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Present Major Maximilian Boush Capt: Henry Moore Capt: Jacob Ellegood
Capt: Francis Moseley vestry men
mr: John Gornto
Prosessioners appointed
[24]
Pursuant to an order of princess ann County Court dated the 7th Instant re- quireing us to direct processioning of lands in our parish according to the act of assembly in that behalf made we do therefore order that the Severall persons hereafter named in their Severall presincts warn in the inhabitants in their divisions to go & prosession all the lands therein takeing care to comply with the Said act- persons appointed to perform prosessioning are John Nicholas the South Side Eastern branch & amos moseley North Side to begin the first munday in September: John Hunter & Samuel Boush little creek to be- gin 2nd munday in September: John Thorowgood western Shore on this Side the ferry James Bannister the other Side, Henry Snail & John whitehurst in the woods to begin 3rd munday, matthew Ellegood William Consaul Lower presinct Eastern Shore, Henry Leamont upper part Same presinct to begin 4th munday in September: John Henly Senior, James Whitehurst, Henry Da[uley], James Spratt upper presinct Eastern Shore [to begin the 1st & 2nd munday in October], [in black water to begin the] 3rd munday in October [and that they make return thereof as the] act Directs
Test Charles Sayer Clerk [of] Vestry
[23]
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VESTRY BOOK OF LYNNHAVEN PARISH
Linhaven) Parish I
At a vestery held for laying the leavy the 30th Oc[tober 1735]
Mr: Henry Barlow minister
Col: Anthony Walkel Capt: Francis Land Church wardens
Present
Capt: John Moseley charles Sayer mr: James Nimmo Major Maximilian Boush Capt: Henry Moore mr: John Gornto mr: John Bonney 1
mr: Christo'r Burrowgh Capt: Francis Moseley Capt: Jacob Ellegood
a
The . . Parish Debtor
li. Tobo:
To the reverend mr: Henry Barlow minister Convenient 16000
To mr: Ezra Brook clerk of the Church [1000]
To mr: William Keeling clerk of the Eastern Shore Chappel [1000]
To mr: Andrew Peacock clerk of the upper Chappel [1000]
To Lawrence Dawley for keeping John Bishop [600]
To Katherine Cotton for keeping Standleys child 5 months
[250]
To the Collector for Convenience of mr: Barlows Tobo:
[4000]
To mary wishard for keeping George Griffens child [400]
To mr: Christopher Burrowgh for burying Thomas Phillips [150]
To Cockroft for keeping Glode Witchards child [300]
To adam Tooly for keeping Dennis Care's child 5 months [165]
To John Rudd for keeping another of Said Cares children 5 months [225]
To Col: Anthony Walke for Tarr oyle & paint for new Church [1000]
To william Hancock for keeping Mary Kelly 7 weeks
[65]
To Benjamine Burrowgh for his relief [250]
To Eve Etheridge for keeping Horshay's child 5 months [165]
To the Church wardens to be imployed in finishing new Church
20[000]
To Charles Sayer clerk of the vestry & by accompt
[586]
To Elizabeth Day for her releif .
[250]
To James Langley for keeping cares child
[160]
To the Church wardens to be imployed in repairing gleeb houses []500]
To the fraction brought from the county leavy [248]
4 per Ct: for casque & 4 per Ct: for accounting on 48981 [3918]
Cr: By 1231 Tythables at 43: each 52933
[53147]
By a fraction to the Collector [214]
[53147]
[25] [Ordered that Collect & receive from each Tythable person in this] parish fourty three pounds of Tobacco being [the] parish leavy this year that he make payment thereof [to] every Claimor as above Directed
This day agreed with John Griffen to keep Mary Griffen the Ensuing year for three hundred and fifty pounds of Tobacco to be leavied for him in the next parish leavy.
Note at head of Page 24 of Vestry Book, inadvertently omitted in transcription: "Henry Dauley being Gon to Sea by a verball direction of Some of the vestrymen William Cornick is appointed in the room of the Said
"Charles Sayer Clerk [of] Vestry"
Dauley. "
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VESTRY BOOK OF LYNNHAVEN PARISH
On the motion of Col: Edward Moseley 'tis unanimusly agreed & Liberty given him to Erect a hanging Pewe on the north Side of the New Church at his own cost for himself his grandson mr: Edward Hack Moseley Captain Anthony & Capt: fran- cis Moseley's
Charles Sayer Clerk [of] Vestry
Linhaven) Parish
At a Vestry held the 25th of June 1736
Reverend Henry Barlow minister Col: Anthony Walke Church warden
Present Capt: francis Moseley Charles Sayer
mr: James Nimmo Capt: Jacob Ellegood] vestry men
mr: James Kempe being chosen a vestry man of this parish and haveing taken all the Oaths Enjoin'd and Subscrib'd the Test is admited a member of the Said vestry
This day Received from mr: Peter malbone the New Church and Do discharge him from his obligation of building & finishing the same, he hereby obleiging him- self to Stop the punk holes in the wall & fasten the Tyle if they want dureing the Said malbones life
Agreed with francis Moseley to Clean the New Church for which he is to have two hundred pounds of Tobacco per year leavy'd in the parish Leavy to commence from the 9th July next
Charles Sayer Clerk [of] Vestry
[26] Linhaven? Parish }
At a Vestry held the 10th of July 1736
Reverend Henry Barlow minister Col: Anthony Walke Church warden
mr: Christopher Burrowgh Charles Sayer
Capt: francis Moseley mr: James Nimmo
Present
Capt: Henry Moore
Major Maximilian Boush( vestry men
Capt: Jacob Ellegood mr: John Bonney
mr: John Gornto mr: James Kempe
1
Gleeb house repaired &ca:
Resolved that itis necessary to repair the dwelling house on the Gleeb by put- ing brick [walls] thereto mending& Stoping the leaks in the roof, also that an addition be made On the garden Side Sixteen foot long twelve foot wide brick walls & chimney, and agreed with mr: James Langley to make the repair for eight thousand pounds of Tobo: to be leavyed this year: & for the new addition the Sum of Seven thousand pounds of Tobo: to be Leavyed next year
Robinson build a Pew
On the motion of mr: William Robinson Liberty is given him to build a hanging Pew on the north Side of the new Church (& in case the family of the moseleys who have had the first liberty refuse to accept thereoff then the Said Robin- son to have the liberty of building the first Pew as aforeSaid not obstructing the light of the windows
Church wardens
Resolved that Col: Anthony Walke be continued Church warden for the Ensuing year & Capt: Jacob Ellegood being Elected in the room of Capt: francis Land 'tis therefor ordered they Execute the said office particularly in placeing & Seating the people in the New Church
Assignment of pews
For preserving order desency peace & Harmony in the New Church 'tis resolved & the vestry doe hereby assign & appoint the two upper opposite great Pews for the Magestrates & their wives: the next adjoyning pew on the north Side of the Church to the family of the Thorowgoods as their privilege in consideration of the gift of our gleeb by that family: the third great pew on the north Side for the vestry men & their wives- the pew on the north side of the Communion Table is assign'd to the family & Name of the Walkes as a benefit formerly granted them in Consideration of gifts & Services made & done by Col: Thomas Walke deceased & Col: Anthony Walke the Senior: the next great pew on the South Side for the Elder women of good repute & magestrates daughters: the other great pew on the Same Side for Such women as the Churchwardens with the appro- bation of the vestry Shall think fit to place therein
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VESTRY BOOK OF LYNNHAVEN PARISH
[27] Persons apointed to keep order &ca:
Resolved that mr: Patrick Hackett is a fitt person to Sett up in the gallery to keep everybody in order & if boy's or any other person will not be restrained but doe any indecency he is hereby required to report Same to the Church war- dens who are Desired to take proper measures to punish Such disorderly person: Likewise mr: francis Moseley is appointed to look out of doors & if any person or persons are Siting & talking or Commiting any indecency dureing divine Ser- vice, he is hereby Impowered to Commit them to the care of the Constable & in- form the Churchwardens thereof to be Dealt with as the Law requires
Charles Sayer Clerk [of] Vestry
Linhaven } Parish
At a vestry held the 2nd of August 1736
Reverend Henry Barlow minister Col: Anthony Walke Church wardens Capt: Jacob Ellegood
Charles Sayer
Major Henry Spratt Capt: francis Moseley mr: James Nimmo Capt: Henry Moore - vestry men
Alteration of the New addition
Resolved that the former agreement with mr: Langley for the new addition on the Gleeb Land be altered as to the biggness of the Said building & instead thereof agreed that the Said Langley make the addition fourteen foot Square within the walls which are to be of brick a chimney Starecase, two sash win- dows, two doors & compleatly finish the outside and lower Roome of the Said house in every respect as mentioned in the former agreement for which he is to have & receive the Same reward and in the Same manner as in the Said agreement mentioned
Charles Sayer Clerk [of] Vestry
[28]
Linhaven \
Parish
At a Vestry held for laying the Leavy the 16th October 17[36]
Reverend Henry Barlow minister Col: Anthony Walke - Church wardens Major Jacob Ellegood
[capt: James Nimmo Charles Sayer mr: John Gornto (vestry men
Present { Capt: Henry Moore [ capt: James Kempe
The . . Parish . . . is . . Debtor 11. Tobo:
To the Reverend Henry Barlow minister Convenient 16000
To mr: Ezra Brook clark of the Church 1000
To mr: william Keeling clark of the Eastern Shore Chappel 1000
To mr: Andrew Peacock clark of the upper Chappel 1000
Leavy
To Lawrence Dawley for keeping John Bishop 600
To the Collector for the Conveniency of the ministers Tobo: 4000
To John Griffen for keeping his brothers child 350
To Cockroft old for keeping Glode witchards child 500
To adam Tooly for keeping Dennis Cares child 400
To John Rudd for keeping another of Said Cares children 550
To mr: william Happer by account for Sallivating 3 persons 3200
To Sarah Airy for keeping Dobbs in Sallivating 300
To Eve Etheridge for keeping Horseys child 700
To Thomas Moore for keeping Edmond Ellegoods child 1 month 10 days 69
Present - Major Maximilian Boush mr: James Kempe
23
VESTRY BOOK OF LYNNHAVEN PARISH
To mr: Ezra Brooke per account aboute the register book 300
To William Hancock for burying Mary Kelley per account 140
To Josiah Tainer for burying Patrick Burke per account 200
To the Church wardens to be paid to mr: James Langley Į for repairing the gleeb house by agreement 8000
To Charles Sayer clark of the vestry & by account 580
To mr: francis Moseley for cleaning the Church &ca: 70
To Joseph Harmon for keeping William Harveys child 250
To mrs: margaret Land for the ballance of Capt: Lands account 135
" 6 per Ct: for accounting & 4 per Cent: for caske on 39404 . is . . 3940 43344
Cr: By 1256 Tythables at 343 each 43332
By the fraction remaining 12 43344
Avers to keep Hough
Walke to pay Nichalson [29] Condon col- lect parish leavy
agreed with Sarah Avers to keep a child belonging to Daniel Hough the Ensuing year for which She is to have five hundred pounds of Tobo: leavyed in the next parish Leavy
Ordered that Col: Anthony Walke pay to mrs: Eliza: Nichalson Six pounds ten shilings & Six pence out of the parish money, it being due to her for boarding & Looking after Elizabeth & Benjamin Burrowgh in the time of their Sallivation
Ordered that Capt: James Condon Collect & Receive from Each Tythable person in this parish the Sum of 342 pounds of Tobo :- for the parish Leavy this year that he make payment thereof to Each claimer as Directed by the Said Leavy
Whereas Several of the inhabitants of this parish has not thought fit to ac- cept off, & others to keep to the Seats & pews the Church wardens have assigned to & placed them, in the new Church lately built; to the great disturbance & disorder of the congregation; to prevent which Disorder in the Said Church for the future, we the vestry of the Said parish have meet at the parish Church, & after due consideration, have assigned & Register'd the adjacent persons & family's according to their Several Stations, the most proper Seats or pews; & do hereby publish & declare, that who, or whatsoever person or persons Shall assume to themselves a power: or take the Liberty to place themselves or others in any other Seats or pews in the Said Church: Shall be Esteem'd a Disorderly person & may Expect to be dealt with according to Law; and we Doe further im- power and appoint the Church wardens for the future to place all persons in the church of the Said parish
Test Charles Sayer Clerk [of] Vestry
At a meeting of the Vestry the 2nd March 1736[/7]
Col: Anthony Walke Church wardens Major Jacob Ellegood
capt: John Moseley Charles Sayer
Present { Major francis Moseley Icapt: James Kempe
Capt: James Nimmo } vestry men
The old Church given for a School
On the motion of Col: Anthony Walke that the old Church woo'd be a Convenient place to make a public Schoole off for instructing children in learning, that liberty might be given for applying it to that purpose, the vestry takeing the Same under their consideration & agreeing to the Said proposeall also being of opinion that after it is made Commodious 'twould be an Encouragement to induce a master constantly to attend thereon; doe therefore unanimously Resolve that the Said Church be, and it is hereby given for the use aforeSaid, and to & for no: other use or purpose whatsoever
Test Charles Sayer Clerk [of] Vestry
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VESTRY BOOK OF LYNNHAVEN PARISH
At a Vestry held for laying the Leavy the 2nd November 1737
Reverend Henry Barlow Minister Col: Anthony Walke Major Jacob Ellegood Church wardens
Major francis Moseley Charles Sayer
Present { Capt: James Nimmo Capt: Henry Moore ( vestry men mr: John Gornto Capt: James Kempe
The . . Parish . . is . . Debtor li. Tobo:
To the Reverend Henry Barlow minister Convenient 16000
To mr: Ezra Brooke clark of the Church 1000
To mr: William Keeling clark of the Eastern Shore Chappel 1000
To mr: andrew Peacock clark of the upper Chappel 1000
To Lawrence Dawley for keeping John Bishop 600
To the Collector for the Conveniency of the ministers Tobo: 4000
To John Griffen for keeping his brothers child 350
To Cockroft Old for keeping Glode witchards child 500
To adam Tooly for keeping Dennis Care's child 400
To John Rudd for keeping another Said Care's children 500
Leavy To mr: william Happer for Sallivating Benjamin Burrowgh &ca & per acct: 1665 To Eliza: Jenkins for looking after Mary Brown per account 137
To Eve Etheridge for keeping Horsey's child 600
To Thomas Moore for keeping Edmond Ellegood's child 600
To francis Moseley for cleaning the church &ca: per Agreement 300
To Joseph Harman for keeping William Harveys child 500
To John Buskey for a leavy overcharg'd last year 54
To Thomas Cartwright for keeping Simon franklins child 500
To Thomas Wishard on account Ditto's children as per ballance account 300
To Mary Whitehurst for keeping Rachel Whitehurst child 300
To the Church wardens to be paid to James Langley for the new! building on the gleeb Land 7000
To Charles Sayer clark of the vestry & by account 590
To Thomas Moore for keeping Daniel Hough's child 500
To Ditto to carry the Said child to its father per agreement 200
To Joseph Harman for burying Barbara Burrowgh 100
To the Church wardens to pay for the Seller on the gleeb land 1800
To John Harper for cureing Mary Griffen 200
= fraction brought from the county leavy 214
6 per Cent for accounting & 4 per Cent for caske on 40910 4091
45001
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VESTRY BOOK OF LYNNHAVEN PARISH
Cr: By 1270 Tythables at 35-1/4 each
44767
By a fraction to be accounted for
234
45001
[3]] Linhaven Į Parish
At a vestery held the 27th June anno 1738
Reverend Henry Barlow minister Col: Anthony Walke Col: Jacob Ellegood Church wardens
Capt: Henry Moore
Resolved that the chamber windows of the old house on the gleeb: be glaiz'd & the chambers new plaister'd & whitewash'd the milkhouse covered with good oak boards & the inside plaister'd, that the church wardens agree with Some proper person to perform the Said Service or any other Small thing necessary to the Said repair with liberty to the Said Churchwardens or either of them if they think fit to doe the Said work & bring in their account at the next leavy
Test Charles Sayer Clerk [of] Vestry
Linhaven ) Parish
At a vestry held for laying the Leavy the 26th October 1738
Reverend Henry Barlow minister Col: Anthony Walke Col: Jacob Ellegood
Churchwardens
Capt: John Moseley capt: James Nimmo
Present ( mr: John Bonney
Charles Sayer Capt: Henry Moore mr: John Gornto vestry men
Capt: James Kempe
The . . Parish . . is . . Debtor li. Tobo:
To the Reverend Henry Barlow minister Convenient 16000
-
To mr: Ezra Brooke clark of the Church 1000
To mr: William Keeling clark of the Eastern Shore Chappel 1000
To mr: Andrew Peacock clark of the upper Chappel 1000
To Lawrence Dawley for keeping John Bishop 600
To the Collector for the conveniency of the ministers Tobo: 4000
To Cockroft old for keeping Glod witchards child 400
400
To John Red for keeping another Said Cares children 500
To Eve Etheridge for keeping Horseys child
600
To Joseph Harman for keeping William Harveys child 500
To francis Moseley for cleaning the Church &ca: 300
To Mary Whitehurst for keeping Rachel Whitehurst child 300
To Thomas Moore for keeping Edmond Ellegoods child 600
To Thomas Cartwright for keeping franklins child 500
To Thomas Moor for Releif of his Sister Ann to this time 200
27900
Present Capt: James Nimmo Charles Sayer Capt: James Kempe vestry men
gleeb house repaired
Leavy
To adam Tooly for keeping Dennis cares child
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VESTRY BOOK OF LYNNHAVEN PARISH
Brought forward 27900
[ 32]
To Charles Sayer clark of the vestry & by account [730]
To Thomas Cartwright for keeping Ann Tainer while Salivated 200
To mr: Henry woodhouse for a leavy overcharg'd last year 48
To mary Broughton for Releife of her 3 children 600
To mary morris for keeping another Said Broughtons children 200
To Capt: James Condon for Insolvants per account 240
6 per Ct: for Collecting & 4 per Ct: for casque on 29718 2971
Cr: By 1327 Tythables at 242 Each 32511
32689
fraction carryed to the county leavy 178 32689
Ordered that Capt: Charles Malbone Sheriff Receive from each Tythable person in this parish the Sum of twenty four & a half pounds of Tobacco being the parish leavy this year & make payment thereof to each Claimor as above di- rected
Test Charles Sayer Clerk [of] Vestry
Linhaven Parish 1
At a vestry held the 10th of May 1739
Reverend Henry Barlow minister Col: Anthony Walke
Col: Jacob Ellegood
Churchwardens
Present [ Charles Sayer Capt: James Kempe
Capt: James Nimmo \ vestry men mr: John Gornto
Procession- ing apptd:
Pursuant to an order of princess ann County Court requiring us to Cause a pro- cessioning of land in our parish according to the act of assembly we doe there- fore order that the Several persons hereafter named in their Several presincts warn in the inhabtants in their divisions to goe & procession all the lands therein takeing care to comply with the Said act ..... Persons appointed to perform processioning are William Hancock & Nathaniel Nicholas on the South Side of the Eastern branch, Tully Robinson Smyth & Charles Smyth the north Side to begin the first Munday in September: Thomas Hunter & George Wishard in little Creek to begin the 2nd munday: Thomas Haynes & James Hunter the lower part of the western Shore: Thomas Langley & John fentris the upper part to be- gin the 3rd munday: matthew Pallet, Lemuel Cornick & adam Hayes in the Lower presinct of the Eastern Shore to begin the 4th munday: Thomas Spratt & william morris the upper part of the upper presinct of the Eastern Shore, Peter mal- bone, Thomas morse & Thomas ward Junior the lower part of that presinct to begin the first & Second mundaysin october, Kitely Roe & Robert Reed in black water to begin the third munday in october & that they make return thereof as that act Directs
[33] New members elected
Resolved that Capt: Nathaniel Newton, mr: Edward Hack Moseley, mr: John Hunter mr: adam Tooly, mr: John Whitehurst, mr: Job Gasking & & mr: George Wishard be appointed vestry men of this parish if they think fit to Quallify for the Same
Smoke house built
Resolved that a New Smoke house be built on the gleeb Land to be twelve foot Square with good oak boards- that the Church wardens or either of them agree with a workman to perform the Said work on the best Terms they can for money
Test Charles Sayer Clerk [of] Vestry
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VESTRY BOOK OF LYNNHAVEN PARISH
Linhaven } Parish
At a vestry held for laying the Leavy the 15th October 1739
Reverend Henry Barlow minister Col: Jacob Ellegood Church warden
Charles Sayer Capt: James Nimmo - pt: James Kempe - vestry men
Present Capt: Henry Moore Major Nathaniel Newton mr: John Hunter mr: Job Gasking
The . . Parish . . is . . Debtor li. Tobo:
To the reverend Henry Barlow Convenient 16000
To mr: Ezra Brooke Clark of the Church 1000
To mr: william Keeling clark of the Eastern Shore Chapel 1000
To mr: Andrew Peacock clark of the upper Chappel 1000
Leavy
To Lawrence Dauley for keeping John Bishop 600
To the Collector for the Conveniency of the ministers Tobo: 4000
To Cockroft Old for keeping Glode witchards child 300
To adam Tooly for keeping Dennis Cares child 400
To John Redd for keeping another Said Cares children 400
To Eve Etheridge for keeping Horsey's child 500
To Eliz: Harmon for keeping Harveys child ass[igned] to John Harper 400
To francis Moseley for Cleaning the Church &ca: 300
To M[ary] Whitehurst for keeping Rachel Whitehurst child 300
To Thomas Moore for keeping Edmond Ellegoods child 600
To Thomas Cartwright for keeping franklins child 400
To Thomas Moore for Releif of his sister 400
To James Brock for keeping E: Milasons Child 8 months 266
To mr: William Happer for Sallivating Broughtons wife 1000
To Mary Scady for keeping Barringtons child 10 months 250
To Anthony Williamson for keeping the Same child 3 months 75
To James fentris for keeping Isdells child 1 year 500
To Henry Moore for cleaning Eastern Shore chapel & Spring 100
To Charles Sayer clark of the vestry & by accompt 520
To John Harper for cureing Ann Goughs foot 200
To willis Nicholas for keeping Barringtons child 6 weeks 150
To wm: fentris Junior for keeping E: Milason when she lay in 1 month 200
To the Churchwardens to be imployed towards a New chappel at pungo 12000
To Ditto to provide pullpit cloth & cussion & cloth for the Table 4000
To a fraction from the county leavy 11& to the Sheriff to acct: for 3: 14
6 per Ct: for accounting & 4 per Ct: for caske on 46861 4686
51561
Cr: By 1343 Tythables at 38-1/4 per pole 51561
[34
·
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VESTRY BOOK OF LYNNHAVEN PARISK
Ordered that Capt: James Kempe Sheriff Receive from Each Tythable person in this parish 38-1/4 pounds of Tobo: for the parish leavy this year & make pay- ment thereof to each claimor as above Directed
Cribb built
Resolved that a good cribb of twelve foot long be built on the gleeb Land to be made with good mauld popler peices that the Churchwardens agree with Some person to Doe the Same as Soon as posable
Test Charles Sayer Clerk [of] Vestry
Linhaven? Parish }
At a Vestry held the first day of March 1739[/40]
Reverend Henry Barlow minister Col. Anthony Walke Col. Jacob Ellegood Churchwardens
Present Charles Sayer Mr. John Gornto Mr. John Hunter Mr. George Wishart
Capt. Henry Moore Mr. Job Gasking Capt. James Condon vestrymen
Mr. Adam Tooly
chappel placed
Resolved that at William Dyers is the most convenient place to build a new chappel (Excepting the black water presinct, who are Excluded from paying any part of the Cost or charge of building the same Except what is already Leavyed
Bigness of the Chappel
[35]
Resolved that the New chappel be built fifty foot long Twenty five foot wide within the walls, which is to be of brick, & fifteen foot hight, covered with heart cypress Shingles, & a gallery of fifteen foot long; three large sash win- dows on the north side & two on the south side, two over the communion table, two small ones at the end where the gallery is, three large wainscot pews, two on the north side & one on the south side, the wall to be two & a half bricks thick from the foundation to the water table & two bricks from that to the top of the wall; & round the Communion table to be neatly rail'd & banistred
agreement with James for cappel
Agreed with James James to build the aboveSaid chappel for the sum of three hundred Twenty two pounds Ten shillings which is to be compleatly finished According to art
Ordered that Anthony Walke, Jacob Ellegood, Nathaniel Newton, John Bonney, & John Gornto gentlemen sometime in this month repair to the plantation of Will- iam Dyers, to view & resolve on the place where to Erect the new Chappel
Test Arthur Sayer Clerk [of] Vestry
Linhaven ) Parrish)
At a Vestry held for laying the leavy the 14th October 1740
Reverend Henry Barlow minister Col. Anthony Walke Col. Jacob Ellegood
Churchwardens
Capt. James Kempe Mr. John Bonney
Present Mr. John Gornto Mr. John Whitehurst Mr. George Wishart & Vestrymen Mr. John Hunter
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