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Anthony Walke
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Linhaven Į Parrish (
At a Vestry held for laying the leavy October 10th 1748
The Reverend Mr. Robert Dickson minister
Col. Anthony Walke
Col. Jacob Ellegood
} Churchwardens
Capt. James Kempe Capt. James Nimmo
Present 1 Major Thomas WalkQ Mr. John Gornto
Major Nathaniel Newton - Vestrymen
Mr. John Hunter
Mr. John Whitehurst Capt. George Wishart
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VESTRY BOOK OF LYNNHAVEN PARISH The Parrish [is] . Dr:
[li. Tobo: ]
To the Reverend Mr. Robert Dickson Minister Convenient 12000
To Mr. Thomas Grainger Clerk of the Church 1000
To Capt. William Keeling Clerk [of the] Eastern Shore Chappel 1000
To Mr. Cason Moore Clerk of the Upper Chappel 1000
To Mary Morris towards her releif 400
To the Collector for Conveniency of the ministers Tobo: 3000
To Robert Whitehurst for Cleaning the Church 300
To Alec Marsh for keeping John Marsh an Infant 400
To Thomas Moore for keeping Edmond Ellegoods child 200
To Capt. William Keeling for cleaning the Eastern Shore Chappel 100
To Cockroft 01d for keeping & burying Richard Adams 950
To William Dyer for Cleaning the Upper Chappel & well 200
To John Holt for keeping his mother 800
To John Ashby for keeping his wifes mother 500
To Cockroft Old for keeping two of Katherine Knowlands children 800
To William Cason for keeping John Williams 300
To Thomas Cartwright for Nursing Eliza. Southern (to be paid Col. Walke) 1200
To Arthur Sayer Clerk of the vestry & by account 450
To the Churchwardens for repairs on the Gleeb 10000
To Robert Wood towards his releif 300
To John Sherwood for keeping his wifes mother 400
To Mary Whitehurst for keeping Mary McClary 400
To the Churchwardens for cure of Jobsons children 800
To Barbara Keeling for keeping William Sutton Whites child 400
To Doctor Happer for Sallivating Elizabeth Southern 1000
To William Dale for keeping Ruth McBrides child 400
To John Airs for keeping Robert Wood 4 months 200
6 per Ct. for accounting & 4 per Ct. for Cask on 38500
3850
Cr: By 1559 Tythables @ 27 per pole 42093
42350
Fraction Carryed to the County 257
42350
Ordered that the Sherif receive from Each Tythable person in this Parrish [twenty seven] pounds of Tobo: being the parrish leavy this year and make payment thereof to Each claimer as above directed
Agreed by this vestry that James Kempe, Nathaniel Newton and John Hunter Gentlemen view & se[e] that the work now doing in & About the gleeb house be faithfully done & in workmanlike manner by Samuel Hollowell who is Im- ployd to do the Said work Anthony Walke
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VESTRY BOOK OF LYNNHAVEN PARISH
Lynhaven Parrish }
At a Vestry held for laying the Leavy October 26th 1749
The Reverend Mr. Robert Dickson Minister Col. Anthony Walke 1 Church Wardens
Col. Jacob Ellegood
Major Nathaniel Newton Capt. James Kempe
Present _ Mr. Job Gasking Major Thomas Walke 1 Mr. John Whitehurst ). John Whitehead / Vestry men Mr. John Gornto
The Parrish is Debtor [li. Tobo:]
To the Reverend Mr. Robert Dickson Minister Convenient 16000
To Mr. Thomas Grainger Clerk of the Church 1500
To Capt. William Keeling Clerk of the Eastern Shore Chappel 625
To Mr. Cason Moore Clerk of the Upper Chappel 1500
To Mary Morris towards her releif 400
To the Collector for Conveniency of the ministers Tobo: 4000
To Major Francis Moseley for Cleaning the Church 300
To Alec Marsh for keeping John Marsh an Infant 400
To Peter Ellet for keeping the Eastern Shore chappel 100
To William Dyer for cleaning the Upper Chappel & well 200
To John Holt for keeping his mother 800
To John Ashby for keeping his wifes mother 500
To Cockroft Old for keeping two of Katherine Knowlands children 700
To William Cason for keeping John Williams 300
To Arthur Sayer Clerk [of the] vestry & by account 615
To Charles Edwards (one leavy overchargd last year) 42
To Anne Land for ditto 42, & John Thorowgood Servant ditto 42 84
To John Sherwood for keeping his wifes mother 400
To John Airs for keeping Mary McClary 800
To Barbara Keeling for keeping one of Whites children 400
To William Dale for keeping Ruth McBrides child 400
To William Shurcraft for keeping Jones's child 400
To Robert Reed for keeping Elizabeth Southern 14 months 1160
To Adam Tooly for keeping ditto 2 months 160
To John Sullivant for repairing the Garden on the Gleeb Land 60
To Major Nathaniel Newton for negro & Cart carting pails [pales] for do: 20 To Andrew Brand towards his releif 500
To John Hunter towards building a house for Mary Broughton 1000
To the Reverend Mr. Robert Dickson for deficiency of his Gleeb 2200
To Alexander Legget for work done on the gleeb house by account 720
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VESTRY BOOK OF LYNNHAVEN PARISH
To John Absolum by ditto 480. To Mrs. Dudley for boarding ditto 500: 980
To Col. Jacob Ellegood for lime &ca: for the Gleeb house 820
To Mark Wood for boarding 2 Jobson's [children] &ca: by account 748
To Richard Bell towards his releif 200
To Elizabeth Omerry for keeping William Smiths child 460
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To William Wiggins for painting the Gleeb &ca: by account 270
To the Churchwardens to pay Capt. Hutchings, Wm: Cartwright & Ackiss 3460
6 per Ct. for accounting & 4 per Ct. for cask on 43224 4322
Cr: By sundrys for Scalps wanting 1634
47546
By By 1629 Tythables @ 28 per pole 45612
Fraction carryed to the County leavy 300
47546
Ordered that Mr. William Keeling Sherif receive from Each Tythable person Twenty two & a half [sic] pounds of Neat Tobo. for the parrish Leavy this year, & make payment thereof to Each claimer as above directed
Anthony Walke
Lynhaven Parrish
At a Vestry held for laying the leavy October 29th, 1750
The Revd. Mr. Robert Dickson minister Major Jacob Ellegood } Major Thomas Walke
Churchward's Present [ Mr. Edward Hack Moseley Capt. James Kempel Vestry men Capt. Anthony Moseley Mr. Adam Tooly
The Parrish is Dr: li. Tobo:
To the Reverend Mr. Robert Dickson minister convenient 16000
To Mr. Thomas Grainger Clerk of the Church 1500
To Capt. William Keeling Clerk [of the] Eastern Shore Chappel 1500
To Mr. Cason Moore Clerk of the Upper Chapel 1500
To Mary Morris towards her releif 600
To the Collector for Conveniency of the ministers tobo. 4000
To Major Francis Moseley for cleaning the Church 300
To Alec Marsh for keeping John Marsh an Infant 300
To Elizabeth Dyer for cleaning the Upper Chappel & well 200
To John Holt for keeping his mother 800
To John Ashby for keeping his wifes mother 500
To Cockroft Old for keeping one of Katherine Knowlands children 300
To ditto for keeping William Smiths child to this time 580
To Adam Robertson for keeping Mary McClary 800
To Barbary Keeling for keeping Whites child 350
To Thomas Elks for keeping Jones's child 300
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VESTRY BOOK OF LYNNHAVEN PARISH
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To Robert Reed for keeping Elizabeth Southern
800
To Adam Tooly for keeping Corn for Andrew Brand 370
To James Williamson toward his releif 800
To Jane Boyds toward her releif 600
To Andrew Brand toward his releif
600
To Mary Williams widow 200
To Capt. John Thorowgood paid doctor for Francis Spratt 500
To Mr. John Thorowgood for keeping Fra. Spratt 600
To George Jameson for work done for the Gleeb house as by account 320
To Charles Gasking for building a Dairy at the Gleeb 800
To Thomas Owens for keeping William Lawrances child 400
To Thomas Duffe toward his releif 400
To Col. Anthony Walke Collector of Parish & county account 1450
To James Buchanan for keeping Duncan Kings child 14 months 600
To Edward Denby as by account for Owen Brosier 250
To Robert Wood toward his releif -
300
To Richard Bell toward his releif to be paid to Major Walke 200
To Robert Cartwright for building a Barn at the Gleeb 5200
To Norfolk County for Nursing & Burying Jane Hutson &ca: 1250
To Major Thomas Walke ballance his account 1548
To John Montgomery 1 leavy over Charged last year 41
To John Robertson for keeping Henry James's children 500
To Edward Moseley for painting the Gleeb house 600
To John Manen[?] towards his releif 1000
To Richard Dudley for pulling up apple tree &ca: at the Gleeb 275
To Arthur Sayer Clerk of the vestry & by account 635
6 per Ct. for accounting & 4 per Ct. for cask on 49769 4976
Cr. By sundrys for scalps wanting 2550
54745
By 1640 Tythables @ 31-3/4 per pole 52070
Fraction carryed to the County leavy 125 54745
Lynhaven Į Parish
At a Vestry held for laying the Leavy October 10th 1751
Col. Jacob Ellegood ! Major Thomas Walke
Churchwardens
Col. Anthony Walke Present { Major Nathaniel Newton Mr. Adam Tooly
Capt. James Kempe
Capt. George Wishart > [Vestrymen]
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VESTRY BOOK OF LYNNHAVEN PARISH
The Parish Dr:
to Tob:
To the Reverend Robert Dickson minister Convenient 16000
To the Collector for Conveniency of the Ministers Tob: 4000
To Thomas Grainger Clerk [of the] Church 1500
To Capt. William Keeling Clerk [of the] Eastern Shore Chappel 1500
To Mr. Cason Moore Clerk [of the] upper Chappel 1500
To Mr. Patrick Brooks [for] keeping the Church 300
To Elizabeth Dyer for Cleaning the upper Chappel & Well 200
To Peter Ellit for Cleaning Eastern Shore Chappel 100
To Mary Morris towards her Releif
600
To John Holt for keeping his Mother 300
To John Ashby for keeping his Wife's Mother 500
To Cockroft Old for keeping one of Catherine Knowlands children 200
To Ditto for keeping William Smyths Child 1/4 year 150
To Adam Robinson for keeping Mary McClary 500
To Barbary Keeling for keeping Whites Child 400
To Thomas Elks for keeping Jones's Child 300
To James Williamson towards his Releif 200
To Thomas Owens for keeping William Lawrence's Child
500
To Richard Bell towards his Releife
200
To Jane Boyde towards her Releife 600
To John Davis for keeping Sarah Leefley 400
To Batson Whitehurst for Ditto 150
To Ditto for keeping Robert Baily 8 months 200
To William Shipp for Ditto 70
To Mr. Argyle Thorowgood for keeping Benjamin Burrows [to keep him 1000
till Jan. next
To Joseph Hodges for keeping Thomas Garnor 350
To Robert Thorowgood for Ditto 260
To Benjamin Moseley for Ditto 200
To Mr. Adam Tooly for Andrew Brand 260
To Mrs. Anne Blair for keeping Ditto [&] finding Necessaries 528
To Richard Rogers for keeping & burying Southerns Child 250
To Mr. Joel Cornick [for] burying John Sweeny 200
To Col. Anthony Walke per account 100
To Thomas Banks per Ditto 592
To Mr. Charles Gasking for Garden at the Glebe 1470
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VESTRY BOOK OF LYNNHAVEN PARISH
To Richard Dudley per account 1756
To Elizabeth Dial for keeping Ruth McBrides Child 250
To John Harper for keeping Buckhanans Children 43 days 150
To Dr. Christ Wright for Sundry Services 4390
To Major Thomas Walke per account 1178
To Richard Brown for keeping Williams Child 150
To Peter Ellit for Cleaning the Spring, omitted last year 45
To Major Thomas Walke per account 180
To the Church Wardens towards the Erecting New Chappel at Eastern Shore 12250
To Thomas Grainger Clerk [of the] Vestry 250
6 per Ct. for accounting & 4 per Ct. for Cask on 56679 5667
Cr: By 1648 Tithables @ 37-3/4 per pole 62212 62346
Fraction Carry'd to the County Levy 134 62346
Ordered that Mr. William Keeling Sherriff receive from each Tithable person 29} Nett Tobo. for the parish Leavy this Year ensuing & make Payment thereof to Each Claimer as above directed
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Pursuant to an Act of Assembly directing the processioning of Lands, We do order that the Several persons hereafter named do warn in the Inhabitants in their Several precincts to go and procession all the Lands therein, taking Care to Comply with the said Act & to Continue from their Begining untill they shall fully Compleat the Same. Persons appointed to perform the said proces - sioning are David McClenehan and Thomas Lawson for the North Side of the Eas- tern Branch, William Ackiss and Nath Nicholas the South Side, William Wood- house junior & William Keeling junior & John Keeling junior & John Munden jun- ior the Lower precinct of the Eastern Shore, John Gornto, Dennis Dauley, Hen- ry White & John Whitehead junior for the upper precinct of the Eastern Shore, Jacob Hunter & Thurmer Hogwood for Little Creek precinct, John Biddle & Edward Denby junior for the lower precinct of the Western Shore, Edmund Absolam & Richard Whitehurst junior for the upper precinct of the Western Shore, Henry Tripp and James Tooley junior for Black water precint
Lyn haven parish
At a Vestry held friday August 21, 1752
Present Col. Anthony Walke, Col. Jacob Ellegood & Maj. Thos. Walke, Ch: Ward
Major Nathaniel Newton Capt James Kempe
Capt. Anthony Moseley Capt. George Wishart Mr. John Hunter
Ordered that the parson preach at each of the Chappels in equal turns with the Church, being every third Sunday
Ordered that there be a Church Yard Raild in with Cedar Rails & posts about 120 feet from East to West & about 140 ft. from North to South with two Gates &ca: And that Col. Anthony Walke, Col. Jacob Ellegood, Major Thomas Walke, Capt. James Kempe, Major Nathaniel Newton or any two of them to agree with Workmen to do the same.
[54] Lynhaven } Parish
At a Vestry held fryday October 13th 1752 Major Thomas Walke
Col. Jacob Ellegood ) Church wardens
Present Reverend Mr. Robert Dickson, Col. Anthony Walke, Capt. James Kempe, Capt. Arther Sayer, Capt. James Nimmo, Mr. Edward Hack Moseley, Capt. Anthony Moseley, Capt. George Wishart, Capt. John Whitehurst, John Bonney, senior
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VESTRY BOOK OF LYNNHAVEN PARISH
The Parish . Dr:
To the Reverend Mr. Robert Dickson minister Convenient 16000
To 4 per Ct. Shrinkage on Ditto for 1751 & 1752 1280
To the Collector for Conveniency of the Ministers Tob. 4000
To Thomas Grainger Clerk of the Church 1500
To Capt. William Keeling Clerk of the Eastern Shore Chappel 1500
To Mr. Cason Moore Clerk of the upper Chappel 1500
To Mr. Anthony McKeel for keeping the Church 300
To Mrs. Margaret Ellit for Cleaning Chappel 1751 & 1752 200
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To Ditto for Cleaning the Spring One Leavy
To Mrs. Elizabeth Dyer for Cleaning the Pungo Chappel and Well 200
To Mary Morris towards her Relief 600
To Mary Broughton 400
To John Holt [for] keeping his Mother
To John Ashby for keeping his Wife's Mother 6 months & Burying 300
To Ditto for keeping Sherwoods Child Six months
100
To Cockruft Olds for keeping Catherine Knowlands Child 200
To Adam Robinson for keeping Mary McClary 2 months 083
To Mary Otterson for Ditto 10 months
417
To Barbary Keeling for keeping Whites Child 200
To Ditto for keeping Sarah Leefly 1 Year 1200
To Thomas Ellis for keeping Jones' Child
To James Williamson towards his Relief 200
To Thomas Owens for boarding attendance &c. Benj. Burrough 7 months
To Ditto for Alexander Jameson 2 months 10 days 2000
To Ditto Robert Patteson a Boy for 1 month 10 days
To John Snail for keeping Lawrences Child 400
To Richard Bell towards his Relief 200
To Jane Boyde towards her Relief 600
To Batson Whitehurst for keeping Robert Baily 32 months 146
To Elizabeth Wilbur for Ditto 187
To Elizabeth Dial for keeping Ruth McBrides Child 200
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To Sarah Dyer keeping James Sharwoods Child 400
To Ann Norris for keeping Duncan Kings Child 300
To William May for keeping Buchanans Child 600
To Mr. Matthew Pallet for keeping & Burying John Burfoot 100
800
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VESTRY BOOK OF LYNNHAVEN PARISH
To Alexander Leggit for keeping Sarah Albin 4 months 400
To John Murril for keeping Ditto 4 months 400
To Mr. Joel Simmons for keeping Love Stokes 4 weeks Small pox 700
To William Oakham for keeping his Daughters Child 200
To James Peetree for keeping Alexander Jameson 82 months @ 10/ 850
To Frances Petree for her Service in Attendance 82 months @ 5/ 425
To Mr. William Consaul for keeping Abegail Higgins 2 months & 9 days 250
To Ann Russel for Ditto finding Sugar & Wine 2 months & 2 days 310
To Dr. George Rovier for Sundry Services 4000
To Dr. Christopher Wright for Ditto 4000
To Mrs. Mary Dyson as Assignee of Francis Dysonl for keeping Thomas Garnor 10 weeks 700
To Major Thomas Walke per account 1484
To Col. Anthony Walke per account 119
To Thomas Owens for keeping Alexander Jameson, Robert Patteson l One Month, Making Clothes as per Account 400
To Thomas Cartwright for keeping Robert Patteson 5 months 500
To the Church Wardens for Errecting the Eastern Shore Chappel 12250
To Keeping & burying Mary Grines allow'd to Barbara Keeling 250
To Col. Ellegood for & in behalf of Benjamin Burrough 1000
To Dr. Arthur Campbel Medecines & Attendance for Thomas Gardner 430
To Thomas Grainger Clerk [of the] Vestry 1250
To Charges for Nursing Elizabeth Moore during Smallpox l to the Church wardens of Elizabeth River parish
1200
To Major Nathaniel Newton Summoning Jury on a Drowned Man 180
To 6 per Ct. for accounting & 4 per Ct. for Cask on 66246 6624
Cr. By 1702 Tithables at 42-3/4 per pole 72760 72870
By Fraction Carried to County Leavy 110 72870
Ordered that the Sheriff or Church wardens Receive from each Tithable 33-1/4 Nett Tobaco for the Parish Leavy this Year Ensuing and make payment thereof to Each Claimer as above directed Anthony Walke
At a Vestry held the 16th Day of May 1752
Present Reverend Mr. Robert Dickson Major Thomas Walke a Church Warden Col. Anthony Walke, Major Nathaniel Newton, Capt. James Kempe, Capt. Anthony Moseley
Orderd and Appointed by this Vestry that Capt. William Keeling and Mr. Fran- cis Thorowgood Land officiate as Vestry Men in the Parish of Lynhaven
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VESTRY BOOK OF LYNNHAVEN PARISH
Ordered by this Vestry That any One or Singular the above Members of this Vestry do purchase from the Estate of Mr. John Dudly deceas'd fifty Acres of Land, for the Use of the Glebe of the Parish of Lynhaven and the Purchaser is hereby by this Vestry impowerd to take Money upon Interest to defray the Charges of the Same
Lynhavenļ Parish
At a Vestry held the 1st of October 1753
Reverend Mr. Robert Dickson Minister Capt. James Kempe Church Wardens Capt. William Keeling {
Present Col. Anthony Walke Capt. Anthony Moseley Major Thomas Walke
Major Nathaniel Newton Capt. George Wishart Mr. Job Gasking
Capt. John Whitehurst Mr. William Woodhouse
Mr. Francis Land
The Parish is Dr: lb. Tob.
To the Reverend Mr. Robert Dickson minister Convenient 16000
To 4 per Ct. Shrinkage on Ditto 640
To the Collector for Collecting ministers Tobacco 4000
To Thomas Grainger Clerk [of the] Church 1500
To Mr. Charles Gasking Clerk [of the] Eastern Shore Chappel 6 months 750
To Mr. Cason Moore Clerk [of the] upper Chappel 1500
To Mr. Anthony McKeel for keeping the Church 300
To Ditto for keeping Abigail Mason 3 months 300
To Mary Ellit for keeping Clean the Chappel 100
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To Mary Ellit for Cleaning the Spring 35
To Ditto [for] keeping Robert Baily 5 months 5 days 250
To Mrs. Elizabeth Dyer for Cleaning Pungo Chappel and Well 200
To Mary Morrise toward her Relief
600
To Mary Broughton
To John Holt
To Cockroft Old for keeping Catherine Knowlands Child
To Mary Otterson for keeping Mary McClary 52 months 230
To Mary Morriset for keeping Ditto 6 months 250
To Barbary Keeling keeping Whites Child 200
To Ditto keeping Sarah Leefly 10 months 1000
To Richard Bell towards his Relief 300
To Willoughby Ayres keeping James Sharwoods Child 400
To Ann Norris keeping Duncan Kings Child 300
To Cockroft Old keeping Buchannans Child
To Mr. Robert Huggins for keeping Alexander Jameson 32 months @ 10/] and Dressing his Leg
400
To Capt. William Keeling (deceased) his Estatel 5 months attendance as Clerk 625
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VESTRY BOOK OF LYNNHAVEN PARISH
To Mr. Charles Gasking per account
365
To the Church Wardens toward Erecting a Chappel at the Eastern Shore 25000
To Major Nathaniel Newton Railing the Church Yard post Gates &c .. per account £10/15s/4d 2153
To Anthony McKeel per Account £2/5s 250
To Col. Anthony Walke & Son per Account 420
To Mrs. Cone for keeping Boyds 2 Children 6 months 800
To John Keeling keeping Chambers 2 Children 3 months 240
To Ditto for keping Ben Burroughs Child 3 months @ 5/ 150
To Capt. Lemuel Cornick for Insolvents Year 1752 1198
To Mr. Thurmur Hogwood [Hoggard] Coffin for Jane Boyd 53
To John Snail keeping William Lawrances Child 400
To the Church Wardens for maintainance of Boyds 2 Children ensuing year 1000 To Ditto to be Sold for Doctor Christopher Wrights Account of £42/5/6: 8455
To Robert Cartwright for making Coffin for Robert Patterson 50
To John Lamount for keeping and burying Sarah Albin 600
To Thomas Grainger Clerk [of the] Vestry 250
To 6 per Ct. for Accounting & 4 per Ct. for Cask on 71264 7126
78390
To Capt. Lemuel Cornick allowance on 1198 Nett 299
To 10 per Ct. for Accounting & Cask 29
[Cr: ] By 1263 Tithables at 482 per pole 78715
78718
[58] Vestry Men Chosen
Orderd that the Sheriff or Church Wardens receive
Capt. William Keeling, Mr. William Woodhouse, Mr. Francis Thorowgood Land, being Chosen Vestry Men of this Parish and having taken all the Oaths enjoind, and Subscribed the Test, are Admitted Members of the said Vestry
New Church Wardens
Agreed and Appointed by this Vestry that Capt. James Kempe & Capt. William Keeling Officiate as Church Wardens for the ensuing Year
Money at Interest
Resolved by this Vestry in Persuance to an Order passd the Last Vestry for taking up fifty pounds upon Interest for the purchasing an Addition to the Glebe Lands, that Maj. Thos.Walke having take [n] the above Sum of Fifty Pounds from Mr. Robert Dickson upon Interest That the said Thomas Walke pay the Law- ful Interest of the Same unto the said Mr. Robert Dickson
Place New Chapple
Resolved by the Majority of three Voices of this Vestry That at or near Ad- joining the place where the present Eastern Shore Chapple now Stands is a fit and Convenient Place to Erect a New Chapple & that the same be there Erected
Dimensions New Chapple
Resolved that the New Chapple at the Eastern Shore be built Fifty five foot Long, Twenty five feet wide in the Clear, with a Convenient Large Gallery not to be Less than Eighteen feet in Width at the West End, the Walls of the Said Chapple to be eighteen feet in Height, with three Windows on Each Side, two at the East End, and one in the Gallery. The Windows to be of the same Dimension with the Church Windows, The Communion to be Raild & Ballastered, The Walls of the said Church to be two Brick and half thick from the foundation to the Wa- ter Table and two brick thick upward, The Windows to be of good Crown Glass 8 by 10, In 6 lights by three beside the Arch. The Middle Isle to be five feet
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wide with four Wainscot pews two on the North and two on the South Side there- of, with a Decent Desk and pulpit the Whole Church to be Compleatly painted where tis requisite of a Sky Colour. The Covering [Roof] of the said Chappel to be of good heart Cypress Shingles and all the rest of the Work to be fin- ish[ed] in a Workman-like manner after the Moddel of the Church
At this Vestry the aforesaid Chappel being put up to the Lowest Bidder Mr. Jo- seph Mitchel of Norfolk having the Last Vote Voted to undertake and Compleat the aforesaid Chappel in a Workman-like manner by Christmas next Come Twelve months for Three Hundred and Twenty four Pounds Ten Shilling and he is Accor- ding [ly] to Enter into Bond for the good performance of the Same
This Already
Entered
Resolved by this Vestry in persuance to an Order passd the Last Vestry for taking up fifty pounds upon Interest for the purchasing an Addition to the Glebe Land that Major Thomas Walke having taken the above Sum of Mr. Robert Dickson that the said Thomas Walke pay the Lawful Interest thereof to the said Mr. Robert Dickson
Agreed that Anthony McKeel keep Abigail Mason the ensuing Year and that he be allowed for his trouble Twelve hundred lbs Tobacco
And that William Carrol, or any other person, keep Mary McClary the ensuing Year & that they be allowed Eight Hundred 1bs Tobacco
Brought forward-
An Account of the whole Sum of Tobacco Levied for 1753 78718
To Mary Broughtons Relief 400
To 6 per Ct. for Accounting [&] 4 per Ct. for Cask on 400 40
To Col. Anthony Walke paid Thomas Williamson per Account for Benches at the Church 215
To plank for Ditto and Cartage for Ditto 125
To 6 per Ct. for Accounting [&] 4 per Ct. for Cask on 340 34
Orderd that the Sheriff or Church Warden receive from each Tithable 39-1/4 Nett Tobacco for the parish Levy this year Ensuing and make payment thereof to each Claimer as above directed
Anthony Walke
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At a Vestry held the 11th of October 1754
Present Revd. Vr. Robert Dickson minister Capt. James Kempe &
Capt. William Keeling /
Ch: Wardens
Vestry Men Col. Anthony Falke Col. Nathaniel Newton Major Thomas Walke Mr. William Woodhouse Mr. John Whitehead Capt. George Wishart
The Parish is Dr:
To the Reverend Mr. Robert Dickson minister Convenient 16000
To 4 per Ct. Shrinkage on Ditto 640
To def[ic]iency Shrinkage Levied gross 1752 & 1753 258
To Thomas Grainger Clerk of the Church 1200
To Mr. Charles Gasking Clerk [of the] Eastern Shore Chappel 1200
To Mr. Cason Moore Clerk of Pungo Chappel 1200
To Hillery Pitt cleaning the Church 160
To Richard Davis keeping and Cleaning Eastern Shore Chappel 80
To Ditto Cleaning the Spring 28
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To Mrs. Elizabeth Dyer [for] cleaning pungo Chapel & Well 160
To Mary Morris towards her Relief 480
To Mary Broughton for Ditto 320
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