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A Souvenir History OF THE
PARISH OF ST. PAUL'S, Kent County, Maryland.
COMPILED FOR THE
Bi-Centennial Celebration
OF ITS-
FOUNDATION IN 1693,
-BY-
THE REV. CHRIS. T. DENROCHE,
-RECTOR OF ---
St. Paul's Church and of Christ Church, I. U. District, KENT COUNTY, MARYLAND, IN 1893.
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1803, by CHRIS. T. DENROCHE, in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. (.
OLD S. PAUL'S CHURCH, KENT CO., MD .. AS FI STANDS IN IS93.
Building Commenced August, 1711, Finished February. 1713.
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A Souvenir History
-OF THE-
PARISH OF ST. PAUL'S. Kent County, Maryland.
COMPILED FOR THE
Bi-Centennial Celebration
OF ITS
FOUNDATION IN 1693. -BY ---
THE REV. CHRIS. T. DENROCHE, RECTOR OF
St. Paul's Church and of Christ Church, I. U. District,
KENT COUNTY, MARYLAND, IN 1893.
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 183, by CHRIS. T. DENROCHE, in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C.
Chestertown Transcript Steam Book Print.
HISTORY OF ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, KENT COUNTY, MD.
SECTION I.
NEW YARMOUTH TOWN.
T AKEN from a diary said to have been written in about 1773, by Peregrine Wroth, Esq , there was an account of the town of New Yarmouth, not long ago submitted in extracts to our local press.
These extracts contain also all the evidence I can find of a church build- ing on Eastern Neck, previous to the foundation of St. Paul's Parish in six- teen hundred and ninety three. It is as follows, (in substance) :
The town of New Yarmouth was built upon land purchased of Major Thomas Ringgold, by a man named Tovey.
Tovey bought 100 acres out of a tract of land called Huntingfield, which is stretched across and to the south of Eastern Neck.
In 1838 the farms of that tract belonged to George W. Willson, Esq., and others.
'The writer of the extracts and George L. Davis, Esq., visited this locality and found the remains of a wharf, covered with rubbish, and also many stones which were not native to Maryland, but which had been brought in ships, as ballast, from England ; said ships returned to England having tobacco as chief cargo. The stones had been used to pave the approach to the wharves, and for other purposes.
In 1838 Thomas Browne owned this land.
New Yarmouth was, in its day, a commercial centre, and a port of cus- toms entry : the court sat there, and there the King's justices met.
Bye and byc, as this commercial centre became inconvenient, a new town was built seven or eight miles down the river, and this too, proving inconvenient, a new town was started where Chestertown now stands.
The Rev. Dr. Robert Willson, in Lippincott's Magazine of October, 1876, says that New Yarmouth was founded by James Ringgold about 1680 ; and that by statute it was made a port of entry in 1684. He states, also, that a creek near by, called Church Creek, was so called, doubtless, from the site of a house of worship which once stood there, erected by the colonists.
Major Hanson, in his book " Old Kent," has produced from legal records a note that a court met at New Yarmouth in 1686; and another, that legal statute made it a port of entry in 1684.
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HISTORY OF ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, KENT COUNTY, MD.
NEW YARMOUTH CHURCH.
The first church we have any evidence of would appear to have been built in this locality in, or before, 1680 ; possibly previous to the foundation of New Yarmouth town.
Mr. George W. Willson, in 1838, informed the writer of the extracts that an old negro. Nathan Laddy, who died at the age of 100 years, had told him that he remembered when a church stood on his (Mr. Willson's farm.) The writer of the extraets then (in 1838) had excavations made, and found a num- ber of graves, some of which were arched up with brick. Mr. Willson testi- fied also that there were many English bricks scattered about the place. The first cargo of bricks from England came in 1666.
Kent county was settled from Eastern Neek Island, and settlements were made towards the north of the county. This accounts for a church being built north of the Island.
There is now, in 1893, on a farm called Hermitage, owned by Mrs. Hallie Brown, widow of the late Dr. Thos. R. Brown, tenanted by Mr John Brice, Jr., and situated on the east side of the main Eastern Neck road, a mound, surmounted by trees, which is pointed out as the first church and cemetery site of the old time. This mound is now called Old St. Paul's graveyard.
In a short time, and to meet the convenience of the northern trend of the settlers, and when the Parish of St. Paul's was founded by law, the church site was moved from this New Yarmouth locality to the place it now occupies, at the head of Broad nox Creek .*
SECTION II.
FOUNDATION OF THE PARISH OF ST. PAUL'S.
From Hanson's " Old Kent," Page 322.
" At their majesties' court, holden for Kent county, the 28th day of No- vember, in the fifth year of their Majesties' reign, 1693, (there were present) Capt. Hans Hanson, Mr. Edward Sweetman, Mr. Dan Norris, Mr. John Copedge, Justices." It was "ordered by the court that the 19th of this instant, December, be ye day for electing ye Vestrymen at ye Town of New Yarmonth."
"At a court, holden by their Majesties' Justices for Kent county, at the Town of New Yarmouth, for laying out ye upper part of this county into par- ishes, this 19th day of December, in ye 5th year of their Majesties' (William and Mary) reign. Annoq. Dom., 1693."
'The Justices, with the advice of the most principal freeholders present, doe lay out ye upper part of this county for one District or Parish, by ye name
*For the use of the term " Broad nox " ser entry on Appendix E-March 15, 1841-" Horatio Beck. Broad Knox."
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HISTORY OF ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, KENT COUNTY, MD.
of St. Peter's, (now St. Paul's,) to begin at ye lower end of Eastern Neck. bounded by Chester river and ye bay, so far as ye plantation that formerly did belong to Plarness, and from thence by ye division line between Kent and Cecil county.
Entered pr. Charles Bass, Clk : "Their majesties do appoint yo 20th day of January for electing Vestrymen at the Town of New Yarmouth."
" January the 24th, 1693-4, being the day appointed, according to a former order of the Justices of this county, for the electing and chusing of Vestry- men for St. Peter's Parish, on which day, at a meeting of ye most principal Freeholders and Justices, as aforesaid, at ye house of Mr. Thomas Joce, at ye Towne of New Yarmouth, doth by a free election elect six Vestrymen : Mr. Thomas Smith,* Mr. William Frisby, Mr. Charles Tilden, Mr. Mich. Miller, Mr. Hans Hanson, Mr Simon Wilmer."
FROM OLD RECORD BOOKS OF ST. PAUL'S CHURCH.
Pursuant to an Act of Assembly, entituled an act for the service of Almighty God and the establishment of the Protestant religion of this Province, wherein it is ordered that the counties within the Province of Maryland shall be divided into Parishes, and likewise it is ordered by the same law that the Justices of the county, with the frecholders of the county, shall chiuse six Vestrymen for each respective Parish, which accordingly was done and performed on the 24th day of January, Anno qui Domini, 1693. whose names are hereunder inserted. vizt :
Jan. 30,
1693.
Mr. Thomas Smith, Mr. William Frisby, Mr. Hans Hanson,
Mr. Charles Tilden, Mr. Michael Miller. Mr. Simon Wilmer.
FIRST VESTRY MEETING OF ST. PAUL'S PARISH.
The first vestry meeting of St. Paul's Parish was held in the house of Mr. Thomas Joce, of New Yarmouth, on or immediately after 30th Jany., 1693.
The early vestry meetings were held in the houses of Mr. Michael Miller, of Langford's Bay, Mr. Thomas Joce, of New Varmouth, and of Mr. Simon Wilmer.
CHURCH BUILDING.
FIRST PROPOSAL FOR BUILDING A CHURCH IN THE PRESENT LOCALITY.
BUT NOT CARRIED OUT.
By a meeting of the Vestry at the house of Mr. Thomas Joce, for the Parish of St. Paul's, on the north side Chester river. Agreed about the di- mensions of a church to be built upon part of a tract of land belonging to Mr. Michael Miller, which is called the main branch of Broad nox Creek, vizt : Fifty feet long, etc., wherein Mr. Norris was desired to consider of and report the charge to the vestry the fifteenth day of February next, (1693).
*NOTE .- Thomas Smith is entered as "Smith " up to 7th September, 1691 ; after that date hi- name is recorded as "Smyth. "
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HISTORY OF ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, KENT COUNTY, MD.
A full attendence of Vestry met on the fifteenth day of February, 1693 ; chose Mr. Michael Miller and William Frisby principals. Mr. Norris did there and then deliver the account of his charges, which charges the vestry decided were too large, and did not accept. The Vestry then agreed with Mr. Norris for making one hundred and thirty thousand bricks, and fifteen hundred tile of ten inches square and two inches thick.
Mr. Norris was ordered on July 24th, 1693, not to make the bricks.
SECOND PROPOSAL FOR BUILDING A CHURCH, BUT NOT CARRIED OUT.
The Vestry met at Mr. Michael Miller's house on 29th January, 1694. A proposal was made to Mr. Daniel Norris to take a contract to build a church. Mr. Norris to give charges on 14th February, 1694.
Proposed plan of church was 52 feet long and 26 feet wide, outside to out- side. The foundation to be raised with brick three feet above the ground, and upon the brick to be framed with good substantial timber eleven foot pitch above the brick. The posts to stand ten foot asunder, with the girders and five principal rafters, and other timber to be proportionable to such a building ; five windows six feet wide, the height proportionable, with shutters to the same : a pair of folding door, in the front.
THIRD PROPOSAL FOR BUILDING A CHURCH.
This proposal was carried out, and the church was built ; but it was erected before the present church building.
On April 15th, 1695, the vestry met at the house of Mr. Thomas Joce, at New Yarmouth, and agreed with Mr. Daniel Norris to build a church 40 feet long and 24 feet wide, Foundation to be raised with brick three feet above the ground, and a substantial timber building to be erected on this founda- tion ; ten feet pitch above the brick ; posts ten feet asunder ; five girders and five principal rafters, and other timber proportionable; three windows six foot wide, and height proportionable, with folding doors to the same ; a pair of folding doors in the front ; a ten-foot chancel, to be paved with Tile : a six foot Ile the length of the church, to be paved with tile. This in con- sideration of twenty-one thousand pounds of tobacco, whereof there is paid the sum of fifteen thousand pounds two hundred and ninety-nine.
Mr. Daniel Norris entered into this contract and gave bond in 42,000 pounds of every way good tobacco. The work was to be completed at or be- fore the last day of November, 1695, or bond to be forfeited.
The Vestry then gave Mr. Daniel Norris an order on Sheriff Tilden for 5,2.19 pounds of tobacco, being the full amount remaining in the Sheriff's hands, due to the Parish of St. Paul's, and took Mr. Norris' receipt for the 15,299 pounds already paid to him.
DESCRIPTION OF THE CHURCH LOT.
Date, 6th Feby., 1696. The church was built upon a parcel of land belonging to Michael Miller, being part of a tract of land called Arcadia, lying at the head of Broad nox Creek, bounding on the south with a par-
HISTORY OF ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, KENT COUNTY, MD.
cel of land called The Fork, formerly laid out for Henry Hawkins; and on the north with a parcel of land formerly laid out for James Ringgoldl : and on the west by John Wadd's land. The Vestry have agreed with the said Michael Miller to give him two thousand pounds of tobacco for the aforesaid land, and the said Michael Miller will oblige himself to make over the said land at March court next.
Some seeming difficulty exists in the records as to the locality of Michael Miller's lands. The record of 6th February, 1696, shows that the church " was built on M. Miller's land, which was part of a tract called Arcadia. at the head of Broad nor Creek." The record of June 6th, 1696, shows that a " meeting of the vestry was held at M. Miller's plantation, on Langford's Bay." But, by an entry of February 6th, 1696, the record shows a " vestry meeting at Michael Miller's old plantation." The difficulty will be solved if we find that Michael Miller had two plantations-a new and an old one : one on Langford's Bay and one at the head of Broad nox Creek.
I cannot make out, though, as to the identical site of the first St. Paul's Church : for, continuing to examine the Records, I find an entry of 27th Nov., 1707, as follows : " Ordered by this Vestry that Charles Ringgold be paid two thousand pounds of Tobacco for what timber was cut off his land and used in building the church, and five hundred pounds of Tobacco for two acres of land that the church is built on, by order of a Jury." Hence there was a church built previous to 27th Nov., 1707, on two acres of land owned and sold by Charles Ringgold.
CHARLES RINGGOLD'S LOT.
But note further that the Records show an entry of rith Nov .. 1699, as follows : "We, the undersigned, being summoned and sworn to value two acres of land, adjacent to the Parish Church of St. Paul's Parish, on the north side Chester, and now run out by the Vestry of said Parish, we do value the said two acres of land at five hundred pounds of tobacco.
TWO CHURCHES.
It would appear, then, that in 1707 there were two buildings or churches, one, built as a Parish Church of St. Paul's, on " Michael Miller's land "; the other built "adjacent to the Parish Church of St. Paul's," on two acres bought from Charles Ringgold .*
But of the church before mentioned as having been built by Mr. Daniel Norris, it was not finished according to contract ; for the Vestry sued Mr. Daniel Norris for his unfulfilled contract, and on Nov. 27th, 1707, obtained judgment against him for 4.673 lbs. tobacco and 299 lbs. for costs of suit, though he (Mr. Daniel Norris) gave a receipt on 6th Feb., 1600, in full for pay- ment for building the church.
*(. Ringgold got 500 lbs. Tobacco for his two acres : M. Miller got 2,000 Ihs. Tobacco for his lot : at that rate M. Miller's land, which was bought for a church lot, would have been & acres.
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HISTORY OF ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, KENT COUNTY, MD.
On March ist, 1696, Robert Norris and Richard Scrivener agree to pail in a church-yard roo feet square, to recover said church, to rail in a chancel, to build a pulpit and reading pew for 4.500 lbs. of tobacco; work to be fin- ished by last of August, 1696.
On July 24th, 1697, the vestry contracted with Mr. Robert Norris to arch the church fit for plaistering from the plate to the windbeam, to put in a six- foot wainscot with moulding, to lay the ground sills, to seat the chancel and to make a communion table 6 ft.x 3ft., for 4,500 lbs. of tobacco. Work to be finished by the last day of October, 1697.
On 27th Jan'y, 1697, Robert Norris agreed to build thirteen pews and a gallery, for 12,000 lbs. of tobacco.
On 13th May, 1698, Gideon Gamble, of Cecil county, contracted to plaister the church for 3,500 lbs. of tobacco. The vestry to find him in nails and hair.
John Salter glaized the windows 24th Feb'y, 1699.
On Sep 14, 1700, the brick work of the church is reported as decaying. It was taken down in April 25th. 1702, and replaced with stone.
THOMAS SMYTH'S SILVER COMMUNION VESSELS.
On April 9th, 1699, Major Thomas Smyth doth present to the Parish of St Paul's, on the north side of Chester river, as a gift, one Challice of Silver and one Plate of Silver, engraved on them as followeth, vizt :
The gift of to the Parish of St. Paul's, on the north side Chester.
A chalice of silver, worth about $70.00, and exactly like to the chalice of silver presented to the church by Thomas Smyth in 1699, was presented to St. Paul's at the instigation of Judge Chambers, after the last visitation of Bishop Whittingham, between 1861 and 1864. Judge Chambers paid one-half of its cost, and the ladies of the congregation raised the balance. It bears the in- scription : "Gift of the ladies of the congregation to St. Paul's Church, on the north side Chester.
ELINER SMYTH'S PRESENTATION.
August 3rd, 1703, Eliner Smyth, wife of Thomas Smyth. this day was pleased to present the church with a pulpit cloth and a cushion, with this motto or inscription in the pulpit cloth :
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1 H The Gift of E. S. To St. Paul's Church, North Side Chester River. 1703.
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HISTORY OF ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, KENT COUNTY, MD.
REV. ALEX. WILLIAMSON'S APPOINTMENT.
May 10, 1711, Rev. Mr. Alexander Williamson, being an Orthodox minis- ter of the Church of England, sent certified and Recommended by the Right Honorable and Reverend Father in God, Henry, Lord Bishop of London, to Officiate within this Province. You are hereby required to Receive him as Rector of your Parish, to which he is hereby appointed and presented.
Given at the Council Chamber, at the City of Annapolis, the Fourteenth Day of April, in the Tenth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lady, Queen ANN, of Great Britain. Anno qui Domini, 1711.
EDW'D LLOYD. [SEAL. ].
WILLIAM PEARLE'S GIFT OF LAND.
On July roth, 1711, the vestry appointed Mr. James Harris to run out that land which was given by Wm. Pearle for the use and benefit of the poor of this parish, lying in Langford's Bay, called Spencix.
This land was rented to Capt. Scott on March IS, 1711, for 7 years, at 300 lbs. tobacco per annum.
SECTION III. THE PRESENT CHURCH BUILDING, NOW STANDING.
At a meeting of the Vestry at the Parish Church of St. Paul's, in Kent county, August 27, 1711 : (Rev'd) Mr. Alex. Williamson, Mr. Wm. Scott, Capt. Edw'd Scott, Mr. Wm. Harris, Capt. Jas. Harris, Mr. Wm. Frisby, Sen'r.
This Vestry doth agree with Mr. James Harris, as undertaker, to build a church for the use of this Parish of St. Paul's, in Kent county, according to the Dimensions, following, vizt :
40 feet long in the clear and 30 feet wide in the clear ; to be 16 feet from the ground ; 5 windows, 2 doors and cases; the brick wall to be 212 bricks thick to the water-table and 2 bricks thick from thence upwards ; A circle to be at the east end for the Communion. The windows and doors and cornish and other work to be proportionable and suitable to such a building, and in Consideration this Vestry doth agree to pay Mr. James Harris seventy thous- and pounds of Tobacco.
GEO. WORSLEY, CI'k of Vestry.
In addition to above, there was a condition to well shingle the aforesaid house with good cypress shingles, and to be good shutters for all the said house, and the arch in the roof of said house to be finished workmanlike. The work to be finished at or before the tenth day of October, in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and thirteen ; And when so built the afs'd house to be delivered to (Rev'd) Mr. Alex. Williamson, Col. Thomas Smyth, Mr. Wm. Frisby, Mr. Wm. Harris, Mr. Wm. Scott, Edward Scott, to them or either of them, their heirs or either of their heirs, exec'rs, adm'rs, for the only use and Benefit of our said Parish of St. Paul's, in said county.
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IHISTORY OF ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, KENT COUNTY, MD.
Mr. James Harris, William Pott and James Smith gave bond to the Ves- trymen in one hundred and fifty thousand pounds of good, sound, merchant- able leaf Tobacco, and cask to contain the same, for the completion of their contract.
The Vestrymen gave bond to Mr. James Harris for 140,000 pounds of good, sound, merchantable leaf Tobacco, on behalf of St. Paul's Parish, for the due performance of their agreement.
At a meeting of the Vestry on 2nd Feb'y, 1713. This day Capt. James Harris having complied with his obligation to the vestry about building the Church, hath made his delivery of said Church to this vestry and hath taken in his Bond.
Ordered, that notice be given in church and notes set up at the mills about erecting Pews in the church.
Mr. James Harris was allowed 690 lbs. Tobacco, or [2 5s., for extra work above his obligation .*
On 20th Feb'y, 1713-14. The Vestry contracted with William Salisbury, of Queen Anne's county, to erect and set up thirty-four Pews, Pulpits and Reading Desk, according to a model by the said vestry drawn. The Sells to the afs'd work to be of Cedar or Locust. The work to be finished by the ninth day of September ensuing, in consideration of eighteen thousand pounds of Tobacco.
William Salisbury gave legal bond to the vestry in 36,000 pounds of To- bacco for the due completion of his part, and the vestry gave legal bond in 36,000 pounds of Tobacco to William Salisbury for the due completion of their part of the contract.
On 17th March, 1714, Wm. Mackey was to make moulds for the glazier, to put stantions in the Windows and to fit the two Doors with a Lock to one and a Cross Barr on the inside of the other, for 500 lbs. Tobacco.
On May 22, 1714, Capt'n Wm. Pott and Capt'n St. Legia Codd were ordered to employ a plaisterer. Col. Nathaniel Hynson agreed to glaize the windows, and so did.
A tax of 10 lbs. Tobacco on each tax-payer was continually levied each year, pursuant to an Act of Assembly, for Repairing, Beantifying or Building Churches.
On 17th Jan'y, 1714, notice was given in Church and notes set up at the Mills for those who had taken seats to meet the vestry on the 29th Jan'y.
On May 15, 1715, Lient. Col. Edw'd Scott is sworn vestryman in the room of Col. Thos. Smyth.
On April roth, 1715, the vestry agreed with Thos. Cook to plaister the church and chancel. to lay the Oils (aisles) and Alter (altar) with brick, at his own charges, the brick to be laid herring-bone fashion and a new joint, to be finished by the last day of August. The vestry obliged themselves to pay said Cook 10,000 lbs. of Tobacco by the first day of May, 1716.
*At this rate, Tobacco, (good, sound. merchantable leaf, with cask convenient), was worth (in 1713) about three farthings per pound, English money, or one and three-quarters of a cont. American money (at present rate of exchange in 188. )
HISTORY OF ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, KENT COUNYT, MD.
It was ordered by the vestry that Wm. Deane hath leave to pull down the old Church and to have the Nails for his Pains. Note : Wm. Deane did not pull down the Church on those terms.
On 16th May, 1715, the Vestry agreed with Wm. Mackey to Build a Gallery in the new church and to make use of the old stuff in the okl church ; work to be finished, without hindering the plaisterers, by 20th September, 1715, in consideration of 8,000 pounds of Tobacco.
Thomas Smith is allowed 250 pounds Tobacco for nails and smoothing and nailing the arch peices in the ceiling.
On Feb. 20, 1716, Thomas Cook was sued for failure to complete his con- tract. Judgment was given against him for 1576 lbs. Tobacco in August, 1716, and execution issued against him for 1576 lbs. Tobacco and costs of snit.
In 1717, 20th Nov'r, the Vestry of St. Paul's Parish met in the court house in Chester Town.
On April 18th, 1720, Zacharias Brown agreed to take down all the timber- work of the old church, to carry it clear off the church-yard and to clear off the church-yard according to the directions marked off by the vestry, for 1200 lbs. of Tobacco. Zacharias Brown agreed also to pale in a church yard, and to make 3 gates and 3 upping blocks.
On June 21, 1721, Wm. Mackey was paid 650 Ibs. Tobacco for mending Windows, &c.
On April 14, 1724, the vestry paid out 2138 lbs. Tobacco for land, vizt : To purchase of 2 acres of church land of said Mackey, 1500 Ibs. Tobacco ; to cleaning the church and finding 3 hasps and 6 hinges, &c., 638 lbs. To- bacco; total, 2138. And on same date Robert Street was paid 672 lbs. To- bacco for repairing windows.
The Vestry House was built in 1766, for 20,000 lbs. Tobacco. (See Appendix.)
27th October, 1800, the Rev. George Dashiel held services at St. Paul's only every other Sunday ; but what he did, or where he went, on the other Sun- days, is not said.
THE VESTRY 110USE.
On 27th October, 1800, there occurs the first mention of Dollars, where a necessary 50 Dollars is to be raised to do the repairs of the church that must be done immediately.
2nd Feb'y, 1801, 292 panes of glass purchased for church repairs.
11th May, 1801, Simon Willmer is elected as lay delegate to the conven- tion at Baltimore.
7th June, 1802. The collection of Sunday, the 6th, was to defray the ex- penses of the Lay Delegate to the State Convention, held at Easton ; the balance to go to the secretary of convention and to purchase a Bible and Prayer Book.
HISTORY OF ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, KENT COUNTY, MD.
27th May, 1801, William Voss rented the Vestry House for a school house at £3 per annum, Mr. Voss to keep the house in repair and mend at all times any broken windows.
3d May, 1802, Thomas Allison made a similar arrangement.
3d Aug , 1807, Mr. Voss made a similar arrangement.
PROPOSALS TO PULL DOWN THE OLD CHURCH AND BUILD A NEW ONE.
On 3rd Ang., Iso1. it was resolved that the collection to pay for repairs on the old church should be suspended, and that subscriptions be put on foot immediately for a new church.
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