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To Geo. Williams Sexton of ditto, . .
400
To Dan1 Vaughan for keeping Margret Williams,
1,000
To William Butler for keeping Ann Newhouse, 975
To Wm. Aldrige for keeping Ann Butterworth, To Geo Currie for keeping Cyrus Stuart, .
630
To Jacob Denheart for keeping John Willson, .
1,000
To William Aldridge for keeping Eliza Brown, . To ditto for ditto for Extraordinary Trouble, To William Scoggin for assistance in maintaining him, To Benja Johnston Constable for Removing Eliner Morgan Alce McDonald and her daughter Mar- gret poor persons, to the Parish & County of Henrico 31 miles p" acc', . . .
500
1,000
500
186
To ditto for ferriges & accomodations 7 | 6,
45
To Morgan Council for keeping Mary Tammond 6 months,
500
Debit Carried Over,. .
. 28,736
ib Tobº
[180] Amount of Debit Bro' Over,
28,736
To Colo Theº Bland for Copy List Tithes,
36
To George Nicholas for 3 ditto ditto,
48
28,820
To 6 p' C' for Collecting 50,0101 Tobº,
3,000
To Tob° to be Sold for the use of the Parish
18, 190
50,010
1,200
1,000
213
BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
By 807 Tithes in Dinwiddie County By 860 ditto in Prince George ditto
1,667 Tithes @ 301 is . .
50,010
MONEY CLAIMS.
To Starkey Moore,
.
.
£1 14
To Alice Brown, .
.
15
To Wm. Stainback, .
4
To Theº Feild,
.
4 19 8
£7 12 8
Nathaniel Raines & Rob' Bolling appointed Church Wardens for the Ensuing Year.
JOHN RUFFIN, C. Warden.
Test WILLIAM YARBROUGH, Clk. V.
1765 THE PARISH OF BRISTOL IN ACC'T WITH JOHN RUFFIN CH. WARDEN DR.
1766.
To paid Thomas Egleton in part of his Acct, £ 2 10
To pª Geo. Nicholas for 481 Tobº @ 2ª, ·
8
To pª Old Jones for Removing a woman from this parish # order, 5
To sending Elements to both Churches at Xmas, 5
To ditto ditto at Easter, 5 .
To ditto ditto at whitsuntide, 5
To ditto ditto in Sep", ·
5
To ditto ditto at Xmas, . . ·
5 . 1767 January 27th.
To pª Mr. N. Raines C. W. in full of his Acct, . 4
To pª Field & Call in full,
2 2 1072
To p^ Thº Abuthnot for a Coffin, IO
To sending Elements to both Churches at Easter, 5
To ditto at Whitsuntide, ·
5
To Thomas Bage for 10 Bottles Clar' @ 5 | , 2 10
.
Balla Due to the Parish, .
£10 4 1012
17 972
£II 2 8
214
BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
1796 Sep' 12.
CR. .
By John Jones Jr. Collector for Last years depo-
£ 4 17 8 situm 5431 Tobº 18 | , . . By Cooks fine for a Bastard, 2 10
By William Meanly for swearing,
5
1767 By John Donlavies fine for Selling by un- lawfull measure,
I
By Hansalls fine for a Bastard,
2 10
.
£11 2 8
[181] At a vestry held at Blandford for Bristol Parish Feb 20th day 1768.
Present. The Reverend Mr. William Harrison, Colº John Ruffin, John Banister, Theo" Bland Jun', Nathan1 Raines, Colº Rob Bolling, George Nicholas, Theo. Feild Sen", Nathan1 Har- rison, Samuell Gordon, Gentlemen.
Mr. Nathan1 Harrison appeared in Vestry and Resign'd being Vestryman.
Mr. William Call appointed a Vestryman in the Room of Na- thaniel Harrison who has resign'd, and that he be acquainted of the same by the Clerk.
Thomas Bonner be appointed Collector for the part of Bristol Parish that lies in Prince George County, and Millington Smith for the upper part of the said Parish in Dinwiddie County, on their giving bond and security as the Law directs.
Colº John Ruffin & William Call be appointed to view the work done at the glebe by Mr. William Harrison.
That John Jones Jun' (late Parish Collector having failed to settle his accounts of his last years Collection and to pay the Tobacco according to his bond given) be applyed to by the Church Wardens and on Refusial, his bond to be prosecuted.
To Morgan Council for nursing finding a Coffin and Burying Mary Tammons since the laying of the Levy, £3. o. 6.
That Edmund Conway be appointed sexton for the Brick Church and that he attend accordingly.
NATHAN'L RAINES, ROBT. BOLLING, C. Wardens. a Copy Test WILLIAM YARBROUGH Clk Vestry.
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BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
[182] At a vestry held at Blandford for Bristol Parish Octob' 6th 1768.
Present. The Reverend William Harrison, Robert Bolling C. W., George Smith Jun', Theophilus Feild Sen', Roger At- kinson, John Ruffin Sen', William Call J', George Nicholas, Vestrymen.
BRISTOL PARISH DR. Is N' Tobº
To the Reverend William Harrison, 17,280
To William Yarbrough Clk Brick Church & Vestry, 2,000
To ditto for washing Church Linnen, · 120
To Edmund Conway Sexton for the Brick Church, 400
To ditto for Extraordinary Services,
100
To John Young Clk Jones Hole Church, . .
1,600
To George Williams Sexton for ditto, 400
To Daniel Vaughan for keeping Marg Williams,
1,000
To William Butler for keeping Ann Newhouse, 975
To Wm. Aldridge for Ann Butterworth, . 1,000
To George Currie for Cyrus Stewart, 630
To Jacob Denheart for John Willson, 1,000
To Wm. Aldridge for Elizabta Brown, 1,000
To William Seoggin for assistance in maintains. him, 500
600
To Jnº Butler for maintain" his son Lewis Butler, . To George Nicholas Clk Dinwidse for 2 Cop. List Tithes,
32
To sherriff for 13 Insolvents return'd @ 301 each, . To Miles Williams I Levy twice Charg'd Last Year, 30 To The Collector for Collecting 40,7251. @ 6 p" Ct, . 2,443
390
For the use of the Parish, 9,225
40,725
By 785 Tithes in Dinwie
By 844 d° P. George 1629 @ 25' Tobº p" poll, 40,725
MONEY CLAIMS TO WITT.
To Feild & Call, .
£1 12 6
To John Hall for sum® 3 witn8ª ag Brand" Parish 271. Tob°, . · .
4 6
To Neil Buckannon j' for wine, .
.
2 2 0
£3 19 0
216
BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
John Ruffin return'd his acc' of his Church Wardenship Ball" 3 | 3 as appears by Acct Paid To Rob+ Bolling present Church Warden.
George Nicholas & William Call appointed Church Wardens for the Ensuing year.
George Smith j' appointed Collector in that part of Bristol Parish that lies in Dinwiddie and Tho. Bonner in that part that Lies in. Prince George and to give bond and security for their due Collect".
ROBT. BOLLING C. Warden.
Test WM. YARBROUGH Clk Vestry.
[183] THE PARISH OF BRISTOL IN ACC'T WITH JOHN RUFFIN DR.
1766.
Sep' 12th To paid Geo. Nicholas for 481 Tobº @ 2ª, £080
To pª Thomas Egleton in pt of his Acct, 2 10 0
To pª Old Jones for removing a woman out of this parish p" or- der, . 0
5 C
To Sending Elements to both Churches at Christmass, O 5 0 .
To ditto at Easter,
0 5 O
To ditto at whitsuntide,
O
5 O
To ditto in Septem' or Octob,
O
5 O
To ditto at Christmass,
5 O O 1767. Jan3 27
To pª Wm. Raines in full of his Ácct, .
O
4 0
To pª Mess" Feild & Call in full, .
2
2 1034
To pª Tho. Arbuthnot for a Coffin,
0 IO 0
To Send" Elem" to both Churches at Easter, .
O
5
To ditto at whitsuntide,
O
5 O
To Tho. Bage for 10 Bottles Clarrett
2 10 O
IO 4 1034
To Balla as + acct rend to vestry, .
17 914
II 2 8
217
BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
CR.
By last years deposition 3431 Tob° @ 18 | £ 4 17 8 By Jnº Donlavy for selling Corn by unlawfull measure, I 0 0 .
By Cooks fine for a Bastard, . 2 10 .
O
By Mary Hansells fine for d°, .
2 IO o
By Wm. Meanly for swearing, ·
.
O
5 0
II 2 8
1768. To paid Bolling Clarke p' acct, .
14
6
Octob. 6 To Cash pª Colº Bolling C. War- den in full, ·
3 3
£ 0 17 9
By Balla as pr Contra,
£ 0 17 914
Octobr 6th 1768. E. E. +. JOHN RUFFIN.
a Copy Test
[184] At a Vestry held at Blandford for Bristol Parish June 10th day 1769.
Present. The Reverend William Harrison, Colo John Ruffin, Doctor Theº Bland, George Nicholass, Samuel Gordon, William Call, George Smith, Roger Atkirson, Nathan' Raines, Vestry- men.
Ordered That there be a new Church built in the upper part of this Parish that Lies in dinwiddie County to be Sixty Feet Long and 28 feet wide and that, The Reverend William Harri- son, Capt George Smith, Capt Nathaniel Raines, Capt Joseph Tucker & Capt Bennett Kirby or any three of them be appointed to view, & report to the next Vestry the most Convenient place for building the said Church, and that they prepare a Plan of the Same and give Publick notice for undertakers to appear at the next Vestry in order to undertake the building the Same.
That Mr. Theophilus Feild Jun' be appointed a Vestryman in the room of Capt William Poythress decd and that he be serv'd with a Copy of the Same by the Clerk.
That Capt George Smith (Collector) do pay Mary Cook 8001 Tobacco out of the parish Tobacco that he has in his hands.
·
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BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
That the Church wardens do agree with Some Person to Rail in the oak Tree at the brick Church and to fix Convenient benches for the same, also to rail in a place at Jones Hole Church & Fix the Same.
John Roberts agrees to board ann Hanks at Ten Shillings + month to be paid at laying the next parish Levy.
[185] Ordered That the Church wardens (at the Selling the Parish Tobacco) do give Credit till october next on taking bond & Security.
GEO. NICHOLAS, WILLIAM CALL, Church Wardens.
Test WILLIAM YARBROUGH, Clk Vestry.
At a Vestry held at Blandford for Bristol Parish October 14th Day 1769.
Present. The Reverend William Harrison, Mr. Geo. Nich- olass, Mr. William Call, Chu. W., Colº John Ruffin, Colº Robert Bolling, Cap' Geo. Smith, Doct' Theº Bland, Capt Theº Field, Vestrymen.
BRISTOL PARISH DR. 1b. Tobº -
To The Reverend William Harrison,
17,280
To William Yarbrough Clk Church & Ves-
try, .
2,000
To do do for washing Church I20 Linn., · To John Young Clk Jones Hole Church, 1,600
To Edmund Conway Sexton Brick Church, 400 To do for extraordinary services, 200
400
To Geo. Williams Sexton of Jones Hole Ch. To Dan' Vaughan for keeping Marg' Wil- liams,
1,000
To William Butler for Ann Newhouse, 975
To William Aldridge for Ann Butterworth, 1,000
To Geo. Curry for Cyrus Stewart, . 630
To William Aldridge for Eliza Brown,
350
To William Scoggin for assistance in main- taining him, 500
To John Butler for his Son Lewis, 600
24,975
219
BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
To Geo. Nicholass for 2 Copys List Tythes, 32
To John Browder for Ann Hanks, ·
400
To John Roberts for d°, .
100
To Nathan' Parriot for d°, 322
To do. for burying besides her Clothes & beding, 40
2,974
Amo' Carried over,
27,949
[186] Amo' Brot over,
27,949
To Thomas Bonner for ye use of ann Phillips 1770, .
300
To Capt Wm. Call for use of mary Lantrops Children d°, . To martins Brandom Parish for Judg Cert &c. . 920
400
To John Hall assignee of Jo' Reves for atten. as a witness against Brandomn Parish, 225
To Thom® Bonner for atten. as a witness ag' d°, 250
2,095
To Jacob Denheart for John Willson,
·
1,000
31,044
To Cap' Geo. Smith for keeping & burying Mary Coocke, .
1,000
32,044
To the Collector for Collecting 34,629 1 Tobº, 2,077
To Ballance due The Parish, .
508
2,585
34,629
By 805 Tythes in Dinwiddie. Į
By 844 do in Prince Geo.
1,649 @ 21 1 } Poll, .
34,629
Ordered That Millington Smith be appointed Collector in Dinwiddie County and Thos Bonner be appointed Collector in Prince George and that they give bond & security according to Law.
That William Call & Geo Nicholass appointed Church war- dens for the ensuing year.
220
BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
MONEY CLAIMS.
To The" Fied Ex' in full of his acct, 4 13 772
To Field & Call, . .
· 5 8 512
To Geo. Williams, · .
. .
.
0 50
Ordered That Geo. Smith late Parish Collector do Pay the Balle due from him & Thomas Bonner the same To Wm. Call Church Warden.
Richard Taylor appointed a vestryman in the room of Theº Feild gent. dec'd, and that the Clerk furnish him with a Copy of this order.
[187] Ordered That The Church Wardens do settle with Colº Richard Bland for Building the addition to the Brick Church and pay the Balle to Col' Theº Bland + his order.
The gentlemen appointed to view the Place for building a new Church, having failed to make report agreeable to the former order of Vestry Ordered that no further proceedings be had therein.
GEO. NICHOLASS, WILL'M CALL C. Wardens.
Test WILL. YARBROUGH Clk Vestry.
At a Vestry held at Blandford for Bristol Parish April 23d day 1770.
Present. The Reverend William Harrison, Nathaniel Raines & William Call, Church Wardens, John Banister, George Ni- cholas, Robert Bolling, George Smith, Theophilus Feild & Richard Taylor Vestrymen.
It appearing to the Vestry that an acre of Land purchased by the Parish of John Lowe, in the year of our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundread and Thirty Five is not entirely inclued within the Church Wall and it being necessary that the Boundaries thereof should be ascertained, it is therefore ordered that the Church wardens do lay of the Surplus of the Said acre from the west side of the wall sqare with the same, giving Lewis Parham the present proprietor of the adjoining land notice of the time when the Said Line is to be run, in addition to the above order the quantity of Land included in Colo Poythresses Burying Place is to be laid off over and above the Said acre according to the
221
BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
agreement of the Vestry with the Said Poythress in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundread and Fifty Four.
[188] Ordered That Colº Theodorick Bland have Credit for the Sum of One Hundread and Twenty Pounds one Shilling and five Pence farthing it being the ballance due to Colo Richd Bland for building the addition to the Brick Church and for building a wall Round the Church Yard he having undertaken to Repair and fix the gates properly before the first day of october next.
The gent. appointed to view the Chimney built to the Kitchen at the glebe of this Parish this day Reported that the Same is insufficient, ordered that the Said Chimney be Rebuilt and that the undertaker be paid for the Same when Sufficiently done and Received.
That a Petition be preferr'd to the next assembly to dispose of the Glebe Land belonging to this Parish & that the Money aris- ing from the Sale of the Said Lands be Laid out on the purchase of a new Glebe.
Colº Robert Bolling appeared in Vestry and resign'd being a Vestryman. It is ordered that Capt Peter Jones be appointed a Vestryman in his Room and be furnish'd with a Copy of the Same by the Clerk.
GEO. NICHOLAS, WM. CALL, Ch. Wardens.
Test WILLIAM YARBROUGH Clk Vestry.
[189] At a Vestry held at Blandford for Bristol Parish Septem- ber 11th Day 1770.
Present. - The Reverend William Harrison, Geo. Nicholas William Call Church Wardens, George Smith, Richard Taylor, Roger Atkerson, Nathan1 Raines, Theº Bland Jun. Theodrick Field, Vestrymen.
Orderd That the Glebe land belonging to this Parish (agree- able to the act of assembly) be sold on Thursday the 15th day of November next. to the highest bidder and that 12 months Credit be given for one half the purchase money and 12 months after for the other half and on failure of the payments on the days appointed to Carry Interest from from the date of the Bonds and that it be advertised in the Virginia Gazette till the day of Sale.
That the sum of Thirty Pounds {" Annum be Paid to the
222
BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
Revª Will" Harrison to Commence from the first Day of dec" next as an Equivolent for a Glebe untill a Sufficient one be got for the Use of the Parish.
That an Addition be built to the Jones Hole Church to be 30 by 24 to be of the Same Pitch of the Old Church & that the Church Wardens prepare a plann of the same & that George Smith Jun' Natha1 Raines & Will" Call or any two of them do Advertize the letting the Building the Same one one third to be paid at the Raising & the other two Thirds to Paid on the Re- ceiving the Same to be Compleated in twelve Months.
Oct 22 1770 At a Vestry held at Blandford for Bristoll Parish.
Present. The Rev'd Will" Harrison, Will" Call, Church- warden, Colº Jnº Ruffen, Colº John Banister, Theº Feild, Georg Smith, Mr. Richd Taylor, Nathaniel Raines, Vestremen.
BRISTOLL PARISH DR. 1b. of Tob"
To the Revª Will" Harrison, . . ·
17,280
To Will" Yarbrough Clk Church & Vestry,
2,000
To do for Washing Church Linnen, .
I20
Carried Over, . 19,400
lb. of Tob°
[190] Amount brought over, . 19,400
To John Young Clk of Jones Church, 1,600
To Edmund Conway Sexton of Brick Church, To do for Extraordinary Services,
400
To Georg Williams Sexton Jones hole Ch.,
400
To Daniel Vaughan keeping Mar' Williams,
I,OGO
To Will™ Butler for Ann Newhouse,
975
To Georg Currie for Cyrus Stewart,
630
To Will" Aldridge for Ann Butterworth, .
1,000
To Richª Beggins for John Willson,
1,000
To Will" Scogin to Assist him in Mant,
500
To John Butler to Maintaine son Lewis,
600
To Geo. Nicholass Clk D" Court for Copp. list Tithes, 48
To Will" Call for the use Ann Fhipps, .
600
To do for use Mary Lantropes Children,
200
.
200
223
BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
To Mr. Nathaniel Raines late Church Warden for
Will" Edwards Acc' as a Witness for Bristoll Parish, 250
To Colº Thek Bland Clk Court for Tickets, 230
To Capt Nathaniel Raines ' Acct, . 115
To Jos Kirkland for I tith twice listed,
21
29, 169
To The Church wardens to be Sold for Cash payable in Octo. 1771 for the use of the Parish, . 7,931
To Collection 6 + C' off 39,468, 2,368
39,468
By 922 Tithes in Prince George Cot
By 872 do in Dinwiddie
1,794 @ 22 1 Tobº ₱ Poll, . 39,468
The former Church wardens to be Continued the Ensuing Year:
Order'd That Millington Smith be appointed Collector for Dinwiddie County & Thomas Bonner for Prince George County, on Giving Bond & Security according to Law.
Colº Theº Bland a former Church warden Returned his Acct including Colº Richª Blands Acct for repairing the Church &c. by which there appears to be a Ballance (due to the Parish) of Twenty one Pounds Ten Shillings.
[191] That Wm. Call (Church Warden ) do furnish ornaments for Jones Hole Church.
WM. CALL Ch. Warden.
Test WM. YARBROUGH Clk Vestry.
At a Vestry held at Blandford for Bristol Parish Marchi th 21, 1771.
Present. The Reverend William Harrison, William Call & John Banister Church Warden's, Theophilus Field, George Smith, Theodrick Bland J', Richard Taylor, Nath1 Raines, Peter Jones, Gentlemen.
Ordered That Robert Armistead be appointed Clerk of the Vestry in the Room of William Yarbrough Decd.
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BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
Ordered That John Banister be Appointed Church Warden for the Rest of the Year, in the Place of George Nicholas Decd.
Ordered That Robert Bolling be Appointed a Vestryman, in the Place of John Ruffin Remov'd, & Thomas Jones in the Place of George Nicholas Decd, & that the Above Gentlemen be Furnished with A Copy of the Same by the Clerk.
Agreable to the Sale made on the 15 of Nov" 1770, of the Glebe Lands the Vestry have this Day Executed a Deed to Wil- liam Brown the Purchacer Thereof, for the Same, and Have Recieved Bonds for the Consideration, which Sum's when they Become Due, the Church Warden's for The time being are by an order of the Vestry Impower'd to Recieve in behalf of the Parish,
WILLIAM CALL, JOHN BANISTER, Church Warden's. Test ROBERT ARISMTEAD Clerk Vestry.
[192] At A Vestry held at Blandford for Bristol Parish Nov' 21 1771.
Present. The Reverend William Harrison, William Call, John Banister Church Wardens, George Smith, Robert Bolling, Theop"8 Field, Roger Atkerson, Richard Taylor, Peter Jones, Nath1 Raines, Thomas Jones, Gentlemen.
BRISTOL PARISH DR. Lbs of Neat Tobº.
To the Reverend William Harrison, 17,280
To Robert Armistead Clerk Brick Church & Vestry, 2,000
To John Young CLK of Jones Hole Church, . 1,600 .
To Edmond Conway Sexton Brick Church,
400
To Do for Extrodinary Service, . 200
To George William's Sexton of Jones Hole,
400
To Ann Vaughan for Keeping Margaret William's, . 1,000
To William Aldridge for Ann Butterworth, .
1,000
To Theok Munford for Cyrus Stewart, .
630
To Richª Beggin's for John Wilson Dead, 800
To William Scoggin to Assist him in his Maintanance, 500
To D° for to enable him to Build A house, .
500
To William Call for the Use of Ann Phillips,
800
To Thomas Ruffin CLK, Court of Dinwiddie for Copy List Tithes, 32
225
BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
To Theok Bland for D°, . .
To Henry Spears of One Levy Twice Listed, . · 36
22
To Rob' Armistead for Extra. Service's, . 400
To Daniel Camble for Board of Rob Elder 14 Weeks @ 5 | p" Week £3. 10 Paid in Vestry. To Millinton Smith as pr Acct, 17
To Thomas Bonner as pr D° ·
I35
To William Butler for Burying Ann New- house, 2 6 I
To John Butler for Burying Son Lewis, 12 6
To Rob' Tucker for a Coffin for Lewis But- ler, . 15
To the Church Wardens to be Sold for Cash for the Use of the Parish, . 7,000
To the Revª William Harrison for Building A house at the Harricane Church, 10 IO
34,752
£13
Wm. Call Late Church Warden, Returned his Acct. which Was Recieved & Ordered to be Recorded. Ballance Due to the Parish £18. 12. 8. as i' Acct.
[193] Ordered, That George William's be Appointed CLK of Jones Hole Church in the Room of John Young Decª And that he Attend Accordingly.
Brought Over,
Lb® Tobº. 34,752
By 806 Tithes in Dinwiddie. By 946 D° Prince George.
1,752 Tithes @ 21 Lb3 is 36,792. To 6 H' C' for Collecting, .
. 2,095
Lb8 36,847
Ordered. That John Banister & Theo" Field Gent" be Ap- pointed Church Warden's the Ensueing Year.
Ordered, That the Church Wardens Recieve from Every Titheable Person 21 Lb8 of Neat Tobacco Per pol, & in Case of Non Payment or Refusal to Levy the Same by Distress.
15
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BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
Ordered, That John Thweat be Appointed a Vestryman in the Place of Samuel Gorden Gent Decd & That the Above Gentle- men be Furnished with a Copy of the Same by the Clerk.
Ordered, That the Church Warden's furnish a Regester Book For the Use of the Church & That they find a book for the Use of the Desk.
Ordered, That R. Armistead fix the Gates in a Proper Man- ner at the Church, & bring in his Acct to the Church Warden's.
BRISTOL PARISH IN ACC'T WITH MR. WILLIAM CALL, CHURCH WARDEN FOR 1769, 1770 & 1771.
1769.
DR £. s. d.
Feb' 12 To Cash Paid Theop& Field, . 29 10 4 .
July 24 To D' To Field's & .Call, I 12 6
To Paid Patt Bird for attending Edmond Browder & his Wife, Poor people of this Parish, on Sufferance & ordered by Robert Bolling Esq' late Church
Warden, & Doctor James Field who attended the Sª Browder was Called upon by Rob' Bolling Esq' & my Self, who said, They Desirved 40 | ; . 2 Aug1 4 To Henry Wilkerson for Corn & Meat, To Mary Lanthroph, I
II 6
Sep" 27 To Mary Lanthroph Half Barrel of Corn,
Oct' 14 To D° D°
5 5
Dec' 6 To Theop" Field +' Order of Vestry, .
4 13 7
To Field & Call +' Do,
4 18 572
23 To Robert Row for a Coffin for Obediah
1770. Hamblet Ordered by G. Nicholas, C. W,
IO
April 9 To Thomas Bage his Acct for Glazing Church Windows, Paid Colo Bolling, June 2 To Cash to Richª Lamb, for 4 Bottles of Wine for ye Church, .
8 6
To Paid Niel Buchanan his Acc' Again the Revª W. Harrison For Wine for the Use of the Church +' Direction of the Vestry, 2 8
I2
.
227
BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
To Henry Lockead, for 4 Bottles Wine November 1769, To D° 4 D° Dec' 1769, · To Dª
12
12
4 D° Apr1 1770, . 12 To John Christian for. Burying Lucy Clark by Order of Vestry, I 13 772
To George William's so much allow'd him for Extra Services, 5 .
Nov' I To Edmond Conway by Order of Vestry, I
Carried Over, . .
· £53 9 6
[194] Brought Over,
£. S. D. 53 9 6 .
1771.
July 30 To Cash Paid Peter Willis, in Part for the Addition to the Church, 5
To Errow in Cred' William Browder's 50 | which he Said was Paid George Nicholas, but Never has been Paid into my hands, I have his Note, · To Mary Barrow for takeing Care of Mary Hatfield, .
2 IO
6
Nov™
To 4 Bottles of Wine for the Church, I2
To The Revª Mr. Harrison so much Al- low'd him in Lieu of A Glebe, . · 30
To a Grave Diger for Edmond Browder 2 | 6, . Sundrys to his Widows Viz' 2 Quarts of Rum 2 | 6 14 Tea 1 | 6 11/2 år rum, 5
2 6
£97 19
[195]
CONTRA CRD'T.
1769.
£ S D
'Jany II By John Jones Collecter for John Ruf- fin Sen', .
20
Feby 6 By Fields & Call for John Ruffin, ·
9 4 II Omitted yt 4 By Thomas Bonner, .
I 3
Oct 22
.
228
BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
July & Oct" By D° Recª of himself Thomas Har- ris & Walter Peter for Tob° Sold Them, . 17 II 9 1770 By Cash Recd of Nath' Raines a fine for Some Disorderly Person's Swearing, 5 May 3 By Cash of Rob' Ruffin for his Dues when Colo Ruffin was C. W., II IO I 1/2
July I3 By D° Recª of Richª Booker A fine of Some Person Sold Oats by false measure at y& Bridge, . .
I
Oct"
22 By John Wicks, for Part of Amey Hills fine for a Bastard Child, H IO
Nov" By Cap' George Noble for Tobº Sold him Payable in Oct 1769, 6 16 5 4
By Intrest Received,
7
By Edmond Ruffin for D° Sold Pay- able in Oct' 1769, . . II 5 By Intrest Recª on D°, II 3
1771
By Will™ Browder a fine for Elizh Williams Had a Bastard Child,
2
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Angª 22
By Cash Recd of Thomas Bonner for Ballance Due of his Acct for 1769,
4
I
By D° of D° for 1,039"b of Tobº un-
8 18 II acounted for, for 1771 @ 17 | 2, . By John. Wicks for the Remainder Part of Amey Hills fine, I
By 1,5811b Tob° Sold Edward Bris- bane for the use of the Parish @ 16 | 9, . By 9951bs D° To Field & Call @ 17 | 2, By my Order on Cap' George Smith to William Parson's For Railing in the Oak at the Church, 17 . By my D° in favour of Peter Willis, Part of his first Payment For the Addition to the Outward Church, 15 By Cash of Cap& George Smith, I 3
I3 4 634
8 10 934
229
BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
By D° of Richard Taylor for Milling- ton Smith, . 5
152 13 472
D' Carried up, £ 97 19 To Wm. Parsons for Railing in the Oak & benches a Round the Church, . 17
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