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At a Vestry held for St. Peter's parish at ye Brick Church April 29th, 1720.
PRESENT :
Coll. Foster, Maj'r Scott, Mr. Massie, Wm. Waddill Mr. Poin- dexter, Mr. Adams, Capt. Foster, Mr. Allen, Mr. Park, Mr. Clopton. Mr. Tho. Sharp, Min'r.
Whereas, this parish of St. Peter's being destitute of a minis- ter by ye Death of ye Late Rev'd Mr. Wm. Brodie, Deceas'd, & Mr. Thomas Sharp (now minister) of St. Paul's parish has of- fered himself to Supply ye Said parish of St. Peter's (as minis- ter ) in ye room of ye late Rev'd Mr. Wm. Brodie, We ye Church wardens & vestry of this parish are willing to accept & Enter- tain ye Said Mr. Thomas Sharp to preach on Every other Friday
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for 3 months & to be paid in proportion for that time and after- wards to Continue Entirely our minister & to be paid yearly as ye Law directs.
Registered p CHA. GORE, Clk. V.
At a Vestry held at ye Glebe house on Monday ye IIth day of July for ye Parish of St. Peter's, in ye County of New Kent.
PRESENT :
Maj'r Scott, Mr. Geo. Poindexter, Mr. Rich'd Allen, Capt. Massie, Mr. Wm. Waddill.
Mr. Wm. Clopton, Mr. Eben'r Adams, Church wardens.
Ordered, that Mr. Geo. Poindexter do put 2 Substantial posts on each side of ye Cellar door of ye Glebe house, and to make a new door on ye outside flush with a Shed over it, which is to be Shingled, also to find a bolt for ye Inside of ye Cellar Door and a new Lock for one of ye doors of ye house, and to nail Clap boards on ye windows round about ye house, and to be paid for ye same three hundred pounds of Tobacco.
Regis'd p CHA. GORE, Clk. V.
At a Vestry held at St. Peter's Church, in New Kent County, Octo'r ye 20th, 1720.
PRESENT :
Maj. Scott, Capt. Tho. Massie, Mr. Jno. Parke, Mr. George Poindexter, Mr. Tho. Butts, Mr. Wm. Waddill, Mr. Rich'd Allen. Mr. Wm. Clopton, Mr. Eben'r Adams, Church wardens.
Mr. Bromscale agr'd with this vestry Septem'r 29 to preach on every other Wednesday & to be paid for every sermon at ye usual rate of :6000 1b. of Tobo p an'm.
Order'd yt Edw'd Moore be allow'd 400 1b. of Tobacco p ann. for keeping Wm. Drummond.
Order'd yt John Hilton be allow'd 400 lb. of Tobacco p ann.
Order'd yt Benj. Wicker be allow'd 350 1b. of Tobacco p ann. . for keeping Geo. Baisey.
St. Peter's Parish, Dr. To Mr. Wm. Brodie, Minist'r for 6 months & 16 days, Conveniency to Ditto, 516 9116 To James Taylor for 4 months, Conveniency to Do. 36. . 636
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To Maj'r Thornton, Clk fees, 184, Ed. Moore on acct. Sarah Poindexter 234
To Ind. Doran on acct. Ditto 40, ye Exec. Tho. Sharpe, Conveniency to Ditto 2160
To Cha. Gore for 8 months, Conveniency to Do., 72 Rich'd Crump, 100 Wm. Clopton, 73 I445 To Tho. Weaver for Serving a War't, 10; James Smith for keeping Ed. Bedford & Eliz. Johnson & Charges in making Clothes II45
To Benj. Wicker for keeping Geo. Baisey 392, Mad'm Littlepage's acct. for ye Church use 365. . 757
To Jarvis Austin, Ditto for Cleaning ye Church yard 50. . 520 To Mr. Skelton for building ye Church wall & Cask .... 26580 To Eliz. Weaver on acc. of Sarah Poindex'r, Ed. Moore for Sumoning Eliz. Weaver, IO. 189
To Tho. Moore for ye burial of Jam'e Durfey 150, Ditto for piloting & procession'g ye p'sh Line 50. 200
To Mr. Poindexter for repairing ye Glebe house 300, Sal- lary of 43282 lbs. of Tobo at 5 p ct. 2164
45446
The Parish Levy being this day proportioned we find yt it amounts to 45446 lbs. Tobacco, being 76 of Tobacco p poll fo- 593 tithable persons in St. Peter's parish, besides a fraction of 163 1b. Tobo., which ye Collector is accomptable for which Said Quantity of Tobo. ye Church wardens are hereby Impower'd to Receive from every tithable person & to pay it to those persons for whom it is Levy'd, provided the Church Wardens enter into bond with ye Vestry as usual.
Registered p CHARLES GORE, Clk. Vest.
Contra. Cr. 1b Tobo. P 593 Tithables at 76 1b. of Tobacco p poll, with a fraction of 163 1b. Due from the Collector 45446
At a Vestry held at St. Peter's Church, in New Kent, May ye Ioth, 1721.
PRESENT :
Mr. Zacharias Brooke, Minis'r ; Coll. Foster, Maj'r Jno. Scott,
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Capt. Tho. Massie, Mr. Rich'd Allen, Mr. Tho. Butts, Mr. Geo. Poindexter, Mr. Jno. Parke, Mr. Jno. Foster, Mr. Wm. Clop- ton, Sen'r.
Mr. Ebenezer Adams, Mr. Wm. Waddill, Church wardens.
Whereas ye Rever'd Mr. Zacharias Brooke has offer'd himself to supply this parish as Minister, we ye Church wardens & vestry, in behalf of ourselves & ye parish with ye Houn'ble ye Gover- nour's approbation are willing to accept & Entertain ye S'd Rev- erend Mr. Brooke, as our Minister & do agree to pay him ye yearly Sallary as ye law directs.
Ordered yt Mr. Wm. Waddill be Church warden in ye rooni of Mr. Wm. Clopton, Sen'r.
Order'd yt ye Widdow Morris be allow'd after ye rate of Six hundred pounds of Tobacco p ann : for keeping of Rebecca Spur- lock. Recorded p Chas. Gore, Clk. Vest. 1
June 10th, 1721.
Ordered yt Ed. Nash be allow'd 500 lbs. Tobo. to keep Fran- cis Ellis * till ye age of eighteen years.
At a Vestry held for St. Peter's, at St. Peter's Church, Sep- tember ve 29th, 172I.
PRESENT :
Maj'r Scott, Capt. Massie, Rich'd Allen, Mr. Geo. Poindexter, Mr. Wm. Waddill, Sen'r.
Mr. Ebenez'r Adams, Mr. Will'm Waddill, Church wardens.
St. Peter's Parish, Dr.
To Mr. Bromscale for 4 Sermons, Conveniency to Ditto, 2581/2 .45701/2
To Mr. Brooke for 6 months, it being due Novem'r 10 next, C to Ditto 8480
To Charles Gore for 12 months & C to Ditto 1908
To Jarvis Austin, Sexton, for 12 months, 500; Mr. Rich'd Allen for keeping a bastard child till of age 1600
To Ed. Nash for keeping a parish Child till its 18 yrs old 500
To Maj. Jno. Thornton's acct. 458; James Smith for keep- ing Ed. Bedford & Eliz. Johnson 1658
To Ed. Moore for keeping Wm. Drummond, 400; Ditto for a Delinq't of ye Widdow Jackson, 761/2 4761/2
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To Ditto for Quit rents for ye Glebe Land, 1720 & 1721,
72; Benj. Wicker for keeping Geo. Baisey 467 To Jno. Hilton to be p'd to ye Church wardens, 400;
Richard Crump for work, 100 & 300 ft. of inch plank To Madam Field for keeping ye Widdow Amess 9 mon .. . To ye Widow Morriss for keeping Rebecca Spurlock, 280; Mr. Mems for keeping a child of from ye parish 780 To Mr. Wm. Clopton, Sen'r, his ballance, 90; Mr. Wm. Waddill, Sen'r, for tarring ye Church & wall 590 . To Tobacco lying in ye Church warden's hands, 700; Capt. Massie for Sending ye widow Amiss to Dover .. To James Alford for an Overlist, 76; Wm. Waddill, Jun'r, for going to Mr. Bromscale IOI To Madam Littlepage's Acct., 1568; To Sallary of 23903 lbs. Tobacco at 5 p cent. 2764
259451/2 p Fines due to ye parish 736
p 655 Tithables at 381/2 lb. p poll, 252091/2 252091/2
The Parish levy being this day proportioned, we find it to be 38 1bs. of Tobo. p poll for each tithable person in this parish, there being 655 which said Tobacco ye Church wardens are hereby Impower'd to receive from every tithable person & to pay it to those for whom it is levyed, provided ye Church wardens enter into bond with ye vestry as usual.
Ordered yt Jno. Guillam be allow'd 800 lbs. Tobacco for keep- ing Eliz. Johnson I year.
Ordered yt Samuel Bugg be allow'd 700 lb. Tobo, for keeping Edw'd Bedford one year.
Ordered yt Wm. Waddill, Jun'r, be allow'd 450 lb. Tobacco for keeping George Baisey one year.
Ordered yt Mr. Meux be allow'd 500 lb. Tobacco for keeping a bastard child & taking it of ye parish, which said Tobacco was levy'd for him in the last levy.
Order'd yt Mr. Sherw'd Lightfoot be allowed 500 lbs. To- bacco for keeping a Molatta Child & taking it of ye parish.
950 300
800
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Order'd yt Cha. Gore be clerk of ye church & vestry for ye ensuing year & to be paid as usual.
Order'd yt Jarvis Austin be Sexton for the ensuing year & to be paid as usual.
At a Vestry held at the Parish Church of St. Peter's, in the County of New Kent, on Wednesday the Ioth of Jan'ey, 1721-2.
Order'd that Charles Noden be Clerk of the Church and Ves- try and to be paid as Usual and Entered the 10th Day of Dec'r.
Ordered by the Church Wardens and Vestry of the parish of St. Peter's that they, with the Consent of the Governour, do re- ceive Mr. Francis Fontaine as Minister of the aforesaid parish.
Eben. Adams, Wm. Waddill, Jo. Foster, George Poindexter, John Parke, Thos. Massie, Rich'd A. Allen, Wm. Clopton.
At a Vestry held at Major Scott's on Friday the 26th of Jan'ey, I721-2.
Ordered that the Clerk do give Notice to Capt. Charles Lewis to attend at the next Vestry in Order to take the usual Oath, Being Elected in the Room of Capt'n Foster.
Ordered that there be Notice given that there will be a Ves- try on Thursday ye 15th of Feb'ry, 1721-2, at the Brick Church where those persons that are willing to Undertake to build a Sub- stantial Bellfry at the West End of the Church are desired to appear and make their proposals to the said Vestry and if at that time, there be not a sufficient Vestry, It is Ordered yt ye Church Wardens be Impowered .to agree w'th the said Workmen. Or- dered that the Rev'd Mr. Forbess have 1000 1b. of Tobacco for the two Sermons that He has preach'd at the Parish Church of St. Peter's.
Ordered that the Church Wardens and Vestry do in the Be- half of the parish ac. * the Rev'd Mr. Forbess if he should come to preach any more that * willing to Entertain him his Voice be- ing so Low that the * * people cannot Edifie.
John Scott, George Poindexter, Wm. Clopton, Rich'd Allen, John Parke.
Ordered that * feet have 800 1b. of Tobacco for keeping a Molatto child of ye parish.
At a Vestry held at the Brick Church in St. Peter's Parish June * 1721-2.
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Ordered that Mr. Jno. Parke be Church Warden in the Room of Mr. Adams being present.
Wm. Waddill, Jno. Parke, Chu. Wardens.
Jo. Forster, Ebenezer Adams, John Scott, Wm. Clopton, Rich- ard Allen.
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At a Vestry held at the Parish Church of St. Peter's on the Second day of September, 1722.
Whereas the Reverend Mr. Henry Collings has offered him- self to Supply this parish as Minister, We the Church War- dens and Vestry, in behalf of ourselves and the parish, with the Hon'ble the Governour's Approbation are willing to accept & entertain the said Reverend Mr. Henry Collings as our Minister, and do agree to pay him the yearly Sallary as the Law directs.
John Scott, Tho. Massie, Rich'd Allen, Eben. Adams, Wm. Waddill.
Wm. Waddill, John Parke, Church Wardens.
At a Vestry held for St. Peter's parish on Saturday the 29th of Sep'tr, 1722.
Ordered that Marg't Guillam have 600 1b. of Tobacco for keep- ing Rebecca Spurlock.
Ordered that Eliz. Scruggs have 600 1b. of Tobacco for keep- ing Mary Amoss.
Ordered that Edward Oslin have 350 1b. of Tobacco for keep- ing George Baizey.
Ordered that Jno. Guillam have 800 1b. of Tobo. for keeping Eliz. Johnson.
Ordered that Thos. Howle have 700 lbs. of Tobo. for keeping Edmund Bedford.
Ordered that Mr. Edward Moore have 400 lbs. of Tobo. for keeping Wm. Drummond.
Ordered that Capt. Wm. Macon be Chosen Vestryman in the Room of Mr. Wm. Bassett, who desires to be Excused & that he appear to take the Oath at the next Vestry.
Ordered that Charles Noden be Continued Clerk for the year following, and be paid as usual.
Ordered that Mr. Edward Moore Collect the Tobo. due to the Parish and that he pay the Sev'l! Creditors to whom it is As-
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signed and Enter into Bond and Security for the performance of the Same.
Ordered that Jarvis Austin be Continued Sexton & to be paid as Usual.
Test Pret't by Eben. Adams, Hen. Collings, Wm. Clopton, Tho. Massie, John Scott, Rich'd Allen.
Bro't from ye Other Side 24437
To Madam Littlepage. 444; To Rob't Cade for making a
Coffin for Johannah Johnson & Day's Attendance .... 569
To Mr. Thos. Weaver for serving a warr't Mr. Wm. Waddill, 584 I198
To Mr. Wm. Clopton, Jun'rs, acct., 543; For the widow Taylor for 2 Delinqu'ts in 1720 696
To Mr. Wm. Waddill for keeping George Baisey & for Hanging ye Bell 2460
To Sallary of 29360 at 5 p cent. 1420
30780
The Parish Levy being this day proportioned, we find it to be 46 1b. of Tobo. p poll for Each Tithable person in this parish, there being 670 Tithables besides a fraction of Tobo. due to ye Collector from the parish w'th Said quantity of Tobo., Mr. Edward Moore is hereby Impowered to receive from every Tith- able person & to pay it to those persons for whom it is Levyed, provided that He enter into a Bond with the Vestry as usual.
Whereas the Church wardens of this parish have begun to erect a Bellfry at the Church, It is ordered that 3 lbs. of Tobo. p poll be Levyed for the defraying the Charge thereof & that the said Tobo. do Lye in the hands of the Collector till the said Bellfry be finished if the Bell be hung Workmanlike.
At a Vestry held at Mr. Taylor's, in St. Peter's Parish, in New Kent County, on Monday the 19th of November, 1722.
A kitchen at the Glebe to be built by John Johnson & John Careless 20 feet long & 16 foot wide, the Chimney 5 foot out and Ten in the width of the House, Closett 6 and 5, 712 foot pitch, and a 14 foot Rafter above the Jett of the Joyce, 9 inch Joyce and Rafter Loft laid with Clapboards for the building of which House the Vestry above agreed to pay the said Workmen
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the Just and full Summ of One Thousand pounds of Tobo., with Conveniency as usual, & all Nails found them.
Ordered that Mr. Thos. Pinchback and wardens are Impow- ered and desired to come and view the Bellfry and to make a true and Just report of the Value of the whole work, and that Next Saturday be the appointed day & if they can not agree they are Impowered and desired to pitch upon a Third and that the Vestry do allow them for their Trouble and that neither Church Wardens nor Vestry are to have any Conference with them.
Ordered that Jarvis Austin have an addition of 200 lbs. of Tobo. p ann. to his Sallary for his Trouble in Ringing the Bell.
Ordered that Capt. Thos. Massie have 200 lbs. of Tobo. for finding Nails for building the Kitchen at the Glebe.
Test: Henry Collins, George Poindexter, Thos. Massie, Eben. Adams. The Mark of I, Richard Allen.
Wm. Waddill, John Parke, Church Wardens.
At a Vestry held at Mrs. Taylor's, in New Kent County, on Thursday, Dec'r ye 20th, 1722.
Ordered that Mr. Sherwood Lightfoot have 500 lbs. of Tobo. for keeping a Molatto Child of the parish; In Consideration of which Mr. Sherwood Lightfoot for his part doth promise never to bring any claim of the like Nature for the future nor Any One else for him.
Ordered that Mary Epperson have 1000 lbs. of Tobo. for keep- ing Susannah Henderson, Daughter of Thos. Henderson, of the parish.
Ordered that Mr. John Dodd and Mr. Stephen Moore, by the Joynt Consent of the Vestry and Church Wardens are Impow- ered and desired to come and view the Bellfry and to make a True and Just report of the value of the whole Work, and that the time appointed be on or before the Saturday the 29th day of this present Dec'r, and if they cannot agree they are Impow- ered and desired to Pitch upon a Third person, and that the Ves- try do allow them for their Trouble and that neither Church Wardens nor Vestry are to have any Conference with them.
Test: Hen. Collings, Thos. Butts, Eben. Adams, Charles Lewis, John Scott. (The mark of A) Richard Allen. Will'm Waddill, John Parke, Chu. Wardens.
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At a Vestry held for the parish of St. Peter's on Tuesday, the 30th day of July, 1722.
Ordered that Mr. Tho. Butts be Church warden for the year ensuing in the Room of Mr. Wm. Waddill.
Mr. Wm. Macon and Mr. Walter Clopton having first taken the oaths according to Law were appointed Vestrymen of the s'd parish, having taken the oaths in that Case appointed.
Ordered that Eliza Taylor, do provide a person to officiate as Sexton to ye parish, to be paid as usual for the same.
Ordered that Robt. Walton be chosen Reader of ye s'd parish in the Stead of Charles Noden, provided he becomes an Inhabi .. tant of the s'd parish on or before ye last day of December next and Clerk of the s'd Vestry.
Ordered that the Clerk of the Vestry do draw & issue the Severall orders for processioning Land to ye persons Nomi- nated by the Vestry.
Ordered that the Tithables belonging to Mad'm Littlepage at Tong Hill be removed from Setph. Mitchell's Gang & added to Evan Ragland's.
Ordered that Richard Brooke's, Eliza Taylor's, Mary Jack- son's, Wm. Burk's, Jno. Ross's, Sam'l Bugg's, & Charles Smith's Tithables do Clear the Roads whereof Jno. Jackson is overseer.
Ordered that Henry Scruggs, Sen'r, & his Tithables be added to Mr. Adams' precincts for clearing the highway.
Test: Hen. Colling, John Scott, Thọ. Massie, Rich'd Allen, Wm. Clopton, Eben'r Adams; Wm. Macon, Wm. Waddill, Will Clopton.
At a Vestry held for St. Peter's Parish Sep'r 30th, 1723.
Mr. Henry Collings, Min'r; Maj'r John Scott, Mr. George Poindexter, Mr. Tho. Massie, Mr. Eben Adams, Mr. Wm. Ma- con, Wm. Clopton, Wm. Waddell, Walter Clopton. Mr. Jno. Parke, Mr. Tho. Butts, Ch. Wardens.
T St. Peter's Parish, Dr. L. Tobo. To Mr. Henry Collings, with 7 mons. Conv. added ..... 10176 To Cha. Noden, Clk. 9 mon. & Conv. added, 1431 ; Robt.
Walton Clk, 2 mons. Conv. added 1749
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To Mr. Thorp & Conv. added, 159; Jervas Austin, Sex-
ton 2 mons., 175 334
To Eliz. Taylor, Sexton, 9 mon. & other Charges, 645 ; 13259
Mad'm Littlepage, 1194 1839 To Mr. Merriwether's Acct. C. C. added, 478; Capt. Mas- sie's own acct. & Mary Aperson's 1265 To Mr. Ed. Moore acct., Mr. Sher'd Lightfoot for keeping a child I358 To Jno. Gilliam for keeping Eliz. Jnoson, 815; Tho. Howl for keeping Edm'd Bedford 1515 To Jno. Johnson & * * To be p'd Cap. Massie, 1060; Mr. Jno. Parke * Glebe kitchen 1260
To Ed. Ossling for * 2 mon. & Burial, Mr. Geo. Poin-
dexter, 734; * Maj. Thornton, 40 960 To Ste. Moone, Eliz. Scruggs, * Marg't Gilliam * Mr. Wm. Waddill 299I
To Han. Waddill on * 100; Jno. Dodd * 25; Robt. Cade * 25; Mary Apperson * 384 534
To Sallary on * 1199; Due to ye parish 204. I403*
Pr Contra. 25384 -
By 668 Tythables at 38 1b. Tobo. p poll is 25384
The Parish Levy being proportioned, we find it amounts to ye sum of 38 lbs. of Tobo. p poll for each Tythable person, Except a fraction of 204 lbs. Tobo. Due to ye parish from ye Collect'r, w'ch S'd Sum of Tobo. the Ch. Wardens are Impowered to re- ceive from Every Tythable person & to pay it to those to whom it is Levyed, provided they enter into bond as usual.
Ordered that Mary Bourn Do Keep Mary Amoss and be al- lowed for ye same 600 1b. Tobo. pr annum.
Thos. Roper Came to this Vestry & offered 2 Children to ye Vestry, which his Serv't woman brought & he Agreed to take them himself upon other people's offering to take them.
Ordered that Sam'll Bugg be allowed 650 1b. Tobo. pr. annum for keeping Ed. Bedford.
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Ordered that Wm. Perkins be allowed 650 lb. Tobo. p annum for Keeping Eliz. Johnson.
Ordered that if Tobo. w'ch is Levy'd for Mary Apperson be not p'd untill Robt. Cade appear Security to ye Child off of the parish w'ch Mary Epperson Keeps.
Mr. Adams Informed this Vestry yt Mr. Jno. Doran has 20 shill Lying in his hands Due to this parish & 5 still in ye hands of Mr. Jno. Fleming, It is ordered yt ye Church wardens Do receive ye Same.
Ordered that ye ' Rev'd Mr. Henry Collings be Continued min'r of this parish.
Ordered that Robt. Walton be Continued Clk of ye Church & Vestry.
Ordered Tho. Sanderson be Sexton of this parish & to be paid 700 lbs Tobo. p annum for all services.
Registered p ROBERT WALTON, Clk. Vestry.
At a Vestry held for St. Peter's Parish, April ye 7th, 1724.
Ordered that Mr. Charles Lewis be Church Warden in the Room & Stead of Mr. John Parke this present & ensuing year.
Alice Matthews came to this vestry & offered to keep herself off from being a parish Charge Eighteen months w'th what Living she has. Ordered that if she doth not give Security by the 20th Day of this month the Church Wardens are to take her & wh't Estate she has into their hands.
Ordered yt the Goods of Thos. Ashcraft be valued by Capt. Massie & George Wilkinson & yt Thos. Martin take them as they are valued (if he thinks fitt).
Test: Henry Collings, Minister ; Thos. Massie, Will'm Ma- con, Wm. Clopton, Rich'd Allen, Wm. Waddill, Walt'r Clopton.
At a Vestry held for St. Peter's parish June 13th, 1724.
Whereas, by an act of Assembly intituled an act for ye more Effectual Emproving the Staple of Tobo. & for ye Better Dis- covery of frauds therein which said Act directs the Vestry of every parish in this Dominion before ye last day of June yearly to lay their respective parishes into precincts and to appoint Two persons in each precinct to Examine & Enquire of ye names & members of all persons alowed to tend Tobacco & ye crops of ye severall planters within their precincts & ye number of plants
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Growing on any & Every plantation & plantations within ye same.
In Obedience to the said Act this Vestry hath proceeded this day to lay out this parish into precincts & to appoint Two per- sons in each precinct to view & number according to the direc- tions of the Said Act of Assembly, whose names & ye precincts are as followeth :
Mr. Charles Massie & Mr. Walter Clopton are appointed to view & number Tob'co plants according to law: from ye long bridge upon Chickehominy Swamp along ye main Road by Mr. Adams' to ye Burnt mill & so Down black creek to the mouth thereof & to ye extent of ye parish upward.
Mr. Robt. Clopton & Mr. David Pettison are appointed to View & Number Tobo. plants as afores'd from Mr. Wm. Thomas's Store along ye main road by Coll. Scott & so to Alex'r pattison's the full Bredth of the parish to Black Creek.
Mr. Wm. Waddill & Mr. John Otey are appointed to View & Number as afore'sd from Mr. Thomas's Store along ye main road by Coll. Scott's & so to Alex'r Pattison's & so to ye Ex- tent of the parish Downwards. Signed by Henry Collings, Min'r, and Recorded by Robt. Walton, Clerk of Vestry. ..
Jno. Scott, Thos. Massie, Wm. Macon, Eben'r Adams, Wm. Clopton, Rich'd Allen, Wm. Waddill, Walter Clopton, Vestry- men.
At a Vestry held for Saint Peter's p'sh 7ber 29th, 1724. 1
St. Peter's Parish, Dr.
To Mr. Hen. Collings, min'r, 12 mon. Including Conv'q 16960 To Robt. Walton, Clerk, 12 mon. Including Conv'y ;
Thos. Sanderson, Sexon, 12 mon.,. 700 2608 To Marg't Gilliam for keeping Spurlock, Sam'l Bugg for keeping Edm. Bedford 1450 To Jno. Guilliam for keep Eliz. Johnson, Rich'd Crump for work at ye Church, 350 1000
To Amy Morgan for keeping John Goodwin, 600; Dan'11 Wilmore for keeping Mary Amoss, 500 IIOO To Coll. Scott for Acct., Thos. Moore for piloting & marking parish line, 50 1050
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To Rich'd Brookes for work at ye Glebe, 300; Pelham
Moore for a pr Shoes for Eliz. Jnson, 30 330 To Mad'm Littlepage her acct. allowed 865; Mr. Moore his acct., 280; Capt. Massie acct., 187 I272 To Maj'r Thornton fee, 40; Edw'd Morgan for keeping Alice Matthews 140
To Thos. Martin for keeping Thos. Ashcroft, Sallary on 26435 Lbs. Tob'co at 5 p ct. 1846
27756
Pr Contra : 692 Tythables a 40 1b. p poll, A fraction due to ye Collector, 76 27756
This day ye parish Levy being proportioned, we find it amounts to be 40 lbs. Tobo. p poll besides a fraction Due at 76 lbs. to ye Collector.
W'ch said sum of 40 lbs. of Tobo. the Church wardens is Im- powered to receive from Every Tythable person in the parish & to pay it to those for whom it is Levyed, provided ye Church wardens give Bond & Security as usual.
Ordered that Rich'd Crump & Edw'd Baily & their Tithables do work upon ye high roads w'th Wm. Crump Survey. Or- dered that ye Church wardens do Contribute ye goods of Thos. Ashcroft for ye use of this parish before there be any more Tobo. Levyed for him or before they agree w'th any person for ye maintainance of him at ye Charge of this parish.
Ordered yt Amy Morgan be allowed 250 lbs. of Tobo. pr an- num for keeping Jno. Goodwine.
Ordered yt Jno. Austin be allowed 80 lbs. Tob. pr annum for keep'g Mary Amoss.
Ordered yt Jno. Gilliam be allowed 495 pr an'm for Eliz. Johnson.
Ordered yt Sam'll Bugg be allowed 495 pr an'm for Edm'd Bedford.
Test: Henry Collings, min'r ; George Poindexter, Tho. Mas- sie, W. Clopton, Will'm Macon, Rich'd Allen, Walter Clopton, Vestrymen.
Recorded p ROBT. WALTON, Clk. Vestry.
At a Vestry held for St. Peter's Parish June 17th, 1725.
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Whereas, by an Act of Assembly intituled an Act for the
* * better Effectual improving the· Staple of Tob'co & for * * Discovery of fraud therein which S'd Act Directs * * of Every parish in this Collony before ye Last of * * to lay their Respect- ive parishes into precincts * * persons in each precinct to Ex- amine & Enquire * * numbers of all persons allowed to Tend Tob'co & the * * Several planters within ye S'd precinct & ye number * * growing on any & every plantation & plantations within the same In obedience to ye S'd Act of As- sembly this Vestry * this day to lay out this parish into pre- cincts & * * persons in Each precinct to View & number Tob'co to ye Directions of ye S'd Act of Assembly whose * * pre- cincts are as followeth :
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