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23 To Cash pª Mrs. Park, Mak" two Surplusses " Recpt, . . ·
2 12
27 To Cash pª Jeremiah Bishop which he sª was to Pay His Passage away,
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Carried up, . . £400 18 10
[213] May 22
Brought from the Other Side, 400 18 10 To 3 qts of Wine for ye Communion, 7 6
June 3 To 572 yards of Sheeting for Elisha Lester, · ·
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16 To Sundry's for Bishop
To 372 Yards of Chex. 5 | 3. 212 Ells Oznabga 2 | 81/2 Oz of Thread 10ª. Cash 5 | ,
I3 912
. Aug To Cash pª Peter Willis, in på of work to J Hole Church, .
57 3 LI
31 To I Regester Book p' Ro. Armi- stead, 9
Sep" 18 To 12 Lb8 of Bacon for John Lan- trop, . · Oct" 13 To pª Qristopher Manlove for Board
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BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
& Cure of Anthony Johnston of a Sore Leg,
3 10
26
2 10
IO IO
To pª Wm. Butler p' Order of Ves- try in the year 1771, .
I 2 6
To pª John Butler p" Ditto 1771, I2
6
To pª Rob Tucker p" D° 1771, 15
To pd Theo* Bland p' D° 1772,
7
6
To pª Thomas Ruffin p" Dº 1772, .
7
6
To pª Mary Archer p' D° 1772, 3 2
I2
6
To Sundrys for Robert Elder, ·
3
To Do for John Lantrop, 2 12 712
To D" for Jeremiah Bishop,
I I3 1012
To Sundrys for Margaret Gibson,
I 3 5 Dec" 23. To 3 Bottles of Wine from Andrew 1774. Johnston,
9
Jan™ I. To 3 Bottles D° from D°, .
9
March 5. To Joshua Wise 8 Bottles Wine at Times ' Acct,
I 8
Ap'
2. To Andrew Johnson for 3 Bottles of Wine,
7
6
20. To pª Peter Willis in full,
22 16 I
May
20. To Wm. Beattie 4 Bottles Wine Omited 1771, .
I2
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27. To Edward Brisbane 6 Bottles of wine, .
15
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To Andrew Johnston 2 btt's of Wine Omitted in April, 5 · To Sundry's for Thomas Egleton p" O. Vestry, . 15 3 1I 14
July To Cash Pd Edmond Conway pr O. Vestry ·
9
6
Topª James Murrays Ex" p" Dº 1772,
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I To Cash pª Revª Wm. Harrison in Lieu of A Glebe due to this time, I To Cash pª Wm. Creaise p' Order of Vestry Jan' & May 1772, To Cash Paid Revª Wm. Harrison for Building A House at Jones Hole Church,
Dec™
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BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
To pª William Harden's Order + D° 5
To pª Granny Stewarts Order ' D° 5 5
To pª Wm. Scoggin Do ' D° 4 3 4
To pª Wm. Aldridge Do ' D° 8
6 8
To pª William Butler Do 'Dº I2
To pª Alex' Coothrell Pr D° I IO
To pª Wm. Call for Ann Phillips " D°, .
8 6 8
Carried Over,
£641 2 012 ·
[214-215] Brought Over from the other Side,
£641 2 01/2
To pd Robert Roe for a Coffin for - Alex" Burnett, 15
To pª Colº Theok Bland his Tickett 180 Lb8 Tob° ' Order V. . I 3 9
To pª The Revª Wm. Harrison Order of Vestry, .
133 6 8
To pª Geo. William's " D° D°, .
16 13 4
To pª Robert Armistead +" D°, 18 6 8
I2
To pª Ann Hare pr Order of D°, . To pd Doc" James McCartie +' D°, To pd Norman Ash ' D°, .
IO 14 3
To pª The Revd Wm. Harrison in Lieu of a Glebe,
26
6
24.
£862
4 212
Ballance Due the Parish carried to A new Acct which will be Due to John Woodward, 329 3 414
£1, 191 7 63/4
CONTRA CR. .
1771. Nov"
By Cash Recª of Wm. Call late Church Warden For Ballance of his Acct Rendered, . . £ 19 4 51/2
By Cash of Wm. Brown pª by
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1774. 7 Sep" 16. To Wm. Beattie for 3 qts of Wine, To 2 Bottles of Wine from D°, 5
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BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
1772. Augt
Charles Duncan His first Pay- ment for Glebe Land, . . 260
51 12 6
5 5 6
260
67 2 6
1774. March 24 By Cash in part of Theok Bland's Acct, .
2 16 10
By Cash of Richª Bland J' full of His Acct, · By Cash of Thomas Daniel for a fine of ye Grand Jury,
II 8 9
By Cash for a fine James Bonner. Recª of John Weeks, . 5
By Cash Recª of Thomas Bonner, for the Ballance of his Acc' as par- ish Collecter for the Year 1773, . 498 12
Test
£1, 191 7 612 Errow's Exd. p' THEOPS. FIELD. ROBERT ARMISTEAD Clerk of the Vestry. J
1774.
BRISTOL PARISH IN ACC'T WITH THOMAS BONNER COLLEC'R. DR.
Oct To 30 Tithes of Colo John Banister, Listed in this Parish which Belonged to Bath Parish, £9 15
249
Dec"
. By Cash for 7,000 Lbs Tobº Levyd in 1771, for Parish Use sold at 14 | 6 & 15 | for 3,477, . By 704 Lb® Tob° Collected of Peo- ple not Listed After Deducting Insolvents 15 | . . By Cash of Wm. Brown pª by Charles Duncan Due ye Parish for the Glebe Land. Sold him as in full,
1773. Augt By Cash for 10,000"b Tob° Levd in 1772 for Parish use sold @ 13 | 5 and 13 | 6 1,175, · By a Difference, in the Tob° Levyd & the Tob° due And to be paid in 1772 4261 13 | 5, .
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250
BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
To Commission's for Collecting £540. 15. 1134 at 6 +' C, . 32 8 1134
To Paid the Church Warden's, 498 12
£540 15 II34
1774. CONTRA CR. .
Oct™ By 853 Tithes Collected in Tob° at 52 Lb {" pole, Sold to Sundry's for,
£269 I II 3/4 .
By 836 Tithes paid in Cash @ 6 | 6, . £271 14 1,689 £540 15 II34
Errow Excepd ' Thos Bonner Collec' for Theops Field & Peter Jones C. Warden's.
Test. ROBERT ARMISTEAD CLK. Vestry.
[216] At a Vestry Held at Petersbs for Bristol Parish Jan' 26. 1775.
Present. The Revª Wm. Harrison, Peter Jones C. Warden, Robert Bolling, William Call, Nath1 Raines, John Thweat, Joseph Jones & John Banister Gent.
William Call Gent was Appointed a Church Warden, to Suc- ceed Theop Field Gen" Decd, And Qualified Accordingly.
Ordered, That four Pounds be Levy'd for Thomas Clements Jur at the Laying the Next Parish Levy.
PETER JONES, WM. CALL C. Warden's.
Test ROBT. ARMISTEAD Clerk of the Vestry.
At a Vestry Held at Bristol Glebe in the County of Prince Geo. Sep' 26. 1775.
Present. the Revª Mr. Harrison Rector, William Call, Peter Jones C. Wardens, Geo. Smith, John Banister, Nath1 Raines, Richª Taylor, And John Thweat Gentlemen.
It is the opinion of the Vestry that the Garden is finished Ac- cording to Agreement.
It is the opinion of the Vestry that the Dairy shall be Recieved After a Lattice Window is made Opposite to the one already made And after the Meal Room is Plaistered.
An Unanimous Reception of the Smoak House.
The shed to the stable & Reperation of the Barn pass.
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BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
The old Dwelling House after it is Shelved & Glazed and a Shutter Renewed, ought to be Recieved.
The Well we think proper to Recieve.
The Dwelling House is Recª But the Shed over the Cellar door is to be Shingled, in part where it is Defective, And the Chimney pieces above stairs to be Whitewashed again, &. all Other Stains in the House Occasioned by the Gust, to be also whitewashed.
The Undertaker to pay Seven Months Rent to the Vestry for his Failure to Comply with his Contract, within the Time Stipe- lated By Agreement, This Allowance to be Deducted out of the Money Due to the Undertaker from the Parish.
The Glebe with its Appertenances, Recieved this Day By the Revd Mr. Harrison, The Incumbent.
WILLIAM CALL, PETER JONES Church Warden.
Test ROB'T ARMISTEAD Clerk of the Vestry.
[217] At a Vestry held at the Brick Church Oct 19. 1775.
Present. The Revª Wm. Harrison, William Call, Peter Jones, Church WarDen's, Geo Smith, John Banister, Nath1 Raines, Richª Taylor & John Thweat, Gent.
BRISTOL PARISH DR. S D
1
To the Revª Mr. Harrison, £144 .
. To Robert Armistead Clk of Brick Church and Vestry, 18 6 8
To Geo. William's Clk. & Sexton of Jones Hole, 16 13 4 To Edmond Conway Sexton of the Brick Church & Exta Sers, 9
To Ann Hare for Keeping Margaret William's, I2
To William Aldridge for Ann Butterworth, .
8 6 8
To Grany Stewart, for Cyrus Stewart, 5 5 To Goditha Sear's for Elizabeth Sear's, 15
To William Scoggin to Assist him in his Main- tance,
4 3 4 To the Church Wardens, for Jeremiah Bishop's Support, 8 6 8 . To the C. Warden's for the Support of William Harden, 5 . 1
252
BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
To William Temple for Nancy Davis, 4
To R. Armistead for Clerk of the Possessions, 3 6 8 To Walter Thomson £12 As £3 was Overpaid last year, I2 . To Edith Daniel, for Keeping her Daughter Jane, . 3 2 6 ·
£268 10 10
By 1,840 Tithes. at 3 | or Seventeen Lb® Tobº.
Ordered, That Every Titheable person pay three shillings. Or Seventeen Lb8 of Tobº.
Ordered, That Nath1 Raines, and Joseph Jones, Gentlemen Be appointed C. Warden's, for the Ensewing Year. .
Mr. William Call, Late C. Warden Returned his Acct And ordered to be Recorded. & pay the Ballance in his Hands to the present C. Warden's. The Ballance, £3. 9. 834.
Ordered, That Rob Skipworth, be Appointed a Vestryman in the Room of Robert Bolling Es" Dec".
Ordered, That William Brown, be Appointed, a Vestryman in the Room of Theop" Field Gent Decd And the Above Gentle- men Be served with a Copy of the Same by the Clerk,
Whereas, The Callamitious State of the Country renders it Doubtfull whether a Sufficient Sum Can be Collected from the people, for payment of the Parochial Debt, in Money. . And by the Restrained Laid on Exports, By publick Consent, The Par- ishoners are Precluded of the Election which the Law Had Giveing them, in paying there Due's in Tob° or Money. It is Determined by Vestry That the Ministers Salary Shall be Esti- mated, at One Hundred And Forty four Pound's, to be Col- lected as Nearly as possible in Money Unless the prohibition on Exports Should be Removed, And in that Case the People to be at Liberty to pay in Tob° at Eighteen Shilling's ₱ Hundred, In Lieu of Money, According to there Own Choice. And it's fur- ther to be Understood that the Rev Mr. Harrison shall wait for the Ballance, After the Collection is made, three Years without Intrest, unless it Should Please HEAVEN to Put an End before. that time, To the Troubles of our Country, And then it is under-
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BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
stood, that the Encumben[t's] Salary shall be Demandable in the usal and accustomed Way.
WILLIAM CALL, PETER JONES Church Warden's. Test R. ARMISTEAD CLK Vestry.
[218] 1775 BRISTOL PARISH. IN ACCOUNT WITH WILLIAM CALL. CHURCH WARDEN. DR.
To Cash Paid the Revª Mr. Harrison, £144 18 6 8
Robert Armistead, .
. Geo. Williams, . 16 13 4
Edmond Conway, .
9
Ann Hare, . ·
12
William Aldridge, .
8 6 8
Granny Stewart, . .
5 5
William Call for Ann Phillips,
4
3
4
For the Support of William Harden,
5
John Archer, 8 6 8
Theok Bland Ju' for Copying List of Tithes,
6 8
James McCartie, .
2
9 71/2
Walter Thomson,
15
Henry Wilkerson for Keeping Jeremiah Bishop, . .
8
6 8
Thomas Egleton,
Boswell Goodwyne for Keeping Rob' Elder,
6 8
William Creaise, .
I 8
Peter Aldridge & His Wife, .
.
William Temple, .
Peter Rosser,
·
James Burge,
6 6 8
John Walker,
3
4
William Brown &C°,
18 6 6
Thomas Williams,
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I
6
William Butler, .
8
4 6 8
Sundry's furnished John Lanthrop, a poor
. 2 6 21/2 person, .
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15 8
4 6 6
6
Thomas Bonner, .
8 6 8 William Scoggin,
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BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
To Wine for the use of the Churche's, .
3 4 11 72 . To 21 Insolvents @ 4 | 2, . 4 7 6
To 6 p Ct for Collecting £370. 16. 8, .
22 5
£351 5 372
To John Woodward a Ballance Due him for Building the Glebe House, 107
II Ells of Orazinbrigs for Thomas Egleton @ 1 | 3, . 13 9
£458 19 012
[219] 1775 CONTRA CR.
By 1,775 Tithes @ 4 | 2, . . · · £369 15 10
By 26 Tithes not Listed @ 4 | 2,
5 8 4
By ballance to Recieve in the hands of Theop® Field Late Church Warden, 101 3 472
£476 7 614
To Amount Brought Over, .
£458 19 01/2 .
To Rich" William's as + Acc', .
To Alex" Taylor do
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2 6
To R. Armistead do
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To John Ruffin do .
I6 3
To Thomas Ruffin for Copying 6 Lists of Tithes for 1774, 120 Lb8 Tob°, I 13 4
To Doc' Theok Bland for Copying 2 Lists of Tithes for 1775, 40 Lbs @ 2ª,
6 8
To Eliza Smith, for her Trouble, & Expence in Burying of Thomas Egleton, I
To Richard Lunsford for Keeping two Children of Robert McCullock a poor man of this Parish, three Months @ 10 | Each, · To Mary Jennings for keeping one of the Sª McCullock's Children 3 months D°, . . To Walter Thomson Overpaid, to be Short Levyed for next Year, ·
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3 £472 17 91/2
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BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
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By Ballance Due the parish in the Hands of the Collecter, for 1775, 3 9 834
£476 7 614
Errow's Excepted OF WILLIAM CALL. Church Warden:
October 19, 1775.
Test. ROBERT ARMISTEAD Clerk of the Vestry.
[220] At a Vestry held for Bristol Parish. Feb' I. 1777.
Present. The Rev" Wm. Harrison, Nath' Raines, Joseph Jones, C. W., Geo Smith, John Banister, Wm. Call, Richª Tay- lor, Roger Atkerson & John Thweat Gent.
BRISTOL PARISH DR. Lb8 of Neat Tobº.
To the Revª Mr. Harrison, . · Lb® 20,880
To Rob' Armistead C Brick Church,
· £21 13
To Geo Williams C. Jones. Hole. & Sexton, 16 13 4
To Edmond Conway Sexton, ·
To James Day Deputy Sexton,
·
4
To Granny Stewart for Cyrus Stewart, 6
To William Aldridge for Ann Butterworth, . IO
To Goditha Sears for Elizabeth Sears, . I4
To William Scoggin to Assist Him in Maintanance, To the C. Warden's for Support of Wm. Harden, To William Temple for Nancy Davis, . ·
5
To Walter Thomson,
5 15 8 15
To Margaret Dick for Elizabeth Carpenter, .
6
To Amey Dowley for Keeping Elisha Lester,
27
To the C. Warden's for Support of John Lanthrop, To Mary Clements,
IO
To David Vaughn for Mary Jennings, . 5
4
To Richard Lunsford for Keeping Rob' MColler Children, 7
To Doc' MºCartie &Co as +" Acct, IO 9
To Mary Adams for Keeping Rob' MºColler Chil- dren, . 3 17 6
To John Ruffin, Fee V& John Jones Ju",
I6 8
£189 7 II
5
To Ann Hare for Margaret William's, 14
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BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
CR.
By 1,840 Tithes @ 5 | 3 or Forty Lbs of Tobº.
Ordered, That Every Titheable person pay 5 | 3 or Forty Lb® of Tobº.
To 6 p' C' for Collecting.
Ordered, That Nath' Raines & Joseph Jones Gent be appointed C. W. The Ensueing Year.
Ordered, That, John Burwell be Appointed a Vestryman in the Room of Peter Jones, Removed. &. Dr. James Field in the Room of Wm. Brown Decd, & that the above Gent be Served with a Copy by the Clerk.
Rob Gilliam in the Room of John Thweat, Resigned & that He be Served with a Copy of the Same by the Clerk.
Ordered That Thomas Bonner & Peter Williams be Ap- pointed Collecters for this Parish, And that they Give Bond & Sufficient Security for the Same.
NATH'L RAINES, JOSEPH JONES, C. Wardens. Test ROBT. ARMISTEAD Clerk of the Vestry.
[221] At a Vestry held for Bristol Parish April 23, 1778.
Present. the Revª Wm. Harrison, Nath1 Raines, Joseph Jones, C. Wardens, William Call, Robert Skipwith, John Bur- well, James Field & Richª Taylor, Gent.
BRISTOL PARISH DR. L. S. D.
To Susannah Tucker for Jane Daniel,
1I
To William Temple for Nancy Davis,
8
To Ann Hare for Margaret Williams,
14
To Granny Stewart for Cyrus Stewart, 6
To William Aldridge for Ann Butterworth, IO
To Goditha Sears for Elizabeth Sear's, 14 To Wm Scoggin to Assist him, 5
To the C Warden's for Support of Wm. Harden, 5 15
To Walter Thompson for Maintanance, ·
15
To Margaret Dick for Eliza Carpenter, II
To Amey Dowley for Elisha Lester, . 13 IO
To Robert Armistead CLK of the Vestry, 35
To John Roberts for Keeping Wm. Evans from July 1777 till Oct 1777, 3 6 8
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BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
To Joseph Jones, Cash Advanced for Elizabeth Carpenter, . 5
To Doc' James Greenway for John Pettipool, 33 II 9
£190 3 5
Ordered, That the Church Warden's for the En- sueing Year Pay unto the former C. W. The Sum of £66. 1. 4 With Intrest, . 66 I 4 . . . Ordered, That the C. Wardens Pay unto Tho"' Bonner £21. 19. 014 with Intrest from Au- gust 1775 Untill paid, 21 19 O14
£278 3 914
Ordered that the C. W. Let to the Lowest Bidder the Build- ing of A Chimney at the Glebe which has Lately fallen Down. Ordered That James Field & Rob' Skipwith Gentlemen, Be Appointed Church Warden's the Ensueing Year.
Ordered That the C. W. Recieve from Every Tithable person four & Six Pence Cash. In case of Refusal Levy by Distress. Credit. By 1750 Titheable persons @ 4 | 6 +r Tithe £393. 15.
Geo. Smith Gent a Vestryman of this Parish begs Leave By the Information of John Burwell Gent to Resign his Office as A Vestryman, & has Leave so to do.
Ordered That Wm. Diggs Gent be appointed a Vestryman in his Place, & that he be Served with a Copy of the Same by the Clerk, & that he Qualify Accordingly.
Nath' Raines & Joseph Jones Gentlemen, C Warden's have- ing Haveing returned there Accounts for 1775, & 1776, And Ordered to be Recorded,
NATH'L RAINES, JOSEPH JONES, C. W.
Test Ro. ARMISTEAD CLK of the Vestry.
[222 & 223] 1775. BRISTOL PARISH IN ACCOUNT WITH THOMAS BONNER COLLECTER DR.
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To paid Sundry person's as " Proportion, . £268 IO IO
To paid for John Lanthrop, · ·
2 2 9
17
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BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
To Insolvents as Ør List, . .
7 13 0 To 6 H C' Collecting {260. 17. 10,
15 13 O
£293 19 7
To Ballance Pr Contra, . 21 19 014
CR.
By 1,840 Tithes @ 3 | , . £268 10 10
By Cash Reca of the Former C Wardens, ·
3 9 834
£272 0 63/4
Ballance Due the Collecter,
21 19 01/4
£293 19 7
EE THOMAS BONNER CIr.
1776. BRISTOL PARISH IN ACCOUNT WITH THOS. BONNER & PETER WILLIAMS COLLECTER'S. DR.
To paid Sundry persons as pr Proportion, £189 7 II
To paid Sundry persons for Tobacco for the Reverend William Harrison {" Acct", To 70 Insolvents @ 5 | 3,
309 10 I
18 7 6
To 6 pr Ct for Collecting £460. 9. 2,
·
27 12 61/2
£544 18 012
To Ballance {" Contra, . CR.
£ 66 1 4 .
By 1,840 Tythes @ 5 | 3, £478 16 8 .
By Ballance Due the Due the Collecters, . 66 I 4
£544 18 0 £544 18 0
E. E. THO'S BONNER & PETER WILLIAMS Col".
[224] At a Vestry held at Petersburg for Bristol Parish Feb' I, 1779.
Present. The Revª Mr. William Harrison, James Field, Rob- ert Skipwith C Warden's, Will. Digges, Will. Call, Roger At- kerson, Richd Taylor, Nath' Raines & Joseph Jones Gent.
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BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
BRISTOL PARISH DR. £. S. D.
To Susannah Tucker for Jane Daniel, .
To William Temple for Nancy Davis, 15 .
II 5 To Ann Hare for Margaret William's, .
26 5
To Granny Stewart for Cyruss Stewart, II 5
To William Aldridge for Ann Butterworth, 30 To Goditha Sears, for Eliz" Sear's, .
26 5 To Will. Scoggin, to Assist him as a Poor per- son, 9 7 6 . To The C. Wardens for Support of Will. Har- din, . 10 15 772
To Walter Thompson to Assist him as a poor person, .
28 2
To Margarett Dick for Eliza Carpenter, .
17 10
To Amey Lester for Elisha Lester, . .
16 17 6
To Robert Armistead CLK of the Vestry, . To John Roberts for Will. Evans, .
IO
To Will. Temple for Burying of Nancy Davis, IO 9
To Duke Bonner for horse block's at the Out Church,
6
To Margarett Dick, for Keeping Eliza Carpen- ter from Oct" 1778 Untill Feb' 1, 1779, 12 16 6
To the C Wardens to Assist Tho" Pillion, 40
To Mary Allen for Elisha Lester, 8 8 9
To Edmond Conway to Assist him as a Poor person, .
40 0 0
Ordered That James Day be Allowed, The Sum of Twenty Five Pounds, as an Object of Charity, . .
25
£405 6 101/2
Ordered, That the Church Warden's endeavour to Borrow Money Towards the Support of the poor, as it Appears to the Vestry, that it will be Verry Benificial to this Parish.
CR.
By 863 Tithes in Dinwiddie. } at 10 | each. By 727 D° in P. Geo.
1,590
50
260
BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
Ordered That the Church Warden's Recieve from Every Tith- able Person The sum of Ten Shilling's & in Case of Refusal or Non Payment, Levy the Same by Distress.
To Six p' C' for Collecting.
John Burwell Gent Appeared this Day in Vestry Likewise Theok Bland Ju" Gent and Resigned there Office's of Vestrymen.
Ordered That John Kirby be Appointed, in Place of John Burwell And William Roberson in Place of Theok Bland, And that the Above Gentlemen be Served with a Copy by the CLK. Ordered That James Field & Joseph Jones, Gent be appointed Church Wardens the Ensueing Year. And that they Qualify Accordingly.
JAMES FIELD, JOSEPH JONES C W.
Test R ARMISTEAD CLK of the Vestry.
[225] At A Vestry Held at the Brick Church May 1. 1779.
Present. The Revª Mr. Harrison, Joseph Jones, Wm. Call, Roger Atkerson, Richard Taylor, Rob' Gilliam, Wm. Robert- son & John Kirby Gentl".
Whereas, at A Vestry held Feb' 1. 1779. for the Parish of Bristol the Said Vestry Levyª A Sum for the Clerks & Sextons. and Whereas they find the Same Contrary to an act of Assem- bly, Ordered therefore that the Sum Levyª for the Same Clerks & Sextons be Rescin'ed.
JOSEPH JONES. C W.
Test R ARMISTEAD C V.
At a Vestry held for Bristol Parish Feb' 4. 1780.
Present. James Field, Joseph Jones C W., Wm. Call, John Banister, Roger Atkerson, Richª Taylor, Rob' Gilliam & John Kirby Gent.
BRISTOL PARISH DR. £ S. D.
To the C Wardens for Jane Daniels Support, . 210 00 0 . To Mary Allen for Elisha Lester, . 210 00 0 To Will. Aldridge for Ann Butterworth, . . 210 00 0 To Ann Hare for Margarett Williams, 210 00 0
To Tho' Armistead for Eliz Stewart & Son Cyrus, 210 00 0 To Will. Scoggin to Assist him, 90 00 0 ,
To the C W. for Support of Will Harding, . 20 00 0 To Walter Thompson for Maintanance, . .
. 210 00 0
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BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
To John Roberts for William Evans, .
· 90 00 0 . To James Day to Assist him, 60 00 0 To Edmond Conway D°, . -
. 120 00 0 . To Peter Aldridge D°, .
. 100 00 0
To the C W for Support of Hannah Kenner, 225 00 0 .
To Boswell Goodwyn for Rob' Elder, 100 00 0 .
To R. Armistead C V. and Possession's,
. 360 00 0
To Peter Aldridge for Eliza Carpenter, .
. 150 00 0
To the C W. for Thoms Pillion's Support,
. 210 00 0
To Richd Williams as pr Acct, .
. 153 7 0
£2,938 7 0
C' By 863 Tithes in Dinwiddie.
D° By 737 D° P. George.
1,600 Titheable @ 42 | each £3,360.
Ordered That the C W. for the year 1778 Settle There Accts with The Present C W. and Pay them the Ballance.
This day the Late Recter, the Revª Mr. Harrison, wrote in his Resignation of his Cure of this Parish, Which is accepted.
The Late C W. Returned there Accts for the year 1779.
The Ballance Due the Parish £335. 16. 1012.
Ordered, That William Digges & Rob' Gilliam Gent be Ap- pointed C W. The ensueing year, And that they Recieve from every Titheable person 42 | each. And in Case of Refusall or Non Payment Levy the Same by Distress.
JAMES FIELD, JOSEPH JONES C W.
Test R. ARMISTEAD C V.
At a Vestry held for Bristol Parish Jan' 19. 1782.
Present. Rob Gilliam C W., The Honourable John Banis- ter, James Field, Nath1 Raines, Joseph Jones, Roger Atkerson & Wm. Roberson Gent.
Rob' Gilliam Late C W. Returned his Account, for P. Geo. & Ordered to be Recorded.
Ordered. That Rob' Bolling Ju' Es" be Appointed a Vestry- man. In Place of Robt Skipwith Gent" Decd and that he be Served with A Copy of the Same by the Clerk.
ROB'T. GILLIAM C W.
Test R ARMISTEAD C V.
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BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
[226] At a Vestry held for Bristol Parish March 16. 1782.
Present. William Robertson, John Kirby C W., Nath1 Raines, James Field, Richard Taylor, Robert Gilliam & Rob' Bolling Gentlemen.
BRISTOL PARISH DR. £ S D. To Susannah Tucker for Jane Daniel, . 10 00 0
To Fedrick Archer for Ann Butterworth, 10 00 O
To Amey Hacker for Elisha Lester, 15 00 0
To Ann Hare for Margarett Williams, . · 13 00 0
To the C Wardens for Will. Harding's Support,
6 00 0
To Walter Thompson D°, · 15 00 O
To John Roberts for Will Evan's,
5 00 0
To James Day to Assist him, 5 00 0
To Peter Aldridge Sen", 3 00 0
To Judith Goodwyn for Eliza Carpenter, 7 10
0
To the C W. for Thomas Pillion, .
12 00 0
To Robert Armistead Clerk of the Vestry, . 10 00 O
To Hartwell Raines for 24 Tithes Insolvents of Alex" Shaw for the year 1775 @ 4 | 2 each, .
5 00 0
. To the C W. for Cyrus Stewart Support, 10 00 0
To the C W. for Rob Elder Dº, .
10 00 0
N. B. this Levyed for the Year of our Lord 1780. To the C Wardens for Jane Daniel's Support, £15 00 0
To Amey Hacker for Elisha Lester, 15 00 0
To Ann Hare for Margarett Williams, . 13 00 0
To the C W. for Support of Will. Harding,
6 00 O
To Walter Thompson D° 15 00
To John Roberts for Wm. Evans (to be bound Apprentice), . 5 00 0
To Ann Phillips for Ann Butterworth, .
13 00 0
To James Day to Assist him,
5 00 0
To Peter Aldridge Sen' D°, .
3 00
To the C W. for Rob' Elder's Support, 10 00
To Judith Goodwyn for Eliza Carpenter,
7 10
O
To the C W. for Tho® Pillion's Support,
12 00 0
To Robert Armistead Clerk of the Vestry,
10 00 0
To the C W. for Cyrus Stewart, .
10 00 0
N. B. this Levyed for 1781.
£298 00 0
+
263
BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
C' By 763 Tithes in Dinwiddie. D° By 637 D° in Prince Geo.
1,400 Tithes @ 4 | 6 each £315 00 0. To 6 p' C' for Collecting £ 18 4
. Ordered, That William Robertson & John Kirby Gentlemen be Appointed C Wardens the Ensueing Year. And That they Recieve from Every Titheable Person 2212 Lb8 of Neat Tob° or 4 | 6 Speicie, in Case of Refusal or Non Payment, Levy the Same by Distress.
Ordered That the Church Wardens, Let the Repaireing of the Glebe (Such as are Nessary) to the Lowest Bidder.
ROBERT GILLIAM.
Attest R. ARMISTEAD C V.
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1780 BRISTOL PARISH IN ACCOUNT RO'T GILLIAM C W. DR.
To the Church Warden for Jane Daniel, 210 00
To Do for Ann Butterworth (Wm. Aldridge), 210 00
To Ann Hare for Margarett Williams, . 210 00
To Tho' Armistead for Stewart & Son, . 210 00
To William Scoggin to Assist him as a poor person, 90 00
To William Hardings Support, 20 00 ·
To William Thompson Dº D° ·
210 00
To James Day as a poor person D°, 60 00
To Rob' Armistead Clerk Vestry & Possessions, .
360 00
To Richª Williams as p" Acct Rendered,
153 7
To John Salmon a poor Person,
7I
To Wm Harding Dº .
19
To John Roberts Acct of William Evans,
30
To Margarett Dick for Eliza Carpenter,
36 10
To John Salmon a poor person D°, 87 15
To Clothes found Jane Daniel, 242
To Salmons Acct of Betty Skinner, 42 15
To Commissions in Collecting, 92 17
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