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THE Vestry Book and Register OF
BRISTOL PARISH, VIRGINIA,
1720-1789.
TRANSCRIBED AND PUBLISHED BY -
CHURCHILL GIBSON CHAMBERLAYNE.
RICHMOND, VA. PRIVATELY PRINTED. 1898.
WILLIAM ELLIS JONES, STEAM BOOK AND JOB PRINTER, RICHMOND, VA.
This edition is limited to 500 copies, of which this is No. 19%.
C.H.C.
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PREFACE.
Bristol Parish, Virginia, was established in the year 1643 by Act of the House of Burgesses.
The manuscript volume here reproduced, contains the earliest records of this parish known to be in existence. Copious ex- tracts from it were taken by Dr. Slaughter and embodied in his "History of Bristol Parish." The minutes of all vestry meet- ings from October 30, 1720 to April 18, 1789 are complete ex- cept for the period between October 28, 1722 and November II, 1723. Two leaves of the manuscript are here missing. The earliest recorded date in the register of births, baptisms and deaths is April 12, 1685; the latest, March 9, 1798.
For many years the book was generally supposed to be lost. During the year 1894, however, it came to light in the library of the late Reverend Churchill J. Gibson, of Petersburg, Virginia, where it had been most probably ever since 1848. (See p. 344. )
The volume is a folio eleven by fifteen inches in size and con- tains three hundred and twenty-four written pages. The water mark in the paper is a fleur de lis, surmounted by a crown, over the initials L. V. G.
In the preparation of the copy for the printer, care was taken to follow the original in every eccentricity of spelling and abbre- viation and in all mistakes. With the exception of the varia- tions noted on page 396, this is as accurate a reproduction of the manuscript as types will make. Wherever brackets occur in the work, the corresponding portion of the manuscript is either illegible or worn away by time and use. An intentional omission in the original is indicated by a blank space or a dash.
The following publications are suggested as helpful to any seeking further information respecting Bristol Parish:
The History of Virginia from its First Settlement to the Present Day. Commenced by John Burk and continued by Skelton Jones and Louis Hue Girardin. Vols. I-IV, 8vo. Petersburg, 1804-16.
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The Life of the Reverend Devereux Jarratt, Rector of Bath Parish, Dinwiddie county, Virginia, written by himself in a series of letters ad- dressed to Reverend John Coleman. 12mo. Baltimore, 1806.
The Statutes at Large; Being a Collection of All the Laws of Virginia, from the First Session of the Legislature in the Year 1619. Vol. I-XIII, Svo. By William Waller Hening. Richmond, 1809-23.
References:
Vol. I, page 251. The parish established. Page 424. Court ordered to be held.
Vol. 4, page 95. Chapel ordered to be erected. Page 443. Dale formed from Henrico and Bristol. Page 467. Raleigh formed from Bristol and St. Andrew. Page 525. Or- dered to pay back to Raleigh and Dale, tobacco levied for building Brick Church.
Vol. 5, page 212. Bath formed from Bristol. Page 261 Part of Bath re-incorporated in Bristol.
Vol. 7, page 143. Glebe in Dale ordered to be sold and one-half of the money to be paid to Bristol. Page 613. Boundary between Bristol and Martin's Brandon settled.
Vol. 8, page 431. Impowered to sell Glebe.
The Bland Papers; being a Selection from the Manuscripts of Colonel Theodorick Bland, Jr., of Prince George County, Virginia. To which are prefixed an Introduction and a Memoir of Colonel Bland. Edited by Charles Campbell. Vols. I-II, 8vo. Petersburg, 1840-43.
Historical Collections of Virginia; containing a Collection of the Most Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, Etc., relating to its History and Antiquities. By Henry Howe.' 8vo. Char- leston,' 1845.
A History of Bristol Parish, with a Tribute to the Memory of its Old- est Rector, and an Appendix containing the Epitaphs of Some of its Early Officers and Friends. By the Rev. Philip Slaughter, the present incumbent. Richmond, 1846.
The History of the Church of England in the Colonies and Foreign Dependencies of the British Empire. By the Rev. James S. M. Ander- son. Vols. I-II, 8vo. London, 1848. 2d Ed., Vols. I-III, 12mo. Lon- don, 1856.
Old Churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia. By Bishop Meade. Vols. I-II, 8vo. Philadelphia, 1857.
History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia. By Charles Campbell. 8vo. Philadelphia, 1860.
A History of Bristol Parish, Va., with Genealogies of Families Con- nected therewith and Historical Illustrations. By Rev. Philip Slaughter, D. D. 2d Ed. Richmond, 1879.
William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine. Vol. V, page 230. Vol. VI, page 18. Nos. for April and July, 1897.
Inscriptions in Blandford Churchyard. (The Brick Church on Wells's Hill.)
The student of the history of this section of Virginia should consult the manuscript Land Patents which are preserved, continuous from about 1623, in the Capitol at Richmond, and such fragments of the early man-
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uscript records of Henrico and Prince George Counties as have been preserved. The Dinwiddie County Records were destroyed by fire about 1823.
My obligations to my brother, John Hampden Chamberlayne, Jr., for material aid in compiling the index, and to Mr. Robert. Lee Traylor for many helpful suggestions during the progress of the work are here acknowledged.
CHURCHILL GIBSON CHAMBERLAYNE.
Richmond, Va., August 20, 1898.
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VESTRY BOOK.
Bristoll P'ish-ss: At A Vestry called At the Chappell Octobr 30th-1720.
Present. Mr. Geo. Roberson Minister, Maj" Rob' Bolling Church-warden, Maj" Rob' Munford, Maj" Wm. Kennon, Capt Peter Jones, Cap' Hen. Randolph, Mr. Inst. Hall, Cap® Rich. Kennon, Mr. Luis Green, Jun', Mr. Tho. Bott.
Whereas John Ellis son of Jnº Ellis Jun' by Acsident had his Legg brook his father being at the time A Trading wth Indians it was then ordrª by the Vestry that John West should take care of the fores'd Ellis & Employ a Doct" to Cure the same. The father of the s'd Lad returning & refusing to pay the Doct"" demands The s'd Docter refusing to do any more to the cure, but leaving him in a lame Condition & his legg perishing. Upon Complaint Tis ordrª By this Vestry That Maj" Robe Bolling now being Church-warden take care of the fores'd Lad & Agree with some Docter to cure the same And his Agreemnt to be Allowed by the P'ish on the Account of John Ellis Jun" Father of the fores'd Lad.
Test CHA. ROBERTS Cik Vest".
Bristoll P'ish-ss: At A Vestry held at the Chappell Xb 7th 1 1720.
Present. Mr. Geo. Robertson Minist", Maj" Rob Bolling, Mr. Geo. Wilson Church-wardens, Capt Peter Jones, Maj" Wm. Kennon, Mr. Luis Green, Mr. Tho. Bott.
Madam Anne Bolling haveing two negroes by name Kinney & Doll both disabled from work prays they may be Acquitted from paying P'ish Levies, is granted. Tho. Andrews being Anciant & Craysey & not Able to Work is Acquitted from pay- ing P'ish Levies.
John Moor Minor being old & not Able to Work is Acquitted from paying P'ish Levies. Andrew Crawfoot being not Able to
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work is Acquitted from paying P'ish. Levies for the ensuing year.
Rob Glascock being upwards of 60 years old & lame is Ac- quitted from paying P'ish Levies. Cha. Gillam being lame of his hands & feet is Acquitted from paying P'ish Levies for yt future.
Maj' Wm. Kennon is ordrd to be Church-warden for the Nort- side Bristoll P'ish. Mr. Luis Green is ordrª to be Church-war- den for the sout-side Bristoll P'ish.
Margaret Micabin serv' to Mr. David Crawley having a bas- tard Child Mr. Crawley prays the Gentlemen of this Vestry to bind out the s'd Child as they think fitt. It is ordrd by the Ves- try that the Church-wardens bind out the s'd Child named John Sadler born the 26th July last 1720. The fores'd Child is by indenture bound unto Mr. David Crawley to serve according to Law.
Mr. Tho. Bott haveing an orphant boy bound to him by his mother desires the same may be confirm'd By this Vestry.
Tis ord' that ye s'd boy be bound by Indenture to Serve to ye Age of 21 years he now being three years old. the fores'd boy is Named Mark Melthon & is bound unto Mr. Tho. Bott & his Heirs by Indenture as afores'd.
Test CHA. ROBERTS Ck Vest".
(2) Bristoll P'ish-ss: At A Vestry Held At the Chappell Xb' 17th-1720.
Pr'sent. Mr. Geo. Robertson Minist', Maj' Wm. Kennon, Mr. Luis Green Church-wardens, Maj" Rob' Bolling, Capt Hen. Randolph, Capt Peter Jones, Mr. Tho. Bott, Mr. Inst. Hall, Mr. Geo. Wilson.
It is ordered that the ferry be continued to Mrs. Eliz. Kennon the next Ensuing years as formerly.
It is ordered that Daniell Glidwell being an Idiot is Acquitted from paying levies. It is ordered that the Child Widow Bass now hath nursing for ye P'ish be bound out by Indenture to ye fores'd Widdow Bass by the Church-wardens.
Maj Rob' Bolling is required & ordered Collector for the South-side Bristoll P'ish. Mr. Geo. Wilson is required & or- dered Collector for ye north side Bristoll P'ish.
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BRISTOLL P'ISH DR.
Ib tobb.
To Mr. Geo. Robertson Minister, .
16,000 Casq.
To Mr. Tho. Bott Read &c. 2, 100
168
To Mrs. Eliz. Kennon for keeping the ferry, .
2,500 200
To Cha. Roberts Clk Vestry, .
400
32
To Hen. Tatam for setting the psalms, . .
500
40
To Widow Bass for keeping an orphan Child, To Maj' Wm. Kennon for A Regester Book, To John West for keeping Jnº Ellis June his son 4 months &c.
400
32
To Doct Joss Irby for Ellis his son tendance & cure, . .
2,000
160
· To Cha. Roberts for taking down & putting up yª Chap. Wind. .
50
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To. Maj Rob' Bolling for Insolvents,
549
26,219
774
To Cask for 9,670 at 8 + C. is
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To sall. at 10 $ C.
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2,622
due to the P'ish, .
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29,680
+ CONT'R CR.
By 848 tithables at 35 # pole is 29, 680.
It is ordrd And Mr. Luis Green Church-Warden is here by Impow'red by this Vestry To Attach & seese so much of the Estate of John Ellis Jun' to the Vallue of three Thousand pounds of tobb. & Casq with Cost And make return to the Ves- try of the same.
The Above Account proportioned as followeth:
SOUTH SIDE.
Ib tobb.
To Mr. Geo. Robertson Minist",
11,000 Cask.
To Mr. Tho. Bott Read",
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1,400
II2
To Doct" Joss Irby,
2,000
160
To John West,
1,000
80
To Cha. Roberts, .
450
36
To Hen. Tatam,
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500
40
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720
58
1,000
80
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To Mrs. Eliz. Kennon, .
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1,000
80
To Maj" Rob' Bolling, .
. 549
508
To sall,
1,789
To Casq,
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508
20, 196
Cont" C",
By 577 tithable at 35 + pole,
20, 195
It is ordered by the Vestry & Maj" Rob Bolling is hereby Impow'red to Collect, receive & recover of the above 577 titha- bles 35"b tobb. + pole by distress or other-wise & to make good paym' as above rend'ring Accot to ye Vestry & no arrears.
Test CHA. ROBERTS CIK Vestry.
NORTH SIDE.
To Mr. Geo. Robertson Minist",
5,000
Cas.
To Mr. Tho. Bott,
700
56
To Widow Bass, .
720
58
To Maj' Wm. Kennon, .
400
32
To Mrs. Eliz. Kennon, .
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1,500
120
8,320
266
To sall,
832
To Casq,
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67
9,485
Contr.
By 27I tithables at 35 + pole, .
9,485
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266
due to this P'ish, .
It is ordered by the Vestry and Mr. George Wilson is hereby Impow'red to Collect, receive & recover, of the above 271 tith- ables 351b tobb. p pole by distress or other-wise & to make good payment as above rend'ring Accot to the Vestry & no Arrears.
Test CHA. ROBERTS C" Vest".
(3) Bristoll P'ish-ss: At A Vestry Called At the Chappell Jan. 8th-173g.
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Present. Mr. Geo. Robertson Minist", Maj" Wm. Kennon Church-warden, Maj" Rob' Bolling, Mr. Tho. Bott, Maj' Robt Munford, Mr. Geo. Wilson.
It is ordered That Maj" Rob' Bolling do Agree with Wm. Davis to take care [&] provide for Wm. Fisher being old Im- potent & lame And what the s'd Bolling doth Agree for to be Allowed by this P'ish.
And is ordered That Maj" Wm. Kennon do Agree with Hen. Vodin or whom he sh[all] think fitt to take care & provide for Wm. Dodson sen' being old & Impotent, And what th[e] s'd Kennon doth Agree for to be Allowed by this P'ish.
Test CHA. ROBERTS Clk Vest".
Bristoll P'ish-ss: At A Vestry Called At the Chapple June 18th-1721.
Present. Mr. Geo. Robertson Minist", Maj' Wm. Kennon Church-warden, Maj" Rob' Bolling, Cap Rich. Kennon, Maj' Rob Munford, Mr. Geo. Archer, Capt Peter Jones, Mr. Tho. Bott, Mr. Geo. Wilson.
It is ordered that John Walker being poor & Impotent, be acquitted from paying P'ish Levies. And it is further ordered that William Fisher he now being a charge to this P'ish, hath A desire to goe to England. Maj' Rob Munford is by this Vestry desir'd & ord'red to Agree & pay for his passage and to [be] repay'd by the parrish at the next laying of the Levie.
Test CHA. ROBERTS C"* V'str.
At A Vestry Called At ye Chappell sept 17th-1721.
Present. Mr. Geo. Robertson Ministr, Maj' Wm. Kennon, Mr. Luis Green Church-wardens, Maj' Rob Bolling, Capt Hen. Randolph, Maj" Rob' Munford, Cap' Rich. Kennon, Cap® Peter Jones, Mr. Tho. Bott, Mr. Inst Hall.
Upon the petition of Wm. Tucker sheweth that Rob Coleman lys at his house in a very weak, helpless condition & has been so these six months past which proves very Chargeable & trouble- some to the s'd Tucker Tis ordrd That Wm. Tucker take care of the fores'd Rob Coleman & find him such necessaries as is con- venient And at the laying of the next Levie, the s'd Tucker to
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bring his Account to the Vestry & what is thought just to be Allowed from the P'ish.
Tis further ordrd that the Church-wardens Enquire how the fores'd Rob' Coleman gave his Estate [to] Rob' Tucker sen" & upon what terms.
Test CHA. ROBERTS CIK Vest".
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(4) Bristoll P'ish-ss: At A Vestry held at the Chappell Nov. 23th-1721.
Present. Mr. Geo. Robertson Minist", Maj' Wm. Kennon, Mr. Luis Green Church Wardens, Maj" Rob' Bolling, Capt Hen. Randolph, Maj' Rob' Munford, Cap' Rich. Kennon, Capt Peter Jones, Mr. Geo. Archer, Mr. Ins. Hall, Mr. Tho. Bott, Mr. Geo. Wilson.
It is ordered that Wm. Dodson jun" be Allowed for the time he hath keep his father to this day six hundred pde of tobb. And for the future to take care of his's'd father and to bring his Accot + to the next Vestry of laying the P'ish Levies. It is ordrd that Andrew Crawfoot continue Levie free untill he is able to work.
It is ordrª That A mollatto wench belonging unto Capt Peter Jones being troubled w" fitts be acquitted from paying P'ish Levies.
It is ordrd that the Church-Wardens bind a Bastard Child to Benja Dison which was born of a serv' Woman of his According to Law.
It is ordrd And Capt Bullard Herbert is hereby Elected Vestry- man for this P'ish in the room of Capt Ja. Thweat he the s'd Thweat haveing for these two years past neglected Appearing At the Vestries.
The fores'd Cap' Bullard Herbert this day hath take the Oath of A Vestry-man.
It is hereby ordered and Agreed By the Vestry that two Chap- pells be Built for the Ease & convenience of the frontire Inhabi- tants of ye s'd P'ish (Viz) one on Sapponey Creek near the Bridge. The other on Namosend Creek near the mouth. Both which Chappells are to be of the following dementions. Fourty foot in len'th twenty foot in breadth twelve foot pitch fram'd on good sills & underpin'd with good Blocks or rock-stones A good substantiall frame, to be weather-borded with good Clap-bords
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BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
& cover'd w" shingles Nail'd on Either to bords or saw'd laths as the work-man shall think fitt the inside to be common plain work, the seats to be single benches, Except the two upper pews, & them to be double & close with dores the floor lay'd with inch plank & Each Chappell Ceal'd with halfe-inch plank & A com- mon plain gallary A pulpet & reading desk & communion table, with windows & Doors. And it is ordered by ye s'd Vestry that notice be given for Workmen to come in & undertake the s'd work. Maj" Rob' Bolling, Maj" Rob' Munford, Maj" Wm. Ken- non and Mr. Luis Green jun" are Appointed to Agree with the undertakers & to take bond for their performance.
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