. II, p. 130

1773, Nov. 16. Went with Mrs. Washington and Mr.

Custis to Mr. Burbidge's to see Mr. Bat Dandridge. Stayd all Night.

In commenting on several of the above entries, Mr. Fitz- patrick, largely following the late Dr. Joseph Meredith Toner, makes one or two mistakes. He says :

Iviii VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

(1) That Mr. Davis was "The Rev. Thomas Davis later minister of Christ Church, AlexandnaT He officiated at Washington's funeral (Toner)."

The Mr. Davis referred to here by Washington was without doubt the Rev. Price Davies, Rector of Blisland Parish, of which Col. Burwell Bassett was then (1768) a vestryman, and the Upper Church of which was within a few miles of "Eltham," Col. Bassett's home.

(2) That Mrs. Chamberlayne was "Mrs. William Cham- berlayne, Williams' Ferry on the Pamunkey. According to tradition it was at Col. William Chamberlayne's house that Washington first met Mrs. Martha Custis, the widow of Daniel Parke Custis, and it was he who introduced Washington to his future wife."

The Mrs. Chamberlayne referred to here by Washington was most probably Mrs. Richard Chamberlayne, the daugh- ter-in-law of William Chamberlayne, who died in 1736. William Chamberlayne's widow, Elizabeth (Littlepage) Chamberlayne remarried less than four years after her first husband's death. Her second husband was William Gray, of New Kent County.^^^

(3) That the church Washington says he attended on May 19, 1771, was "St. Peter's Episcopal Church, New Kent County."

It is most improbable that the church here referred to by Washington was St. Peter's Church. It was almost certainly the Upper Church of Blisland Parish, which Washington's brother-in-law and host, a vestryman of the parish, naturally attended. Incidentally, had Washington, who only the day before had visited the Rev. Mr. Price Davies at the latter's home, the Glebe, on this day attended service at St. Peter's Church, he would have been doing at one and the same time three somewhat peculiar things :

i23Hening, Vol. V, pp. 117-119. ~~~

INTRODUCTION Hx

(a) passing by one Episcopal Church near at hand to at- tend another many miles farther away, (b) neglecting- the church of the parish of which his host was vestryman and had frequently been church warden to attend a church in a neighboring parish, and (c) failing to attend the church of which his friend that he had gone to see the day before was the minister and, instead, going off to attend another church. Under the circumstances it is not too much to say that on Sunday, May 19, 1771, Washington attended ser- vice at the Upper Church of Blisland Parish. If it was not the Upper Church of Blisland Parish that Washington at- tended that day, then it was the Lower Church of Blis- land, which while at a greater distance from "Eltham" than was the Upper Church, was nearer to "Eltham" than St. Peter's Church was.

The further history of Blisland Parish apart from what is given in the main body of this volume is soon told. Blisland was represented by its minister and a lay delegate in the Diocesan Convention of 1785,^^4 ^^^ j^y j^y ^^^jg, gates in the Conventions of 1787 and 1796 to 1799. In 1892 the Diocese of Southern Virginia was cut off from the Dio- cese of Virginia, the dividing line between New Kent and James City counties being part of the dividing line between the dioceses; therefore Blisland Parish in the Diocese of Virginia now lies wholly in New Kent County, while Blis- land Parish in the Diocese of Southern Virginia Hes wholly in James City County.

The four-line heading to page 1 of this volume is, of course not a transcript from the original record. The manu- script record begins with the words:

At a Vejtry [ ] Bl[ ]d Parifh at [ ]

Brick Church [ ].

124 See page 231.

Ix VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

The facsimile of the Blisland Parish "Grievances" of 1677, between pages ^lii and xliii of this introduction, is from a photograph made in London especially for this work. The map which serves as a frontispiece to the volume is from a photostat of a part of the 1775 edition of the map of Virginia drawn by Joshua Fry and Peter Jefferson. At the proper places the names "Blisland Parish" and "Appo- mattox River," which do not appear on the Fry and Jeffer- son map, have been inserted with a view to making the map more useful as a guide to students not intimately ac- quainted wth the geography of Tide-Water Virginia.

Blanks in the manuscript which were left by the Clerk to be filled in later, but were never filled in, are indicated in the printed reproduction by blank spaces. Gaps in the manuscript resulting from tearing, rubbing, or other kinds of intentional or unintentional mutilation are indicated by blank spaces enclosed in brackets. Unintentional omissions in the manuscript and all other mistakes of whatever kind are, as far as it was found possible to do so, reproduced exactly. Pages in the manuscript are indicated in the printed reproduction by Arabic numerals enclosed in brackets. In the index the number of times an item occurs on a page is indicated by a small Arabic numeral above, and to the right of, the numeral indicating the number of the page.

It is to be noted that wherever in this preface a date in the Old Style (for example, March 2, 1642/3) occurs in a quoted passage, the date is reproduced as it appears in the original passage : where, however, reference merely is made to a date which in the document from which it is taken appears in the Old Style, it is given in the New Style; for example, the date above would appear as March 2, 1643. This change the editor thinks justified on the ground that it makes it easier for the general reader to follow the chronology.

INTRODUCTION Ixi

The editor wishes here to make grateful acknowledgment of his indebtedness to Mr. Joseph W. Geddes, A.I.A., P.A.S.I., of Williamsburg, Va., for the photograph of Hick- ory Neck Church, which appears as one of the illustrations to this volume, as well as for certain data which served as the basis for the historical note appended to the photo- graph ; to the Rev. Arthur P. Gray of West Point, Va., and to Mr. Rutherford Snell, of Richmond, for helpful sugges- tions made during the writing of this introduction ; and to the Rev. G. MacLaren Brydon, D. D., Historiographer of the Diocese of Virginia, Mr. Morgan P. Robinson, Archivist of the Virginia State Library, and Mr. Wilmer L. Hall, State Librarian, for their courtesy in reading the introduc- tion while in manuscript form. Although in frequent in- stances changes suggested by these gentlemen have been made, the editor wishes it to be understood that he alone is responsible for the theories and hypotheses advanced in this introduction. As to the main thesis embodied in these pages, that for about four months after the establishment of New Kent County that county and Blisland Parish were most probably coterminous in area, the editor thinks it only fair to himself to state that it is entirely his own, that it occurred to him only very gradually, and that it took final form only after months spent by him in laborious in- vestigation of all the sources available to him.

The editor has read the proof sheets of the Vestry Book several times, and in cases of doubt has always referred to the original manuscript; but he is well aware of the fact that in work of this kind some mistakes are bound to occur, and he can only hope that the mistakes made, whether of judgment or of oversight, in this printed reproduction of the original are few in number. In this connection he would refer the reader to the list of errata — possible, prob- able, and certain — to be found inserted between the Ap- pendix and the Index. Any one wishing to check up on the

Ixii VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

editor in his work can do so by comparing the printed Vestry Book with the original manuscript volume, which is now in the custody of the Archives Division of the Vir- ginia State Library, in Richmond.

C. G. Chamberlayne. Richmond, Va., May 1, 1935.

^he IJestry '^oo\

...of...

^lisland Tarish

J^tv J<^t Qounty, Uirginia, i72i-^i7S6

At a Vejtry [ ] Bl[ ]d Parijh at [ ] Brick

Church [ ]

P'Jent M' Daniel Taylor Minijr Cap* : Nicholas Alderjey & Cap: [ ] Kenney Ch w

Vejtrymen

Will" Bajsett EJq': ] M': William Cox

Majo': Jn°: Thornton [-o M': William Morris

Cap* : Jn° : Hockaday f « Cap* : Jn° : Armistead

Cap* : Geo : Keeling J Hen : Holdcraf t

Whereas m' John Slaughter : is Come Again to Dwell in this Parijh: he is Now Chojen A Veftryman injtead of Cap*: John Stanup Deceajed: and being p'Jent is Sworne accordingly before Cap*: Wiir Ken[ ] a Majejtrate of this County

P'Jent M' Jn" Slaughter

[ Jlijland Pari/h D' 1721 : this Vejtry proceeds to

Lay [ ]

To: M': Daniel Taylor Minijf for a yeares Sall'y: 16000 ^^ Tobb. & Conveniency to Ditto: accord- ing to Law 800 16800

To : Cajke to Ditto : according to the Vejtryes Agree- ment for Deficiency of the Glebe 8 p : Cent is 01280

To : M' Francis : Cooke Cla'k of y* Parijh for a yeares Sallary 1500 & CaJke to Ditto at 8 p' C* & Con- venicy to di[ ] 01695

VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

To : Henry Holdcraft Cle''k of the : Vejtry for a

years Sairy 500 & Cajke to Ditto at 8 p' Cen* 00540

To : Walter Wood Saxton of y' Upp' Church : his

years Sall'y 500 & Cajk to Ditto 40 00540

To: Francis: Shoemaker: Saxton of the Lower Church for a yeares SalFy 500 & CaJke to Ditto 40 00540

To: M' Daniell Taylor Minijter for 2 delinqu*' Re- turned John Langford & Fras Harman 00156

To : M' John Doran Sherif & Lajt yeares Collecf his

Acco* Adju/ted & Allowed 00234

To: Majo': John Thornetons: Fees allowed 00094

To : Cap* : John Hockaday his Charge for being An

Evidence for the Parijh allowed 00223

To: Thomas Baker his Charge for being An Evi- dence for the Parijh allowed [ * ]

To : Thomas Fijher his Order for being An Evidence

for y* Parijh allowed [ * ]

To : William Fijher his Order for Attend" being An

Evidence for y' Parrijh 00648

To: Rich*: Halfield for being An Evidence for y'

Parijh Ord' attendee 00228

To : John : Eaton Dep* Sherrf of James City County

his Fees allowed [ * ]

To: Rich*: Baker Carpenter his account adjujted and

allowed in all [ * ]

To: Cap*: William Kenney Churchwarden his Acco'

Allowed [ * ]

To: Cap*: Nicholas Alder Jey Churchwarden his ac-

coun* allowed [ * ]

To: Nathane" Norris for his Wifes yeares Maintain-

ance 800 & CaJke to Do 64 00864

To : M' : David Holt for Keeping Tho Salmon a year

850 & CaJke to Ditto 68 00918

♦Figures illegible. — C. G. C.

NEW KENT COUNTY^ VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 3

To: Bryan Henry for his yeares Maintainance 850

& Ca/ke to Ditto 68 00918

To : Cap* : Kenney Churchward" for paying W™ Brewin for Keeping ]rf Pethwood a year &

[ t ] [ * ]

To Sairy to Receive 31070' Tobb at 5 p' Cent is 01553

Totall Deb* is 326 [*]

Creditt ut Supra By : One half of Francis Shoemakers bond for his

Daughters fine 250']

By: 532 Titheables at 61' of Tobbacco p': pole |^3270[]

is 32452J

By : 79' of Tobbacco the Surplus to be p* the

Parijh Next year 79

Cap*: Nicholas Alder/ey & Cap*: William Kenney: Churchwardens are hereby Di/charged from their J* Off[ ] And M' William Cox & M' William Morris are appointed Churchwardens in their Stead and [ ] Sworne accord- ingly: before Cap* Will" Kenney a Majejtrate of this County

It is Ordered by this P'/ent Vejtry that the Church- wardens take C[ ] to Agree With Some perj[

] & Maintain him for the [ ] and that

what they shall agree for [

]

[2]

It is Ordered by this Prejent Vejtry that: the Parijh Levy for this p'Jent year be: Sixty One pou[ ] of Tob- baccoe p' pole and that: M' John Doran Depu*' Sheriff of this County Collect the Said su[ ] of Sixty & One poundes of Tobbaccoe from Every Individuall Titheable perjon Within

tWord illegible.— C G. C. ♦Figures illegible. — C. G. C.

VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

[ ] Parijh and upon Refujall of Payment to Levy the

Same by Dijtrejs: The S* Sherriff first Entring into Bond With Good & Sufficient Security to the p''Jent Churchwar- de[ ] of this parijh for Payment of the Said Tobbaccoes to the Severall Rejpective Parijh Creditors beforementioned to Whome it is Due : in hh**s of Such weightes and at Such times as the S* Churchwardens Shall Direct and appoint And that the Clark of the Vejtry Take Bond as aforejaid before he Deliver Copies of the Parijh Charge and of this Order of Vejtry to the S** Collector

Tejt : Hen' : Holdcraft Clk Vejtry

At: A: Vejtry: held for Blijland Parijh: At the Brick Church: the: 10*": day of Octob': 1722:

P'Jent: M': Dan': Taylor: Minijt': M' William: Cox: & M': Will": Morris: Churchwardens

William: Bajsett: Esq': Cap*: Rich*: Richardjon Majo': John: Thornton Cap*: Nicho: Alder Jey

M': John Sclater Cap: John Arimjtead

& Henry Holdcraft

Vejtrymen

This Vejtry Proceeds to Lay the Parijh Levy 1722 Blijland Parijh D' : To: M' Dan': Taylor Minijt': for A yeares Sall'y:

According to Law 16000

To : Cajke : to Ditto : Allow** for the Deficiency of y'

Glebe: 1280: & Conveniency to ditt 02080

To: Francis Cooke Clarke of the Parijh for a yeares

Sall'y: 1500 & Cajk & Conv to ditt: 01695

To : Henry : Holdcraft Clarke of the Vejtry for a

yeares SalFy 500 & CC. to ditto 00565

To: Walter Wood Saxton for a years Sallry With

CaJke 540 00540

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 5

To: Fras: Shoemaker Saxton: for a yeares Sallry

With Ca/ke 540 00540

To : M' : Dan' Taylor for 4 Delinqu*" Returned : Al- lowed 00324

To : Majo' Thorntons for Clerkes Fees Allowed 00080

To : M' John Doran Late Collect' : for 2 : delinqts Re- turned Allowed 00162

To Cap* : Will™ : Kenney for Clerkes fees p^ by him in

James City Lajt year 00371

To Henry Holdcraft: for 219' Tobbacco p* Geo"^:

Weldy: an Evidence lajt year 00219

To : Bryan : Henry : for his yeares Maintainance 850

& Cajke to Ditto 68 00918

To: M': Will": Cox Churchwarden his account al- lowed: £ 1=0=8 Tobbacco 00207

To: Quittrents for the Glebe land for y' yeares 1721 :

& 1722: to M' Jn° Doran 00048

To: M': Will": Morris Churchwarden his acco*: Ad- justed & Allowed With Ca/ke 01506

To: Bryan Henry for Keeping Tho: Salmon 6

moneths With Ca/ke Included 00459

To: Bryan Henry for Charge & trouble Attending

The: S" Salmon in Sicknes & his buryall 00194

To: Nathaniel Norris: for his Wifes Maintaince &^ for her buryall 432: With Ca/ke Included Or- dered to be paid to Henry Holdcraft : for Nee- f 00432 e/saryes he: furni/hed y" With

To : Richard Warren : for his A/si/tance Towards the

Cure of his Sore Legg & CC 01130

To: Bryan Henry for Keeping Lucey Gilles his

Grandaughter a year 0030O

To : Sairy : for Receiveing 27770 pounds of Tobbaco

at 5 p' Cent 1388 01388

2915S

6 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

[3]

Credit

By : Parijh Credit 79'" Tobbacco Left Lajt year in M\- Dorans handes 00079

By: 546: Titheables at 53 poundes of Tobbacco p'' pole is 28938

By: Tobbacco: Wanting to pay the Parijh Debt to be Rai/ed & paid to the Collecto'' Nex* year 141

29158

It is Ordered by this p'/ent Vejtry : that the Pari/h Levy for this prejent year be fifty & three poundes of Tobbacco : p' pole And that M': John Doran Dep* Sheriff of this County Collect the S* Summ of Fifty & three poundes of Tobbaccoe from Every Individuall Titheable perjon Within this Parijh And upon : Ref u Jail of Payment : to Levy the Same by Dijtrejs : The S^ Sherrif fir Jt Entring into Bond : With Good & Sufficient Security to y* Prejent Churchwar- dens of this Parijh for for payment of the S* Tobbaccoes : To the Severall Rejpective Parijh Creditto" before men- tiooned To : Whome it is Due in hh**' of Such Waightes And at Such Times as the S* Churchwarden [ ] Shall Di- rect & Appoint: And that the Clerke of the Vejtry Take Bond as aforejaid Before he Deliver Copys of the Parijh Charge And this Order of Vejtry to y* S** Collector

Tejt Hen' : Holdcraft CFk of y" Vejtry

[4]

At: A: Vejtry held for Blijland: Parijh: At the Brick Church: October: y^ 11*': 1723

P'Jent M' Daniel Taylor Minijter: and: M' Will Morris Churchward

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 7

Majo'' : John : Thornton ] Cap* : Nicholas : Alder/ey ^ Cap* : Geo'' : Keeling \j^ Cap' : John : Armijtead [

M' : John : Sclater f ^ Henry : Holdcroft (

Cap*: Richard: RichardJonJ J

Vejtrymen

Blijl": Parifh D': 1723

This : p7ent Vejtry proceedes to Lay the Parijh Levy. (Viz*)

To : M' Daniel Taylor Mini/te' for a years : Sall'y : 16000 To : Ca/ke to Ditto : injtead of a Glebe by the Vejtrys

agreem* 01280

To : Conveniencey to Ditto According to Law 00800

To : Francis Cooke : Clk' : of y* Parijh for a yeares

SaFy 1500 & CC to ditto 01695

To Henry Holdcroft: CPk of Vejtry: for a yeares

Sairy 500 & CC to Dito 00565

To: Walter: Wood Saxton: his yeares Sairy: 500 &

Cajke to Do & a brujh 00560

To : Francis Shoemaker : Saxton his yeares Sairy 500

& CaJke 40 00540

To: M' Dan' Taylor for 5 Delinq*" Returned Viz*

Gideon Cumbo : Thomas : Evans : William Dowde

& Rich^ Gilmett 2 00265

To : M' John Doran late Collecto' : for 4 delinq*' Re-

turnd Viz* John : Evans : William Filbeach : John

Wajher & Negro: Alice: Lijted by him 00212

To : Majo' : John Thornton for Copy of Lijtes of

Titheables 40

To: Bryan Henry for his years Maintainance : With

CaJke 918

To: M': William Cox Churchwarden his Acco*: Al- lowed at 12/6 p' 312 To: M' William Morris Churchwarden his Account

allowed 325

8 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

To: M"" John Doran late Collector his accot & for

Glebe lajt *[y's qtr'] 104

To: Bryan Henry for Keeping Lucey Gill 400

To : Rebecca farthing for Keeping John Pethwood a

year: With Ca/k 756

To: Docto': Rob*: Burbidg: his acco*: abou* Jone

Corbett allowed 640

To :_M'^: Erances Langley for Keeping Jone Corbet :

" 4 Months & 3 Weeks 760

To: Richard Waren for: his yeares Maintainance 400

To: M': Doran: for Keeping Reuben Laton & En-

deavo' to Cure his Legg one year 200

To: Sairy: for: 26772: pounds of Tobbaccoe at 5 p'

Cent is 1338

To : M' Doran Collector for Tobbacco : Wanting LaJt

year to pay y* Par Deb' 141

Totall is 28251

Credit utt Supra By: 542 Titheables at 52 pounds Tobb p' pole is 28184

By: Tobbacco: Wanting to pay the Parijh Deb* to

be Raijed Next year 00067

28251

on the Other Side

[5]

M': William Cox and M': William Morris late Church- wardens are hereby Dijcharged: from their Said Office: And Cap*: John Arimjtead & Henry Holdcroft are hereby Apointed Churchwardens for this parijh and are Sworne accordingly before Cap* : Richard Richardjon : a Majejtrate of this County

♦These two abbreviations were difEcult to read. I may not have read them correctly. — C. G. C.

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 9

It is Ordered by this p'Jent Vejtry that the Parijh Levy : for this prejent year be Fifty & Two : poundes of Tobbacco : p': pole: And that M' John Doran Deputy Sherrif of this County : Collect the Said Sum of fifty & two poundes Weight of Tobbbaccoe from Every Individuall : Titheable per Jon Within this Parijh: And upon Refujall of Payment: to Levy the Same by Dijtrejs: according to Law: The S* Doran firjt Entring into Bond With Good & Sufficient Se- curity to the prejent Churchwardens of this parijh for the UJe of the parrijh: for payment of the Said Summes of Tobbacco to the Severall Rejpective parijh Creditors be- forementioned to Whome it is Due: in hhogsheds — of Such Weightes & at Such times as the Said Churchwardens Shall Direct & Appoint: And aljoe Ordered that the Clerk of the Vejtry take Bond as aforejaid before he Deliver a Copie of the parijh Charge and Copy of this Order of Vejtry to the Said Collector

Tejt : Henry : Holdcroft : Cl'k Vejtry

[6]

At A Vejtry held for Blijland Parijh at y' Brick Church : June: 12'": 1724

P'Jent M': Daniel Taylor Mini Jt' Cap*: John Arimjtead

and Henry Holdcroft

Churchward'

Major John : Thornton M' John ; Sclater

Cap*: George: Keeling M': Will: Cox

Cap* : Richard : Richardjon M' : William Morris Cap*: W": Kenney

►Vejtrymen

This p'Jent Vejtry proceeds to Lay out this Parijh into p'cincts : in Order to have the Tobbacco : plants Numbred According to y° Late Law for the more Effectuall Improv- ing the Staple of Tobacco.

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It is Ordered by this prejent Ve/try That from the head of the Northweft branch of Ware Creeke Down the Swamp to Holdcrofts Mill and from thence to the Extent of the Pari/h Downwards be One precinct : And from thence to : M' Coxes Mill Creeke: Another p'cinct: And from M': Coxes Mill Creeke to the Main Road: that Leades from Christoph' Barretts Landing to the Extent of the County Backwards Leaveing Lenleys Plantation in the Lower p^'cinct Another : And from the Said Road to the Extent of the Said Parijh Upwards Another p'cinct

Cap* : Richard Richardjon And M' William Morris are Apointed to Examine & Enquire of the Names and Num- ber of the perjons (in the Lower precinct of of this County (Which are Allowed by the S" Recited Act of AJsembly) to tend Tobbacco). And the Cropps of the Severall Planters Within the Said precinct : And the Number of Plants Grow- ing on any or Every plantation or Plantations Within the Same: Sometime in the Moneth of July yearly: And that the perjons hereby Appointed Doe take the Oath Appointed by the S* Act of AJsembly : before they proceed to Execute this Order

M' Dan": Allen & M' John Keen: Are hereby Appointed to Examine & Enquire of the Names & Number of the per- jons : in their Precinct : which is Between Ware Creeke and M' : Coxes Mill Creeke : (Which are Allowed by the S"* Re- cited Act of AJsembly: to tend Tobacco) And the Cropps of the Severall Planters Within the Said Precinct and the Number of Plants Growing on any or Every Plantation or Plantations Within the Same Some time in the Moneth of July yearly And that y* Perjons hereby appointed Doe take the Oath appointed by the Said Act of AJsembly before the proceed to Execute this Order

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M': Richard Clough and M' Roger Williams are hereby Appointed to Examine & Enquire of the Names and Num-

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ber: of the per/ons in their Precinct wch is (between M' Coxes Mill Creeke and the Main Road that Leades from Christopher Barretts Landing to the Extent of the County Backwards Leaving Lendleyes Plantation in the Lower Precinct) Which are Allowed by the Said Recited Act of A/sembly : to tend Tobbaccoe And the Cropps : of the Sev- erall Planters: Within the Said Precinct and the Number of Plants Growing on Any or Every Plantation o' Planta- tions Within the Sam[ ] Sometime in the Moneth of July Yearly : And that the per Jons hereby appointed doe take the Oath appointed by the Said Act of AJsembly before they proceed to Execute this Order

Cap*: John Fojter and Peter Carpenter are Appointed to Examine: & Enquire of the Names and Number of the perjons in their precinct (Which is from the Main Road Which Leades from Christopher Barretts Landing to the Extent of this parrish Upward) Which are Allowed by the Said Recited Act of AJsembly to tend Tobbaccoe : And the Croppes of the Severall Planters Within their Said Pre- cinct: And the Number of Plantes Growing on Any or Every Plantation or Plantations Within the Same Some- time in the Moneth of July Yearly: And that the Perjons hereby Appointed : Doe take the Oath Appointed by the Said Act of AJsembly before they proceed to Execute this Order

Tejt : Henry Holdcroft Cl'k : Vejtry

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At: A Vejtry held for Blijland Parijh: At the Lower Church: y°: 5": day of October Annoque: Domini 1724

P'Jent M': Daniel Taylor: Minijter: Cap*: John Arimjtead: & Henry Holdcroft: Churchwardens

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Cap* : John Hockaday M': William: Cox Cap* : Geo' : Keeling M' : John : Sclater M': Wiir: Morris

Ma jo' John: Thornton Cap* : Rich"* : Richardjon ►& Cap* : William Kenney Cap* : Nicholas Alder Jey

►Vejtrymen

This Prejent : Ve/try : Proceedes to Lay the Parijh Levy Blijl'' Parijh 1724 D' Tobbacco

To: M' Daniel Taylor Minijter for A yeares Sall'y:

16000 Tobb. ^ Conveniency to ditto To : Cajke to Ditto injtead of A Glebe by the Vejtrys

Agreement at 8 p' Cent: To: Francis Cooke Cl'ke of the Parijh for a yeares Sall'y 1500 & CaJke & Convency to ditto Henry: Holdcroft: Gierke of the Vejtry: for a yeares Sall'y 500: & CaJke & Convency to dito Francis Shoemaker Saxton of the Lower Church a yeares Sall'y 500 & CaJke to ditto 40 Richard Waren : Saxton of the Upper Church for years Sall'y 500 & CaJke 40 Majo' John Thornton for Copyes of the Lijtes of Titheables

Bryan Henry for his yeares Maintainance & CaJke

Bryan Henry for Keepeing Lucey Gill : A Year M' Jn° Doran Late Parijh Collector for Tobbac- co: Wanting Lajt year 67 & Quitt' for Glebe Henry Holdcroft: Churchw": for 3 Comunions 300 & Repairing the Church finding Nailes Planck &" as by his Account Allowed ; M' Tho : Ballard for John Pethwoods Coffin Al- lowed

: Rebecca: Farthing for Keeping John Pethwood 3 moneths & two Weekes To: Elizabeth: Walton for Keepeing Mary Oglejby 3 Moneths: being a parijh Child

To:

To:

To:

To:

To:

To; To:

To:

To:

To

16800

01280

01695

00565

00540

00540

00040

00918 00400

00091

00473

00060

00216

00150

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To: Richard Jones for a Coffin for Widow Hazel- wood 00060

To : M' William Living/tone for Phi Jick & for Keepe-

ing Mary Burke 00200

To: M' John Doran: for: Cureing Sujanna Barker' & her Board 3 moneths 1200 and : Cajke & Con- veniency to Ditto 168 & for Salivateing William V Jones 1000 With CaJke & Conveniency to Ditto : 140 as p' Churwadens agreemt & 6 Delinqts in 02820

To: M" Margrett Dibdall for Cureing Benjamin Baitch of a Scald: Head & Keeping him a year in Dyet & Cloathes 00700

To: Doctor William Leving/tone: for Keepeing" Frances Hajewell a bajtard Child borne of : his Servant Mary Hajewell : he Giveing Bond to i- Save the Parijh : Harmeles & Indemnified from any further Charge abo': the S' Child J 00500

To: Sallary to Receiveing: 28048" of Tobbacc at

5 p' Cent is 1402 01402

Totall Parijh Deb* is 29450

Creditt Utt Supra By 604: Titheables at 49" pounds of Tobbacco p'

pole is 29596 29596

Bailee Due to the Parijh to be allowed by the Collector Next year 146

29450

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It is Ordered by this Prejent Vejtry that the Parijh Levy for this Prejent year be Forty and Nine Poundes of Tob- baccoe p"" pole: And that M' John Doran Deputy Sherrifi" of this County : Collect the Said : Summ of Forty and Nine

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poundes of Tobbacco: from Every Individuall Titheable per Jon: Within this Parijh and Upon Refujall of paym* to Levy the Same by Dijtrejs According to Law : the Said John Doran firjt Entring into Bond With Good & Suffi- cient Security to Henry: Holdcroft: One of the prejen[ ] Churchwardens : for the UJe of the S*^ Parijh for the Pay- ment of the Said Summs of Tobbacc[ ] to the Severall Re- Jpective Parijh Creditors Above Mentioned to Whome it is due in hhds of Such Weightes and at Such times : as the S** Churchwarden Shall appoint And it is Alsoe Ordered that Henry Holdcroft Clerke of the Vejtry: and Church- warden take Bond as aforejaid before he Deliver a Copie of the Parijh Charge and a Copie of this Order of Vejtry to the Said Collector

It: is Ordered by this prejent Vejtry that A Vejtryman be Chojen for this Parijh in the Stead of CoUon" : William Bajsett Deceajed And M' John Doran being prejen* is Chojen A Vejtryman : for this parijh And is Sworne Ac- cordingly before M' John Sclater A Majejtrate of this County

Cap*: John Arimjtead haveing served Lajt year: As Churchwarden of this Parijh: And Refujeing to Continue Any Longer in the Said Office: M' John Doran is Ap- pointed Churchwarden in his Stead and is Accordingly Sworne before M' John Sclater A Majejtrate of this County

Test : Henry Holdcroft Crk of the Vejtry

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At: A: Vejtry held for Blijland Parijh: At the Brick Church: the 24*": day of Aprill: 1725:

P :7ent : M' Daniell: Taylor: Minijt': M': John: Doran & Henry: Holdcroft : Churchwardens

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M' William: Cox: M': John: Sclater: Cap*: Richard: Richard/on Cap* : John : Arimstead ; & Cap* : Nicholas Al- der/ey — Ve/trymen

M': George: Woodward: M'' Lancelo**: Woodward & M'': Thomas: Williams: being: Added: to this Vejtry by: Directions of the Late Law for the Dijsolving of Willming- ton Parijh & Now Appearing: are Sworne Accordingly: before Cap* John Armistead A Jujtice of this County

P'Jent : M'' George : Woodward : M'' : Thomas : Williams : & M' Lancelott: Woodward — Ve/trymen

M' Lancelott : Woodward : & M'' Thomas : Williams : are Appointed to View & Count the Tobbacco: plants in: all that precinct: Which: Was Lately: Wilmington Pari/h (and is Now Added to this pari/h) of Bli/land by the S* Recited Law for the Di/olving of Wilmington Pari/h and that the S" Williams and Woodward : Doe Take the Oaths appointed by the Said Act (of A/sembly: Entitled an act for the More Effectuall : Improving the Staple of Tobacco) : before : they : Enter Upon the Execution of that Office

Whereas: M' John Fo/ter: Who: Was: formerly: Ap- pointed to View & Number The Tobbaccoe plants: With Peter Carpenter in the Uppermo/t precincts of this pari/h: is Removed : & Dwelles Now in King William County : M' William Harman : On his Motion is Appointed : in his Stead With the Said Carpenter To: View & Number the Tobbaccoe plants in that precinct the Said William Harman fir/t Takeing the Oath : Appointed by the Act of A/sembly : Entituled An Act for the More Effectuall Improveing the Staple of Tobbaccoe: before: he: Enter upon the Execu- tion of his Said: Office

Whereas : There : Was five hundred : poundes of Tobbac- coe: Rai/ed at the La/t Ve/try: & Appointed to be di/- po/ed of: for: M' William Leving/tones Keepeing: & bind- ing out : a ba/tard Child : borne of the Body of Mary Ha/- well : A Servant to the Said William : the Said Child being

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Dead before it was bound out apprentice According to the Said Agreem* : it is therefore Ordered that the Said Living- Jtone be paid Only Three hundred poundes of the Said Tobbacco : for the Trouble & Charge in Keeping the S'^ Child Whilejt it Lived: and his trouble & Charge about burying it

Elizabeth The Wife of Evan Jones : Complaing to this Vejtry for Relief: & Shewing that her hujband: Nott being: of Sound Mind : but oftentimes : Di/turbed With fitts of Lunacy & Dijtraction : and that She hath three Small Chil- dren to Maintain : And hath Not any Bread Corne : Nor hath Noe Way to purchaje Any Su/tenance : for her S* Hu/band Self & Children: It is Therefore Ordered by this pre/ent Ve/try : that M' : John Doran : the Late Parijh Col- lector Doe pay the Summ of 151 poundes of Tobb being: the Ballance of the five hundred pounds of Tobbacco : Raijed La/t year: for putting out Mary Hajwells Bajtard Child: after the three hundred paid to M' Living/tone: & Some part of Evan Joneses Levyes: Which Was in Arrear: be paid: that then the S* 151 be paid: towards the Relieving the Said Jones & family With Corne: And it is further Ordered that the Churchwardens of this parijh Doe Bind Out the Said Evan Joneses Children : as the Law Directs : for Poor parijh Children : &cr to be provided for

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It : is Ordered : by this prejent Vejtry that : Anne Leaver : the baje Daughter of Mary Leaver Deceajed: being Now a Parijh Charge: And Cannot as yett be Certainly Known Whether Shee the Said Bajtard Child be A Mullatto: or Not:) be: Bound Out: to M'' Roger Williams to Serve him or his AJsignes as the Law in that Caje Directs : for Chil- dren in Such Cajes and under Such Circumjtances as that shall hereafter appear to be Lyable Unto : Whether it Shall prove hereafter to be a White Child or a Mulatto : And this Vejtry Agrees With the Said Roger Williams to Raije &

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pay him for his Charge and trouble in Keepeing and Maintaining the Said Child : from being any further Charge- able to this pari/h Dureing the time of the Said Childs Service or Apprentice/hip : the Summ of Seven hundred pounds of Tobbacco & Cajke at the Laying of the Next Pari/h Levy — The Said Roger Williams Giveing Bond & Security: before he Receives the Said 700" of Tobbacco & CaJke : for his performance of his Said Agreement : and this Ve/try further agrees With the S"* Roger Williams that incaje the Said ba/tard Child Should Live Untill She at- tain to Lawfull age and Then : Shall be Lawfully Entituled to Demand & have Freedom Corne &; Cloathes that then & In Such Caje : that this Pari/h Shall & Will find & pro- vide Corne & Cloathes for her according as the Law in that CaJe Directs

Martha : Goodin : A poor Woman : being Under a De- ploreable Affliction : With A Sore Legg and is thereby un- capeable of Getting her Livelyhood : haveing Applyed her Self to ,y' Churchwardens of this Pari/h for Relief : It is therefore Agreed: Between this Ve/try in behalf of this pari/h: and M'' John Doran: as Followes: Viz': The Said Doran hath this day Undertaken to Cure the Said Martha of her Ailement: & Sore Legg: And is To have for his trouble & Charge : about the Said Cure and for Maintaining the Said Martha at his Own Co/tes & Charge: While/t She is Under the Said Cure: the Summ of Fifteen hundred poundes of Tobbacco & Ca/ke to be Rai/ed & paid him at the Laying of the Next Pari/h Levy : But inca/e the Said Martha Should Dye before Shee be perfectly Cured: Then & in that Ca/e the Said Doran : Agrees to have Only Six hundred po[ ]ndes of Tobbacco: & Ca/ke for his trouble & Charge about the S** Martha : to be Rai/ed & paid as afore- /aid: And the Said Doran Agrees With this Ve/try: to Save this Pari/h harmeles : & Indemnified from any Fur- ther or Other Charges or Expence What/oever about the

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Said Martha : for & dureing the term & Space of One year from the Date here of : and further that he the Said Doran before the Said fifteen hundred poundes of Tobbacco be Raijed & paid to him he will Give Bond & Security to : the Churchwardens : that incase the Said Martha : be Not per- fectly Cured & Well : at the End of the Said year Now Enjueing: And the Said fifteen hundred poundes of Tob- bacco : beforementioned : is then all or the Mojt part there- of paid : to the Said Doran : that then & in that Caje that he will Refund and Repay to the Vejtry for the UJe of this Parijh Nine hundred pounds of Tobbaccoe & Cajke or Soe Much as he Shall have Received: More then Six hundred & CaJke Which is Agreed he Shall have for his Charge & trouble : incase of her the Said Marthas death as aforsd or : being Endeavoured With : & Not Cured at the Expiracon of One year as aforejaid

Te/t: Henry: Holdcroft: Clk Ve/try BHJl" Parijh

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At: A: Vejtry: held: for Blijland: Parijh: y": thirteenth day of: October: At the Brick Church: 1725:

P'Jent :

M'. Daniel: Taylor: Minijt': Henry: Holdcroft: & John Doran: Church: Wardens

Cap*: George: Keeling: Majo' John: Thornton: Cap*: Will Kenney : M' William : Morrijs : Cap : John : Arim Jtead : M': George: Woodward & M' Lancelott Woodward — VeJ- trymen

This : Prejent : Vejtry Proceedes to Lay the Parijh Levy —Viz* Blijl**: Parijh D' 1725 To: M' Daniel Taylor: Minijt"": for A yeares Sall'y

16000 16000

To : CaJke to Ditto : as p' : Vejtrys agreement : for

y* Deficiency of y' Glebe : 1200 01280

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To : Conveniency : to y* Minijters SalFy according to

Law at 5 p' C : is 00800

To : Francis : Cooke : Clark of y* Pari/h & yeares

Sairy 1500 & Cajke & Conveniency to ditto 01695

To : Henry Holdcroft Cle'k of : this Vejtry for a years

Sairy : 500 ^obb & CaJke & Conv to ditto 00565

To : Richard Warren : for his SalFy : being Saxton of

the Upp^: Church: 500 " Tobb & Cajk 00540

To : Francis Shoemaker : Decea/ed for 8 monthes

being Saxton of y^ Lower Church & CaJk 00360

To: Evan Robards for being Saxton at y^ Lowe""

Church: 4 moneths & CaJke Included 00180

To : Bryan : Henry for his yeares Maintainence &

CaJke allowed him to it in all 00918

To: Bryan Henry for Keeping Lucey Gill his Gran-

daught': 1 yea' 00400

To: John Doran for Cureing Martha Goodings de-1

ceajd of a Sore legg as : p"" the Vejtrys agree- V

ment 1500 Tobb; & CC to ditto J 01695

To : Majo' : Thornton Gierke of the Court : for : his Copyes Lift Tithes & Fees : in Suit vs mary Field 00170

To : Henry Holdcroft : Churchwarden : his account :

adjujted & Allowed: 00610

To: M' John Doran: Churchward: Late parijh Col-

lecto': for 21 Titheables Delinquen*' Returned 01029

To: M' Doran: For: 2 Sherriffs: Fees Verjus Field

& Stranger at Gaddyes 00040

To: Docto"": John Brody: for Phi/ick & Attendance:

for Jone Corbett: 700 Tobb. & CaJke 00756

To : Ditto Brody for Salavateing Richard Gillmett :1 & Eman" : Demetrius by The: Agreement of I M' John Doran: Churchwarden 1000: but: y" [ later Not Cured J 01000

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To: Sarah Smallepage for her: Lajt yeares Main-

tainance 500 ^obb & Cajke 00540

To : John : Laffoon : for : his Maintainance this En- Jueing yea' 300: & 74: Arrears Not paid in Will- mington Pari/h LaJt Year allowed him 00374

To : M"" William : Browne Late Churchwarden of

Willmington p^h his proporcon of arrears allow* 00071

To : Ditto : for 2 delinq*' Returned, Viz' : Peter Jen- nings & 1 Overcharged Len Henley 0106

To: M' Will: M'Kain: for Arrears being Clark of

Willming p^h LaJt year • 0248

To : Mojes Crawford for arreares : of his Sairy : in

Wilmton p' :Jh LaJt year 0074

To: M': Roger Williams: for: takeing: Anne Lever: Abajtard Childe of Mary Lever: De- ceajed as by his agreement With the Ve|try to : Keep the Said Child from being a parijh Charge 0756

To : Sall'y for Receiveing 30207 poundes of Tob-

bacco at 5 p' Cent for y^ Collector 1510

Parijh Charge Totall: Sum 31717

Blijland Parijh Creditt Utt Supra By Surplus Tobbacco in M' Dorans y' lajt Col- lecto" hands to be p*" Now this ye' 00146

By: 43" : & >^" of Tobbacco: p' pole on 726 Tithe-

ables amoun" to 31581

31727

In y* Collectors hands — By: 10" of Tobb. Surplus to be p* Nex* year Reduct 10

31717

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The Names of the Delinq*' : Returned by M' : John Doran late CoUecto': are as Followes Viz*

Francis Harman : 1 : Edward Henry : 2 : Richard Gillmett 1 : Rob* : Lockalere : 1 : Owen Morris : 1 : Edw** Merritt : 1 Jojeph Darling: 2: Henry Crutchley: 1: Matt Pond: 1 William : Jones : 1 : Henry : Lindley : 1 : Jn° : Holland 1 Charles : Oglejby : 1 : Franck Darling : 1 : Sarah Yates : 1 Rob' : Clinch : 1 : Jn" : Rountree : 1 : John : James : 1 : Su Janna Darling : 1 :

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Mary Shelbourn Petitioning this Vejtry: to allow her Some help towards paying her Cur[ ] It: is: Ordered: by this : P'Jent : Vejtry : that the Fine : Due from Doctor : Wil- liam Living/tone: by his AJsumpJitt: in Court: for Mary Ha/well — his Servant: haveing a Bajtard Child being two pound [ ] And Tenn Shillings Current Money: and the Ca/h : Received : from the : Strange Woman Which Was brought to : bed at : Richard Gaddeyes : being : Twenty : Five Shillings & five Shillings : M' Daniel Taylor : promif ed and five Shillings Cap* : Keeling : promised to : Give To- wards: paying Docto"": John Scott being in all four pounds: five Shillings to be Collected by Henry Holdcroft: Church- warden : & paid to : the S* Doctor : John Scott : for the Cure of Mary Shelbourns: Sore: Legg: he promijeing: to Accept of the Same for the Dijchargeing of: her Debt: to him: for the S** Cure

On : the Petition of Mojes Crawford : for the OfHce of Saxton : of one Of the Churches in this Parijh It : is : Con- Jidered: & Accordingly Ordered that the S"* Mo/es be Ad- mitted Saxton of the Lower Church in this Parijh & that he be Allowed : Annually the Summ of three hundred poundes of Tobbaccoe and Cajke for the S^ Service :

Jojeph : Lin Jey : Petitioning : this Vejtry : to Di Jcharge : him from paying Levyes for his Lame Negroe Man Called :

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Toby : It is Ordered that the Said Toby be : Dijcharged from Pari/h Levy dureing his : debility

Richard : Waren : on his Petition : Setting forth that he is Lame & Unable to Labour for his Liveing & only Dejireing to be Levy free : it is Ordered that he be Dijcharged from paying Parijh Levyes Untill he Recovered of his S** Lame- nes

Richard Hatfield Son of Richard Hatfield: a poor DiJ- seajed per/on : on his petition is is Dijcharged from Paying Parijh Levys : Untill it Shall pleaje God to Rejtore him to his health that he be able to Gett his living

It : is Ordered by this pre Jent Vejtry : that the : Rent of the Glebe: plantation Which Was Lately added to this Parijh : be Collected by the Church wardens : and applyed : Towards the Maintainance : & Cure of Emanuel Demetrius a poor Dijseajed Perjon belonging to this Parijh

Whereas : there : appeares Due to the Parijh : from M' John Doran : the Summ : of Twenty : Shillings On the Bal- lance of: his Cajh account: as being One of the Church- wardens of this parijh : It is Ordered that the S* Twenty Shillings CaJh be paid to Henry Holdcroft : Churchwardn : for the UJe & hurt done to a Small Feather bed he pro- vided for Martha Goodin : While She was Under her Cure

It is : Ordered by this : p'Jent : Vejtry that the Parijh Levy for this p7ent year be Forty three & an half poundes Weight of Tobbaccoe p"" : pole : and that M' John James Deputy Sher''iflf of this County : Collect : & Receive the S* Summ of : Forty three and one half poundes Weight of Tobbacco : from Every In- dividuall : Titheable : perjon Within this Parijh : and on Re- fujall of payment To Levy the Same by dijtrejs according to Law : The S'' : John James first Entring in to bond with Good and, Sufficient Security : to the prejent Churchwardens : for the UJe of this Parijh : for payment of the Said Severall Summes

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 23

of Tobbaccoe to the Severall Refpective parijh Creditors to Whome it is Due : according as they are : above mentioned & Exprejed in the : Pari/h : Charge : in hh''^ of Such Weightes and at Such Times as the S** Churchwardens Shall Direct & ap- point: And it is aljoe Ordered that the Clerke of the Vejtry: take bond as aforejaid : before he Deliver a Copy of : the Parijh Charge and a Copie of this Order of Veftry to the S* Collector

It is : Ordered : by this p'Jent : Vejtry that : Henry Holdcrof t & John Doran be Continued Church wardens for this Enjueing year

Tejt : Henry : Holdcrof t : CFk of y** : Vejtry

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At: A Vejtry held for: BHJland: Parijh: At the Lower Church December y^ 22": 1725:

P :7ent : M': Daniel Taylor Minijte': M\ Henry Holdcrof t & M' John Doran : Church wardens

Cap* : George : Keeling : [Cap* : William : Kenney]

M': William: Cox: & J Cap*: John: Arimjtead [-Vejtrymen

M' : John : Sclater : [M' : Thomas : WilliamsJ

Whereas M"' : John : James : Who : was Appointed Collector of the Parijh Levy for this p^ent Year is Lately Deceajed : And hath : done Very Little ( :if any part) of the Parijh Col- lection : And M' : John Doran : Acquainting this Vejtry that he : hath Agreed With Cap* : William Macon SherriflF of this County : to Serve : as Deputy Sherriff of this Lower precincts : thereof : and haveing applyed himjelf to this Vejtry for the Parijh Collection: And the Parijh Levy Laid: at the Lajt Vejtry held for this Parijh: the thirteenth day of October La Jt *and amou[ ] To: the Summ of Forty three poundes

*This word is scratched through in the MS but is still legible. — C. G. C.

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and One half pound Waight of Tobbacco: p': pole as by the Said Order May appear : It is therefore Ordered by this prejent Vejtry: That y" S" M': John Doran Doe Collect & Receive the Sum of Forty three & one half poundes : Waight of Tobbacco : from : Every Individuall Titheable perjon Within this Parijh and Upon Refujaall of payment to Levy the Same by Dijtrejs (according to Law) : the Said Doran firjt Entring into bond With good and Sufficient : Security : to Henry Hold- croft: Church warden: For the UJe of the Parijh for the due Payment : of y' Said Summs of Tobbaccoe : to the Severall Rejpective Parijh Creditors: to Whome it is due and: accord- ing : as it is : Ordered & Appointed to be paid : by the S* Recited Order of the Lajt Vejtry and to pay the Same in hh*^ of Such Weightes and at Such times as the Said (Holdcroft) Church warden Shall : Direct & Appoint : And : the S^ Holdcroft : Clerke of the Vejtry : Take bond and Security as af orejaid be- fore he Deliver a Copy of the Parijh Charge & Copy of this Order of Vejtry to the S" Collector

M': William: Levingjtone Complaining to this Vejtry: That Whereas : the Vejtry of this Parijh by their Order Dated the: fifth day of October 1724: did Order & Raije the Summ of five hundred poundes of Tobbaccoe: for: Undertakeing to Keep: a bajtard Child of Mary Ha J wells, and to Give Bond to Save the Parijh Indemnified : from any further Charge about the S** Child : and the S" Child Dyeing before : the S"" Bond was Given : the Said Liveingjtone Was only paid 300' poundes of : the S* 500' : p^s of Tobbacco : upon Conjideration thereof It is Ordered that the S^ Levingjton be allowed & paid two hundred poundes of Tobbacco to be Raijed and paid at the Laying of the Next parijh Levys

Cap* : John Arimjtead : On his Motion : Offering to the Vejtry that: incaje the Vejtry Wold: Grant him an Order, for a Pew in the : Brick Church of this parijh for himjelf and : his familyes uJe : That himjelf and his Wife Wold : forthwith :

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Make & Execute : Good authentique Deedes of Sale or any

Legall Conveyances : To the Vejtry or Church wardens of the Parijh: for the Parijhes uje: Two Acres of Land: Wheron the S** Brick Church Now Standes : And the Ve/try Conjider- ing thereof have thought fitt to Refferrit for a Fuller Vejtry: to : Re/olve about the Said : affair :

Copia : Tejt Henry : Holdcrof t Clk Vejtry

[15]

At A Vejtry held for Blijland Blijland Parijh at the Brick Church June 24" : 1726

P'Jent ; Henry John: Doran C

M': Geo': Woodward ]

■M': Thomas: Williams ^Vejtrymen

M' : Lanceir : WoodwardJ

M' Daniel Taylor Minister Henry: Holdcrof t)-, , ,

>Churchwardens

Cap* : Geo'' : Keeling Cap* : Rich^ : Richardjon M' : Will : Morris

This Vejtry: proceedes to: Appoint Viewers & Tellers to Examine & Enquire of the Names & Number of Perjons in this Parijh allowed by Law to plant & Tend Tobbacco : and Foras- much as the Parijh hath been already Laid out into Convenient precincts : and the Several Perjons Which have been already appointed & have Served are all Continued in their Sevuall precincts : Only M' John Keen Who is unwilling to Serve any long' in that : Office : Benjamin Richardjon therefore is appoint- ed in his Stead in the Same p'cinct With M' Daniel Allen & Ordered that he be Sworne accordingly before he Enter upon the Execution of that Office

M' Richard Clough being Removed out of this Parijh M' David Williams is appointed a teller in his Stead along With his Brother M' Roger Williams And it is Ordered that he be Sworn Accordingly before he Enter into the Said Office

26 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

M' Peter Carpenter being Lately Deceajed : Was a Teller of Tobbacco in the Upper p'cincts of this Parijh : With M' William Harman: M' John Luck on his Motion is appointed a Teller in the Stead of the Said Peter Carpent' and it is Ordered that he be Sworne according to Law before he proceed in the Said Office

Tejt : Henry : Holdcroft

[16]

At: a Vejtry: held for Blijland Parijh: the 12*'' : day of October: 1726: At M' Furneas Ordinary

P7ent M' Daniel: Taylor: Minijt' : Henry: Holdcroft & John Doran Church wardens

Cap* : George : Keeling : M' : John : Slater :

Cap* : Rich*" : Richardjon : M"" : William : Morris :

Cap* : Will : Kenney : M' : George : Woodward

Cap* : John : Arimjtead M' : Lancel* : Woodward

M' : William : Cox : M' Thomas : Williams

Vestrymen

This : Vejtry proceedes to Lay the Parijh Levy Tobbacco

To : M' : Daniel : Taylor Minijt' for a yeares SalFy 16000 To : Cajke to Ditto : as p' : y* Vejtryes Agreement : for

the deficiency of the Glebe 01280

To: Conveniency: to Ditto according to Law at 5 p'

Cent 0800

To M' Francis : Cooke : Clarke of the Parijh for a

yeares Sail' 1500 & C C to ditto 1695

To : Henry : Holdcroft : Gierke of the Vejtry for a

yeares SalFy 500 : & Caske & Conveniency to do 565 To : Mojes Crafford Saxton of the Lower Church for

his yeares: Sairy: by agreem* 300

To : Richard : Waren : Saxton of y^ Upp' Church : for

a yeares Sall'y : 500 & Caske to ditto 540

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27

To : Bryan : Henry for his yeares Maintain"* : and

Caske & Conveniency to Ditto 918

To Bryan Henry : for : Keeping Lucey Gilles & his

Grandaughter a year 400

To : Majo"" John Thornton : his Clerkes Fees : in theje~ Following Suites Viz* : the Par vs Langly & Gaddy & Cou/ins : Mackormack : Jammejon Sz; for 2 Lijtes of Titheables 208

To : M' John : Doran Late Collecto' : for : 16 : delin- quents : & an Order : for M' : Levingjtones 200 & the Quittrents of the : Old Glebe Land : in all amounting to 1 912

To: Henry Holdcroft: Church warden his Accou*:

Adjujted & Allowed 639>^

To : John Laffoon : for his yeares Maintainance allowed

by the Parijh 300

To : Sarah : Smallpage Allowed for her yeares Main-

taince 500: & Cajke to ditto 40 540

To: M' Daniel: Taylor: Minijt^ for 15: Delinquen*^

Returned: Which y* Sherrif p" him 652>4

To : Jojeph Hawkins for Keeping Hannah Hopkins : a

lame Woman 6 monthes : p' ord'' : 300

To: M' Archer Gierke of James County Court: for

Copie of Li/t tithes Lajt year & this year 40

To: Henry: Holdcroft Churchwar** to pay Quittrents

for 2 yeares for the Glebe land in Ja City County 96

To: Collon" : John: Scott: in part of his Agreement:

for y" Cure of Eliza : Barker 550

To: Mary: Shelbourn: Allowed Towards Maintain-' ance of her lame Daught Mary Shelbourn : Who is Soe afflicted She Cannot Gett her liveing: to ^ be putt into the hands of Henry : Holdcroft to : lay out in Meat for her 300

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To: Sair: for Receiveing 27036" Tobbacco: att 5 p'

Cent to be for Collecto' 1351

Total! Parijh Debt is 28387

Creditt Utt Supra

By: 40" Tobbacco: p': p' pole on: 714

Titheables : 28560

By : M"^ John Doran Late Collecto' : due

Lajt year 10

28570

By: 183": of Tobbacco: the Surplus Now Levyed : the Collecto' to pay Next year

Henry Holdcroft & John Doran late Church wardens are Dijcharged from their Said Office : And Cap' : Rich** : Richard- Jon & M^ John Sclater : are Appointed Churchwardens : in their Stead : And Was Sworne accordingly : before M' : William Morris: A Majejtrate

It : is Ordered by this prejent Vejtry that Henry Holdcroft Gen* : Endeavour to Receive & Collect : What Tobbacco is Due to the parijh from the Sundry Delinquents Who did Not pay their Parijh Levyes LaJt year or any year before that Can be Recovered And be accountable to the Vejtry for What Re- ceived

[17]

It : is Ordered : by this p^ent Vejtry : that the Parijh Levy for this p^ent year be : Fourty poundes Weigh* of Tobbaccoe : p' : pole : And M' John : Sclater Sherriff of this County : is Ordered to Collect : and Receive the Said Summ : of Fourty poundes Weight of Tobbaccoe : from Every Individuall : Tithe- able per Jon Within this Parijh: and on default of payment to Make Dijtrejs: for the Same according to: Law: The Said Sclater: firjt Entring into bond With Good & Sufficient

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 29

Securityes to the Other Churchwarden for the UJe of the Said Parijh: for payment of the Said: Tobbaccoes to the Severall Rejpective Parijh Credito" : above Mentioned : for Whome it is Rai/ed as it is Appointed : & directed by the Parijh Charge : In hh*s of Such: Weightes and at Such times as the Said Church warden Shall Direct & appoint: And it is Ordered that the Gierke of the Vejtry Take : Bond & Security as af orej* before : he deliver a Copy of this Order of Vejtry & a Copy of the Parijh Charge to the Said Collecto' :

Ordered by this Vejtry: that on the Complaint of Bryan Henryes Wife : for More allowance for : Keeping Lucey Gilles & being informed that the S** Child Was More then Ordinary troublejome: they are to be allowed Annually 200 poundes of Tobbaccoe: More then their former allowance

Samuel Curl appearing at this Vejtry Did AJsume: to pay to M' William Cox : for the UJe of the parijh five hundred poundes of Tobbaccoe: being for the Rent of the Glebe: Lajt year 400" and 100 in part for this prejent yeares Rent and haveing Given his bill : to the p'Jent Churchwardens : for three hundred poundes of Tobbaccoe to be Paid Next: year at the Laying of the Parrijh Levy being the Remainder of the Rent : for this : prejent year : it being : Lett at four hundred poundes Tobbacco p' annum :

William Charleton: on his Motion to this Vejtry for pay for his trouble in tranjporting Elizabeth Barker to Collon" John Scottes : and for his trouble in Goeing : to Fetch the S* Scott Down to See the S^ Backer & to Undertake: her Cure: for Which Service the Vejtry: hath Ordered that he be allowed: one hundred poundes of Tobbaccoe : to be paid this year of the Tobbacco: Which Was: Now Levyed it Not being: Entred in the Parijh Charge

Tejt Henry : Holdcrof t Clk : of y" Vejtry

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[18]

At: a: Vejtry held for Blijland Parijh: At the Lower: Church October: y^ 11'": anno Domini: 1727

Prejent : M"" Daniel : Taylor : Minijter : Cap* : Richard : Richardjon : & M": ]n° : Sclater: Church warden

M' : William Cox Cap* : Jn° : Arimftead

Cap* : Geo'' : Keeling M'' Jn° : Doran

Cap* : Will : Kenney M' : George Woodward

M' : William Morris M' Lancell* : Woodward

M"" : Henry : Holdcrof t Vejtrymen

This p^ent Vejtry: proceedes to Lay the Parijh Levy Blijland Parijh D^ 1727

To : M' : Dan' : Taylor : Minijter : for a yeares SalFy

according to Law 16000

To : Cajke to ditto : injtead of a Glebe : by agreem* :

1280": Tobb: & Conveniency to ditto accord'"^ to

law 02080

To : Francis Cooke Clke of the parijh for a yeares

Sairy 1500 & CaJke & Conveniency to ditto 01695

To: Henry: Holdcroft: Gierke of the Vejtry for a

yeares Sair" : 500 & Cask & Conven'^ : 65 00565

To : Richard : Warren Saxton of the Upp' Church for

a yeares Sail' : 500 & CaJke to ditto 00540

To : Mojes Crafford for a yeares Sall'y 500 & Caske

40: 00540

To: Dorothy: Henry for Keepeing Lucey Gilles a

year by y* Vejtrys agreem* 00600

To: Dorothy: Henry: for her Keeping her hujband

part of the year : 310 : & for his buriall 150 00460

To: M' Richard: Hickman Gierke of James City

County Court: for Copy of a Lijt Titheables 00020

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31

To : Majo' : John : Thornton Crk : of the Court for : 2

Copies Lijtes of Titheables 00040

To: Collon" : John: Scott: the Remainder of the' Tobbacco : by y* : Vejtrys agreem* : for : his Keepeing & Endeavouring to Cure EHzabeth Barkers Sore Legg J 00450

To : Thomas : Henderjon for Makeing two horje-

blockes for y* Upp' Church : & find all things 00250

To : M' : Townes for his trouble Keepeing a Strange

Woman traveller Sick at his q''ter 00200

To: Mary: Shelbourn: for help towards her Main-

tainance Allowed 00200

To : M' John : Doran for his trouble & Charge about the Cure of Eman" Demetrius according to the Church wardens agreem* in Writeing dated the 15*" of augujt 1727: M' Doran Giveing bond to | perform the Said agreemt 2000 & Cajk J 02160

To : M'' Rich^ : Richardjon Churchwarden for 3 Com- munions 300" : & Mending Windows 00355

To : Sair : to Collecting 26155" : of Tobb at 5 p' Cent :

is 01308

Totall Sum Parijh Deb* is 27463

Utt Supra a By: M' Henry Holdcroft Received 1 Parijh

Levy: of John Jennett 043^2 By : M' John Doran 1 ditto for Edward Henry : 043 >^ By: Surplus Tobbacco: in M'' Sclaters the Col- lectors hands la/t year 183 By: 751 Titheables at 36" of Tobbacco p' pole is 27036 By: The Surplus Tobbacco to be left in y' Col- lectors hands Untill Next yea' : 0157

27463

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It is Ordered by this: Prejent Vejtry that the Parijh Levy for this Pre/ent year be Thirty & Six poundes of Tobbaccoe p' pole and that M' John Sclater Sheriff & Collecto' of BHJland Parrijh Collect the Said Sum of thirty & Six poundes of Tobbacco from Every Individuall Titheable perjon Within this Parijh and that he Pay the S** Tobbaccoes to the Several! Re- Jpective parijh Creditors above mentioned To Whome it is Due in hh'^s of Such Weightes & at Such times as the Other Church- Warden Shall Direct & appoint: And on Default of payment to Levy the Same by Dijtrejs : And that the Clerk of the Vejtry take Bond With Good & Sufficient Security of the S* Sclater for Payment of the Said Tobbaccoes : before he De- liver to him a Copy of the Parijh Charge and Copy of this Order of Vejtry

[19]

Henry: Holdcroft: formerly of the Churchwardens of thij Parijh this day Offering to pay fifty Shillings Current money : being a fine Due from : Elizabeth Jemmyjon for her haveing a bajtard Child: and Was Due to this Parijh: by Law: Whilest the S* Holdcroft Was Church warden : and aljoe five Shillings : forfeited for: Prophane Swearing: Wherefore the Vejtry Ordered : that the Said Holdcroft Should : Lay out the S*" fifty five Shillings : in Necejsary Cloathing : Linnen & Woollen. & Other Necejsaries for Emanuel Demetrius a poor Lame per- jon Which this parijh have put under the Care of M" John Doran for Cure of a Very Sore Legg : And the S* Holdcroft : Agreed to Lay out & Dijpoje of the S** Money accordingly

Francis : Shoemaker : being in a Very Aileing Weak Condi- tion: petitioned this Vejtry to be free from paying Parijh Levy: On Conjideration : Whereof this Vejtry have thought fitt to Dijcharge him from paying parijh Levys Untill he Shall : be : Capeable to Worke & labour for Maintainance

This Vejtry have Thought : it Necejsary : by the Conjent of M' Daniel Taylor Minijt' of this Parijh that the Prejen*:

NEW KENT COUNTY^ VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 33

Regi/ter Booke of this Pari/h be Delivered into the handes & Charge of Francis Cooke Clerke of this Parijh: And that he is hereby Admitted Clerk of the Regijter and that he truely & Carefully & Set Down & Enter on the S"* Parijh Regijter all birthes & Deaths that he hath an account Given him of : and Make Such Returnes as the Law Directs : & it is Ordered that he be Sworne accordingly

Tejt Henry : Holdcroft : Clk Vejtry Blijl*

[20]

At a vejtery held for Blijland Parrijh at M' Henry Hold- croft' y* 15 day of June 1728— pre Jent

M' Daniell Taylor Minejter

Cap* George Keeling Cap* : Rich'*. Rich'^Jon Church Warden

Cap* W" : Kenney M' Henry Holdcroft

M' W" : Morris M' George Woodward

Cap* Nicho : Alder Jey M' Tho : Williams

M' W" : Cox M' Lanclet Woodward

M' John Doran Major John Thornton

This vejtery proceedes to Apoint viewers & Tellers to Ex- amine and Inquire of the Names & Numbers of perjons in this Parrijh Alowed by Law to plant and Tend Tobacco and as the Parrijh is Already Laid oute into Conveneant precincts M"" John Allen & M' John Hankins is Apointed as Tellers of tobb in the place of Cap*: Rich\- Rich'Jon & M' W"°: Morris And Ordered that they bee Sworn Accordingly

John Rowntree is Apointed a Teler of Tobb with Benj : Rich^Jon in thq place of M' Daniell Allen and Ordered that he be Sworn Accordingly

John Breeding is Apointed a teller of Tobb: with John Burnett in the place of David Williams andi Orderd that he bee Sworn Accordingly

34 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

John Luck being removed out of the parrijh John Hogg is Apointed a teler of Tobb : in his Stead with W" : Harman and orderd he be Sworn Accordingly

M' Lane*. Woodard & M' Tho: Wilhams Apointed Tobb: telers for All that part of the Parrijh which Lyes in James Citty County and Orderd that they be Sworn Accordingly

Tejt Francis Cooke Clerk Vejtry Blijland Parrijh

M' Henry Holdcroft haveing rejigned his being Clerk of the Vejtry Francis Cooke is Apointed Clerk of the Said Vejtry & Sworn Accordly

TeJt Francis Cooke Clerk Vejtry [21]

At a Vejtry held for Blijland Parijh at y' Brick Church y' 13'" of November 1728

PJent M' Dan" Taylor Minejter Cap' William Kenney Cap' John Armijtead

M"" Georg Woodward M"' John Doran

M' Lanclet Woodward M' William Cox

M' Thomas Williams Maj "■ : John Thornton

This Vejtry proceeds to Lay the Parijh Levie To M' Daniell Taylor Minejter & for this years Sallery 16000 To Cajke to Ditto by the Vejtry' Agrement for the

defeciency of a Glebe 01280

To Fra' : Cooke Clerk of y^ Parijh for a years Salery

1500 & Cajk 01620

To M'' Henry Holdcrafts years Salery for Clerk of the

Vejtry C C 00540

To Mojes Croford Saxton at y* Lower Church a years

Salery & CaJk 00540

To Rich*^ Waren Saxton at y* Uper Church a years

Salery & CaJk 00540

To Sarah Smallpage for this years Maintanance 500 &

CaJk 00540

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 35

To M'' Rich*: Hickman Clrk James Citty for a Coppie

Li Jt of Tithables 00020

To Dorothy Henry for keeping Lucy Gills a yeare 00600

To Maj': John Thornton his acco^ : for Clerks fees 00120

To Docter Philip Jones his Acco*. for Joane Corbat

Alowd by y^ Vejtry 00576

To Rice Downes for keeping James Cornute Eighteen

Moneths @ 400 p' yeare 00600

To Sarah Smallpage for La/t years Maintainancel forgot which M' Sclater p* & to be kept in y' I Collecters hands J 00540

To M' John Sclater for two Comuions 00200

To M' John Sclater for John Lafoone lajt year w'"":

y' Vejtry beleves M' Sclater paid 00300

To M' William Cox his Ace* againjt Joane Corbit 00344

To John Lafoon for this years Maintainance 500 & Cajke 00540 To Tho : Henderjon for makeing a horje block 00125

To Edward Linjey for keeping Even Jones Child Maryl Jones from any Charge to this Pari/h Till Shee be I of Age 900 & Cajk J 00972

To Cap' : Rich^Jon for two Communions 00200

To M'' John Doran for Cureing Benja: Breeding &1 his Trouble from the 26*" day of December LaJt I till this day 2100 & CaJk J 02268

To M' Tho: Ballard for Makein one hor/e block &

Repairing another 00080

To M' John Doran for his acco* : againjt Joane Corbat 00120 To M"" Marks for his acco* : againjt Joane Corbit for

her buriall 00100

To M' Daniell Taylor' CaJk on 16000 at 8 ^ C* 01280

To Cap* : Richardjon his acco*. 00250

To Sallery on 30295 at 10 ^ C* 03029

33324

36 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

Ut Supra By M' John Sclater for tobacco he rec**. of Sam" Curll

for Rent 700

By 780 Tithables at 42 ^ pole 32760

Ballanc due to the parijh to be paid by the Col- lecter Next year 136

[22]

Brought over

It is ordered by this prejent Vestrey that the Parijh Levy be f ourty two pounds of Tobacco p'' pole and that Cap* : wil- liam Kenney High Sherif of this County is ordered to Collect and Receive the Same from Every Individuall Tithable person Within this Parish & one Default of payment to make Distrejs for the Same According to Law, the said Kenney first Entring into Bond with Good and Sufficient Security to the other Church Warden for the uje of the said parish for Paym*. of the said Tobacco to the Several respective Creditors for Whom the Same is Raijed In hh^\ of such weights & at Such Times As the said Church Warden Shall Derrect and Appoint and it is order- ed that the Clerk of the vestrey take Bond and Seccurity As Aforsaid Befor he deliver a Coppy of this order of Vestry and a Copy of the parijh Charge to the s^ Collector

Tejt Francis Cooke Clerk Vejtry [23]

At a Vejtry held for Blijland Parijh at M' Stephen Fornea' on Monday the 16*" day of June 1729

Prejent

The Rever** M' Danl Taylor Minjtr

Major John Thornton)™ , , ^ \ ^^.-^ ^^ ^Churchwardens

Cap W : Keney \

Cap* George Keeling M' George Woodward

Cap*. Rich" Richardjon M' Lanclett Woodward

M' Wm : Cox M' John Doran M' Wm : Morris Vejtry Men

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 37

The Ve/try being this day Mett purjuant to Law do proceed to Appoint and Con/titute the following Perjons Vewers & telers of tob" plants planted in the Said Parijh this prejent yeare to wit

John Allen & John Hankins are Continued

Benj'. Rich* Jon & John Rountree are Continued

John Breeding & John Burnett Continued

John Hogg & Wm : Harman Continued

M' Lanclet woodward & M' Tho : Williams Continued

In there Re/pec- • tive pre- cincts

It is Ordered that they have Notice thereof that they May be Sworn Accordingly

It is Ordered by this Pre/ent Vejtry that Jefery a Negro Man belonging to David Pryor be Leavy free

Tejt Frances Cook Clerk Vejtry

[24]

At a Vejtry for BHJland Parijh at M' Stephen Fornea' y' 21" Day of July 1729

prejent y' Reverend M' Daniall Taylor Minejter M' Wm Cox Cap* Wm : Kenney Churchwarden

M' John Doran M' Wm : Morris K r , -^

M' George Woodward M' Tho : Williams ^ ^^^^

M' John Hankins who was formerly Apointed one of the Counters of tobacco being dijabled from performing his duty this prejent Vejtry hath M' Daniell Allen Jun' to serve in his roome & that he be Sworn Accordingly

it is Ordered by this prejent Vejtry that Ann Evans a pore Widdow of this Parijh have two hundred pounds of tobacco & Cajque paide to her or her Order towards y* Suport of three Small Children

TeJt Frances Cook Clerk Vejtry

38 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

[25]

At a Vejtry held for Blijland Parrijh at the Lower Church y^ 27 October 1729

Prejent

Major John Thornton Cap* WilHam Kenney Church wardens

M' William Cox Cap' Rich'. Rich's/on

Cap* Nicholas Alder/ey M'' John Sclater

M' Georg Woodward M' Lancelett Woodward

M' John Doran M' William Morris Cap* George Keeling

This Vejtry proceeds to Lay the Parrijh Leavie To the revern' M'' Daniel Taylor Minejter for ten

Moneths Sallery 13334

To Cask to D° : & Deficiency of p^ Gleeb 2134 15468

To Francis Cook Clark of the parrish & Vestry his

Sallery 02160

To moses Crarf ord Saxton at the Lower Church D" : 00540

To Rich' : Warren Saxton at the upper Church D° : 00540

To Sarah Smallpage for this years maintenance 00540

To m': John Doran for curing Thomas Shelbourn 01728

To Doll Henry for Keeping Lucey Gill a year 00600

To Maj'. Thornton for a Copy of the Lijt of Tythables 00040 To Rich* : Warren for three Comunions 00300

To Rice Downs for Keeping of James Cornute a year 00400 To Samuel Curl for work Done on y' : Gleeb 400' Tob" To Cap* : William Kenneys ace* : 00444

To Mary Shelbourn for Keeping her Son in distrejs 00648

To Robert Pennington for Returns 00500

To m"" : John Sclater for two Returns & Collecting 700'

Tob° 00174

To 1 Levie of Christop'' : Charltons & Collecting of it 00046

To 30" Tob" p' : Tyth on 798 Tythables is 23940

To Cajk to D" 01916

To the Collecf for Receiving & making Convenent 04999

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 39

By 798 Tyths at 69' Tob° : p' : Tythable is 55062

By Samuel Curls years Rent for y' Gleep 400 pound of

Tob° Ball due to y^ : parish to be allowed by the Collector next

year 79

It is ordered by this prejent Veftry that y* parish Leavie be 69 pound of Tob° p' : pole and that Cap*. William Kenney High Sherif of this *Said County is ordered to Collect and receive the same from Every individuall Tythable person within this parish and on default of paymen[t] To make Distrejs for the Same according to Law the Said Kenney fir/t Entering into Bond with Good Sufficient Security to the other Churchwarden for the uje of the Said parish Creditors for home y* Same is raised in hh*!^'^ of Such weights & at Such time as the s*: Churchwarden Shall direct and appoint and it is ordered that the Clark of the Vestry take bond & Security as aforesaid before he Deliver a Copy of this order of Vestry and a Copy of the parish charge to the Collector

Copy Tejt Francis Cook Clark Veftry

[26]

Turn Over

It is Ordered by this prejent Veftry That James Curnute be put Benj Tyre alj 400' of Tobb p' yeare the Said Tyre promif- ing to Learn y' S'^ Cumut to Knit or weave

it is Alfo Ordered y' Mary Whitehead' Neagro Man Jack be Leavy free

This Veftry do agree with y" Rever^ M' Mofom & y" Rev\ M' Leneve to preach y^ one at y* Uper Church & y^ Other at y' Lower Church Every Alternate Saterday & to alow to Each of them three hundred and Twenty pounds of Tobb : with Cafque & Conveneancy for Evry Sermon

Cop Teft Frances Cook Clerk Veftry ♦Scratched through in original, but still legible. — C. G. C.

40 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

Gentlemen

The Reverend M' Thacker is so well known in This Coun- try that it will be sufficient for me to signifie to you as I hereby do that I am well Sati/fied he is a per/on of good Life and Converjation and fully Quallified for Undertaking the Cure of youre Parrijh

I am Gentlemen Your Affectionate Friend Wmsburgh and humble Service

Feb: 6: 1729/30 William Gooch

Williamsburgh Feb: 6: 1729-30 Gentlemen

The Honourable the Governour having recommended the Reverend Bearer M' Chichley Thacker to your Parrijh I thought it my duty to acquaint you that I have Seen his Orders and Licence from my Lord Bi/hop of London and that he has so good a Character of his good behaviour in the University that I Can not in the Least doubt but that he will be very acceptable to you and so much the more as being a Virginian and having Laid the first foundation of Learning at the College in this Country I hope ye will be happy in Each other and am Gentlemen Yo' Mojt Humble Servant

James Blair

Tejt Frances Cook Clerk Vejtry

[27]

It is ordered by this prejent Vejtry that the Parijh Levy for this prejent yeare be Seventy Nine pounds & half of tobacco p' pole and that Major Richard Richardjon Sheriff and Collec- tor of Blijland parijh Collect the Said Sum of seventy Nine pounds and half of tobacco from Every Indeviduall Tithable perjon within this parijh and that he pay the S^ tobaccoes to y' Severall Rejpective parijh Creditors before Mentioned to

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 41

whome it is due in hh*° of Such weight and at such times as the Churchwardens shall derect and apoint and on default of pay- ment to Levy the Same by dijtrejs and that the Clerk of the vejtry take bond with good and Suficent Security of the S* Richard/on for payment of the S" tobaccoes before he deliver to him a Copy of the parijh Charge and Copy of this Order of Ve/try

Anthony Allom and John Browing boath petitioned this Vejtry to be free from paying pari/h Levy being both very aged and not able to work for theire Living as formerly which is Granted

Cap* George Keeling dejiring to be Excu/ed from being a vejtry man is dijchard from his Office and William Mackain Gen*, is Chojen in his Steade and Sworn accordingly by M' John Sclater a Majejtrate for this County

Major John Thornton & Cap* William Kenney Late Church- wardens are dijcharg* from theire ofice & Coll William Bajsett & M' William Morris are apointed Churchwardens in theire Steade & Sworn Accordingly by M' John Sclater a Majejtrate for this County

This prejent Vejtry has agreed to alow Benj' Tyree for Keep- ing James Curnute after y' rate of 400" of tobacco p' yeare dureing y* time y* S'' James Shall be there

Tejt Frances Cook Clerk Vejtry [28]

At a Vejtry held for Blijland Parijh at the Brick Church y' 12 Augujt 1730

Prejent the Reverend M"^ Thacker Minejter Major Rich" : Richardjon Cap' William Kenney Chu Warden Cap* William Morris M' Georg Woodward

M' William Cox M' Lanclett Woodward

M' John Sclater M' John Doran

Coll William Bajsett Vejtry Men

42 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

it is Ordered by this prejent Vejtry that a Vejtry Man be Chojen in the roome of Cap* Nicholas Alderjey Coll William Bajsett being prejent is Chojen a vejtry man for this parijh and is Sworn Accordingly by Cap* William Morris a Majejtrate for this County

it is Ordered Aljo by this prejent vejtry that Cap* William Kenney pay to M" Armijtead three and twenty Shillings for for boarding the Workman Whilq repairing the Gleibe houje

The Vejtry this day Agrees With Coll William Bajsett to build and Erect two Brick Chimneys to the Gleibe houJe and Underpin the Said houJe with Brick & to build a Clojsett and to Cover y° Kitchen & to paile in y^ Garden to the Satti J faction of the Minejter in Conjideration the Vejtry to forty pounds Curant Money at the Laying the Next Levie

[29]

At a Vejtry held for Blijland Parijh at the Lower Church y" 13 March 1730

Prejent y' Reverend M' Chichley Thacker Minejter Major Richard Richard Jon Coll William Bajsett) Church Cap* William Kenney Cap* William Morris C wardens

M' William Cox M' Lanclett Woodward

M" William Mackaine M' Tha. Williams

M' George Woodward Vejtrymen

This Vejtry proceeds to Chuje a Vejtryman in y^ Roome of Major John Thornton Deceajt it is Ordered y* M"" Georg Clough be Chojen a vejtryman for this Parijh and is Sworn Accordingly by M' M' William Mackaine a Majestrate for this County

Coll Bajsett^ Ace* which is as followeth Alowed by this Vejtry

January y" 3^ 1730 To p** for Makeing a Caje-

ment £0= 3=0

Blijland Parijh D' To Lead and Glajs 0= 8=0

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 43

To Ca/h p* Cliff for altering

Cajements 0= 6=0

To 2 p' of Large hooks and

hinges for the Gleibe Gates 0=13=5

1=10=5

Cap* Kenney his Ace*, alowed by this Veftry which is as foUoweth

Blijland Parijh D' March y' 13 : 1730

To 6 y"*' of Purple Cloath at 18' p^ y'' £ 5= 8=0

To 19^ y*"' purple Silk Lace at 8' 13=2

To 9 Ounces }i Deep Silk fring at 3' p' ounc 1= 7=4^

To 2 purple Silk Tojsels at 3' 6

To 2 Skins Leather & 4 p**' feathers 8=3

To Making them 10

To 2 Common prayer Book' 1=10 To 2 Surplices y* 22 Ells of Gulick hoi' 6/10 7=10=4

To making them 1

To a Box 3

Tq prinage & all Charges till on board 7

To Com on £ 19=3=1 >^ at 2^ p C* 9=7 >4

To 75 ^ C* on £ 19=12=9 is 14=14=6^

Ca/h due ^' y' parijh £ 4=12=5

38=19=8%

[30]

Brought Over

Francis Shoemaker is Chojen Sexton y this Vejtry to Serve at y* Lower Church after y" rate of five hundred pounds of tobb & Ca/que ^' yeare

it is Ordered by this prejent Vejtry that Coll William Bajett & Cap* William Morris do Sell y° tobb Raijed to pay the parijh Debts as they Shall think

44 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

at the Motion of the Minejter the Vejtry Conjents to build a quarter on y' Gleibe for his Neagroes 16 & 12 with a Shed on one Side Coll Bajsett has undertaken to build it Major Richard- Jon & Cap* Morris is apointed to valine y* S* hou/e

it is Ordered by this pre/ent Vejtry that William Hart be bound to John Bates to Lern y* trade of a Carpenter

This Day Benjamin Tyree Surendered James Cumute up to to the Parijh & it is Ordered that y' S** Curnute be bound out by the parijh which is accordingly done to Rich* Maples

C. Thacker Minejter William Bajsett William Morris

Tejt Francis Cook Clerk Vejtry

[31]

This Indenture Made this 13*" day of March Annoq" Domini one Thoujand Seven hundred and thirty By and between Co" William Bajsett and Cap* William Morris Churchwardens of the Parijh of Blijland for the time being of the one part and Richard Maples of the Said Parijh Taylor of the Other part Witnejseth that the Said Churchwardens for Several good Caujes and Conjiderations hereafter Mentioned and Exprejsed doth hereby binde and put James Kemute a Servant and an aprentice Unto the Said Richard Maples to Serve him well and truly from the day and date hereof untill he Shall Come to the age of twenty one Years from the day of his Birth and that in all Lawfull Service and Imployment he Shall Excercije and Im- ploy himjelf about dureing the afore Said term and in Con- Jideration of the Said Service the Said Richard Maples doth hereby Covenant promije grant and agree to and with the Said Churchwardens to doe his true and utmojt Endeavor to Learn and Teach his Said aprentic[e] the art and Mijtry of a Taylor and that in all things and that in all things relateing to the Said trade and to find and Maintaine his Said aprentice with all Nejejar Cloathin Meate drink wajhing and Lodging and that dureing the whole time and Term aforejaid and Shall allwaije

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 45

Endeavor to In/till piety and vertue into him and at the End

and Expiration of his Said Aprenticejhip Shill give and alow

to his Said aprentice one good Sute of aparell in Witnejs wereof

all the above Named party es have hereunto Set theire hands and

Seales the day and yeare firjt above written

WilHam Bafsett)„ , ,, 1TTM1- TVT • >Churchward William Morns \

Signed Sealed

and in prejents of us

Francis Cook

Tho : WilHams

Copia Tejt Francis Cook Clerk Vejtry [32]

At a Vejtry held for Blijland Parijh at y* Brick Church y' ZS"" of Augu/t 1731

prejent the Reverend Chicheley Thacker Minejter Coll William Bajsett & Cap* William Morris Churchwardens Major Rich'' : Richard Jon M' Georg Woodward "] M' John Sclater M" Lanclett Woodward (

M' William Mackain M' Georg Clough |-VeJtrymen

M' John Doran J

This Vejtry agrees with Coll : William Bajsett to build a dary or Milkhouje for the Minijter to his Likeing & to bring his ace* to the Laying of the Next parijh Levie to be paid Ac- cording to the Vallue of the Work

William Son of Sarah Sawyer is dijcharged from paying Levie till the vejtry Shall think him Capable to pay it

This vejtry has alowed Mary Crook three hundred pounds of Tobb towards building her a dwelling houje

Chichley Thacker Minijter

William Bajsett)^, , , ■»,r-,i- TV 4- • >Churchwarden William Morris \

TeJt Fran Cook Clerk vejtry

46 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

[S3]

At a Vejtry held for Blijland Parijh at y* Lower Church y* 9*" day of Noveb' 1731

Maj Rich^Jon Cap* WilHam Kenney M' William Mackain M' Georg Woodward

Coll William Bafsett , „, , ,

' Churchwardens

Prejen y^ Reverent M'' Thacker Minijter M'' John Sclater

Cap* William Morris > IVf Georg Clough

M' John Doran J- Vejtry men

M' Lanclett WoodwardJ

This Vejtry proceeds to Lay y° Parijh Levie

To y* Rev*. M'' Thacker Minijter for one years Sallery 16000

To Cajque at 4 ^ C* to D°. 640 To Francis Cook his years Sallery & Cajk alowd at 4

^ C*. 2080 To Francis Shoemaker Sexton Since the 13'" of March

Lajt 334

To Richard Warren Sexton at y* upper Church 520

To Sarah Smallpage her Maintaineanc this year 520

To M' Joh Dandridge for 2 Copies Lijts of Tithables 40 To M"" Mathew Kemp Clerk James Citty for one Copie

D". 20

To Jane Crafford a Ballance due to her houjband 186

To Cap* Morris Churchwarden for four Communions 400

To D\ his Ace* for Sundrys 238

To Mary Crook toward building her houje 300 To Major Richard Jon for Sallevateing Ann Evans &

waranting y^ Cure till Novb' 1040 To Coll: William Bajsett his Ace* £11=13=8>^ in

Tobb at 11 S ^ C* 2126

To John Richardjon his Ace* for delinquents 732 To M'' John Doran for Medicens for Eliz: Barker pajt

& till Next vejtry 520

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 47

To Benj". Tyree for Keeping James Curnute two
Moneths	67
To Dorothy Henry for Keeping Lucy Gill	832
	26595
Ut Supra C
By Tob". due from the Collector Lajt yeare	58
By D\ Short paid y' parijh Tob° £	1064
By Sam" Curll	400
	1522
The Parijh Debt is	25073

26595 To 14 ^ C* on 25073 pounds of Tob° 3510

To 15 ^ polle for Tob°. towards building a Church on

761 Tithes is 11415

To 18 ^ C* on 11415 pounds of Tobacco 2055

42053

Ut Supra C

By 761 Tithables at 55 ^ polle is 41856

By Tobacco to be paid by the Collector & to be Levied

for him Next year 198

42053

[34]

Jojeph Linsey upon his petetion to This Vejtry is dijcharged from paying his Parijh Levie

It is Ordered by this prejent Vejtry that the Tobacco Levied Towards Building a New Church remaine in the Collectors hands till the Next Vejtry

48 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

It is Ordered by this prejent Vejtry that the Parijh Levie for this prejent yeare be fifty five pounds of Tobacco ^ pole and that Major Richard Richard Jon Sherif and Collector of this Parijh Collect the Said Summ of fifty five pounds of Tobaccoes from Every Indevdual Tithable perjon in this Parijh and that he pay the Jaid Tobaccoes to the Severall Rejpective Parijh Creditors by Injpectors Notes before the tenth day of Aprill Next and that the Clerk of the vejtry tak Bond with good and Sufficient Security of the Said Richardjon for the payment of the Said Tobaccoes before he deliver him a Copie of this Order of Vejtry and of the Parijh Charge

Chicheley Thacker Minijter

William Bajsett

William Morris

Tejt Francis Cook Clerk vejtry

at a Vejtry held for Blijland Parijh at y* Brick Church y* 26*'':day of June 1732

prejent y' Revn" M' Thacker Minejter Coll. William Bajsett Churchwarden Major Rich* Richardjon M"" Georg Woodward

Cap* William Kenney M' John Doran

M' William Cox M' Lanclett Woodward

it is Ordered by this prejent vejtry that Coll. William Bajsett do Sell what Tobacco y* Collector Can gett in of y^ Parijh Tobacco by Next Newkent Court and that what money the Said Tobacco Sels for remaine in his hands till further Orders from the Vejtry

Isaac Godin upon his petition to this Vejtry has his Neagro Man Harry dijcharged from paying Parijh Levy

John Williams at his requejt is dijcharged from paying Parijh Levy

TeJt Francis Cook Clerk Vejtry

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 49

[35]

Att a ve/try held for Blijland Parijh at y' Brick Church y* 9*- of October 1732

Prejent the Revn^. M' Thacker Minejter

Coll WilHam Bafsett)™ , , , ^ t IT 7-11- Tv/r • > Churchwarden Cap William Morris^

M' William Cox 1 M' Lanclett Woodward"

M' John Doran I M' Tho : Williams

M' Georg Woodward] M' Georg Clough

Ve/try Men Vejtry Men

This Vejtry Proceeds to Lay y' Parijh Levie

To the Revnd M"^ Thacker Minejter for a yeas Sallery 16000

To Cajque ^ D" : at 4 W C 640 To Fran, Cook Clerk for his Sallery this yeare with

Cajque Included 2080

To Fran Shoomaker Sexton for this years Sallery 520

To Rich** Warren Sexton for this years Sallery 520

To Sarah Smallpage for her years Maintainance 520

To M' Matthew Kemp for a Copie of y' Lijt of tiths 20 To M' John Dandridge for two Copies of the Lijts of

Tiths 40

To Cap* William Morris for four Communions 400 To Tho : Lyon for Keeping Mary Crook & her Child

three Moneths 400 To M' Tho : Williams for Keeping Jane Croford two

Moneths 100

To Fran : Cook for the UJe of Evan Jones 500

To John Miller 250

To Rebeckah Merideth Toward building her a houje 300

To Dorothy Henry for keeping Lucy Gills 800

To John Richard Jon his Accomp* for delinquents 1566

24656

50 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

To Coll. William Bajsett £17=^16=4 To M' Thacker £l=r=6=0 for building a Smoak houje on the Gliebe £1==15=0

Cr' by Samuell Curll 400

24256 To 14 ^ C* on 24256* of Tob" 3396^

To 10 pounds of Tobb ^ pole Towards building a

Church 7700

To 18 ^ a on 7700 1386

Tobacco due from the Collector Next yeare 222

by 770 Tiths at 48 ^ pole 36960

[36] Brought Over

M' William Cox Refujing to Serve any Longer as a Vejtry Man in this Parijh M"" Jojeph Allen is Cho/en in his place and Sworn Accordingly by M' John Sclater a Majejtrate for this County

M' Tho: Williams Agreed with This Vejtry to keepe Jane Croford for ffifty pounds of Tobb & Cajque ^' Moneth

It is Ordred by this prejent vejtry that Tho Carrot upon his ^etetion be Aquited from paying Parijh Levie

M' William Mackain & M' Georg Clough are Chojen Church wardens for this Parijh in y* roome of Coll : William Bajsett and Cap* : William Morris & were Accordingly Sworn by M' John Sclater one of his Majejtys Jujtices

It is Ordered by this prejent Vejtry that the parijh Levie for this prejent yeare be forty Eight pounds of Tobbacco ^^ pole and that M' John Thornton Sub Sherif and Collector of this parijh do Collect the Said Summ of forty Eight pounds of Tobacco from Every Indeviduall Tithable perjon within this parijh Except the pole Abaitment and that hee pay the Said Tobbaccoes to the Severall rejpective parijh Creditors to whome

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 51

it is due by In/pectors Notes before the La/t day of Aprill Next and that the Clerk of the vejtry take Bond with good and Sufficient Security of the Said Collector for the payment of the Said Tobbaccoes before he deliver him a Copie of this Order of Ve/try and the parijh Charge

C Thacker Minijter W" Bajsett W" Morris

Tejt Frafi Cook Clerk Vejtry

[37]

At a Ve/try held for Blijland Parijh at y' Brick Church y" 13*- day of June 1733

prejent y* Rev"* Chichley Thacker Minijter Coll William Bajsett M' William Mackaine | Church

Major Rich** Richard Jon M"" Georg Clough Cwarde[nsJ

Cap* William Kenney M' John Sclater

M' John Doran

This Vejtry Apoints Coll William Bajsett to Sell the tobb which was raijed towards Building of a Church at publick Auc- tion

Phillip Charles upon his Wifes petition to this Vejtry is Aquited from paying Parijh Levie while he remaines in this Condition

Cornelious Jones on his pett" to this Vejtry has his Son Stephen Aquited from payin parijh Levie this yeare

C Thacker Minijter

William Mackaine 1 ^, , ^ ^, , > Church w

Georg Clough \

TeJt Fran Cook Clerk of y* vejtry [38]

At a Vejtry held for Blijland Parijh at the Lower Church y* 31 day of October 1733

52 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

Prejent the Ren" M' Thacker Minejter Cap* William Kenney M'' William Mackain 7 Church

M' Jojeph Allen M' Georg Clough j Wardens

Major Rich'' Richardjon M' John Sclater

Cap' William Morris M' John Doran

M' Georg Woodward

This Vejtry proceeds to Lay the Parijh Levie

To the Ren" M' Thacker Minejter for a years Sallery 16000

To Cajque to D° at 4 ^ C* 640

To Fran Cook Clerk for a years Sallery Cajque Included 2080

To Frafi Shoomaker Sexton for a years Sallery 520

To Rich" Warren Sexton for a years Sallery 520

To M' Matthew Kemp for a Copie of the Lijt of tithes 20

To M' John Dandridge for 2 Copies of the LiJt of tithes 40

To Cap* William MorriJ for 3 Communions 300

To Dorothy Henry for Keeping Lucy Gills 832

To M' Tho Williams for keeping Jane Croford 550

To Cajque to D° 22

To John Miller toward his years Maintainanc 300

To Rich" Jones for keeping Mary Crook 4 Moneths 400

To M' Mackain for one Communion 100

To Ann Evans 200

To Jones Parijh for keeping Jane Croford 34 To Peter Ball for 2 hor Je blocks & 6 benches finding

Matearals 150

To Jane Croford for her Maintainance 520

23228 To 14 p^ C* on 23228 3251

26479

a by Samuell Curl 400

C in M' Thorntons hands 222 622

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NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 53

Tobacco Levied toward a Church 24000

To 18 p' C* on 24000 pounds of Tobacco 4320

54177

*C' by 769 tithes at 71 p' pole

Tobacco in y' Colectors hands to be paid Next yeare 422

54599

M' WiUiam Mackain & M' Georg Clough Continued

Churchwardens by 769 tiths at 71 ^ 54599

[39]

It is Ordered by this prejent Vejtry that M' Jojeph Allen and M' John Doran Settle with Coll Bajsett the Parijh Ace*

it is Ordered by this prejent Vejtry that a Church be built of Brick in the Lower part of this parijh Sixty foot Long & 26 foot wide within the Walles the farther Dementions to be as the Vejtry Shall agree with the workmen

it is Ordered by this prejent vejtry that the Churchwardens Sell the goods belonging to Mary Crook

it is Ordered that the Churchwardens demand the Church plate which belonged to the Uper Church of the Late parijh of Wilmington Now in the hands of M' William Brown Gen*

it is Ordered by this prejent Vejtry that the parijh Levie for this prejent yeare be Seventy one pounds of tobb p' pole and that Cap* William Morris high Sherif and Collector of this parijh do Collect the Said Summ of Seventy one pounds of tobacco from Every Indevidual tithable perjon on this parijh Except the pole abatemt and that he pay the Said Tobaccoes to the Severall rejpective parijh Creditors to whome it is due by Injpectors Notes before the Lajt day of Aprill Next and that the Clerk of the vejtry take bond with good Suficient Security of the Said Collector for the payment of the Said

*This line scratched through in original, but still legible. — C. G. C.

54 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

Tobb before he deliver him a Copie of this Order of Vejtry

and the parijh Charg

Chichley Thacker Minf William Mackaine Georg Clough

Tejt Fran Cook Clerk Vejtry

Memorandum Tob°. due to the pari/h To Tobacco In the Colectors han 422

To Tobacco Levied for Jane Craford not due Untill

next Year 520

To 1 parijh Levie paid by M' Ballard not Levied 71

1013

*W" Mackain C:W

[40]

At a Vejtry held for Blijland Parijh at the Lower Church the 11 day of December 1733

Prejent

The Reverend Chichley Thacker Minijter|_, , ,

Coll William Bajsett M' William Mackain J ^^^ ^^^ Major Rich*^. Richard Jon M' Georg Clough

Cap' William Kenney Cap* William Morris

M' John Sclater M' John Doran

M' Jojeph Allen M' Lanclett Woodward

it is Ordered by this prejent Vejtry that a deviding line be Tun between this parijh and S' peters parijh Crojs the Late parijh of Wilmington According to Law

it is Ordered by this Prejent Vejtry that a Church be built of Brick for the Lower part of this Parijh of Blijland on M" Holdcrofts Land on the Maine Roade below y' Late plantation o^ M" Weldey' on part of the Land where M" Holdcroft Now

♦This name was difficult to decipher. — C. G. C.

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 55

Lives being an Acre of Land given by M" Holdcroft for that U/e

it is Ordered by this prejent Veftry that a VJtry be held at M' Stephen Fornea' y* first day of febuary in Order to Lett the building of the Church to Such workmen as the Vejtry Shall agree with the Church to be Sixty foot Long and twenty six foot wide within the walls & fifteen foot pitch from the flooring of the pews to the Lower part of the plate and two foot from y' top of the Earth to the top of the flower with a gallery & the lie to be Laid with white Square Stone

Chichley Thacker Minister

William Mackain^, ,

^ ^, , Church war

Georg Clough

Tejt Fran Cook Clerk Vejtry

[41]

At a Ve/try held for Blijland Parijh at the houje of M' Stephen Furnea the first day of Febuary 1733*

Prejent The Reverend M' Thacker Minijter Coll William Bajsett M' William Mackain| Church

M' Jojeph Allen M' Georg Clough (wardens

Major Richard Richardjon M' John Doran

Cap* William Kenney Cap* William Morris

M' John Sclater M"" Lanclett Woodward

This Vejtry this day agreed with M' John Moore and M' Lewis Deloney to build a Church in Blijland Parijh as fol- loweth Sixty foot Long and Twenty six foot wide within the walls fifteen foot from the Flooring of the pews up to the plate y° flooring of the pewes one foot from y' hiejt part of the ground a Compas Selling y* Isle to be Laid with white Brijtol Stones the walls to be three bricks thick up to y' water table & two bricks & half thick from y' water table upwards a galery twelve foot Long Six windoors in y' body of the Church & two

56 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

in y* Eajt End in proportion to the pitch of the walls y' Win- doors to be Arched with Sajhes to be glaijed with Sajh glajs & to be hung with Leads & pulleys wainjcoate Shutters wain- Jcoate pews y' front of y'' pews pulpit & dejk to be quarter Round & raijed panells Mondillion Eave with plaine gable Endnds & Single Cornijh the Roofe to Covered with plank and Shingled on that y* Doores & dore Cajes & windoore frames to be twije primed first with Spanijh brown then with white Lead & a Compajs Alter with railes & banejters & a table & Font as UJeall to be a Compleat Finijhed Church workman Like turn Key and goe & this Vejtry agrees to pay the Said Moore & Deloney as follows two hundred & fifty pounds y" 10*" day of June Next & Eighty five pounds y'' 10*" day of June 1735 and the La/t payment Eighty five pounds y* 10*" of June 1736

This Ve/try has apointed Cap* Henry Powers togather with M' William Mackain & M' George Clough to take bond of John Moore & Lewis Delony for theire faithfull performance of the above Said work and Likewije as Supervijors to Overlook the Said Moore & Delony in theire proceedings

Chichley Thacker Minijter William Mackain George Clough

Tejt Francis Cooke Clerk Vejtry

[42]

At a vejtry held for Blijland Parijh at y' Uper Church 17*" day of October 1734

^'ejent y* Ren" M' Thacker Minijter Coll William Bajsett M' William Mackain | Church- Cap* William Kenney M' Georg Clough (wardens Cap* William Morris M' Jojeph Allen M' John Doran M' Lanclett Woodward M' William Hockaday Major Rich" Richardjon

NEW KENT COUNTY^ VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 57

This Ve/try proceeds to Lay y* Parijh Levie

To the Revirend M' Thacker for a years Sallery 16000

To Cajk to D° at 4 ^ C 640

To Francis Cook Cleark for a years Sallery 2080

To Francis Shomaker Sexton for a years Sallery 520

To Richard Waring Sexton for a years Sallery 520

To m' John Dandridge his account 140

To maj' Kemp for of y" Li/t of Tiths J Citty 20

To Dorithy Henry for Lucy Gills 832

To John miller for his Years maintainance 300

To m' mackain for four Communians 400

To ann Evans 200

To Ballard Dormer for Thomas Bates — 8 months 300

To m'' Hockaday a Ballance of an account 355

To m' John Thornton alloud in his account 88

To the Church Wardens for Evan Jones 300

To James Charles for Keeping his father 400 To m' John Markland for wrighting a deed for y° Church

Land 100

23195 To 14 W C on 23195' of Tobb" 3247

26442 To 15 ^' pole toward the Church on 773 Tiths 11595

To 14 ^' a on 11595' Tobb*" 1623

39660

By 773 Tithables at 51 ^' pole 39433

a Ballance dew to the Collecter for next year 237

39670

ordered that the Collecter Receive of Samuel Curll four hun- dred pounds of Tobbaco for his Rent and four hundred that is

58 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

a bove Levied for James Charles not now due that he keep the Said 800 pounds of Tobb° in his hands and account with the Ve/try for the Same

[43]

October the 17*" 1734

Whearas John Sclater Gen" a late Ve/try man for this parijh is dead this Vejtry has Chose m' William Hockaday to Serve in his Stead who was Sworn accordingly by m' W" mackain Ge*

W" mackain & Jo/eph Allen & m' John Doran Gen" are ap- poynted to Settle with the Late Collecters & Retern an account to the Vestry

Joseph Allen Gen" & m' W" Hockaday are Chose Church Wardens in the Room of m' W" mackain & m' Georg Clough & ware Sworn accordingly by m"" m"" W" mackain

It is ordered by this preasant Vef try that m' Lancelott Wood- ward Demand the Church plate plate belonging to the uper Church in the late Wilmanton parijh now in the hands of m' Brown Gen"

This Vejtry has agreed with the minister to Build a new Glebe House on the Glebe Land as Soon as they have payd for all the Charges of the new Church now Building

Chichly Thacker ministr Jojeph Allen W" Hockaday

Tejt Francis Cook Cleark Vestry

it is Ordered by this prejent Vejtry that the parijh Levie for this prejent yeare be fifty one pounds of Tobacco ^r pole and that Cap* William Morris high Sherif of this County and Collector of this parijh do Collect the Said Summ of fifty one pounds of Tobacco from Every Indeviduall Tithable perjon in this Parijh Except the pole abatement and that he pay the Said Tobaccoes to the Severall rejpective Parijh Creditors to whome it is due by Injpectors Notes before the Lajt day of

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 59

Aprill Next and that the Clerk of the vejtry take bond with good Suficient Security of the Said Collector for the payment of the Said Tobacco before he deliver him a Copie of this Order of Ve/try and y* Parijh Charg

Tejt Fran Cooke Clerk Vejtry

[44]

at a Vejtry held for Blijland Parijh at the Lower Church the 14*" day of October 1735

prejent the Reverend M' Thacker Minijter Major Richard Jon M' Jojeph Allen ^Church

Cap* William Kenney M' William Hockaday (wardens

Cap* William Morris M' William Mackain

M' John Doran

This Vejtry proceeds to Lay the Parijh Levie To the Reverend M"" Thacker Minijter for his years

Sallery 16000

To Cajque to D° at 4 ^' C* 640 To Francis Cook Clerk of the uper Church for his years

Sallery 2080 To Thomas Pettus Clerk of the Lower Church for his

years Sail 1040

To Francis Shoomaker Sexton at the Lower Church 520

To Richard Warren Sexton at the uper Church 520

To Majo' Kemp for a Copie of the Lijt in James Citty 20

To M' John Dandridge for a Copie of the LiJt of tiths 40

To Dorothy Henry for keeping Lucy Gills 832

To M' William Hockaday for 4 Comunions 400

To John Miller for his years Maintainance 300

To Ann Evans toward her Maintainance 200

To Ballard Dormar for keeping Tho Bates 450

To Sarah Taylor toward her Suport 300

To Francis Day for Burying John Hall 200

60 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

To Charity Bracket for keeping Jane Crofford one yeare 600

To Ballance due to M' Hockaday Lajt yeare 237

To Ballance his Ace* this yeare for Delinquents 120

To Eliz Hurt toward Maintaing her Children 300

24799

To 15 ^' pole on 775 Tithes is 11625

36424 To 4 W a on 36424 is 1457

The whole parijh Debt is 37881 37881

Ballance due from the Collector 119 119

By M' Hockaday for Sam" Curll his rent

LaJt yeare 400 C *400

By Sam" Curll" rent due this yeare 400 *400

By 775 tithes at 48" ^' pole is 37200 *38800 37200

38000

[45]

It is Ordered by this prejent Vejtry that 600" of Tobacco be Levied for the Suport or Maintainance of Jane Crofford this Enjuing yeare for who Soever will Keep her

It is Ordered by this prejent Vejtry that Edward Lively be Saxton at the Lower Church in the roome of Francis Shoomaker

M'' William Hockaday and M' John Doran are Chojen Churchwardens for this Enjuing yeare and were Accordingly Sworn before M' William Mackain a Majejtrate for this County

It is Ordered by this prejent Vejtry that Julious Burbidge Collect the parijh Tobacco this Enjuing yeare

It is Ordered by this prejent Vejtry that the Churchwardens Vew The Reverend M"' Thacker' Barn and if they finde it

*Scratched through in original, but still legible. — C. G. C.

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 61

worthy of Repairing to Cauje it to be done otherwije to Build a New one

It is Ordered by this prejent Vejtry that the Parijh Levie for this pre/ent yeare be forty Eight pounds of Tobacco ^^ pole and that M' Julious Burbidge deputy Sheriff of this County and Collector of this Parijh do Collect the Said Summ of forty Eight pounds of Tobacco from Every Indeviduall tithable perjon in this parijh and upon Refujall of payment of Any part to make dijtrejs According to Law and that he pay the Said Tobaccoes to the Several parijh Creditors to whome it is Exprejt to be due by Injpectors Notes before the Lajt day of Aprill Next and that the Clerk of the Vejtry Take Bond with good and Sufficient Security of the Said Collector for the payment of the Said Tobacco before he deliver him a Copie of this Order of Vejtry and the parijh Charge

C Thacker Minijter John Doran William Hockaday

[46]

At a Vestry held for Blisland Parijh at y* Uper Church the 2V day of June 1736

^reasant

the Revirend m"" Thacker minijter Coll William Bajsett M' John Doran | Church

M' William Mackain M' William Hockaday j ward'

M' Lancelott Woodward M 'Thomas Williams

M' George Woodward M' George Clough

Cap* William Morris M' John Richardjon

Maj"" Richard Richardjon

M' John Richardjon being Elected a vestry man for this parish & having Taken the Oath appoyinted for a vestry man is admitted one for the future

62 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

This vestry hath agreed to Levy the Sum of tenn Thousand founds of Tobacco upon the Tithable Persons of this Parijh Every year untill they have paid the Sum of two Hundred pounds Corant money for Building a Gleb house upon the glebe of this ^ari/h the S"* house to be Built according to the Demen- tions and Directions of Coll" William Bajsett and the Revirend m' Chichly Thacker, the Tobacco to be Sold by the Church wardens Every year to the bejt markitt they can gett untill the Said Summ is comply'de with

M'' Jeremiah Stanup is Elected a Vestry man for this parijh and ordered that he be Sworn the firjt oppertunity

C Thacker Minist' John Doran Chur* William Hockaday: Ch'

Tejt Francis Cook Cler: Ves^

[47]

At a vestry held for Blijland Parish at the Uper Church the 18'" day of October 1736

Preasant

the Revirand m' Thacker minister M' John Doran

Maj' Richard Richardson M' william Hockaday

Cap* william Morris M' George woodward

M' william Mackain M"" George Clough

Coll william Ba/sett M' John Richard/ on

M' Lane" Woodward M' Jeremiah Stanup

This Vestry Proceeds to Lay the Parish Levie To the Revi'd m' Thacker minister for his years Sallery 16000 To Ca/k to Do at 4 ^' C* 00640

To Fran Cook Clerk at the uper Church his years Sal-

lary 02080

To Tho* Pettus Clerk at the Lower Church his years Sal-

lary 01040

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 63

To Richard Warrin Sexton at the uper Church 00520

To Edward Lively Sexton at the Lower Church 00520

To Dorothy Henry for years maintainance Lycy Gills 00832

To John Miller 00300

To ann Evans 00200

To David Pryer for keeping Tho' Bates lajt year 00450

To Eliza Hurt toward maintaining her children 00300

To m' William Hockaday for fore communians 00400

To Sarah Taylor 00300

To Maj' Kemp for James citty list of Tiths 00020

To Maj' Dandridge his account 00141

To John Evans for Keeping Jane Crofford lajt year 00700

To Tobb" Levie'd towards a Glebe House 10000

To Julias K Birbidge Collecter his BalF 00069

34512 To6^C for Collecting 34512" Tob" 02071

36583 Due from the collecter to be paid next year 101

36684 By Sam' Curls Rent 400

By 772 Tiths at 47 W Poll 36284

36684

Ordered that maj' Richard Richard/on m' will" mackain and m' william Hockaday meet and Settle the account of the Late m' Joseph Allen & M' John Doran for Tobbo Bought of y' Parish

M' John Richard Jon is Choosen Church warden in y' room of m' william Hockaday & was Sworn accordingly

64 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

upon the Petetion of william mackain Gen* his negro boy Jemmey being a crippel, & a naturall fool is discharg'd from paying Parish Levies

[48]

Ordered that the Church wardens Gett the County Surveyer and run the dividing Hne Between the parish of S' Peters and the Parish of BHsland & that they give the Church Wardens of S* Peters Parish notice thereof

orderd that M' John Doran church Warden Pay Thomas maples four pounds tenn Shiir for keeping anderson Odals Child 4=10==—

Do to Richard Waring Washing the y^ Surplis — = 5= —

Do Leonard Henley his ace* 1= 3= —

and the bair of m' Hockaday's ace*

Ordered that Julias King Burbidge is the Collecter of the Parish Tobb° this Year he giving Bond & Security as usual

C Thacker min' John Doran : Chur" John Richardson

Tejt Fran Cook Clerk of the Vestry

At a vejtry held for Blijland Parijh at the Lower Church y' 10*" day of October 1737

Prejent the Reverend M' Thacker Minijter

Coll William Bajsett M' John Doran | Church

Major Richard Richard Jon M' Jn° Richard Jon (wardens

Major William Morris Cap* Lanclot Woodward

M' William Mackain M' Georg Woodward

M' Georg Clough M' William Hockaday

M' Jeremiah Stanup M' Leonard Henley

M'' Leonard Henley Chojen a vejtryman in y* roome of M' Th° Williams dec^ having this day taken all the oaths apointed

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 65

to be Taken to his Maje/ty King Georg the Second are thereby Continued vejtry men for the future

Ordered that his *Hon"' Letter Sent to this Vejtry be Re- corded which is as followeth

Gentlemen

Being informed that Some Scruple hath arifen among you whether one who hath taken the Oaths to the Government as a Jujtice of peace ought to Take them againe on his Admition in to the Vejtry I am to acquaint you the Oaths Ought to be taken in Every different Capajity one Acts in though Never So often taken before and that without doing it no man Can be a Vejtry man I am Gen** your Mojt humble Ser*

William Gooch

[49]

This Vejtry proceeds to Lay the Parijh Levie To the Reverend M' Thacker Minijter for his years Sal-

lery 16000

To Cajque to D" at 4 ^^ C* 00640

To Francis Cook Clerk at the uper Church his years Sal-

lery 02080

To Tho : Pettus Clerk at the Lower Church his years Sal-

. lery 01040

To Richard Warren Sexton at the uper Church 00520

To Edward Lively Sexton at the Lower Church 00520

To the Maintainance of Lucy Gills 00624

To M' John Dandridg for two Copies of the Lijts of

tithes 00040

To M' Matthew Kemp for the Lijt in James Citty 00020

To John Miller for his years Suport 00300

To M' John Richardjon for four Commu"' 400 to paying

M' Eatons Ace' 00700

To John Pigg for a dyall pojt 00050

*Written above another word, probably "Excelencie's," which has been scratched through and is illegible. — C. G. C.

66 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

To Robert Taylor towards his Maintainance 00300

To Tobb towards a Gleibe houje 10000

To David Pryer for Keeping Tho : Bates lajt yeare 00450

To Tho : Maples for keeping Ander Jon Odalls Child 00750

To William Farthing for keeping Tho : Linjey 00700

To William Hatfeild for keeping Jane Croford 00350

To Sarah Taylor towards her Maintainance 00300

To Eliz : Hurt towards her Maintainance 00300

To M' Edm^ Walker for Seates & harbour 00050

To Daniell Allen Jun' 00060

To M"' Rujsell a Levie over Charged LaJt yeare 00047

To pay the Ballance of M' Burbidg his Ace* 00460

To Sam" Curll for Burying Rebeckah Smith 00100

To M'' John Rich's/on for burying Evan Jones 00120

To Sam" Curll for Cureing Sarah Phips 00180

To M' Henley his Ace* 00086

To Rich* Haijelwood for two horje blocks 00250

To Prudence Fijhers Son Cleaning the Church yard 00050

37087 To Sallery on 37087 is 2225

39312 C By Sam" Curll his Rent 400

38912

It is Ordered by this prejent vjtry y* Lewis Deloney be alow* forty Shill for y^ two Windows in y^ Gallery & y* he be p* no more money till he hath finijhed y* Church According to Agreem*

Coll William Bajsett Elected Churchwarden in y** roome of M' John Doran & Sworn with M"" John Rich^Jon Accordingly

Ordered y* the Govemers Letter be recorded in y* Vejtry Book

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 67

This day the Vejtry do hereby Agree y* all the former Orders by them made before they took the Oaths be good and in force

Ordered that M' Burbidg Collect the parijh Tobacco giving Bond with Sufficient Security

C Thacker Minijter

William Bajsett :^ ^^ Wardens

John Richard Jon C

Tejt Frail Cook Clerk Vejtry

[50]

At a vejtry held for Blijland Parijh at the uper Church y' 12*" day of July 1738

^rejent The Reverend M' Thacker Minijter M' W" Mackain M' John Rich^Jon Church warden

Cap* John Doran M'' George Woodward

Cap* Lanclett Woodward Cap* W" Hockaday M'' Leonard Henley M"" Jeremiah Stanup

It is Ordered by this prejent Vejtry that M' W" Mackain Cap* W" Hockaday and M' Leonard Henley do Settle all the parijh Ace*' the day after Augujt Court Next if faire if not the Next faire day at Coll W" Bajsett* and Make a return of theire proceedings to the Next vejtry

it is Ordered by this prejent Vejtry that M'' Lewi J Deloney and M' John Moore do finijh theire work at the Lower Church According to agreement by the tenth day of October Next and upon theire failure Ordered that the Churchwardens Imploy workmen to finijh the S^ Church According to agreement

it is Ordered by this prejent Vejtry that Coll William Bajsett one of the prejent Churchwardens agree with Some Majter of a Ship to Carry Honour Moore to Brijtoll and aljo to alow her Something to beare her Charges from Brijtoll to Irland and bring his Charge to the vejtry and it Shall be alowed him

68 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

James Brown petitioned this Vejtry to be Levy free and he apearing a Criple & very Unable to Labour it is Ordered that he be dijcharged from paying parijh Levies for the future and al/o dijcharged from all arears of parijh Levies Now due

C Thacker Min'

John Rich^Jon Churchwarden

Tejt Fran. Cook Clerk vejtry

[51]

At a Vejtry held for Blijland Parijh at the Uper Church Octobe' y* 12'" 1738

prejent The Reverend M' Thacker Minijter

Coll W" Bajsett 1 ^^ ,

T»*-r T 1 -r^- idr > Churcnwardeus

M' John Rich^Jonj

Major Rich*" Rich" J on M' George Woodward

M' W" Mackain M' Land* Woodward

Cap* John Doran M' Jeremy ah Stanup

Cap* W° Hockaday M' Georg Clough Majo' W" Morris Vejtrymen

This Vejtry proceeds to Lay the parijh Levie To the Rever". M'' Thacker Minijf for his years Sal-

lery 16000

To Cajque to D° at 4 p' C* 00640

To Fran Cook Clerk at the uper Church 02080

To Tho: Pettus Clerk at the Lower Church 01248

To Rich" Warren Sexton at the uper Church 00520

To Ed: Lively Sexton at the Lower Church 00520

To Rich" Warren for wajhing y'' Surplus two years 00100

To Ed : Lively for wajhing the Surplus two years 00100

To the Maintainance of Lucy Gills 00624

To John Miller toward his Maintainance 00300

To M' John Rich"Jon for four Communions 00400

NEW KENT COUNTY^ VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 69

To Ballard Dormar for keeping Tho : Bates 00119

To Ann Glajbrook for keeing Sam" Pauley 00462 To M' John Richard Jon for planting trees at the Lower

Church 00050

To Robert Taylor toward his Maintainance 00300

To M' Mackain being Over Charg" Lajt year 3 tithes 00144

To M* John Dandridg his Ace* 00081

To M' Kemp for a Copie of the Lijt of Tiths 00018

To Sarah Haukins for Cureing John Hiir Legg 00500

To Eliz : Hurt towards her Maintainance 00300

To Tho : Maples for keeping Ander Jon Odals Child 00750 To W" Shelbourn for Cleaning y^ yard at y^ Lower

Church 00048

To Sarah Taylor toward her Maintainance 00300

To Ballard Dormar for burying Tho : Bates 00075

To M' Julious King Burbidge his Ace*. 00400

To Cap* Doran for Salevateing Eliz: Philbates 01000

To tobb : Levied toward the Gleibe houje 10000

37079 To Salery @ 6 ^ C* on 37079 2225

39304 By Sam" Curls Rent 400

38904

By 809 Tiths @ 48 ^ pol 38832

Bal due to y" Collector 72

38904

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70 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

[52]

Turn over

it is Ordered by this prejent that y^ Churchwardens Agree with Charles Rawson to keep Honour Moore for five hun- dred pounds of tobb & Cafque till October Next

it is Ordered that Coll William Bajsett do Build a Brick Chimney & other Nejesaryes to M' Thackers kitchin

it is Ordered that the Churchwardens do pay M' Penning- ton' Ace* of thirty Shillings

it is Ordered that the Churchwardens do lett Sarah Hatfeild have two barells of Corn & Cotten to her a pettycoate

it is Ordered that Joyce Odall do keep Anderjon Odals Child for five hundred pounds of tobb & Cajque a yeare

Coll William Bajsett & Cap* William Hockaday are Chojen Church wardens for this prejent yeare & Sworn Accordingly

it is Ordered by this prejent Vejtry that the parijh Levie for this prejent yeare be forty Eight pounds of Tobb: p"" pole & Coll William Bajsett & Cap* Wm: Hockaday Churchwardens for the Said parijh are apointed to Collect & receive the Said Sum" of forty Eight pounds of tobacco from Every Indeviduall tithable perjon within this parijh & in Caje of refujall of pay- ment of any part thereof to Levie the Same by dijtrejs Accord- ing to Law the Said Coll : Bajsett & Cap* Hockaday fir Jt Enter- ing into bond with good & Suficient Security to the Vejtry for the UJe of this parijh for the payment of the Said Severall Sums of tobacco to the Severall rejpective parijh Creditors to whome it is due According as they are Mentioned & Exprejt in the parijh Charg and it is aljo Ordered that the Clerk of the Vejtry take Bond as aforejaid before he deliver a Copie of the parijh Charg and of this Order of Vejtry to the Collectors

C Thacker Min'

W" Bajsett ^, i. , i^rm TT 1 1 Churchwardens W Hockaday

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 71

[53]

At a Vejtry held for Blijland Parijh at the Lower Church y' 8'" day of October 1739

prejent the Reverend M' Thacker Minijter Cap' William Hockaday Church Warden Major William Morris Cap* John Doran

M' William Mackain M' Lanclot Woodward

M' Georg Woodward M' Jeremiah Stanup

M' Georg Clough M' Leonard Henley

This prejent Vejtry proceeds to Lay the parijh Levie

Blijland parijh D'

To the Rever" M' Thacker Minijter Cajque Included 16640

To Fran Cook Clerk at the uper Church Cajque Included 2080

To M' Tho: Pettus Clerk at the Lower Church Cajque

Included 1248 To Richard Warren Sexton at y° Uper Church Cajque

Included 520

To Ditto for Wajhing the Surplus 50

To Edward Lively Sexton at the Lower Church the Same 570

To Lucy Gills towards her Maintainanc 624

To John Miller towards his Mantainanc 300

To Ann Glajbrook for keeping Samuell Pauley 738

To Cap* William Hockaday for four Communions 400

To Ditto his Account given the Vejtry 1000

To Robert Taylor toward his Maintainanc 600

To Tho: Maples for keeping Anderjon Odals Child 500

To Augujtine Shelbourn for keeping Sarah Taylor 300

To Cap* Doran for Sallevating Eliz filbates 350

To M" Mary Kenney for keeping Eliz forgijon 400

To M' John Richardson for the Quitrents of the Gleibe 44

To the Churchwardens for the uje of James filbates 300

To William Farthing for keeping Tho : Linjey two years 1224

72 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

To Coll Ba/sett by Orde of Charles Raw/on for keeping

Honour Moore 520

To tobacco Levied to be Sold for the UJe of the parijh 5000

To Major Dandridge for two Copies of the Lift 36

To M' Matt Kemp 18

To Julius K Burbidge the Ballanc of his Ace* 197

33659 To Sallary @ 6 p' C* on D° 2020

35679 To a Dipositum in the Collectors hands 147

35826 Turn over

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it is Ordered by this prejent Vejtry that John Maning bee dijcharged from paying Pari/h Levies

it is Ordered by this present Vejtry that William Fox be discharged from paying Parish Levies

it is Ordered by this prejent Vejtry that Augujtin Shelbourn for keeping Sarah Taylor this Insuing year five hundred of tobb and Cajque

it is Ordered by this prejent Vejtry that the Church Wardens Take Care of William Tanner for the Insuing yeare and allow him what they think in their dijcretion is Nejecary for his Subsistance and bring their Account to the Vejtry and it Shall be alowed

it is Ordered by this prejent Vejtry that Ballard Dormar be alowed for this Insuing yeare Six hundred pounds of tobb and Cajque for Keeping and Maintaining David Dormar for the yeare Insuing

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 73

it is Ordered by this prejent vejtry that Cap* John Doran ad- minejter Such Cure as he Can pojsible to David Dormar for the Insuing yeare and that he bring his Account to the Next vejtry when the Levie is Laid and he Shall be paid

it is Ordered by this prejent Vejtry that the Widow Fijhers Sons be dijcharged from paying Parijh Levie this Insuing yeare

it is Ordered by this prejent Vejtry that Cap* John Doran and M"" William Mackain proportion the Parijh Levie

M' Georg Woodward this Vejtry hath Relinquijhed his place of a Vejtry man and he is hereby dijmijt from the Said Ofice

Cap* Edwin Dangerfeild is hereby Apointed a Vejtry man in the Roome of the Said Woodward for the future and Sworn Accordingly

Cap* John Doran and M'' Leonard Henley were Chojen Churchwardens and was Sworn Accordingly

it is Ordered that Samuell Curie have two hundred pounds of tobb alowed him out of his Rent the Next yeare for Reparations done on the Gleibe

Purjuant to an Order of Vejtry wee the Subjcribers have proportion* the parijh Levie and find it to be forty two pounds of tobb ^' poll and a depojitum of one hundred and forty Seven pounds of tobb in the Collectors hands to be by him Accounted for at the Laying of the next parijh Levie October y° 20 1739

John Doran William Mackain

[55]

it is Ordered by this prejent Vejtry y* the parijh Levie for this prejent yeare be forty & two pounds of tobb ^'' polle & that M' John Allen Sub-Jherif of this County is apointed to Collect and Receive the Said Summ of forty two pounds of tobb Every Indeviduall Tithable perjon within this parijh & in Caje of refujiall of payment of any part thereof to Levie the Same by dijtrejs according to Law the Said Allen firjt Entring

74 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

into Bond with good & Sufitient Security to the Vejtry of this parijh for the payment of the Said Severall Sums of tobacco to the Severall rejpective parijh Creditors to whome it is due Ac- cording as they are Mentioned and Exprejt in the parijh Charge and it is aljo ordered that the Clerk of the Vejtry take Bond as aforejaid before he deliver a Copie of the of the parijh Charg and of this Order of Vejtry to the Collector

C Thacker Minijter John Doran C Warden

Tejt Frail Cook Clerk Vejtry

[56]

At a Vejtry held for Blijland Parijh at the uper Church the 29*" day of September 1740

prejent

the Reverend M'' Thacker Minijter

Coll William Bajsett Cap* John Doran | warden

Cap' Edwin Dangerfield M' Leonard Henley ^Church

Cap* William Hockaday M' Lanclot Woodward

M' John Richarson

This Vejtry proceeds to Lay the Parijh Levie To the Rever** Chichley Thacker Minijter his years Salery 16000

To Cajque to D°. 00640

To Francis Cook Clerk at the uper Church 02080

to Tho Pettus Clerk at the Lower Church 1248

to Richard Warren Sexton at the Uper Church 570

to Ed ; Liveley Sexton at the Lower Church 607

to the Maintainance of Lucy Gills 624

to John Miller toward his Maintainance 300

to Charles Rawjon for keeping Honour Moore 570

to M'' Henley for four Communions 400

to M'' Dandridg for two Copies of the Lijts of Tithes 36

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 75

to Augujtin Shelbourn for keeping Sarah Taylor 300

to Ann Glajbrook for keeing Sam" Pauley 400

to W" Farthing for keeping Tho : Linjey 600

to Tho : Taylor for keeping Eliz : Hurts 3 Children 400

to Major Richard Jon for his trouble with David Dormar 300

to Ballard Dormar for keeping his Son David 624

to Ann Evans for Maintainance of her Daughter Eliz. 400

to James Fore/ter for one Levie overchared Lajt yeare 42

to M' John Dandridg his Ace* alowed 125

to the Clerk of James Citty 18

to Julious Burbidge for Tho Smith 162

to M' John Allen his Account for delinquents 691

27037 To 6 5Q C to D" 1627

28764 C By 826 at 35 ^ polle 28910

To a depo/itum in The Collectors hands 146

John Power John Allen & Richmond Terill Gent are Chojen Vejtrymen in the Roome of W" Mackain Georg Clough Deceajt & W" Morris Gent Removed out of the County who Took the Oaths apointed by the Goverment and Subjcribed the Tejt Accordingly

[57]

Ordered that Charles Whitehead be discharged from paying Parijh Levie for the year 1740

Ordered that Stephen Manning be discharged from paying pari/h Levie for the En/uing yeare

Ordered that John Doran & Leonard Henley Gen' be Con- tinued C Wardens

Ordered that W" Hockaday Leonard & John Allen Gen* Settle the Account between Coll William Ba/sett & the parijh

76 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

Ordered that the parijh Levie for this prejent yeare be *28744 thirty live pounds of tobb ^' ^olle & that Cap* John Doran and M'' Leonard Henley Churchwardens for this Parijh are apointed to Collect and receive the Saide Summ of thirty five pounds of Tobb from Every Indeviduall Tithable perjon within this parijh and in Caje of refujall of payment of any part thereof to Levie the Same by dijtrejs according to Law the Said Wardens firjt Entering into Bond with good & Suficent Security to the Vejtry of this parijh for the payment of the Said Severall Sums of Tobb to the Severall Rejpective Parijh Creditors to whome it is due According as they are Mentioned and Exprejt in the parijh Charg and it is aljo Ordered that the Clerk of thq Vejtry take Bond as aforejaid before he deliver a Copie of the parijh Charg and of this Order of Vejtry to the Collectors

C. Thacker Minijter

John Doran Church Warden

Leonard Henley Church Ward

[58]

At a Vejtry held for Blijland Parijh at the Lower Church the 15 day of October 1741

Prejent y"* Rever"" M' Thacker Minijt' Coll William Bajsett Cap* John Doran | Church

Cap* Edwin Dangerfield M' Leonard Henley C Wardns Cap* William Hocaday M"" Lanclot Woodward M' John Richardjon M' Richard Rich'^Jon

M"" Richmon Terrell M' Jeremiah Stanup

This Vejtry proceds to Lay y' Parijh Levie

To the Reverend M' Thacker his years Sallery 16000

to Cajque to D" 00640

to Francis Cook Clerk of y' Uper Church his Sallery 02080

to Tho Pettus Clerk at y' Lower Church his Sallery 01248

to Rich* Warren Sexton & wajhing y* Surplus 00570

♦These five figures erased in original, but still legible. — C. G. C.

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 77

to Edward Liveley to D" 00570

to the Maintainanc of Lucy Gills 00624

towards the Maintainanc of John Miller 00300

to M' Henley for four Comunions 00400

to M' John Dandridg for two Copies of the Lift' 00036 to M' Benj Waller for one Copie 00018

to Rich* Gaddey for Burying Eliz Evans 00150

to Augu/tin Shelbourn for Keeping Sarah Taylor 6

moneths & burying 00520

to James Shelbourn for keeping his Brother till this

time 00800

to Ballard Dormar for keeping his Son David till

now 00624

to M" Tho' Oakley for keeping Honour Moore 00700

to M" Mary Holdcraft for Makeing the harbour 00035

to Edward Linjey for burying Eliz Hurt 00100

to M' WilHam Rountree Jun' his Ace' 00160

to Sarah Haukins for keeping Eliz Baker Six moneths 00300 to Charity Bracket for keeping John Son of Randal^ nn^no

W™^ for the time pajt it being Six Moneths \ to Cap* John Doran for keeping keen foulks & Cajque 02080 to Cap* Doran for Francis Day & Cajque 00832

Towards paying Coll Bajsett^ Ace* 03000

to Cap* Doran for Prudence Fijher 00400

to M' John Allen for Delinquents & Quitrents 00271

32758 To 6 ^ C* for Sallery on 32758 01965

By M' Leonard Henley for Supernumary tithes 00234

By Cap' W" Hockaday Francis Brookers Levie 00034

34902 By 831 Tiths at 42 ^ pole 35171

To Depojited in the Collectors hands to be Accounted

for Next yeare 448

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It is Ordred by this prejent Vejtry that the Churchwar- dens do agree with Workmen to Cover y° Dary on the Gleibe with Shingles & to Cover y' Quarter with Clap- boards & to build a Shed at y° End of the Barn & Cover it with Shingles

it is agreed with Cap* ]n° Doran to keep Keen Foulks y' Enjuing yeare for one Thoujand " of Tob'"' & Cajk

agreed with Cap* Jn" Doran to find Francis Day in Medi- cins the Enjuing yeare without any farther Reward

Ordered y' Francis Cook have 200 " of Tobacco for keep- ing Henry y* En/uing yeare

Ordered y* M' William Slater' Bond to Pauley be Comen*** to y" Clerk of y* parijh

Ordered y* Francis Day be di/charg** from paying parijh Levie y' Ensuing yeare

Cap* Edwin Dangerfeild & M"" Lanclot Woodward are Chojen Churchwardens in the roome of Cap* Doran & M' Henley & Sworn accordingly

Ordered y* Richard Bull be discharg** from paying parijh Levie

It is Ordered by this prejent Vejtry y* the parijh Levie for this prejent yeare be forty & two pounds of Tobcco ^'' pole & that Cap* Edwin Dangerfeild and M"" Lanclot Woodward Churchwardens for this parijh do Collect the Said Summ of forty two pounds of Tobacco from Every Indeviduall Tithable perjon within this parijh & upon re- fujall of payment to Levie the Same by dijtrejs according to Law y" Said wardens firjt Entering into Bond with good & Sufficient Security to the prejent Vejtry of this parijh for the UJe of the parijh for the payment of the Said Sums of tobacco to the Severall rejpective parish Creditors to whome it is due by Injpectors Notes by the Lajt day of May Next and it is aljo Ordered that the Clerk of the Vejtry take Bond as aforejaid before he deliver a Copie

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 79

of the parijh Charg & of this Order of Vejtry to the Said

Collectors

Chichely Thacker Min'

Edwin Daingerfield ) _, , ,

,,, , , V Churchwardens Lanclot Woodward j

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At a Vestry held for Blisland Parish at the upper Church the 15th Day of October Anno" 1742

Prejent

The Rever" C. Thacker Min'

Mai^ Edwin Daineerfield ") ^, , ,

^rr T 1 TT7 1 1 V Church wardens

M . Lancelott Woodward j

William- Bajett Esq' M' John Richardson

Cap* John Doran, M' Leonard Henley

Cap* William Hockaday M' Richmond Terrel

This Vejtry Proceds to lay the Parish Levy

B. Parish D'.

To the Rever'd C. Thacker Minister his years Sallery 16000

To Cask to D". 640 To M'. Francis Cook, Clerk of the Church & Vestry

Including Cask 2080 To M'. Tho". Pettus Clerk of the Lower Church In- cluding D° 1248 To Richard Warren Sexton at the upper Church &

washing the Surplus 570 To Edward Lively Sexton at the Lower Church &

washing the D° 570

To the Maintainance of Lucy Gills 624

To the Maintainance of John Miller 300

To the Maintainance of Tho'. Lind/ey two years 1248

To the Maintainance of David Dormer 624

To M'. Francis Cook for keeping Henry bear 200

To Maj^ Edwin Daingerfield for four Communions 400

To Peter Ball for keeping Hon'. Moore 500

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To Elenor Pitman 300

To M'. Tho% Taylor for keeping Hurts three Chil- dren two years Past, & Randal Williams's Dec'*, two months & a halfe, includeing Cask 624

To Francis Day 300

To M\ John Woodward Jun' & Charity Bracket] for keeping John Williams Son of Randal Wil- J^ Hams Dec^ J 600

To M'' Richard Allen on Levy overcharg'd 42

To James Shelbourn, for keeping Tho\ Shelbourn' five months And Burying him 500', & Cask ^ 20' J 520

To Sarah Hawkins, for keeping Eliz*" Barker 430

To M'. Lancelott Woodward, for keeping Eliz*" Bar- ker 460 To D°. for Stephen Jones, & James Philbates Delin- quents 84 To Maj". John Dandridge for two Copies of the list

of Titheables 36

To M'. Benjamine Waller for one D° 18

To M' John Allen the Ballance of his Acco'. 657

Brought [61] Brought over To William Bajsett Esq', to Discharge his acco'.

Fifteen Pounds, Six Shillings & Eight Pence

halfe penny To Maj^ Edwin Daingerfield, to the Ballance of his

acco*. Four Pounds ten shillillings To M^ Richmond Terrel the Ballance of his Acco'.

Three Pound four shillings To M^ Richard Gaddey the Ballance of his ace*. One

Pound five shillings

29075

29075

2534

720

512

200

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 81

To M^ Benj*. Allen the Ballance of his acco*. Three

Pound 480

To M'. Lancelot Woodward the Ballance of his|

Acco*. Seven shillings & ten Pence C 63

To Cap*. John Doran for keeping Keen Foulks last)

year One Thousand Pounds of Tob" & Cask C 1040

To Cap*. John Doran for Cutting of Keen Foulks's|

leg Eleven Hundred & Cask C 1144

To Keen Foulks's Board from this time till this)

time twelvemonth C 1200

36968 To 6 ^ Cent for Sallery on 36968 2242

39210

To Depositium in the Collectors hands to be acco".

for next year 120

39330 Credit By 828 Tithes at 47>^ ^ Poll 39330

Maj". Edwin Daingerfield & M'. Lancelott Woodward are Continued Church Wardens

Order'd by this Prejent Vestry that Stephen Maning be Discharg'" From Paying his Parish Levy

Order'd by this Prejent Vejtry that Fancis Day be Dis- charg'd From Paying his Parish Levy

Order'd by this Prejent Vejtry that the Churchwardens bind out John Williams Son of Randal Williams Dec**

Order'd by this Prejent Vejtry that Samuel Curie be Discharg'd From Paying his Parish Levy

Order'd by this Prejent Vejtry that Tho'. Lyon Sen', be Discharg'd From Paying his Parish Levy

Turn over

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[62] Turn'd over

This Prejent Vejtry M"" Francis Cook Declin'd being Clerk of The Church & Vejtry, Dudley Williams was Chosen in his room Haveing Taken the Oaths accordingly

Richard Warren haveing Declin'd Serving as Sexton of the Uper Church, David Gray is Chosen in his room

Order'd by this Present Vestry that the Parish Levy for this Prejent year Be forty Seven Pounds & a halfe of Tob* ^ Poll & that Maj'. Edwin Daingerfield & M^ Lancelott Woodward Churchwardens for this Parish Do Collect the S** Sum of Forty Seven & a halfe pounds of Tob', from Every indevidual Titheable Person within this Parish, and upon Refujal of Payment, to Levy the Same by distrejs according to Law The S". Wardens first Entring into Bond with good & Sufficient Security To the Prejent Vejtry of this Parish, for the use of the Parish, for the Payment of the S'*. Sums of Tob*. to the Several rejpective Parish Cred- itors to whom it is due, by Inspectors notes by the last day of May Next, and it is also order'd that the Clark of the Vestry take Bond As afores**, before he deliver a Copy of the Parish Charge and of The order of Vejtry to the S\ Collectors

Sign'd By

Chicheley Thacker Minis'.

Edwin Daingerfield ) „, , ,

T , .. T^r 1 1 > Churchwardens

Lancelott Woodward (

Copy Test Dudley Williams Clark of the Vestry

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At a Vestry held for Blisland Parish, at the upoer Church The 17th Day of December 1742

Prejent M'. Chicheley Thacker Minis'. William Bajsett Esq Cap* John Doran; Maj" Edwin Daingerfield & M' Lancelott

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 83

Woodward Churchwardens; Cap* William Hockaday, M*" Jeremiah Stanup, M' Jn° Rich's/on, M"" Leonard Henley, M'' Richmond Terrell

Cap'. John Power being formerly Chosen a Vejtryman Was Sworn, by W Bajsett Esq

Doctor Tho° Arnott Chojen a Vestryman in the room of Ma'f. Richard Richardson, order'd That he be Sworn ac- cordingly

And M'. Jn°. Rujsel Jun'. is Chojen a Vestryman in the Room of M'. Jn°. Allen, who is remov'd out of the Parish And County; & M'. Jn°. Rujsel Jun'. was Sworn Accordingly by Cap*. William Hockaday

Order'd by this prejent Vestry That Cap* William Hock- aday, Cap*. John Power M"' John Richardson & M' Leonard Henley, that they lay of a Yard at the Lower Church and Agree with workmen to brick it in

Order'd by this prejent Vejtry that Sarah Hawkins have Five Hundred Pounds of Tob° for Keeping John Hill, From this time till the laying the next Parish Levy

Sign'd By Chicheley Thacker Min'.

Edwin Daingerfield ) Church Lancelott Woodward (Wardens

Copy Test. Dudley Williams Clk Vestry

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At a Vestry held for Blesland Parish at the lower Church the 18th. day of October. 1743

present The Rever'd M" Thacker; Maj". Edwin Daingerfield & M'. Lancelott Woodward, Churchwardens, W" Bajsett Esq'. Cap*. John Doran ; Cap*. William Hockaday; M^ Jeremiah Stanup; M'. Leonard Henley; M\ John Richard- son; M'. Richmond Terrel ; Cap*. John Power

84 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

This Vestry proceeds to lay y*. parish Levy

Blisland Parish Dr.

To the Rever'd M^ Thacker, his years Sallery 16000

To Cask to Ditto 640 To M^ Tho\ Pettus Clark of the lower Church

includeing Cask 1040 To Dudley Williams Clark of the upper Church in- cludeing Cask 1560 To David Gray Sexton of the upper Church &

washing the Surp\ 570 To Edward Lively Sexton of the lower Church &

washing the Surp\ 570

To the maintainance of Lucy Gills 624

To the maintenance of John Miller 300

To the maintenance of Tho\ Lindsey 624

To the maintenance of David Dormer 624

To Joseph Lindsey 300

To Lienor Pitman 300 To M'. William Parks, for advertiseing workmen

for the Ch. wall 56 To Maj'. John Dandridge, for two copies of the list

of Titheables 36 To M'. Benj\ Waller for one copy of the list of

Titheables 18

To Sarah Hawkins for keeping Eliz"". Barker 700

To M^ Richmond Terrel for Keeping Richard Bull 500

To Cap*. John Doran for Cureing Anne Gibson 1040 To Rich^. Farthing for keeping Jn°. Williams Son'

of Randal Williams Dec** till the last day of V

Nov\ J 600 To M'. John Woodward Jun'. for keeping the Same

child 100

To M'. Fra's Cook, for Henry Nears 300

To M'. Lancelott Woodward for one delinq*. Tythe 47^

To May. Edwin Daingerfield for four Communions 400

NEW KENT COUNTY^ VIRGINIA^ 1721-1786 85

To M\ John Allen 219

To Coir. W" Bajsett, for cloathing Keen Foulks &

Hon^ More 300

To Maj' Edwin Daingerfield for makeing Bricks J

& makeing A Brick wall round the Church \ 16000

434683^ Debt [65] Debt brought over 43468>4

Credit By M'. Lane". Woodward for Sam' Curll's

rent in the year 1742 235

43233>4 To 6 P. Cent for Sallery on 43233>4'' Tob" 2594

45827 Credit By 858 Tythes at 53^ ^ poll 45903

To a Depositium in the collectors hands to be

Paid to the Parish next year 76

Cap*. John Doran sherriff is appointed collector, giveing Bond and Security as usual

Cap*. John Power, & M'' Richmond Terrel are chosen Ch wardens in the room of Maj', Edwin Daingerfield & M^ Lancelott Woodward, & Sworn accordingly

Order'd by this present Vestry, that Sam". Curll, be dis- charg'd from paying his rent on the glebe two year, & build a Tob". house on it four & twenty foot long & sixteen foot wide, & do it workman-like, & also that he be dis- charg'd from paying his quitrents two year

Order'd that the register-books that did belong to Wil- mington Parish, be carried to, the Rev. M'. Thackers

Order'd that the Ch. wardens, Maj". Edwin Daingerfield^ Cap*. William Hockaday, M'. Lane'*. Woodward, M'.

86 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

Leonard Henley. & M'. John Richardson or any three of them, go with the Surveyor of James City County, & run the line between Blisland Parish and St peters Parish, ac- cording to the act of ajsembly

'Tis agreed by this present Vestry that Maj\ Edwin Daingerfield have the Sixteen thousand pounds of Tob". that is levied for the Church wall at twelve Shillings & Six pence ^ hundred, & that The Collector pay it to him by July Court next

Sign'd By Chicheley Thacker Min'

John Power ") _, ,

-L. , , rj. 1 ICh wardens

Richmond lerrel J

Copia Test. Dudley Williams Cler Vestry

Order'd

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Order'd by this present Vestry that the Parish levy for this p7ent year be fifty three & a halfe pounds of Tob". p'. poll. & that John Doran Gent, do collect the Said Sum of fifty three & a halfe pounds of Tob*. from every Individual titheable person within this Parish and upon refusal of payment to levy the Same by distrejs accord*, to Law, the S*. John Doran Gent, first entring into Bond with good & Sufficient Security, to the present Vestry of this Parish, for the use of the Parish, for the payment of the S**. Sums of Tob°. to the Several respective Parish Creditors to whom it is due, by Inspectors notes by the last day of May next, and it is also order'd that the Clark of the Vestry take Bond as afores'd before he deliver a copy of the Parish charge and of the order of Vestry to the Said collector

Test Dudley Williams Clk. Vestry

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At a vestry held for Blisland Parish at the uper Church the 15th Day of October 1744,

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 87

Present,

The Rev. M^ Thacker Cap*. John Power & M' Rich- mond Terrill Churchwardens, Maj'' Edwin Daingerfield, Cap*. William Hockaday, M^ Jeremiah Stanhope, M'. Tho\ Arnott, M'. Lancelott Woodward, M'. Leonard Henley, M'. John Richardson, & M'. John Ru/sel Jun'

This vestry proceeds to lay the Parish Levy

Blisland Parish D'.

To the Rev'd M'. Thacker his years Sallery 16000

To Cask to Ditto 640 To Tho'. Pettus Clerk of the lower Church 1000 &

Cask 40 1040 To Dudley Williams Clerk of the uper Church & ves- try 1500 & Cask 60 1560 To David Gray Sexton at the upper Church 500 &

washing the Surplice 70 570 To Edward Lively Sexton at the lower Church 500 &

washing the Surplice 70 570

To the maintainance of Lucy Gills 624

To the maintainance of John Miller 300

To the maintainance of Tho^ Lindsey 624

To the maintainance of David Dormer 624

To Joseph Lindsey 500

To Eleanor Pitman 300 To Maj^ John Dandridge for two copies of the list

of Titheables 36

To M'. Benj". Waller for one D". 18 To the maintainance of Hon'. Moore, to be paid M".

Thornton 800 To the maintainance of Hon^ Moore 3 months, to be

paid Charles Rawson 200

To Sarah Hawkins for keeping Elizabeth Barker 700 To Sarah Hawkins for keeping John Hill till this

timie 700

VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

To M^ Richmond Terril for keeping Richard Bull last

year 600

To Francis Day 1000

To Cap*. John Power four Commun\ 400 To Cap*. John Power for his cash acco*. £ 6||9'||11* at

9' ^ Cent 1446

To Sarah Tirey 1000 To M'. Richmond Terrel for 2^ Barrels of corn at

8= ^ Barrel 227

To Keen Foulks 1000

To Tho\ Oakley 275

To Tho". Oakley for cash 7

To David Pryour for keeping Tho". Holdcroft's child 624

To Julius K. Burbidge for Delinq*' 695

To pay the Surveyor for running the Parish line 450

33530 To 6 p Cent on 33530" Tob" for Collecting 2011

35541 D°. C^ By 892 Tythes at 40 ^ poll 35680

A Depositium in the Collectors hands of 139

Turn over

Cap*.

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Cap*. William Hockaday Sherriff is appointed Collector for this present year, giving Bond and Security as usual;

Order'd that the Churchwardens agree with Some person to build a Smoak houje for The Rev. M.\ Thacker 12 foot square

M^ Thruston James is appointed a Vestryman in the room of of W™. Bajsett Gen*, Dec'd

M^ David Williams was this day Sworn a Vestryman in the room of John Doran Gen*. Dec'd ;

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 89

Doctor Tho". Arnott was this day Sworn a Vestryman in the room of Richard Richardson Gen*. Dec'd;

Cap*. John Power, & M'. Richmond Terril are continued Churchwardens for the enjuing- year

Sign'd By C. Thacker Minister John Power 7

Richmond Terril CCh Wardens Copia Test Dudley Williams Cler. Vestry

Tis order'd by this present Vestry that the Parish levy for this present year be forty pounds of Tob°. p. poll & that William Hockaday Gent, do collect the Said Sum of forty pounds of Tob" from every individual Titheable per- son within this Parish, and upon refusal of payment to levy the Same by distrejs according to Law the Said Wil- liam Hockaday Gent, first entring into Bond with good and Sufficient Security to the present Vestry of this Parish for the use of the Parish for the paym*. of the Said Sums of Tob°. to the Several respective Parish creditors to whom it is due by Inspectors notes by the last day of May next; and it is also order'd that the Clerk of the Vestry take Bond as aforesaid before he deliver a Copy of the Parish Charge and order of Vestry to the Said Collector

Test Dudley Williams Clerk of the Vestry

At a Vestry held for Blisland Parish at the upper Church the 23^ day of Sept^ 1745.

Present; the Rev. M'. Thacker; Cap*. John Power, and M'. Richmond Terril, Church Wardens; Maj\ Edwin Dain- gerfield. Cap*. William Hockaday, M'. Lancelott Wood- ward. M'. John Richardson, M^ Leonard Henley, M' John Ru/sel, and M'. Thruston James

M'. Thruston James being chosen a Vestryman the last Vestry, was this day Sworn accordingly

90 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

Cap*. Rob*. Pennington is chosen a Vestryman in the room of M^ Jer. Stanhope Dec'd

M'. Julius K. Burbidge is chosen a Vestryman in the room of M^ David Williams Dec'd

'Tis order'd by this present Vestry that the Churchwar- dens give publick notice (by advertizeing in the Gazetts) that the upper Church in Blisland Parish is to be repair'd as followeth, (Viz.) to be new cover'd with Cypres Shingles & a new floor laid, whitewash'd & painted inside and out, the Church yard wall repair'd, & new gates made

'Tis order'd that the Churchwardens give notice for the workmen to meet the Gent, of the Vestry, the Second Tues- day in Nov^ next at the upper Church to agree about re- pairing the Church

Sign'd By C. Thacker Min'.

John Power ") ^, ,

Richm«. Terrell '^'^ *"'''''' Test Dudley Williams Clerk o' the Vestry

At [69]

At a Vestry held for Blisland Parish at the lower Church the 8th Day of October 1745

Present the Rev. M\ Thacker, Cap*. John Power and M^ Richmond Terrell Church wardens, Cap*. William Hockaday, Cap*. Robert Pennington, M'. Leonard Henley, M', John Richardson, M.\ Julius King Burbidge and M' Thruston James

This Vestry proceeds to lay the Parish levy Blisland Parish D',

To the Rev. M'. Thacker his years Sallery 16000 To

Cask to D° 640 16640

To M\ Tho^ Pettus Clerk of the lower Church 1000

To Cask to D" 40 1040

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 91

To Dudley Williams Clerk of the upper Church and

Vestry 1500 To Cask to D". 60 1560 To David Gray Sexton at the upper Church 500 To

Cask to D\ 20 520 To Edward Lively Sexton at the lower Church 500

To D°. to D°. 20 To washing Surp^ 50 570

To the maintainance of Lucy Gills 624

To the Ditto of Tho". Lindsey 624

To D°. David Dormer 200

To D°. Joseph Lindsey 800

To D°. Eleanor Pitman 300

To D". David Gray 150

To D°. Keen Foulks 500

To D°. Fran% Day 1000

To D". William Fox 800 To M'. Richard Allen for washing and mending the

Surplice 74 To Maj'. John Dandridge for two Copies of the list

of Tithes 36

To M'. Benj\ Waller for one D\ 18

To M'. John Merrideth for services done at the glebe 480

Ta Cap*. John Power for four Communions 400 To Keziah Charlton for keeping Elizabeth Barker

and her child 850

To M'. Richmond Terrel for keeping Richard Bull 600

To D°. his acco*. £ 3||9^ Tob" at 1^^ ^^ pound 552 To D°. his acco*. for quitrents of the Glebe land two

years 192

To Ballard Dormer for one Tythe overcharg'd 40

To M^ John Allen 60

To D°. for James Holdcroft Son of Tho^ Holdcroft 1000

To David Pryor 624 To repairing the Church 13000

43354

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D". C\ By Cap*. William Hockaday Parish Collector 1059

42295 B". D^ To 6 ^ Cent for Collecting 42295" Tob 2537

44832 D°. C^ By 876 Tythes at 51% W- PoU 45113

To a Depositium in the Collectors hands 281

Cap'

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Cap'. William Hockaday and M'. Thruston James are chosen Church Wardens (in the room of Cap'. John Power and M^ Richmond Terrell) and was Sworn accordingly

Cap'. William Hockaday Sherriff and Churchwarden is appointed Collector for the enjueing year giveing Bond and Security as ujual

Order'd by this present Vestry that Sus\ Wallis be dis- charg'd from paying her Parish levy

Order'd that the Rev. M". Thacker Send for a Set of Plate for the lower Church

Order'd that the Churchwardens receive five pounds Cur- rent money of Cap'. Robert Pennington which was given to the poor of the Parish by Cap', William Kenney Dec'd

Agreed with M\ John Allen that he take James Holdcroft Son of Tho^ Holdcroft immediately from David Pryors and keep him clear of any Charge of the Parish in Con- sideration of which he is to have a thousand pounds of Tob°. the ensuing year

Order'd that Cap'. John Power Cap'. Robert Pennington and M\ Julius K. Burbidge meet and proportion the Par- ish Levy

Order'd that Moll a Negro Woman belonging to Mary Crutchfield be discharg'd from paying her Parish levy

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 93

Cap'. Robert Pennington and M^ Julius King Burbidge being chosen Vestrymen last Vestry were this day Sworn accordingly

Order'd that the lower Church be painted inside and out, when the upper Church is painted

Sign'd By C Thacker Min'

William Hockaday Ch warden Thruston James Ch warden Copy Test Dudley Williams Clerk o' th' Vestry

'Tis order'd by this present Vestry that the Parish levy for this present year be fifty one and a halfe pounds of Tob". p. poll and that William Hockaday Gent Sherriff of New Kent County do collect the Said Sum of fifty one pounds and a halfe of Tob". from every individual Tithe- able person within this Parish and upon refusal of payment to levy the Same by distrejs according to law the Said W™. Hockaday first entring into Bond with good and Suffi- cient Security to the present Vestry of this Parish for the use of the Parish for the payment of the Said Sums of Tob°. to the Several respective Parish Creditors to whom it is due by Inspectors notes by the last day of May next, and it is also order'd that the Clerk of the Vestry take Bond as aforesaid before he deliver a Copy of the Parish charge and order of Vestry to the Said Collector

Test Dudley Williams Clerk o' the Vestry

At [71]

At a Vestry held for Blisland Parish at the upper Church the 18'". day of April 1746

Present, The Rev. M'. Thacker, Cap* William Hockaday and M". Thruston James Church Wardens Maj'. Edwin Daingerfield, Cap'. John Power, M'. Lancelott Woodward, M'. Leonard Henley, M'. John Richardson, M'. Richmond

94 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

Terrel, M'. Julius K. Burbidge and M'. John Rujsel Ju- nior

Agreed by the Said Vestry that an addition be made to the upper Church in the said Parish as followeth (viz) Thirty three feet long from outside to outside, and twenty three feet wide from outside to outside, and two sash win- dows on each side the S"^. Addition, and a folding door at the end the addition made of brick, (and the He laid with brick,) and cover'd with Cypres Shingles, and plaister'd and whitewash'd

Order'd that the Church Wardens give public notice (by advertiseing in the Gazetts) for workmen to meet the Gentlemen of the Vestry the Second Tuesday in May next at the upper Church of the Said Parish to agree about un- dertakeing the Said Addition

Order'd that the Church Wardens sell the Tob". which is levied for repairing the Church at publick auction

M'. Richard Allen is chosen a Vestryman in the room of M'. Thomas Arnott, and was Sworn accordingly by Maj^ Edwin Daingerfield

Order'd that Robert Manning be discharg'd from paying his Parish levy

Order'd that Nicholas Valentine be discharg'd from pay- ing his Parish Levy

Order'd that Isabella Gray be Sexton of the upper Church till laying the next Parish levy

Sign'd By C Thacker Min''

William Hockaday )

Thruston James CCh. Wardens

Copy Test Dudley Williams C Vestry

At a Vestry held for Blisland Parish at the upper Church the 9*'. day of Sep^ 1746

Present The Rev : M". Thacker, Cap*. William Hocka- day, and M". Thruston James Churchwardens; Cap*. Rob'.

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 95

Pennington, M'. Leonard Henley, M'. John Richardson, M'. Richmond Terrel, & M'. Richard Allen

'Tis order'd that the Church Wardens Sell the Tob°. that is levied for repairing the Church at publick Auction at next New Kent Court and if they cannot get nine Shiir, and Six pence ^. Cent, for it, it is further order'd that they re- ceive the Tob°. for the u/e of the Parish, and have it re- priz'd

Sign'd By C. Thacker Min'

William Hockaday Ch Warden Thruston James Ch Warden Copy Test Dudley Williams Clerk o' th' Vestry

At [72]

At a Vestry held for Blisland Parish at the upper Church the 8th day of October 1746

Present

The Rev. M'. Thacker Minister

Cap* William Hockaday 7

M' Thruston James j Church Wardens

Maj'. Edwin Daingerfield M'. John Richardson

Cap'. John Power M'. Richard Allen, and

M'. Lancelott Woodward M"" Richmond Terrel

This Vestry proceeds to lay the Parish levy

Blisland Parish D'.

To the Rev. M^ Thacker his Years Sallery 16000" Tobo

To Cask to D° 640" 16640

To M'. Tho'. Pettus Clerk o' the lower Church 1000

To Cask to D". 40 1040

To Dudley Williams Clerk o' the upper Church, & Ves- try 1500. To Cask to D°. 60 1560

To I/sabella Gray Sexton of the upper Church 500

To Cask to D". 20 To washing Surp\ 50 570

To Edward Lively Sexton of the lower D°. 500 To

Cask to D°. 20 To washing Surp'. 50 570

96 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

To the maintainance of Lucy Gills 624

To Widow Lindsey for Tho^ Lindsey 624

To David Dormer 250

To Anne Lindsey 300

To Lienor Pitman 300

To Keen Foulks 500

To Francis Day 1000

To William Fox 800

To Maj\ John Dandridge for the list of Tithes 36

To M'. Ben : Waller for D" 18

To Cap*. William Hockaday for four Communions 400 To Ditto paid Keziah Charlton, for keeping Eliz".

Barker 850

To M^ Richmond Terrel for keeping Richard Bull 600 To Cap'. William Hockaday for Quitrents of the Glebe

land 144 To M'. John Allen for keeping James Holdcroft Son

of Tho'. Holdcroft Deed 1000 To Benjamine Tirey for keeping two of Sarah Tirey's

Children 936

To Maj'. Edwin Daingerfield for Margarett Gray 1000

29762 Ditto C By Cap* William Hockaday 281

29481 D°. D'. To 6 ^ Cent for Collecting 29481" Tob°. 1768

31249 D°. O. By 907 Tithes at 34 ^^ ^ poll 31291^

A Depositum in the Collector's hands to be accounted

for at laying y^ next levy 42j^

Cap*

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Cap*. William Hockaday and M^ Thruston James are Con- tinued Church Wardens

M', Gill Armistead D. Sher. is appointed Collector the en- Juing Year giving Bond as ujual

M'. Julius K. Burbidge Resign'd being a Vestryman, and M', William Hogg is Elected in his Stead.

Order'd that the Church Wardens agree with workmen to build a com houje on the Glebe

IJsabella Gray Resign'd being Sexton, John Taylor is Chojen in her Stead

Order'd that M'. Julius K. Burbidges letter of Resignation be recorded in the Vestry book — Which is as follows (Viz)

To The Vestry of Blisland Parish

Gentlemen I am not inclined to serve as a Vestry Man any longer, there- fore dejire you'l Elect one in my Stead, which I wish may be M'. Ratcliffe I am

Your hble Serv'. October. 8. 1746 Julius K. Burbidge

Tis order'd by this present Vestry that the Parish levy for this present Year be thirty four and a halfe pounds of Tob°. ^ poll and that M'. Gill Armistead D Sher. do Collect the S'. Sum of thirty four & a halfe pounds of Tob°. from every in- dividual Titheable person within this Parish, and upon refusal of pav.nent to levy the Same by distrejs according to law the S"*, orill Armistead first entring into Bond with good and Suf- ficient Security to the present Vestry of this Parish for the uje of the Parish for the payment of the S** Sums of Tob°. to the Several Respective Parish Creditors to whom it is due, by In- spectors notes by the last day of May next, and it is also order'd that the Clerk of the Vestry take Bond as aforesaid before he

98 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

deliver a Copy of the Parish charge and order of Vestry to the S**. Collector

Sign'd By C Thacker Minister

William Hockadayl ^^^ ^^^^^ ihruston James V

Copy Test

Dudley Williams Clerk o' the Vestry

At [74]

At A Vestry held for Blisland Parish, at the Lower Church the 14*\ day of October 1747

Present The Rev. M'. Thacker M^ Leonard Henley

Cap*. William Hockaday ^Church M'. John Richardson

M"' Thruston James (Wardens M\ Richmond Terrel

Cap*. Robert Pennington M'. Richard Allen, and

M'. William Hogg Gent".

This Present Vestry proceeds to lay the Parish Levy, Which is as followeth.

Blisland Parish D'.

To the Rev. M'. Thacker, his Years Sallery, leOOO'" Tob*

Tob". To Cask to D°. 640 lb 16640 To Dudley Williams Clerk of the upper Church &

vestry 1500, To Cask to D^ 60 1560 To M'. William Slater for Serving as Clerk of the

lower Church 520 To John Taylor Sexton of the upper Church 500. To

Cask to D". 20, To washing the Surplice 50 570

To Ditto for Cleaning the Church Yard 200 To Edward Lively Sexton of the lower Church 500, To

Cask to D°. 20, To Washing the Surp' 50 570

To Ditto for mending the Surplice 50

To Tho\ Oakley for Lucy Gills 800 To Cask to D°. 32 832

NEW KENT COUNTY^ VIRGINIA^ 1721-1786 99

To the Maintainance of Tho°. Linsey 500

To Anne Linsey 300

To Elenor Pitman 500

To Francis Day 800

To William Fox 800 To Maj'. John Dandridge for the List of Tithes 40,

other Charges 77 117

To M'. Ben : Waller for the Hst of Tithes 18

To Cap*. William Hockaday for four Communions 400

To Ditto for Eliz". Barker 140 To Nicholas Valentine for Eliz' Barker 637^ To

Cask to D°. 25 663

To M'. Richmond Terrel for Richard Bull 200 To Benj", Tirey for keeping Sarah Tirey's to Children

1,000 To Cask to D°. 40 1040

To Maj'. Edwin Daingerfield for Marg". Gray 1000

To Tho\ Hight for the Support of William Hight 1000

To Samuel Curll for Grace Hix 375

To Macoy Williamson for D\ 125 To M", Mary Thornton, for her trouble with Mary

Reece 250

To M'. Gill Armistead his Acco' 421 To John Merrideth his Acco' ( £8| 1 11 1 16>4 Tob° at 12/6

^ C*) for building a Comhouse on the Glebe 1372

To Prudence Bates 300

To Martha Pickett 800 To The Rev. M\ Thacker one Tithe overcharg'd last

Year 34>4 To M'' Richmond Terrel one Tithe overcharg'd in the

Year 1745 51>^

32149 D". C^ By Tob° in M\ Gill Armistead's hands last Year 42 J^

32107^

100 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

B". D\ To 6 ^ Ct for Collecting 32107>^i^ ^obo 1926

34033^ B\ C^ By 940 Tithes at 36'" ^ poll 33840

D". D\ To the Collector 193>^

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M'. Gill Armistead D She', is appointed Collector for the En- suing Year, giving Bond & Security as UJual

Cap*. Robert Pennington, and M' Richard Allen are Chosen Church Wardens in the room of Cap'. William Hockaday, & M'. Thruston James, and were Sworn accordingly

Grifsle Henderson is appointed Sexton, in the room of John Taylor

Sign'd By C Thacker Min'. Robert Pennington , Richard Allen i

>Ch Wardens Copy Test Dudley Williams Clerk O' the Vestry

Memorandum

That at A Vestry held for Blisland Parish at the upper Church the 8*\ Day of October 1746. M'. William Hogg was Chosen a Vestryman, in the room of M^ Julius K. Burbidge, and was accordingly Sworn, at the upper Church the 8th Day of September, 1747, by M'. Thruston James.

Test Dudley Williams Clerk O' the Vestry

Tis order'd by this present Vestry that the Parish levy for this present year be thirty Six pounds of Tob°. ^ poll and that M'. Gill Armistead D, She', do Collect the Said Sum of thirty Six pounds of Tob°. from every individual Titheable person within this Parish, and upon refusal of payment to levy the Same by

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 101

distre/s according to Law the S^. Gill Armisf*. first entring into Bond with good & Sufficient Security to the present Vestry of this Parish, for the use of the Parish for the paym*. of the S*. Sums of Tob°. to the Several respective Parish Creditors to whom it is due, by Inspectors notes by the last day of May next ; and it is also order'd that the Clerk of the Vestry take Bond as aforesaid, before he deliver a Copy of the Parish Charge & order of Vestry to the Said Collector Test

Dudley Williams Clerk of the Vestry

At [76]

At A Vestry held for Blisland Parish, at the upper Church the 14'\ Day of October 1748.

Present

The Rev. M'. Thacker M'. John Richardjon

M'. Richard Allen, Churchwarden M'. Lancelott Woodward

Cap*. William Hockaday M'. Richmond Terrel

Cap*. John Power M'. Thruston James

M'. Leonard Henley M'. John Rujsel & M' William Hogg

This Vestry proceeds to lay the Parish Levy

Blisland Parish D'.

To the Rev. M' Thacker, his Years Sallery 16000'" Tob^. ib Tob''

To Cask to d°. 640 16640

To M' William Slater Clark of the lower Church 1000 &

Cask to d". 40 1040

To D°. for one Month not alow'd in last years Acco*. 83

To Dudley Williams Clark of the upper Church & Vestry

1500. & Cask 1560

To John Gaddey Sexton of the upper Church 500. & Cask

20 520

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To Edward Lively Sexton of the lower Church 500 &

Cask. & washing Surp\ 570

To the Maintainance of Lucy Gills 800. & Cask 32 832

To the Maintainance of Thomas Lindsey 500

To the Maintainance of Anne Lindsey 500

To the Maintainance of Lienor Pitman 600

To the Maintainance of Francis Day 800

To the Maintainance of William Fox 800

To Maj'. John Dandridge for the list of Tithes 32

To M^ Benj\ Waller for D°. 18

To M". Ann Pennington, for four Communions 400

To Prudence Fisher, for Eliz". Barker 700

To Ditto for John Hill 300

To Ditto for Cloathing John Hill 19^ Tob°. at 12/6 152 To Ben j amine Tyree, for Keeping Sarah Tyree's two

Children 1040

To the Maintainance of Margarett Gray 1000

To Gristle Henderson, for Grace Hix 800

To M'. Gill Armistead his Acco*. 697

To James Jones, for Prudence Bates 300

To Martha Pickett 800

To Maj'. John Dandridge 27

To M'. Samuel Woodward for Rite Roberts 500

To D°. for Richard Creed Curll 200 To M". Ann Pennington for 1 Tithe overcharg'd last

year 36 To M'. Richmond Terrel for Corn for Jane Henry

20/ Tob°. at 12/ 166 To M^ John Chandler for Corn for Mary Laffoon 10/

Tob°. at 12/ 83

To M\ Richard Allen his Ace* 295

To Jojiah Maples 500

To M'. Jeremiah Taylor 1 Tithe overcharg'd in 1746 35

32526

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 103

To 6 ^. Cent for Collecting SZSZa'" Tob°. 1951

34477 D°. C\ By 942 Tithes at 36>4 ^. poll 34383

The Collector D^ to the Parish 94

Cap'.

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Cap'. William Hockaday and M'. Richard Allen are Chosen Churchwardens for the enjuing Year, & accordingly Sworn

M'. Francis Ratcliffe, and M'. Isaac Goddin, were chojen Vejtrymen, in the Stead of Maj'. Edwin Daingerfield, and Cap'. Robert Pennington dec'd, and M'. Isaac Goddin was accordingly Sworn.

Order'd that the Church wardens receive the money that was given by Cap'. William Kenney to this Parish for a piece of Plate, for the Church

M'. John Richardson Sher. is appointed Collector for the en- juing Year, on his giving Bond & Security as UJual

'Tis order'd by this prejent Vejtry that the Parish Levy for this pre/ent Year be Thirty Six & a half pounds of Tobacco ^ poll, and that John Richardson Gent. Sheriff of New Kent County do Collect the Said Sum of Thirty Six pounds and a half pounds of Tobacco from every Individual Titheable perjon with- in this Parish and upon refusal of payment to levy the Same by distrejs according to Law the Said Richardjon first entring into Bond with good and Sufficient Security to the pre/ent Vej- try of this Parish for the use of the Parish for the payment of the Said Sums of Tob°. to the Sev'ral Parish Creditors to whom it is due by Injpectors Notes by the last day of May Next. And it is also order'd that the Clark of the Vestry take Bond as

104 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

aforesaid before he deliver a Copy of the Parish Charge and Order of Vestry to the Said Collector

Sign'd By C. Thacker Min'.

William Hockaday) „, , ,,r , T^. , , .,, ^Church Wardens

Richard Allen ^

Copy Test

Dudley Williams, Clark of the Vestry

At [78]

At a Vestry held for Blisland Parish at the lower Church the 10*\ day of October 1749

Present

Cap*. William Hockaday) Church M^ Richmond Terrel

M'. Richard Allen (Wardens M'. Thruston James

Cap*. John Power M'. John Ru/sel

M'. Leonard Henley M'. IJaac Goddin

And M^ Francis Ratcliffe who was This day Sworn, before the Vestry Set.

This Vestry proceeds to lay the Parish-levy

Blisland Parish D'

ii" Tob".

To The Rev. M'. Thacker his Sallery 16000. To Cask to

Ditto 640 16640

To M^ William Slater Clark of the lower Church 1000.

To Cask to D°. 40 1040

To Dudley Williams Clark of the upper Church & Vestry

1500. To Cask to D\ 60 1560

To Edward Lively Sexton of the lower Church 500. &

Cask 20. And washing y\ Surp^ 100 620

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 105

To John Gaddey Sexton of the upper Church 500. & Cask

20. And washing y\ Surp^ 100 620

To the Maintainance of Lucy Gills 800. & Cask 32 832

To the Maintainance of Thomas Linsey 500

To the Maintainance of Anne Linsey 500

To the Maintainance of Elenor Pitman 600

To Francis Day 800

To William Fox 800 To Maj'. John Dandridge for two Copies of the list of

Tithes 36

To M'. Ben : Waller for one D°. 18

To Cap*. William Hockaday for four Communions 400 To William Fisher, for keeping Eliz*. Barker 2000 And

Cask 80 2080 To Cap*. William Hockaday, for the use of John Taylor's

family 600

To Burnal Jones, for his trouble with Grace Hix 300 To James Jones, the Bar. of his Acco*. for his trouble

with Prudence Bates 228

To Martha Picket 800 To M'. Samuel Woodward, for his trouble with Rite

Roberts 400

To Josiah Maples 200 To Cap*. William Hockaday, for the use of Richard

Gilmett 700

To James Wade, for keeping Hannah Bowles 400

To James Wade, for his trouble with Rite Roberts 100 To Cap*. William Hockaday the Bal*. of his Acco*,

£15||6||3>4. Tob°. at 12/6 2450 To M" Sarah Timberlake, for keeping Sarah Tyrees two

Children ten Months 866 To M'. Thruston James, the Bal'. of his Acco*.

£l||16||6Tob°. at 12/6 292

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To M^ Richard Allen his Acco', £ 1||13||8 Tob°. at 12/6 269 To M". Hannah Daingerfield her Acco*, £— 1|18'||— "^

Tob°, at 12/6 144

To M^ Richmond Terrel for two Barrels of Corn

£1. Tob^ at 12/6 160

34955

At [79]

At a Vestry held for Blisland Parish, at the upper Church, the 3V\ day of October 1749.

Present

Cap*. W" Hockaday ^Church M^ John Richardson

M'. Richard Allen (wardens M'. Thruston James

Cap*. John Power M'. Isaac Goddin &

M'. Francis Ratcliffe

This Vestry Proceeds to Conclude laying the Parish Levy. And to Receive the Procejsioners Returns

Blisland Parish D'.

lb Tobacco

To Debt brought over from the other Side, dated Octo- ber the 10*\ 1749. 34955

To M^ Gill Armistead his Acco*. for Delinquents 779

To M'. Gill Armistead his Acco*. Cash £5|12I|4 Tob"

at 12/6 818^

To M""'. Hannah Daingerfield for 20 Bushels of lyme

for the Glebe 10/ Tob". at 12/6 80

To M'. William Hogg for a Barrel of Corn for Rich**.

Gilmett 10/ Tob°. at D° 80

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 107

To James Wade for burying Hannah Bowles, & a fur- ther allowance for her Maint'. 400

To Edward Valentine for building a Henhouje on the

Glebe £4|| Tob°. at 12/6 640

To Nicholas Valentine Senior 400

ibTobo. 381 52>^

To 6 ^ Cent for Collecting 38152>4 2289

40441 >4

Ditto C\ By Bar. in M'. Gill Armistead's hands last

year 94

lb Tobo. 40347^

By 955 Tithes at 42>^ ^ Poll 40587>^

Deposited in the Collector's hands, till laying the next

Parish Levy 240

Order'd by this Present Vestry, that Cap*. W" Hockaday, Cap*. John Power, and M"" IJaac Goddin (or any two of them) Agree with a Workman to build a fram'd Vejtryhouje, on the Land of M' I/aac Goddin, twelve by Sixteen, with a brick Chim- ney, & underpinn'd with brick ; floor'd with Plank, & Shingl'd ; & Ciel'd below Joist ; & lath'd, & plaister'd. And that they get a lawful Deed of the S**. IJaac Goddin for half an Acre of land to Set the Said houje on, before they agree with a Workman, to build the S**. houJe for the u|e of this Parish. To be Com- pleated before the laying the Next Parish Levy. And the charge thereof to be levied at the laying the next Parish Levy

M'". John Richardson Sheriff is appointed Collector the En- Juing Year, giving Bond and Security as ujual

M^ I/aac Goddin, and M^ Francis Ratcliffe are Chojen Church Wardens in the Stead of Cap'. William Hockaday, & M^ Richard Allen, and Accordingly Sworn

108 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

Order'd that the Clark of the Vestry Record the Sev'ral Re- turns of the Procejsioners.

Sisrn'd By Ifaac Goddin )„, , -,,7 1 ^ -^ ^ . ^ ,.„ ^Church Wardens

rrancis RatditfeV

Copy Test

Dudley Williams Clark o' the Vestry

'Tis [80]

'Tis order'd by this present Vestry, that the Parish Levy for this present Year be forty two and a half pounds of Tob°. ^. Poll. And that John Richardson Gent. Sheriff of New Kent County do Collect the S*. Sum of forty two and a half pounds of Tob°. from every Individual Titheable Perjon within this Parish ; and on refusal of Payment to levy the Same by distrejs according to Law. The S'^. John Richardson first entring into Bond with good & Sufficient Security to the Present Vestry of this Parish, for the use of the Parish, for the Payment of the S**. Sums of Tob°., to the Sev'ral respective Parish Creditors, to whom it is due by Inspectors Notes by the last day of May next. And it is also Order'd that the Clark of the Vestry take Bond as aforesaid, before he deliver a Copy of the Parish Charge and Order of Vestry to the Said Collector

Tejt Dudley Williams Clark o' the Vestry

At a Vestry held for Blisland Parish at the upper Church the 18'" day of May 1750.

Prejent

The Rev. M'. Thacker M'. Richmond Terrel

M'. Francis Ratcliffe Church Warden M'. Richard Allen

Cap*. William Hockaday M^ Thruston James M'. John Richardson and

M'. Leonard Henley M'. Willian; Hogg

NEW KENT COUNTY^ VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 109

The Petition of M^ George Baker praying that his Negro Girl (who thro, the infirmity of nature is render'd incapable of doing any Service) be exempted Paying her Parish Levy, which Said Petition is granted by the Vestry.

William Garland (on his Petition to be discharg'd from pay- ing his Parish Levy) is discharg'd from paying his Parish Levy

M"". John Shermer is Chojen a Vestryman in the room of M'. Lancelot Woodward deceas'd

Sign'd By C. Thacker Min'.

Francis RatcHffe Ch. Warden Copy Test Dudley Williams Clark o' the Vestry

At

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At a Vestry held for Blisland Parish at the upper Church the 9*\ day of October 1750.

Present

The Rev. M'. Thacker Cap*. Thruston James

M'. Francis RatcHffe| Church M'. Leonard Henley

M'. IJaac Goddin (Wardens M'. Richmond Terrel

Maj^ John Power M'. Richard Allen, &

Cap*. William Hockaday M'. William Hogg Cap*. John Richardson

This Vestry Proceeds to lay the Parish Levy: (Viz*.)

Blisland Parish D'

To the Rev. M'. Thacker's Sallery 16000. To Cask lb Tob°.

to Ditto at 4 ^ C*. 640 16640 To M'. William Slater Clark of the lower Church

1000. To Cask to D°. 40 1040 To Dudley Williams Clark of the upper Church & Ves- try 1500. To Cask to D°. 60 1560

110 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

To John Gaddey Sexton of the upper Church 5CX). &

Cask 20. & washing the SurpHce 100 620 To Edward Lively Sexton of the lower Church 500. &

Cask 20 & washing the Surplice 100 620

To the Maintainance of Lucy Gills 600 & Cask 24 624

To the Maint^ of Tho'. Linsey 375

To the Maint'. of Ann Linsey 400

To the Maint'. of Lienor Pitman 500

To the Maint^ of Francis Day 600

To the Maint^ of William Fox 600 To Maj'. John Dandridge Clark of N. Kent Court for

two Copies of th' list o' Tithes 36 To Ditto his Acco* ag'. the Parish on Acco* of Frances

Henry 100

To M^ IJaac Goddin, for four Communions 400 To M'. Benj". Waller Clark of James City County

Court for a Copy of the list o' Tithes 18

To Sarah Fisher, for keeping Eliz'. Barker 2000

To Prudence Fisher, for keeping John Hill 875 To M'. Samuel Woodward, for keeping Richard Creed

Curll, 2 Months & 6 Days 440 To Cap*. W". Hockaday for the uje of John Taylor's

family 450

To Martha Pickett 600

To Jojiah Maples 400

To Richard Gilman 525 To M". Sarah Timberlake, for keeping Sarah Tyree's

two Children 500

To Nicholas Valentine Sen' 300 To John Lyon Constable, for moving Tho", Lucas's

Child to M'. John Tyler's in James City Parish 40

To John Wall 300 To M'. Fran=. Ratcliffe, his Acco*. £3I|2^||5^ levied in

Tob°. at 15/ ^ 100 416

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 111

To M'. IJaac Goddin, his Acco*. £6||7||6 D°— D°. at

15/^ 100 850

To M'. W". Slater, for making a Coffin for Margarett

Gray 10/ Levied in Tob°. at 15/ ^ 100 66

To M'. Richmond Terrel his Acco*. £3|!18||3>4 levied

in Tob°. at 15/ ^ 100 521

To M'. William Armistead his Acco*. for Delinquents 214 To Cap*. W". Hockaday, for a Lawyer's fee Employ'd

ag'\ Fra'. Henry 15/ 100

To M". Daingerfield, for two Levies overcharg'd last

Year 42>4 Each 85

To Matthew Cole, for one Tithe overcharg'd in the

year 1748 26y2

To Benj*. Haselwood, for building a Quarter on the

Glebe £10: Levied in Tob° at 15/ 1333

34184>^ Ditto O. By Bar. in M'. William Armistead's hands

last Year 240

33944>4 D°. D'. To 6 ^ C. for Collecting 33,944>^ib Tobo. 2036

35980>4 D°. C By 944 Tithes at 38'" Tob°. ^. Poll 35872

Balance Due to the Collector 108>^

M'

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M". William Armistead is appointed Collector the Enjuing Year, giving Bond & Security as U/ual

M'. Francis Ratcliffe, & M', IJaac Goddin, are Continued Church Wardens.

112 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

The Order of Vestry which was made for building a Vestry- hou/e last Year, is Continued.

Sign'd By C Thacker Min'

Fra\ Ratcliffe. C. W. I/aac Goddin C. W.

Test Dudley Williams, Clark o' the Vestry

'Tis Order'd by this present Vestry, that the Parish Levy for this present year be Thirty Eight Pounds of Tob°. ^ Poll ; And that M'. W". Armistead Deputy Sheriff in New Kent County do Collect the S*. Sum of Thirty Eight Pounds of Tob°. from ev'ry Individual Titheable Per Jon within this Parish; And on refujal of Payment to levy the Same by distrejs according to Law. The S*. W". Armistead first Ent'ring into Bond with good and Sufficient Security to Prejent Vestry of this Parish, for the uje of the Parish, for the Payment of the S^. Sums of Tob". to the Sev'ral rejpective Parish Creditors to Whom it is due, by In/pectors Notes, by the last day of May next. And it is also Order'd, that the Clark of the Vestry take Bond as aforesaid, before he deliver a Copy of the Parish Charge & Order of Ves- try to the Said Collector

Test Dudley Williams. Clark o' the Vestry

At a Vestry held for Blisland Parish, at the lower Church, March the 6*'. 1750.

"^ Present

The Rev. M^ Thacker Cap'. John Richardson

M'. Isaac Goddin, Ch. Warden M'. Leonard Henley

Maj'. John Power M'. Richard Allen

Cap*. William Hockaday Cap'. Thruston James, and

M'. William Hogg.

M'. Gill Armistead is Chosen a Vestryman, in the room of M'. Francis Ratcliffe deceas'd

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 113

M'. William Hogg is Chosen Church Warden, in the room of M'. Francis Ratclifife deceas'd, and was Accordingly Sworn

'Tis Order'd by this Prejent Vestry, that the Parish Collector keep the Tob°. in his hands, which was levied for Benj*. Hasel- wood, for building a Quarter on the Glebe, till he has Compleated the Same

Sign'd By C. Thacker Min'

IJaac Goddiq Ch. Warden William Hogg Ch. Warden

Test Dudley Williams Clark of the Vestry

At [83]

At a Vestry held for Blisland Parish at the lower Church, the 16'\ Day of October 1751.

Pre/ent

The Rev. M', Thacker Cap*. John Richardson

MMsaacGoddin |Ch. M'. Leonard Henley

M'. William Hogg J Wardens M'. Richmond Terrel

Maj'. John Power Cap'. Thruston James

Cap'. William Hockaday M'. Richard Allen

M' John Rujsel

M'. John Shermer ) ,,. , , ^ i • ,

T\/f r^-11 A • <- ^r Were both Sworn this day

M

Gill ArmisteadC

Blisland Parish D'

To the Rev. M'. Thacker his Sallery 16000". To i^ Tobo

Cask at 4 p C 640. To 4 ^ C. on 16000 for Shrinkage 640 17280

To M'. John Burnett Clark of the upper Church 1000

& 4 ^ C. for Cask 40 1040

To Dudley Williams Clark of the lower Church & Ves- try 1500, & 4 ^ C. for Cask 60 1560

114 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

To John Gaddey Sexton of the upper Church 500 & 4 ^ C*. on D\ 20. To D°. for washing the Sur- plice 100 620 To Edward Hvely Sexton of the lower Church 500 & 4 ^ C\ on D°. 20. To D°. for washing the Surplice 100 620 To the Maintainance of Lucy Gills 600 To the Maintainance of Thomas Linsey 400 To Elenor Pitman 600 To Francis Day 600 To M'. Ben. Waller, for the List of Tithes 18 To M^ Isaac Goddin for four Communions 400 To M'. Benj\ Tyree for keeping two of Sarah Tyrees

Children two Months in the Year 1749 163 To M^ Isaac Goddin, for Eliz*. Barker 1500 & Cask

to D°. 60 1560 To William Hawkins for keeping John Hill one Month 100 To Cap*. William Hockaday, for Stephen Jones's keep- ing Ruth Brooks 600 To Sarah Fisher, for Cloathing for Eliz*. Barker in the

Year 1749 250

To James Charles, for keeping Richard Creed Curll 500

To Cap*. William Hockaday, for John Taylor's family 800

To Martha Pickett 800

To Richard Gilman 800

To Nicholas Valentine Sen'. 600

To Mary Farthing, for the Maintainance of her Child 300

To Benj\ Haselwood for keeping his Father one Month 83 To M'. Richmond Terrel, for keeping Howard Burdett

one Month which he was not paid for 100 To M". Mary Baker, for one Tithe Overcharg'd in

1749 42y2 To M". Daingerfield, for work at the Glebe & Lyme

12/ Levied in Tob°. at 15/ ^ 100 80

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 115

To William Fisher, for keeping Howard Burdett One

Month & a halfe 105

To D". his Acco* for burying D°. 7/lOj^ levied in Tob".

at 15/ ^ 100 52

To M'. William Hogg his Acco*. £9l|9||8 Levied in

Tob". at 15/ ^ 100 1263

To M'. Isaac Goddin his Acco*, 7|ll||l>4 Levi'd in

Tob". at 15/ ^ 100 940

To M'. Lewis Delony his Acco* £19||2i|5 Levied in Tob°. at 15/ ^ 100. to be in the hands of Cap*. W". Hockaday. Cap*. John Richardson, & M'. Gill Armistead till M'. Delony renders a Satis- factory Acco*. to them ag". the Parish 2549

To M". Hanah Crittenden, her Acco*. for W". Jeffers

£2||8 levied in Tob°. at 15/ ^ 100 320

To M'. William Armistead, the Bal'. of his Acco*. 270^

36016 D". C\ By Dudley Williams, for Rent of the Glebe 35/

levied in Tob°. at 15/ ^ 100 233

35783 D°. D^ To 6 ^ Cent for Collecting 35783"^ Tob<». 2146

37929 Deposited in the Collector's hands, to be by him Paid to

the Parish at laying the next levy 431

D^ C\ By 959 Tithes at 40'" Tob°. ^. Tithe 38360

M'. William Armistead, is appointed Collector the Ensuing Year, on giving Bond & Security as u/ual.

M' John Shermer is appointed Church Warden (with M'.

116 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

W". Hogg) In the Stead of M'. Isaac Goddin, & was accord- ingly Sworn

Sign'd By C. Thacker Min' William Hogg,

^Church Wardens John bhermer

Test : Dudley Williams Clark o' the Vestry

'Tis

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'Tis Order'd by this Present Vestry that the Parish Levy for this present Year be Forty Pounds of Tob". p. poll And that M'. W". Armistead Deputy Sheriff in New Kent County do Collect the S*. Sum of Forty pounds of Tob". from ev'ry In- dividual Titheable Per/on within this Parish, and on refusal of payment to levy the Same by distrejs According to Law. The S^ W". Armistead first Ent'ring into Bond with good & Suf- ficient Security to the present Vestry of this Parish, for the uje of the Parish for the payment of the S*. Sums of Tob**. to the Sev'ral respective Parish Creditors to whom it is due, by Inspectors Notes by the last day of May next. And it is also Order'd that the Clark of the Vestry take Bond as aforesaid, before he deliver a Copy of the Parish Charge and Order of Vestry to the Said Collector.

Test Dudley Williams Clark o' the Vestry

At

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At a Vestry held for Blisland Parish at the upper Church October the 3\ 1752.

Present The Rev. M'. Thacker M'. Leonard Henley

M'. John Shermer ) Church M'. Richmond Terrell

M'. William Hogg ^Wardens M'. Richard Allen

Cap*. William Hockaday M'. Isaac Goddin &

Cap*. John Richardson M^ Gill Armistead

c

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 117

This Vestry Proceeds to lay the Parish Levy

Blisland Parish D^

To the Rev. M^ Thacker his Sallary 16000" & 4 ^ i^ Tob".

C*. on d". 640 &' 4 ^ C\ on d". for Shrinkage 640 17280 To M^ John Burnett Clark of the upper Church 1000 &

Cask on d°. 40 1040 To Dudley Williams Clark of the lower Church & Ves- try 1500 & Cask on d". 60 1560 To John Gaddey Sexton of the upper Church 500 & Cask

on d°. 20. & Washing the Surplice 100 620 To Edward Lively Sexton of the lower Church 500 &

Cask on d°. 20 & Washing the Surplice 100 620

To the Maint'. of Lucy Gills 750

To Ann Linsey 600

To Thomas Linsey 400 To Cap'. William Hockaday for finding Ann Linsey last

Year 600 To M]^John_Shermer for finding Elenor Pitman last Year 600

To Ditto for Ditto this Year 600

To M'. Ben : Waller for a Copy of the List of Tithes 18 To Maj^ John Dandridge for two Copies of the list of

Tithes last year & two d°. this year 72

To M^ John Shermer for four Commun\ 400 To D'.liirAcco*. for his Orders ^ Keziah Charlton

£10 levied in Tob°. at 13/ ^ 100 1538 To D°. paid Doctor Ken. Mackenzie's Acco*.

for John Swiney £1||12|I6V- s- d-

To D°. paid D". his Acco*. forl3||2||6 in Tob° at 13/ 480

SuJ". Thomas l||10l|J

To Stephen Jones for keeping Ruth Brooks one Month 60

To Cap'. William Hockaday for John Taylor's family 800

To Martha Piggett 800

To RicKard Gilman in the Churchwarden's hands 800

To Nicholas Valentine Sen'. 600

118 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

To M'. William Hogg's Acco*. £3l|8S-l|— d. % levied in

Tob°. at 13/ ^ 100 523

To Cap*. William Hockaday's Acco*\ deliver'd to the

Vestry £6||— s-||ll^^- Tob". at 13/ 930

To M'. John Burnett's Acco*. £3||17|| in Tob°. at 13/ 592

To Doctor William Harwood's three Acco*\ deliver'd to

the Vestry £3||16S-||9d. Tob". at 13/ 590

To Tho^ Ratcliff's Acco*. for Corn for Ann Brown

£_||10S.||_d.|| in Tob^ at 13/ 76

To Tho% Oakley for his trouble & Charge with Ruth

Brooks dec'd £ll|17||— Tob°. at 13/ . 284

To M^ William Armistead for delinquents 140

To John Gaddey for keeping James Brown Son of James

Brown dec'd last year 500

To the Support of John Oilman in the Church Warden's

hands 400

To the Rev. M'. Thacker for building a Dairy, & lathing

the Quarter on the Glebe 500

34773

Blisland Parish C

By M'. William Armistead deposited in his hands

last year 4311 ^'^ By D° for Tob° levied for Elenor ll031 1031

Pitman last year 600j

D°. D'. 33742

To 6. ^. Cent for Collecting 33742'" Tob". 2024

35766

Deposited in the Collector's hands, to be by him paid to

the Parish at laying next Levy 159

D°. C\ By 958 Tithes at 37>^ ^. Poll 35925

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 119

M'. Gill Armistead, M' William Armistead, & Dudley Wil- liams, are appointed to meet & proportion the Parish Levy on or before the last day of October.

John Sheriff on his Pettition is discharg'd from paying his Parish Levy,

The Church Wardens are appointed to Send for a Sett of Plate for the Parish, & to Receive Cap'. William Kenney's Legacy in Part of Payment for the Same.

M'.

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M'. Gill Armistead is Chojen Church Warden (in the Stead of M'. William Hogg) With M'. John Shermer & this day Sworn Accordingly.

M^ William Armistead is appointed Collector the Enjuing Year on giving Bond & Security as UJual.

Sign'd By C. Thacker. Min'.

John Shermer)

^1 . . ,VChurch Wardens

G . Armistead V

Test.

Dudley Williams. Clerk o' the Vestry.

Pursuant to an Order o' Vestry of Blisland Parish, We the Sub/criber have met and Proportioned the Parish Levie for the • Enjuing year & find it to be Thirty Seven and a half Pounds of Tobacco ^ Poll. January 6th 1753/

William Armistead G". Armistead Dudley Williams

'Tis Order'd by this Present Vestry that the Parish Levy for this present Year be Thirty Seven & one half Pounds of Tobac- co ^. Poll, and that M'. William Armistead D. Sheriff in New Kent County do Collect the S'. Sum of Thirty Seven &

120 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

one half Pounds of Tob°. from ev'ry Individual Titheable Per- Jon within this Parish, And on refusal of Payment to Levy the Same by distrejs According to Law. The S**. William Armi- stead first Entr'ing into Bond with good & Sufficient Security to the Present Vestry of this Parish for the uje of the Parish, for the Payment of the S"*. Sums of Tob°. to the Sev'ral respec- tive Parish Creditors to whom it is due, by Inspectors notes by the last day of May next. And it is also Order'd that the Clark of the Vestry take Bond as aforesaid before he deliver a Copy of the Parish Charge and Order of Vestry to the Said Collector.

Test Dudley Williams Clark o' the Vestry

At [87]

At a Vestry held for Blisland Parish at the lower Church October the 9'\ 1753.

Present

The Rev. M'. Thacker Maj'. John Power

M'. John Shermer ^Church Maj'. John Richardson

M'. Gill Armistead (Wardens Cap*. Thruston James &

Maj'. William Hockaday M'. William Hogg

This Vestry proceeds to lay the Parish Levy

Blisland Parish D'.

To the Rev. M'. Thacker's Sallary 16000'^ Tob. & 4 p, ib Tobo. C. for Cask 640'" & 4 ^ C*. for Shrinkage 640'^ 17280

To M'. John Burnett Clark of the upper Church 1000.

& 4 ^. C\ for Cask 40 1040

To Dudley Williams Clark of the lower Church & Ves- try 1500. & 4 ^ C*. for Cask 60 1560

To John Gaddey dec'd Sexton of the upper Church 500

& Cask 20. & for washing the Surplice 100 620

To Edward Lively Sexton of the lower Church 500 &

Cask 20. & for washing the Surplice 100 620

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 121

To John Ball, for the Maintainance of Lucy Gills 600

To Ann Linsey 600

To Thomas Linsey 400

To Thomas Jones for keeping Eliz*. Williams 600

To Elenor Pitman 600

To M^ Ben : Waller for a Copy of the List of Tithes 18 To Coir. John Dandridge for two Copies of the List of

Tithes 36

To M^ John Shermer for four Communions 400

To M"TAnn Permington for paying Keziah Charlton,"!

the Ch. Warden's order for 1500'" Tob°. For j-

Elizabeth Barker J 1500

To M". Ann Pennington for paying the Ch. Wardens

order to Mary Row for 20/ in Tob°. @ 13/ 153

To Maj'. William Hockaday for John Taylor's family 800 To Martha_Piggett_ 800

To Maj". William Hockaday for Richard Oilman 800

To Nicholas Valentine Sen' 600

To Tohn Yates his Acco*. for keeping & burying John

Oilman l^||lis-||6d- in Tob°. @ 13/ 242.

To Eliz'. Feer for her trouble with Mary Richardson

in her Sickne/s £2||10S- : in Tob @ 13/ 384

To Rebecca White for keeping Oeorge Smith's Child

Six months 500

Present M'. Leonard Henley. To M\ Oill Armistead's

Acco* 3^||5s-|l9>4d- in Tob". at 13/ 505 >^

To Maj^ William Hockaday for digging a grave &

finding a Coffin for Mary Richardson 100

To Burnal Rujsell for keeping John Swiney Eleven

Months in 1752 400

To M". John Shenner^ for paying Thomas Albriton"]

15/ for Carrying Diana Sutton To Hanover, in I

Tob°. atl3/ J 115

To Honor Orace for her trouble with John Oaddey

dec'd 7/6 in Tob°. at 13/ 58

122

VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

To Maj^ William Hockaday, for 6'" Sugar & Y^ Bushel

of Wheat for W". Garland 5/9 in Tob @ 13/ 44

To Maj^ John Richardson, for paying John Sheriff's^ Levy in 1752. From which he was discharg'd \ by the Vestry in 1752 J 37>4

Carried over to the other Side

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31413

To

D'.

Blisland Parish To Debt brought over from the other Side To Doctor William Harwood's Acco*. for attendance

on John Gaddey's family and finding them means

£3114116 in Tob°. @ 13/ ^ 100 To William Pitblado for keeping Lucy, the Daughter

of Joseph Haselwood dec'd To Richard Linsey for keeping Richard, the Son of

Joseph Haselwood dec'd To Sarah Gaddey for keeping James Brown, Son of

James Brown dec'd To Francis Day To the Rev. M^ Thacker for a glajs to mend the Glebe

Windows 5/ Tob°. @ 13 To the Support of Reb". Wall To M'. William Armistead the Bal'. of his Acco*. To James Charles for Richard Creed Curie in 1752 To the Church Wardens for work done at the Glebe^

by M". Daingerfield's Workmen £4||15S.||3

levied in Tob° @ 13/ To the Church Wardens, to pay M^ William Brown

for Repairing the Church To M'. William Hogg for 350 feet of 1>^ Inch plank

for a threshing floor for the Glebe And for Carting

the Same £1||15||6 in Tob°. @ 13/ Towards an Addition to the upper Church

lb Tob».

31413

496

400

250

500 600

38 300

37>4 100

732

5600

273

10000

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 123

To Mary Farthing for the Support of her Child 400 To Grijsell Sanders for keeping John Oilman two

Months 150

51289^ Blisland Parish C. By M' William Hogg 5HSy2^- in

Tob°. @ 13/ 44

51245>4 D". D\ To 6 ^. Cent, for Collecting 51245>^ib Tob<>. 3074

54319>4 Deposited in the Collector's hands 457^4

D°. C^ By 961 Tithes at 57"' Tob°. ^. Poll 54777

Order'd that the 2549'" Tob". which was Levied for M'. Lewis Delony be Sold by the Church Wardens (with the 10000^^ Tob». which was levied for an Addition to the upper Church) Pur/uant to an Order of Vestry dated April 18*^ 1746

Maj'. John Richardson is appointed Church Warden, (with M'. Gill Armistead) in the Stead of M'. John Shermer and was Sworn accordingly

Edward Newman is Appointed Sexton at the upper Church, in the Stead of John Gaddey deceas'd

M'. William Armistead is appointed Collector the Enjuing year, on giving Bond & Security as U/ual,

Memorandum, that the Bar. due to the Parish last year, was not accounted for this year.

Sign'd By C. Thacker Min'.

John Richardson Ch, Warden G'. Armistead Ch. Warden

Test. Dudleyy Williams Clark o' the Vestry

'Tis

124 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

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'Tis order'd by this Present Vestry that the Parish Levy for this present year be Fifty Seven pounds of Tob. ^. Poll, and that W". Armistead D. Sheriff of New Kent County do Collect the S^. Sum of Fifty Seven pounds of Tob. from ev'ry Individual Titheable Perjon in this Parish, and on refusal of Payment to Levy the Same by distrejs according to Law. The S'^. W". Armistead first ent'ring into Bond with good & Sufficient Security to the present Vestry of this Parish, for the uje of the Parish, for the Payment of the S**. Sums of Tob. to the Sev'ral respective Parish Creditors to whom it is due by Inspectors notes by the last day of May next. And it is also Order'd that the Clark of the Vestry take Bond as aforesaid before he deliver a Copy of the Parish Charge and order of Vestry to the S**. Collector.

Test. Dudley Williams. Clark o' the Vestry

At a Vestry held Blisland Parish at the upper Church June the 22^ 1754.

Present

The Rev. IVP. Thacker Maj^ John Power

Maj^ John Richardson) Ch. M'. Richmond Terrel

Cap*. Gill Armistead (wardens M'. Richard Allen, and

Maj'. William Hockaday M'. William Hogg

Order'd that the Church Wardens of this Parish do Sell the Glebe Land in James City County, Pur/uant to an Act of AJsembly made in 1753. And that they give twelve months credit from the day of Sale for the Payment of the money. The purchaser giving Bond and Security for the payment of the money to the Church Wardens & their Succejsors.

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 125

Order'd, that the Church Wardens do Sell the 5600'\ Tob°.

which was Levied in the Church Wardens hands for M'.

William Brown, for Repairing the Lower Church.

Sign'd by C. Thacker Min^

John Richardson ")

^.,1 . . ^ J VChurch Wardens,

Cjill Armistead J

Test. Dudley Williams. Clark o' the Vestry

At

[90]

At a Vestry held for Blisland Parish at the upper Church

October 17*". 1754.

Present

The Rev. M'. Thacker.

Maj'. John Richardson)

^ t /-Ml A • . , -) Church Wardens

Cap . (jill Armistead j

Maj'. William Hockaday. M'. Richard Allen,

Maj'. John Power. M'. John Shermer,

M'. Leonard Henley, Cap'. Thruston James, And,

M'. William Hogg

This Vestry Proceeds to lay the Parish Levy

Blisland Parish D'.

lb Tob^ To the Rev. M'. Thacker's Sallary 160001^ Tobo. ^ 4 ^ C*. for Cask 640'". & 4 ^ C. for Shrinkage 640'" 17280

To John Burnett Clark of the upper Church 1000'^ &

4 ^ Cent for Cask 40"" 1040

To Dudley Williams Clark of the Lower Church &

Vestry 1500'^ & 4 ^. C. for Cask 60'" 1560

To Edward Newman Sexton at the upper Church

500'" & Cask 20. For washing Surplice 100'" 620

To Edward Lively Sexton at the Lower Church 500'"

& Cask 20. For washing the Surplice 100'" 620

126 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

To the Support of Lucy Gills 600

To the Support of Ann Linsey 600

To the Support of Thomas Linsey 300

To Thomas Jones, for keeping Eliz". Williams 700

To Elenor Pitman 600

To M'. Ben : Waller, for a Copy of the List of Tithes 18

To Col. John Dandridge for two Copies of d". 36

To the Support of Martha Piggett 600

To Nicholas Valentine ben'. 600

To Francis Day 600 To Richard Linsey, for keeping Richard Haselwood

Son of Joseph Haselwood dec'd 600 To Maj\ John Richardson, for four Communions for

the Lower Church 500 To Cap'. Gill Armistead for four Commun% for the

upper Church last year & four this year 1000 To David Dormer, For keeping Eliz". Barker 1560 To Maj'. William Hockaday, For John Taylor's fam- ily 800 To d°. for Richard Gilman 800 To Reb". White, For keeping George Smith's Child 800 To Sarah Gaddey, For keeping James Brown, Son of

James Brown dec'd 500

To Mary Farthing, For the Support of her Child 400

To the Support of I/sabella Gray 200

To the Church Wardens, for Isaac Tyree 700 ToM". John Shermer^ To Satisfy David Johnson, for Curing Diana Sutton of a Cancer 10*||15' Tob°. at

10% 2150 To the Bar. of Cap*. William Macon's Acco*. for

Plank for the Glebe 7/ in Tob°. at 10/ 70 To Doctor William Harwood's Acco' £ l||9Mi3\

Levied in Tob°. at 10/ ^ 100 295

To John Jones Patroler, for his Levy Paid last year 57

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 127

To Charles Hankin d\ for d°. 57'". To Rich^ Gaddey

d". for d°. 57'" 114

To Richard Martin d°. for d". 57'^ To Landey Lin-

sey d°. for d°. 57'" 114

Towards an Addition to the upper Church 10000

46434 D°. C\ By M'. Wiir. Armistead for Depositum in

his hands last year 457

45977 D". D'. To 6 ^. Cent for Collecting 45977^^ Tobo. 2758

48735 Deposited in the Collector's hands 72

D°. a. By 986 Tithes at 493^'" ^. Poll is 48807

M'

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M'. Richard Allen is Chosen Church Warden in the Stead of Cap*. Gill Armistead, and was Accordingly Sworn.

On the Motion of Edward Lively to be discharg'd from his Parish Levy, he is accordingly discharg'd.

Order'd that the 93 ^^^ Tob°. in the hands of the Sheriff of James City County taken by Execution of the Estate of Sus*. Thomas, be return'd to the Said Sus". Thomas.

Order'd that Mary Sheriff be discharg'd from Paying her Parish Levy.

Order'd that M'. WilHam Armistead give M'. Richard Allen C Out of the Depojitum in his hands for two Tithes (viz*) Aca and Oda, On Account of their blindnejs

M'. William Armistead is appointed Collector the En/u- ing year. On giving Bond & Security as U/ual

128 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

Order'd that M' William Armistead give Edward Live- ly C\ for his Levy this present Levy.

Sign'd By C. Thacker Min'.

John Richardson ) _, , T,r , V,. , , . ,, VChurch Wardens.

Richard Allen j

Test. Dudley Williams Clark of the Vestry.

'Tis Order'd by this Present Vestry, that the Parish Levy for this Present Year, be Forty Nine and a half Pounds of Tob". ^. Poll, and that M' William Armistead D. Sher. in New Kent County do Collect and receive the Said Sum of Forty nine & a half Pounds of Tob°. from Every Indi- vidual Titheable Person within this Parish. And on refusal of Payment to Levy the Same by distrejs according to Law. The Said William Armistead first Entring into Bond, With good & Sufficient Security to the Present Vestry of this Parish, for the uje of the Parish, for the Payment of the Said Sums of Tob°. to the Several Respective Parish Creditors to whom it is due, by Inspectors Notes by the last day of May next. And it is also Order'd that the Clark of the Vestry take Bond as aforesaid, before he deliver a Copy of the Parish Charge And Order of Vestry to the Said Collector.

Test.

Dudley Williams Clark o' th' Vestry

At [92]

At a Vestry held for Blisland Parish, at the upper Church the Second day of Sep\ 1755.

Present, The Rev. M^ Thacker, Maj'. John Richardson, & M'. Richard Allen Ch. Wardens. Maj^ William Hocka- day, M^ Richmond Terrel, Cap*. Gill Armistead, M'. Wil- liam Hogg, and M'. Isaac Goddin.

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 129

Order'd that Maj'. John Richardson & M'. Richard Allen,

Gent. Church Wardens, Immediately Agree with Workmen

to Undertake the Addition to the upper Church Pursuant

to an Order of Vestry, dated July 29". 1755.

Sign'd By C. Thacker Min^

John Richardson ) „, , ,,, , v.. , a A 1, vChurch Wardens.

Rich* Allen j

Test. Dudley Williams Clark O' the Vestry

Articles of Agreement.

A Brick Addition to the upper Church in Blisland Parish, to be made twenty four feet in Length added to the Old Building, of the Same width as the Old, to have four Pews of Each Side. Two Sash Windows in Each Side: and two in the End: Each Window to have Eighteen Panes of glajs ten by twelve. The Pulpit to be moved to the North Side of the Church, and to be fixed According to the Rev. M'. Thacker's direction. The Floors and Pews above the Pulpit to be taken up, and Set down, in good Order with thoje below: The Windows Old and New, with the Doors & Eaves of the Said Church to be well Prim'd & Painted white with white lead, Inside & Out. THE COMMUNION to be Moved, and decently fitted with New Rails and Ban- isters. The Addition to be a Compa/s Ceiling, Cover'd with Plank and good Cyprejs Shingles, to be lath'd and Plais- ter'd, and the whole Church Whitewash'd. The Wall of the Yard to be lengthen'd and Carried Eight feet Clear of the S* Addition. Two new gates made of good Season'd White Oak. The Whole to be Compleated (Workmen like) by October 1756. The Present Church Wardens to Inspect air the Bricks and Timber to be ujed about the Said Build- ing: The Foundation to be laid as low as the Graves (where they Interfere) of the Church Yard.

The above I agree to do (or Cause to be done) by Octo- ber in the Year 1756. for the Sum of One Hundred and

130 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

Twenty Nine Pounds. IN PURSUANCE of which I have

Pajsed a Bond dated Sep^ the 2^ 1755. And rec'd of Maj'.

John Richardson & M'. Richard Allen Bond for the Sum

abovemention'd. Witnejs our hands

Sam\ Du Val Sep', the 2". 1755 Christo\ Ford Ju'.

Test.

Dud. Williams. John Rich^son |~, .^

Sam". Ashley Rich^ Allen / ^ '

At [193]

At a Vestry held for Blisland Parish, at the Lower Church Octo^ 15. 1755.

Present The Rev. M". Thacker,

Mai'. John Richardson, ) „, ,.. , o >/rr r,- , 1 All >Ch. Wardens

& M . Richard Allen f

Maj'. William Hockaday, Cap*. Gill Armistead,

M'. Leonard Henley M\ John Shermer,

Cap*. Thruston James, And

M". Isaac Goddin

This Vestry Proceeds to lay the Parish Levy

Blisland Parish D'.

lb Tob°. To the Rev. M'. Thacker's Sallary 16000^^ Tobo. & 4 ^ C*. for Cask 640". & 4 ^ C*. for Shrinkage 640'*" 17280

To M'. John Burnett Clark of the upper Church 1000'"

& 4 ^ C*. for Cask 40 1040

To Dudley Williams Clark of the Lower Church &

Vestry 1500'" & 4 ^ C*. for Cask 60 1560

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 131

To Edw^ Lively Sexton of the Lower Church 500'" &

Cask 20, & for washing the Surplice 100'" 620

To Edw^ Newman Sexton of the upper Church 500'"

& Cask 20, & for washing the Surplice 100'" 620

To the Maint\ of Lucy Gills 600.— To the Mainf . of

Ann Linsey 600 1200

To the Maint^ of Tho^ Linsey 300

To M'. Benj". Tyree, for keeping Eliz^. Williams three

Months 175

To M'. Jeremiah Woodward, for keeping Eliz". Wil- liams nine Months 525 To Lienor Pitman 600 To M". Ben : Waller, for a Copy of the List of Tithes 18 To Coll. John Dandridge, for two Copies of d". 36 To Nicholas Valentine Sen'. 500.— To Fra\ Day 500 1000 To Richard Linsey, for keeping Richard Haselwood,

Son of Joseph Haselwood dec'd 700

To M'. Richard Allen, for four Commun\ for the

upper Church 400

To Maj^ John Richardson, for four d°. for the lower

d°. 400

To M" Ann Pennington her Acco' £5||0M|llI^^ to

be paid by the Church Wardens To William Fisher's Acco*. for burying Eliz\ Barker

7.'. 6.*. To be paid by d°. To Edw^ James, for making a Coffin for John Eacho

5/. To be paid by d°. To M^ Jos. Watkins, for 2 Quarts of Rum, for John

Eacho's funeral 2.\ 6.^. to be paid by d°. To Maj'. John Richardson, for a Barrel of Corn, for

Widow Eacho. 10/. To be paid by d°. To Sarah Pitblado, for keeping Richard Oilman 400

To Maj^ William Hockaday, for John Taylor's fam- ily 666 To Reb*. White, for keeping George Smith's Child 666

132 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

To Sarah Gaddey, for keeping James Brown, Son of

Jam'. Brown dec'd 416

To Mary Farthing, for her Child 333

To IJsabella Gray 166

To M\ Isaac Goddin, ^ Ch. Ward^ Order, for Simon Frazier being Sick at his house 15 days £3 Levied in Tob°. at 15/^ 100 400

To Jam^ Jones, for taking care of Mary Samson in

her late Sicknejs 100

29621 To 6 ^. Cent for Collecting 296211^ Tobo 1777

31398 Deposited in the Collector's hands 284

D". C\ By 1022 Tithes at 31'^ ^ Poll 31682

order'd [94]

Order'd that the Church Wardens Repair to the Glebe, and See what Repairs are wanting thereon, and agree with workmen, to build and make Such Repairs as they Shall think necejsary : And for the Church Wardens to bring their Acco*. for the Same, at the laying the next Parish Levy.

Order'd that the Church Wardens Enquire, whether Ann Leavor have any right to freedom dues; and if She has, that they pay her the Same, Purjuant to an agreement this Vestry made with M'. Roger Williams April 24, 1725. And bring their Acco'. to the laying the next Parish Levy.

Maj'. John Power is Chosen Church Warden, in the Stead of Maj\ John Richardson (with M'. Richard Allen) and Order'd that he be Sworn Accordingly.

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 133

M'. William Armistead is Appointed Collector, on giv- ing Bond and Security as ujual.

Sign'd by C. Thacker Min\

Rich** Allen Church Warden Test. Dudley Williams Clark O' the Vestry.

'Tis Order'd By this present Vestry, that the Parish Levy for this present year, be Thirty one pounds of Tob°. ^ Poll, and that M'. William Armistead D. She. in New Kent Coun- ty, do Collect the S^ Thirty one Pounds of Tob°. from every Individual Titheable person in this Parish, And on refusal of payment to Levy the Same by distrejs according to Law, The S**. William Armistead first Entring into Bond with good and Sufficient Security to the present Ves- try of this Parish, for the use of the Parish, for the Pay- ment of the S''. Sums of Tob°. to the Sev'ral respective Par- ish Creditors to whom it is due, by Inspectors notes by the last day of may next. And it is also Order'd that the Clark of the Vestry take Bond as aforesaid, before he deliver a Copy of the Parish Charge and Order of Vestry to the Said Collector Test

Dudley Williams Clark o' th' Vestry

At [95]

At a Vestry held for Blisland Parish at the Upper Church October the 12*\ 1756.

Present The Rev. M'. Thacker M^ Richmond ':^errel

Maj'. John Power 1 ^^ Wardens ^'- ^^^^^^"^ ^°§^§^

M^ Richard Allen y ' Cap'. Thruston James

Maj'. William Hockaday Cap'. Gill Armistead

Maj'. John Richardson M". John Shermer

134 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

This Vestry Proceeds to Lay the Parish Levy

Blisland Parish D^

To the Rev. M^ Thacker, his Salary 16000''. & 4 ^

C\ for Cask, & 4 ^ C*. for Shrinkage 17280

To Dudley Williams, Clark of the Upper Church

1500'", & 4 ^ C. for Cask 60 1560

To M^ John Burn' Estate for Serving as CV. from

Oc^ 15, 1755. till June 25. 1756 693

To M^ William Slater, for Officiating as CV. low"".

Ch. from June 25. 1755. till Oc^ 12. 1756. 347

To Edward Newman Sexton at the upper Ch. 500.

& 4 ^ C 20. for washing the SurpF. 100 620

To Edward Lively d°. at the lower d". 500 & d°.

20 for d°. 100 620

To Daniel Steward, for keeping Lucy Gills 11

Months 600

To John Ball for keeping d°. 1 d°. 50

To the Maintainance of Tho\ Linsey 300

To Benj*. Tyree, for keeping Eliz^. Williams 700

To Lienor Pitman 600

To M\ Ben: Waller, for the List of Tithes 18

To M^ William Clayton, for two Copies of d°. 36

To Nicholas Valentine, for a Levy Overcharg'd in

1754 49y2

Present, M^ Isaac Goddin.— To Nicho^ Valentine 600 To Richard Linsey, For keeping Richard Haselw**.

Orphan of Jos. Haselw^ dec'd 700

To M^ Richard Allen, Ch. W'rd'n For four Com-

mun". for the Upper Church 400

To Maj^ John Power d°. For d°. d°.

for the Lower d°. 400

To John Jeffers, for keeping Richard Gilm. 5

Months at 900". ^ Ann. 375

To D°. for his trouble with d° in his Sicknejs 100 To Reb\ White, for keeping Geo. Smith's Child 666

r

300

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 135

To Tho% Smith, for Jam^ Brown, Son of Jam^~

Brown dec'd. He is to keep him Three Years

at the rate of 300'^. ^ Annum : And then to

keep him for the future, Clear from being any

Charge to the Parish To Mary Farthing, for the Support of her Child 333

To I/sabella Gray 166

To WilHam Wood, for keeping Sarah Taylor 3

Months 200

To Prudence Fisher, For her trouble with Reb".

WilHams 200

To James Jones for his trouble with Mary Samson'

from Oc^ 15. 1755 till Feb'. 17. 1756. at £8.

^ Annum £2||13||4 Levied in Tob". at 15/

^ 100 To James Jones, for his trouble and Charge in,

burying Mary Samson 100

355

D^ Car^ Over 28368^4

To [96] Blisland Parish D'

lb. Tob".

To Debt bro*. over, from the Other Side 28368>4

To Maj^ William Hockaday, his Acco*. £2||— 1|11.

Levied in Tob°. at 15/ 272^-^

To Fra^ Day 500

To Doct'. William Harwood his Ace*, for Sundry^

per/ons £ 13 1| 18. Levied in Tob°. at 15/ ^ 100 j 1853

To Mary Charlton, For the Support of her Son

WilHam 500

To Maj'. John Power his Ace'. 15/ Levied in Tob°.

at 15/ ^ 100 100

To the Ch. Wardens, For William Bennett, for re- pairs done at the Glebe 4000

136 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

To D°. To pay M'. Sam' Duval his Bal\ for an|

Addition to the Upper Church j 4000

39594 To 6 ^. Cent, for Collecting. 39594^^ Tobo. 2375

41969 Deposited in the Collector's hands 59

42028

Blisland Parish C\

By 1064 Tithes at 39>^ ^. Poll 42028

Order'd that M'. William Armistead, pay Cap*. Gill Armistead 284"" Tob°. Which was deposited in his hands at the laying the last Parish Levy.

Cap*. Gill Armistead She', is Appointed Collector the Ensuing Year, on giving Bond and Security at UJual

Order'd that the Church Wardens demand and Receive Cap*. William Kenney's Legacy to this Parish, for a Piece of Plate.

Maj'. John Power, and M'. Richard Allen, are Continued Church Wardens the Enjuing Year

Mem". That Cap*. Gill Armistead lodg'd his Acco*, with the Clark o' th' Vestry.

Order'd that the Collector Pay the 284'" Tob". which was deposited in the Collector's hands last year, and the 59'\ Tob°. deposited in his his hands this year, to Dunkerton Henry

Sign'd by C. Thacker Min'. John Power

Ich.

TT 1 d A 11 ^--"- wardens Rlch^ Allen

Test.

Dudley Williams. Clark O' th' Vestry

'Tis

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 137

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'Tis Order'd by this present Vestry that the Parish Levy for this present Year, be Thirty Nine & one half Pounds of Tob°. P. poll : And that Cap*. Gill Armistead Sheriff of New Kent County do Collect the Said Thirty Nine and a half Pounds of Tob". from Every Individual Titheable Person in this Parish; And on refusal of Payment, to Levy the Same by distrejs according to Law. The S*. Gill Armistead first Entring- into Bond, with good and Sufficient Security, to the present Vestry of this Parish for the use of the Parish, for the Payment of the S*. Sums of Tob°. to the Several Respective Parish Creditors to whom it is due by the last day of May next. And it is also Order'd that the Clark of the Vestry take Bond as aforesaid, before he de- liver a Copy of the Parish Charge, & Order of Vestry, to the S^ Collector. Test.

Dudley Williams. Clark o' th' Vestry [98]

At a Vestry held for Blisland Parish at the upper Church October the 6*". 17S7.

Present The Rev. M'. Thacker

Mai'. John Power, & ) ^, ,

TVTr T-.- 1 , A 11 VChurchwardens

M'. Richard Allen j

M'. Richmond Terrel, M'. John Shermer, &

Cap*. Thruston James Col Burwell Bajsett; who was

Cap*. Gill Armistead this day Choje, and Sworn

M'. William Hogg,

This Vestry proceeds to lay the Parish Levy

Blisland Parish D'.

To the Rev. M'. Thacker, his Salary 160001^ Tobo.-j jb Tob". To 4 ^ C for Cask on 16000'" 640 I 17280

To 4 ^ C*. for Shrinkage on 16000'" 640

138 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

To Dudley Williams, Clark of the upper Church &

Vestry 1500'". To 4 ^ C*. on d°. 640 1560 To M\ William Slater, Clark of the lower Church

1000'". To 4 ^ a. on d^ 40 1040 To Edward Newman, Sexton at the upper Church

500, & Cask 20. for washing the Surp'. 100 620 To Edward Lively, Sexton at the lower Church

500"' & Cask 20. for washing the Surplice 100 620

To John Yates, for keeping Lucy Gills 650

To Ann Linsey 450 To D". Omitted last Year. To Maj^ William Hock-

aday's Estate 600

To the maintenance of Thomas Linsey 300

To Stephen Jones, for keeping Lienor Pitman 600

To Benjamin Tyree, for keeping Eliz*. Williams 700

To Nicholas Valentine Sen'. 600

To Mary Farthing, for the Support of her Child 300

To Francis Day 800 To Thomas Smith, for keeping James Brown, Son

of James Brown dec'd 300

To M^ Ben : Waller for a Copy of the List of Tithes 18 To M^ William Clayton, for two Copies of the List

of Tithes 36 To Richard Linsey, for keeping Richard Hasel-

wood. Orphan of Joseph Haselwood dec'd 700 To Maj^ John Power, for four Communions, for the

lower Church 400 To M^ Richard Allen for four d°. for the

upper Church 400

To Reb\ White, for keeping George Smith's Child 666

To M". Martha Gooch, for keeping Sarah Taylor 400

To Eliz^. Linsey, for keeping Ann Linsey 173 To Joel Willis, for keeping Joseph Willis Eight

weeks 300

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786

139

To M'. William Armistead, his Ace', for Bricks for

the Glebe 23/ in Tob°. @ 15/ 153

To M". Hannah Daingerfield, her Ace*, her Ace*]

of £ 18||12||11 reduced to £ 15I|14||10>^. |> 2098 Levied in Tob°. @ 15/ ^ C\ J

To Cap*. Gill Armistead, to pay Sam\ Woodward,

for Shingles for the Glebe 800

To Matthew Cole, for keeping- two Children ofl John Eacho dee'd, from January the 2V*. last, \- till now, @ 1200'" & Cask ^ Ann J 884

Carried forward — 33448

[99] Brought

Brought forward 33448

To Prudence Fisher, for keeping Lydda Paul fromi

Nov'. 29*'. 1756 till now, And for Curing Re- \. 800 bekah Williams's knee J

To William Bennett, a Levy Overeharg'd last Year 39^/2

To Cap*. Gill Armistead, his Ace*, for Delinquents 815 To_M^ John Shermer, For Carrying Diana Sutton to David Johnson's in Hanover 15/ Levied in Tob°. @ 15/ ^ C*. J 100

To Edward Lively 400

To Cap*. Gill Armistead, the BaF. of his Ace*. 28/

Levied in Tob°. @ 15/ 186

To Isabella Gray 200

To Mary Charlton, for her Son William 500

To^Tohn Yates, for keeping Daniel Steward's Child 500 To Col. Burwel Bajsett, for work done at the] Glebe, valued by M^ Sam'. Duval at £ 24I|10. [ Levied in Tob°. @ 15 ^ C*. J 3266

To the Collector, for the Bair. due to William)

Bennett, for Repairs done at the Glebe C 2200

140 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

To Ann Brown, for Freedom dues (in Compliance" with an Agreement this Vestry made with M'. Roger Williams the 24'\ day of April 1725) £ 31110 Levied in Tob°. @ 15/ ^ C

466

42920^ To 6 ^. Cent for Collecting 42920'" Tob°. 2575

45495^^2 Deposited in the Collector's hands 405

45900

Blisland Parish C\

By 1080 Tithes @ 42>^ ^ Poll 45900

Col. Burwel Bajsett was this day Chosen a Vestryman, in the room of Maj\ William Hockaday dec'd, and Ac- cordingly Sworn.

Col. Burwel Bajsett, and Cap*. Thruston James, are Chosen Churchwardens, in the Stead of Maj'. John Power, & M''. Richard Allen ; and Accordingly Sworn.

Cap*. Gill Armistead Sher. is Appointed Collector the

En/uing Year, on giving Bond and Security as Usual.

Sign'd By C. Thacker Min'

Burwell Bajsett ") ^, ,

^, , >Ch. wardens

Thruston James (

Test.

Dudley Williams. Clark o' the Vestry

[100. This page of the MS. is blank.— C. G. C]

[101]

At a Vestry held for Blisland Parish at the lower Church October the 16*'. 1758.

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 141

Present The Rev. M^ Thacker, Col. Burwell Bafsett & ) ,

Maj'. Thruston James M'. Leonard Henley, Col. Gill Armistead,

Col. John Richardson, M'. John Shermer,

Maj'. John Power, M'. Richard Allen and

M'. Richmond Terrel, M'. William Hogg.

This Vestry proceeds to lay the Parish Levy

Blisland Parish D'.

To the Rev. M^ Thacker, his Salary 160001^ Tob".^ lb Tob' To 4 ^ a. on d\ for Cask 640 [ 17280

To 4 ^\ on d°. for Shrinkage 640 J

To Dudley Williams Clark of the upper Church &

Vestry 1500'". To 4 ^ C\ on d°. 60'". 1560

To William Slater Clark of the lower Church 1000'^

To 4 ^ C*. on d°. for Cask 40 1040 To Edward Newman Sexton at the upper Churchi 500. To 4 ^ C\ on d°. 20 For washing the [ Surplice 100. J 620 To Edward Lively Sexton at the lower Church^ 500. To 4 ^ C*. on d°. 20, for washing the [ Surplice 100. J 620 To Dunkerton Henry, for keeping Lucy Gills 650 To Ann Linsey 450 To Thomas Linsey 300 To James Glasebrook, for keeping Eliz*. Williams 700 To Nicholas Valentine Sen'. Refer'd to the Church- wardens

To Francis Day 500

To Thomas Smith, for keeping James Brown, Or- phan of James Brown, dec'd 300 To M'. Ben: Waller, for a Copy of the List of

Tithes 18

142 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

To M'. William Clayton, for two Copies of the

Lest of Tithes 36

To Maj'. Thruston James, for Four Commun^ at

the lower Church 400

To Mary Farthing, for the Support of her Son

Edward 300

To Reb". White, for keeping George Smith's Child 600 To Sarah Laffoon, for her trouble with Sarah Tay- lor in her Sicknejs & burying her 100 To Matthew Cole, for keeping two Children of John

Eccho dec'd at 1200 & Cask ^ Ann 1248

To William Fisher, the Bar. of his Acco*. for his)

trouble with Lydday Paul, and burying her C 55 To Edward Lively, Exclusive of his Salary 350

To Isabella Gray, refer'd to the Ch. wardens

To John Yates, for keeping Dan". Steward's Child 400 To D°. for keeping William Fletcher 1440

Debt Carried forward 28967

[102] lb Tob°

Debt bro*. forward 28967

To M'. John Timberlake, his Ace', for Setting up" Benches and horseblocks &c at the supper Church £4||4|14. Levied in Tob°. @ 2^ J 508

To Lienor Banks, for keeping William Curie, Soni of Jeremiah Curie four Months, & finding him I Shoes and Stockings 25/ Levied in Tob°. f @ 2\ J 150

To Col. Burwel Bajsett, the Bar. of his Ace'. 24/2

levied in Tob°. @ 2^ 145

To Maj'. Thruston James, paid Doctor Carter his' ace* ag*. Prud^ Fisher 19/ Levied in Tob°. (5) 2^ 114

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 143

To Richard Creed Curie, for keeping Reb". Curle,1 daughter of Jeremiah Curie 25/ Levied in I Tob°. @r J 150

To George Crump Patroler, Overcharg'd a Levy- last year 42j^ To Adam Byrd d°. d". d°. 42>^ To Ben. Ratcliffe d°. d". d°. 42>4 To William Vadin, for one Levy Overpaid last

Year 42>^

To Maj'. Thruston James, for a Bar', of Corn for

Sarah Fox 8/ in Tob°. @ 2^ 48

To Col. Gill Armistead, the Bar. of his Acco*. 568^2

To James Jones, for keeping David Dormer three

months 100

To John Ashwel, for keeping two of James] Goodin's Children Eight Months £5. Levied |. in Tob°. @ 2" J 600

31520 To 6 ^ C*. for Collecting 31520ibTobo. Ig91

33411 Deposited in the Collector's hands 189

33600

Blisland Parish C By 1050 Tithes at 32 ^ Poll 33600

Cap'. William Armistead is Chosen a Vestryman in the Stead of M^ John Rujsel dec'd.

Jemima Curie is appointed Sexton of the upper Church, in the room of Edward Newman.

M'. Richmond Allen D. She. is appointed Collector for the Ensuing Year, on giving Bond & Security as usual.

144 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

Col. Burwel Ba|sett, & Maj'. Thruston James, are Con- tinued Churchwardens for the Ensuing year.

Order'd that the Collector pay Stephen Jones 100'"

Tob**. for keeping Elenor Pitman Out of the depositum in

his hands.

Sign'd by Chicheley Thacker Min'.

Burwell Bafsett ^, ,... ,

™, , T Ch. Wardens

ihruston James

Test.

Dudley Williams, Clark o' the Vestry.

[103]

At a Vestry held for Blisland Parish at the upper

Church the 9*\ day of Octo\ 1759.

Present

The Rev. W. Thacker

Col. Burwel Bafsett, &)^, ,,^ ,. ,^ ., ^, V >Ch. Ward .

Maj . Thruston James (

Col. John Richardson M'. Richard Allen, &

M'. Leonard Henley Col. Gill Armistead.

Maj'. John Power

This Vestry proceeds to lay the Parish Levy

Blisland Parish D'.

lb Tob°. To the Rev. M^ Thacker's Salary 160001^ Tobo. -po 4 ^ C\ on d°. for Cask 640'\ To 4 ^ C for Shrinkage 640'" 17280

To Dudley Williams, Clark of the upper Church &

Vestry 1500'". To 4 ^ C*. on d°. for Cask 60 1560

To William Slater, Clark of the lower Church 1000.

To 4 ^ C. on d". for Cask 40 1040

To Jemima Curie, Sextonejs at the upper Ch. 500

& Cask 20. & for washing the Surplice 100 620

To Edward Lively, Sexton at the lower Ch. 500 &

Cask 20. & for washing the Surplice 100 620

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 145

To Ann Linsey 600

To Thomas Linsey 300

To John Richardson, for keeping- Eliz', Williams 700

To Nicholas Valentine Sen. 600

To Francis Day 500

To M', Ben: Waller, for a Copy of the List of

Tithes 18

To M'. William Clayton, for two Cop\ d°. 36

To Maj'. Thruston James, for four Commun". for

the lower Church 400

To Mary Farthing, for the Support of her Son Ed- ward 300 To Reb'. White, for keeping George Smith's Child 600 To John Linsey, for keeping IJsabella Gray 150 To Elenor Banks, for keeping William, the Son of

Jeremiah Curie 500

To Richard Creed Curie, for keeping Reb". a daugh- ter of Jerem. Curie, from Octo^ till March 250 To John Yates, for keeping Lucy Gills two months at the rate of 650 ^ Ann 108^ To D", for keeping John, Son of Dan\ Steward last J>

year ' 400J 508

To Richard Grout, for keeping William Bruce,

from last March till this time 200

26782 To 6 ^ C*. for Collecting 267821^ Tobo. 1506

28388 Deposited in the Collector's hands 31 1^^

28699>4

Blisland Parish O. By 1083 Tithes at 263^ ^ poll 28699^4

146

VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

1759 Octo'. 9'\ Blisland Parish

For Sundry Cash Acco*\ Viz*. To Henry Dormer, his Ace*, for burying- John Bates, finding- &c. £

To Maj' Thruston James for 7 Bar". Corn @ 10/ £3||10

To D°. for paid Jam'. Hockad. for Sund'. for W" Garland 11/10

To D°. his Ace*, for Hajsocks for the lower Church

D'.

Carried forward to the Other Side £ 6|

[104]

BHsland Parish D'.

To the amount of Cash Acco*' bro*. for- ward from the Other Side £ 6\

To Martha Pigget, for keeping Mary Rowe 5 Months @ 5/ ^ month 1|

To Kirby Washer, for keeping two of John Eacho's Children 3\

To Col, Gill Armistead, his Acco* 2|

To M^ Thomas Cowles, his Acco*. for blocks & benches at the lower Church 3|

To Maj". John Power, for paid Doct'. Har- vey his Acco*. 11/6 — I

To Col John Richardson for a Bar'. Corn, for Widow Eacho @ 10/ — |

To William Fisher, for keeping John, Or- phan of John Eacho dec'd two months

101

11

31

51

111

101

121

10

8>4

-/2

4y2

£ 1711 7

The above Acco*^ amounting to £17||7||5 is Order'd to be paid by M\ Richard Allen, Out of the Bar. that is due from him to the Parish.

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 147

Maj'. John Power & Cap*. William Armistead, are Chosen Church Wardens in the Stead of Col. Burwel Bajsett & Maj'. Thruston James.

Order'd that the Church Wardens Enquire into what re- pairs are wanting at the Glebe, and Agree with Workmen to do the Same.

Order'd that the Church Wardens agree with Workmen to Make Such Repairs to the Upper Church as they Shall See necejsary,

M'. Richmond Allen D. Sher. is appointed Collector the Enjuing Year, on giving Bond & Security as ujual.

Order'd that the Church Ward", agree with Workmen to build a house for the poor of this Parish on the Old Glebe. Sign'd by C. Thacker Min'.

John Power Ch. Warden Test

Dudley Williams, Clark O'the Vestry.

At [105]

At a Vestry held for Blisland Parish, at the lower Church, the 10*^ day of Nov'. 1760.

Present

Maj'. John Power, and | „, ,^

Cap*. William Armistead j

Col. John Richardson, Col. Gill Armistead

Maj'. Thruston James, And

Col. Burwel Bajsett M'. Richard Allen

This Vestry proceeds to lay the Parish Levy

Blisland Parish D^

lb Tob\ To the Rev. M^ Thacker his Salary 16000'" Tob°. To 4 ^ C*. on d". for Cask 640'". & 4 ^ C*. for Shrinkage 640'" 17280

148 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

To Dudley Williams, Clark of the upper Church &

vestry 1500". To 4 ^ C\ on d". for Cask 60". 1560 To Richardson Henley, Clark of the lower Church

1000". To 4 ^ C\ on d\ for Cask 40" 1040

To Jemima Curie, Sextonejs at the upper Church 500" & Cask 20. & for washing the Surplice 100". 620

To Edward Lively, Sexton at the lower Church 500". & Cask 20". & for washing the Surplice 100 620

To Ann Linsey 600

To Thomas Linsey 300

To M". Eliz". Burnett, for keeping Eliz\ Williams 700 To Francis Day 500

To Mary Farthing, for the Support of her Son Ed- ward 300 To M'. Benj*. Waller, for a Copy of the List of

Tithes 18

To M'. William Clayton, for a Copy of the List of

Tithes 18

To Maj'. John Power, for four Communions, for

the lower Church 400

To Cap*. William Armistead, for four Communions

for the upper Church 400

To Eleanor Banks, for keeping William, the Son of

Jeremiah Curie 600

To Edward Lively, Exclusive of his Salary as

Sexton 400

To Reb\ White, for keeping George Smith's Child 600 To John Linsey, for keeping IJsabella Gray 250

To Richard C. Curie 400

To James Jones, for keeping David Dormer Eight

Months at 1500" ^ Annum 1000

To Eliz'. Wall, for her Care & trouble with W".

Garland's Children from the time of his death 200

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA,, 1721-1786 149

To Marg*. Manning, for keeping two of Sackvile

M'hone's Children last Year 800

To Sarah Fox, for keeping two of Joseph Foxes

Children last Year 400

To Charles Hankin, for boarding Mary Row, find- ing Shoes &c. 550

To Matthew Cole, for keeping Benj*. Eacho 500

To Joel Willis, for keeping Tho°. Twin's Child

Eighteen Months 600

To John Ashwel, for keeping James Goodin's Child

two Years 800

To M'. Richmond Allen, Collector, Bal'. of his

Acc'\ in 1759 & 1760 264^

31720)4 To Tob°. for the Ch. Wardens to pay the Several

Cash Acco*% hereafter mention'd &c. 7000

38720>^ To 6 ^ a. for Collecting 387201^ Tobo. 2323

41043>4 To Deposited in the Collector's hands, to be paid

the Church Wardens 797

Blisland Parish C\ By 1046 Tithes at 40 ^ poll 41840

Cash acco*\ carried over

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1760 Nov'. 10*\ Blisland Parish, To Sundry Cash Acco*'. D'.

Viz'. To Jemima Curie, for mending the Surplice, Communion Cloth, Pulpit Cloth & Cush- ion £_||10||_

150

VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

To Doctor William Harvey, his Acco*. for' Eliz". Kitson's board & finding her medi- V cines to be paid Col. Gill Armistead 3111811 —

To Col. Gill Armistead Exor of M^ John RuJ-

sel dec'd, his Acco* 3 111211 —

To Col. Gill Armistead & C°. Acco*. 3111111— M

To Col. Gill Armistead, his Acco* —11811—

To Walter Rawleigh, his Acco*. for Materials for the upper Church £ll|13|| — ^]

To D°. his Acco*. for work done to [ \0\\ 311—^

the upper Church 8111011— J

To James Tyree, his Acco*. fori boarding Walter Rawleigh & I his 'prentices 71 days while at f work on the upper Church J £2111011-

To James Tyree, his Acco*. for Wheat, & Lyme & bricks for the upper Church — H 711— J 2|1171

To William Farthing, his Acco*. for Brick- layer's work &c. at the upper Church — |118ll —

To Edward Valentine, for a Bar', of Corn,

for Richard Creed Curie — 111211 6

To Col. Burwel Bajsett, his Acco*. for Plank

&c for the upper Church 3l| 3|1 1^

To James Wade, his Acco*. for five Bar\ Corn] for Edw^ Lively, & 3 Bar\ for Betty [ Jones, in all Eight Bar% at 11/ ^ f Bar'. J 411 8l|—

To Edward James, his Acco*. for Sundries for

John Eacho 11 9l|—

To William Mutlow, for keeping Mary Row

two months at 5/ ^ month — l|10ll —

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 151

To Maj'. John Power, for paid M'. William] Brown, for Six Bushels of Corn, for V Widow Charlton J — 1|12I|—

The amount of the Sundry Cash Acco*^ to be paid by the Ch. Wardens £ 35||11|| 9

M'. William Smith D. Sher, is appointed Collector, on giving- Bond & Security.

Maj'. John Power & Cap*. William Armistead are Con- tinued Church Wardens.

Order'd the Church Wardens have Such repairs made on the Glebe as they Shall See necejsary.

Betty, a Negrowoman belonging to M'. Julius K. Bur- bidge is Exempted from paying her Parish Levy, on Ac- count of her blindnejs.

John Taylor, Son of John Taylor dec'd, is Exempted from

paying his Parish Levy, on Account of his Infirmity.

Sign'd by John Power ) ^, ,

■;,,.,,. . . , vCh. wardens.

William Armistead j

Test.

Dudley Williams, Clark O'the Vestry.

At

[107]

At a Vestry held for Blisland Parish at the upper Church the 19'". day of October 1761.

Present

The Rev : M.\ Thacker Min'. Maj". William Armistead, Ch. warden, Col. John Richardson Col Burwel Ba/sett

M'. Richmond Terrel, Ma'f. Thruston James

M'. Richard Allen and

Col. Gill Armistead M^ John Shermer.

152 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

This Vestry proceeds to lay the Parish Levy

BHsland Parish D'.

lb. Tob".

To the Rev. M^ Thacker his salary 160W Tob°. To 4 ^ C*. on d". for Cask 640'". & 4 ^ C. for Shrinkage 640'" 17280

To Dudley Williams Clark of the upper Church &

Vestry 1500'" To 4 ^ C on d°. for Cask 60 1560

To Richardson Henly Clark of the lower Church

1000. To 4 ^ a. on d". for Cask 40 1040

To Jemima Curie Sexton", of the upper Church 500

& Cask 20 for washing the Surplice 100 620

To Edward Lively Sexton of the lower Church the

same 620

To Ann Linsey 600

To Thomas Linsey 300

To Elizabeth Burnett for keeping Elizabeth Wil- liams 700

To Mary Farthing for the support of her son Ed- ward 300

To M'. Benjamin Waller for a Copy of the list of

Tithes 18

To M^ William Clayton, a Copy of d°. 18

To Maj\ John Power for four Communions for the

lower Church 400

To Maj'. William Armistead for four Communions

for the upper Church 400

To the Church Wardens for William the son of

Jeremiah Curie 600

To Rebekah White for keeping George Smiths

Child 600

To Richard Creed Curie towards his Maint' 400

To Richard* Tharp for keeping David Dormer 1500

*Note! This name may be "Sharp"; it is hard to decipher. — C. G. C.

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 153

To David Allen for keeping William Charlton 1200 To Matthew Cole for keeping- Benj*. Eacho 600 To William Hart for keeping Thomas Duco 600 To d°. for keeping the widow Rowe 600 To William Geddy for keeping Clift Duco 600 To Mary Jones towards his maint' 400 To Burnal Rujsell for keeping two of William Gar- lands Children 900 To Sarah Fox for keeping two of Joseph Foxes

Children 500

To Joel Willis for keeping Thomas Twin's Child 400 To Eliz*. Farthing, for keeping Eliz". Dunkerton

Seven Months 400

33156 C\ By M'. William Smith, the Bal'. of his Acco*. 792

32364 D'. To 6 ^ Cent for Collecting 323641^ Tob". 1941

34305

Blisland Parish C By 1069 Tithes at 32'^ Tob°. ^ poll 34208

Due to the Collector 97

1761 Oct^ 19*\

D'. Blisland Parish. To Sundry Cash Acco*\ Viz*.

To William Jones, for keeping Lucy Tyree, Or- phan of Roger Tyree dec'd £ 5 II — II —

To Cap'. William Richardson, for Expences in

burying Thomas Dugar — 1|15|| —

To William Geddy, for Clothing Clift Dugar 1||— 1| 3

To Frances Foulkes, for mending the Surplice,

finding linen & Thread — 1| 8|| 6

To Col. Gill Armistead & C°. bar. of Acco*. 6l| 8|| 5^^

154 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

To Col. Gill Armistead, bal\ of his Ace* — 1| 4|| 2 To John Yates, for keeping W™. Fletcher three

months from laying the Levy in 1759 3|| — 1| —

£ 16II16II 4^

[108]

Order'd that Maj'. William Armistead pay the several Cash Acco*\ levied by the Parish, together with other Cash Acco*'. which are unsettled, Out of the Bar. of Cash in his hands.

M'. William Smith D. Sher. is Appointed Collector the Ensuing Year, on giving Bond and Security as Usual.

Cap*. William Richardson, Cap*. William Macon, and Cap*. Edward Power are chosen Vestrymen in the stead of M'. Leonard Henley dec'd, M^ Isaac Goddin dec'd and M'. William Hogg dec'd.

M'. John Shermer and Col. Gill Armistead are Chosen Churchwardens in the Room of Maj'. John Power and Maj'. William Armistead.

Order'd that the Church Wardens agree with workmen to build a workhouse, for the poor of this Parish, on the old Glebe, pursuant to and Order of Vestry 1759, of Such dimentions as they Shall think necejsary.

Order'd that the Church Wardens Send to Great Britain for Table linen for the Communion Table.

Order'd that the Church Wardens demand and receive

of the Representatives of Cap*. William Kenney dec'd the

Legacy given by the S"*. Kenney for a piece of plate for

this Parish, pursuant to a former Order of Vestry.

Sign'd by C. Thacker Min\

John Shermer ) ^, . .

>, . . , > Churchwardens G. Armistead j

Test

Dudley Williams, Clark O' the Vestry

At

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 155

[109]

At a Vestry held for Blisland Parish, at the upper Church, the 12*^ day of November 1762.

Present

The Rev. M'. Thacker Min'. M'. Richard Allen,

M'. John Shermer Ch. Warden, Cap*. William Macon, Col. John Richardson, And

Maj'. John Power, Cap*. Edward Power. Maj'. Thruston James,

This Vestry proceeds to lay the Parish Levy.

Blisland Parish D^

lb Tob".

To the Rev. M'. Thacker, his Salary 160001^ Tob-. To 4 ^ C*. on d°. for Cask 640'". & 4 ^ C*. for shrinkage 640'" 17280

To Dudley Williams, Clark of the upper Church &

Vestry 1500'". To 4 ^ C*. on d°. for Cask 60'". 1560

To Richardson Henley, Clark of the lower Church

1000". To 4 ^ C*. on d". for Cask 40". 1040

To Jemima Curie, Sextonejs of the upper Church 500'" & Cask 20'" & for washing the Surplice 100'" 620

To Edward Lively, Sexton of the lower Church 500'" & Cask 20'". & for washing the Surplice 100'" 620

To Thomas Linsey 300'". To Ann Linsey 600'" 900

To M". Eliz*, Burnett, for keeping Eliz^ Williams 700

To Mary Farthing, for the Support of her Son Ed- ward 300

To M'. Benj'. Waller, for a Copy of the List of

Tithes 18

To Cap*. William Clayton, for two Copies of the

List of Tithes 36

156 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

To Col. Gill Armistead's Estate, for four Com- munions, for the upper Church 400

To M'. John Shermer, for four Communions for the

~ lowerChurch 400

To Reb\ White, for keeping George Smith's Child 600

Present Maj'. William Armistead

To Richard Creed Curie, a further allowance to- wards his Maintainance 400

To Maj^ Thruston James, for keeping David Dor- mer 1500

To David Allen, for keeping William Charlton 1000

To William Hart, for keeping widow Rowe 800

To Thomas Smith, for keeping Cliff Dugar 500

To Mary Jones 600

To Burnal Rujsel, for keeping two of William Gar- land's Children 900

To Sarah Fox, for keeping two of Joseph Foxes

children 600

To Joel Willis, for keeping Thomas Twin's child

500'", and 100'" Omitted last year 100'" 600

To David Haselwood, for keeping Eliz*. Dunker-

ton 800

To Maj\ William Armistead, for Marg*. Man-"] nings keeping two of Sackvile M'hone's Chil- \- dren two Year, to be paid her J 1600

To John Yates, for keeping John, the Son of Daniel

Steward dec'd 350

To Matt''. Cole, for Lydda Gadberry's keeping' John Goodin from January the 8'". 1761, till October 29*'. 1762 800

Debt Carried Over 34924 [110]

1762 Nov'. 12'\ Blisland Parish D'. lb Tob"

To Debt brought over from the Other Side 34924

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786

157

To Maj'. William Armistead, for Mary Jeffers'"] keeping three of the Children of John Jef fers dec'd from April the 12'\ 1762 till Nov' 12'\ 1762 J

To Edward Lively, Exclusive of his Salary as Sexton

To M'. William Smith Collector, the Bal". of his Acco*.

To Maj'. William Armistead, to pay Several Cash Acco*\

To 6 ^ C*. for Collecting 39617'" Tob°.

600

400

193

3500

Blisland Parish By 1088 Tithes at 38>^''' Tob°. ^ poll

Due to the Collector

C

39617 2377

41994

41888

106

Order'd that Maj'. William Armistead, M'. William Smith & Dudley Williams, meet as Soon as Conveniently they can, and proportion the Parish Levy.

M'. William Smith D Sher. is appointed Collector the Ensuing Year, on giving Bond & Security as Usual.

William Hart is Chosen Sexton of the lower Church, in the Stead of Edward Lively, who resign'd that Office.

M'. William Daingerfield is Chosen a Vestryman in the Stead of Col. Gill Armistead dec'd.

Cap'. William Macon, and Cap'. Edward Power, are Chosen Church Wardens, in the Stead of Col. Gill Armi- stead dec'd, & M'. John Shermer, who resign'd that Office. Sign'd by C. Thacker Min'.

John Shermer Ch. ward". Test

Dudley Williams, Clark O' the Vestry

158 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

Pursuant to an Order of Vestry dated Nov. 12*\ 1762, We the Subscribers have met, and proportion'd the Parish Levy, & find it to be Thirty Eight & a half pounds of Tob°. ^ poll, & One hundred & Six pounds of Tob". due to the Collector from the Parish, as above. Witnejs Our hands January the 28*''. 1763.

William Armistead W". Smith Dud. Williams

At [111]

At a Vestry held for Blisland Parish, at the upper Church, the 25*\ day of April 1763.

Present

Cap*. William Macon, Ch. warden, (who was this day Sworn into that Office) M'. Richmond Terrel, M^ John Shermer,

Maj'. John Power, Maj^ William Armistead,

Maj\ Thruston James, Col. Burwel Bajsett, and

M'. Richard Allen, M^ William Daingerfield.

Order'd that Dudley Williams, Clark of the Vestry, take the Register Books of this Parish into his care, And that the Clarks of Each Church give notice, that the Births & deaths in this Parish, are to be Registered by the S". Williams.

Order'd that Richard Creed Curie, be discharged from paying his Parish Levy on Account of his Infirmity.

Order'd that Maj'. William Armistead pay M\ John Timberlake Fifteen Shillings, for making and fixing a Dial- post, for the upper Church.

Sign'd by William Macon, Ch. warden. Test

Dudley Williams, Clark O'the Vestry.

Cap*. William Macon • „, ,

%Ch. wardens

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 159

At a Vestry held for Blisland Parish, at the upper Church, the 13*'. day of June 1763.

Present

Cap*. Edward Power j M\ Richmond Terrel, M'. John Shermer,

Maj''. John Power, Col. Burwel Bajsett,

Maj'. Thruston James, Maj^ William Armistead, and

M'. Richard Allen, Cap*. William Richardson.

The Rev. M"". Price Davies, having offered to Serve this Parish as Minister; the S*. Vestry do agree to Accept of him as the Minister of this Parish : And the S**. Vestry do agree to allow him at the laying the next Parish Levy, according to Act of AJsembly, for the discharge of his Min- isterial Function, from the 22*. day of May last, till laying the Levy ; and also to allow the S". M'. Davies for his Board the S*. time, in Consideration of his not being in pojsejsion of the Glebe.

M''. James Hockaday is Chosen a Vestryman, in the Stead

of Col. John Richardson dec'd.

Sign'd by Price Davies Minister

William Macon ) „, , -,tt

-r^ , , T-, VChurch Wardens

Ldward Power j

Test

Dudley Williams, Clark O' the Vestry

At [112]

At a Vestry held for Blisland Parish at Chiswel's Ordi- nary, the 2V\ day of November 1763.

Present Cap*. Edward Power, Ch. warden Maj\ John Power Cap*. William Richardson,

Maj\ Thruston James, and

M'. Richard Allen M'. James Hockaday

Maj\ William Armistead

160 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

This Vestry proceeds to lay the Parish Levy.

Blisland Parish D'.

To the Rev. M^ Thacker's Estate, late Minister ofl

this Parish, Salary from laying the Levy in I lb Tob". 1762 till the 19*" of March 1763 at 16000"' ^ |. 7291 Ann. 67491b ^obo. To 4 ^ C*. on d". for Cask 271'^ & 4 ^ C*. for Shrinkage 271'"

To the Rev. M^ Price Davies, present Minister" of this Parish, his Salary, from the 22*. day of May last till October the 22^ 1763, at 1600'" Tob°. ^ Ann. 6665'", To 4 ^ C*. on f 7197 d°. for Cask 266'", and 4 ^ C*. for Shrinkage 266'".

To Dudley Williams, Clark of the upper Church &

Vestry, 1500'", & 4 ^ C\ for Cask 60 1560

To Richardson Henley, Clark of the lower Church,

1000'". & 4. ^ C\ for Cask 40 1040

To Jemima Curie, Sextonejs of the upper Church, 500'" & Cask 20'". To d°. for washing the Sur- plice 100'" 620

To William Hart, Sexton of the lower Church 500'"

& Cask 20'", & for wash^ Surplice 100'". 620

To Thomas Linsey 300

To M". Eliz\ Burnett, for keeping Eliz'. Williams 700

To Mary Farthing, for the Support of her Son Ed- ward 300

To M'. Ben: Waller, for a Copy of the List of

Tithes 18

To Cap*. William Clayton, for two Copies of the

List of Tithes 36

To Jeremiah Martin, for keeping Ann Linsey 1065

To William Hart, for keeping Mary Rowe 950'"," and for keeping William Garland's two Chil- dren till this time 1000'" J 2050

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 161

Present Col. Burwel Bajsett & M'. William Dain-

gerfield To Matthew Cole, for keeping widow Gadberry's . Child & John Goodin 1200

D'. Carried forward 23997

1763 [113] 1763. Nov 2V\

Blisland Parish D'.

lb Tob°. To Debt brought forward 23997

To Sarah Fox for keeping Joseph Foxes two Chil- dren 750 T© David Allen, for keeping William Charlton till

June 6". 1763 533

To Robert Buchan, in Maj^ William Armistead'sl hands, for keeping Betty Kitson, till 1763, \- & burying her J 600

To Cap*. William Macon, for keeping Cliff Dugar 500

To D°. for two Communions for the upper Church 250 To William Geddy, for keeping Thomas Dugar,^ who is to be bound to the S**. Geddy, & Geddy to Clear him from further Charge to the Parish J 600

To Richard Creed Curie, a further allowance to- wards his Maintainance 400 To Maj', Thruston James, for keeping David Dor- mer 1500 To Mary Jones, in Maj". William Armistead's hands 800 To Joel Willis, for keeping Thomas Twins Child 500 To David Haselwood, for keeping Eliz". Dunkerton 1000 To Marg*. Manning, for keeping two of Sackvile

M'hone's Children 800

To Edward Lively 800

162

VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

To Ann Taylor, (in Maj^ William Armistead's^ hands) for the Support of her Son John Tay- V lor J 600

To M^ William Smith, D. Sher. & Collector, his

Acco* 595

To Cap*. Edward Power, for two Communions, for

the lower Church 250

34475 To 6 59 a. for Collecting 34475^" Tob°. 2068

36543

Blisland Parish C

lb Tob°. By 1100 Tithes at 34'". Tob". ^ pole 37400 The Debt as above, is 36543

Deposited in the Collector's hands 857 Tob°. to be

paid to the Church wardens towards repairs on the Glebe

N. B. The Cash Acco*'. & Orders Carried over to the other Side

1763.

[114] 1763. November the 2V\ Blisland Parish D'

To Sundry Cash Acco*\ to be paid by Maj''^ William Armistead Out of the Bal'. of Tob° in \. his hands J

Viz*. To M'' Richard Allen, for boarding the~ Rev. M'' Price Davies Minister of this Parish £ S. d. from June 21'*. last till laying the levy, for the }> 10|1 8|| 4 deficiency of the Glebe's not being in his po/sej- sion, at the rate of £ 25 ^ Annum

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 163

To David Allen's Ace*, for burying William

Charlton 111 5|| 6

To William Mutlow, his Ace*, for Corn to

Sundry persons 3|| 6|| —

To M". John Timberlake, for Corn for Mary

Jeifers, ^ Cap*. William Macon's Order 1||— II—

£ 15II19II10

M'. William Smith D. Sher. is appointed Collector, on giving Bond & Security as usual.

M^ Richard Allen is Chosen Church Warden, in the Stead of Cap*. William Macon, with Cap*. Edward Power.

William Swiney is discharg'd from paying his Parish

Levy, on Account of his being lame in his Arm

Sign'd by

Edward Power „, , ttt , -r.. - 1 A 1, Church Wardens.

Richard Allen

Test

Dudley Williams, Clark O' the Vestry.

At

[115]

At a Vestry held for Blisland Parish at the upper Church the

12*'. day of October 1764.

Present The Rev. M^ Price Davies Min'.

M'. Richard Allen )„, , ,,, , „ , „ , , _ > Church Wardens

Cap . Edward Power V

Col. Burwel Bajsett Maj^ William Armistead

Maj\ Thruston James Cap*. William Richardson

M^ John Shermer And

M'. James Hockaday

This Vestry proceeds to lay the Parish Levy, and to Examine the Returns of Procejsioners.

164 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

Blisland Parish Deb'.

To the Rev. M^ Price Davies Min'. his Salary 16000''.

To 4 ^ C*. on d°. for Cask 640'". & 4 ^ Ct. for lb Tob°.

Shrinkage 640''. 17280

To Dudley Williams, Clark of the upper Church & Ves- try 1500''. To 4 ^ C*. on d°. for Cask 60 1560 To Richardson Henley, Clark of the lower Church 1000".

To 4 ^ C*. on d°. for Cask 40 1040

To Jemima Curie, Sextonejs of the upper Church (in

the hands of M^ Richard Allen Church Warden)

500". & Cask 20". & for washing the Surphce

100" 620

To William Hart Sexton of the lower Church 500" &

Cask 20, & for washing the Surplice 100" 620

To Thomas Linsey 300

To M". Eliz\ Burnett, for keeping Eliz\ Williams 800

To Mary Farthing, for the Support of her Son Edward 300 To M^ Ben. Waller, for a Copy of the List of Tithes 18

To Cap*. William Clayton, for two Copies of the List of

Tithes 36

To Mary Farthing, for keeping Ann Linsey 1065

To William Hart, for keeping two of the Children of

William Garland dec'd 1200

To William Hart, for Clearing the lower Church Yard 50

To Matthew Cole, for keeping the wid°. Gadberry's Child

& John Goodin 1200

To Sarah Fox, for keeping Joseph Foxes two Children 800

To M^ Richard Allen, Church Warden, for four Com-

mun^ for the upper Church 500

To Cap'. Edward Power, Church Warden, for four Com-

mun". for the lower Church 500

To Benj\ Allen, for keeping Mary Row 950

Present M"". William Daingerfield To Maj^ Thruston James, for keeping David Dormer 1500

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 165

To Maj'. William Armistead, for Mary Jones 1000

To Joel Willis, for keeping Tho^ Twin's Child 500

To David Haselwood, for keeping Eliz*. Dunkerton 1000 To Marg'. Manning's Est*, for keeping two of Sackv^

M'hone's Children 1000

To Edward Lively 1000

To Ann Taylor, for the Support of her son John Taylor 700

Debt Carried Over 35539

Blisland [116]

Blisland Parish Deb^

1764 October 12*\ lb Tob°.

To Debt bro*. Over 35539

To John Wall, for keping two Children of John Jeffers

dec'd 900

To d". for d°. Short paid last Year 43

To the Bar. of M^ William Smith's Acco*. 306

To James Tyree, for keeping John, Son of Dan\|

Steward dec'd from 1762 till this time \ 800

To Tob°. in Maj"". William Armistead's hands, to pay

Sundry Cash Acc*^ 3000

40588 To 6 ^ C*. for Collecting 40588'" Tob°. 2435

43023 Deposited in the Collector's hands 135

43158

Blisland Parish Cred'.

By 1121 Tithes @ 38>4 ^ poll 43158

M'. William Smith D. Sher. is appointed Collector the En- suing Year, on giving Bond & Security as usual.

166 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

M'. William Daingerfield & Cap*. William Richardson, are Chosen Church- Wardens, in the Stead of M^ Richard Allen, & Cap*. Edward Power.

On the Pettition of M^ John Timberlake, to have an Old Negro man Jack, to be discharg'd from paying his Parish Levy, he is accordingly discharg'd on account of his being unable to do any Service.

The Returns of the Several Procejsioners in this Parish, were this day Examin'd by the Vestry, and Order'd to be Recorded in the Vestrybook of this Parish, for that purpose. Sign'd by Price Davies Rector

WilHam Daingerfield)-,, ,., William Richardson C Test

Dudley Williams, Clark O' the Vestry.

At [117]

At a Vestry held for Blisland Parish at the lower Church October the 2V\ 1765.

Present Col. William Daingerfield )„, _.

Cap*. William Richardson ( Maj'. Thruston James M'. John Shermer

M'. Richard Allen and

Maj'. William Armistead M^ James Hockaday

This Vestry proceeds to lay the Parish Levy, & Examine the Entry of the Procejsioners Returns.

Blisland Parish Deb'.

To the Rev. M'. Price Davies Min'. his Salary 16000''.

To 4 ^ C*. on d°. for Cask 640'", & 4 ^ C*. lb Tob°.

for Shrinkage 640'" 17280

To Dudley Williams, Clark of the upper Church & Ves- try 1500''. To 4 ^ C*. on d"^. for Cask 60 1560

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 167

To Richardson Henley, Clark of the lower Church 1000'".

To 4 ^ C*. on d°. for Cask 40 1040

To John Yates, Sexton at the upper Church 500 & Cask

20, & for washing the Surplice 100 620

To William Hart Sexton at the lower Church 500 & Cask

20, & for washing the Surplice 100 620

To M'. Ben. Waller, for a Copy of the List of Tithes 18

To Cap*. William Clayton, for two Copies of the List of

Tithes 36

To Martha Bush, for keeping Tho^ Linsey 300

To Mary Farthing, for keeping Ann Linsey 1065'" and

for her Son Edward 300'" 1365

To M". Eliz\ Burnett, for keeping Eliz'. Williams 800

To Col. William Daingerfield, for four Commun^ for

the upper Church 500

To Cap*. William Richardson, for four d". for the lower

Church 500

To William Hart, for keeping two Children of William

Garland dec'd 1200

To Sarah Fox, for keeping two Children of Jos. Fox

dec'd 800

To Ben. Allen, for keeping Mary Row 950

To Richard Linsey, for keeping a Child of W". Gad- berry dec'd & a Child of Jam\ Goodin dec'd 1200 To Maj^ Thruston James, for keeping David Dormer till

July 5*\ last past 1120

To Col. Wm Daingerfield, for Mary Jones, to be divided]

between Stephen Jones and Jemima Curie accord- I

ing to Each persons Expence I 1000

To David Haslewood, for keeping Eliz' Dunkerton from

Octo'. 12*\ till Nov. 24*'. & burying her 250

To Sarah Manning, for keeping two Children of Sackv'.

M'hone dec'd 1000

To Eliz\ Lively 500

To Ann Taylor, for the Support of her Son John 600

168 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

To John Wall, for keeping three Children of John Jeffers

dec'd 1000

To WilHam Smith Collector, the BaW of his Aco* 522

To 2000 in Maj"", William Armistead's hands, towards^ paying the Cash Acco*\ And repairs for the upper I Church J 2000

36781 To 6 ^ C*. for Collecting 36781'" Tob°. 2206

38987 Blisland Parish Cred'.

By 1096 Tithes at 35^4'" Tob°. ^ poll 38908

Due to the Collector 79

N. B. The Sundry Cash Acco*\ allow'd by this Vestry, are

Over on the Other side

Blisland [118]

Blisland Parish Deb^

1765 October 2V\ To Sundry Cash Acco*^ to be paid with the|

Bar. in Maj"". William Armistead's hands Viz*. C

To the Bar. of Col. William Daingerfield's Acco* £ 4|1 911— To William Jones for keping Lucy Tyree 5|| — 1| —

To Charles Hankin's Acco* for 5 Bar\ Corn at 10/ 2||10||— To Tho^ Hatton's Acco* for a Coffin for David

Dormer — 1|15|| —

To Dud. Williams & James Hockaday's Acco'. for

Sund^ for Lucy Tyree 1|| — 1| 8

To William Geddy's Acco*. for work done to the

lower Church 3|| 2\\ 6

£16111711 2

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 169

Col. William Daingerfield and Cap*. William Richardson are Continued Church Wardens for the Ensuing Year.

Order'd that Maj^ William Armistead Settle and pay Ben. Allen his Acco*. for his Expences in Burying Mary Row, Out of the Cash in his hands.

Order'd that Col. William Daingerfield & Maj'. William Armistead, meet and proportion the Parish Levy, & return it to the Clark of the Vestry to Enter Accordingly.

M'". Wm Smith D. Sher. is appointed Collector the Ensuing Year, on giving Bond & Security as usual.

This day, the Entry of the Returns of the Procejsioners in 1764 in the Vestrybook, were Examined by the Vestry, from the Several Copies return'd; And are found to be Enter'd Agreable to the Said Copies.

Toney, a Negro man, belonging to M". Reb*. Hockaday, is discharged from paying his Parish Levy, on Account of his Age and Infirmity.

Sign'd by Wm Daingerfield)^, ,,, ,

■.^r T,- 1 , ^Ch. Wardens. Wm Richardson \

Test

Dudley Williams, Clark O' the Vestry.

Pursuant to an Order of Vestry dated October 21'*. 1765 We the Subscribers have met, and proportioned the Parish Levy, and find it to be 35 J^'" of Tob°. ^ poll, and a Bar. of 79'" Tob°. due to the Collector. Given under Our hands this 24*". day of March 1766

William Daingerfield William Armistead . Test

Dudley Williams, Clark O' the Vestry

At

170 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

[119]

At a Vestry held for Blisland Parish at the upper Church October 20*'. 1766.

Present The Rev. M^ Price Davies Min^ Cap*. William Richardson Ch. Warden, Col. Burwell Bajsett, M^ Richard Allen,

M^ Richmond Terrell, M\ John Shermer

Maj"". Thruston James, and

Maj^ William Armistead, Cap*. Edward Power.

This Vestry proceeds to lay the Parish Levy

Blisland Parish Deb^

To the Rev. M^ Price Davies Min'. his Salary 16000" lb Tob°.

Tobo.^ To 4 ^ C*. on d°. for Cask & 4 ^ C*. for

Shrinkage 1280'" 17280

To Dudley Williams, Clark of the upper Church &

Vestry, 1500'^ To 4 ^ C*. on d°. for Cask 60 1560

To Richardson Henley, Clark of the lower Church

1000'". To 4 ^ C*. on d\ for Cask 40 1040

To John Yates, Sexton at the upper Church 500 & Cask

20 & for washing the Surplice 100 620

To William Hart, Sexton at the lower Church 500 &

Cask 20 & for washing the Surplice 100 620

To Col. William Daingerfield, for four Communions,

for the upper Church 500

To Cap*. William Richardson, for four d". for the

lower d°. 500

To M^ Ben. Waller, for a Copy of the List of Tithes 18

To Cap*. William Clayton, for two Copies of d°. 36

To Martha Bush, for keeping Tho^ Linsey 300

To William Banks, for keeping Ann Linsey till Sep'.

12*\ 1766 @ 1200 ^ Annum 1100

To John Piggett, for keeping two Children of William

Garland dec'd 1200

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786

171

To Sarah Fox for keeping a Son of Joseph Fox, dec'd 400

To Richard Linsey, for keeping a Child of Wm Gad- berry dec'd & a Child of James Goodin dec'd 1400

To Sarah Manning, for keeping two Children of Sack- vile M'hone dec'd 800

To Eliz". Lively. 500 To Ann Taylor, for the Support

of her Son John Taylor 600 1 100

To John Wall, for keeping a Child of John Jeffers

dec'd 550

To Dickson Haslewood, for keeping a Child of d°. dec'd 400

To Mary Farthing, for the Support of her Son Edward

F'arthing 500

To Elisha Bennett, for keeping Sarah Valentine Seven

Months 700

To Mary Hogg, for keeping d° Three Months 300

To Joel Willis, for keeping Tho^ Twin's Child last

year 300. & for d°. this year 200 500

To M'. Wm Smith Collector, the BaF. of his Acco*.

Including 79 due to him last year 647

To Tob°. in Maj\ William Armistead's hands to pay

the Several Cash Acco*^ & repairing up^ Ch. 3000

To 6 ^ C*. for Collecting 35071"' Tob° Deposited in the Collector's hands

Blisland Parish By 1055 Tithes @ 35>^ ^ poll

35071 2104

37175 277^

37452>4

Cred^

37452>^ Cash Acco*. for this Vestry Carried Over

Blisland

172 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

[120]

Blisland Parish To Sundry Cash Acco*\ Deb'.

1766 October 20*\ To John Lewis & C for Sund\ ^ James Taylor as

^ Acco* £ 211 61111

To Reb*. Lilly for keeping Lucy Tyree 5|| — 1| —

To Mary Ashcraft, for one Bar\ Corn — 1|15|1 —

To Eliz\ Lively for two Bar^ Com 1||10||—

To Daniel Slater, for Sund% for William Jefifers as

^ Acco*. Ill 911 6

To M'. Tho\ Cowles, for Setting up benches at the

lower Ch. 1||10||—

To William Banks, for Expences in burying Ann

Linsey — JJlSjj—

To Ben. Tyree, for keeping Priscilla Day's Child

3 >4 months 1||15||—

1511 111 5

M'. Will. Smith D. Sheriff, is appointed Collector the En- suing Year, on giving Bond & Security as Usual.

M"". Richmond Allen is chosen a Vestryman, in the Stead of Cap*. William Macon dec**. And M^ Richardson Henley, is Chosen a Vestryman, in the Stead of Cap'. John Power, who is removed out of this Parish.

M^ James Hockaday & M'. Richmond Allen, a Chosen Church Wardens in the Stead of Col, William Daingerfield & Cap*. William Richardson.

Sign'd by Price Davies Rector

William Richardson Ch. Warden.

Test

Dudley Williams, Clark O' the Vestry

At

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 173

[121]

At a Vestry held for Blisland Parish at the lower Church the V\ day of October 1767.

Present

M'. James Hockaday, )Ch. Maj', William Armistead,

Cap*. Richmond Allen, Cward^ M''. John Shermer,

Maj^ Thruston James, Cap*. William Richardson,

Col, Burwell Bajsett, Col. William Daingerfield, and

M'. Richard Allen, M'. Richardson Henley.

This Vestry proceeds to lay the Parish Levy, and Appoint Procejsioners.

Blisland Parish Deb"".

To the Rev. M'. Price Davies Min^ his Salary I6OOOI'' lb Tob°.

Tobo.^ & 4 ^ C*. on d". for Cask, & 4 ^ C*. for

Shrinkage 1280'" 17280

To Dudley Williams, Clark of the upper Church &

Vestry ISOO'" & 4 ^ C*. on d°. for Cask 60 1560

To M^ Richardson Henley, Clark of the lower Church

1000'", & 4 ^ C*. for Cask 40 1040

To John Yates, Sexton at the up'. Church 500"" & Cask

20, & for washing the Surplice 100"" 620

To Eliz'. Hart, Sextonejs at the lower Church 500""

& Cask 20, & for washing the Surplice 100"" 620

To Cap*. Richmond Allen, for four Commun". for the

up'. Church 500

To M'. James Hockaday, for four Commun\ for the

lower Church 500

To M' Ben. Waller, for a Copy of the List of Tithes 18

To Cap*. William Clayton, for two Copies of the List

of Tithes 36

To Martha Bush, for keeping Tho\ Linsey 240

To Mary Farthing, for the Support of her Son Edward 400

174

VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

To Tho\ Smith, for keeping Sarah Valentine from

Octo^ 27'\ last at 1000 ^ Annum 926

To Ann Taylor, f oi^ the Support of her Son John Tay- lor 480

To M^ Lancelott Woodward, for keeping Eliz". Wil- liams two months & twelve days from laying the Levy in 1765 & for Burying her 200

To William Hart's Estate, for keeping James Gar-" land, Orphan of William Garland dec*^. And John Goodin, Orphan of James Goodin dec^. from Nov^ 17'\ last @ 1200 ^ Ann J 1050

To John Wall, for keeping an Orphan of John Jeffers

dec^ 550

To Sarah Fox, for keeping an Orphan of Joseph Fox

dec". 400

To Sarah Manning, for keeping two Children of Sack- vile Mahone dec*. 400

To Eliz\ Lively 400

To M^ William Smith Collector, his Acco*. 568

To 3000'" Tob°. in Maj^ William Armistead's hands,

to pay Sundry Cash Acco". 3000

30788

D°. C^ By Depositum in the Collector's hands last

year, not taken from his Acco*. 277^

D°. D^ To 6 ^ C\ for Collecting 305101^'" Tob°

D°. Cred^ By 1042 Tithes @ 31 ^ poll

Due to the Collector 38>^

30510^ 1830

32340^4 32302

Blisland

NEW KENT COUNTY^ VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 175

[122]

Blisland Parish To Sundry Cash Acco*^ Deb'"

1767 Octo^ V\ £ S. d.

To John Piggett, for keeping William Garland, Orphan

of Wiir. Garland dec". — 1|12|| 6

To Rebecca Lilly, for keeping Lucy Tyree 5

To William Jones, for keeping a Child of Susannah

Sanders from Feb^ V\ last @ £5. ^ Ann 3

To William Manning, for keeping a Child of Priscilla

Days 4

To M'. James Hockaday, for 6 Bushels of Corn for

Patience Linsey — 11 15 1 1 —

To D°. for paid M". Pasteur, for making a Surplice,

& finding thr". & butt^ 111 71

To Marg*. Haselwood, for a Bar', of Corn for Patience

Linsey — 1|12|1 6

To Maj^ John Prentis, for 12 Yards of hoi'. @ 7/6

for a Surplice 4111011 —

To M^ John Lewis, his Acco*. 411 8l|10

To Cap'. Richmond Allen Churchwarden, his Acco* 41112|1 3 To Doct^ William Harvey, of his Acco* of £4||15 2111011— To William Jones, for keeping Susannah Sanders'

Child the Year 1765 5..

To Col. William Daingerfield's Acco*. IHlOU 3

To Rebecca Lilly, her Acco*. for Sund\ for Lucy Tyree

two Years 2|1 911 2

To William Jones, his Acco*. for Sund". for d°. the

Year 1763 Omitted 111 6|1—

To John Ball, for making a Coffin for Jemima Curies

Child —11 711 6

42

911 8

M'. James Hockaday, & Cap*. Richmond Allen, are Continued Ch. Wardens.

176 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

M^ William Smith D. Sheriff is appointed Collector the En- suing Year, on giving Bond and Security as Usual.

Order'd that the Church Wardens Endeavour to purchase that part of land of David Chandler, which lies between the Glebe and the Swamp, to be Annexed to the Glebe.

James Hockaday| j^ ^^^^^^^ Kichmond Allen \ Test Dudley Williams, Clark O' the Vestry

At [124]

At a Vestry held for Blisland Parish, at the upper Church, the 10'\ day of October 1768.

Present The Rev. M^ Price Davies Min^ M^ Richard Allen, M^ James Hockaday 1 Ch. M"". John Shermer,

Cap*. Richmond AllenjWard'. Col. Burwel Bafsett, M^ Richmond Terrel, Maj^ William Armistead, &

Maj^ Thruston James, Cap'. Richardson Henley

This Vestry proceeds to lay the Parish Levy.

Blisland Parish Deb^

To the Rev. M^ Price Davies Min^ his Salary 16000'', lb Tob°. & 4 ^ C*. on d\ for Cask, & 4 ^ C. for Shrink- age 1280 17280

To Dudley Williams, Clark of the upper Church &

Vestry 1500'", & 4 ^ C\ for Cask 60 1560

To Cap*. Richardson Henley, Clark of the lower

Church 1000'^ & 4 ^ C*. for Cask 40 1040

To John Yates, Sexton at the up^ Church 500 & Cask

20, & for washing the Surplice 100 620

To John Piggott, Sexton at the lower Church 500 &

Cask 20, & for washing the Surplice 100 620

To Cap*. Richmond Allen, for four Communions, for

the upper Church 500

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 177

To M"". James Hockaday, for four Communions, for

the lower Church 500

To M'. Ben. Waller, for a Copy of the List of Tithes 18

To Maj'. William Clayton, for two Copies of the List

of Tithes 36

To Mary Farthing, for the Support of her Son Edward 400

To James Valentine, for keeping his Mother from' Dec^ 22' last till laying the Levy at 1000 ^ - Ann J 800

To Ann Taylor, for the Support of her Son John Tay- lor 500

To Tho^ Smith, for keeping Sarah Valentine 26 days

from laying the levy last year 74

To Moses Swiney, for keping Jam\ Garland, Orphan'' of William Garland dec'*, and John Goodin, Orphan of Jam% Goodin dec" J 1000

To John Wall, for keeping Richard Jeffers, Orphan] of John Jeffers dec", from Octo'. V\ till March I V\ @ 550 ^ Ann J 229

To Daniel Slater, for keeping Richard JeiTers,' Orphan of John Jeffers dec*, from March V\ till Oct^ 10" at 550 ^ Ann J 325

To Sarah Manning, for keeping two Children of

Sackv\ M'hone dec* 400

To Elizabeth Lively 400

To Sarah Ramsey, for keeping Matthew^J^urle^ from

Octo''7l'ri767 till Mar. 4''. 1768 "^ ~ 150

To John Manning, for keeping a Child of Susanna)

Sanders's 18 Months, & funeral Charges C 500

To M^ William Smith Collector, his Acco* 554>4

To 6000'^ in Maj'. William Armistead's hands, to pay

Sundry Cash Acco'\ 6000

Debt Carried forward 33506^

178

VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

[124]
Blisland Parish	Deb'.
1768. Octo^ 10'",	lb Tob°
To Debt bro*. forward	33506>4
To 6 ^ C\ for Collecting 33506>^'' Tob°.	2010
	35516^
Deposited in the Collector's hands	255>^
	35772
Blisland Parish	Cred^
By 1084 Tithes at 33'" Tob°. 90 poll	35772

Blisland Parish, To Sundry Cash Acco*^ Deb'.

Viz*. To M'. John Lewis & C". Acco' £ 3 II 13

To William Jones, for keping Lucy Tyree, & a

Child of Susan*". Sand^ 8

To M'. James Hockaday, for two Bar\ Corn for

Patience Linsey 1

To Cap*. Richmond Allen, his Acco*. Including

Doct'. William Harvey's Ace*, of 35/ 4|| 1

To David Chandler, his Acco*. for Rent of his

house, & going to Mill for Tho'. M'gary — IJIO

To M'. John Ball, for a Coffin, for Tho^ M'gary's

Child —II 7

To the Rev. M'. Price Davies, for a Tract of Land)

bo*, of David Chandler, Annexed to the Glebe C 25

42 Blisland Parish Cred'.

By M'. James Hockaday, a Fine Rec^. of Sarah

Manning 2

Bar. of Cash Acco*'. due from the Parish

£40

13

10

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 179

This day M^ Richmond Terrel resign'd the Office of a Vestryman of this Parish.

M^ Bartholomew Dandridge, is this day Chosen a Vestry- man, in the room of M^ Richmond Terrel.

Maj^ William Armistead, & Cap*. Richardson Henley, are Chosen Church Wardens in the Stead of M\ James Hockaday, & Cap*. Richmond Allen, & Accordingly Sworn.

Bartlet Williams D. Sheriff is appointed Collector of the Parish Levy the Ensuing Year, on giving Bond & Security as Usual.

Eight of the Proce/sioners returns were this day Examin'd

by the Vestry, & Ordered to be Recorded.

Sign'd by

Price Davies Rector,

William Armistead, ) „, , ,tt , T-. , , TT 1 > Church Wardens Richardson Henley, \

Test

Dudley Williams, Clark O' the Vestry

[125]

At a Vestry held for Blisland Parish, at the lower Church, the 2Z\ day of October 1769.

Present Maj'. William Armistead, | Ch. M'. John Shermer,

Cap*. Richardson Henley, (wardens Cap*. William Richardson Maj^ Thruston James, and

M'. Richard Allen, Cap*. Richmond Allen.

Col. Burwell Bajsett.

This Vestry proceeds to lay the Parish Levy.

Blisland Parish Deb^

To the Rev. M^ Price Davies Min^ his Salary"] lb Tob". 16000Jb Tobo.^ & 4 ^ C*. on d°. for Cask 640'', and I 4 ^ C*. on d". for Shrinkage 640" J 17280

180

VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

To Dudley Williams, Clark of the upper Church &

Vestry 1500'^ & 4 ^ C. on d°. for Cask 60'" 1560

To Cap*. Richardson Henley, Clark of the lower

Church, 1000 & 4 ^ C. on d°. for Cask 40 1040

To John Yates, Sexton at the upper Church 500'^ &

Cask 20'', & for washing the Surplice 100'" 620

To John Piggot, Sexton at the lower Church 500 &

Cask, 20, & for washing the Surplice 100'" 620

To Maj'. William Armistead, Ch. warden, for four

Commun", for the upper Church 500

To Cap*. Richardson Henley, Ch. warden, for four

Commun". for the lower Church 500

To M^ Ben. Waller, for a Copy of the List of Tithes 18

To Maj'. William Clayton, for two Copies of the List

of Tithes 36

To Maj^ William Armistead, for the Support of Sarah

Valentine 1000

To M'. William Smith, late Collector, his Acco*. Short

Cast last year 100 100

To Moses Swiney, for keeping James Garland, Or-"|

phan of William Garland dec**, and John Goodin, I

Orphan of James Goodin dec*. J 700

To Daniel Slater, for keeping Richard Jeffers, Orphan

of John Jeflfers dec^ 500

To Martha Bush, for keeping Thomas Linsey 500

By Bartlet Williams Collector

D'.

To 6 ^ Cent, for Collecting 244501^ Tobo

24974 523>4

244501^ 1467

25917

260361b	Tob". 119
\cco*^	26036 Deb^

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 181

By 1132 Tithes @ 23'' Tob°. ^ Tithe Deposited in the Collector's hands

Blisland Parish To Sundry Cash Acco To Ann Taylor, for the Support of her Son John

Taylor £ 4

To PearsqnJPiggot, for finding Plank & Making a

Coffin for Thomas M'gary —

To Stephen Jones, in part of his Acco*. of £2|17||6

for moving Tho^ M.gary &c. 1

To M^ John Lewis, his Acco* —

To Cap*. William Richardson, his Acco*. for Corn,

for Mary Banks, & Tho'. M'gary 2\\ 5 II 10

To William Jones, for keeping Lucy Tyree £5. and

for keeping Susan*. Sanders's Child £5. 10

To M^ Tohn Shermer. for his Acco*. for 68 J^'"

Bacon @ 6' 1

To Eliz*. Harman, for keeping Mary M'Cormick,

from March 5*', till Octo'. 23" 3

To John Manning, his Acco*. for 156'" beef, for John

Harris & Eliz*. Cumbo 1

To Eliz*. Deaton, for keeping Priscilla Day's Child 3 To Cap*. Richardson Henley, to pay George Flackl

for teaching Mary Banks's Children, when I

the year is Expired J 1

Carried Over £29

[126]

1769 October 23" Blisland Parish Deb^

To the amount of the Cash Acco*'. bro*. Over £29||14|| 5

To 6 ^ Cent for Collecting £29||14||5 l||15ll 7

31

151

-I 141

51

-I

141

101

7\ 51

-I 141

311I10II—

182 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

D°. a. By 1132 Tithes @ 6^' ^ Tithe £311|16||9 Deposited in the Collector's hands 6|| 9

£31111611 9

Maj'. William Armistead, and Cap*. Richardson Henley, are Continued Church Wardens.

Richard Linsey is Chosen Sexton of the lower Church, in the Stead of Johri, Piggott, who resign'd.

Maj'. William Armistead this day made return of his transac- tions as Treasurer of the Parish, from the Year 1760 to this day; and the Bar. due to the Parish is £9l|6

Bartlet Williams D. Sheriff is appointed Collector the En- suing Year, on giving Bond and Security. Sign'd by

William Armistead |„, ,3

Richardson Henley ( Test

Dudley Williams, Clark O' the Vestry. [127]

At a Vestry held for Blisland Parish, at the upper Church, the 23". day of October 1770

Present

The Rev. M^ Price Davies Min'.

Mai'. William Armistead )„, ,,, , ^ t T.- 1 1 TT 1 rCh. Wardens, Cap . Richardson Henley {

Col. Burwel Ba/sett, Cap*. William Richardson,

M'. Richard Allen, M'. James Hockaday,

M'. John Shermer, and

M^ Bartholomew Dandridge.

This Vestry proceeds to lay the Parish Levy. Blisland Parish Deb^

To the Rev. M^ Price Davies Min^ his Salary 16000'"]

Tob°.., To 4 ^ C. on d". for Cask 640'" and 4 ^ |.lb Tob". C*. on d°. for Shrinkage 640 J 17280

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 183

To 6 ^ Cent, for Collecting 17280'" Tob°. 1036

18316 Deposited in the Collector's hands, to be accounted for

next year 98

18414

Blisland Parish Cred'.

lb Tob°. By 1116 Tithes at 16>^''' Tob". ^ poll 18414

Blisland Parish To Cash Deb\

£ S. d. To Dudley Williams, Clark of the upper Church &

Vestry 15 1

To Cap*. Richardson Henley, Clark of the lower

Church 10 1 1

To John Yates, Sexton at the upper Church, & for

washing the Surplice 5|

To Richard Linsey, Sexton at the lower Church, &

for washing the Surplice 51

To Maj'. William Armistead Ch. warden, for four

Commun^ for the upper Church 5|

To Cap*. Richardson Henley, Ch. warden, for four

Commun^ for the lower Church 5|

To M'. Ben. Waller, for a Copy of the List of

Tithes —I

To Maj^ William Clayton, for two Copies of the

List of Tithes — 1| 6\

To the Church Wardens, for Sarah Valentine 8|| 6 1

To Jeremiah Martin, for keeping James Garland,

& Richard Jeffers 7\\ 1

To Cap*. William Richardson, for 5 Bar^. Corn at

15/< for Mary Banks 3||15

184

VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

To Sarah Laffoon, for keeping Mary M'Cormick 5|1 — 1| — To Jeremiah Martin his Acco*. for Sund". for

Mary Banks — 1| 8|1—

To WilHam Jones, for keeping Lucy Tyree 5|| — 1| —

To Martha Bush, for keeping Tho". Linsey 5|| — 1| — To Moses Sweny, for keeping John Goodin, &

Susanna Sanders's Child 5|| — 11 — To Cap*. Richardson Henley, for 30'" bacon at

7\ for Keziah Allen, & Eliz". Cumbo — 1|17|| 6 To Charles Hankin, for 10 Bar\ Corn at 12/6,

for Eliz\ Lively 6|| 5||— To the Church Wardens, to Settle and to pay^

Doct'. William Pasteur's Acco*. for Thomas

M'gary and Keziah Allen 12||12|| 6

Debt Carried Over

£10411151! 4

[128]

1770 October 23'. Blisland Parish Deb^ To debt bro*. Over from the Other Side £104|I

To Ann Taylor, for the Support of her Son

John Taylor 4||

To Mary Jones, for keeping Keziah Allen)

19 days in her sicknejs at 20/ ^ month C — H To John Thomas Constable one Levy paid

Wilham Smith wrong listed in 1767 31'"

Tob°. To Bartlet Williams Collector, bal*. of his Acco To the Church Wardens, for repairs to be made

on the Glebe

1511 4

311 4

1311 7

511 2 5||10>4

lOII-ll-

To 6 ^ Cent, for Collecting £127||3||3K

12711 311 3>4 7111211 7

13411151110x4

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 185

Deposited in the Collector's hands 1||1^

£134111711—

Blisland Parish Cred'.

By 1116 Tithes at 2S- 5^- ^ Poll £ 13411 17||—

Col. Burwel Bajsett, and Maj\ William Armistead, are appointed to meet and proportion the Parish Levy according to the List of Tithes,

M^ John Townes is Chosen a Vestryman in the Stead of Col. William Daingerfield, who is removed out of the Parish.

M'. Barth"^. Dandridge, & M^ John Townes are Chosen Church-Wardens for the Ensuing year, and M'. Barth"^. Dand- ridge Sworn accordingly

At the request of Maj^ William Armistead, it is agreed he shall Settle the bar. of his Acco*. with the Church Wardens, and pay them the bar. if any remaining in his hands.

Bartlet Williams D. Sheriff is appointed Collector of the Parish levies the Ensuing Year, on giving Bond & Security. Signed by

Price Davies Rector B. Dandridge Ch. Warden Test Dud. Williams Clark O' the Vestry.

Pursuant to an Order of Vestry dated October 23^ 1770, We the Subscribers have met and Proportion'd the Parish Levy, and find it to be Sixteen & a half pounds of Tob°. ^ poll, and two Shillings & five pence Cash ^ Poll, leaving a depositum of Ninety Eight pounds of Tob°. and one Shilling and one penny three farthings Cash. Witnejs Our hands this 27'\ of Feb^ 1771.

Burwel Bafsett.

William Armistead. Test Dud. Williams, Clark O' the Vestry.

186 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

[129]

At a Vestry held for Blisland Parish, at the lower Church, the 29*\ day of October 1771.

Present

M'. Bartholomew Dandridge, Church Warden.

Maj'. Thruston James. Cap*. William Richardson,

M^ John Shermer, Cap*. Edward Power,

M^ Richard Allen, Cap*. Richmond Allen, and

Cap*. Richardson Henley

This Vestry proceeds to lay the Parish Levy, and to Appoint Procejsioners.

Blisland Parish Deb'.

To the Rev. M'. Price Davies, Rector, his Salary"

160001b Tobo. To 4 ^ Cent, on 16000'" Tob°. for [ lb Tob". Cask 640'" & 4 ^ Cent on d". for Shrinkage ' 640'" J 17280

To Bartlet WiUiams Collector, his Acco*. for Insolvents 247^

17527^ C. By bar. deposited in the Collector's hands last year 98

17429>4 D'. To 6 ^ Cent for Collecting 17429y2^^ Tob". 10451^

Whole Tob°. debt 18475

a. By 1150 Tithes at 16'" Tob°. ^ Poll 18400

Due from the Parish to the Collector 75

Blisland Parish Deb'.

To Dudley Williams Clark of the upper Church

& Vestry £ 15||— 1|—

To Cap*. Richardson Henley, Clark of the lower

Church 1011—11—

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 187

To Richard Linsey, Sexton at the lower Church S|| — 1| —

To Xohn Yates, Sexton at the upper Church 5|| — 11 — To M"". John Townes, Ch. Warden, for four^ . Communions for the Upper Church, and |.

four d°. for the lower Church J 10 1| — 1| — To M''. Ben. Waller, for a Copy of the List of

Tithes —II 311— To Col. William Clayton, for a Copy of the List

of Tithes — 1| 6||—

To Jeremiah Martin, for keeping Thomas Linsey 7|| — 1| —

To d°. for keeping James Garland 3|| — 1| —

To William Jones, for keeping Lucy Tyree 5|| — 1| — To Moses Sweny, for keeping Richmond Jeffers"!

£2 and for keeping Susannah Sanders's l

Child £5 J 711—11—

To Thomas Smith, for keeping John Goodin 1||15|| —

Debt Carried Over October 29*^ 1771 £ 69|| 4||

[130]

1771 October the 29*\ Blisland Parish Deb' To debt bro' Over from the Other Side £ 69|| 4||—

To M^ John Lewis, for Clothing for John Good-

in -II15II-

To Mary Jones, for keeping Sarah Valentine 8|| — 1| —

To David Williams, for three barrels of Corn,1

for John Taylor and two barrels of Corn, I

for Patience Linsey at 12/6 J 3|| 2|| 6

To M^ John Shermer, for Six and a half""

barrels of Corn, for Stephen Jones, and

Rebekah Williams, at 12/6 j 4|| 1|| 3

To Peter Rue, for four & a half barrels of|

Corn at 15/ ^ barrel for Stephen Jones ^ 3|| 7|| 6 To M' Richard Allen, for two barrels of Corn,

for Jemima Curie 111 5|| —

188

VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

To M^ John Timberlake, his Acco*. for Pork &

Corn, for d°. 311 711 9

To M^ Ben. Moore, for 4 Gair. Molajses at 2/6 for Patience Linsey, and 2'" Sugar at 8'. for Stephen Jones j — UllH 4

To William Jennings, for keeping Eliz'. Wil- liamson's Child from Feb''. 23'*. last, at £5^ Annum j 3|| 611 8

To Prudence Odal, for keeping Mary M'Cormick 511 — !! —

To M"". Bartholomew Dandridge, for Corn &~ Other things for Mildred Jennings's Chil dren & Eliz". Cumbo, the Acco*. to be Set tied at next Vestry J 5|| — H —

To Bartlet Williams Collector, his Cash Acco*.

for Insolvents 1111611 3

To 6 ^ Cent for Collecting £ 10811 171|3

The whole Cash debt

Blisland Parish Cred' By llSOTithes, at 2/

Due to the Collector

£11511 7\\ioy2

M''. Bartholomew Dandridge, & M^ John Townes, are Con- tinued Church Wardens the Ensuing year,

M^ Bartholomew Dandridge, & M^ John Townes, Church- wardens, are Chosen Collectors of the Parish Levies, on giving Bond & Security as Usual. Sign'd by

B Dandridge Church Warden Test

Dudley Williams, Clark o' the Vestry

£108111711 3 6111011 7/2

£11511 71110>4 11511—11— -11 71110>^

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 189

[131]

At a Vestry held for Blisland Parish, at the upper Church, the 19*\ day of October 1772.

Present The Rev. M'. Price Davies Min'. M'. Bartholomew Dandridffe)_, , , M', John Townes ^Churchwardens.

Col. Burwell Bajsett, M^ John Shermer,

Maj'. Thruston James, Cap*. William Richardson,

Maj''. William Armistead, Cap*. Richmond Allen,

M'. Richard Allen, M^ James Hockaday, and

Cap*. Richardson Henley.

This Vestry proceeds to lay the Parish Levy, and receive the Proce/sioners returns.

Blisland Parish Deb'.

To the Rev. M'. Price Davies Min^ his Salary 16000''] lb Tob°. Tob°. To 4 ^ C*. on 16000'" Tob°. for Cask|. 640'", & 4 ^ C*. on d\ for Shrinkage 640'" J 17280 To Bartlet Williams Collector, Due to him . . . last year 75 To d° bar. of his Acco*. of Tob". 192

17547 C. By Bartlet Williams Collector 1 Levy rec'^, of John Churn for 1770 16>^]

By S*. Peter's Parish, for Lawrence Egmon's I

Levies 325 J 341 J^

17205>4 D^ To 6 ^ Cent, for Collecting 17205^^^ Tobo. 1032

18237^ Deposited in the Collector's hands 50^

18288

a. By 1143 Tithes, at 16'" Tob^ ^ Poll 18288

190

VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

1772 October 19*^ Blisland Parish Deb^

To Dudley Williams, Clark of the Upper Church

& Vestry £ 15|1— |

To Cap*. Richardson Henley, Clark of the lower

Church 1011— I

To John Yates, Sexton at the upper Church 5|| — |

To Richard Linsey, Sexton at the lower Church 5|| — | To' M''. John Townes Churchwarden, for four

Communions for the Upper Church £5.

And for four d°. for the lower Church £5. 10 1| — | To M^ Ben. Waller, for a Copy of the List of

Tithes —11 21 To Col. William Clayton, for two Copies of the

List of Tithes —11 41

To Jeremiah Martin, for keeping Tho^ Linsey 811 — I To Eliz\ Sanders, for keeping Susannah Sanders'

Child 511—1 To M^ Richard Allen Jun'. for Clothes for John

Goodin 4|1— H To Elisha Bennett, for 77^^. beef, for Jemima

Curie — II12I1 To Cornelius Jones, for half a bar\ of Corn, for

Stephen Jones — 11 6l|

2/2

10

Debt Carried forward

£ 6311 611 5>^

[132]

1772 Octo'. 19*\ Bhsland Parish Deb'.

To debt bro*. forward £ 6311 6|

To M^ John Slater's Acco*. for 2^/2 bar\ Corn^ for Jemima Curie, and 3 Bar". d°. for Ann Taylor @ 15/ J 4I| 21

To M^ John Townes, for paid M"". James Under- wood, for 17''. wind", lead @ 6' — 11 81

5/2

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786

191

To Sarah Ramsey, of her Acco*. of £2|13||9 for

keeping & burying Lucy Tyree To M'. Tho^ Cowles, his Acco*. for horseblocks

6 benches, at the lower Church

To M'. William Tyree, his Acco* for d°. & d°.

at the upper Church To Cap*. William Richardson, for a bar', of

meal for Marg*. Haslewood To Isaac Fox's Acco*. for his Sister Sarah, her]

board 9 weeks in her Sickne|s, Coffin, V

and funeral Charges J

To Tho^ Rawson, for Accomodating the Glazier

7 days, when glazing the Church windows To John Bradenham, for a bar\ Corn, for

Patience; Linsey To Benj". Moore's Acco*. for Molajses &c. To M^ John Townes, for 2 bar\ Corn for

Jemima Curie To Doct^ Andrew Anderson's Acco*. for Salley

Fox To M'. John Townes, for a Napkin To Joel Willis, for 17 Yards of Virginia Cloth,

for Mary M'Comick @ 2/ To M^ John Townes, his Acco*. for work on the)

upper Church & Glebe, and for materials C To M'. John Lewis Merch*. the haV. of his|

Acco*. from 1765 till this time C

To M'. David Lewis & C°. Acco*. for 6 Ells]

Oznb\ and 1}^ Yard of plains for Jemima I

Curie J

To William Jennings, for keeping Eliz*. Wil- liamson her child, a year To M'. Barthor\ Dandridge Ch. warden, the

bar. of his Acco*.

— II16II 3

— II13II 1

ll	1 311
51	l-ll
41	11311
— !	I16II
41	lioii
— '	I16II
	I15II
— '	I13II
1|	noil
61	lllll
— '	1 211
1	I14II
101	11211
2	1 711
—	lioil
5	l-ll
41	I13II

9y2

2

— 10 6

ioy2

192 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

To Turner Cumbo, for keeping Eliz*. Cumbo 3|| — | To M'. William Hankin, for 5 bar". Corn for

Stephen Jones, at 15/ 3|115| To M\ Daniel Taylor, for the Rent of his house,

for Patience Linsey 1|| 5| To M'. WiUiam Hankin, for 6 bar\ Corn, for

Mary Banks @ 15/ 4||10|

1311117 To 6 ^ Cent, for Collecting £131||17||2>4 7||18^

1391115

Deposited in the Collector's hands, to be ac-)

counted for at laying the next Parish Levy C 5|| 9

£14511 5 Cred^ By 1143 Tithes at 2/6^ £145|| 5

2/2

23A

5K 8^

1/2 1/

[133] 1772 October 19*^

Burnal Rujsell is discharged from paying his Parish Levy for the future.

Order 'd that the Clark of the Vestry Record the Returns of the Several Proce/sioners, in Order to have them examin'd. Viz*. The Return of Stephen Willis and John Ames. The Return of John Harman and Julius Vadin. The Return of Edward Warren and Geo. Clough. The Return of David Williams and William Tyree. The Return of James Allen and John Richardson. The Return of Walter Rawleigh and And''. Banks. The Return of Richard Gaddey and John Hankin. The Return of William Hankin and Tho^ Hatton. The Return of William Geddy and William Spraggins. The Return of Philemon Woodward and Randolph Woodward.

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 193

Col. Burwell Bajsett, and Maj'. Thruston James, are Chosen

Churchwardens for the Ensuing year.

Maj'. Thruston James Churchwarden, and M^ William

Armistead Jun'. are Chosen Collectors of the Parish Levies

the ensuing year, on giving Bond and Security as Usual,

Sign'd by

P. Davies Rector

Bur*. Bafsett )„, , , _, , , >Churchwardens Thruston James V

Test

Dudley Williams, Clark O' the Vestry.

[134]

At a Vestry held for Blisland Parish at the lower Church, the 29*', day of November 1773.

Present The Rev. M'. Price Davies, Rector,

Col. Burwell Bafsett, ) ^, ,

TIT T rr^i . T > Church wardcns.

Maj . Ihruston James, y

Maj'. William Armistead, M'. James Hockaday,

Cap*. William Richardson, Cap*. Richmond Allen, and

Cap*. Richardson Henley

This Vestry proceeds to lay the Parish Levy.

Blisland Parish Deb^

To the Rev. M'. Price^

Davies Min' his Salary leOOQib Tobo.

To 4 ^ Cent, on d°. for Cask 640 and 4 ^ Cent, for Shrinkage 640 To Dudley Williams, Clark of the upper Church

and Vestry 15 1| — 1| —

To Cap*. Richardson Henley, Clark of the lower

Church 1011—11—

,172801b Tobo. at 12/6 £108||— 1|—

194

VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

To John Yates, Sexton at the upper Church 51| — 11 —

To Richard Linsey, Sexton at the lower Church 5|| — 1| —

To Col. Burwell Bajsett, Ch. warden, for four

Communions, for the upper Church 5|| — 1| — -

To Maj''. Thruston James, Ch. warden, for four

Communions for the lower Church 5|| — 1| —

To Ben. Waller Esq^ for a Copy of the List of

Tithes —II 3|I—

To Col. William Clayton, for a Copy of the List

of Tithes — 1| 6||—

To M'. George Bridges, for keeping Tho^ Linsey 8|| — 1| — To the Churchwardens, for Susannah Sanders'

Child 511—11—

To Maj^ Thruston James Ch. warden, for

Clothing for John Gooding, and Kirby

Washer's Children, ^ M'. John Lewis's

Acco'. J 2 II 17 1

To M'. William Norvell, his Acco*. for 3 bar'.

Corn for John Buffin in 1770, at 12/6, and

9 bar^ Corn this year for Stephen Jones, f

at 15/ J 8II11II-

To M'' William Brown, for 7 bar\ Corn, for

Mary Banks at 15/ 5|| 5||—

To M'. William Hankin, for 5 bar". Corn, for

Stephen Jones, at 13/3, Omitted last year 3|| 6|| 3 To Mary Banks, for keeping a Child of Marg*.

Haslewood's 9>^ Months 4|| — 1|—

To Eliz\ Austin, for keeping two of Jejse

Hall's Children from Feb^ 27^ last 8||— 1|—

To Maj'. Thruston James, to pay Eleanor]

Allen, for the Rent of a Plantation, for I

Stephen Jones J 3||10||—

To M". Reb\ Hockaday, for i^ bar'. Corn

for Patience Linsey — 1| 6|| 3

NEW KENT COUNTY^ VIRGINIA, 1721-1786

195

To M'. William Tyree, for keeping and"! maintaining Richard Curie, Orphan of Richard Curie dec*, he is to keep him I from being any Charge to the Parish j for the future J

To Doctor Andrew Anderson's Acco*. for Mary Yates, and Richmond Jeffers

To James Odal's Acco*. for keeping Mary M'Comick about five weeks, and for her funeral charges

To John Ball Sen', for a Coffin for Elisha Frazier

To M'. Barth^. Dandridge's Acco*.

To Turner Cumbo, for keeping his Mother

To Benj\ Wall, for keeping his brother John's Son Tho'. from Jan^ 2^. last

To William Jennings, for keeping Eliz*. Wil- liamson's Child from October 1772 and a Child of Mildred Jennings's

Carried forward

[135]

1773 Nov'. 29*'. Biisland Parish Deb'.

To debt bro*. forward

To Eliz". Deaton, baF. of her prov'd Acco*

for boarding and keeping James Day the

year 1768 To Col. Burwell Bajsett Church warden, his

Acco*. To William Jones, for a Coffin, for Lucy

Tyree To Rachel Wall, for 9 yards of Virginia Cloth

& p'. of Shoes and Stockings, for a Child

of John Wall dec'. To M'. David Lewis and C°. Acco*.

8	l-ll
1|	I14II
2|	UOll
51 31	1511 1 911 1011
11	1011
71	101!
£2331	211
£2331	211
41	-11
41	1411
— 1	1511-
1| 41	1411

3j4

9

5/2

196

VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

To David Williams's Acco'. of £7||171|6 for

work done on the Glebe 6]

To Bartlet Williams, bar. of his Acco*. for

Insolv^ last year 1|

To M^ W. Smith's Acco*. ag\ Benj\ Hasle-"]

wood dec^ for the years 1764. 1765. 1766, 1

1767 and 1768 .... 769'" Tob°. at 2' J 6\ To M'. John Brown, Collector for Maj'.]

Thruston James, bar. of his Tob°. Acco*. ^-

for Insolv^ SS^^'" Tob°. J — |

To M'. Benj'. Moore, for 2 GalP. Mola/ses,

for Stephen Jones — I

To Col. Burwell Bajsett Ch. warden, to pay

for repairs done on the Glebe 10|

To the Church wardens, towards an Addition

to the lower Church 75 1

To the Church wardens, towards Erecting a

workhouse 251

£372

Cred'.

By M'. John Brown, Collector for

Maj'. Thruston James £2[1 4|| 8

By M'. William Armistead Col- lector 211 1411 10 1 41

Deb'.

To 6 ^ Cent, for Collecting £36711 18|I8>^

367 22

£.390

Cred'.

By 1133 Tithes at & 9>^' (or 68'" Tob". at

the Option of the payer) 384 j

Due to the Collector

111

5/3

9H 6

181

'/2

191

181

II

8y2

6y4

141

2^

\ny2

3K

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 197

Or Blisland Parish Deb^

lb Tob^ To the above £384||14||11>^ to purchase Tob°. at

10/ ^ C\ 76949J4

Deposited in the Collector's hands 94^2

77044 Cred'.

lb. Tob°. By 1133 Tithes at 68'". Tob°. (or 6M19>4'. Cash, at

the Option of the payer) 77044

Col. Burwell Bajsett, and Maj'. Thruston James, are Con- tinued Church wardens, for the ensuing year.

M'. William Armistead D Sheriff in New Kent, is ap- pointed Collector of the Parish Levies the ensuing year, on giving Bond and Security as Usual.

Order'd that the Church wardens Advertise an Addition and repairs to the lower Church in this Parish.

Order'd that the Churchwardens Rent, or build a work- house, for the poor of this Parish, at the Expence thereof ; and that they also purchase necejsaries for the poor.

M'. Armistead Rujsell, and M'. William Hankin, are Chosen Vestrymen, in the room of M'. Richard Allen dec'*, and M'. John Townes, who is removed out of the Parish.

Burnal Rujsell, is Chosen Sexton, at the lower Church,

in the room of Richard Linsey, who resign'd that Office

Sign'd by P. Davies Rector

Bur'. Bafsett ) ^, ,

„, T y Church wardens.

ihruston James \

Test

Dudley Williams, Clark O' the Vestry.

[136]

At a Vestry held for Blisland Parish, at the upper Church, the 3V\ day of October 1774

198 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

Present

The Rev. M\ Price Davies, Rector

Col. Burwell Bafsett, ) ^i , ,

T,r T rr^i T V Church Avardens,

Maj . ihruston James, j

Maj'. William Armistead Cap*. Richmond Allen, and

Cap*. William Richardson M^ William Hankin.

M'. James Hockaday

This Vestry proceeds to lay the Parish Levy Blisland Parish Deb^

lb Tob". To the Rev. M^ Price Davies, Rector, his Salary 160001b Tobo.^ To 4 ^ Cent, on d". for Cask 640'". and 4 ^ Cent, on d°. for Shrinkage 640'" 17280

To 6 ^ Cent, for Collecting 17280^" Tob°. 1036

18316 D°. Cred^ By 1071 Tithes at 17^" Tob°. ^ Poll 18207

Due to the Collector 109

1774 October 3r*. Blisland Parish Deb^ To Dudley Williams, Clark of the upper

Church, and Vestry £ 15 1| — |I — To Cap*. Richardson Henley, Clark of the

lower Church 10l|— |l—

To John Yates, Sexton at the upper Church 5|| — 1| — To Burnal Rujsell, Sexton at the lower

Church 5 II — 1| — To Col. Burwell Bajsett, Churchwarden, for

four Communions, for the upper Church 51| — 1| — To Maj^ Thruston James, Churchwarden,

for four Communions, for the lower

Church 511 — II —

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786

199

To M'. Ben. Waller, for a Copy of the List of

Tithes 20'\ Tob°. at 1^" — 1| 2|

To Col. William Clayton, for two Copies of

the List of Tithes 40''. Tob°. at 1>4' —II 51

To M^ George Bridges, for maintaining Thomas Linsey

To M'. William Brown, for 19>^ Bushels of^ Corn for the Widow Banks, and 5 Bush- els of Corn, for William Swiney at 12/6 f ^ barrel J 311 1|

To M^ Benjamin Moor, for 2 Gallons of Mo-

la/ses, for Stephen Jones — II 5 1

To the Churchwardens, for Susannah Sanders' Child

To Joel Willis and wife, for Carrying Eliz^.1 Pond's Child to Col. Robert Carter's, in Westmoreland County, and for their I trouble with Mary Thomson, in her Sicknejs 3||10||

To Mildred Thomas, for the maintainance of

Philemon Chandler's Son Philemon 3

To M'. William Hankin, for 3>4 Bar^ Corn for Kirby Washer, at 12/6, and 1 Bar', of Corn For William Banks at 11/ 2l|14|

To the Churchwardens, for the maintainance of two of Jejse Hall's Children one year

To M". Eleanor Allen, for the Rent of her

Land to Stephen Jones 3 II 101

To M^ Daniel Slater, for a Bar', of Corn, for

Patience Linsey -^I|12|

To William Jennings, for maintaining a] Child of Eliz\ Williamson's, and a Child of Mildred Jennings's

200

VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

To Rachel Wall, for maintaining a Child of

John Wall dec^ To M'. David Lewis's Acco*. for Sundries To Julius Allen, for a Barrel of Corn, for

Stephen Jones in 1772

Debt Carried forward

[137]

1774 October 3V\ Blisland Parish Deb

To Debt brought forward

To M^ Charles Hankin, for a Barrel of Corn,

for Rachel Wall To M^ William Armistead Jun'. D. Sheriff,

and Collector, the bar, of his Acco* To Col. Burwell Bajsett, towards an addition

to the lower Church

To 6 ^ Cent, for Collecting £195111011 10^

Deposited in the Collector's hands

Blisland Parish By 1071 Tithes at 3' 10>4' ^ Poll

Cred",

3111011 HI 311	1/2
-111511
£ 9211 911	7y2
£ 9211 911	7/2
-111211	6
811 811	9/
9411-11	—
195111011 11111411	ion 73A
20711 511 411	7
£207111011	1/
£207111011	iy2

Cap*. William Richardson, and Cap*. Richmond Allen are chosen Churchwardens, for the ensuing year, in the room of Col. Burwell Bajsett, and Maj^ Thruston James, and Sworn accordingly.

Cap*. William Richardson Church warden, is Chosen Col-

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 201

lector of the Parish Levies the ensuing year, on giving Bond and Security as usual.

Sign'd by Pryse Davies Rector W". Richardson \

Test

Dudley Williams, Clark o' the Vestry

-^. , , A 11 y Churchwardens

Richmond Allen

[138]

At a Vestry held for Blisland Parish, at the lower Church the 30'^ day of October 1775.

Present

The Rev. M'. Pryse Davies, Rector

Cap*. William Richardson, ) ^, , ,

„ t T-,. , 1 All > Churchwardens.

Cap . Richmond Allen, |

Maj'. Thruston James, M'. Bartholomew Dandridge,

Col. Burwell Bajsett, and

Maj'. William Armistead M'. William Hankin.

M^ James Hockaday,

This Vestry proceeds to lay the Parish Levy, and to ap- point Procejsioners.

Blisland Parish Deb'.

lb Tob°. To the Rev, M'. Pryse Davies Rector, his Salary 16000'" Tob°. To 4 ^ Cent, on d". for Cask 640'" To 4 ^ Cent on d° for Shrinkage 640'" 17280

To 6 ^ Cent on 17280'" Tob". for Collecting 1036

18316 Blisland Parish Cred^

By 1075 Tithes at 17'" Tob°. ^ Poll 182751" Tobo. Due to the Collector 41

18316

202 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

Blisland Parish Deb'

To Dudley Williams, Clark of the upper

Church, and Vestry £ 15 1| — |

To Cap*. Richardson Henley, Clark of the

lower Church To John Yates, Sexton at the upper Church To Burnal Rujsell's Estate, for Serving as

Sexton at the lower Church To Cap*. Richmond Allen, Ch. warden, for

four Communions for each Church To M\ Benjamin Waller, Clark of James City

County Court, for a Copy of the List of

Tithes To M^ George Bridges, for the maintainance

of Thomas Linsey To Elizabeth Sanders, for keeping and main- taining Susannah Sanders's child To M\ John Hockaday, for a Coffin for, and

burying Elizabeth Cumbo To Burnal Rujsell's Estate, for the maintain- ance of two of Jejse Hall's children To M^ John Allen, for the Rent of Land, to

Stephen Jones To Thomas Wilks for the maintainance of

Thomas, and Joseph Smith, Orphans of

Thomas Smith dec'd from the 4*". of

April To Amelia Thomas, for maintaining and

Schooling Philemon Chandler, Son of

Philemon Chandler To John Valentine, for maintaining and

Schooling William Smith, Son of Thomas

Smith dec'd, from the 4*". of April at

£6115 59 Annum

io!l	-11
511	-11
511	-11
1011	-11
-II	211
811	11
311	— 11
HI	— II
811	-11
3il	1011
511	— 11-
611	— 11
311	1011

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786

203

To Prudence Odal, for the maintainance of Mary Thomson

To M'. M'. John Brown, Collector, his Cash Acco*. for Insolvents return'd £3||16||9>41

To d". his Tob°. Acco*. for In- solvents and 109'" due at laying the Levy Last year J- included, is 466'" Tob°. at 20/ 4||13||2i4

411-11—

811-91111^^

£ 95111311—^ To 6 ^ Cent, for Collecting £95||13||— ^ 5||14|| 9^

Deposited in the Collector's hands

Blisland Parish By 1075 Tithes at V 10^'

Cred^

Poll

£10111 71110 1011 2yi

£101||18||-K £101111811— K

M\ William Smith, is chosen a Vestryman, in the room of Cap*. Richardson Henley, who is removed out of the Parish; and M'. Silvanus Prince, is chosen a Vestryman, inthejroom of M^ John Shermer dec'd.

Cap*. William Richardson, and Cap*. Richmond Allen, are continued Churchwardens, for the ensuing year.

Dudley Williams is chosen Collector of the Parish Levies

the ensuing year, on giving Bond and Security, as usual.

Signed by

Pryse Davies, Rector

William Richardson ") ^, , ,

-r>. , 1 A ,1 > Church wardens.

Richmond Allen j

Test

Dudley Williams, Clark o' the Vestry.

204 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

[139]

At a Vestry held for Blisland Parish at the lower Church the 29*'. day of July 1776.

Present the Rev. Pryse Davies, Rector, Cap*. William Richardson, and Cap*. Richmond Allen Church wardens, Major Thruston James, Col. Burwell Bajsett, Cap*. James Hockaday, Cap*. Edward Power, and M'. William Hankin.

This Vestry proceeds to examine the Addition to the lower Church in this Parish, built by M'. Daniel Lyon, which he agreed with this Vestry to do, and for the per- formance of which entered into Articles of agreement with Col, Burwell Bajsett, and Major Thruston James, the then Church wardens of this Parish the day of

1774. The said Vestry agrees with M^ William Mojs, Executor of the abovesaid Daniel Lyon deceas'd to receive the said Addition ; and the said William Mojs agrees to and with the said Vestry, to repaint the inside of the Win- dowsashes, the Door, and Eaves of the said Addition, and to reshingle the the valleys of the Roof if nece/sary. And the said Vestry agrees that Col. Burwell Bajsett pay the said William Mojs the balance due to the said Daniel Lyon's Estate, for the said Addition.

Signed by Pryse Davies Rector

William Richardson") „, , ,

-r,. , , All > Churchwardens

Richmond Allen j

Test

Dudley Williams Clark of the Vestry.

At a Vestry held for Blisland Parish at the upper Church the 28*'. day of April 1777.

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 205

Present

The Rev. M'. Pryse Davies, Rector, Capt. Richmond Allen, Church warden. Maj''. Thruston James, Capt. Edward Power, Col. Burwell Bajsett, M'. WilHam Hankin

Capt. James Hockaday, Capt. Silvanus Prince, and M'. Armistead Rujsell

The Vestry proceeds to lay the Parish Levy. Blisland Parish Deb^

To the Rev. M'. Pryse Davies,

Rector, his Salary 16000'"

Tob°. for the year 1776 To 4 ^ Cent, on 16000''' Tob". for

Cask 00640

To 4 ^ Cent, on d°. for Shrinkage 00640 To his Salary from Octo'. 15'^ till

Dec'. 31". at 17280'" ^ Ann 03645

20925 Tob°. at 20/ ^ 100'" £20911 5||—

To Dudley Williams, Clark of the upper Church and Vestry, till the last day of

December 1776 at £15 ^ Annum 17||10||—

To Capt Richardson Henley, Clark of the lower Church till the last day of Decem- ber 1776 at £10 ^ Annum 11||13|| 4

To John Yates, Sexton at the upper Church 5|| — 1| —

To Rebecca Ru/sell, Sextonejs at the lower

Church 5|| — 1| —

To d° for maintaining two of Jejse

Hall's Children 8||— 1|—

To Capt. William Richardson, for 7 Com- munions, for the two Churches 8||15|| —

206

VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

To M^ Benjamin Waller, for a Copy of the List of Tithes

To Capt. Richmond Allen, for 4 Communions for the two Churches, since last Octo- ber

To M'. John Allen, for the Rent of his Plan- tation to Stephen Jones

To M'. George Bridges, for maintaining Thomas Linsey

Debt carried forward

-II 211

511-11- 3II10II-

£281||15||10

[140]

Blisland Parish Deb\

1777 April 28".

To Debt bro*. forward from the other side £281||15||10

To Elizabeth Feare, for maintaining Dorril

Feare, Orphan of Hamner Feare, dec** 4|| — |I —

To Capt. Richmond Allen, for M". Mary] Hogg's maintaining a Child of Thomas I Smith dec^ till this time at £5 ^[ Annum J 7||10||—

To Thomas Wilks, for maintaining two of

Tho^ Smith's Children till Octo'. last 10||— 1|—

To Prudence Odell, for maintaining Mary" Thomson from October 1775 till this >■ time at £4 ^ Annum 6|| — 1| —

To M'. William Tyree, for a Coffin for Isaac

Fox, and a d°. for his Daughter 1||10|| —

To Turner Cumbo, for maintaining two of] George Jennings's Children a year, at I £5 each J 10||— 1|—

To the Estate of M'. Danel Lyon, dec\ for making a Sashwindow for the upper Church HI 1011—

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786

207

To the Estate of M*. Daniel Lyon dec*, for"

a mistake in his calculation when he

undertook the Addition to the lower

Church in 1774 J 40l|— |

To M^ John Lewis's Acco* for Sundries in

1773 and 1774 2|| 4|1 5%

To EHzabeth Sanders, for maintaining

Laney Jones Sanders, Child of Susannah

Sanders dec^ 8 Months, and for his

Funeral charges 4l|19|| 2

To Maj^ Thruston James, for 2 Bar% Corn,

for Kirby Washer 1|| 5|| —

To M', John Brown, for half a Bar'. Corn, for

William Sweeny in 1774 — 1| 6l| 3

To £11 of Thomas Rawson's Acco* of £15,1

for boarding Richmond Jeffers, making V

his Clothes, and funeral charges J 11 11 — 1| —

To John Manning, for maintaining George

Jennings's daughter Priscilla till this time 6|| — 1| —

Cred'. By bar. due from Dudley Williams Col- lector ^ Acco*

38811—11 8>4

8II18II 4

37911 2|| 4J4 Deb^ To 6 ^ Cent, for collecting £3791|2|14>4 22||14||11^^

Deposited in the Collector's hands

Cred'. By 1098 Tithes at 7114" ^ Poll

401 II 1711 3M

000II14II syi

£40211 1211— £402111211—

M'. John Timberlake is chosen a Vestryman, in the room of M'. William Smith, who is removed out of the Parish.

208 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

Capt. James Hockaday, and M^ William Hankin are chosen Church wardens in the room of Capt. William Rich- ardson, and Capt. Richmond Allen, and accordingly sworn.

Dudley Williams is chosen Collector of the Parish Levies, on giving Bond and Security.

Sign'd by P. Davies, Rector

Jam". Hockaday ) ^, , ,

117-m TT 1 • > Church wardens.

W Hankm j

Test

Dudley Williams, Clark of the Vestry

[141]

At a Vestry held for Blisland Parish at the upper Church the 23\ day of Feb^ 1779.

Present the Rev. M'. Pryse Davies, Rector, Capt. James Hockaday, the hon. Bartholomew Dandridge Esq. Capt. Richmond Allen, Capt. Edward Power, M^ George Bridges, M'. John Timberlake, M'. Andrew Banks, M'. John Lewis, and M'. John Goddin.

N. B. The above Vestry was chosen by the freeholders of Blisland Parish, pursuant to an Act of AJsembly, which dijsolved the late Vestry of this Parish, agreeable to a pettition from the inhabitants of the Parish : in which Elec- tion Col. Burwell Bajsett, Capt. Silvanus Prince, and M\ William Allen, were chosen Vestrymen also with the nine abovementioned, but did not attend Vestry this day.

This Vestry proceeds to lay the Parish Levy for the years 1777 and 1778.

Blisland Parish Deb'.

To Doct'. Elisha Hall, of his Acco*. of]

£301117 for visits and medicines fori

Thomas Smith, Orphan of Thomas f

Smith dec^ from Dec^ 1777 J £ 20||17||—

To D°. 5 ^ Cent, on £20||17 two years 2|| 1|1 8

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 209

To M'. William Tyree, for a Coffin for the

abovesaid Orphan Thomas Smith 1|| — 1| —

To Capt. James Hockaday, for 2^^ Barrels of

Corn, for Widow Merriman 30/ 3||15||—

To John Valentine for maintaining- andl schooling William Smith, Orphan of ^ Thomas Smith dec"* J 3|| — 1| —

To Mary Green, for maintaining Elizabeth Hall and her child a year to Oct'. 12". 1778 5011—11—*

To Thomas Wilks, for maintaining Thomas Smith, Orphan of Thomas Smith dec**, from Octo'. 1776 till May 1778. includ- ing funeral charges 35 1| — 1| —

To D°. for maintaining Joseph Smith, Or-1 phan of Thomas Smith dec*, from Oct^ ^ 1776 till this 23". of February 1778 J 251|— 1|—

To M^ George Bridges, for maintaining

Thomas Linsey a year to Octo\ 1777 8|| — 1| —

To M'. William Fisher, for maintaining

Thomas Linsey a year to Octo\ 1778 10|| — 1| —

To John Allen, for rent to Stephen

Jones 1777 £3|I10

To D°. for rent to 1778 £4

and half a Barrel of Corn to d°. 10/

To Jeremiah Wade, for rent to Widow Merri- man 1777 £2. for d°. to d". 1778 £3 5||— 1|—

To Prudence Odell, for maintaining Mary Thomson, from April 28*\ 1777 till this time 3011—11—

To the hon Barth". Dandridge, for 100"^ Bacon

for widow Merriman 12||10|| —

To John Brooker, for maintaining Elizabeth

Hall and her child two months 16111211 8

210

VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

To M^ John Timberlake, for maintaining^ Isaac Fox, Orphan of Isaac Fox dec*. I from April V 1777 till Feb^ 6*" 1778 J 61|— 1|—

To M^ John Cowles, for maintaining Wil- liam Smith, Orphan of Thomas Smith dec^ from April 1777 till January 24*'' 1778 • 3II15II—

Carried forward £240llll|i 4

[142]

1779 Feb^ 23' Blisland Parish Deb'

To debt brought forward £240||lll| 4

To Lucy Yates, for maintaining Francis Oak- ley 14 Months 1211— II—

To John Manning, for maintaining Priscilla,1 Orphan of George Jennings dec**, from I April 1777 till this time J 15||— 1|—

To John Manning, for maintaining Thomas] Merriman, Orphan of James Merriman i- dec^ from Octo'. last till this time J 5|| — 1| —

To Rebecca Rujsell's Estate, for maintain-1 ing two of Jejse Hall's Children from V Octo^ 1776 till Dec\ 1778 J 25||— 1|—

To Turner Cumbo, for maintaining one of George Jennings's Children the year V 1777 J 511—11—

To the Churchwardens, to pay M'. William Norvell his Acco*. of £18. and Cole Ashlock his Acco'. of £25, both for Philley Jones and her three Children, if the said Wardens do find that the j said Philley Jones belongs to this Par- ish, and the Acco*'. are just J 43 1| — 1| —

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786

211

To the Churchwardens, for the use of the

Parish, if found necejsary To Dudley Williams, Clark of the Vestry

Cred\ By Dudley Williams Collector, baF. of his Acco*.

D^ To 6 ^ Cent, for collecting £514117112

Deposited in the Collector's hands

Cred^ By 1046 Tithes at 10/6

15011-1 2011-1	—
51511111 111 41	4 2
51411 71 3011171	2 2
54511 41 311181	4 8
£54911 31 54911 31	—

Ordered that the Churchwardens meet and proportion the Parish Levy as soon as they conveniently can.

Mejs". John Timberlake, and John Lewis are chosen Churchwardens the present year.

Dudley Williams is chosen Collector of the Parish Levies, on giving Bond and Security as usual.

Signed by P. Davies, Rector

John Timberlake ") /^, , ,

T , T • VChurch wardens.

John Lewis j

Pursuant to an Order of Vestry dated the 23^ day of February 1779, we the subscribers have proportioned the Parish Levy, and find it to be ten shillings and six pence ^ Tithe, and a depositum of £3l| 18118 deposited in the

212

VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

Collector's hands, to be accounted for at the laying the next parish Levy.

March 18*'. 1779 Signed by

John Timberlake. John Lewis. Test,

Dudley Williams, Clark o' the Vestry.

[143]

At a Vestry held for Blisland Parish at the lower Church the 8*\ day of November 1779

Present the Rev. M'. Pryse Davies, Rector, M^ John Tim- berlake Churchwarden, Capt. James Hockaday, Capt. Rich- mond Allen, Capt. Edward Power, M^ George Bridges, Capt. William Allen, M''. Andrew Banks, and M\ John Goddin.

This Vestry proceeds to lay the Parish Levy Blisland Parish Deb^

To William Tyree, for maintaining James

Merriman 4 Months at £40 ^ Ann £ 13 1| 6|| 8

To Edmund Taylor, for maintaining Isaac Fox,

a year to February 6*\ 1779 8||— 1|—

To Ditto for Ditto Ditto from Feb^

6*^ till Nov^ 8'\ 1779 22||10||—

To William Fisher, for maintaining Thomas

Linsey from Octo^ 8^ 1778 till this 8'\

of November 1779. at £40 ^ Annum J 43 1| 6\\ 8 To John Ames, for maintaining Elizabeth

Hall from the 23". of Feb'', last till this

8'\ of Nov', at £100 ^ Ann". £70|113||8

deduct for half a barrel of Corn

of the Ch. ward^ 7||10 J 63|| 3|1 8

To Prudence Odell, for maintaining Mary

Thomson from Feb''. 23**. till this time 8511 — 11 —

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 213

To John Manning, for maintaining a Child of] George Jennings dec**, and a Child of I James Merriman dec", from Feb''. 23* last f till this time J 7011 1311 8

To Jeremiah Martin, for maintaining Dorril"] Feare 16 months in the years 1776 and \- 1777 J 811—11—

To Ditto, the half of 31/6 for 3 Parish levies] overcharged for 1777 and 1778, they being V out of the Parish in 1777 J 15|1 9

To Daniel Slater the half of 21/ for 2 Parish

levies in the same manner lOH 6

To Thomas Potter the half of 21/ for 2 Ditto

Ditto 1011 6

To John Gadberry the half 21/ for 2 Ditto

Ditto 1011 6

Thus far was levied November the 8''. 1779 £ 31611 71111

1780 February the 3^ the Vestry met again at the lower Church

Present The Rev M'. Pryse Davies Rector, Mefs". John Timberlake, and John Lewis, Church wardens, Capt. Rich- mond Allen, M\ George Bridges, Capt, William Allen, M'. Andrew Banks, M'. John Goddin, and M'. Edmund Hocka- day, who was chosen a Vestryman the 8*^". day of Novem- ber 1779, in the room of Capt. Silvanus Prince, who re- fused to qualify as a Vestryman.

This Vestry proceeds to finish laying the Parish Levy which was begun the 8'". day of November last (as above) and to appoint Procejsioners in the several districts in this Parish

The above £316|171|11 carried forward and charged.

214

VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

[144]

1780 February 3' Blisland Parish Deb^

To debt levied Nov^ 8*'. 1779 brought forward £ 316|1 7||11

To M"". John Lewis, Churchwarden, the balance

of his Acco* 1231I10II—

Present Capt. James Hockaday.

To John Manning, for maintaining Thomas Merriman Orphan of James Merriman dec", from the 8^ of Nov. last till the 15'". of January last lOll — I

To Lucy Yates, for maintaining Francis Oak ley, from February the 23**. last, and put- V ting him to School 4 Months J 50||— H—

To John Woodward, for maintaining Maryl Austin from January the 10'\ till this 3^ [. of February 1780 ... 24 days J 10||— 1|—

Present Capt. Edward Power.

To John Ames, for keeping Elizabeth Hall,l till the 28". of this Inst. (Feb^) the baP. [ of £100 (£701113118 being levied Nov. f 8*^ last) J 2911 611 4

To Dudley WilHams, Clerk of the Vestry lOOlJ— ij- -

To the Churchwardens, for contingent charges 35011 — H —

£ 98911 411 3

By Dudley Williams, Collector, bar. of

his Acco*. due the Parish 9811—1110

89111 311 5 D'. To 6 ^ Cent, for collecting £8911131|5 531| 9|1 4

944111211 9 Deposited in the Collector's hands, to be accounted for at laying the levy 32111511 3

C^ By 1086 Tithes at 18/

£ 97711 811— £ 97711 811—

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 215

M'. John Timberlake, and M'. John Lewis, are continued Church wardens, the present year.

Ordered that the Church wardens settle with M'. Wil- liam Norvell, for the maintainance of Philarity Jones, and her children.

M'. John Timberlake, Sheriff of New Kent County, is

appointed Collector of the Parish levies this present year,

on giving Bond and Security as usual.

Sign'd by P. Davies Rector.

John Timberlake ) ^, ,

TIT . > Churchwardens.

John Lewis \

Test

Dudley Williams Clerk of the Vestry

[145]

At a Vestry held for Blisland Parish, at the lower Church the 20*'. day of December 1780.

Present Mejs". John Timberlake, and John Lewis, Churchwardens, Capt. James Hockaday, M^ George Bridges, Capt. William Allen, Capt. Andrew Banks, Capt. John God- din, and M^ Edmund Hockaday.

This Vestry proceeds to lay the Parish Levy. Blisland Parish Deb'.

To William Fisher, for maintaining Thomas] Linsey from March V\ till this time, at J- £400 ^ Annum J £ 330||— 1|—

To William Ammons, for maintaining Eliza-1 beth Hall, from Feb^ W\ 1780, till Feb''. }► 14". 1781 J 58011— li—

To Prudence Odell, for maintaining Mary

Thomson a year, to Feb^ 3^ 1781 300||— 1|—

To John Manning, for maintaining a Child of] George Jennings dec**, a year from Nov^ \- 8*\ 1779 J 30011—11—

216

VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

To Warwick Woodward, for maintaining a

Child of James Meriman dec*^ 306|| — |

To M*". John Lewis, Churchwarden, the bar.

of his Acco* 189II10I

To M^ William Norvel's Acco*. for Corn, for' Philarity Jones, and her three children, in 1778, levied in the Churchwarden's hands, till the said Wardens were satis- fied whether the said Philarity Jones be- longed to this Parish, which not being determin'd in 1778, the Collector did not pay, and credited the Parish for in his Acco*. £ 18. eight prices being allowed in consideration of depreciation of money in two years, and not being paid when required J 144|| — 1| —

To Cole Ashlock's Acco*. for Corn for the] said Philarity Jones, and her three Chil- dren, levied at the same time, under the [ same circumstances, which the Collector f did not pay, and Credited the Parish for £ 25. allowed as above J 200 1

To James Jones, for maintaining Richard Hall,

a year to Feb''. 14*'. 1781 332 1

To William Jennings, for maintaining Ann, a

Child of Susannah Curie 200|

To M'. John Timberlake, Churchwarden, bal".

of his Acco*. 17011 16i

To Ditto his Acco*. for Mary Austin 250l|-

To Joseph Hix, for maintaining Hardiman, a

Child of Preston Hix dec*" 150||-

To John Allen, for rent of his land to Stephen

Jones £ 100, last year £ 30 130||-

NEW KENT COUNTY^ VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 217

Capt. John Goddin, and Capt. Andrew- Banks were chosen Churchwardens in the stead of Mejs". John Timberlake, and John Lewis.

This Vestry is adjourned till Wednesday the 3^ of January next. But, as the militia of James City, and New Kent Counties were called on duty at that time, it prevented the Vestry's meeting- till January 30*", the proceed- ings of which, being annexed to this, to con- clude laying the Parish Levy, is carried over

Debt levied Dec'. 20*^ 1780 carried over to the other charges of January 30*\ 1781 £ 3582 1| 6|I 8

[146]

At a Vestry held for Blisland Parish, at M'. Adam Birds, the 30*^ day of January 1781.

Present Mejs". John Timberlake, and John Lewis, Churchwardens, James Hockaday, George Bridges, Wil- liam Allen, Andrew Banks, and John Goddin, Gent.

This Vestry proceeds to finish laying the Parish levy, which begun the 20*^ day of December 1780.

Blisland Parish Deb'. To debt laid Dec'. 20*'. 1780, and brought

over £ 3582|| 6|| 8

To M'. John Timberlake, a further allowance

for Mary Austin 1S0|| — 1| —

To Dudley Williams, Clark of the Vestry 500||— 1|— To the Churchwardens, for contingent

charges 600||— 1|—

483211 611 8 To 6 ^. Cent, for collecting £4832|16118 28911 18|| 93/2

£ 512211 511 5y2

218 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

a. By 1020 Tithes at £5 5100|1

Due to the Collector 22l| 5|| 5>4

Davy, a Negroman, belonging- to M'. John Timberlake, is exempted from paying his Parish levy, in consideration of his being unable to labour for many years past.

Dudley Williams, is appointed Collector of the Parish levies, on giving Bond and Security as usual.

Signed by

John Goddin 7„, , ,

. , -n, , V Churchwardens. Andrew Banks \

Test

Dudley Williams, Clark of the Vestry.

Davy a Negroman belonging to M'' John Timberlake is exempted from paying any taxes the present year

[147]

At a Vestry held for BHsland Parish, at M'. Adam Byrds thee 3". day of November 1781.

Present Andrew Banks, and John Goddin, Gent. Church- wardens, James Hockaday, George Bridges, Edward Power, John Lewis, and William Allen, Gent.

This Vestry proceeds to lay the Parish Levy.

Blisland Parish Deb^

To M^ George Bridges, for maintaining Thomas Linsey, from March V\ till this time at £8 ^ Ann. 5|| 8|| 8

To Ditto for a Coat for Ditto — 1|14|1—

To John Ames, for maintaining Elizabeth Hall from Feb^ 14*^ till this time at £5 ^ Ann 3||12|| 4

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786

219

To Prudence Odell, for maintaining Mary

Thomson, from Feb''. 3^ till this time at £6 ^ Ann To John Manning, for maintaining a Child of

George Jennings dec** To Randolph Woodward, for maintaining

Thomas, an Orphan of James Merriman

dec', from Jan^ r* @ £3 To John Allen, for rent of his land, to Stephen

Jones To M^ William Norvel, for 5 Bar', and 4 Bush'.

Corn, for Stephen Jones, and Philarity

Jones @ 10/ To Joseph Hix, for clothing for Preston Hixes

child To Julius Curie, for a Coffin, for Ann Manning To William Jennings, for maintaining two

(Strange) Children from Sep'. V\ till this

time at £4 ^ Ann. each To Sarah Bradley, for maintaining two (Ditto)

Ditto the same time, at the same rate To James Jones, for maintaining Richard^

Hall, a Child of Eliz\ Hall's from Feb. j.

14*^ till this time @ £4 J

Carried to the Parish charge laid by the Ves- . try the 15'". of Octo^ 1782 £35

911 9

1011 5^

1811-

1011- 1011-

181

711 ?i

72

1781 Nov. 3**. Capt. John Goddin rendered an Acco'. to the Vestry, of what money he received that was levied in the Church warden's hands, for contingent charges, the 30*\ day of January 1781

To wit To paid Randolph Woodward £ 80|1 — 1| —

220 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

To paid Nance Hitchcock, to buy Corn, for

Mourning- Hawkins 120|

£ 20011— !l—

C. By Cash rec\ of Dudley Williams Col- lector £ 20011-

John Goddin, and Andrew Banks, Gent, are continued Church wardens, the ensuing year.

Order'd that the Church wardens, and Clark of the Ves- try meet, as soon as the Lists of Tithes can be got, and proportion the Parish Levy: and that they proportion the said Parish Levy that hath been this day levied in Specie, in paper Currency, agreeable to the Value that the grand Jury at the succeeding general Court shall settle it at.

Dudley Williams is appointeed Collector of the Parish

Levies the ensuing year, on giving Bond and Security as

usual.

Sign'd by

John Goddin ) ^, , ,

. , -n. , vChurch wardens. Andrew Banks j

N. B. The above charge of £35||7I|2^ was not propor- tion'd, because the List of Tithes was not taken, as the in- terruption of the English Army, in this part of the State prevented it. And the said charge of £35||7||2j^ is carried over, and added to the charge levied by the Vestry the 15''\ day of October 1782. and proportion'd with it. Test

Dudley Williams, Clark of the Vestry.

[148]

At a Vestry held for Blisland Parish, at the lower Church the 15'^ day of October 1782.

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 221

Present John Goddin, and Andrew Banks, Gent. Church wardens, James Hockaday, George Bridges, John Timber- lake, John Lewis, Edward Power, and Edmund Hockaday Gent.

The Vestry proceeds to lay the Parish Levy. Blisland Parish Deb^

To the amount of Acco\ levied Nov. 3^. 1781 being never proportion'd, collected nor paid, brought over from the other side 35 1| 7|| 2j^

To M'. George Bridges, for maintaining Thomas Linsey from Nov. 3^ 1781 till Jan^ V\ 1782 2l|ll|| 4

To William Fisher, for maintaining Thomas Linsey from January 1^*. till this time at £12 ^ Ann 9||10|I—

To John Ames, for maintaining Eliz*. Hall,

from Nov. 3". 1781, till Feb. 14*\ 1782 4|1— 1|—

To William Ammons, for maintaining Eliz*. Hall, from Feb. 14*^ till this time at £15 ^ Ann 1011—11

To Prudence Odell, for maintaining Mary

Thomson, part of the year 6||10|| —

To John Manning, for maintaining a Child of

George Jennings dec* 4l| — 1| —

To Randolph Woodward, for maintaining a

Child of James Merriman dec** 1|110|| —

To M'. William Norvel's Acco*. of 88>^ Bush\

Corn @ 2/6 for Jones, and Philarity Jones 11|| 111 3

To James Jones, for maintaining Richard, a Child of Eliz\ Hall, from Nov. 3\ till this time 4|| — 1| —

To William Jennings, for two Strange Chil- dren, from Nov. 3'. 1781 till Feb. 22' 1782 @ £14 ^ Ann 4|| 5||11

222 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

To Sarah Bradley, for two Ditto. . .from Ditto,

til.. Ditto, at... Ditto 4|| 51|11

To John Allen, for Rent of his Land to Stephen

Jones 5|1 — 1| —

To Nance Hitchcock, for maintaining- Mourn- ing Hawkins 5|i — 1| —

To Isham Christian, for four Barrels of Corn,

for Nathan Hixes Children 3|| — |I —

To Jamees Pride, for one Ditto. . .for. .Ditto — 1|15|| —

To Capt. Andrew Banks, for one Ditto . . .

for... Ditto —111511—

To... Ditto,... for half a Bar\ Corn, for

Philarity Jones — 11 711 6

To the Churchwardens, for contingent charges 611 — II — '

To Dudley Williams, two years Salary as

Clark of the Vestry 12111011—

13011 911 1/2 C\ By Dudley Williams Collector, baF. of his] Acco*. £727\\l4\\6y2 paper money, re- [ duced to Specie according to the Scale of f Depreciation for May 1781 at 150 for IJ 4111711—

D^ To 6 ^ Cent, for collecting £1251|12||1>4

C^ By 964 Tithes at 2/9

Due to the Collector liyiO

Col. Edward Power, and M'. Edmund Hockaday, are chosen Church wardens, in the room of Andrew Banks, and John Goddin, Gent.

125111211 7111011	1/2 8/
13311 21110 132I111II—

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 223

The Sheriffs of James City and New Kent Counties, are chosen Collectors of the Parish levies the ensuing year, on giving Bond and Security as usual.

Sign'd by

Edward Power 1 /-, , ,

_ , , TT 1 1 >Church wardens

Edmund Hockaday j

Test

Dudley Williams, Clark o' the Vestry

[149]

At a Vestry held for Blisland Parish at the House of M' Charles Harvey the 23^ day of February 1784.

Present Edward Power, and Edmund Hockaday Gent. Churchwardens, James Hockaday, John Timberlake, Rich- mond Allen, Andrew Banks, William Allen, and John God- din Gent.

This Vestry proceeds to lay the Parish Levy Blisland Parish Deb\

To Moses Sweny, for maintaining Thomas Lin-

sey, last year £ 8I| — |

To William Fisher, for maintaining Thomas

Linsey two Months and a half in 1782 2||10|

To William Ammons, for maintaining Eliz*.

Hall, last year, and clothing her 15 1| — |

To Bennett Curie, for maintaining & clothing James Rawleigh, Orphan of Walter Raw-

leigh dec* 6l|— |

To Mary Hix, for maintaining George Hix, Or- phan of Nathan Hix dec*" 6|| — |

To Eliz\ Sanders, for her trouble with Sarah Glasebrook from Jan^ 8'1 to Mar. 8*\ and

funeral charges 5|| — |

224 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

To Jemima Curie, for maintaining & clothing^ Cliffe Chandler, Orphan of David Chand- I ler dec** and putting him to School six ^ Months J 121

To James Jones, for maintaining and clothing

Richard Hall 5|

To M"' Edmund Hockaday, for half a Bar\ Corn, for Sarah Glasebrook, when at M". Sanders's — I

To James Odell, for expences in burying Mary

Thomson 2|

To Warwick Woodward, for maintaining Sarah

Hix, Orphan of Sarah Hix a year 3|

To Capt. Andrew Banks, for two years rent of

his plantation to Isaac Green 4|

To the Estate of Doc'. Andrew Anderson"! dec* for his attendance on William Smith, I when his Arm was fractur'd and for medi- f cines J 5|| 7\\ 6

To James Wade, for four Bar°. and a half of

Corn, for Stephen Jones 3|I 7\\ 6

Present the Hon'ble Bartholomew Dandridge Esq'.

To Nance Hitchcock, for maintaining Mourn- ing Hawkins a year 6|

To John Manning, for maintaining a Child of

George Jennings dec* 4|

To John Allen, for rent of his Land to Stephen

Jones last year 5|

To David Williams, for maintaining four

strange Children a Month in 1782 1|

To Dudley Williams, Clark of the Vestry 5|

98II12II 6

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 225

To 6 ^ Cent, for collecting £98||12||6 5||18|1 4

104||10|110 In the Collectors hands, to be accounted for in

making- up their Acco". with the Vestry 1|| — IJIO

£ 105||11|| 8 Cred^ By 905 Tithes at 2/4 £ 105||11|1 8

Col. Richmond Allen Sheriff, and Collector, render'd an Acco'. of his part of the Parish Collection, by which there is £7||13||6 due to the Parish, which he is to pay to the Church Wardens.

The Parish Levy as above being 2/4 Cash, which every person is to pay for each Tithe in this Parish or 12'" Tob". at the Option of the payer.

John Yates is exempted from paying his Parish Levy in future, on account of his age and inability.

M^ David Lewis, and M^ John James, are chosen Ves- trymen in the room of M'. George Bridges, who has re- sign'd, and M^ John Lewis, who is removed out of the Parish.

N. B. The remaining part of this days proceedings is carried over.

[150]

1784 February 23*.

This days proceedings continued from the other side.

Col. Edward Power, and M". Edmund Hockaday, are continued Church Wardens this present year.

Col. Richmond Allen, Sheriff of New Kent County, and Capt. William Allen D. Sheriff of James City County are

226 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

appointed Collectors of the Parish Levies this present year, on giving Bond and security as usual.

Sign'd by

Church Wardens.

Edward Power |

Edmund Hockaday j Test

Dudley Williams Cl'k o' the Vestry

*0 ! Lord most holy and merciful God, look down with a compassionate eye upon the feeble tenements of mor- tality : thou knowest the fraileties of human nature

[151]

At a Vestry held for Blisland Parish at the upper Church the 30*^ day of October 1784.

Present Edmund Hockaday Gent. Church Warden, James Hockaday, John Timberlake, Richmond Allen, John God- din, David Lewis, and John James Gent.

This Vestry proceeds to lay the Parish Levy. Blisland Parish Deb'.

To Martha Breeding, for the maint". of Thomas Linsey from the last of Feb'', till this time £8 ^ Ann 5|1 6|| 8

To John Ames, for the maint\ of Eliz". Hall, from the last of Feb^. till this time at £15 ^ Ann 1011—11—

To Mary Banks, for the maint\ of Georgel Hix, Orphan of Nathan Hix dec**, from I the last of Feb^ till this time at £4 ^ [ Ann J 2II13II 4

To James Jones, for the maint". of Richard Hall, from the last of Feb'', till this time at £5 ^ Ann 3|1 6\\ 8

*Note! The following three lines are in a different hand. — C. G. C.

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786

227

To Mary Hix, for the maint", Sarah Hix, Or- phan of Nathan Hix dec^ 8l|— 1|—

To Capt. Andrew Banks, for the rent of his

plantation to Isaac Green 2|| — 1| —

To John Shay, for the maint^ of John Walker,

Orphan of Charles Walker about 4 Months 1|110||—

Present Col. Edward Power, Church Warden.

To M^ Edmund Hockaday, Church Warden,

the Balance of his Acco* — 1|18|| 3

To William Piggott, for a Coffin for Isaac

G^e^ 111—11—

To William Norvel, his Acco*. for Corn, for

sundry Persons 7|| 3|| 6

To James Norvel Walker, for 2^ Bushels of

Corn, for Mary Perkins — 1|12|| 6

To James Jennings, for the maint^ of Cath- arine Harvey, from the 23''. of April till this time, at 20/ a Month (deducting 1 Months pay) J 5|| — 1| —

To Rebecca Slater, for the hire of her Negro- woman to Isaac Green 4|| — 1| —

To Daniel Jones, for 2^ Bushels of Corn, for

Philarity Jones — 1|12|| 6

To Ditto, for 1 Bushel d°. for Mary Perkins — 1| 511—

To John Allen, for rent of his Land to Stephen

Jones 511—11—

To Obadiah Wilks's Estate, for 2 Levies, by

Tithes wrong listed last year @ 2/4 — 1| 4|| 8

To Nance Hitchcock, for maint^ of Mourn-"] ing Hawkins, from the last of Feb'', till ]> this time at £6 ^ Ann J 4||— |I—

To John Manning, for maint'. of Priscilla,] Orphan of George Jennings from the last I of Feb^ till this time, at £4 ^ Ann J 2||13|I 4

228

VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

To Col. Edward Power, Collector for 1781, and

1782, the balance of his Acco*. To Col. William Clayton, CI. of New Kent

Court, for a Copy of the List of Tithes

20'" Tob" To Benjamin C. Waller, CI. of James City

Court, for a D". 20'". Tob". @ 1>^' To Dudley Williams, CI. of the Vestry To be paid, by the Collectors, to the Church

Wardens, for the use of the Parish

To 6 ^ Cent, for collecting £81||2||8

Cred\ By 860 Tithes at 2/

William Tinny, and James Ingram, are exempted from paying their Parish Levies, on account of their infirmit[ ]

David Lewis, and John James Gent, are chosen Church Wardens for the ensuing year, in the room of Edward Power, and Edmund Hockaday Gent.

The conclusion of this days proceedings is on the other side of this leaf.

-111311- -II 211 6 -II 211 6 511-11- 10111811 3

8111 211 8 4111711 A]i

8611— 1|->4 8611-11-

[152]

1784 October 30".

The Sheriffs of James City, and New Kent Counties are

appointed Collectors of the Parish Levies the ensuing year,

on giving Bond and Security as usual.

Sign'd by

David Lewis ") „, , ,,, , , „ -r vChurch Wardens.

Jn . James j

Test

Dudley Williams, Clark of the Vestry

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786

229

At a meeting- of the former Vestry of Blijland Parrish at the upper Church Novm. 8, 1785

Present M'. David Lewis Jo°. James Church Wardens, Cap*. James Hockaday M^ Jo". Timberlake, Cap*. Jo°. God- din Collo Edw^ power & M^ Edm*. Hockaday

This vestry proceeds To Choose a Clark, Jo". Bojswell Chose, C, of Vestry

This vestry proceeds to Lay the Arearages due from y* s*. Vestry agreeable to an act of ajsembly paj'd Oct'. 18 1784

Blisland Parish

D'

To Martha Breeding for the ballc'. of her ace*, for maintain^ Tho". Linsey from Oc*. till Feb^ 1785

To Mary Banks for ballc\ due her for main- tain^. Ge°. Hicks Orphan of Nathan Hicks from Octo\ Till the Last of Feb^ 1785 = £111678''

To James Jennings for maint^ Cathr" Harvey 2 m°. £2

To Nance Hitchcock for Coffin for mourning Hawkings 15V To Jo° manning for maintaining Priscilla Orphan of Geo. Gin- nings from October till the Las of Feb''. 1785 £1116118"*

To John Walker for y^ Rent of his place for Stephen Jones in the year 1785

To Jo". Hankin for the rent of his place for Phillarity Jones £3||10' To M" Otey for for D°. to: Mary Pirkins £3 To John Shea for maintain^. John Walker

To William Norvel for Corn &C To Jones & Perkins

£ S D

2111311 4

311 611 8

2|| 511

lOll 311

1011-

230 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

To Ja'. Odel for maintaing Betty Hall one year £10 To Edw"* Farthing For main- tain^. Orphan of Nathan Hicks One year £6 To George Ballof Coffin For Suckey Curie £1 To John Bojwell as Clk of Vestry "£1 1811—11—

To Coir. Will Clayton for List Tyths 276*

To Ballc^ in Collectors hands 9111^* — llHil 7>4

£	4511 311 SjA 911 811 23/4
35111511 OH 0211 21111
£	37111711113/4

To 6W' C\ for Collecting £35 1| 15' 110^"

a 1785

By the Ballc' of James City Collectors ace* in £ S d

the hands of John James 1|1 2l| 4^

By D°. in the hands of David Lewis 3||19|| 1>4

By D°. in the hands of Newkent Collectors 4l| 61| 9

£ S d £ 911 811 23/4 By 933 Tythes at 9^* ^ 371| 17113

The Sheriffs of N. Kent and James City County's are appointed Collectors of the Parrish Levy for the Enjuing year

David Lewis

TOT ^C W

Jn . James

Test

Jn°. Bo/well C. O. V.

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1721-1786 231

[153]

Pursuant to an Act of AJsembly past at the City of Richmond the 17*" of Nov'. 1784 the Inhabetants of Blis- land Parrish meet at M'. Adams Byrds on Easter Munday being the 28*" day of March 1785 and Elected the follow- ing Gent, To wit. as Vestrymen, Col. Burwell Bajsett The H'ble B Dandridge Cap*. James Hockaday Col. Richmond Allen M'. Edmund Hockaday Col. Edward Power Cap*. John Hockaday M'. David Lewis M'. John James Cap*. John Goddin Cap*. Andrew Banks and Cap*. William Allen, we the Subscribers do agree to be conformable to the doc- trine disciplin and worship of the Protestant Episcopal Church Incoperated by a law Specify'd as above

Burwell Bajsett Burwell Bajsett Jr

James Hockaday Stanup Richardson

Richmond Allen George Baker

Edmund Hockaday

Edward Power,

John Hockaday. David Lewis

John James

At a Vestry held for Blisland Parrish at the upper Church the 7*- day of May 1785.

Present The Rev"* M'. Pryse Davies Rector Col. Burwell Bajsett Cap*. James Hockaday Col. Richmond Allen M'. Edmund Hockaday Col. Edward Power Cap*. John Hocka- day M'. David Lewis and M'. John James Gent This Vestry Proceeds to Chose a Clark Geo. Dillard is appointed Clark of the Vestry M'. David Lewis and M'. John James Gent, is appointed Church wardens for the Ensuing year.

Col. Burwell Bajsett is appointed to represent the Par- rish of Blisland in Convention with The Rev"*. M'. Pryse Davies to be held at Richmond the 18*" day of this Instant

232 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

M^ William Armistead Sen^ is Chosen a Vestryman in

the roome of The Hble B. Dandridge dec*

Sighn'd by

Pryse Davies Rector

David Lewis ) „, , ,,. , _ , T V Church Wardens

John James (

Test

Geo. Dillard Clark of the Vestry

[154]

At a vestry held for the Parrish of Blijsland at the Upper

church October lr^ 1786

Present, The Rever"*. Pryes Davies M' David Lewis

Church Warden, Coll". Burwell Bajsett, M'. Edward Hock-

aday, John Hockaday, Burwell Bajsett Junier George Baker

& Stanup Richardson Members

This Vestry proceeds to the chosing of a Clark, John Bojswell chosen dark of The Vestry & Clark of the upper church; John Yates Chosen Sexton of upper Church

M'. David Lewis & M'. Stanup Richardson are appointed Collectors of the Subscription for 1785

M'. Burwell Bajsett Jun'. and M'. Stanup Richardson are appointed Church wardens in the room of M'. David Lewis and M'. John James

{Pryes Davies Minister Burwell Bafsett ) „, , ,,^ , ^. , , V Church Wardens

Stanup Richardson j

Test

John Bojswell, C|| 0|| Vestry

*John Taylor January

*John Augustine Taylor 1816

*William D Abbott, this day put his name upon this B[ ]

*These entries following the official record were inserted later. — C. G. C.

APPENDIX

CLERGYMEN

The following list contains the names of the ministers (in- cumbents of the parish and temporary supply preachers) who served Blisland Parish between 1721 and 1786. The numerals (in parentheses) preceding each clergyman's name indicate the number of the page in this volume on which the name first ap- pears; the date (in parentheses) following the name indicates the year in which the clergyman is first mentioned in the Vestry Book.

(1) Taylor, Daniel (1721)

(39) Mossom, (1729)

(39) Leneve, (1729)

(40) Thacker, Chicheley (1730) (159) Davies, Price (1763)

Notes

Mossom, . The Rev. Mr. Mossom referred to on

page 39 was, doubtless, the Rev. David Mossom, minister of St. Peter's Parish, New Kent County, from 1727 until his death, in 1767.

Leneve, . The Rev. Mr. Leneve referred to on page

39 was, doubtless, the Rev. Wm. Le Neve (entered Cambridge University in 1707; ordained in 1722), who was minister of James City Parish, James City County, from 1722 to 1737. In 1723 and again in 1726 he served as chaplain of the General Assembly of the Colony.

Mr. Mossom and Mr. Le Neve were engaged as temporary supply preachers for the two churches in Blisland Parish. As,

234 VESTRY BOOK OF BLISLAND PARISH

however, there is no record in the Vestry Book of any payment having been made them for services that they had rendered, it is entirely possible that the agreements made with them by the vestry of Blisland Parish never went into effect.

CLERKS OF THE VESTRY

The following list contains the names of the clerks of the vestry of Blisland Parish between 1721 and 1786. The num- erals (in parentheses) preceding each clerk's name indicate the number of the page in this volume on which the name first ap- pears as that of the clerk; the date (in parentheses) following the name indicates the year in which the clerk began to officiate as such.

(2) Holdcraft (Holdcroft), Henry (1721)

(34) Cooke, Francis (1728)

(82) Williams, Dudley (1742)

(229) Bos/ well (Boswell), John (1785)

(231) Dillard, Geo. (1785)

(232) Bo/swell, John (1786)

PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS

The following list contains the names of the physicians and surgeons mentioned in this volume.

(8) Burbidge, Robt. (1723)

(13) Livingstone, Wm. (1724)

(19) Brody, Jno. (1725)

(21) Scott, Jno. (1725)

(35) Jones, Philip (1728)

(83) Arnott, Thos. (1742)

APPENDIX 235

(117) Mackenzie, Ken. (1752)

(118) Harwood, Wm. (1752)

(142) Carter, (1758)

(146, 150) Harvey, Wm. (1759)

(184) Pasteur, Wm. (1770)

(191) Anderson, Andrew (1772)

(208) Hall, Elisha (1779)

Notes

Mackenzie, Ken. In the years 1741 to 1749 a Dr. Alexander Mackenzie was practicing medicine in the neighboring parish of Petsworth, Gloucester County. (See Vestry Book of Petsworth Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia, 1677-1793, pages 262 to 279) Query: Were Dr. Ken. Mackenzie and Dr. Alexander Mackenzie brothers?

Carter, . In the year 1773 a Dr. William Carter was

practicing medicine in the neighboring parish of Petsworth, Gloucester County (See Vestry Book of Petsworth Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia, 1677-1793, p. 349)

ORDINARIES

The following list contains the names of the ordinaries (inns or taverns) mentioned in this volume.

(26) Furnea's Ordinary (1726)

(159) Chiswel's Ordinary (1763)

Note

Chiswel's Ordinary was located about half-way between Wil- liamsburg and the Pamunkey River on the main road running up the Peninsula. See Frontispiece Map.

ERRATA

Page 2, line 21, "Rich"*: Hal field" should probably be "Rich": Hatfield."

Page 42, line 22, "M' Tha Williams" should be "M^ Tho. Wil- liams."

Page 69, line 7, "M^ John Dandridg" should be "M"- John Dan- dridg."

Page 123, line 28, "Dudleyy Williams" should be "Dudley Wil- liams."

Page 142, line 2, ''Lest of Tithes" should be "List of Tithes."

Page 142, lines 22-23, "supper Church" should be "upper Church."

Page 152, line 33, asterisk should be after "Thar p."

Page 153, line 6, "To Mary Jones towards his maint'" should be "To Mary Jones towards her maint^"

Page 218, lines 14-15, To the entry, "Davy a Negroman belong- ing to M^ John Timberldke is exempted from paying any taxes the present year," there should have been added the note: "This entry appears to he in a dif- ferent handwriting from that of the rest of the page."

INDEX

Abbott, William D., 232.

Aca, [a Negro (?)], 127.

Act of Assembly, authorizing feoff- ees of counties to purchase land and erect towns, xlviii ; authoriz- ing the sale of glebe land in James City Co., Iv, 124; author- izing the sale of land in Blisland Parish, Iv, Ivi ; Blisland Parish vestry dissolved by, 208; con- cerning persons allowed to tend tobacco, 10^ IP; concerning the laying of arrearages, 229 ; estab- lishing King and Queen County, xxiv, XXV ; for dissolving Wil- mington Parish, xxix, xxix (note), liii; for docking the en- tail of certain lands in James City County, Iv; for improving the staple of tobacco, 9, IP, 15^; law for the dissolving of Wil- mington Parish, IS ; passed in Richmond, Nov. 17, 1784, 231; regarding the salary of ministers, 159; relating to the church and particularly concerning the in- duction of ministers, li.

Act of Pardon, xlii.

Acts of Assembly, printed book of, xliii.

Adams, Ebenezer, liii.

Addison ( ? ) , Josi, xlvi.

Adkins, [ ]illiam, xliv.

Agreement, concerning freedom dues, 140 ; for binding out a bas- tard, 15, 16, 17; for binding out an apprentice, 44 ; for building an addition to the Lower Church,

204; for building an addition to the Upper Church, 129; with minister regarding tobacco casks in lieu of glebe, 1 ; with ministers to preach on alternate Sundays, 39.

Albriton, Thomas, 121.

Aldersey, Nicholas, churchwarden, 1, 2; justice of the peace, liii; successor to, appointed, 3, 42; vestryman, 4, 7, 12, 15, 33, 38.

Alexandria, x, Iviii.

Alice, a Negro, 7.

Allen, Benj., 81, 164, 167, 169.

Allen, Daniel, 10, 25, 33.

Allen, Daniel, jr., 37, 66.

Allen, David, 153, 156, 161, 163.

Allen, Mrs. Eleanor, 194, 199.

Allen, James, processioner, 192.

Allen, John, 92, 96, 202, 206, 209, 216, 219, 222, 224, 227; deputy sheriff and collector of the levy, 73, 75 ; for delinquents and quit- rents, 77, 80, 85, 91 ; successor to, appointed, 83 ; tobacco viewer and teller, 33, 37 ; vestryman, 75^

Allen, Joseph, 63 ; churchwarden, 58^ 59 ; vestryman, 50, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58.

Allen, Julius, 200.

Allen, Keziah, 184^

Allen, Richard, 80, 91, 102, 106, 127, 146, 162, 187, 197; church- warden, 100^ 101, 103, 104^ 106, 127, 128=, 129^ 130^ 131, 132, 133^ 134, 136^ 137, 138, 163^ 164= ; successor to, appointed, 107, 140, 166; vestryman, 94, 95=, 98,

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108, 109, 112, 113, 116, 124, 125, 141, 144, 147, 151, 155, 158, 159^ 166, 170, 173, 176, 179, 182, 186, 189.

Allen, Richard, jr., 190.

Allen, Richmond, 178, 206%- church- warden, 172, 173^ 175^ 176^ 200, 20V, 202, 203, 204^ 205; deputy sheriff and parish collector, 143^, 147, 149, 225^; successor to, ap- pointed, 179, 208; vestryman, 179, 186, 189, 193, 198, 208, 212, 213, 223, 226, 231^

Allen, William, 208, 212, 213, 215, 217, 218, 223, 231 ; deputy sheriff of James City County, 225.

Allom, Anthony, petitioner, 41.

American Revolution, 1.

Ames, John, 192, 212, 214, 218, 221, 226.

Ammons, William, 215, 221, 223.

Ammunition, xliv.

Anderson, Andrew, 191, 195, 224, 235.

Anderson ( Andersone) , Robert, xxii^, xxiii, xlv, xlv (note)^

Andrewes, Giles, xlv.

Andrews, Narratives of the Insur- rections, 1675-1690 . . ., xxxiv (note), xxxv (note), xxxvi (note).

Appomattox River, xxvi, Ix.

Apprentice, indenture for binding out, 44; surrendered by one per- son, bound to another, 44; to be taught weaving, 39; tobacco levied for binding out, 16, 17, 39, 41.

Apprentices, children of indigent parents to be bound out as, 16.

Archer, , clerk of James

City County court, 27.

-, 42.

Armistead, Mrs. -

Armistead, Gill, 99^ 102, 106^ 107, 115, 121, 126, 136, 139^ 143, 146, 150^ 153, 154, 156, 157==; church- warden, 119^ 120, 123^ 124, 125^ 154^; deputy sheriff and collector, 97^ 100^, 101, 136, 137^ 140; member of committee to propor- tion the parish levy, 119^; suc- cessor to, appointed, 127 ; vestry- man, 112, 113, 116, 128, 130, 133, 137, 141, 144, 147, 151.

Armistead, Gill, and Company, 150, 153.

Armistead (Arimstead), John, ap- plication of, for pew in Brick Church, 24; churchwarden, 8, 9, 11 ; declines to serve as church- warden, 14; justice of the peace, 15 ; vestryman, 1, 4, 7, 15, 18, 23, 26, 30, 34.

Armistead, William, 111, 115, 118^ 122, 127^ 128, 136, 139, 148, 152, 154, 157, \6\\ 162=, 165, 168^ 169, 171, 174, 177, 180, 185, 196, 198; churchwarden, 147^ l51^ 156, 179^ 180, 182^ 183; deputy sheriff and parish collector. 111, 112, 115, 116, 119^ 123, 124, 127, 128, 133', 197; member of com- mittee to proportion the parish levy, 119, 157, 158, 169^ 185==; successor to, appointed, 154; treasurer, 182 ; vestryman, 143, 158^ 159^ 163, 166, 170, 173, 176, 189, 193, 201, 232.

Armistead, William, jr., collector of parish levy, 193 ; deputy sheriff and collector of levy, 200.

Arnott, Thomas, physician, 234; vestryman, 83^ 87, 89, 94.

Arrearages, due from vestry, 229.

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Ashcraft, Mary, 172.

Ashley, Saml., 130.

Ashlock, Cole, 210, 216.

Ashwel, John, 143, 149.

Assumpsit in court, 21.

Attorney-general, 1.

Auctions, tobacco to be sold at pub- lic, 51, 94, 95.

August court, parish accounts to be settled the day after, 67.

Austin, Eliza., 194.

Austin, James, xlv, xlv (note), xlvi (note).

Austin, Mary, 214, 216, 217.

Austin. See also Oustin.

Awborne, Richard, xxxviii, xl.

Bacon, 181 ; for indigents, 184, 209.

Bacon, Nathaniel, xxxiii, xxxiv, XXXV, xxxvi, xxxix^, xli.

Bacon, Nathaniel, sr., xxxv.

Bacon's Rebellion, xxii, xxxiv, xxxv, xxxvii^, xlvii, xlix.

Baitch, Benjamin, 13.

Baker, Eliz., 77.

Baker, George, petitioner, 109; ves- tryman, 231, 232.

Baker, Mrs. Mary, 114.

Baker, Richd., 2.

Baker, Thomas, 2.

Ball, John, 121, 134, 175, 178.

Ball, John, sr., 195.

Ball, Peter, 52, 79.

Ballard, , 54.

Ballard, Tho., 12, 35.

Ballof, George, 230.

gamshaw. Rich., Hi.

Banks, Mrs. , 199.

Banks, Andrew, 222^; churchwar- den, 217, 218^ 220=, 221 ; proces- sioner, 192 ; rent for plantation, 224, 227 ; successor to, appointed.

222; vestryman, 208, 212, 213, 215, 217, 223, 231.

Banks, Eleanor (Elenor), 142, 145, 148.

Banks, Mary, 18P, 183, 184, 192, 194^ 226, 229.

Banks, William, 170, 172, 199.

Barker, Elizabeth, 27, 29^ 31, 46, 77, 80^ 84, 87, 91, 96, 99^ 102, 105, 110, 114^ 121, 126, 131.

Barker, Susanna, 13.

Barn, 78; to be repaired or re- built, 60, 61.

Barnatt, Gregory, xlvi, xlvi (note).

Barnehouse, , xi^

Barnett, John, xlvi, xlvi (note).

Barnett, Wm., xlvi (note).

Barnhouse, [ ]icholas, xliv (note).

Barrett, Christopher, 10, IP.

-Bassett, , 42, 44=, 53, 72,

77.

Bassett, Burwell, lvi=, Ivii*, Iviii, 139, 142, 150, 200; churchwarden, 140=, 141, 144^ 193^ 194, 195, 196, 197^ 198=; successor to, ap- pointed, 147, 200; to proportion the parish levy, 185=; to repre- sent Blisland Parish in conven- tion, 231 ; vestryman, 137, 140, 147, 151, 158, 159, 161, 163, 170, / 173, 176, 179, 182, 189, 201, 204, / 205, 208, 23P, 232.

1. 7 7 7

I Bassett, Burwell, jr., churchwar- den, 232=; vestryman, 231, 232.

\ Bassett, William, 14 ; vestryman,

C 1, 4.

/Bassett, William, 46, 50, 75, 80, 83,

\ 85, 88; churchwarden, xxxiii, li, / 41, 42, 44^ 45^ 46, 48=, 49, 51, 66, 67\ 68, 70=; churchwarden and collector of the levy, 70=; committee to meet at home of.

/

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(il ; successor to, appointed, 50 ; to build dairy, 45 ; to repair glebe house, 42, 70; to sell to- bacco levied for parish debts, 43, 48; to sell tobacco raised toward building a church, 51 ; vestrj^man, 41, 42, 51, 54, 55, 56, 61, 62^ 64, 74, 16, 79, 82, 83.

Bassett's Landing, xviii, xxxiii.

Bastard, fine for having, 21, 32; tobacco levied for binding out, 13, 15, 16^ 17, 20, 24.

Bates, John, 44, 146.

Bates, Prudence, 99, 102, 105.

Bates, Thomas, 57, 59, 63, (id, 69-.

Baughan, John, xlv, xlv (note).

Beackey, Wm., xl.

Bear, Henry, 79.

Bed, ovi^ner paid for use of and damage to feather, 22.

Beds, xxxviii.

Beef, for indigent persons, 181, 190.

Benches, 52 ; for Lower Church, 146, 172, 191 ; for Upper Church, 142, 191.

Bertnet, Richard, xi", xiii, xiv.

Bennett, Elisha, 171, 190.

Bennett, William, 135, 139'.

Bequest, of money to buy a piece of plate, 103, 119, 136, 154; to the poor of the parish, 92.

Berkeley, William, xii, xiii, xiv, xxxiv, xxxv, XXXV (note), xxxvi, xxxvi (note), xxxvii.

Berry (Berrie), John, xxxvii, xl, xli, xiii.

Betty, a Negro, 151.

Beverley ( Beverlye ) , Robert,

xxxviii", xl. Binding out, of apprentice, 44; of bastards, 13, 15, 16, 17, 20; of

indigent children, 16 ; of orphan, 81.

Bird, Adam. See Byrd, Adam.

Births, to be registered, 33, 158.

Bishop of London, 40.

Blackwell, James, xliv, xliv (note).

Blair, James, letter from, 40.

Blindness, exemption from parish levy on account of, 127, 151.

Blisland Parish, v, ix®, xi, xii, xii (note), xiii, xiv, xv, xv (note), xvi (note), xvii (note), xix, xxi, xxiii, xxxiv, xxxvi, xxxvii, xlviii, 1, Hi, liii (note), liv, Iv, Ivi, Iviii, lix^ Ix, Ixi, 234; accounts of, to be settled, 67; addition to Upper Church in, 129 ; allowance to minister of, in lieu of glebe, 1, 4, 7, 12, 18, 26, 30, 34, 38, 159, 162; area and popula- tion of, liii ; bequest to, for a piece of plate, 103, 119, 136; church to be built in the lower part of, 53, 54; clerk of, 1, 4, 7, 12, 19, 26, 30, 34, 38; clerk of the church and vestry, 82; clerk of the register, 33 ; clerks of the vestry of, 234 ; divided into pre- cincts, xvii, 9, 10; dividing line between St. Peter's Parish and xx^, xxxiii, 54, 64, 86 ; division of, confirmed, xxxiv; earliest consecutive records of, ix, x; establishment of, x-xvi, xxvii; facsimile of grievances, Ix; grievances of some of the inhab- itants of, xxii, xiii, xliii, 1 ; in- denture signed by churchwar- dens of, 44, 45 ; levy laid for, 1, 4, 7, 12, 18, 26, 30, 34, 38, 46, 49, 52, 56, 57, 59, 62, 65, 68, 71, 74, 76, 79, 84, 87, 90, 95, 98, 101,

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104, 106, 109, 113, 117, 120, 125, 130, 134, 137, 141, 144, 147, 152, 155, 160, 163, 166, 170, 173, 176, 179, 182, 185, 186, 189, 193, 198, 201, 205, 208, 212, 213, 215, 217, 218, 221, 223, 226; list of minis- ters of, 233 ; location of, v, ix, X ; manuscript vestry book of, ix, x; minister of, P, 4^, 6, 7, 9, 11, 14, 18, 23, 25, 26, 30^ 32, 33, 34^ 36-38, 40-42, 44, 45^ 46^ 48^ 49-, 5P, 52^ 54", 55, 56^ 58, 59, 6P, 62^ 64^ 67^ 68^ 70, 712, 743, 762, 792, 822, 832, 84, 86, 872, 892, 903, 932, 942, 953, 983, 100, 1012, 1042, 106, 108, 1093, 1122, 1133, 1162, 117, 119, 1202, 123, 124, 1253, 1282, 129, 1302, 1332, 134, 136, 1372, 140, 1412, 1443, 1472, 151, 152, 154, 1552, 157, 1592, 160, 162, 163, 164, 1662, 1702, 172, 173, 1762, 1792, i822, 185, 186, 1892, 1933, 197, 1982; origin of the name of, x; over- due levies, 28; part of Wilming- ton Parish added to, 15 ; patents to land in, xi, xii, xv; petition concerning division of, xxxiii ; petition for repealing warehouse at Taskanask, Iv; petition of the inhabitants of that part of, which was formerly a part of Wilming- ton Parish, liii ; plate ordered for, 119; represented in Rich- mond convention, 231 ; St. Peter's Parish cut off from, xxxii, xxxiii ; supply preachers for churches in, 233 ; territorial ex- tent of, xvi-xxxii ; tobacco levied for debts of, to be sold, 43 ; to- bacco viewers and tellers ap- pointed for, 10, 25, 33, 34, 37;

treasurer, 182; Upper Church in, to be repaired, 90; vestry chosen by freeholders, 208, 231 ; vestry dissolved and new one chosen, 208; vestry held for, 1, 4, 6, 9, 11, 14, 18, 23, 25, 26, 30, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 41, 42, 45, 46, 48, 49, 5V, 54, 55, 56, 59, 61, 62, 64, 67, 68, 71, 74, 76, 79, 82, 83, 86, 89, 90, 93, 94, 95, 98, 100, 101, 104, 106, 108, 109, 112, 113, 116, 120, 124, 125, 128, 130, 133, 137, 140, 144, 147, 151, 155, 158, 159^ 163, 166, 170, 173, 176, 179, 182, 186, 189, 193, 197, 201, 204^ 208, 212, 213, 215, 217, 218, 220, 223, 226, 229, 231, 232; vestry of, author- ized to sell certain land in, Iv; vestry of, favor induction of min- ister, li, Hi ; workhouse for the poor of, 147, 154, 196, 197 ; work- men engaged to build new church in, 55.

See also Lower Church ; Upper Church.

Blocks. See Horseblocks.

Blomefield, John, xlvii.

Bond, for daughter's fine, 3 ; given to relieve the parish of the care of a bastard, 13, 24; parish col- lectors to give, 4, 6, 9, 14, 22, 24, 28, 32, 36, 39, 41, 48, 50, 51, 53, 58, 61, 64, 67, 70, 73, 74, 76, 78, 82, 85, 86, 88, 89, 92, 93, 97^ 100, 101, 103, 107, 108, 111, 112, 116, 119, 120, 123, 124, 127, 128, 133^ 136, 137, 140, 143, 147, 151, 154, 157, 163, 165, 169, 172, 176, 179, 182, 185, 188, 193, 197, 201, 203, 208, 211, 215, 218, 220, 223, 226, 228; passed between churchwar- dens and contractors, 130; to be

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given for the performance of an order, xxxviii ; workmen required to give, 56.

Bostwicke (Bostick, Bostike), Charles, xlv, xlv (note)^ xlix^ F.

Boswell (Bosswell), Jon., clerk of Blisland Parish vestry, 229, 230^ 232^ 234^

Bowles, Hannah, 105, 107.

Box, 43.

Bracket, Charity, 60, 11, 80.

Bradenham, John, 191.

Bradley, Sarah, 219, 222.

Bray, Thomas, liii.

Breeding, Benja., 35.

Breeding, John, tobacco viewer and teller, ZZ, 2,7.

Breeding, Martha, 226, 229.

Brewin, Wm., 3.

Brick, chimney to be built of, 70, 107 ; church aisle of, 94 ; church to be built of, 53, 54 ; door made of, 94; used in repairing glebe house, 42.

Brick Church, lix ; built on land owned by parishioner, 25 ; meet- ing of Blisland Parish vestry held at, 1, 4, 6, 9, 14, 18, 25, 34, 41, 45, 48, 49, 51 ; proposal for a pew in, 24; to be built in the lower part of the parish, 53, 54.

Brick-house, xxxv, xxxvi^ Ivii; lo- cation of, Iv (note) ; town to be established at, xlviii ; warehouse established at, Iv.

Brick wall, around church, 85 ; around churchyard, 83.

Bricklayer, 150.

Bricks, for the glebe, 139; for the Upper Church, 150; made by E. Daingerfield, 85.

Bridges, George, 194, 199, 202, 206, 209, 218, 221 ; successor to, ap- pointed, 225 ; vestryman, 208, 212, 213, 215, 217, 218, 221.

Bright, John, xlvii.

Bristol, [England], 67.

Bristol Parish, xxvi.

Bristol stone, church aisle to be of, 55.

Brody, John, 19", 234.

Brooker, Francis, 77.

Brooker, John, 209.

Brooks, Ruth, 114, 117, 118.

Browing, John, petitioner, 41.

Brown, , 58.

Brown, Ann, 118, 140.

Brown, James, petitioner, 68.

Brown, James, jr., 118, 122, 126, 132, 135, 138, 141.

Brown, James, sr., 118, 122, 126, 132, 135, 138, 141.

Brown, John, 196^ 203, 207.

Brown, William, xxx, 20^ 53, 122, 125, 151, 194, 199.

Bruce, William, 145.

Brunskill, John, minister, Hi, liii.

Bruton (Brewton) Parish, xii (note), xvi (note)^ xvii.

Brydon, G. MacLaren, Ixi.

Buchan, Robert, 161.

Buffin, John, 194.

Bull, Richard, 78, 84, 88, 91, 96, 99.

Burbidge, , Ivii, 66.

Burbidge, Julius (Julias, Julious) King, 69, 72, 75, 88, 151; col- lector of parish levy, 60, 61, 63, 64, 67; member of the com- mittee to proportion the parish levy, 92 ; resigns as vestryman, 97; successor to, appointed, 100; vestryman, 90^ 93, 94.

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Burbidge, Robert, 8, 234.

Burdett, Howard, 114, 115^

Burgesses, for York County, xv.

Burgis, Roger, xlvi.

Burials, charges for, of indigent persons, 5^ 16, 30, 35, 59, 66^ 69, IT, 80, 107, 115, 12P, 131, 135, 142^ 146, 153, 163, 167, 169, 172, 174, 191, 202, 224. See also Funerals.

Burke, Mary, 13.

Burnett, Mrs. Eliza., 148, 152, 155, 160, 164, 167.

Burnett (Burn"), John, 118, 134; clerk of the Upper Church, 113, 117, 120, 125, 130; tobacco view- er and teller, 33, Zl.

Burton, Edward, xlv.

Bush, Martha, 167, 170, 173, 180, 184.

Buttons, for surplice, 175.

Byrd (Bird), Adam, 143, 217, 218, 231.

Calendar of State Papers . . . ,

xxxiii, XXXV (note), xxxvi

(note), xlix (note)^. Cambridge University, 233. Cancer, woman cured of, 126. Carolina, xxxiv. Carpenter, 2, 44. Carpenter, Peter, tobacco viewer

and teller, 11, 15, 26.

Carter, , liv, 142, 235.

Carter, John, liv.

Carter, Robert, 199.

Carter (?), William, xlvi, 235.

Casement, made, 42; altered, 43.

Cask. See Tobacco casks.

Catlin, , XXXV.

Chamberlayne, Mrs. , Ivii,

Iviii^

Chamberlayne, Mrs. Elizabeth (Lit-

tlepage), Iviii. Chamberlayne, Mrs. Richard, Iviii- Chamberlayne, Thomas, Iv. Chamberlayne, William, Iviii^. Chamberlayne, Mrs. William, Iviii. Chandler, Cliffe, 224. Chandler, David, 176, 178^ 224. Chandler, John, 102. Chandler, Philemon, jr., 199, 202. Chandler, Philemon, sr., 199, 202., Chaplain, 233.

Chapman, George, xiv, xxii. Charles, James, 57, 58, 114, 122. Charles, Philip, 51. Charles City County, xxix^ xxxi- Charles Parish, xvi (note). Charles River, xiv. Charles River County, xxvii.

Charlton, Mrs. , 151.

Charlton, Christopr., 38. Charlton, Keziah, 91, 96, 117, 121. Charlton, Mary, 135, 139. Charlton, William, 29, 138, 139,

153, 156, 161, 163. Chescake Parish. See Chiskiack

Parish. Chicheley, Henry, xlix. Chickahominy River, xxvi^ xxix®,

xxx^, xxxi, xxxii. Children, of indigent parents to be . bound out as apprentices, 16 ;

strange, supported by the parish,

219^ 221, 224. Chimneys, to be built of brick, 42,

70, 107. Chiskiack (Chescake, Chickyack,

Kiskeake, Kiskiacke, Kiskyacke,

Kiskyake) Parish, xii (note),

xiii, xvii, xxvii. Chiswel's Ordinary, 159, 235". Christ Church, Alexandria, Iviii.

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Christ Church Parish, xxvi ; vestry of, favors induction of minister. Hi.

Christian, Isham, 222.

Christians, sermon to be printed and distributed for the comfort of, liv.

Christopher Barrett's Landing, 10, IP.

Church, act relating to, li ; deed to, land, 57; glebe house to be built after cost of building, has been paid, 58 ; repaired, 12, 122 ; to be built in lower part of par- ish, 53, 54 ; to be built on land given by Mrs. Holdcroft, 54, 55 ; tobacco levied toward building, 47^ 50, 51, 53 ; workmen engaged to build, 55 ; workmen required to finish, in accordance with agreement, 66, 67.

Church of England, v.

Church plate, money bequeathed to parish for a piece of, 103, 136, 154; of Wilmington Parish, S3, 58 ; to be purchased, Ivi, 92, 103, 119, 136.

Church windows, glazed, 191.

Churchwardens, 1, 4, 6, 9, 11, 14, 18, 23, 25, 26, 30, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 41, 42, 44, 45^ 46, 48^ 49, 5P, 52, 54-, 55, 56^ 58, 59, 612, 623, 642, 672, 682, 70, 71, 742^ 762, 792, 823, 832, 85, 86, 87, 89, 902, 932, 942, 952, 982, 100, 101, 1042, 106, 1082, 1092, 1122, 1132, 1162, 119, 120, 123, 124, 1252, 1282, 1293, 1302, 1332, 136, 137, 140, 141, 1442^ 1472, 1512, 1542, 155,

157, 158, 1593, 1633, 1663, 169^, 170, 172, 173, 175, 1762, 1792, 1822, 185, 186, 189, 193, 197, 198,

200, 2012, 203, 2042, 205, 2082, 2112, 2122, 213, 2153, 2172, 2182, 2202, 221, 2232, 225-232; ap- pointed and reappointed, 3, 8, 14, 23, 28, 41, 50, 53, 58, 60, 63, 66, 70, 73, 75, 78, 81, 85, 89, 92, 97, 100, 103, 107, 111, 113, 115, 119, 123, 127, 132, 136, 140, 144, 147, 151, 154, 157, 163, 166, 169, 172, 175, 179, 182, 185, 188, 193, 197, 200, 203, 211, 215, 217, 220, 222, 225, 228, 231, 232 ; appointed par- ish collectors, 70, 76, 78, 82, 188, 193, 200 ; articles of agreement signed by, 129 ; authorized to buy land adjoining glebe, 176; au- thorized to have work on Lower Church finished, 67; copy of act relating to the church and induc- tion of ministers sent to, li ; en- quire into a girl's right to free- dom dues, 132; indenture signed by, 45 ; levy for contingent charges, 214, 217, 219, 222; of St. Peter's Parish, 64; of Wil- mington Parish, 20; sworn, 3, 8, 14, 28, 41, 50, 58, 60, 63, 66, 70, 73, 78, 85, 92, 100, 103, 107, 113, 116, 119, 123, 127, 132, 140, 179, 185 ; to advertise work on Lower Church, 197 ; to ad- vertise work on Upper Church, 90, 94; to bind out indigent chil- dren, an apprentice and orphan, 16, 44, 81 ; to build or rent a workhouse, 147, 154, 196, 197; to demand and receive bequest to the parish, 103, 119, 136, 154; to demand Wilmington Parish church plate, 53 ; to have barn repaired or rebuilt, 60 ; to have corn house built on glebe, 97 ; to

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have glebe repaired, 132, 147, 151 ; to have smokehouse built, 88 ; to make addition and repairs to the Upper Church, 129, 147; to order communion table linen, 154; to proportion the parish levy, 211, 220; to receive money bequeathed to the poor, 92; to run dividing line between St. Peter's and Blisland parishes, 64 ; to sell glebe land in James City County, Iv, 124; to sell tobacco levied for repairing the church, 94, 95, 123, 125; to sell tobacco levied to build a glebe house, 62. Churchyard, brick wall around, 83, 85 ; cleaned, 66, 69, 98, 164 ; com- mittee appointed to lay off, 83 ; sexton paid for cleaning, 98 ; wall repaired, 90; walls of, length- ened, 129. Churn, John, 189. Clapboards, 78.

Clarke, Mrs. Hannah, xiii^ xiv. Clarke, Richard, petitioner, xxxvii,

xxxviii, xxxix, xl. Clayborne, William, xxiv (note). Clayton, William, 134, 138, 142, 145, 148, 152, 155, 160, 164, 167, 170, 173, 177, 180, 183, 187, 190, 194, 199, 228, 230. Clergymen, list of, 233. Clerk of Blisland Parish, 1, 4, 7, 12, 19, 26, 30, 34, 38, 78 ; of Gen- eral Court, xxxiv; of James City Co., 35, 46, 75 ; of James City County court, 27, 30, 110, 202, 228 ; of New Kent County, xxxvi, xxxvi (note), liv, 110, 228; of the church and vestry, 79, 82 ; of the court, 19, 31 ; of the Lower Church, 59, 62, 65, 68, 71, 74, 76,

79, 84, 87, 90, 95, 98, 101, 104, 109, 138, 141, 144, 148, 152, 155, 160, 164, 167, 170, 173, 176, 180, 183, 186, 190, 193, 198, 202, 205; of the Lower Church and vestry, 113, 117, 120, 125, 130; of the parish and vestry, 38 ; of the Up- per Church, 59, 62, 68, 71, 74, 76, 84, 91, 113, 117, 120, 125, 130, 134; of the Upper Church and vestry, 65, 87, 95, 98, 101, 104, 109, 138, 141, 144, 148, 152, 155, 160, 164, 166, 170, 173, 176, 180, 183, 186, 190, 193, 198, 202, 205, 232; of the vestry, 2, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 18, 19, 23, 25, 26, 29, 30, 33, 342, 36, 372, 392^ 41, 44, 452^ 482, 49, 512, 52, 54-59, 62, 64, 67, 68, 74, 82, 83, 86, 89, 90, 93, 94, 95, 98, 104, 108, 109, 112, 113, 116^ 119, 120, 123-125, 128^ 129, 133^ 136, 137, 140, 144, 147, 151, 154, 157, 158, 159, 163, 166, 169^ 172, 176, 179, 182, 185=, 188, 193, 197, 201, 203, 204, 208, 212, 214, 215, 217, 218, 220, 223, 224, 226, 228-232; of the vestry, collector of parish levies, 208, 211, 218, 220 ; of the vestry, member of the committee to proportion the par- ish levy, 220 ; of the vestry, to record births and deaths, 33, 158; of the vestry, to record proces- sioners returns, 108, 192 ; of Wilmington Parish, 20. Clerks, fees of, 5", 27, 35 ; of the vestry, list of, 234.

Cliff, , 43.

Clinch, Robt., 21.

Closet, added to glebe house, 42.

Cloth, purple, 43.

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Clothing, for an apprentice, 45 ; for indigent persons, 13, 17, 32, 85, 102, 114, 153, 187, 190, 194, 207, 218, 219, 223^ 224^

Clough, George, churchwarden, 50, 5P, 52, 53, 54-, 55^ 56^ proces- sioner, 192; successor to, ap- pointed, 58, 75 ; vestryman. Hi, 42, 45, 46, 49, 61, 62, 64, 68, 71.

Clough, Richard, tobacco teller and viewer, 10 ; successor to, ap- pointed, 25.

Cocker, John, petitioner, xl, xli.

Coffins, for indigent persons, 12, 13, 111, 121, 131, 168, 175, 178, 181, 191, 195-, 202, 206, 209, 219, 227, 229, 230.

Cole, Matthew, 111, 139, 142, 149, 153, 156, 161, 164.

Cole's Mill Creek, xxx.

Collectors, of parish levies, 6, 9, 13, 14, 22, 23, 24, 28, Z2, Z6, 39, 40, 48, 50, 53, 58, 61, 70, 73, 76, 82, 86, 89, 93, 97, 100, 103, 108, 112, 113, 115, 116, 119", 123, 124, 127, 128, 133^ 136^ 137, 140, 143, 144, 147, 149, 151, 154, 157^ 158, 162, 163, 165, 168, 169, 171, 172, 174, 176, 179, 180, 182, 184, 185, 188^ 189^ 193, 196, 197, 200, 201, 203, 207, 208, 21P, 214, 215, 218, 220, 222, 223, 225^ 226, 228, 230, 232; of subscriptions for 1785, 232; required to give bond, 4, 6, 9, 14, 22, 24, 28, 32, 36, 39, 41, 48, 50, 51, 53, 58, 61, 64, 67, 70, 7Z, 7A, 76, 78, 82, 85, 86, 88, 89, 92, 93, 97^ 100, 101, 103, 107, 108, 111, 112, 116, 119, 120, 123, 124, 127, 128, 133^ 136, 137, 140, 143, 147, 151, 154, 157, 163, 165, 169, 172, 176, 179, 182, 185, 188,

193, 197, 201, 203, 208, 211, 215, 220, 226, 228.

Commissioners for the Aifairs of Virginia, xxxvii, xxxix, xl, xli.

Common Prayer books, 43.

Commonwealth, Parliament of, xv.

Communion, to be moved and fitted with new rails and banisters, 129.

Communion cloth, mended, 149.

Communion table, linen for, or- dered from Great Britain, 154.

Communions, 12, 31, 35^ 38, 49, 52^ 57, 59, 63, 65, 68, 71, 74, 77, 79, 84, 88, 91, 96, 99, 102, 105, 110, 114, 117, 121; for the Lower Church, 126, 131, 134, 138, 142, 145, 148, 152, 156, 162, 164, 167, 170, 173, 177, 180, 183, 187, 190,

194, 198, 202, 205, 206; for the Upper Church, 126, 131, 134, 138, 148, 152, 156, 161, 164, 167, 170, 173, 176, 180, 183, 187, 190, 194, 198, 202, 205, 206.

Compass altar, 56.

Compass ceiling, 55, 129.

Constable, 110, 184.

Contractors, engaged to build church, 55 ; required to give bond, 56, 130.

Conway, , liv.

Cook (Cooke), Francis, 78, 84; clerk of the church and vestry, 79 ; clerk of the parish, 1, 4, 7, 12, 19, 26, 30, 34 ; clerk of the parish and vestry, 38; clerk of the reg- ister, Z2) ; clerk of the Upper Church, 59, 62, 65, 68, 71, 74, 76 ; clerk of the vestry, 34, 2)6, 2,7"^, 392, 40, 41, 452, 46, 482, 49, 512, 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 62, 64, 67, 68, 74, 234; resigns as clerk of the church and vestry, 82.

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Corbett (Corbat, Corbet, Corbit), Joane (Jone), 8=, 19, 35'.

Corley, Rch., xlv.

Corn, 88, 146, 168; for indigent persons, 16, 17, 70, 1022, 106, 118, 131, 143, 146, 1502, 151, 1632, 1722, 1752, 178, 181, 183, 184, 1873, 1882, 1902, 1912, 1922, 1944, 1992, 2002, 2072, 2092, 216, 219, 220, 221, 2224, 2242, 2274, 229.

Cornhouse, on glebe land, 97, 99.

Coroners, of New Kent County, liii.

Cotton, for indigent person, 70.

Council, xxix, xxxiii, xxxv, xxxv (note), xxxvii; act relating to the church and induction of min- isters read at a, li ; report to the governor, xlviii.

Counties, dividing line between, xxi ; feofifees of, to purchase land and erect towns, xlviii ; ser- mon to be printed and distrib- uted in, liv; parishes co-termi- nous with, in area, xxvi.

County courts, grievance concern- ing the selling of strong drink on court days, xliii.

Court days, grievance concerning the selling of strong drink on, xliii.

Court martial, trial by, xxxvi (note).

Cousins, , 27.

Cowles, John, 210.

Cowles, Thomas, 146, 172, 191.

Cox, William, xiv, 35 ; churchwar- den, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8; vestryman, 1, 9, 12, 15, 23, 26, 29, 30, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 41, 42, 48, 49, SO.

Coxe, George, xxii, xxiii', xlvii, xlvii (note)^

Cox's (Coxe's) Mill Creek, 10', 11.

Crafford, David, xliv."

Craflford (Crarford, Crofford, Cro- ford) Jane, 46, 49, 50, 52^ 54, 60^ 63, 66.

Crawford (Crafiford, Crarford, Croford), Moses, sexton, 20, 21, 26, 30, 34, 38.

Creeks, Cole's Mill, xxx; Cox's Mill, 10^; Diascun, xxxii; John's (Jack's), xix^ xx^, xxii, xxiv^ xxviii, xxix ; Kin g's, xxxv ; Poropotank, xvi, xviii, xxii", xxviii"; Pouncey's, xii; Queen's, xii (note), xvi, xvii (note), xxvii ; S c i m i n o, xii (note) ^, xiii^, xiv, xvi^ xvi (note)^ xvii^ xvii (note), xviii, xxvii, xxviii^ xxxi, liv; Tank's xii; Townsend, xii (note)^; Ware, xiv^, XV, xvii^, xxxi, liv, 10 ; Warrany, xiv^; Yorktown, xii (note).

Crittenden, Mrs. Hannah, 115.

Crook, Mary, 45, 46, 49, 52, 53.

Croome, Joell, Hi.

Crump, George, patroler, 143.

Crutchfield, Mary, 92.

Crutchley, Henry, 21.

Culpeper, Thomas (Lord), gov- ernor, xlviii.

Cumbo, Eliza., 181, 184, 188, 192, 202.

Cumbo, Gideon, 7.

Cumbo, Turner, 192, 195, 206, 210.

Curie, Ann, 216.

Curie, Bennett, 223.

Curie (Curies), Jemima, 143, 144, 148, 149, 152, 155, 160, 164, 167, 175, 187, 190", 19P, 224.

Curie, Jeremiah, 142, 143, 145^ 148, 152.

Curie, Julius, 219.

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Curie, Matthew, 177.

Curie, Reba., 143, 145.

Curie, Richard, jr., 195.

Curie, Richard, sr., 195.

Curie (Curll), Richard Creed, 102, 110, 114, 122, 143, 145, 148, 150, 152, 156, 158, 161.

Curie (Curl, Curll, Curls), Sam- uel, 29, 36, 38, 39, 47, 50, 52, 57, 60, 63, 66', 69, 73, 81, 85^ 99.

Curie, Suckey, 230.

Curie, Susannah, 216.

Curie, William, 142, 145, 148, 152.

Curnute ( Cornute, Kernute), James, 35, 38, 39-, 41, 44^ 47.

Currency, paper, 220.

Cushion, mended, 149.

Custis, , Ivii^.

Custis, Daniel Parke, Iviii.

Custis, Martha (Dandridge), Ivi, Iviii.

Cypress shingles, 90, 94, 129.

Daingerfield, Mrs. , 111, 114,

122.

Daingerfield (Daingerfeild, Dan- ger field), Edwin, 80, 86, 94, 96, 99 ; bricks made by, 85 ; church- warden, 78, 79^ 81, 82^ 83=, 84; collector of parish levy, 78, 82 ; member of committee to run di- viding line, 85 ; successor to, ap- pointed, 85, 103 ; vestryman, 73, 74, 76, 87, 89, 93, 95.

Daingerfield, Mrs. Hannah, 106^ 139.

Daingerfield, William, 167, 168, 175 ; churchwarden, 166^ 167, 169^ 170; parish levy propor- tioned by, 169=; successor to, ap- pointed, 172, 185 ; vestryman, 157, 158, 161, 164, 173.

Dairy, on glebe land, 45, 78, 118.

Dandridge, , 63, 69, 72, 74.

Dandridge, Mrs. , Ivii.

Dandridge, Anna Maria, Ivi.

Dandridge, Bartholomew, Ivii, 188, 195, 209; churchwarden, 185=, 186, 188=, 189, 191; collector of parish levy, 188; successor to, chosen, 232; vestryman, 179, 182, 201, 208, 224, 231.

Dandridge, John, 46, 49, 52, 57, 59, 65, 69, 75, 77, 80, 84, 87, 91, 96, 99, 102=, 105, 110, 117, 121, 126. 131.

Daniell, William, xlvi.

Darling, Frank (Franck), 21.

Darling, Joseph, 21.

Darling, Susanna, 21.

David Lewis and Co., 191.

Davies, Price (Pryse), clergyman, Iviii, 159^ 160, 162, 163, 164, 166=, 170=, 172, 173, 176=, 178, 179=, 182=, 185, 186, 189=, 193^ 197, 198=, 20P, 203, 204=, 205=, 208=, 211, 212, 213, 215, 231=, 232^ 233.

Davis, , Ivi, Ivii.

Davis, [ ]eeffery, xliv.

Davis, Roland, xxxiv.

Davis, Thomas, Iviii. kj^ ^aSCZ

Davy, a Negro, 218=.

Dawes, John, xlv.

Day, Francis, 59, 77, 78=, 80, 81, 88, 91, 96, 99, 102, 105, 110, 114, 122, 126, 131, 135, 138, 141, 145, 148.

Day, James, 195.

Day, Priscilla, 172, 175, 181.

Deaths, to be registered, 33, 158.

Deaton, Eliza., 181, 195.

Deed, to church land, 57; to land to build vestryhouse on, 107.

Deeds of sale, 25.

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"Delaware Town" and "West Point" in King William County, Va., xxiv (note).

Delinquents (tax delinquents), 2, 5^ 7^ 13, 19, 20, 21, 27^ 28, 46, 49, 60, 75, 77, 80, 84, 88, 106, 111, 118, 139.

Deloney (Delony), Lewis, 55, 56^ 66, 67, 115^ 123.

Demetrius, Emanuel, 19, 22, 31, 32.

Desk, for new church, 56.

Dial (dyall) post, 65, 158.

The Diaries of George Washington, 1748-1799, Ivi.

Diascun Creek, xxxii.

Diascun Swamp, xxx.

Dibdall, Jno., Hi.

Dibdall, Mrs. Margrett, 13.

Dillard, Geo., clerk of Blisland Parish vestry, 231, 232, 234.

Diocesan Convention of 1785, lix.

Diocese of Southern Virginia, xvii, lix^

Diocese of Virginia, lix'; histori- ographer of, Ixi.

Distress, when to be made for to- bacco due for levy, 4, 6, 9, 14, 22, 24, 28, 32, 2,6, 38, 39, 41, 61, 70, 7Z, 76, 78, 82, 86, 89, 93, 97, 101, 103, 108, 112, 116, 120, 124, 128, 133, 137.

Dividing line, between St. Peter's and Blisland parishes, xxxiii, 54, 64, 86, 88.

Door, made of brick, 94.

Doran, John, 8, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19^ 20, 28, 31, 32, 35", 38, 46, 58, 63, 69, 71, 77, 78", 8P, 84, 88; churchwarden, 14^ 18, 19, 22, 23^ 25, 26, 28, 60, 6\\ 62^ 64^ 73, 74^, 75, 76^^; delinquents returned by, 5, 7, 21, 27; deputy sheriff

and collector of parish levy, 3, 6, 8^ 9, 12, 13, 14, 23, 24; member of the committee to proportion the parish levy, 73 ; sheriff, 2 ; sheriff and collector of the par- ish levy, 85, 86 ; successor to, appointed, 66, 78; vestryman, 14, 30, ZZ, 34, 2>6, Z7, 38, 41, 45, 46, 48, 49, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 59, 67, 68, 71, 79, 82, 83.

Dormer (Dormar), Ballard, 57, 59, 69^ 72, 75, 77, 91.

Dormer (Dormar), David, 72, 7Z, 75, 77, 79, 84, 87, 91, 96, 126, 143, 148, 152, 156, 161, 164, 167, 168.

Dormer, Henry, 146.

Dorrell, Edward, xlvi.

Dowde, William, 7.

Downs (Downes), Rice, 35, 38.

Drew, , XXXV.

Drink, grievance concerning the selling of strong, xliii.

Drummond, , xxxv, xxxvi,

xxxvii^.

Ducerie, John, jr. See Lucerie, John, jr.

Duco, Clift, 153.

Duco, Thomas, 153.

Dugar, Cliff (Clift), 153, 156, 161.

Dugar, Thomas, 153, 161.

Dunkerton, Eliza., 153, 156, 161, 165, 167.

Dunkerton, Henry, 141.

Dunketon, Thomas, xi^, xv.

DuVal (Duval), Samuel, 130, 136, 139.

Eacho, Mrs.

131, 146.

Eacho, Benja., 149, 153.

Eacho, John, 13P, 139, 142. 146,

150.

Eacho, John, jr., 146.

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Eacho, John, sr., 146.

Eaton, , 65.

Eaton, John, deputy sheriff of James City County, 2.

Edwards, W. P., clerk of General Court, xxxiv.

Egmon, Lawrence, 189.

Eltham, Ivi, Ivii^ Iviii, lix.

England, x^; Church of, v.

Eng-Hsh army, 220.

English government, commission- ers sent over by, xlii.

English merchant ship, xxxvi.

English servants, xxxviii^, xP.

English settlers, xxiii, xxiv.

Entail, act for docking, of certain lands in James City County, Iv.

Evans, Ann, Z7, 46, 52, 57, 59, 63, 75^

Evans, Eliz., 75, 77.

Evans, John, 7, 63.

Evans, Thomas, 7.

Estate, executor of, of D. Lyon, 204; payment to, of Dr. A. An- derson, 224 ; Wm. Hart, 174 ; D. Lyon, 207; M. Manning, 165; B. Russell, 202; R. Russell, 210; Rev. C. Thacker, 160; O. Wilks, 227 ; tobacco taken in execution of an, returned, 127.

Evidence. See Witness.

Executive Journals of the Council of Colonial Virginia, xvii (note), xlix (note), 1 (note).

Falconer, Wm., xlvii.

Farnham Parish, xxvi.

Farthing, Edward, 142, 145, 148,

152, 155, 160, 164, 167, 171, 173,

177, 230. Farthing, Eliza., 153. Farthing, Mary, 114, 123, 126, 132,

135, 138, 142, 145, 148, 152, 155, 160, 164^ 167, 171, 173, 177.

Farthing, Rebecca, 8, 12.

Farthing, Richd., 84.

Farthing, William, 66, 71, 75, 150.

Feare, Dorril, 206, 213.

Feare (Feer), Elizabeth, 121, 206.

Feare, Hamner, 206.

Feather bed, owner paid for the use of and damage to, 22.

Feathers, 43.

Fees, 2\ 5^ 19, 27, 35, 111.

Feoffees, land to be purchased by, and laid out for towns, xlviii.

Field, , 19.

Field, Mary, 19.

Filbates. See Philbates.

Filbeach, William, 7.

Fine, bond for daughter's, 3 ; due by assumpsit in court, 21 ; for hav- ing a bastard, 21, 32; paid in current money, 32 ; paid in pork, xxxvii; received of S. Manning, 178.

Fisher, Mrs. — , 72i.

Fisher, Prudence, 66, 77, 102, 110, 135, 139, 142.

Fisher, Sarah, 110, 114.

Fisher, Thomas, 2.

Fisher, William, 2, 105, 115^ 131, 142, 146, 209, 212, 215^ 221, 223.

Fitzhugh, , liv.

Fitzpatrick, John C, Ivi, Ivii.

Flack, George, 181.

Fleming, John, xlv, xlv (note).

Fletcher, William, 142, 154.

Folding door, made of brick, 94.

Font, for new church, 56.

Force's Tracts, xxxvi (note).

Ford, Christor., jr., 130.

Forester, James, 75.

Forgison, Eliz., 71.

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Fornea, Stephen. See Furnea,

Stephen. Fort duties, xliii.

Foster, John, tobacco teller, 11, 15. Foster, Joseph, liii. Foulkes, Frances, 153. Foulks, Keen, 77, 78, 8P, 85, 88,

91, 96. Fox, Isaac, 191, 206, 210^ 212. Fox, Joseph, 149, 153, 156, 161,

164, 167, 171, 174. Fox, S alley, 191. Fox, Sarah, 143, 149, 153, 156, 161,

164, 167, 171, 174, 191. Fox, William, 72, 91, 96, 99, 102,

105, 110. Fry, Joshua, Ix. Frazier, Elisha, 195. Frazier, Simon, 132. Freedom dues, 132, 140. Freeholders, vestry chosen by, 208. Fringe, silk, 43. Funeral, rum for, 131. Funerals, charges for, of indigent

persons, 177, 191, 195, 207^ 209,

223.

See also Burials. Furnea (Fornea), Stephen, 36, Z7,

Furnea's Ordinary, 26, 235.

-, 161, 164.

Gadberry, Mrs. - Gadberry, John, 213. Gadberry, Lydda, 156. Gadberry, Wm., 167, 171. Gaddey, John, 101, 105, 110, 114,

117, 118, 120, 121, 122, 123. Gaddey, Richard, 21, 77, 80, 127,

192. Gaddey, Sarah, 122, 126, 132. Gaddy, , 27.

See also Geddy.

Gaddyes (i. e., Gaddy's house or ordinary), 19.

Gallery, in new church, 55 ; win- dows in, 66.

Garland, James, 174, 177, 180, 183, 187.

Garland, William, 109, 122, 146, 148, 153, 156, 160, 164, 167, 170, 174, 175^ 177, 180.

Garnatis ( ? ) , William, xlvi.

Garrett, James, xlv.

Garrot, Tho., petitioner, 50.

Gates, hooks and hinges for glebe, 43 ; two new, to churchyard, 129.

Geddes, Joseph W., Ixi.

Geddy, William, 153^ 161, 168; processioner, 192. See also Gaddy.

Geeves ( ? ) , Thomas, xlvi.

General Assembly, xix, xxiv, xxx, xlviii, liii, liv, Iv; chaplain of, 233.

General Court, xxxiii, xxxiv, 220.

George II, King, 65.

Gibson, Anne, 84.

Gills (Gill, Gilles), Lucy (Lucey, Lycy), 5, 8, 12, 19, 27, 29, 30, 35, 38, 47, 49, 52, 57, 59, 63, 65, 68, 71, 74, 77, 79, 84, 87, 91, 96, 98, 102, 105, 110, 114, 117, 121, 126, 131, 134^ 138, 141, 145.

Gilman, John, 118, 121, 123.

Gilman, Richard, 110, 114, 117, 121, 126, 131, 134.

Gilmett (Gillmett), Richard, 7, 19, 21, 105, 106.

Ginnings. See Jennings.

Gittins, Thomas, xlv.

Glasbrook, Ann, 69, 71, 75.

Glasebrook, James, 141.

Glasebrook, Sarah, 223, 224.

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Glass, 42 ; sash, 56 ; to mend glebe windows, 122.

Glasse, Thomas, xlv.

Glazier, 191.

Glebe, 8; "a quarter built on," 111, 113, 118; allowance to minister in lieu of, 1, 4, 7, 12, 18, 26, 30, 34, 38, 159, 162; bricks for, 139; cornhouse on, 97, 99 ; dairy on, 78, 118; henhouse on, 107; land adjoining, purchased, 176, 178; lime for, 106, 114; Negro quar- ters built on, 44 ; plank for, 126 ; quitrent of, 12, 71, 91 ; rent of, 29, 39, 85, 115; repaired, 38, IZ, 132, 135, 139, 147, 151, 162, 184, 191, 196; shingles for, 139; smokehouse built on, 50; thresh- ing floor for, 122; tobacco casks allowed minister in lieu of, 1, 4, 7, 12, 18, 26, 30, 34, 38; win- dows repaired, 122. Glebe gate, hooks and hinges for, 43.

Glebe house, repaired, 42; new, to be built, 58 ; tobacco levied to pay for, 62, 63, 66, 69.

Glebe land, house to be built on, 58; in James City County, Iv, 27, 124; quitrents for, 5, 91, 96; quitrents for old, 27; workhouse to be built on old, 147, 154.

Glebe plantation, rent of, 22.

Gloucester County, v, xlix ; Pets- worth Parish, 235^ ; tobacco riots in, xlviii, xlix.

Goddin, Isaac, 114, 115, 132, 154; churchwarden, 107, 108, 109, 110, IIP, 112^ 113", 114; member of building committee, 107 ; peti- tioner, 48; successor to, appoint-

ed, 116; vestryman, 103, 104, 106,

116, 128, 130, 134.

Goddin, John, churchwarden, 217,

218^ 219, 220^ 221 ; successor to,

appointed, 222; vestryman, 208,

212, 213, 215, 217, 223, 226, 231.

Gooch, Henry, xxxv, xxxvi, xxxvii.

Gooch, Mrs. Martha, 138.

Gooch, William, letter from, 40,

65 ; letter from recorded, 66. Goodin, James, 143, 149, 167, 171,

174, 177, 180. Goodin (Gooding), John, 156, 161, 164, 174, 177, 180, 184, 187^ 190, 194. Goodin (Goodings), Martha, 17,

18, 19, 22. Grace, Honor, 121. Grand Assembly, xv^. Grand jury, to determine ratio of paper currency to specie, 220.

Grantham, , xxxvi.

Gray, Arthur P., Ixi.

Gray, David, 91 ; sexton at Upper

Church, 82, 84, 87, 91. Gray, Edward, xliv. Gray, Isabella (Issabella), 126, 132, 135, 139, 142, 145, 148 ; sextoness, 94, 95, 97. Gray, Margarett, 96, 99, 102, 111. Gray, William, Iviii. Great Britain, table linen ordered

from, 154. Green, Isaac, 224, 227". Green, Mary, 209. Green Spring, Gov. Berkeley's resi- dence, xxxv, xxx\rii. Greene, Henry, xlvii, xlvii (note)^. Grey, Anne, condemned for mur- der, 1. Grievance, of three planters of New Kent County, xl.

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Grievances, of some of the inhab- itants of Blisland Parish, xxii; of the inhabitants of Blisland Parish, xliii, 1.

Grigsby, Hugh Blair, x^

Grout, Richard, 145.

Groves, , xxxv.

Gulick, Holland, 43.

r Halfield, Richd., 2. I Hall, Betty, 230.

Hall, Elisha, 208, 235.

Hall, Elizabeth, 209^ 212, 214, 215, 218, 219, 22P, 223, 226.

Hall, Jesse, 194, 199, 202, 205, 210.

Hall, John, 59.

Hall, Richard, 216, 219, 221, 224, 226.

Hall, Thomas, xxxvi, xxxvi (note).

Hall, Wilmer L., Ixi.

Hampton Parish, xii, xii (note), xiii, xvi, xvi (note)^ xvii", xvii (note), xxvii^, xxviii.

Hankin, Charles, 127, 149, 168, 184, 200.

Hankin, John, 229 ; processioner, 192. See also Hankins, John.

Hankin, William, 192^ 194, 199; churchwarden, 208^ ; processioner, 192; vestryman, 197, 198, 201, 204, 205.

Hankins, John, tobacco viewer and teller, Z2>, Z7 ; unable to serve as tobacco teller, 37. See also Han- kin, John.

Hanover, 121, 139.

Hanover County, xxvi, xxviii, xxxiv^ xxxvi.

Harbour, 66, 77.

Harman, Eliza., 181.

Harman, Francis, 2, 21.

Harman, John, processioner, 192. Harman, [ ] obert, xliv, xliv

(note). Harman, William, tobacco viewer

and teller, 15^ 26, 34, Z7. Harris, John, 181. Harris, Malcolm H., xxiii (note). Harrison, Edward, xlvi. Harry, a Negro, 48. Hart, Eliza., sextoness, 173. Hart, William, 44, 153^ 156, 160,

164^ 167, 174; sexton, 157, 160,

164, 167, 170. Hartwell, Wm., xxxviii, xl. • Harvey, Catharine, 227, 229. Harvey, Charles, 223. Harvey, William, 146, 150, 175,

178, 235. Harwood, William, 118, 122, 126,

'■"'i3*035r"'""""

Haselwood (Haslewood), Benja.,

Ill, 113, 114, 196. Haselwood (Haslewood), David,

156, 161, 165, 167. Haselwood, Joseph, 122^, 126, 131,

134, 138. Haselwood, Luc}', 122. Haselwood (Haslewood), Margt.,

175, 191, 194. Haselwood, Richard, 66, 122, 126,

131, 134, 138.

See also Haslewood, Hazelwood. Hasewell, Frances, 13. Hasewell (Haswell), Mary, 13, 15,

16, 21, 24. Haslewood, Dickson, 171.

See also Haselwood, Hazelwood. Hassocks, for the Lower Church,

146. Hatfeild, Sarah, 70. Hatfeild, William, 66.

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Hatfield, Richard, jr., petitioner, 22.

Hatfield, Richard, sr., 22.

Hatton, Thos., 168 ; processioner, 192.

Haward, Luke, xlv.

Hawkins, Joseph, 27.

Hawkins (Hawkings), Mourning, 220, 222, 224, 227, 229.

Hawkins (Haukins), Sarah, xliv, 69, n, 80, 83, 84, 871

Hawkins, William, 114.

Hazelwood, Mrs. , 13.

See also Haselwood, Haslewood.

Henderson, Grissle (Gristle), 100, 102.

Henderson, Thomas, 31, 35.

Henhouse, built on the glebe, 107.

Hening, Statutes at Large . . . , xiv (note), XV (note), xvi (note), xvii (note), xix (note), xxi (note), xxiv (note), xxvi (note), xxvii (note), xxix (note), xxxii (note), xxxvi (note), liii (note), Iv (note), Iviii (note.)

Henley, , 66, 78.

Henley, Leonard (Len), 20, 64, 77, 154; churchwarden, 7Z, 74", 75, 76^, 77; churchwarden and col- lector of the levy, 76 ; member of committee to run dividing line, 86; vestryman, 64^ 67^ 71, 76, 79, 83^ 87, 89, 90, 93, 95, 98, 101, 104, 108, 109, 112, 113, 116, 121, 125, 130, 141, 144.

Henley, Richardson, 181, 184; churchwarden, 179^ 180, 182^ 183 ; clerk of the Lower Church, 148, 152, 155, 160, 164, 167, 170, 173, 176, 180, 183, 186, 190, 193, 198, 202, 205 ; successor to, ap-

pointed, 203 ; vestryman, 172, 173,

176, 186, 189, 193. Henry [i. e., Henry Bear, see p.

79], 78. Henry, Bryan, 3, 5^ 7, 8, 12==, 19^

27^ 29. Henry, Mrs. Bryan, complainant,

29.

See also Henry, Dorothy. Henry, Dorothy (Doll), 30^ 35,

38, 47, 49, 52, 57, 59, 63.

See also Henry, Mrs. Bryan. Henry, Dunkerton, 136. Henry, Edward, 2, 21, 31. Henry, Frances, 110, 111. Henry, Jane, 102. Hickman, Richard, clerk of James

City County court, 30, 35. Hickory Neck Church, Ixi. Hicks. See Hix. High sheriff. See Sheriff. Hight, Thos., 99. Hight, William, 99.

Hill, , Ivii.

Hill, [ ]n, xliv, xliv (note).

Hill, John, xliv (note), 69, 83, 87,

102^ 110, 114. Hillsford, Charles. See Millsford,

Charles. Hinges, for glebe gates, 43. Hitchcock, Nance, 220, 222, 224,

227, 229. Hix (Hicks), George, 223, 226,

229. Hix, Grace, 99, 102, 105. Hix, Hardiman, 216. Hix, Joseph, 216, 219. Hix, Mary, 223, 227. Hix, Nathan, 222, 223, 226, 227,

229, 230. Hix, Preston, 216, 219 . Hix, Sarah, 224^ 227.

INDEX

255

-, 57, 60^ 64.

Hockaday, —

Hockaday, Edmund (Edward), 224; churchwarden, 222, 223', 225, 226", 227; successor to, ap- pointed, 228 ; vestryman, 213, 215, 221, 229, 23V, 232.

Hockaday, James, 146, 168, 175, l78^ 209; churchwarden, 172, 173=, 175, 176^ 177, 208^ suc- cessor to, appointed, 179 ; vestry- man, 159^ 163, 166, 182, 189, 193, 198, 201, 204, 205, 212, 214, 215, 217, 218, 221, 223, 226, 23P.

Hockaday, John, lii, 2, 202 ; vestry- man, 1, 12, 23P.

Hockaday, Mrs. Reba., 169, 194.

Hockaday (Hoccaday), William, xiv^ xv^ 63, 75, 77, 96, 105^ 110, 111, 114^ 115, ll7^ 118, 12P,

122, 126^ 131, 135, 138; church- warden, 582, 592, 60, 612, 63, 702, 712, 92, 932, 942, 952, 96, 97, 982,

99, 103, 1042, 106; churchwarden and collector of parish levy, 70 ; member of committee to build vestryhouse, 107; member of committee to run dividing line, 85 ; successor to, appointed, 63,

100, 107, 140; sheriff and collec- tor of parish levy, 88, 89, 92, 93 ; vestryman, 56, 58, 62, 64, 67, 68,

■ 74, 76, 79, 83^ 87, 89, 90, 101, 108, 109, 112, 113, 116, 120, 124, 125, 128, 130, 133.

Hockaday family, xv (note).

Hogg, John, tobacco viewer and teller, 34, 37.

Hogg, Mary, 171.

Hogg, Mrs. Mary, 206.

Hogg, William, 106, 115, 118, 122,

123, 154; churchwarden, 113^ 116^; successor to, appointed, 119;

vestryman, 97, 98, 100, 101, 108, 109, 112, 120, 124, 125, 128, 133, 137, 141.

Holder aft, Mrs. Mary, 77.

Holdcroft, Mrs. , gives

land on which to build church, 54, 55.

Holdcroft (Holdcraft), Henry, 5^ 31, 32; churchwarden, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14^ 18, 19, 21, 22, 23^ 24^ 26, 27=; clerk of the vestry, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14=, 18, 19, 23, 25, 26=, 29, 30, 33, 34, 234; collector of delinquent levies, 28; resigns as clerk of vestry, 34; successor to, appointed, 28; vestryman, 1, 4, 7, 30, 33.

Holdcroft, James, 91, 92, 96.

Holdcroft, Thomas, 88, 91, 92, 96.

Holdcroft's mill, xvii, 10.

Holland, Jno., 21.

Hollands for surplice, 175.

Holt, David, 2.

Hooks, for glebe gates, 43.

Hope, Jon., xiv.

Hopkins, Hannah, 27.

Horseblocks, 35=, 52, 66; for the Lower Church, 146, 191; for the Upper Church, 31, 142, 191.

Horsl, Richard, xlvi, xlvi (note).

Horsley, Rowland (Rouland) , xlvi, xlvi (note).

Hughes, Rees, xliv.

Hughes, Robert, xlv=.

Hurt, , 80.

Hurt, Eliz., 60, 63, 66, 69, 75, 77.

Indenture, for binding out an ap- prentice, 44.

Indian reservation, in Pamunkey Neck, xxiv.

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Indians, grievance concerning, xliii; war against, xxxiv.

Indigent persons, appropriations for the support of, 5, 8, 12, 13, 19, 20, 27, 29, 31, 35, 38, 46, 47, 49, 52, 57, 59, 60, 63, 65, 66, 69, 71, 72, 75, n, 78, 79, 80, 81, 84, 85, 87, 88, 91, 92, 96, 99, 102, 105, 106, 107, 110, 114, 115, 117, 118, 121, 122, 126, 127 131, 132, 134, 135, 138, 139, 141, 142, 143, 145, 146, 147, 149-153, 155-157, 160- 165, 167, 168, 170-175, 177, 178, 180, 181, 183, 184, 187, 188, 190- 192, 194, 195, 196, 199, 200, 202, 203, 205-207, 209, 210, 212-224, 226, 227, 229, 230 ; bacon for, 184, 209; beef for, 181, 190; bur- ial charges for, 5^ 16, 30, 35, 59, (^e, 69, IT, 80, 107, 115, 12P, 131, 135, 142^ 146, 153, 163, 167, 172, 174, 191, 202, 204; children of, bound out as apprentices, 16"'; clothing for, 13, 17, 32, 85, 102, 153, 194, 207, 219, 223^ 224; coffins for, 12, 13, 111, 121, 131, 168, 175, 178, 181, 191, 195^ 202,

206, 209, 219, 227, 229, 230 ; corn for, 16, 17, 70, 102^ 106, 118, 131, 143, 146, 150==, 151, 163°, l72^ 175^ 178, 181, 183, 184, 187*, 188", 190^ 19P, 192^ 194*, 199°, 2002,

207, 209, 216, 219, 220, 221, 222*, 224^ 227*, 229; cotton for, 70; funeral charges for, 177, 191, 195, 207^ 209, 223; house and land rent paid for, 178, 192, 194, 199, 202, 206, 209^ 216, 219, 222, 224^ 227^ 229* ; meal for, 191; meat for, 27 ; medicine for, 13, 19, 46, 78, 150, 208, 224; molasses for, 188, 191, 196, 199; money be-

queathed to, 92 ; petticoat for, 70 ; pork for, 188 ; sent to Ireland, 67; shoes for, 142, 149, 195; stockings for, 142, 195 ; sugar for, 122, 188; sundries for, 146, 150, 168, 172^ 175^ 184, 200, 207; tobacco levied to pay for the cur- ing of certain, 17, 19, 29, 3P, 35, 38, 46, 69^ 81, 84, 126; work- house be built for, 147, 154, 197.

Induction, act concerning the, of ministers, li ; response of certain parishes to the governor's letter concerning, lii.

Ingram, , xxxv^, xxxvi,

xxxix. 'Ingram, James, 228.

Insolvents, 186, 188, 196^ 203^

Inspectors notes, 48, 51, 53, 58, 61, 78, 82, 86, 89, 93, 97, 101, 103, 108, 112, 116, 120, 124, 128, 133.

Inventory, to be made of stolen goods, xxxviii.

Ireland, 67.

Jack, a Negro, 39, 166.

Jack's Creek. See John's Creek.

James, Edward, 131, 150.

James, John, 21, 22, 23, 230; churchwarden, 228^ 230, 231, 232 ; successor to, appointed, 232 ; vestryman, 225, 226, 23 P.

James, Thruston, 105, 142, 143,

146, 156, 161, 164, 167,- 194, 196^ 204, 207; churchwarden, 92, 93^ 942, 952, 97, 982, 1402, 141, 142, 1442, 145, 1933, 1942, 1972, 1982; collector of the parish levy, 193, 196 ; successor to, appointed, 100,

147, 200; vestryman, 88, 892, 90, 101, 104, 106, 108, 109, 112, 120, 125, 130, 133, 137, 147, 151, 155,

INDEX

257

158, 1592, 163, 166, 170, 173, 176, 179, 186, 189, 201, 204, 205.

James City, xix, xxxiii.

James City County, v, ix, xxix^, xxxi^, xxxii^, xxxiv^, Iv, lix^, 5, 27, 57, 59, 63, 65, 75, 86 ; act for docking the entail of certain lands in, Iv; clerk of, 35, 46; deputy sheriff of, 2, 225 ; dividing line between New Kent Cotinty and, lix; glebe land in, to be sold, Iv, 124 ; list of titheables, 30, 35, 46, 57, 63, 65, 110, 202; militia of, 217; quitrents for glebe land in, 27; sheriff of, 127, 223, 228, 230; tobacco tellers appointed for that part of Blisland Parish lying in, 34.

James City County court, clerk of, 27, 30, 110, 202, 228.

James City Parish, xxix, xxx', xxxi, 110, 233.

James River, xxvi^, xxxiv, xxxv^.

Jamestown, xxxiv", xxxv^ xxxv (note), xxxix, xlviii.

Jammeson, , 27.

See also, Jemmyson.

Jefery, a Negro, 2i7.

Jeffers, John, 134, 157, 165, 168, 17P, 174, 177^ 180. . Jeffers, Mary, 157, 163.

Jeffers, Richard, 177", 180, 183.

Jeffers, Richmond, 187, 195, 207.

Jeffers, William, 115, 172.

Jefferson, Peter, Ix.

Jeffreys, Herbert, xxxvii, xxxix, xl, xli, xlii.

Jemmey, a Negro, 64.

Jemmyson, Elizabeth, fined, 32. See also Jammeson.

Jenkins, Leoline, xlviii, xlix.

Jennett, John, 31.

Jennings (Ginnings), George, 206, 207, 210=, 213, 215, 219, 221, 224, 227, 229. Jennings, James, 227, 229. Jennings, Mildred, 188, 195, 199. Jennings, Peter, 20. Jennings (Ginnings), Priscilla, 207,

210, 227, 229. Jennings, William, 188, 191, 195,

199, 216, 219, 221. Jesus, sermon refuting objections

to the divinity and dignity of, liv. John Lewis & Co., 172, 178. John's Creek, xix^, xx=, xxii, xxiv^,

xxviii, xxix. Johnson, David, 126, 139. Johnson, Edward, xlv.

Jones, , 221, 229.

Jones, Betty, 150. Jones, Burnal, 105. Jones, Cornelius, 51, 190. Jones, Daniel, 227. Jones, Mrs. Elizabeth, 16. Jones, Emanuel, minister. Hi. Jones, Evan (Evans, Even), 16=,

35, 49, 57, 66. Jones, Mrs. Evan, 16. Jones, James, 102, 105, 132, 135=,

143, 148, 216, 219, 221, 224, 226. Jones, John, 126. Jones, Mary, 35, 153, 156, 161, 165,

167, 184, 187. Jones, Philarity, 215, 216^ 219, 221,

222, 227, 229. Jones, Philip, 35, 234. Jones, Philley, 210=. Jones, Richard, 13, 52. Jones, Stephen, 51, 80, 114, 117,

138, 144, 167, 181, 187=, 188, 190,

192, 194^ 196, 199=, 200, 202, 206,

209=, 216, 219=, 222, 224=, 227, 229. Jones, Thomas, 121, 126.

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Jones, William, 13, 21, 153, 168, 175^ 178, 181, 184, 187, 195.

Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia, 1659/60-1693, xix (note), xxiv (note), xxv (note), xxix (note), liii (note), liv (note), Ivi (note).

Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia, 1727-1734, 1736-1740, liv.

Justice, of the county, 15 ; of the peace, xlix, liii, 65.

Justices, one of his majesty's, 50.

— Keeling,

-, 21.

Keeling, George, lii ; vestryman, 1, 7, 9, 12, 18, 23, 25, 26, 30, ZZ, 36, 38, 41.

Keen, John, appointed tobacco viewer and teller, 10; declines to serve as tobacco viewer and teller, 25. 'Kemp, Matthew, 46, 49, 52, 57, 59, 63, 65, 69, 72.

Kenney, Mrs. Mary, 71.

Kenney, William, liii^ 5, 38, 42, 43, 92; bequest to parish to pur- chase a piece of plate, 103, 119, 136, 154; churchwarden, 1, 2, 3^ 36, Z7, 38, 41; magistrate, 1, 3; sheriff and collector of parish levy, Z6, 39 ; vestryman, 9, 12, 18, 23, 26, 30, ZZ, 34, 42, 46, 48, 51, 52, 54, 55, 56, 59.

Kernute. See Curnute.

King and Queen County, v, xxiv, xxvii, xxviii, xxxiv^, xxxvi.

King George II, 65.

King William County, xx, xxv, xxviii, xxxiv^, xxxvi, 15.

King's Creek, xxxv.

Kitchen, brick chimney added to,

70; new roof on, 42. Kitson, Betty, 161. Kitson, Eliza., 150. Knit, an apprentice taught to, 39.

Lace, purple silk, 43.

Lafifoon (Lafoon, Lafoone), John, 20, 27, 35^

Laffoon, Mary, 102.

Lafifoon, Sarah, 142, 184.

Land, adjoining glebe to be bought, 176 ; feofifees of counties to pur- chase, and erect towns, xlviii; patent to, in Pamunkey Neck, xlv (note) ; patent to, on the south side of the Mattaponi, xlv (note), xlvi (note) ; patents to, in Blis- land Parish, xi, xii, xv; patents to, in York County, xi, xii, xiii, xiv; purchased, 178; vestry of Blisland Parish authorized to sell certain, Ivi. .^Landing, Capt. Bassett's, xviii.

Lands, act for docking the entail of certain, Iv.

Lane, John, xlvii.

Langford, John, 2. ^Langley, Mrs. Frances, 8.

Langly, , 27.

Laton, Reuben, 8.

Lawrence, xxxv, xxxvi,

xxxvii.

Lawsone, Nichols, xlv, xlv (note).

Lawsuits, parish vs. Cousins, Gad- dy, Jammeson, Langly, Mackor- mack, 27; Mary Field, 19.

Lawyer, fee of. 111.

Lead, 42, 190.

Leather, 43.

Leaver (Lever), Anne, 16, 20, 132.

Leaver (Lever), Mary, 16, 20.

INDEX

259

Legacy, to the parish, 119, 136, 154; to the poor of the parish, 92.

Legislative Journals of the Council of Colonial Virginia, . . . , Ivi (note).

LeNeve (Leneve), Rev. Mr. ,

39, 233^

Lenley's (Lendley) plantation, 10, 11.

Letter, concerning the induction of the minister of Blisland Parish, li ; from James Blair, 40 ; from William Gooch, 40, 65 ; of Henry Chicheley, mentioned, xlix ; of resignation, 97; of the secretary of Virginia, mentioned, xlviii.

Levy, fort duties, xliii ; grievance concerning the imposition of 2 s. per hhd., xliv. See also Parish levy.

Lewis, Charles, liii.

Lewis, David, 200, 230 ; church- warden, 228^ 229, 230, 231, 232=; collector of the subscription for 1785, 232; vestryman, 225, 226, 231*.

Lewis, David, and Co., 191, 195.

Lewis, John, 175, 181, 187, 191, 194, 207; churchwarden, 21P, 212, 213, 214, 2l5^ 216, 217^ vestryman, 208, 218, 221, 225.

Lewis, John, and Co., 172, 178.

Lewis, Robert, liii.

Library Board, v=.

Lilly, Rebecca, 172, 175==.

Lime, 106, 114, ISO.

Lindley, Henry, 21.

Lindsey, Mrs. , 96.

Lindsey (Linsey), Anne (Ann), 96, 99, 102, 105, 110, 11 7-", 121.

126, 131, 138=, 141, 145, 148, 152, 155, 160, 164, 167, 170, 172.

Lindsey (Linsey), Joseph, 21, 47, 84, 87, 91.

Lindsey (Linsey), Thomas, 66, 71, 75, 79, 84, 87, 91, 96, 99, 102, 105, 110, 114, 117, 121, 126, 131, 134, 138, 141, 145, 148, 152, 155, 160, 164, 167, 170, 173, 180, 184,

187, 190, 194, 199, 202, 206, 209=, 212, 215, 218, 221=, 223=, 226, 229.

Lindsey. See also Linsey. Linen, for communion table, 154; for indigent person, 32; for mending surplice, 153. Linsey, Edward, 35, 77. Linsey, Eliza., 138. Linsey, John, 145, 148. Linsey, Landey, 127. Linsey, Patience, 175=, 178, 187,

188, 191, 192, 194, 199. Linsey, Richard, 122, 126, 131, 134,

138, 167, 171; sexton, 182, 183, 187, 190, 194, 197.

Linsey. See also Lindsey.

List of the Parishes, Tythahles, Ministers, etc., in Virginia in July, 1702, 1 (note).

A List of Those That Have Been Executed for ye Late Rebellion in Virginia, xxxvi (note).

Little, [ ] rancis, xliv.

Lively, Edward, 128, 150, 161, 165; petitioner, 127 ; sexton, 60, 63, 65, 68=, 71, 74, 77, 79, 84, 87, 91, 95, 98, 102, 104, 110, 114, 117, 120, 125, 131, 134, 138, 139, 141, 142, 144, 148=, 152, 155, 157.

Lively, Elizabeth, 167, 171, 172, 174, 177, 184.

Livingstone (Levingstone), Wil- liam, 13, 15, 16, 21, 24, 27, 234.

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Lockalere, Robt., 21.

London, Lord Bishop of, lii, 40 ; Public Record Office, xvii (note), XX, xxxi (note), xxxvii, xxxix (note), xl (note), xli (note), xliv (note), 1 (note), lii (note), liii, liv (note).

Longworthie, John, xliv.

Lord Bishop of London, lii.

Lossen, Nick., xlv.

Lovall, Charles, xlv^.

Lowder, Robert, petitioner, xl, xli.

Lower Church, lix; addition to. 196, 197, 200, 204; benches for, 146, 172, 191; clerk of, 59, 62, 65, 68, 71, 74, 76, 79, 84, 87, 90, 95, 98, 101, 104, 109, 113, 117, 120, 125, 130, 134, 138, 141, 144, 148, 152, 155, 160, 164, 167, 170, 173, 176, 180, 183, 186, 190, 193, 198, 202, 205 ; communion plate and ornaments to be purchased for, Ivi; communions for, 126, 131, 134, 138, 142, 145, 148, 152, 156, 164, 167, 170, 173, 177, 180, 183, 187, 190, 194, 198, 202; con- tractors required to finish, in ac- cordance with agreement, dl ; hassocks for, 146 ; horseblocks for, 146, 191 ; minister engaged for, 39 ; repaired, 168 ; set of plate for, 92; sexton at, 2, 12, 19, 21, 26, 34, 38, 43, 59, 63, 65, 68, 71, 74, 79, 84, 87, 91, 95, 98, 102, 104, 110, 114, 117, 120, 125, 131, 134, 138, 141, 144, 148, 152, 155, 157, 160, 164, 167, 170, 176, 181, 182, 183, 187, 190, 194, 197, 198, 202; sextoness at, 173, 205; to be painted, 93 ; tobacco levied for repairing, to be sold, 125 ; trees planted at, 69 ; vestry for

Blisland Parish held at, 11, 23, 30, 38, 42, 46, 51, 54, 59, 64, 71, 1(i, 83, 98, 104, 112, 113, 120, 140, 147, 166, 173, 179, 186, 193, 201, 204, 212, 213, 215, 220; yard cleaned, 69, 164; yard to be laid off and bricked in, 83.

Lownell, Tho., xlv.

Lucas, Thos., 110.

Lucerie (?), John, jr., xliv, xliv (note).

Luck, John, 26, 34.

Lyon, Daniel, 204^ 206, 207.

Lyon, John, constable, 110.

Lyon, Thos., 49.

Lyon, Thos., sr., 81.

M'Cormick (M'Comick), Mary, 181, 184, 188, 191, 195. See also Mackormack.

M'gary, Thomas, 178", 18P, 184.

Mackain, , 52, 57, 69.

McKain (Mackain, Mackaine, Ma- kain), William, liv, 56, 58*, 63; churchwarden, 50, 51", 52, 53, 54^ 55^ 58 ; clerk of Wilmington Par- ish, 20; magistrate, 42, 60; mem- ber of the committee to propor- tion the levy, 7Z ; petitioner, 64 ; vestryman, 41, 42, 45, 46, 59, 61, 62, 64, 67^, 68, 71, 75.

Mackenzie, Alexander, 235^

Mackenzie, Ken., 117, 235".

Mackormack, , 27.

See also M'Cormick.

Mackoy, John, xliv. xliv (note).

Macon, William, liii, 126, 161, 163 ; churchwarden, 157, 158", 159" ; sheriff and collector of parish levy, 23, SZ, 58 ; successor to, appointed, 163, 172 ; vestryman, 154, 155.

INDEX

261

Magazine, fort duties levied to- ward building, xliii. Magistrate, 1, 3, 8, 14^ 28, 4P,

42^ 50, 60. Mahone (M'hone), Sackvile, 149,

156, 161, 165, 167, 171, 174, 177. Manning, Ann, 219. Manning (Maning), John, 72, 177,

181, 207, 210^ 213, 214, 215, 219,

221, 224, 227, 229. Manning, Margt, 149, 156, 161,

165. Manning, Robert, 94. Manning, Sarah, 167, 171, 174, 177,

178. Manning, Stephen, 75, 81. Manning, William, 175. Maple tree, xi. Maples, Josiah, 102, 105, 110. Maples, Richard, tailor, 44^. Maples, Thomas, 64, 66, 69, 71. Markland, John, 57.

Marks, , 35.

Marston Parish, xii (note), xvi^

xvii, xvii (note)", xxvii, xxviii. Martin, Jeremiah, 160, 183, 184,

187, 190, 213. Martin, John, xxxvi (note). Martin, Richard, 127. Massie, Charles, liv. Massie, Peter, xliv. Massie, Thomas, liii. Matchemeed Swamp, xi^. Mathews, Saml., xxxviii, xl. Mattaponi River, xviii^, xix^ xx*,

xxi^ xxii^ xxii (note), xxiii,

xxv^ xxvi, xxviii, xxix, xxxv,

xlvi (note). Meade, Old Churches, Ministers

and Families of Virginia, ix, ix

(note), X (note), xxxii (note). Meal, for indigent persons, 191.

Meat, for indigent person, 27.

Medicine, 235^; for indigent per- sons, 13, 19, 46, 78, 150, 208, 224.

Merchant ship, English, xxxvi.

Merideth, Rebeckah, 49.

Merrideth, John, 91, 99.

Merriman, Mrs. , 2091

Merriman, James, 210, 212, 213, 214, 216, 219, 221.

Merriman, Thomas, 210, 214, 219.

Merritt, Edwd., 21.

Middlesex County, xxvi. Hi; to- bacco riots in, xlviii, xlix.

Mid[ ]lton, Martin, xlv.

Militia, fine assessed in pork for the use of, xxxvii ; of James City Co. called out, 217; of New Kent Co. called out, 217.

Milkhouse, to be built, 45.

Miller, John, 49, 52, 57, 59, 63, 65, 68, 71, 74, 77, 79, 84, 87.

Millsford (?), Charles, xlv, xlv (note).

Mims, Thomas, xlvi.

Ministers, act concerning induc- tion of, li ; list of, 233.

Mohun, Warick, Hi.

Molasses, for indigent persons, 188, 191, 196, 199.

Moll, a Negro, 92.

Money, bequeathed to parish to purchase a piece of plate, 103; bequeathed to the poor of the parish, 92 ; depreciation of, 216 ; fine paid in current, 32 ; levy pay- able in tobacco or, 225 ; paper, reduced to specie, 222; raised by selling tobacco, 48; to be raised to pay for glebe house, 62 ; work on glebe house paid for in cur- rent, 42.

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Moore, Benjamin, 188, 191, 196, 199.

Moore, Honour, 67, 70, 72, 74, 11, 79, 85, 87^

Moore, James, xlvi.

Moore, John, 55, 56^ 67.

Mooreman, Thomas, xlv.

Morgan, Edward, xlvi.

Morris, Owen, 21.

Morris, William, churchwarden, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 41, 42, 44^ 45, 46, 48, 49, 51; justice of the peace, liii; magistrate, 28, 42; sheriff and collector of parish levy, 53, 58 ; successor to, appointed, 8, 33, 50, 75 ; to sell tobacco belonging to the parish, 43 ; tobacco viewer and teller, 10; vestryman, 1, 9, 12, 18, 25, 26, 30, 33, 36, Zl, 38, 41, 52, 54, 55, 56, 59, 61, 62, 64, 68, 71.

Moryson (Morison, Morrison), Francis, xxxvii, xxxix, xP, xli, xlii.

Moss (Mosse), William, xlvi, xlvi (note)-, 2041

Mossom, David, minister, liv, 39, 2331

Mt. Vernon, Ivi.

Mulatto, 16^

Murder, woman condemned for, 1.

Mutlow, William, 150, 163.

Nails, 12.

Nansemond County, xxxv.

Napkin, 191.

Narrows, xiv", xv. •

Nears, Henry, 84.

Negroes, xxxviii^ xP; certain, levy free, 21, 37, 39, 48, 64, 92, 109, 151, 166, 169, 218; quarters for, on glebe, 44.

Netherland, John, xxx.

New Kent County, v, ix, xii (note), xiii, xiv, xvi, xvi (note), xvii, xvii (note), xviii*, xxv, xxvi", xxviii^, xxix, xxx^, xxxi^, xxxii*, xxxiii, xxxiv^, xxxv, xxxv (note), xxxvi^ xxxvi (note), xxxvii^, xliii, xlv (note), xlvii, xlviii^ xlix^, 1, li, Hi, Iv^ lvi^ Ivii, Iviii^ lix^ Ixi, 233; area and population of, liii; boundary line of, xiii, xiv; clerk of, liv; collectors, 230; coroners of, liii; county lieutenant of, liv; deputy sheriff of, 112, 116, 119, 124, 128, 133, 197; dividing line between New Kent north side and south side, xxi ; dividing line between James City County and, lix; established, xxvii; justices of the peace of, xlix, liii ; militia of, called on duty, 217 ; parishes in, xxi, xxii ; petitions of inhab- itants of xxxvii, xl, xli, xlii; sheriff of, liii, 93, 103, 108, 137, 215, 223, 225, 228, 230; surveyor, liv ; tobacco riots in, xlviii, xlix" ; town to be established in, xlviii

New Kent County court, 48, 95 ; clerk of, xxxvi, 110, 228.

Newman, Edward, sexton, 123, 125, 131, 134, 138, 141, 143 .

New Pocoson (Poquoson) Parish, xvi (note), xvii.

Niccoll ( ? ) , James, xlv.

Nicholson, Francis, letter to, li.

Norfolk, X.

Norris, Nathaniel, 2, 5.

Northey, Edward, 1, li (note).

Norvell (Norvel), William, 194, 210, 215, 216, 219, 221, 227, 229.

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Oakley, Francis, 210, 214.

Oakley, Thos., 88^ 98, 118.

Oakley, Mrs. Thos., 11.

Oaths, action of vestry in reference to, (il \ appointed for vestrymen, 61, 64, 75 ; governor's opinion re- garding the taking of, 65 ; to- bacco tellers required to take, 10", 11-, 15^

Oda, [a Negro(?)], 127.

Odall (Odal), Anderson, 64, dd, 69, 70, 71.

Odall, Joyce, 70.

Odell (Odal, Odel), James, 195, 224, 230.

Odell (Odal), Prudence, 188, 203, 206, 209, 212, 215, 219, 221.

Oglesby, Charles, 21.

Oglesby, Mary, 12.

Old glebe. See Glebe land.

Old Rappahannock County, xxvi.

Orders, from Lord Bishop of Lon- don, 40.

Ordinaries, Chiswel's, 159, 235 ; Furnea's, 26, 235.

Ornaments, to be purchased for the Lower Church, Ivi.

Otey, Mrs. , 229.

Otey, John, liii.

Oustin, Sam, xlvi (note). See also Austin.

Oznaburgs, 6 ells of, 191.

Page, Thomas, xlv.

Pamunkey Indians, xxxv.

Pamunkey Neck, xviii^, xix^, xix (note), xx6, xxiiS, xxii (note), xxiii^, xxv4, xxviii2, xxix, xxxiv, xlv, xlvi, xlvi (note) ; certain in- habitants of, restored to St. John's Parish, xxiv; English settlers in, xxiii, xxiv; Indian

reservation in, xxiv; petition of the inhabitants of, xix; proces- sioners in that part of, in St. Peter's Parish, xxiii, xlvii (note) ; settlement of, xxiii, xxiii (note).

Pamunkey River, xii, xvii, xviii^, xix, xx3, xxiS, xxii2, xxiii, xxv, xxvi, xxviii2, xxxii, xxxv^, Iv (note), Ivi, Iviii, 235.

Paper money, 220; reduced to specie, 222.

Parish, Jones, 52.

Parish, petition regarding the establishment of a, xix.

Parish levy, certain persons dis- charged from payment of, 21, 223, 32, 37, 39, 41, 45, 47, 48, 50, 512, 64, 68, 72, 73, 75, 78, 81,

92, 942, 109, 119, 1272, 1512, 158, 163, 166, 169, 192, 2182, 225, 228; charges for building ves- try house to be laid at the lay- ing of, 107; collectors of, 3, 6, 9, 13, 22, 23, 24, 28, 32, 36, 39, 41, 48, 50, 53, 58, 60, 61, 64, 70, 73, 76, 78, 82, 85, 86, 88, 89, 92,

93, 972, 1002, 1032, 107, 108, 111, 112, 115, 116, 1192, 120, 123, 124, 127, 128, 1332, 136, 137, 140, 143, 147, 151, 154, 157, 163, 165, 169, 172, 176, 179, 182, 185, 188, 193, 197, 201, 203, 208, 211, 215, 218, 2202, 222, 223, 2252, 226, 228, 230; collectors of, to give bond, 4, 6, 9, 14, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 32, 36, 39, 41, 48, 50, 53, 58, 61, 64, 67, 70, 73, 74, 76, 78, 82, 85, 86, 88, 89, 92, 93, 972, lOO, 101, 103, 107, 108, 111, 112, 116. 119, 120, 123, 124, 127, 128, 1332, 136, 137, 140, 143, 147, 151, 154,

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157, 163, 165, 169, 172, 176, 179, 182, 185, 188, 193, 197, 201, 203, 208, 211, 215, 218, 220, 223, 226, 228; collectors to distrain for, 4, 6, 9, 14, 22, 24, 28, 32, 36, 39, 41, 61, 70, IZ, 76, 78, 82, 86, 89, 93, 97, 101, 103, 108, 112, 116, 120, 124, 128, 133, 137; com- mittee to proportion, 73, 92, 119, 157, 158, 1692, 185, 211, 220; payable in cash or tobacco, 225; proportioned, 3, 6, 9, 13, 22, 28, 32, 36, 39, 40, 48, 50, 53, 58, 73, 76, 78, 82, 86, 87, 93, 97, 100, 103, 108, 112, 116, 119, 124, 128, 133, 137, 139; to collect overdue, 28.

Parish record books of colonial Virginia, x.

Parish register, births and deaths to be recorded in, ZZ.

Parish tobacco. See Tobacco.

Parish treasurer, report of, 182.

Parishes, early colonial, xii (note), xxvii, xxxii; counties co-terminous with, in area, xxvi; dividing line between, xxi; established during the pe- riod from 1643 to 1655, xxvi; in New Kent County, xxi, xxii, xxxii; in York County, xii (note), xvi (note), xvii; sched- ule of, in Virginia, xx.

Parks, William, 84.

Parliament of the Common- wealth, XV.

Pasteur, Mrs. • , 175.

Pasteur, William, 184, 235.

Patents, to land in Blisland Parish, xi, xii, xv; to land in Pamunkey Neck, xlv (note);

to land in York County, xi, xii, xiii, xiv; to land on the south side of the Mattaponi, xlv (note), xlvi (note).

Patroler, 126, 1272, 1433.

Paul, Lydda (Lydday), 139, 142.

Pauley, , 78.

Pauley, Samuel, 69, 71, 75.

Pease, [ ]sephe, xliv.

Pennington, , 70.

Pennington, Mrs. Ann, 1022, 1212, 131.

Pennington, Robert, 38, 103; churchwarden, 1002; vestryman, 902, 922, 93, 95, 98.

Perkins, , 229.

Perkins (Pirkins), Mary, 2272, 229.

Perrine, James, xliv.

Perry, Historical Collections Relat- ing to the American Colonial Church, lii (note), liii (note).

Pethwood, John, 3, 8, 122.

Petitions, concerning parish levy, 212, 222, 32, 41, 47, 482, 50, 512, 64, 68, 109, 119, 166; for ap- pointment as sexton, 21 ; for repealing the warehouse at Taskanask, Iv; of inhabitants of Blisland Parish, xxxiii, 208; of Richard Clarke, xxxvii-xli; of Samuel Sutton, xxxvi (note) ; of some of the in- habitants of Blisland Parish, liii; of Stephen Tarleton, xii; of the inhabitants of Pamunkey Neck, xix; of three planters of New Kent County, xl. Petsworth Parish, v, lii, 2353. Petticoat, for indigent person, 70. Pettis, Jno., lii. Pettus, Thomas, clerk of the

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Lower Church, 59, 62, 65, 68,

71, 74, l(i, 79, 84, 87, 90, 95. Pew, offer for, in the Brick

Church, 24. Pews, for the Upper Church, 129;

in the new church, 56. Philbates (Filbates), Eliz., 69, 71. Philbates (Filbates), James, 71,

80. PhiUips, George, xliv. Phips, Sarah, 66. Physic. See Medicine. Physicians, list of, 234. Pickett (Picket, Pigget, Piggett),

Martha, 99, 102, 105, 110, 114,

117, 121, 126, 146. Pigg, John, 65. ,Piggett, Martha. See Pickett,

Martha. Piggot (Piggett, Piggott), John,

170, 175; sexton, 176, 180, 182. -Piggot, Pearson, 181. Piggott, William, 227. Pitblado, Sarah, 131. Pitblado, William, 122. Pitman, Elenor, 80, 84, 87, 91, 96,

99, 102, 105, 110, 114, 1172, 118,

121, 126, 131, 134, 138, 144. Plains, 191. Plank, 12; for coffin, 181; for

roofing, 56; for the glebe, 126;

for threshing floor, 122; for

Upper Church, 150. Plant, Wm. (?), xlvii. Plate. See Church plate. Poll abatement, 50, 53, 58. Pond, Eliza., 199. Pond, Matt., 21.

Poor people. See Indigent per- sons. Pork, fine assessed in, xxxvii; for

indigent person, 188.

Poropotank Creek, xvi, xviii, xxii2, xxviii2.

Porter, Robert, petitioner, xl, xli.

Potter, Roger, xxxvii, xxxviii2, xl.

Potter, Thomas, 213.

Pouncey, John, xi, xii, xiii.

Pouncey's Creek, xii.

Pouncie, Roger, xlvi, xlvi (note).

Power, Edward, churchwarden, 157, 1593, 162, 1633, 164, 222, 2232, 225, 226, 227; collector, 228; successor to, appointed, 166, 228; vestryman, 154, 155, 170, 186, 204, 205, 208, 212, 214, 218, 221, 229, 2313.

Power, John, 882, 91^ 135^ 133, 146, 148, 151, 152; churchwar- den, 85, 86, 893, 902, 132, 133, 134, 1362, 137, 1473, 1512; suc- cessor to, appointed, 92, 140,

154, 172; vestryman, 75, 83, 92, 93, 95, 101, 104, 106, 107, 109, 112, 113, 120, 124, 125, 141, 144,

155, 158, 1592. Powers, Henry, 56. Preachers. See Ministers. Precincts, parish divided into,

xvii, 9, 103, 11, 152, 25, Zl.

Prentis, John, 175.

The Present State of Virginia, liii.

Price, Edmund, xlvi.

Priddy, Robert, xiv.

Pride, James, 222.

Prinage, 43.

Prince, Silvanus, 203, 205, 208, 213.

Processioners, appointed, 173, 186, 201, 213; in Pamunkey Neck district, xxiii, xlvii (note) ; in St. Peter's Parish, xliv (note)4, xlv (note) 5, xlvis, xlvii (note) 5, 1; list of, 192; re-

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turns of, examined, 106, 163, 166, 179, 189; returns of, re- corded, 108, 169, 179, 192.

Proclamation, xlii.

Protestant Episcopal Church, parish record books belonging to, x; vestrymen subscribe to doctrine, discipline and wor- ship of, 231.

Protestant Episcopal Review and Church Register, ix.

Pryor (Pryer, Pryour), David, Z7 , 62>, 66, 88, 91, 92.

Pulpit, for the new church, 56; in the Upper Church, to be changed, 129.

Pulpit cloth, mended, 149.

Purple cloth, 43.

Purple silk lace, 43.

Purple silk tassels, 43.

Quarter, on the glebe for Ne- groes, 44, 78; tobacco levied for building. 111, 113; tobacco levied for lathing, 118.

Queen's Creek, xii (note), xvi, xvii, xxvii.

Quitrents, 77; of the glebe land, 5, 12, 71, 91, 96; of the glebe land in James City Co., 27; of the old glebe land, 27; Saml. Curl discharged from paying for two years, 85.

■Ramsey, Sarah, 177, 191. Rappahannock County, xxvi. Rappahannock River, xxvi.

RatclifiFe, , 97.

Ratclifife, Ben., 143.

RatclifiFe, Francis, 112, 113; churchwarden, 107, 1082, 1092,

110, 111, 112; vestryman, 103, 104, 106.

Rawleigh, James, 223.

Rawleigh, Walter, 1502, 192, 223.

Rawson, Charles, 70, 72, 74, 87.

Rawson, Thomas, 191, 207.

Recommendation, of minister by James Blair, 40; by William Gooch, 40.

Reece, Mary, 99.

Register books, of Blisland Parish, 33, 158; of Wilmington Parish, 85.

Register clerk, appointed, 33.

Rent, house and land, paid for in- digent persons, 178, 192, 194, 199, 202, 206, 2093, 216, 219, 222, 2242, 2272, 2293; of the glebe, 22, 29, 39, 73, 85, 115; paid by Saml. Curl, 39, 57, 60, 63, 66, 69, 85.

Reynolds, John, 1.

Richardson, , 352, 44^ 46,

75.

Richardson, Benjamin, tobacco teller and viewer, 25, 33, 37.

Richardson, John, 46, 49, 65, 66, 69, 71, 115, 122, 126, 1312, 145,

146, 159; churchwarden, 63, 642, 65, 672, 682, 123, 124, 1252, 1282, 1292, 1302; niember of the com- mittee to run dividing line, 86; processioner, 192; sheriff and collector of the parish levy, 1032, 107, 108; successor to ap- pointed, 132; vestiyman, 612, 62, 74, 76, 79, 833, 87, 89, 90, 93, 952, 98, 101, 106, 108, 109, 112, 113, 116, 120, 133, 141, 144,

147, 151, 155. Richardson, Mary, 1212. Richardson, Richard, liii, 63, 89;

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churchwarden, 28, 30, 31, 33; magistrate, 8; sheriff and col- lector of the parish levy, 40, 48; successor to, appointed, 33, 83; tobacco viewer and teller, 10; vestryman, 4, 7, 9, 12, 15, 25, 26, 36, 38, 41, 42, 45, 46, 48, 51, 52, 54, 55, 56, 59, 61, 62, 64, 68, 74.

Richardson, Stanup, churchwar- den, 232; collector of the sub- scription for 1785, 232; vestry- man, 231, 232.

Richardson, William, 153, 181, 183, 191, 205; churchwarden, 1663, 167, 1693, 1702, 1722, 200, 2012, 203, 2042; successor to, appointed, 172, 208; vestryman, 154, 1592, 163, 173, 179, 182, 186, 189, 193, 198.

Richmond, x, Iv (note), Ixi, 231.

Rivers, ridges between, dividing line between counties and parishes, xxi.

Robards, Evan, sexton, 19.

Roberts, Rite, 102, 1052.

Robinson, Morgan P., Ixi.

Rockahock, Ivii.

Roe (?), John, xliv.

Rogers, John, xiii.

Roper, John, xxxiii, xlvii, xlvii (note)2.

Rosse, Will., xlvii, xlvii (note)2.

Rountree (Rowntree), John, 21; tobacco viewer and teller, 33, 37.

Rountree, William, jr., 77.

Rowe, Mrs. , 153, 156.

Rowe (Row), Mary, 121, 146, 149, 150, 160, 164, 167, 169.

Rue, Peter, 187.

Rum, for funeral, 131.

Russell, , 66.

Russell, Armistead, vestryman, 197, 205.

Russell, Burnal, 121, 153, 156, 192; payments to the estate of, 2022; sexton, 197, 198.

Russell (Russel), John, 143, 150; vestryman, 89, 101, 104, 113.

Russell (Russel), John, jr., ves- tryman, 832, 87, 94.

Russell, Rebecca, payment to the estate of, 210; sextoness, 205.

St. John's Parish, xix, xx2, xxii (note), xxiv, xxv, xxix, xxxii.

St. Paul's Parish, xxvii.

St. Peter's Church, lviii2, Hx.

St. Peter's Parish, xviii2, xix4, xix (note), XX, xxi, xxii, xxviii, xxix, xxx4, xxxi, xxxii^, xliv (note) 4, xlv (note) 5, liii, Hv, Ivi, 189, 233; act concerning the inhabitants of Pamunkey Neck district of, xxiv; cut off from Blisland Parish, xxiii, xxxii; dividing line between Blisland Parish and, xx2, xxxiii, 54, 64, 86; English settlers in. xxiv; established, xviii, xxiii; processioners in xlvi,5 xlvii (note) 5, 1; vestry book of, xix (note), XX, xxxii, xxxiii, xlvi (note) 5, xlvii (note) 5; vestry of, opposed to induction of minister. Hi; vestryman of, xlix, 1.

St. Stephen's Parish, xxi, xxii, xxiii.

Salivating, 13, 19, 46, 69, 71.

Salmon, Tho., 2, 52.

Samson, Mary, 132, 1352.

Sanders, Mrs. , 224.

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Sanders, Elizabeth, 190, 202, 207,

223. Sanders, Grissell, 123. Sanders, Laney Jones, 207. Sanders, Susannah (Susanna), 1752, 177, 178, 181, 184, 187, 190, 194, 199, 202, 207. Sash glass, 56. Sash windows, for the Upper

Church, 129, 206. Sawyer, Sarah, 45. Sawyer, William, 45. Schooling, payments for, of in- digent children, 2022, 209, 224. Scimino Creek, xii (note)2, xiii2, xiv, xvi2, xvi (note) 2, xvii2, xvii (note), xviii, xxvii2, xxviii2, xxxi, liv.

Sclater, , 31, 352.

Sclater, John, 36, 38, 58; church- warden, 28, 30; justice of the peace, liii; magistrate, 142, 412^ 502; sheriff and collector of parish levies, 282, 31, 32; ves- tryman, 4, 7, 9, 12, 15, 23, 26, 38, 41, 45, 46, 51, 52, 54, 55. See also Slater, John; Slaugh- ter, John. Scott, John, liii2, 212, 27, 292, 31,

234. Seats, Edmd. Walker paid for

making, 66. Sermon, to be printed and dis- tributed, liv. Servant, 13, 15, 21, 44. Servants, English, xxxviii^, xl2. Sexton, 4, 5, 72, 462, 522, 572, 76; appointed, 43, 60, 82, 94, 97, 100, 123, 143, 157, 182, 197; at Lower Church, 2, 12, 192, 21, 26, 34, 38, 59, 63, 65, 68, 71, 74, 84, 87, 91, 95,98, 102, 104, 110, 114,

117, 120, 125, 131, 134, 138, 141, 144, 148, 152, 155, 160, 164, 167, 170, 176, 180, 183, 187, 190, 194, 198, 202, 205; at Upper Church, 2, 12, 19, 26, 30, 34, 38, 46, 59, 63, 65, 68, 71, 74, 79, 84, 87, 91, 95 98, 101, 105, 110, 114, 117, 120, 125, 131, 134, 138, 141, 167, 170, 173, 176, 180, 183, 187, 190, 194, 198, 202, 205. Sextoness, at Lower Church, 173, 205; at Upper Church, 94, 95, 97, 143, 144, 148, 152, 155, 160, 164. Sharp, Andrew, xlvii. Sharp (Tharp), Richard, 152. Shea (Shay), John, 227, 229. Shed, 78. Shelbourn, Augustine, 71, 72, 75,

77. Shelbourn, James, 77, 80. Shelbourn, Mary, 21, 272, 31, 38. Shelbourn, Thomas, 38, 80. Shelbourn, Wm., 69. Sheriff, John, 119, 122. Sheriff, Mary, 127. Sheriff, 4, 23, 27; collector of parish levy, 28, 32, 36, 39, 40, 48, 53, 58, 85, 88, 92, 93, 103, 107, 108, 136, 137, 140, 215, 223, 2252, 228, 230; deputy, collec- tor of parish levy, 3, 6, 9, 13, 22, 23, 50, 61, 73, 97, IOO2, 112, 116, 119, 124, 128, 133, 143, 147, 151, 154, 157, 163, 165, 169, 172, 176, 179, 182, 185, 197, 200; deputy, of James City County, 2, 225; deputy, of New Kent County, 112, 116, 119, 124, 128, 133, 197; of James City County, 127, 223, 225, 228, 230; of New Kent County, 93, 103, 108, 136,

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137, 215, 223, 225, 228, 230; of

York County, xlv (note), xlix2.

Sheriffs, fees of, 19; grievance

concerning, xliii. Jhermer, John, 1172, 1212, 126, 139, 156, 181, 187, 203; church- warden, 115, 119, 120, 1542, 155; successor to, appointed, 123, 157; vestryman, 109, 113, 125, 130, 133, 137, 141, 151, 158, 159, 163, 166, 170, 173, 176, 179, 182, 186, 189. Sherwood, William, xxxv (note). "Shingles, TS^^ 139; cypress, 90, 94,

129. Ship, trial by court martial on

board of, xxxvi. Ships, fort duties levied upon,

xliii. Shoemaker (Shomaker, Shoo- maker), Francis, bond for daughter's fine, 3; petitioner, 32; sexton, 2, 5, 7, 12, 19, 43, 46, 49, 52, 57, 59; successor to, appointed, 60. Shoes, for indigent persons, 142,

149, 195. Shutters, wainscot, 56. Sidwell, Richard, xlvi. Silk fringe, 43. Silk lace, 43. Silk tassels, 43. Skins, leather, 43. Slater, Daniel, 172, 177, 180, 199,

213. Slater, John, 190.

See also Sclater, John; Slaugh- ter, John. Slater, Rebecca, 227. Slater, William, 78, 111; clerk of the Lower Church, 98, 101, 104, 109, 134, 138, 141, 144.

Slaughter, John vestryman, 12.

See also Sclater, John; Slater,

John. Smallpage (Smallepage), Sarah,

20, 27, 34, 35, 38, 46, 49. Smith, Bryan, xxxviii^, xl2, xli3. Smith, George, xlvii, xlvii

(note)2, 121, 126, 131, 134, 138,

142, 145, 148, 152, 156. Smith, James, xlvi. Smith, Joseph, 202, 209. Smith, Rebecca, 66. Smith, Thomas, 75, 135, 138, 141,

156, 174, 177, 187, 2023, 2062, 2082, 2095, 210.

Smith, W., 196.

Smith, William, 153, 165, 168, 171, 174, 177, 180, 184; deputy sheriff and collector, 151, 154,

157, 162, 163, 165, 169, 172, 176; member of the committee to proportion the levy, 157, 158; successor to, appointed, 207; vestryman, 203.

Smith, William (orphan), 202,

209, 210, 224. Smokehouse, to be built, 50, 88, Snead, Henry, xlv. Snell, Rutherford, Ixi.

Southal, , Ivii.

Southern Churchman, ix.

Southern Virginia, Diocese of, xvii.

Spanish brown, church doors and windows primed with, 56.

Speare, Robert, xlvii, xlvii (note)2.

Specie, parish levy levied in, 220.

Specifications, for a church to be built in Blisland Parish, 53, 552; for an addition to the

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Upper Church, 94; for vestry- house, 107.

Spencer, Nicholas, secretary of Virginia, xlviii.

Spraggins, William, processioner, 192.

Spraglinge, Andrew, xlv.

Stanup, John, Ix.

Stanup (Stanhope), Jeremiah, 90; vestryman, 622, 54^ 57^ 68, 71, 76, 832, 87.

Steward, Daniel, 134, 139, 142, 145, 156, 165.

Steward, John, 145, 156, 165.

Stockings, for indigent persons, 142, 195.

Stone, church isle to be of Bris- tol, 55.

Storehouses, feoffees of counties to establish, xlviii.

Strange, Henry, xlvi.

Stratton Major Parish, v, xxi, xxii, xxii (note), xxiii, xxvii, xxviii, xxxii, xxxiv.

Strong drink, grievance concern- ing the selling of, xliii.

Stubs, The, xlvii.

Sub sheriff. See Sheriff, deputy.

Subscription for 1785, collectors of, 232.

Sugar, for indigent persons, 122, 188.

Supervisors, appointed, 56.

Surgeons, list of, 234.

Surplices, 43; laundered, 64, 682, 71, 76, 792, 842, 872, 912, 932, 102, 104, 105, 1102, 1142, 1172, 1202, 1252, 1312, 1342, 1382, 1412^ 1442, 1482, 1522, 1552, 1602, 1642, 1672, 1702, 1732, 1762, 1802, 1832; material for, 1752; mended, 91, 98, 149, 153.

Surveyor, xxxiii, liv; of James City County, 86; paid for ser- vices, 88; to run dividing line, 64.

Sutton, Diana, 121, 126, 139.

Sutton, Samuel, xxxvi (note).

Swearing, fine for, 32.

Swiney, John, 117, 121.

Swiney (Sweny), Moses, 177, 180, 184, 187, 223.

Swiney (Sweeny), William, 163, 199, 207.

Syme, John, surveyor, liv.

Table, for the new church, 56. Table linen, for communion

table, 154. Tailor, an apprentice to be

taught the art of a, 44. Tank's Creek, xii. Tanner, William, 72. Tarleton, Stephen, xli, xlix2. Taskanask, public warehouse at,

liv, Iv. Tassels, silk, 43. Taxes, grievance concerning,

xliii. Taylor, Ann, 162, 165, 167, 171,

174, 177, 181, 184, 190. Taylor, Daniel, minister, li, Hi, liv,

12, 2, 42, 5, 6, 72, 9, 11, 12, 14,

182, 21, 23, 25, 262, 27, 302, 32,

33, 342, 35, 36, 37, 38, 192, 233. Taylor, Edmund, 2122. Taylor, Jeremiah, 102. Taylor, John, 97, 98, 100, 105, 110,

114, 117, 121, 126, 131, 1512,

162, 165, 167, 171, 174, 177, 181,

184, 187, 232. Taylor, John Augustine, 232. Taylor, Robert, 66, 69, 71.

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Taylor, Sarah, 59, 63, 66, 69, 71, 72, 75, 77, 135, 138, 142.

Taylor, Tho., Hi, 75, 80.

Terrell (Terrel, Terill, Terril), Richmond, xlvii, xlvii (note) 2, 80, 84, 882, 913^ 96, 992, 102, 106, 111, 114; churchwarden, 85, 86, 87, 893, 902; resigns as vestryman, 179; successor to, appointed, 92, 179; vestryman, 75, 76, 79, 832, 93^ 94^ 952, 93, 101, 104, 108, 109, 113, 116, 124, 128, 133, 137, 141, 151, 158, 159, 170, 176. .Thacker, Chicheley, minister, 402, 41, 42, 44, 452, 462, 482, 492, 50, 513, 522, 542, 552, 562, 57^ 53, 592, 60, 612, 624, 642, 65, 67, 683, 702, 712, 743, 763, 793, 822, 832, 84, 85, 86, 872, 88, 892, 903, 92, 932, 942, 953, 983, 99, 100, 1012, 1042, 108, 1093, 1122, 1133, 1162, 117, 118, 119, 1202, 122, 123, 124, 1253, 1282, 1292, 1302, 1332, 134, 136, 1372, 140, 1412, 1443, 1472, 151, 152, 154, 1552, 157, 233; salary paid to the estate of, 160; sermon by, to be printed and distributed, liv; thanked by burgesses for ser- mon, liv.

Tharp (Sharp), Richard, 152.

Thomas, Amelia, 202.

Thomas, John, 184.

Thomas, Mildred, 199.

Thomas, Susa., 117, 1272.

Thompson, Roger, li.

Thomson, Mary, 199, 203, 206, 209, 212, 215, 219, 221, 224.

Thornton, , 5, 19, 38, 52.

Thornton, Mrs. , 87.

Thornton, John, liv, 2, 7, 12, 19,

27, 31, 35, 38, 42; churchwar- den, 36, 38; successor to, ap- pointed, 41; vestryman, 1, 4, 7, 9, 12, 18, 33, 34.

Thornton, John, 57; deputy sheriff and collector, 50.

Thornton, Mrs. Mary, 99.

Thread, for surplice, 153, 175.

Threshing floor, 122.

Tilsley, Thomas, xliv.

Timberlake, John, 142, 158, 163, 188, 210, 2182; churchwarden, 2112, 2122, 213, 2153, 216; peti- tioner, 166; sheriff and collector of parish levy, 215; successor to, appointed, 217; vestryman, 207, 208, 221, 223, 226, 229.

Timberlake, Mrs. Sarah, 105, 110.

Tinny, William, 228.

Titheables, clerks paid for fur- nishing lists of, 7, 12, 19, 27, 31, 38, 46, 49, 52, 59, 65, 72, 75, 77, 80, 842, 872, 91, 962, 992, 1022, 1052, 110, 114, 1172, 1212, 1262, 1312, 1342, 1382, 141,

142, 145, 1482, 1522, 1552, 1602, 1642, 1672, 1702, 1732, 1772, 1802, 1832, 1872, 190, 194, 199, 202; have option of paying levj^ in cash or tobacco, 225; in Blis- land Parish, 1; number of, and amount taxed, 3, 6, 8, 13, 20,

28, 31, 36, 38, 39, 47, 50, 53, 57, 60, 63, 69, 75, 77, 81, 85, 88, 92, 96, 100, 103, 107, 111, 115, 118, 123, 127, 132, 136, 140,

143, 145, 149, 153, 157, 162, 165, 168, 171, 174, 178, 181, 182, 183, 185, 186, 188, 189, 192, 196, 197, 198, 200, 201, 203, 207, 211, 214, 218, 222, 225, 228, 230.

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Tithes, supernumerary, 11 .

Tobacco, xli; act for improving the staple of, mentioned, 9, 15; given toward building a dwell- ing house, 45, 46, 49; levied for an addition to the Upper Church, 123, 127; levied for parish charges, 3, 6, 9, 13, 22, 24, 28, 32, Z(y, 39, 48, 50, 53, 58, 60, 61, 70, 11, 76, 78, 82, 86, 89, 93, 97, 100, 103, 108, 112, 116, 119, 124, 128, 133, 137, 155, 158; levied for repairing church, to be sold, 94, 95, 125; levied toward building a glebe house, 62, 63, 66, 69; levied toward building a new church, 47, 50, 51, 53; levy payable in cash or, 225; low price of, xlviii; sold for the use of the parish, 43, 48, 72; taken in execution of an estate, to be returned, 127; to be reprized, 95.

Tobacco casks, allowed, 23, 52, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27, 343, 39, 52, 57, 62, 65, 702, 714, 72, 74, 76, 802, 843, 87, 902, 913, 95, 985, 1014, 1053, 113, 117, 120, 125, 130, 137, 1382, 141, 1445, 147, 148, 1524, 1555, 160€, 1645, 1662, 1673, 1705, 1735, 1765, 179, 1804, 182, 186, 201, 205; allowed min- ister in lieu of glebe, 1, 4, 7, 12, 18, 26, 30, 34, 38.

Tobacco collectors, appointed, 3, 9, 13, 22, 23, 28, 32, 36, 61, 64, 67, 70, 73, 76, 78, 82, 85, 86, 88, 89, 93, 97, 100, 103, 107, 111, 112, 115, 116, 119, 123, 128, 136, 137, 140, 143, 147, 151, 154, 157, 163, 165, 169, 176, 179, 182.

Tobacco house, to be built on glebe, 85.

Tobacco plants, xlv (note), xlix; a justice of the peace suspend- ed from office for failure to check cutters of, xlix; de- stroyed, xlviii; parish divided into precincts in order to num- ber, xvii, 9, 10.

Tobacco riots, xlvii, xlviii2, xlix, 1.

Tobacco viewers and tellers, ap- pointed, 102, 112, 152, 25, 26, 333, 342, ZT^.

Toby, a Negro, 222.

Toner, Joseph Meredith, Ivii.

Toney, a Negro, 169.

Townes, , 31.

Townes, John, 190, 1913; church- warden, 185, 187, 1882, 189, 190; successor to, appointed, 197; vestryman, 185.

Towns, feoffees of counties to establish, xlviii.

Townsend Creek, xii (note).

Treasurer, report of the parish, 182.

Tree, maple, xi.

Trees, marked, xi; planted at the

Lower Church, 69. ^Turner. JEi£jim:^<xlvi. xlvi (note). "Twin, Thomas, 149, 153, 156, 161, 165, 171.

Tyler, John, 110.

Tyree (Tirey, Tyre), Benjamin, 39, 41, 44, 47, 96, 99, 102, 114, 131, 134, 138, 1/2.

Tyree, Isaac, 126.

Tyree, James, 1502, 165_

Tyree, Lucy, 153, 1682, 172, 1752, 178, 181, 184, 187, 191, 195.

Tyree, Roger, 153.

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Tyree (Tirey), Sarah, 88, 96, 99,

102, 105, 110, 114. Tyree, William, 191, 192, 195, 206,

209, 212.

Underwood, James, 190.

Upper Church, Iviii, lix^; addition to, 94, 122, 123, 127, 1292, 136; benches for, 142, 191; clerk of, 59, 62, 65, 68, 71, 74, 76, 79, 84, 87, 91, 95, 98, 101, 104, 109, 113, 117, 120, 125, 130, 134, 138, 141, 144, 148, 152, 155, 160, 164, 166, 170, 173, 176, 180, 183, 186, 190, 193, 198, 202, 205, 232; communions for, 126, 131, 134, 138, 148, 152, 156, 161, 164, 167,

170, 173, 176, 180, 183, 187, 190, 194, 198, 202, 205, 206; dial post repaired, 158; horseblocks for, 31, 142, 191; materials for, 1502, 191; minister engaged for, 39; repaired, 90, 147, 1502, 168,

171, 191; sashwindow for, 206; sexton at, 2, 12, 19, 26, 30, 34, 38, 46, 59, 63, 65, 68, 71, 74, 79, 82, 84, 87, 91, 94, 95, 97, 98, 101, 105, 110, 114, 117, 120, 123, 125, 131, 134, 138, 141, 143, 144, 148, 152, 155, 160, 164, 167, 170, 173, 176, 180, 183, 187, 190, 194, 198, 202, 205; to be painted, 93; ves- try for Blisland Parish held at, 56, 61, 62, (n, 68, 82, 86, 89, 93, 95, 100, 101, 108, 116, 124, 125, 133, 137, 144, 151, 155, 158, 159, 163, 170, 176, 182, 189, 197, 204, 208, 226, 229, 231, 232.

Upper Church, of Wilmington Parish, plate belonging to, to be demanded, 53, 58.

Vadin, Julius, processioner, 192.

Vadin, William, 143.

Valentine, Edv/ard, 107, 150.

Valentine, James, 177.

Valentine, John, 202, 209.

Valentine, Nicholas, 94, 99, 1342.

Valentine, Nicholas, sr., 107, 110, 114, 117, 121, 126, 131, 138, 141, 145.

Valentine, Sarah, 1712, 174, 177, 180, 183, 187.

Vaughan, John, xlvi, xlvi (note), li.

Vestry, agree that an addition be made to the Upper Church, 94; agreement with minister re- garding glebe, 1; agreement with contractors to build church, 55; agreement with contractors to be enforced, 67; clerk of, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 18, 19, 23, 25, 262, 29, 30, ZZ, 342, 36, 372, 38, 392, 40, 41, 44, 452, 46, 48, 49, 512, 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 59, 62, 64, G7, 68, 74, 79, 822, 83, 862, 392, 90, 91, 932, 94, 952, 982, 1002, 1012, 1042, 1082, 1092, 1122, 113, 1162, 117, 119, 1202, 123, 124, 1252, 1282, 129, 130, 1332, 136, 137, 138, 140, 141, 1442, 147, 148, 151, 152, 154, 155, 157, 1582, 159, 160, 163, 164, 1662, 1692, 170, 172, 173, 1762, 179, 180, 182, 183, 1852, 186, 188, 190, 1932, 197, 198, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 208, 211, 212, 214, 215, 217, 218, 220, 222, 223, 224, 226, 2282, 229, 2302, 231, 2323; clerk of, member of committee to pro- portion the parish levy, 220; clerk of, to keep register books,

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158; committee to have ves- try house built, 107; delegate to Richmond convention appoint- ed, 231; dissolved and a new one chosen, 208; elect minister, 159; examine addition to Low- er Church, 204; fix date for settling parish accounts, 67; glebe tenant allowed to make repairs in lieu of paying rent, IZ, 85; indigent persons aided by, 49, (il, 7Z, 7S, 83, 92; lay out parish into precincts, 9; list of the clerks of, 234; meet- ing of, postponed, 217; order board of workmen to be paid, 42; order churchyard to be laid oflf, 83; order indigent boy bound out, 44; orders made by, before taking oaths to be in force, 67; processioners ap- pointed, 173, 186, 201, 203; processioners returns recorded and examined, 166, 169, 179, 189, 192; repairs and additions to glebe house made by, 42; to build dairy for minister, 45; to build glebe house, 58; to build Negro quarters on glebe, 44; to levy tobacco for build- ing a glebe house, 62.

Vestry book, letters recorded in, 66, 97; processioners returns recorded in, 166, 169.

The Vestry Book of Christ Chtirch Parish, Middlesex County, Vir- ginia, 1663-1767, xxvi (note). Hi (note).

Vestry Book of Petsworth Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia, 1677-1792, li (note). Hi (note).

Vestry book of St. Peter's Parish,

xviii (note), xix (note), xx, xxxii, xxxiii (note), xliv (note) 4, xlv (note) 6, xlvi (note) 5, xlvii (note) 5, 1 (note). Hi (note).

Vestry house, to be built, 107, 112.

Vestrymen, 1, 4, 7, 9, 12, 14, 15, 18, 23, 25, 26, 30, ZZ, 34, 36, 2,7, 38, 41, 42, 45, 46, 48, 49, 51, 52, 54, 55, 56, 59, 61, 62, 64, 67, 68, 71, 74, 76, 79, 83, 87, 89, 90, 93, 95, 98, 101, 104, 106, 108, 109, 112, 113, 116, 120, 124, 125, 128, 130, 133, 137, 141, 144, 147, 151, 155, 158, 159, 163, 166, 170, 172, 173, 176, 179, 182, 186, 189, 193, 198, 201, 204, 205, 208, 212, 213, 215, 217, 218, 221, 223, 225, 226, 229, 231, 232; appointed, 1, 14, 15, 41, 422, 50, 58, 61, 62, 64, 72,, 75, 833, 882, 892, 902, 93, 94, 97, 100, 103, 109, 112, 140, 143, 154, 157, 159, 172, 179, 185, 197, 203, 207, 208, 213, 225, 231, 232; governor's opinion regarding the taking of oaths by, 65; let- ter of resignation to be re- corded, 97; of Wilmington Parish, xxxi, liii (note) ; resignations, 50, 72, 97, 179; sworn, 1, 14, 15, 41, 422, 50, 58, 61, 62, 64, 72, 75, 832, 88, 892, 93, 94, 100, 103, 104, 137, 140.

Virginia, v, ix, xxii, xxxii, xxxvii; Commissioners for the Affairs of, xxxvii, xxxix, xl, xli, xlii; counties in, co-tei'minous with parishes, xxvi; Diocese of, lix2; Diocese of Southern, xvii, lix2; dividing line between counties and parishes in, xxi; his- toriographer of the Diocese of,

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Ixi; parish record books of colonial, x; parishes established in, during the period from 1643 to 1655, xxvi; parishes of, xxvii; Protestant Episcopal Church in, x; schedule of parishes in, xx; secretary of, xlviii; surrender of the colony of, XV ; tobacco riots in, xlvii.

Virginia cloth, 191, 195.

Virginia Land Office, Patent Book no. 2, xii, xiii; no. 3, xi (note), xii (note), xiii, xxi (note), xxiv (note); no. 6, xxi (note), xxiii (note), xlv (note), xlvi (note).

Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, xxvi (note).

Virginia State Library, Ixi, Ixii; vestry books in custody of, x.

Virginian, appointed minister of Blisland Parish, 40.

Viewers of tobacco plants. See Tobacco viewers and tellers.

Waddell, John, xlvii, xlvii

(note)2. Wade, James, 1052, 107, 150, 224. Wade, Jeremiah, 209. Wainscot pews, 56. Wainscot shutters, 56. Wakefeild, John, xlvi. Walker, Charles, 227. Walker, Edmd., 66. Walker, James Norvel, 227. Walker, John, 227, 2292. Wall, Benja., 195. Wall, Eliza., 148. Wall, John, 110, 165, 168, 171,

174, 177, 1952, 200. Wall, Rachel, 195, 2002. Wall, Reba., 122. Wall, Thos., 195.

Wall of churchyard, lengthened, 129.

Waller, Benjamin, 77, 80, 84, 87, 91, 96, 99, 102, 105, 110, 114, 117, 121, 126, 131, 134, 138, 141, 145, 148, 152, 155, 160, 164, 167, 170, 173, 177, 180, 183, 187, 190, 194, 199, 202, 206.

Waller, Benjamin C, 228.

Wallingford Parish, xxvi.

Wallis, Susa., 92.

Walton, Edward, xlvii.

Walton, Elizabeth, 12.

Ware Creek, xiv^, xv, xvii2, xxxi, liv, 102.

Warehouse, at Taskanask, liv; established at Brick-house, Iv; petition for repealing at Task- anask, Iv.

Warrany Creek, xiv^.

Warrascoyack Bay, xxxvi.

Warren, Edward, ' processioner, 192.

Warren (Waren, Waring), Rich- ard, 5, 8; petitioner, 22; sex- ton, 12, 19, 26, 30, 34, 38, 46, 52, 57, 59, 63, 64, 65, 682, 712, 74, 76, 79; successor to, appoint- ed, 82.

Washer, John, 7.

Washer, Kirby, 146, 194, 199, 207.

Washington, George, lvi2, Ivii, Iviii2.

Washington, Martha (Dandridge

Custis), Ivi, Ivii. Water table, 55. Watkins, Jos., 131. Weave, an apprentice taught to,

39.

Weldey, Mrs. , 54.

Weldy, George, xxx, 5.

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West, John, xxi (note) 2, xxiv (note)2.

West Point, xxxv, xxxvi, Iv (note), Ixi.

Westmoreland County, 199.

Westover Parish, xxvi, xxix, xxx, xxxi2.

Weyanoke Parish, xxvi.

Whaley, , xxxv2, xxxvi.

Wheat, for indigent person, 122; for Upper Church, 150.

White, Rebecca, 121, 126, 131, 134, 138, 142, 145, 148, 152, 156.

White House plantation, Ivi.

White lead, 56.

Whitehead, Charles, 75.

Whitehead, Mary, 39.

Wilks, Obadiah, 227.

Wilks, Thomas, 202, 206, 209.

William and Mary College Quar- terly Historicial Magazine, sec- ond series, xxiv (note).

Williams, Bartlett, deputy sherifif and collector of parish levy, 179, 180, 182, 184, 185, 186, 188, 1892, 196.

Williams, David, successor to, ap- pointed, ZZ, 90; tobacco view- er and teller, 25; vestryman, 88.

Williams, David, 187, 192, 196, 224.

Williams, Dudley, 115, 130, 168; clerk of the church and vestry, 82; clerk of the Lower Church and vestry, 113, 117, 120, 125, 130; clerk of the Upper Church, 84; clerk of the Upper Church and vestry, 87, 91, 95, 98, 101, 104, 109, 134, 138, 141, 144, 148, 152, 155, 160, 164, 166, 170, 173, 176, 180, 183, 186, 190, 193, 198, 202, 205; clerk of

the vestry, 822, 83, 862. 892, 90, 91, 932, 94, 95, 98, IOO2, 101, 104, 1082, 109, 112, 113, 1162, 117, 119, 120, 123, 124, 125, 1282, 129, 130, 1332, 136, 137, 138, 140, 141, 144, 147, 148, 151, 152, 155, 157, 1582, 159, 160, 163, 164, 166, 1692, 170, 172, 173, 176, 179, 180, 183, 1852, I86, 188, 190, 193, 197, 198, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 208, 211, 212, 214, 215, 217, 218, 220, 222, 223, 224, 226, 2282, 234; collector of parish levy, 203, 207, 208, 211, 214, 218, 220, 222; member of the committee to proportion the parish levy, 119, 157, 158, 220. Williams, Eliza., 121, 126, 1312, 134, 138, 141, 145, 148, 152, 155,

160, 164, 167, 174. Williams, John, 48, 77, 80, 81, 84. Williams, Lewis, xliv. Williams, Randal, 77, 8O2, 81, 84. Williams, Rebekah, 135, 139, 187. Williams, Roger, 10, 162, 172, 20,

25, 132, 140.

Williams, Thomas, 45, 49, 50, 52, 64; tobacco viewer and teller, 15, 34, Z7; vestryman, 152, 23, 25, 26, ZZ, 34, Z7, 42, 49, 61.

Williams' Ferry, Iviii.

Williamsburg, xxxii, li, Ivi, Ixi, 402, 235. '

Williamson, Eliza., 188, 191, 195, 199.

Williamson, Joseph, xxxv (note).

Williamson, Macoy, 99.

Willis, , liv.

Willis, Joel, 138, 149, 153, 156,

161, 165, 171, 191, 199. Willis, Mrs. Joel, 199. Willis, Joseph, 138.

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Willis, Stephen, processioner, 192.

Willsford, Charles. See Mills- ford, Charles.

Wilmington Parish, xxvi, liii (note), 204, 54; act for dissolv- ing, xxix, XXX, liii, 152; area and population of, lii; minister of, lii; part of added to Blis- land Parish, 15; petition of some of the inhabitants of, liii; plate belonging to Upper Church in, to be demanded, 53, 58; register books of, 85; ves- trymen of, xxxi.

Windows lead, 190.

Windows, arched with sashes, 56;

49, 54, 55, 56, 58, 61, 62, 64, 67, 68, 71, 74, 76, 792, 82, 833, 87, 89, 93, 95, 101.

Woodward, Lancelott, 174.

Woodward, Philemon, proces- sioner, 192.

Woodward, Randolph, 192, 2192, 221.

Woodward, Samuel, 102, 105, 110, 139.

Woodward, Warwick, 216, 224.

Workhouse, 147, 154, 196, 197.

Wright, Arth., xlvi (note). f. — Wrighte, Sam., xlvii, xlvii (note). .-^ Wrighte, Will, xlvi, xlvi (note), xlvii (note).

frames primed with Spanish

brown, 56; glazed, 191; in Yard, to be laid off at Lower

church gallery, 66; mended, 31. Church, 83.

Winifride, Henry, xlvii. /^Yates, John, 121, 138, 139, 142,

Witnesses, paid for services, 25, I 145, 154, 156, 225; sexton, 167, 5. \ 170, 173, 176, 180, 183, 187, 190,

Wood, Walter, sexton, 2, 4, 7. ^ 194, 198, 202, 205.

Wood, William, 135. v Yates, Lucy, 210, 214.

Woodington, John, xlix. , Yates, Mary, 195.

Woodward, George, vestryman, \Yates, Sarah, 21.

152, 18, 25, 26, 30, iZ, 34, 36, Z7, ^York County, x, xi, xv, xxvii, 38, 41, 42, 45, 46, 48, 49, 52, 61, xxxv, xlv (note); parishes in, 62, 64, 67, 68, 71, 7Z.

Woodward, Jeremiah, 131.

Woodward, John, 214.

Woodward, John, jr., 80, 84.

Woodward, Lancelott, 80, 81, 84, 85, 109; churchwarden, 782, 81, 82; member of the committee to run dividing line, 85; suc- cessor to, appointed, 85; tobac- co viewer and teller, 15, 34, Z7; vestryman, 152, 18, 25, 26, 30, 2>Z, 34, 2,6, 38, 41, 42, 45, 46, 48,

xii (note), xvi (note), xvii;

patents to land in, xi, xii, xiii,

xiv; sheriff of, xlix. York Parish, xvi (note), xvii2. York River, xi, xii, xiii^, xiv, xiv (note), xvi2, xvii, xviii^, xx^,

xxi2, xxii2, xxvi, xxvii, xxviii,

xxxi, xxxii2, xxxvi2, liv.

York-Hampton (Yorkhampton) Parish, xvii2.

Yorktown Creek, xii (note).

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