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1762. Nov. II
By balla due ye Parish as p' acct Rendered in my hand Exclusive of four specialtys w'ch were Wil- liam Wm Eaton Cha® Sullivant Rª Bland and Jam" Day amount®
195
13 To 2 bottles Clarritt for ye Communion at Jones hole Church, .
To man & horse to go wth and bring back the Plate &C. from D°,
Dec. 16 To Paid Peter Warren the the reverd Mr. Wm. Har- rissons order for the Deliv- ery of 2 Has Shells at the Glebe, . 22d To pª Mrs. Sarah Tayler Acct of this date agt the Parish as pr Rec', . To Commissions for selling 11,305' Tob° sold for 96. o. 8 as p" Contra, .
172 2 IO12
-
196
BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
in ye whole (Exclusive of Int') to 49. 1. 10, .
£
28 2 1 1/2
Dec. 22
By Cash of Wm. Carpenter & Chas. Sullivant Penal bill Lawyers fee Therein in Cluded, . By 3 month 22 Days Int' Due on 4. 18. 4 is,
4 18
4
I 5
1763.
12 12
8
.
July
By 9,318' Tob° sold sundry Persons a great p& C" @ 2ª,
77
I3
Nov". 3
By Eliza Crooks Child for a fine,
2
IO
Carrd forwd, . .
.
144
5 21/2
[170] Debit brot Forward,
£ 172
2 1012
C" Brot Forward, . .
144
5 2 1/2
By Richª Harrison & Rª Harrison Jun" and Peter Aldridge for Pro- fane swearing 5 | Each, ·
15
7 By Mary Tuckers fine for a bastard Child Paid by Richª Taylor,
2 IO
16 By Wm. & Jnº Lantrops bond pª 26 Days before Due,
18
7
8
Dec. 22
By Cash p" Nathan1 Rains for a fine as p' Judgmt Peter Peterson wherein A Claiborns fee is in- cluded, .
5 I5
By Cash of Nat' Rains for a fine of 5 | ag&t Tho® Lee & 5 | for a fine agst James Sturdivant, .
IO
172 2 101/2
.
June 12
By a Judgmt of P. Geo. Court ag" Mr. Jams Murray as Sherriff for fines Recª by Peter Peterson his under Sherriff Due the Parish including Cost of suit & att. fee wch is not yet Paid A Claiborne, By 1,9871 Tob° sold W Lantrope at 18 | 6 p C Payable as p' his and his Brother Johns bond the 12th Dec. next,
18
7
8
197
BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
By a balla due the Parish Exclusive of y& 4 specialtys for 56. 16. 2 Errors Excepted ye 22ª of Dec. 1763 T. Feild Churchwarden, .
2
I6
31/2
Recorded Test
WILLIAM YARBROUGH Clk Vestry.
1763. BRISTOL PARISH IN ACC'T WITH THE'O FEILD & GEO. SMITH JR CHURCHWARDENS OF YE S'D PARISH. DR.
To pª the Reverª Mr. William Harrison his Sallery of, 17,280 To Wm. Yarbrough pª his Sallery as Clk and Sexton of the Brick Church, 2,400
To pd Jnº Young his Sallery as Clk and Sexton of Jones hole Church, 1,600 .
To pª Dan1 Vaughan for Margret Williams,
1,000
To pd Wm. Butler for Ann Newhouse,
975
To pª Phillip Moore for Ann Butterworth, .
.
800
. To pª Starkey Moore for Eliza Davis, 885
To pª Ditto Ditto for Cyrus Stewart, 850
To pª Ditto Ditto for Ann West, .
800
To pª Mary Barrow for warne,
950
To pª Ditto Ditto for Mary May,
ICO
To pª Col. Theo. Bland, .
.
23
To pª Mr. Geo. Nicholas,
32
To pª Mr. Jnº Pride for Runing ye Parish line, 636
To pª Jnº Temple for Willson, . 900
To pª Richª Titmash for Eliza Vaughn, .
250
To pª Mary Barrow for Eliza Brown, 600
To the Collector for Collecting 43, 7361 Tobº @ 6 + C', 2,624
To Tobe sold at Publick auktion ye 10th may & 14 ag 1764 for the use of ye Parish of which . ·
600
Was Carried for Maj. Cotten an Inhabitant of ye Lower Parish.
On C" To Mr. Jnº Baird 6,076' @ 15 | I Theº Feild 1,526] @ 14 | II Mr. Jag Murray 7921 @ 16 | 1 Theº Feild 1,4821 @ 14 | . Richard Hanson 1, 155 @ 14 | . The hole being as p' ac' annext 81. II. II, II,O3I
44,336
198
BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
JAN'Y 1764 DITTO CR.
By 1,562 Tythes at 28' Tobe pr Tythe, ·
43,736 By Levy'd for Maj' Cotten who I found was and is an inhabitant in yº Low' Parish, 600 44,336
[17]] 1763 BRISTOL PARISH IN ACC'T W'T THE'O FEILD CHURCHWARDEN DR.
Dec. 25th To one bottle Clarrett for the Communion at Jones Hole Church,
4 6
To man & horse to go and re- turn wth the Plate twice from Ditto, .
5
1764.
3Ist To Paid Walter Bateman for glazing & Repairing the Church winds p' Rect, .
6 7
Jany
I To one bottle Clarrett for the Communion at ye brick Church, ·
4 6
4 To Paid the reverª Mr. William Harrison his acct as p' Rect,
I7
march 29 To pª Starkey Moores (order) as p' order of Vestry as pr Rect,
I 6
April 22d To 3 bottles Clarrett for yº Com- munion at the brick Church two of Which was accidently .broke,
13 6
may 8 To pª A. Claiborne a fee for a Judm' agt Peter Peterson as pr Rect,
15
June 2 To pª Wm. Burk for plaster" and w' washing the Glebe as p" Rect,
I
10 To 2 bottles Clarrett for ye Com- munion at Jones hole Church, To man & horse to go wth and
9
BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
199
17
bring back ye Plate &C. from D°, To 2 bottles Clarrett for the Communion at the brick Church,
2 6
9
July
22 To P' Doct" James Feild p" or- der of Vestry as p" Rect, . To pª John Banister his fee for a Judgm' ag" James Day as p' Rect, .
6
I 3
12 To pa Feild & Call p' order of Vestry as p" Rect, To pª Cha® Duncan { Ditto as p' D°,
8
5
8
Octobr 14 To 2 bottles Clar' for ye Commu- nion at at Jones hole Church, To man & horse to go with and bring back y" Plate from D°, 21st To one bottle Clar' for ye Com- munion at yt Brick Church,
2
6
31 To pd Wm. Yarbrough p' ord" of Vestry as pr Rec',
17 7
To Commissions for Selling 11, 0311 Tobº 81. 11. 11. as př Contra, :
4
I 7
To Do for securing and Collect" 10 fines amount" as p' Contra to 12ª,
12
Dec. 1 For balla Due ye Parish Exclu- sive of two specialties amount" to 636. 10. 2 which are Mr. Wm. Eaton 23. 17. 6 & Mr. Jam® Murry Dec' 12. 12. 8,
87 4 71/2
£119 18 91/2
1763. Dec. 22 Do C' By Balla Due ye Parish as pr acct Cur' Exclusive of four Spe- cialties for 56. 16. 2. wch are Mr. William Eatons 23. 17. 6. Mr.
15
4 12
6
9
4
6
200
BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
I764.
Richª Bland J' £5. 6. Jam® Mur- ry 12. 12. 8 Jam& Day £15,
2 16 31/2
may 8 By a fine from Jnº Temple for Pro- fane Swearing,
5
June 12 By mary Jones fine for a bastard Child pª by Nat' Rains,
'2 10
By a fine from Tho. Whitmour for Protaning the Sabath Day,
5
July 1I By Cash of & for Mr. Richª Bland J' note hand,
5
6
aug* II By Cash & for Ja8 Days specialty as pr Judgm', . By D° for Ints from ye 30th Nov' 1762 to y" 10th ang 1764, · By D° for Cost atte fee 15 | . Clks & Sherriffs 1451 Tobº 24 | 2,
15
I
5
5
may IO By Mr. Jnº Baird for 6,076' Tobº on 6 months C' @ 15 | I, . · By Theº Feild for 1, 5261 D° on Jor- dons and hoods 14 | II, . By Mr. Jam8 Murry 7921 D° his Levys 15 | I, · aug 14 By Theº Feild 1,4821 D° at Jordons 14 |.,
45
15
8 712
By Richª Hanson for 1, 155' D° at Cabin Point 14 | , . .
8
I 8
Nov. 21 By Dan1 Sturdivants fine p' Nat1 Rains, . By Ja® Sturdivants fine p" D° D°, . By Geo. Davis 2 fines p' D° D°,
5
5
IO
By Tho. Lee's J' fine p' Dº D°, . By Henry Delony Gaming Sne 5€ By Sarah Rowtons bastard fine 2{ | IOS.,
5
7 IO
Dec. I By
p" Tho Bonner,
5
II9 18
By Balla Due ye Parish exclusive of 2 specialtys 36. 10. 2, ·
87 4 712 E. Excepted ye Ist Dec. 1764.
II
7
6
5 19
IO
7
2
I 19
201
BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
[172] 1764 ACC'T OF TRANSFER TOBO. SOLD AT PUBLICK AUCTION FOR YE USE OF BRISTOL PARISH.
may 10th To Mr. Jnº Baird 6,0761 on 6 months Credit @ 15 | 1, . .
£ 45 I5 8
To Theº Feilds 1,526 of Jordons and hoods Inspectors @ 14 | II, II 7 712
To Mr. James Murrey 792 his Levys @ 15 | 1, .
5 19
6
Aug 14 To Theº Feild 1,482 of Jordons Inspectors @ 14 | , IO 7 51/2
To Mr. Richª Hanson 1, 155 of Cabin pt Tob° Ditto @ 14 | , .
8
I
8
£ 81 II II
II,031 of which 10,431 was Levyed for sale and
600 for Maj" Cotten an inhabitant of ye Low" Parish.
11,O3I
At a vestry held for Bristol Parish at the Glebe Octob' 14, 1765.
Present. the Reverand Mr. William Harrison, Theº Feild Sen., George Nicholas, William Poythress, John Banister, Jnº Ruffin, Roger Atkirson, Samuel Gordon, Gent.
BRISTOL PARISH IN TOBO. DR.
To the Reverand Mr. William Harrison, . 17,280 To William Yarbrough Clk of the Brick Church & Vestry, . 2,000
To Thomas Hayes Sexton of D°,
400
To Do for Extraordinary Services, .
200
To John Young Clk Jones Hole,
1,200
To Geo. Williams Sexton,
400
To Dan1. Vaughan for Margret Williams,
1,000
To William Butler for Ann Newhouse,
975
To Jnº Phillips for Ann Butterworth,
1,000
To Geo. Currey for Cyrus Stewart, . 630
To Mary Barrow for Warne, . .
1,000
To Jacob Denhart for John Willson,
1,000
.
202
BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
To William Aldridge for Eliza Brown, 500
To Geo. Nicholas for 3 Copys List Tithes 16 Each, . 48
To William Yarbrough for washing Church Linnen, 400
28,033
To the Collectors for Collecting 30,400,
1,824
To Depositum in Collectors hands, . . 543
30,400
CR.
By 1,600 Tithes @ 19' Tob° ₱ Poll, . .
· 30,400
[173] MONEY CLAIMS.
To Feilds & Call # Acct, ·
I 9 472
To William Harrison + Acct,
2 2
4
To Ann Lambath Davis # Act,
3
18 6
To The Arbuthnot for a Coffin for Cha8
Mearns,
IO
£ 8 0 212
Ordered That Theodrick Bland Jun. be appointed Vestryman. in the Room of William Eaton who is Removed out of the Parish.
Church wardens to Call Several Parish Debtors to Acct for the ballance due to the Parish and to acct for the same at next Lay- ing the Levy.
William Harrison & Jnº Ruffin appointed to See the Glebe house is finish't according to agreement and to agree with Some Person to build a Kitchen 20 by 16 with a Brick Chimney and Good brick floor and to agree with Some Person to wainscoat the two Lower Rooms in the Glebe house four feet high.
William Harrison to Purchase 100 Choice apple trees for the benefit of the Glebe.
John Ruffin & Nat' Rains appointed Church wardens the En- suing year.
THEO. FEILD, WM. POYTHRESS.
T'est WILLIAM YARBROUGH Clk Vestry.
203
BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
At a vestry held at Bristol Glebe Friday July 10th 1766.
Present. Reverad William Harrison, John Ruffin, John Banister, The° Feild, Theodk Bland Jun', Rob' Bolling, George Nicholas, George Smith Jr, Vestrymen.
Ordered That Christopher Ford be allowed twenty Pounds for additions to the Glebe house as # acct & agreement made with him.
Ordered That Peter Legrand be allowed ten Pounds for Sun- dry additions to the Glebe house as p' acct acct & agreement with Mr. Wm. Eaton one of the Commissioners.
Ordered That Mr. Theº Feilds acc' &C. be Recorded.
Ordered That Theo. Feild do Pay to Christopher Ford by order of Peter Legrand the Sum of one hundred & twenty Pounds the balla of his acc' for building the Glebe house which is this Day Received & also to Christopher Ford the Sum of twenty Pound & to Peter Legrand the further Sum of ten Pounds agreeable to the above allowances & for which S' Sums the Sª Feild is to be allowed Interest from this Day till Repaid; & which Sa Sums of {20 & {ro the Said ford agrees to Except in full of all Demands against the sª Parish Either by the Sª Le- grand or Ford.
JOHN RUFFIN Church Warden.
Test WILLIAM YARBROUGH Clk. V8.
[174] BRISTOL PARISH IN ACC'T WITH THEO. FEILD & WILLIAM POYTHRESS CHURCH WARDENS S'D PARISH DR.
To pª ye Reverª Mr. William Harrison his Sallery of, 17,280 To pª Wm. Yarbrough his Sallery as Clk & Clk of Vestry & Sexton of Brick Church, .
2,400 To pª John Young Clk of Jones hole Church by Geo. Smith Jr., 1,200
To pª Geo. Williams Sexton of D° to Jnº Hall by do, To pd Dan1 Vaughan for keeping Margret Williams by T. F., . ·
400
1,000
To pª William Butler for keeping ann Newhouse by G. Smith Jr, . . 975 To pª Jnº Phillips for Eliza Butterworth by Theo. Feild, 1,000
4
204
BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
To pª Geo. Currie for keeping Cyrus Stuart + his or- der to N. Rains by do, 630
To pº Mary Barrow for keeping Eliza Vaughan by Geo. Smith J', . .
1,000
To pª Rª Titmash for keeping Eliza Vaughan # order to Feild & Call, · 250.
To pª Thoms Cheves for keeping Eliza. Brown by Geo. Smith Jr., . ·
To pª George Nicholas Esq' by Theº Feild, .
. To pª Colº Theº Bland by ditto,
To pª William Thweatt for 6 Tythes twice Listed by Theº Feild, . 168 To pª William Jones for one Tithe twice Listed by George Smith Jr., 22
To pd Jnº Hall ye Sherff William Potters attª vs Geo. Smith and Theº Feild as Church Wardens of this Parish from Lunb" Cot" as p' Rec', 1,640
To 6 @ Ct for Collecting 36,4781 Tobº as + the Par- ish Acct, . . . ·
2, 188
To Sundrys Insolvents as { Jnº Halls List, .
.
968
To pª the Prince George Clk Ticket of, I54
To pª the Prince George Sheriff a Ticket of, 27
For Tobe taken & sold for ye use of the Parish @ 2d, 4,138
36,524
1764 Dec'. Do. CR.
By 1, 586 Tithes @ 231 P Poll, . .
36,478
By 2 tithes Recd by Theº Field which was S' Payton Skipwiths & Thom® Hayes found not incerted in the Clks List of Tithables 23 Eaclı, 46
36,524
Insolvents for Bristol Parish for the year 1764.
William Burk 3
Robert Bonner 14
William Carpender I
William Davis 2
· To pª Jacob Denheart for keeping Willson by Theº Feild, . 400
600 48 36
205
BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
Edward Epes I
Henry Hobbs I
Rob Jesper I
Anthoney Jesper I
BRISTOL PARISH CR. Tyths, by Theop" Feild found, not inserted in Clks list. Sir Payton Skipwith & Thos Hayes by Each 23. 46.
David Lee
I
Osbon Ledbetter I
Honorious Powell 3
Fras Poythress 2
Burrill Reeves 3
William Spears I
John Warpole 1
William Gibbs 5
Joseph Kirkland 1
42 @ 23 p' Pol
968 46
922
Errors & omitions Excepted p' John Hall Collector.
nov ye 11th 1765. [175] BRISTOL PARISH IN ACC'T WITH THEO. FEILD AS CHURCH WARDEN DR.
1764. Dec' IIth To pª Mr. Peter Legrand on acct of the Glebe pr order of Mr. Wm. Ea- 1765.
ton as p' Rect, £ 60
Jan' 6 For man & horse to go with & bring back the Plate from Jones hole Church In very frosty Cold Wea- ther, ·
4
March 27 To pa Mr. Ch' Ford on acc' of Mr. Legrand p' order of Wm. Eatou on acct of the Glebe as ₱ Rect, . 60
ap' 14 For man & horse to go with and bring back the Plate from Jones hole Cheh,
3 3
May 26 For do do do June 15. To pª D' James Feild by order of . Ves- try of ye Ist Dec. 1764 as pr Rect, 26 14 10
206
BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
Octob. IO
To pª Feild & Call by order of D° of the Ist Dec. 1764 as p' Rect, . To pª Mess Gordon & Ramsay. Lev- ied them by the vestry do. as p" Rect as with Great Diffaculty it was I Could Procure Good Claritt at Such times as the Church Wanted induced me where such offered to buy up Suffi- cient (as I thought) for two years. accordingly I so Provided but thro. (an uncommon Winter) and the Long & Continued Severity of it 9 bottles of Clarrett turnd sow' & use- less, .
5 9 2
1 15 5
2 0 6
2 14 : IO
£160 13 II
1764 Dec' Ist. Do. CR.
1765.
87 4 71/2
March 14
By balla Due the Parish (as p' Acct Rend in my hands Exclusive of 2 Specialties for £36. 10. 2. which is Wm. Eatons £23. 17. 6 & Mr. Ja® Murrays decd for £12. 12. 8, By Cash for Mr. William Eatons Specialty of,
23 17 6
By Int" due thereon for 3 years & near 3 months, .
3 17 4
May 16 By a fine of Jas Sturdivants ( N. Rains) for profane swearing, By the nine Empty bottles web Con- tain'd the Clar' yt sow",
5
3
Nov' IIth By 4, 138' Tob° Taken & Sold for the use of ye Parish @ 2ª, .
Balla due from the Parish as the
34 9 8
16 To pª Walter Boyd acct for Clarret had for the Sacramental use of the two Churches between 24th Dec' 1764 & 23 may 1765 being Nine bottles as pr Reci,
30 To Colo Bolling his acct as (p" Rect) of
207
BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
above Mr. James Murray Decª Specialty of £12. 12. 8 is Re- turn'd to the Present Church Wardens To Theº Feild Late Church Warden, IO 16 912
160 13 II
Errors and omissions Excepted the 11th nov' 1765.
Test WILLIAM YARBROUGH. THEO. FEILD.
[176] At a Vestry held for Bristol Parish In Blandford Tues- day January 27th 1767.
Present. John Ruffin, Nathan' Rains, George Smith J', Wil- liam Poythress, Theodrick Bland J', John Banister, George Nich- olas Vestrymen.
BRISTOL PARISH IS DR. 1b. Tob.
To the Reverend Mr. William Harrison, .
17,280
To William Yarbrough Clk of the Brick Church & Vestry, 2,000
To Thomas Wright Sexton of the brick Church,
400
To Ditto for Extraordinary Services, ·
·
200
To John Young Clk of Jones hole Church, -
1,200
To George Williams Sexton for do, .
400
To Daniel Vaughan for keeping Margret Williams, 1,000
To William Butler for keeping Ann Newhouse, .
975
To John Phillips for keeping Ann Butterwortlı, 1,000
To George Currie for keeping Cyrus Stewart, . ..
630
To Jacob Denheart for keeping John Willson, . .
1,000
To William Aldridge for keeping Eliza Brown, 500
To George Nicholas for three Copys list Tithables, .
48
To William Yarbrough for Washing the Church Ling the Last year, . 120
To John Hall for Levying Ex on Mr. Feild a Ch. Warden, . . 36
For the use of the Parish, ·
11,85I
38,640
208
BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
To the Collector for Collecting 41, 106, . 2,466 .
CR. 41,106
By 1,581 Tithes @ 261 Tobº + Poll, . 41,106
Ordered That Nathaniel Rains & John Ruffin be appointed Church Wardens of this Parish the Ensuing year.
MONEY CLAIMS VIZT.
To Theophilus Feild + acc", £ 16 5 1012
To Thomas Egleton ₱ Ditto, .
4 10 0
To The Reverand Mr. William Harrison for building Kitchen at the Glebe when finished & Receiv'd, 35
£55 15 101/2
That Thomas Bonner be appointed Collector for the Lower Part of the Parish of Bristol that lies in Prince George County and John Jones Jun' for the upper part of the sª Parish in Din- widdie County on their Giving Bond & Security as the Law Directs and that they Collect from Every Tithable Person twenty Six Pounds of Tobo for the Parish Levy for the year 1766 and In Case of Refusal or non Payment to Levy the Same by distress and Pay the Parish Creditors as it is Proportion'd.
JOHN RUFFIN & NATH'L RAINS, Church Wardens. Test WILLIAM YARBROUGH Clk.
[177] At a Vestry held at Blandford for Bristol parish Aug' 3Ist 1767.
Present. The Reverend Mr. William Harrison, John Ruffin, Nathan1 Raines, C. Wardens, Theº Feild Sen', Samuel Gordon, Geo. Nicholas, George Smith, Rob Bolling, Gent".
Persuant to the orders of the Last Courts held for Prince George & Dinwiddie Counties this Vestry has divided the Parish into Convenient Precincts and appointed the times and Persons for Processioning Every Particular Persons Land within the same as Followeth,
209
BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
Ordered That the Precincts from the Nottoway Road up as far as munks Neck Road from the head of Black water to the River be processioned gone Round and the Landmarks Renew'd On the First Monday in Nov' Next and That Anthony Williams & Dan' Vaughan be appointed to See the Same performed and to make & Return to the Vestry an Account of every persons Land they shall procession and of the persons present at the same & what Land in their precincts they shall fail to procession and particular Reason of such failure. That the precincts from the puddle dock to Lieutenants Run between the River & the Great or munks Neck Road be processioned gone Round and the Land marks Renewed on the first Wensday in Nov' Next and that Nathan' Harrison & William Poythress be appointed to see the same perform'd and to make and Return to the Vestry on Acc' of Every Persons Land they shall procession and of the persons present at the same and what Land In their precincts they shall fail to procession & Particular Reason of such failure. That the precincts from Lieutenants Run to the Indian Town Run including Rohowick be procession'd gone Round and the Land marks Renewed on the First friday in Nov' Next and that William Eaton and John Blick be appointed to see the same perform'd &C. That the precincts from the Indian Town Run to the Parish Line be processioned gone Round and the Land marks Renewed on the Second monday in Nov" Next and that Robert Ruffin and Roger Atkinson be appointed to see the same perform'd &C. That the precincts from between Black water Swamp and Second Swamp from Baughs path to the Parish Line be processioned gone Round and the Land marks Renewed on the Second Wensday in Nov' Next, and that Edward Birchett & Drury Birchett be appointed to see the same perform'd &C. That the precincts from the parish Line between Jones hole & Warwick Swamp up to munks Neck Road be processioned gone Round and the Land marks Renewed on the Second Friday in Novem" Next and that Thomas Whitmore & James Cate be ap- pointed to see the same perform'd &C. That the precincts from Warwick Swamp to the parish Line between Jones hole Road and Nottoway Road be processioned gone Round & the Land marks Renew'd on the third monday in Nov' Next and that James Cureton & Thoms Bonner be appointed to see the same
14
210
BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
perform'd &C. That the precincts from munks Neck bridge to Rowantay Bridge be processioned gone Round and the Land marks Renewed on the third Wensday in Nov' Next and that Jo" Kirkland & William Perkins be appointed to see the same performd &C. That the precincts from munks Neck Road up the North Side of munks Neck to hatchers Run to the parish Line be processioned gone: Round & the Land marks Renew'd on the Third Friday in Nov' Next & that Morriss Vaughan and William Browder Jur. be appointed to see the same perform'd &C.
[178] Ordered That the precincts from James Baughs path Between Black water and Second Swamp and munks Neck Road be procession'd gone Round and the Land marks Renewed on the fourth monday in Nov' Next and that Jo8 Reves and William Edwards be appointed to see the same perform'd &C. That the precincts from the Parish Line up the great Branch of Warwick be procession'd gone Round and the Land marks Renewed on the fourth Wensday in Nov' Next and that Thomas Daniel Jur & Henry Wilkerson be appointed to see the same perform'd. That the precincts from the Great Branch of Warwick between Second Swamp, to munks Neck Road, be processioned gone Round & the Land marks Renewed on the fourth Friday in Novem' Next and that John Wicks & Peter Leath be appointed to see the same perform'd &C. That the precincts from Puddle dock Run to the. Road that goes by Samuel Jordans former Plantation and from the Parish Line to the great Road, be pro- cession'd gone Round and the Land marks Renew'd on the first Tuesday in Nov' Next and that Thomas Lewis & James Murrey be appointed to see the same perform'd &C. That the precincts from the Parish Line to the Nottoway Road and from the Road Leading by Samuel Jordans former plantation to Black Water be processioned gone Round and the Land marks Renewed on the first thursday in Nov' Next & that John Thweatt & John Cureton be appointed to see the same perform'd &C. That the precincts from the County Line between Stony Creek & the fox Branch up to the Parish Line be procession'd gone Round and the Land marks Renew'd on the Second Tuesday in Nov" Next and that Robert Eavans and William Melone be appointed to see the same perform'd &C. That the precincts from between
,
211
BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
the fox Branch and munks Neck to the Parish Line be proces- sion'd gone Round & the Land marks Renew'd on the Second thursday in Nov' Next and that David Abernatha and Bennet Kirby be appointed to see the same perform'd &C. That the precincts from the puddle dock Run to the City Creek and from the main Road to the River be procession'd gone Round & the Land marks Renew'd on the third Tuesday in Nov' Next & that John Gilliam and Robert Gilliam be appointed to see the same performed &C. That the precincts from the Parish line between the main Road and the River be processioned gone Round and the Land marks Renew'd on the third thursday in Nov' Next and that Burwell Green and John Sturdivant be appointed to see the same perform'd &C. That the Lands on the South Side of Stony Creek in this Parish which was taken out of Bath Parish to the Parish Line be procession'd gone Round and the Land marks Renew'd on the fourth Tuesday in Nov' Next & that Thomas Eavans & James Harrison be appointed to see the same perform'd &C. [179] Ordered That the Lots in the towns of pe- tersburg & Blandford be procession'd gone Round and the Land marks Renew'd on the fourth thursday in Nov' Next and that Thomas Jones and Peter Jones Jun. be appointed to see the same perform'd &C.
That the several persons afore mentioned do appoint and ad- vertise the time of processioning the Said Lands within their several precincts before the last day of Next March and make Return of their proceedings as the Law directs and that they take Care to date their Several Returns.
That Nathaniel Harrison be appointed a Vestryman in the Room of Alex' Bolling Gent dect. and that he be acquainted with the same by the Clk.
That the Church Wardens of this parish do apply to the Church wardens of Dale parish to know what has become of the money the Glebe Lands sold for by Vertue of an act of assembly made in the year 1757 & to Receive the proportion due to this Parish and to make Report to the Vestry.
JOHN RUFFIN, N. RAINES C. Wardens.
Test WILLIAM YARBROUGH Clk. Vestry.
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BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
At a Vestry held for Bristol Parish, Blandford Nov' 13th day 1767.
Present. The Reverend Mr. William Harrison, Theº Feild Sen', George Smith, Theº Bland, George Nicholas, Nathan1 Har- rison, Sam1 Gordon, Colº John Ruffin, Gent'men.
BRISTOL PARISH DR.
To the Reverend Mr. William Harrison, . 17,280
To William Yarbrough Clk Church & Vestry, . 2,000
To ditto for washing the Church Linnen, . I 20
To Thomas Wright Sexton for the Brick Church, To John Young Clk Jones hole Church,
400
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