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26,885
(66) Brot Over, . 26,885
To the Church Wardens to buy Cloathes for Tanner and his Wife as they shall think fitt, 400
To Ball Suppos'd to be due to Rawleigh & Dale Par- ish by Virtue of an Act of the Last Assembly,
11,000
To be Levy'd toward building the New Church,
18,000
To 4 p C' on 16,000 for Cask, 640
To 6 p Ct on 56,925 for Collecting,
3,415
To Maj" Wm. Poythress for paying Wm. Parsons more than what was lev'y for him, . 104
60,444
1736 Nov 15th BRISTOL PARISH DR.
To Mr. Geo. Robertson,
. 16,000
To Robert Whitehall,
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1,600
To John Woobank,
1,600
To Ditto, .
400
To David Williams,
400
To Sam1 Sentall, ".
1,000
To Jane Sentall, .
250
To Ditto,
105
To Maj' Wm. Poythress,
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1,000
To John Floy'd, .
250
To John Brown, .
635
To Mary Eaton, .
100
To William Bobbitt S', .
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100
To William Parsons,
1,200
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To Charles Gilliam S', .
400
To Cap® Peter Jones, . 4014
To Maj" Wm. Poythress for Insol., 1,005
To Mary Eaton, .
800
To the Church Wardens for Taner &c. .
400
To Ballance Suppos'd to be due to Rawleigh and Dale,
To be levy'd toward building the New Church, . 11,000
18,000
To 4 p C' for Cask,
640
To 6 p C' for Collecting,
3,415
To Maj' Wm. Poythress,
104
60,444
1736 Nov' 15th. CR.
By 1,394 Tiths @ 431 p. Pole, ·
. 59,942
Due to the Collectors, . .
502
60,444
Order'd that Maj" Wm. Poythress and Maj" James Munford Church Wardens do receive of every Tithable in this Parrish forty three Pounds of N' Tob° in Inspectors Notes for there Par- ish Levey for this present Year and in case of refusal or non payment to Levey the Same by distress & pay ye Severall Sums to the Creditors for whome the Same was proportioned.
Test: JOHN WOOBANK Clk Vestry.
(67) At a Vestry held at the Brick Church on Wells's Hill Au- gust ye 13th 1737.
Present. Maj" William Poythress C. W., Colº Robert Bolling, Cap® Frana Poythress, Cap' William Stark, Capt David Walker, Capt Robert Munford, Capt John Banister.
Order'd that the Petition for Building a Chapple be refer'd till after the Next Assembly to be consider'd. Also the Motion for one other Chapple be refer'd for Consideration. that Capt Wm. Hamlin be added to the Vestry. that the Vestry referr the Value of two Windows the difference between a plain Cornice and Mundillion to George Todd.
Test. JOHN WOOBANK Clk Vestry.
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Bristol Parrish-ss: At a Vestry held at the Brick Church on Wells's Hill Nov' 14th 1737.
Present. Mr. Geo" Robertson, Maj" James Munford, Maj" William Poythress C. W., Col. Robert Bolling, Cap® Peter Jones, Cap'. William Stark, Mr. Theo. Field, Cap' Charles Fisher, Cap' Fra8 Poythress.
Mr. Wm. Hamlin haveing taken the Oaths as Usual and Sub- scribing the Test is appointed to be a Vestryman.
Cask.
Ls
To Mr. Geo. Robertson,
640
16,000
To Robert Whitehall,
1,600
To John Woobank,
1,600
To Ditto for Vestry,
400
To David Williams, .
400
To Sam' Sentall S' for Plantine,
900
To Ditto for Cleaning ye Church,
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250
To Maj" Poythress for Mary Barrett,
1,000
To John Brown for Ann Newhouse, .
800
To William Parsons for John Ingles 7 Months,
750
To Ditto for Ditto funerall,
115
To ye Church Wardens for Tanner & his Wife,
400
Carried Over, 24,215
(68) Bro' Over, . Lª
24,215
To Mary Eaton for Sarah Burgess @ 800' p. Annum, 693
To Colº Robert Bolling for Fra. Deshain & Others, 332
To John Sturdivant for 2 Setts Horse Blocks and Moveing Edward Facey out of ye Parish, .
48
To Fra8 Bracey for Setting Horse Blocks & Seats,
150
To John Floy'd for Edward Facey,
60
To Robert Munford for Tho® Jacobs,
756
To ley'd toward Builds a New Chapple,
10,000
To Thomas Hardaway, .
480
To 4 p C' for Cask on 16,000, .
.
640
To Sallery at 6 p C',
2,242
39,616
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Order'd that Maj' Poythress & Capt Stark be Church wardens for the ensuing Year.
that the Church Wardens consult Mr. Stephen Dewey for re- covery of 4801 Tobº pd Mr. Tho® Hardaway for the trouble and Expenses of a Commodating Mary Perry Wife of Tho® Perry and to take out such Process and against such person as he shall judge ought to reimburse the Same to the Parrish.
Ball. due to y& Parrish from Maj" James Munford in £. S. Cash, 3. IO
Ditto from Maj' Wm. Poythress in Cash, . 12. I Ditto in Tob°, . 7,0001
that the Church Wardens do receive or recover of Southwark Parrish in Surry County 70' Tob° for the removeing of Edward Facey from this to that parish the place of his Legial residence.
Test JOHN WOOBANK, Clk Vestry.
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1737 Nov' 14th BRISTOL PARRISH DR. La.
To Mr. Geo. Robertson, .
16,000
To Robert Whitehall,
1,600
To John Woobank, .
1,600
To Ditto,
400
To David Williams, .
400
To Sam1 Sentall S', .
900
To Ditto,
250
To Maj" Wm. Poythress, . .
1,000
To John Brown,
800
To Wm. Parsons,
750
To Ditto. .
II5
To the Church Wardens, .
400
To Mary Eaton,
693
To Colº Robert Bolling,
332
To John Sturdivant,
48
To Fra® Bracey,
150
To John Floy'd,
60
To Robert Munford.
756
Toward Build New Chapple,
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10,000
To Tho Hardaway, .
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480
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To 4 p C' on 16,000, .
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640
To Sallery @ 6 p Ct, .
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2, 242
39,616
Ball Due to ye Parrish, .
1,593
Ls 41,209
1737 Nov' 14th CR.
By 1,425 Tith @ 24' p Pole, . .
34,200
By due from the Church Wardens, . .
. 7,009
LB
41,209
Test. JOHN WOOBANK Clk Vestry.
(70) Bristol Parrish-ss: At a Vestry held at the Brick Church on Wells's Hill May 20th 1738.
Present. Mr. George Robertson Minister, Maj' William Poy- thress C. W., Colº Robert Bolling, Cap® Fran® Poythress, Capt William Stark, Cap' Charles Fisher, Mr. Theo. Field, Maj" James Munford, Cap® Peter Jones.
Order'd that Maj' James Munford Capt Fra8 Poythress John Banister Esq' and William Hamlin Gent: do view and agree upon a proper place for Building a Chapple on Hatchers Run for the Conveniency of the upper Inhabitants of this Parish and to report the proceedings to a Vestry to be held the first Saturday in July next and that the Church Wardens do Advertize for Workmen to come in to undertake the Same.
On the Pettion of Matthew Ford he is exempted from paying Parish Levy for the future.
Test: JOHN WOOBANK Clk Vestry.
Bristol Parish-ss: At a Vestry held at the Brick Church on Wells's Hill July Ist 1738.
Present. Colº Robert Bolling, Cap" Peter Jones, Capt Wil- liam Stark, Cap' William Hamlin, Mr. Theo. Feild, Maj" William Poythress, Cap' Fra Poythress, Maj" James Munford, Capt Charles Fisher, Cap' Robert Munford.
Order'd that a Church be built on the North side of Hatchers
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Run on the Land of Allen Tye fifty by Twenty Two fourteen foot pitch in the Clear, Ceald with 34 Plank Cypherd, the Height of the Pews; Naild on with 8ª Nailes or Brads and above that with 12 Inch plank naild with 6ª Nailes or Brads Close Pews plain Winscott within and Shass 14 Rounds without, 2 Windows on the front side and 3 on the Back 2 Windows at the East end and one at the west for light to the Gallery. weather Boarded wth feather edge Plank with a Bead Rough from the pitt 9 Inches wide rise 6 Inches Inch on the thick edge and 14 on the Thin' Cover'd with Clear Inch plank Cypher'd Inch and 12 on each edge and Cover'd on that with good hart pine or Cyprus Shin- gles 34 thick on the lower and 22 Inches long (71) and Seven' Rise Substantial fram'd doors plaine Cornice eves Communion Table, Gallery and Stares to be raild with Banisters Hung with rising Joints as also the pew doors a decent Pulpit & Type & desk wth Gallery Suteable to the Building, the Isle to be 5 foot the pews 472 wide Shash windows proportion'd to the Building Glaz'd with diamond Glass the whole House to be well Tarr'd the doors windows and Cornice to be prim'd and twice painted with white lead and under pin'd Close with Rock stones 15 Inches high from the Ground. the whole plank work with Clear plank and free from Knotts good locks Bolts and Barrs for the doors outside doors for the defence of the Inn doors & Sells, Hung wth Cross garnets and hooks to Keep them open and Bolts to fasten them and every thing Nessesary to make the work Compleate the floor to be laid with Inch & 14 Clear hart plank plain'd Naild down with 20ª Nailes or Brads to be finished by the last of October in the Year 1740.
Mr. Isham Eppes undertakes to Build the above Chapple ac- cording to the dementions above mentioned for £119: 15s: od. Current Money to be paid at three Several payments.
Test. JOHN WOOBANK Clk Vestry.
At a Vestry held at the Brick Church on Wells's Hill November 13th 1738.
Present. Mr. George Robertson Minister, Capt William Stark, Maj' William Poythress C. W., Colº Robert Bolling, Capt Peter Jones, Mr. Theo. Field, Cap' William Hamlin.
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Cask. L®
To Mr. George Robertson, .
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640 16,000 1, 600
To Mr. Robert Whitehall, .
To John Woobank, .
1,600
To Ditto Vestry, .
400
To Sam1 Sentall j' for Plantine,
900
To Sam1 Sentall S' for Cleaning the Church, . 250
To John Brown for Ann Newhouse,
800
To John Hall for Studstill, -
600
To John Fitz Gerrald for Mary Barrett, . 1,000
To John Blackman for Cummings, . 300
To Sarah Williams relect of David Williams for Sappony Chapple, .
250
To Peter Mitchell for one Levey, .
43
To Colº Robert Bolling for Sundrys as p Acct of 17s. 3d.
To Thomas Spain for Reading at Namesª, . 400
(72) Brought Over, .
24,143
To James Pittillo for Cath: Arthur,
466
To Capt William Stark as p Acco' {10: 18: 5.
To Thomas Hardaway S',
250
To Stephen Dewey o: 15: 0.
To be levy'd toward Building a Chapple, . 12,000
To Mr. George Robertson for ferriages allow'd to this day 2: 6: 834.
To Samuel Sentall S", ·
24
To Cask, .
640
To 6 p C' on 37,523, ·
2,250
39,773
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Orderd that Thompson Stapley be exempted from paying his Parish Levey. that the Church wardens pay to Isham Eppes what money they have he giving Bond and Security for the Same. that the Church wardens take care to provide for Sam- uel Tatum if he is not able. that Thomas Mitchell be Levy free.
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BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
1738 Nov' 13th. BRISTOL PARRISH DR.
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To Mr. George Robertson,
16,000
To Robert Whitehall,
1,600
To John Woobank, .
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1,600
To Ditto,
400
To Samuel Sentall, j',
900
To Samuel Sentall S',
250
To John Brown,
800
To John Hall, .
600
To John Fitz Gerrald,
1,000
To John Blackman, .
300
To Sarah Williams, . -
250
To Peter Mitchell,
43
To Colo Rob Bolling o: 17: 3.
To Thomas Spain,
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466
To Capt Wm. Stark 10: 18: 5.
To Thos Hardaway S',
250
To Stephen Dewey 0: 15: 0.
To be levyd toward Building a Chapple, .
12,000
To Mr. Geo. Robertson for ferriages 2: 6: 834.
To Samuel Sentall S",
24
To Cask, .
640
То 6 p C;
2,250
Ball. due to the parrish,
263
. L$ 40,036
L 14: 17: 434 Cash.
1738 Nov 13th. CR.
By 1,502 Tyths @ 26 p Pole, .
39,052
By due from Church wardens, . ·
984
L® 40,036
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400
To James Pittillo, .
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Ordered that the Church wardens do receive of every Titha- ble in this Parish Twenty Six Pounds of N' Tob° for their Parish Levey for this Present Year and in case of Refusal or Nonpay- ment to levy the Same by distress.
Test JOHN WOOBANK Clk: Vestry.
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BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
(73) At a Vestry held at the Brick Church on Wells's Hill Au- gust 20th 1739.
Present. Cap' Wm. Stark, Maj" Wm. Poythress C. W., Colº Robert Bolling, Capt Francis Poythress, Mr. Theo. Feild, Capt Charles Fisher, Maj" James Munford, Cap® Peter Jones.
Order'd That John Lewis and John Gilliam j' Procession from Puddle dock Run to the lower end of y Parish Between the River and Madam Bollings Road. That Miles Thweatt and William Batte Procession from Puddle dock Run to the Notto- way Road as far out as Blackwater. That Thomas Hardaway and Abraham Alley Procession from Nottoway Road up as far as Monkersneck Road. That William Parsons and John Mayse Procession from Puddle dock to Lieu' Run Between the River and the great Swamp and Monkersneck Road. That Abraham Jones S' and Abraham Jones j' Procession from Lieut. Run to the Indian Town Run Includeing Rohowick. That Nicholas Overbey and John May j' Procession from the Indian Town Run to Wal- laces Creek. That Matthew Mayse and Bartho: Crowder Proces- sion from Wallaces Creek Cross to the white Oak Road down Hatchers Run to the Extent. That John Ellington and William Spaine Procession from whiponock to Namosend out as far as Bol- lings lower line. That James Baugh and Andrew Beck Procession Between Blackwater Swamp and Second Swamp from the Parish line to the Monkersneck Road. That Thomas Lee and Samuel Lee Procession Between Second Swamp and warwick Swamp from the Parish line to the Monkersneck Road. That William Cotten and Peter Tatum Procession the land below Jones Hole Road Between the Parish line and warwick Swamp. That Richard Raines and Cuth: Williamson Procession from warwick Swamp to the Parish line Between Jones Hole Road and Ro- wanty Road. That William Butler and James Butler Procession from Monkersneck Bridge to Rowanty Bridge. That George Smith and Edward Winfield Procession from Monkersneck Creek to Stoney Creek Between the Monkersneck Road and the Parish line. Carried Over.
(74) Order'd That Joseph Tucker S' and Joseph Tucker j" Procession from Stoney Creek to Sapponey Creek Between the Parish line and the Chapple Road. That Israel Robinson and John Robinson Procession from Sappony Creek to Nottoway
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River Between the County line and the Road that leads from the Cutt Banks to the Chapple. That William Jones and Henry Baley Procession from the Cutt Banks Road up Nottoway River to the great Creek. That William Jones and John Jones Pro- cession from the Mouth of the great Creek up Nottoway River to the Extent of the Parish. That George Williams and Wil- liam Vaughan Procession from the Monkersneck Road up the North side Monkersneck and Hatchers Run to the white Oak Road and as far in as Rohowick. That Robert Wynne and Joshua Wynne Procession from Monkersneck to Stoney Creek Between the Monkersneck Road and the Chapple Road. That Francis Bressie and John Mansion Procession from the Chapple Road to the Butterwood Road Between Hatchers Run and Stony Creek. That Jos: Pritchett j' and Caleb Pritchett Pro- cession Between the Chapple Road and Butterwood Road from Stony Creek to the extent. That Edward Mitchell S" and James Thweatt Procession Between Butterwood and white Oak. That George Still and Roger Moore Procession from Butterwood Road up the North side white Oak to the extent as far in as Namos. and head of Whiponock. That Hugh Reese and Robert West Procession Between white Oak and Namos: to the extent of the County. That John Poythress and Thomas Twittey Procession Between Butterwood and Nottoway River as low as the head of Beaver-pond Creek. That Richard Nance and Thomas Gent j' Procession Between the South fork of the Cat- tale Run and Gravely Run from the Chapple Road up.
That the above said Persons Procession the lands in their Sev- eral precints and make returns of all lands they Procession with the Names of the persons present when Processioned and to make returns of all Lands not Processioned.
Test. JOHN WOOBANK, Clk Vestry.
(75) At a Vestry held at the Brick Church on Wells's Hill Octo- ber 23d 1739.
Present. Mr. George Robertson Minister, Colº Robert Bol- ling, Cap Fraª Poythress, Cap® Peter Jones, Cap' Charles Fisher, Mr. Theo. Feild, Cap' William Stark, Maj" James Munford, Maj' William Poythress.
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Cask.
To Mr. George Robertson Minist", .
640 16,000 1,600
To Robert Whitehall, . . .
To John Woobank, . ·
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1,600
To Ditto for Vestry,
400
To John Brown for Ann Newhouse,
800
To Samuel Sentall S' for Cleaning the Church,
250
To John Hall for Studstill,
800
To John Fitz Gerrald for Mary Barrett, .
1,000
To Sarah Williams relect of David Williams for Sappony Chapple, 250
To Ditto for Sundry Services as a reward,
100
To Thomas Spaine for Read" at Namosd, 400
To James Pittillo for Cath. Arthur,
700
To Mary Hall for Keeping an Orphan Child,
250
To Colº Robert Bolling by Order of Joseph Mayse for Keeping Peter Plantine, .
900
To Colº Robert Bolling for Sundrys as p his Acct, . £I: I9S. 572d.
To Cap' William Stark for the Ball of his Accot, . 4: 15. 612. To Mr. George Robertson for ferriages to this day, 2: 4: 4.
To be levy'd toward Building a New Chapple & paying of the old ingagements, .
10,000
To 6 p C' Sallery for Collecting on 35,690, 2,14I
37,83I
Order'd That the Church wardens demand of the Administ® of Matthew Lee the Estate of Frances Lee Daughter of the said Matthew Lee a poor Orphan to be disposed of for reimbursing the present and futer experience in maintaining the sª Orphan .. That William Russell j' be exempted from paying his Parish Levey for the future.
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Tob° due from Maj' William Poythress,
4,730 From ditto in Cash, . 21: 12: 334.
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(76) Order'd That a Chapple be built for the Convenience of the lower parts of this Parish be fifty by Twenty Two.
That Capt William Stark and Maj' James Munford be Church wardens for the ensuing year.
Test JOHN WOOBANK Clk Vestry.
1739 October 23d. BRISTOL PARISH DR.
To Mr. George Robertson,
16,000
To Robert Whitehall,
1,600
To John Woobank, .
1,600
To Ditto, .
400
To John Brown,
800
To Samuel Sentall S',
250
To John Hall, .
800
To John Fitz Gerrald,
1,000
To Sarah Williams, .
250
To Ditto, .
100
To Thomas Spaine, .
400
To James Pittillo,
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700
To Mary Hall,
250
To Colº Robert Bolling,
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900
S. d.
To Ditto,
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19 51/2
To Capt Wm. Stark,
4 15 61/2 1
To Mr. Geo. Robertson, .
2
4
4
8 19 4
To be levy'd toward building a New Chapple &c. 10,000
To Cask, .
640
To 6 p C' Collecting,
. 2,14I
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37,831
1739 Octo. 23d. CR.
By 1, 504 Tyths at 25' Tobº p Pole,
. 37,600
due to the Collectors,
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37,831
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Order'd That the Church wardens do receive of every Titha-
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ble in this Parish Twenty five pounds of N' Tob° for their Parish levy for this present Year and in case of refusal or nonpayment to levy the Same by distress.
Test. JOHN WOOBANK Clk Vestry.
(77) At a Vestry held at the Brick Church on Well's Hill Dec' Ioth 1739.
Present. Mr. George Robertson, Minister, Capt Peter Jones, Cap' Fras Poythress, Cap' Charles Fisher, Maj' William Poy- thress, Mr. Theo: Feild. Cap' Wm. Stark, Cap' Wm. Hamlin.
Order'd that Colo Robert Bolling, Maj" Wm. Poythress & Capt Wm. Eppes do appoint a place for Building the new Chap- ple & that Mr. John Ravenscroft undertakes to build the Same for £134: 10s: to be paid at three Several payments to be fin- ished by the last of December 1741. to be done in the Same manner & Same dementions as the former. That Instance Hall & John Sturdivant Procession all the Land Between the Notto- way Road Puddle Dock Run Mrs. Bollings Road to the Extent of the Parish. That John May j' be appointed Reader at some convenient place where the Church is to be built & to be allowed 1600': Tobº p. Annum. That Colo Robert Bolling, Capt Peter Jones & Mr. Theo: Feild are appointed to view & to see that the work of the new Chapple to be built be compleat & done workmanlike.
Test: JOHN WOOBANK Clk Vestry.
At a Vestry held at the Brick Church on Wells's Hill Feb" 5th 1739.
Present. Mr. George Robertson Minister, Colº Robert Bol- ling, Cap" Peter Jones, Maj' Wm. Poythress, Maj' James Mun- ford, Cap' Wm. Stark, Mr. Theo: Feild; Cap' Wm. Hamlin.
Order'd That George Browder be Sexton of Hatchers Run Chapple. That the aforesaid Chapple be built on Tho8 Bonners land Between Thos Bonners plantation & John Whitmores on the great Branch of Joans Hole convenient to the Spring. That Mr. Theok Bland be appointed a Vestryman. That Joshua Pritchett S' be exempted from paying his Parish Levy for the future.
(78) That Mr. John Ravenscroft Letter be entered on Record & the Original be preserved.
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Copy.
Feb"y 4th, 1739.
Gentlemen: My business obliging me to go home I cant pos- sibly wait on you to Morrow but to prevent any further misun- derstandings about this Church, I declare it never was my Inten- tion to perform the work in any other than a substantial and workman like manner that I shall take a perticular care that, that part of the plank & framing weh is expos'd to the weather be of a good Hart Stuff, I mean Sills sleepers, door posts, windows frames, & weather boarding in perticular, & in every other part so well as to do the Parish Justice & preserve my own Character. I am willing to enter into bond wth security for performance of the work, & that any body may view it whilst tis carrying on. I hope this may prevent any further suspicion of fraud from
Your Humb: Serv' JOHN RAVENSCROFT.
Test JOHN WOOBANK Clk Vestry.
At a Vestry held at the Brick Church on Wells's Hill Febry 23d 1739.
Present. Colº Robert Bolling, Capt Robert Munford, Mr. Theo. Feild, Capt Wm. Stark, Capt Peter Jones, Capt Charles Fisher, Maj' Wm. Poythress.
Order'd That the former order made the 5th Instant be vacated & that the 'Chapple then order'd to be built on Tho® Bonners Land be built on Titmashes Land the Vestry being well con- vinced it will be most convenient to a Majority of this Parish than Bonners beside the Conveniency of a good Spring conve- nient thereto which cannot be had at any Intermediate Place & it is further Order'd that Mr. John Ravenscroft Undertaker there- of have forthwith a Copy of this order.
That Colo Rob' Bolling Capt Peter Jones & Mr. Theo. Feild are appointed to view & to see that the work of the new Chap- ple to be built be compleat & done workman like.
Test JOHN WOOBANK Clk Vestry.
(79) At a Vestry held at the Brick Church on Wells's Hill May 26th 1740.
Present. Colº Robert Bolling, Capt Wm. Stark, Cap' Peter 7
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Jones, Mr. John Banister, Maj' Wm. Poythress, Cap' Will" Hamlin, Mr. Theo. Feild, Mr. Theok Bland, Cap' Charles Fisher.
Order'd That Mr. Richard Heartswel be received Minister of this Parish dureing the approbation of the Vestry he haveing agreed to accept thereof on these Terms.
That the Chapple appointed to be built on Titmass's Land the 5th of Feb' last be Instead thereof built at the most convenient place to water nearest to one Mile & half distance East from the said Titmass's and that Colo Rob' Bolling Cap' Wm. Stark Cap® Peter Jones & Mr. Theok Bland view & assertain the Place & report the Same to the next Vestry and that as soon as may be thereafter the Undertaker have Notice thereof.
Test JOHN WOOBANK Clk Vestry.
At a Vestry held at the Brick Church on Wells's Hill May 27th 1740.
Present. Colº Rob' Bolling, Capt Wm. Stark, Mr. Theo. Feild, Cap' Charles Fisher, Maj' Wm. Poythress, Mr. Theok Bland, Cap® Peter Jones.
Mr. Richard Heartswel haveing in company with Several of the Vestry yesterday Evening declared that he did not under- stand the order of Vestry that day made for receiveing him as Minister of this Parish on the Terms therein mentioned altho entered in his presence & with his approbation & now insisting on Twenty Pounds p Ann in lieu of a Glebe which he with some warmth, said he thought he merrited; & without such Allowance would not stay, thereupon the Church wardens conviend this Vestry who upon the representation of this matter by several of their own Members, Orders that the said Richard Heartswel be discharged as Minister of this Parish on the Terms by him & the Vestry agreed to on the 26th Instant or on any other whatsoever.
Test JOHN WOOBANK Clk Vestry.
(80) RETURNS OF PROCESSIONING FOR THE YEAR 1739.
Thomas Hardaway and Abraham Alley Processioned all the Lands in their Precinct. Samuel Lee and Thomas Lee the Same. James Baugh and Andrew Beck the Same. Instance Hall and John Sturdivant the Same. Joseph Turner and William Turner
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BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
the Same. John Mayse and William Parsons the Same. James Williams and William Butler the Same. John Jones and Wil- liam Jones the Same. John Lewis S' and John Gilliam the Same. Miles Whweatt and William Batt the Same excepting two lines of Batte & Jordan they disagreeing & another peice belonging to the heir of Arther Browder the Heir being an Infant. Nicholas Overbey S' and John May the Same except- ing Charles Fishers John Fitz Gerrald and Wm. Overbeys nobody appearing. Richard Raines and Cuthbert Williamson the Same excepting Tho® Carklons and James Harrisons no- body appearing. George Williams and William Vaughan the Same excepting Isham Eppes's & Thomas Williams's nobody appearing. Abraham Jones S' and Abraham Jones j' the same excepting Part of a Line of John Ravenscroft & a Line of Wm. Eatons the Lines not to be found. Robert Wynne and Joshua Wynne the Same excepting Israel Peterson & Mary Smith Lands nobody appearing. John Roberson and Israel Roberson the Same excepting Henry Dicksons, Thomas Dicksons they having an Order of Council to go round their old Lines & Wm. Butlers nobody appearing. John Mansion and Fra8 Bressie the Same excepting Joseph Mayse and James Butler nobody appearing. Wm. Jones and Henry Baley the Same excepting John Wat- kins & John Merritts Lands nobody appearing.
(81) At a Vestry held for Bristol Parish Octo' 22d, 1740.
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