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GENEALOGY COLLECTION
ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 1833 02367 5686
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THE
VESTRY BOOK
OF
Saint Peter's, New Kent County, Va.
FROM
1682-1758.
PUBLISHED BY
THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA.
Parish Record Series, No. 3.
RICHMOND: WM. ELLIS JONES, BOOK AND JOB PRINTER. 1905.
PARISH RECORD SERIES.
No. I.
REGISTER OF CHRIST CHURCH PARISH, MIDDLESEX COUNTY, VA.
1653-1812.
PRICE, $5.00.
No. II.
RESISTER OF ST. PETER'S PARISH, NEW KENT COUNTY, VA.
1680-1787. PRICE, $5.00.
No. III.
VESTRY BOOK OF ST. PETER'S PARISH, NEW KENT COUNTY, VA.
1682-1758. PRICE, $5.00.
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INTRODUCTION.
New Kent county was formed from the county of York in 1654, and it seems that the parish of St. Peter's was established about the same time. In 1684-'85 Blissland Parish was cut off from St. Peter's.
The following were the ministers of St. Peter's Parish from 1682. Earlier ones are not known :
Rev. William Sellake, 1682.
Rev. John Carr, 1684-1685.
Rev. John Ball, 1685-1687.
Rev. John Page, 1687.
Rev. John Ball, 1689.
Rev. Mr. Williams, 1689.
Rev. John Gordon, 1690.
Rev. Jacob Ware, 1690-1695.
Rev. Nicholas Moreau, 1696-1698.
Rev. James Bowker, 1698-1703.
Rev. Richard Squire, 1703-1707.
Rev. Daniel Taylor, 1707.
Rev. Samuei Gray, 1707-1710.
Rev. William Brodie, 1710-1721.
Rev. Zacharias Brooke, 1721.
Rev. Mr. Brownscale, 1722.
Rev. Mr. Forbess, 1723.
Rev. Henry Collings, 1723-1725.
Rev. John Lang, 1725-1727.
Rev. David Mossom, 1727-1758.
Of several of these ministers nothing is known.
Rev. John Ball was a signer of a petition to Governor Nicholson in April, 1700.
Mr. Williams was probably William Williams, also signer of the petition just referred to.
Jacob Ware was for many years minister of Henrico Parish.
Nicholas Moreau was doubtless one of the Huguenots who emigrated to Virginia in August, 1696. A letter from him to the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry, dated April, 1697, is printed in Perry's papers relating to the Church in Virginia.
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James Bowker died as minister of St. Peter's, and his will is proved in New Kent, November 17th, 1704. He was brother of Ralph Bowker, min- ister of St. Stephens', in King and Queen county.
Daniel Taylor had a son of his own name who was educated in an Eng- lish University, and was for a long time a faithful minister in a Virginia Parish.
The Vestry of St. Peter's Parish must have been in sore need when it employed Rev. Samuel Gray, for shortly before 1699, while minister of a church in Middlesex, he caused the death of a slave by severe whipping.
Rev. Henry Collings, in a letter to the Bishop of London in 1724, reports that this "parish has two hundred and four families in it, forty or fifty com- municants, only one church (St Peter's) ; about one hundred and seventy or one hundred and eighty attendants. His salary eighty pounds, more or less. Glebe and parsonage rented out for six pounds five shillings per annum. Catechising had been much neglected. He intended to intro- duce it."
" Rev. John Lang came highly recommended from England to Governor Drysdale and Commissary Blair." In a letter to the Bishop of London, February 7th, 1725-26, he says: "I observe the people here (New Kent) are very zealous for our Holy Church as it is established in England, so that (except some few inconsiderable Quakers) there are scarce any dis- senters from our communion."
Rev. David Mossom, the last minister who appears in this Vestry Book, was pastor of St Peter's for forty years. He performed the ceremony when George Washington was married to Martha Custis. He himself was married four times. Rev. David Mossom came from Newburyport, Massa- chusetts, to Virginia. He was born in London, March 25th, 1690, and edu- cated at St. John's College, Cambridge.
St. Peter's Church still stands (the present edifice was built in 1703), and cost one hundred and forty-six thousand weight of tobacco. The steeple was added to the church twelve years after it was erected. As the place where the Widow Custis worshipped, and where, it is supposed, she was sometimes attended by George Washington, it possesses a peculiar interest.
Vestry Book of Saint Peter's Parish,
NEW KENT COUNTY, VA.
Jno. Perine & Mary his wife did lately run away & * ye custody of Jno. Barker two children, a boy and order ye s'd Barker shall keep ye s'd children till they come of age and this Vestry do request ye Court that they will be pledged to confirm this their order
* ye s'd Barker.
This vestry do impower & authorize Mr. Wm. Sellake, Mr. Gideon Macon jointly & severally to go down to Blissland Parish & disburse ye Vestry of ye s'd parish concerning ye Church plan which belongs as well to this parish as to that. And if they refuse to buy either the part belonging to this parish or to sell their part therein. Then this Vestry do impower & authorize Mr. Gideon Macon to continue action against the said Vestry, thereby to recover w't is justly due to the Recordat.
DIOM WRIGHT, CIrk Vest.
Christ's Church in St. Peter's 22nd, 1684, Anno Regis, 37th, Carr, Minister.
REPORT.
Mr. Jno. Carr Minister, Geo. Jones, Jno. Park, Wm. Basset, Mr. Cornl Dabney, Wm. Wyat, Jno. Rever, Mr. Wm. Paisley. Geo. Smith, Vestrymen.
Mr. Cornelius Daboney, Gideon Macon, Church wardens.
St. Peter's Parish is Dr.
To Mr. Jno. Carr minister from ye first of Feb. last & untill ye feast of ye Circumcision of ye lord.
Mr. Gideon Macon by order of Lieut. Coll. Lyddal assigned Diomed Wright for 2 months work Clerk.
Mr. Poindextor as by acct for Surplice & 2000, 6d nails.
Mr. Gideon Mason as by acct.
Mr. Workmour as ye acct for 6000 6d nails.
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Mrs. Thos. Mitshel for keeping a bastard child 1000 1b. wher out he allows for him 500 due & to him.
Mr. Turner for holding tithables last year.
To ditto for Order Court against Mrs. Littlepage.
To Mr. John Carr as Assignor of Mr. Ashurst for surplice made.
To Mr. Carr for fine Diaper Communion Table Cloth.
To Mr. Macon for Shingling this Church & righting.
To Thos. Hart Sexton for Church.
To Rich. Jones Sexton this Church.
To Wm. Atkinson for Parish Ferry.
To Mr. Geo. Smith for 5 pts wine from Coll.
To Cash for 232 lbs. Tob. at ye pecentt.
Salary for 25,151 Tob. at 5 pts wine from Coll.
Ordered that Mr. Gideon Macon to Rixoner & re- ceived from Mr. Littlepage thousand
Ordered that Mr. Geo. Jones and Mr. Thos. Mitshel Remaine Church wardens in ye place & steadd of Mr. Cornelius Daboney & Mr. Gideon Macon & that they continue in the same office from ye day of the date hereof untill ye expiration of two years & that they collect forty eight pounds Tob' & hold this present year from each tithable in this Parish & therewith discharge the Parish debts et supra.
Signed and this Et Recordat
Mr. JNO. CARR, Clerk. DIM WRIGHT, Clerk.
A vestry held at St. Peter's Parish this 22nd day of May primo Regno Regis Jacobi Secundi.
PRESENT :
Mr. Cornelius Dabney, Gideon Macon, Mr. Stephen Carlton, Thomas Mitshell, Mr. Will Peasley, Geo. Joanes, Mr. Jno. Parks.
It is ordered by this present day vestry that Mr. John Ball shall preach five sermons provided heretofore of & in compensa- tion shall receive twelve hundred and fifty pounds of Tob and Cask.
It is likewise ordered that Mr. John Ball as minister of parish untill the last of October next for which the vestry agree to
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pay * *thousand Lbs ye worth of Tob' & Cask ye month
* * promise and aggree to serve as minister of this parish Sunday uper Church and likewise att ye lower Church as other ministers have done heretofore.
It is ordered that ye order of the last gen'll Cort in this parish Littlepage forthwith comply with all which if the s'd Mr. Littlepage att twenty days % itable bills of Exchange for London payable 20 day of October next that then Gideon Macon take out Execution Agst the s'd for satisfaction of ye same and that he receive the effects into his hands of ye same as he hath been formerly ordered.
It is ordered upon ye petition of Mathias Wood being condition be allowed four hundred pounds of Tob' and Caske for his maintenance to be levied for him at ye laying of the next Levy.
Whereas Capt. Mathew Page was by a Vestry held for this parish elected and of this vestry in the room and stead of Mr. James Turner Dea'sed and being by Mr. Cornelius Dabney desired to appear at the nex vestry ensuing then and there to take the oath accordingly & if he doth refuse to do the same this vestry hath therefore ordered Charles Turner, Clerk of the vestry to wait upon the said Capt Mathew Page and request him to be at ye next ensuing vestry to take ye oath according to ye law of this country as a vestry man aforesaid & to show his reasons to ye contrary.
Signed by Jno. Ball, minister, and ye other gentlemen of the Vestry.
Recordat per me CHARLES TURNER, Clerk of Vestry.
Vestry held in St. Peter's Church for St. Peter's parish, New Kent Co., ye 1686 Ann. Dom. Regis, Jan. 2nd.
Primo, Mr. John Ball, Minister, Mr. Gideon Macon, Mr. Jno. Rogor, Mr. Stephen Carlton, Mr. Geo. Smith, Mr. Will. Bassett, Mr. Witt Peasley, Vestrymen.
Mr. Jno. Parks, Mr. Thomas Mitshall, Mr. Henry Wyatt, Mr. Geo. Joanes, Church wardens.
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Tob. & Cask.
To Mr. Jno. Ball, Min., to serve untill ye 22 day of this
Instant 7250
To Charles Turner effititing untill 13 day of Dec'er next .. 2000
To Richard Joandes Sexton of ye lower Church. 0300 To Thomas Hart Sexton of ye Upper Church 0300 To Will Atkins to ye IIth Docom'r next 0300 To Diomi Wright 035C
To Ind. Alford for nursing a bastard child untill ye day of Dec'r next 1000
To Mr. Geo. Joanes as by acct. 1445
Mr. Gideon Macon as by acct. IO15
Mr. Thomas Mitshall per one gallon of wine OI20
To Capt. Joseph Forstor Sh'r pr birth arrv'l 0039
To Mr. James Slattor 0300
To Cash for 15419 lbs. Tob at 8 pesent. I232
To Sallory 16651 at 5 pesent 0832
17483 To Ball. due to ye P'sh lying in ye Church warden's hands. 0167
to be arrangable at the laying of ye next Levvy. .17650
By 542 Tithables at 32 Tob c 1/2 pr poll.
It is ordered that Mr. Thom. Mitshall, Dim Joandes do collect 321/2 lbs. of Tobb pr. poll from each tithable for paying ye above debts.
It is ordered next that Mr. Gideon Macon do at Court in all business relating to this parish as plaintiff or defendant or other- wise.
It is ordered that a thousand pounds of tobacco & cask be paid unto Mary Wilkinson for nursing a bastard child belonging to a servant woman of Capt. Joseph Forster this ensuing year.
It is ordered that Mr. Gideon Macon & Mr. God. Smith & Mr. Jno. Ropor do go down to parish of Blissland & to discover of gentlemen of vestry about dividing line of ye two according a formal agreement, and that they are hereby fully empowered to employ a Surveyor to run a dividing line in full confirmation of ye same.
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It is ordered that Mr. Thom. Joanes do aggree & bargain with some one person to keep the Ferry and to pay for the same as formerly.
Signed by Mr. Jno. Ball & other gentlemen of ye Vestry.
Recorded by MR. CHAS. TURNER, Clk of ye Vestry.
New Kent. At a vestry held at St. Peter's Church for St. Peter's parish, Nov. the 25, 1686, Anno Dom. Regis.
PRESENT.
Mr. Jno. Ball, minister ; Mr. Gideon Macon, Mr. Witt Bodlay, Mr. Cornelius Dabney, Mr. Will. Bassett, Mr. Geo. Smith, Mr. Jno. Parke, Vestrymen.
Mr. Geo. Smith, Mr. Jno. Parks, Mr. Steph. Carlton, Mr. Geo, Joanes, Church wardens.
Whereas at this present vestry held for St. Peter's parish at the upper Church Mr. Jno. Ball doth present himself unto ye vestry promising to officiate as minister. Therefore this vestry taking into consideration the present want of ye parish and desirous of the advancement of God's Glory & ye continuance of ye sacred function in this parish do consent & agree with ve said Mr. Jno. Ball Minister to officiate as minister in this s d parish of St. Peter's * at ye two churches, at ye lower church one Sunday & at ye upper church ye other for this ensuing year from ye date of those presents, at ye rate of one thousand pr month.
It is ordered that Charles Turner do offiate as Clk one com- plete year beginning from ye thirteenth of Dec'r next ensuing ye date of this order & to be allowed after ye date of two thou- sand for ye year.
It is ordered that Mr. Geo. Joanes & Mr. Thom. Mitshell Church wardens do prosecute any person or persons whatsoever within this parish of St. Peters that shall be or hath been found guilty of fornication.
It is ordered that Mr. John Lightfoot & family be added to ye Survey or of ye high way of ye lower road between the lower church & Black Creek mill.
It is ordered that Will Atkinson do keep ye Ferry and not to
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deny Mr. Jno. Ball a passage when occasion shall require and to be allowed as formerly.
Whereas Will Turner hath made complaint to this vestry that his help being too weak in clearing of ye highway, they are not able to perform. It is ordered therefore that the s'd Will. Turner shall have the help of tithables as formerly hath been & followeth viz: Sam'l Wady, Thom. Glass, Will Winston, Robert Anderson, Charles Fleming.
It is likewise ordered that a Register be kept in ye lower church of St. Peter's p'sh & that Charles Turner, Clerk of ye vestry be obligated to keep ye key of ye Chest where ye s'd Register Book is ordered to be kept and to enter all business relating to the parish in ye s'd Register book.
It is ordered that ye widow of Mathias Wood named Mabell Wood be allowed five hundred pounds of Tob & Cask as was formerly appointed for Mathias Wood by this vestry and to be paid at ye laying of the next Levie.
Signed by Mr. Jno. Ball Minister & other gentlemen of ye Vestry.
Recorded by MR. CHARLES TURNER, Clerk of the Vestry.
At a vestry held at St. Peter's Church for St. Peter's parish ye 23d day of Jan. Anno. Dom. Regis 1687.
Mr. Jno. Ball, Mr. Jno. Page, Minister; Mr. Gideon Macon, Mr. Will Peasley, Mr. Jno. Roper, Mr. Geo. Smith, Mr. Henry Wyatt, Mr. Will. Bassett; Mr. Thomas Mitchell, Church warden.
It is ordered that Mr. David Crafort be elected this day 3. vestryman in ye room & stead of Mr. Geo. Joanes duly deceased and that he have timely to agree at ye next vestry to take ye oath accordingly.
It is ordered ye Mr. Jno. Ball that he offi'ate as minister of this parish through two ensuing Sundays x * to be requited & to be allowed nine thousand pounds Tob & C.
Mr. Jno. Page minister now presenting himself to ye parish to offiate as Minister thereof, it is therefore ordered that ye time of Mr. Jno. Page, minister, did go in from ye first of July next & ye to be allowed usual allowance as one thousand pounds of Tobb & Csk. pr month, Mr. Jno. Page likewise
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Allowed unto Mr. Jno. Ball & C. to be paid at ye laying of ye nex Levie. Likewise ordered that a vestry be held at the Church of St. Peter's parish ye 3rd day of July, 1687.
Recorded by MR. CHARLES TURNER, Clerk of Vestry.
At a Vestry held at St. Peter's Church for St. Peter's parish this 5th day of October, 1687.
Mr. Jno. Page, minister.
Capt. Mathew Page, Gideon Macon, Mr. Cornelius Dabnee, Steph. Carleton, Henry Wyatt, Mr. Geo. Smith, Jno. Parke Sen, Mr. Thomas Mitchell, David Craford, Will. Peasley.
Jno. Ropor, Sen, Mr. Will. Bassett, Church wardens.
To Mr. Jno. Page Minister 3000
To Mr. Jno. Ball 9000
To Charles Turner 2000
To Thomas Hart, Sexton 0250
To Mr. Gideon Macon as by assignment of Rich'd Joanes for his Sexton's 250, for washing ye Surplice
and for cleaning about ye lower church in all. 550
To Mr. Jno. Alford for nursing a bastard child 1000
To Mary Wilkinson for ditto. 1000 To Mr. on ye acct of ye Es. of Mr. Car 2000
To ye Estate of Mr.
2000
To Atkinson for roofing Ferry 0800
To ye Widow Wood 0500
To Samuel Waddy for mending ye seats of ye church 0025
To Mr. David Craford for ye Church Lock 0040
To Cash for 22,165 Lbs. of Tob. at 8 per cent. I200
In all 25210
It is ordered that Mr. Jno. Roper Sen and Mr. Will. Bassett be Church wardens for those two next ensuing years, and that they collect forty and two lbs. of Tob. from each tithable in their several precincts, ye payment of ye above debts.
It is ordered that ye forementioned Church wardens do collect from twenty delinquents tithables in ye upper precinct of this parish hereafter mentioned, 321/2 Lbs. of Tob. P'r poll, and that
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they make due payment of same into ye estate of Mr. Geo. Joanes.
It is ordered that Mr. Jno. Page continue as Minister of this parish, and same the vestry hath agreed to pay twelve hundred Lbs. of Tob. per annum. It is ordered that Charles Turner con- tinue as Clerk for the ensuing year, and be allowed two thousand Lbs. of Tob. & C'k.
It is ordered that Will. Atkinson do Levie ye Ferry from ye IIth of December next, for the ensuing year, & to be allowed eight hundred of Tob. & Cs'k.
It is ordered that Mr. Thomas Mitchell do prosecute ye woman servant belonging to Capt. Jo. Forster for having a bastard child, and then to be cleared from ye office of a Church warden, hav- ing this day Ball acct. with ye vestry.
It is ordered that Mr. John Alford now having a bastard child in keeping and having two Roads, two thousand Lbs. of Tob. & C'k, doth now discharge ye parish from ye same & is likewise or- dered by this vestry to keep the s'd child to serve according to Law & to discharge ye parish from ye same.
It is agreed & understood by this present vestry & is likewise ordered that if any of the s'd vestryment shall at ye appointment of ve vestry be absent from ye same, shall pay fifty Lbs. of Tobb. & Csk. to ye use of ye parish without a lawful excuse showing acct. ye next ensuing vestry.
Recorded by me,
CHARLES TURNER, Clerk of Vestry.
At a Vestry held at St. Peter's Church for St. Peter's parish this 3Ist day of March, 1688.
PRESENT :
Mr. Jno. Page, Minister ; Captain Mathew Page, Will Peasley, Mr. Gideon Macon, Henry Wyatt, Mr. Geo. Smith, Mr. Jno. Parke, Mr. Thomas Mitchell, Corn. Dabnie.
Mr. Jno. Ropor, Sr., Mr. Will. Bassett, Church wardens.
It is ordered by this present vestry of Mr. Jno. Ropor & Mr. Will. Bassett, Church wardens, of this parish, do employ a Sur- veyor to run a dividing line line between the parish of St. Peter's & ye parish of Blissland upon ye 30th of May next, according [1)
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an agreement of two vestry of Blissland parish in ye year 1678 for ye dividing of ye same & y't ye Church wardens of this parish do give ye Church wardens of Blissland ye twenty days' notice of ye same & ye Mr. Rich'd Littlepage, Capt. Jos- eph Forster, Mr. Geo. Polegreen, Mr. Henry Benskin, or any two of those be requested to be there on ye same day to take their evi- dence as shall then be brought before them, ye place of meeting being at the beginning of ye dividing line, called Capt. Bassett's Landing, next by, 10 of ye clock of ye on ye s'd 30th day of May.
It is ordered that Mr. James Moss have notice by ye Clerk to be at the next Vestry, being elected a vestryman in ye stead of Mr. Stephen Carlton, deseased.
It is ordered yt Mr. Will. Bassett do repair ye upper floors ac- cording to ye agreement which he has made with ye workman.
It is ordered y't ye Tithables appointed to Mr. Geo. Smith for ye clearing of ye Highway be joined to ye said Tithables be- longing to Mr. Gideon Macon & so to keep both roads in repair.
Recorded by me, CHARLES TURNER, Clerk of Parish.
At a Vestry hold at ye Church of St. Peter's parish for ye s'd parish this 24th day of May, 1688.
PRESENT :
Gideon Macon, Geo. Smith, David Craford, Thom. Mitshell, Mr. Cornelius Dabne, Will. Peasley, Jno. Parks, Sr., James Moss. Mr. Will. Bassett, Church warden.
It is ordered by this present vestry y't Mr. James Moss is this day added unto ye vestry of this present parish instead of Mr. Stephen Carlton, deseased.
It is ordered y't Thomas Pontin be allowed 7,000 Lbs. of Tobb. & Cask for building ye Church according to details of agreement, and that all former agreements relating to ye said vestry & Pon- tin be made void of consent.
It is ordered that Mr. Gideon Macon do agree for shingles, and that * may be thought sufficient to ye finishing ye upper floor, & what he does therein to be allowed by this present vestry.
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It is ordered y't ye Church wardens do provide a minister for our Church to officiate once a month untill further order.
Recorded by MR. CHAS. TURNER, Clk Vestry.
At a Vestry hold at St. Peter's parish Church on ye behalf of ye s'd parish this 3rd day of Sept., 1688.
PRESENT :
Gideon Macon, Corn. Daberni, Geo. Smith, Hen. Wyatt, Mr. Thom. Mitchell, James Moss.
Mr. Jno. Roper, Mr. Will. Bassett, Church wardens.
It is ordered by this present vestry that Mr. Gideon Macon do & is hereby impowered to appear before his Excelansy Francis Lord Howard, Baron of Effingham, his Majes' Left. Gen'l of Virga. & ye Hon'l Counsoll of States upon ye Ioth day of ye next Gen'l Court in obedience to an order of his Excell. to y't purpose to answer ye complaint of Mr. Lancelott Bathurst, at- torney of ye vestry of Blissland parish, concerning dividing line to be run between ye parish of Blissland & ye parish of St. Peter's, according to an agreement & conclusion of twelve men Elected by an order of vestry of ye whole parish of Blissland before ye same * and this present vestry hath Ratified and Con- firmed all whatsoever ye mason shall act or do in & about ye premises above s'd.
It is ordered that Mr. Hen. Wyatt be fined 50 lbs. of Tobb. for not appearing at ye last Vestry and now not give a just Rea- son at this meeting.
It is ordered that Mr. David Crawford & Mr. Jno. Parks at ye next vestry do show a just reason for their not appearing at this present vestry, and to be fined 50 Lbs. of Tobb., each person according to an agreement formerly made & Recorded.
Jno. Roper, Gideon Macon, Will. Bassett, James Moss, Thomas Mitchell.
Church wardens: Henry Wyatt, Corn'. Dabnei, Geo. Smith. Gideon Macon.
Registered by order of vestry.
MR. CHARLES TURNER, Clerk of Vestry.
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At a Vestry held at St. Peter's uper Church on the behalfe of St. Peter's parish, this 3rd day of November, 1688.
PRESENT :
Capt. Mathew Page, Gideon Macon, Mr. Corne' Dabbonie, Thom's Mitchell, Geo. Smith, John Parke, Mr. Henry Wyatt, James Moss, Vestrymen.
Will. Bassett, Mr. John Ropor, Church wardens.
To ve Estate of Mr. John Page, deseased . 6150
To Mr. John Ball for foore sermons by agreement I 200
To Mr. James Slater for 5 sermons by agree't, and 5 ser- mons before agree't, in all 2500
To Chas. Turner to ye 13th day December next 2000
To Rich'd Joanes, Sexton of ye Lower Church (250) for for holding Church plate 0310
To Thom. Hart, sexton of ye upper Church 025℃
To Rich'd Joanes as Assignee of Will for keeping ferree 08oc To Mr. Gideon Macon, as assignee of John Edmondson, for work done at ye Lower Church 0394
0025 To Servt's fees
To Mr. Will Bassett, Church w'n as by acc't, Charge for work done towards ye uper Church 6352
To Mr. Macon, Due to Ballance acc't to this day 0333 To Capt. * * Page for searching ye public record con- cerning ye division of ye psh. 0050
To Mr. Ropor as by acct. being Church warden 1500
To Mr. Macon upon ye delivering 15,000 shingles & two barrels of Tar at 200 Lb. of Tobb 3400
To Mr. Alford for * ye Glasier foure days 0030
To Mr. Mitchell for Clk. fees when he was Church warden 0063 To Mr. Major for posting ye lower Church as by agreement with Mr. Mitchell 0500
To Stephen Crump for a Stock lock & key for the lower Church 0050
To Thom. Pontin when it may be adjudged he hath per- formed half ye work agreed upon with Mr. Bassett to be pay'd 3500
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To remain in ye Church warden's hands to give an acc't at ye laying of ye next levy 30818
To Cash for 30818 Lbs. of Tobb. at 8 per cent. 2465
To Sallary for 33283 Lbs. of Tobb. at 5 per cent. 1664
Totall
3494
Cr't.
By 573 Tithables at 63 per poll 3494
It is ordered that Church wardens do collect 63 Lbs. of Tobb. from each Tithable for ye payment of ye above charge.
It is ordered y't ye Church wardens doe agree w'th some per- son to keep ye Ferry, and to give him ye usiall allowance for the same.
It is ordered y't Mr. David Craford & Mr. John Parks doe pay unto Mr. Bassett, Church warden, 5 1b. of Tobb. each of them for not appearing at the last vestry according to a former order mad to y't purpose.
It is ordered y't Charles Turner doe efficiate as Clerke this en- suing yeare & be allowed at ye rate of 2000 lbs. of Tobb & Cask p'r yeare.
Recorded by order, p'r me.
CHARLES TURNER, Clk of the Vestry.
At a vestry heid at St. Peter's parish Church on behalf of ye St. Peter's parish this 4th day of May, 1689.
PRESENT :
Gideon Macon, Thom. Mitchell, Mr. Hen. Wyatt, Corn' Dab- nie, James Moss.
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