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amounts to the Sum of 281/2 pounds of Tob'co p poll on 938 Tith- ables, besides a fraction of 113 1 Tob'co due to the parish which said Sum of 281/2 pounds of Tob'co Mr. David Pattison is im- powered to collect from every Tithable Person in this Parish, provided the S'd Mr. David Pattison give Bond and Security to the Vestry for the Performance of the Same.
John Davis is discharg'd from paying parish Levy. Ordered that George Pearson have 150 1 of Tob'co for keeping Charles Goodwin this ensuing year.
That Abram Alloway have 550 lb. Tob'co for keeping Mary Hazard this ensuing year.
That Eliza Turner have 500 lbs. Tob'co for keeping Mary Major this ensuing year.
Mr. David Pattison has given Bond for the Parish Collection together with his Security, Maj'r Wm. Macon and Mr. Chas. Massie.
Signed by D. Mossom, Min'r; Chas. Massie, Eben'r Adams, Will'm Macon, Wm. Waddill, Walter Clopton; Jos. Foster, Da- vid Pattison, Church Wardens.
Registered p WILL'M FORD, Clk. Vest.
At a meeting of the Vestry call'd by the Rev'd Mr. Mossom for the choosing a Parish Clerk March 5, 1734.
PRESENT :
Rev'd Mr. David Mossom, Min'r; Maj'r Wm. Macon, Mr. Wm. Chamberlayne, Mr. Rich'd Littlepage, Mr. Wm. Waddill, Vestrymen; Capt. Jos. Foster, Church Warden.
Whereas the Office of Clerk of the Parish and Vestry is be- come vacant by the death of the late Robert Walton and Wil- liam Ford and Thomas Davis appearing as Candidates for the said office, Wm. Ford was chosen Clerk of the Parish and Ves- try by the Unanimous Consent of the Minister and Vestrymen present, Provided that the said Ford become an Inhabitant of this Parish by or before Christmas ensuing.
Ordered, That the Church Wardens cause a good & substan- tial Pair of Stocks to be forthwith erected near the Church yard Wall for the Restraint of licentious and disorderly Persons, several such having lately appeared in the Church to the great Disturbance of the Minister and Congregation during divine Service.
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Signed by D. Mossom, Min'r; Wm. Waddill, Wm. Macon, Wm. Chamberlayne, Rich'd Littlepage, Vestrymen ; Jos. Foster, Church Warden.
Registered p WILL FORD, Clk. Vest.
At a Vestry held for St. Peter's Parish at the Church August 5, 1735.
PRESENT :
The Rev'd Mr. Mossom, Min'r; Maj'r Wm. Macon, Mr. Wm. Waddill, Mr. Walt'r Clopton, Mr. Charles Massie, Capt. Mich'1 Sherman, Maj'r John Dandridge; David Pattison, Church War- den.
Capt. Mich'1 Sherman was this day sworn a Vestryman and took the Oaths appointed by Law instead of the Oaths of Alle- giance & Supremacy before Maj'r Wm. Macon, one of his Maj'tys Justices of the Peace for this County and Subscribed the Test.
Wm. Ford was this day sworn Clerk of the Vestry and took the afores'd Oaths before the S'd Maj'r Wm. Macon and sub- scribed the Test.
Majr John Dandridge is chosen a Vestryman in the Room of Capt. Ebenez'r Adams, dec'd, by the unanimous Voice of the minister and Vestrymen, and the Clerk is ordered to give him Notice accordingly that He may appear to take the Oaths.
Maj'r John Dandridge was call'd in by the Clerk, and accord- ing to the Order was this day sworn a Vestryman and took the oaths appointed by Law instead of the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy before Major Wm. Macon and subscribed the Test.
Ordered That the Order of Vestry made March 5, 1734, re- lating to the Church Warden's erecting a good and substantial Pair of Stocks be confirmed by this Vestry.
Ordered That John Marrohoe be discharged from paying Par- ish Levy.
Signed by D. Mossom, Min'r; Will Macon, Wm. Waddill, Walt. Clopton, Cha'r Massie, Mich'1 Sherman, Jno. Dandridge, Vestrymen ; David Pattison, Church warden.
Registered p WILL'M FORD, Clk. Vest.
At a Vestry held for St. Peter's Parish Sept'r 29, 1735.
The Rev'd Mr. Mossom, Min'r ; Maj'r Wm. Macon, Mr. Wm.
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Waddill, Mr. Walter Clopton, Mr. Charles Massie, Capt. Mich"? Sherman, Maj'r John Dandridge, Vestrymen; Capt. Jos. Fos- ter, Church Warden.
St. Peter's Parish, Dr. L. Tob'co.
To the Rev. Mr. Mossom, his Salary, Cask to Do. at 4 p Ct., 840 16640
To the 10 out of the 100 retain'd upon Do. 1850
To Robert Walton, late Clerk for 3 mos. & I week, 4871/2, the 10 out of 100 retained upon Do., 54 5411/2 To William Ford, Clerk, 6 months & 24 days, 1012; the IO out of 100 retain'd, 112 II24
To Richard Brookes, Sexon, 700; Maj'r John Dandridge, Copy 2 Lists Tithables, 40 740
To Peter Butts for Quit Rents Glebe Land, 29; Maj'r Wm. Macon for Goods deliv'd Eliza Turner for the use of Mary Major, 21 : 0: 11/2 in Tob'co at 2 p'll, 10 p C. on Do., 27 2461/2 To the Ballance of Capt. Foster's acct., 11. 0. 312 in Tob. at 122 re 2, 10 p Ct. on Do., 14 . I36
To the Rev'd Mr. Mossom for Wine L. I. 2. 6. in Tobo.
at 21 135, 10 p Ct. on Do., 15 150
To George Pearson for keeping Goodwin, 150; Abraham Alloway for keeping Mary Hazzard, 550 700
To Elizabeth Turner for keeping Mary Major, 500; Col- lector for Delinquents, 3701/2 8701/2
To Richard Brookes for going to James City for List Tith- ables 20
To Richard Brookes for digging Jos. Showers' Grave .. 25 To Abraham Alloway for a Pr Shoes for Mary Hazard. . 30
231641/2
To Cornel'l Matthews for suport of his Mother last year,
300; Margret Down, 500 800
By the Remainder due to the Parish last year, II3. . . 239641/2 To Collection at 4 p Ct., 954, the Remainder due to the Parish, 51 413
238511/2
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Contra, Cr. 954
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By 956 Titheables at 26 1 Tobo. p poll, 248561/2 .... . . 248561/2
Ordered That John Marrhoe have 550 1 Tob'co for keeping Mary Hazard this ensuing year.
That Elizabeth Turner have 500 1b. Tob'co for keeping Mary Major this ensuing year. That Wm. Perkins, Jun'r, set up new Benches made of saw'd white Oak Plank 2 inches thick, with good moul'd Blocks to support them, pinn'd down by or before the Ist of April ensuing, to be paid after the Rate of 2 lb. Tob'co p foot in length, the Benches to be II Inches wide.
That Robert Morgan have 400 1b. Tobo. for keeping Charles Goodwin this ensuing year. Maj'r John Dandridge is chosen Church Warden in the room of Capt. Jos. Foster. The Parish Levy being this day proportioned, wee find it amounts to the Sum of 26 lbs Tobo. p poll on 956 Titheables besides a Re- mainder of 51 1b. Tobo. due to the Parish, which said Sum of 26 1b. Tobo. Mr. David Pattison is impowered to collect from every Titheable Person in this Parish, provided the said Patti- son enter into Bond with Security for Performance of the Same.
Mr. David Pattison has offered to give Bond with his Secu- rity * * Wm. Macon & Mr. Charles Massie, who are appointed by the * * his Performance of the Collection and is to give Bond according to Law.
Signed by D. Mossom, Min'r ; Wm. Macon, Jos. Foster, Walt'r Clopton, Wm. Waddill, Cha'r Massie Mich'a Sherman; David Pattison, John Dandridge, Church Wardens.
At a Vestry held for St. Peter's Parish Oct'r 5th, 1735.
PRESENT :
The Rev'd Mossom, Min'r; Maj'r Wm. Macon, Mr. Wm. Waddill, Mr. Walt'r Clopton, Mr. Charles Massie, Vestrymen ; Mr. David Pattison, Maj'r Jno. Dandridge, Church Wardens.
Ordered At the petition of Martin Hewlett an Overseer of the High Road from the Church to Mr. Chamberlayne's ferry, That he have Mr. Chamberlayne's Tithables, John Tomson & his
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Prentice, John Jackson's Son, Peter Moon, John Crump at the Widow Jackson's & his own Titheables.
At the petition of Wm. Paisley, an Overseer of the High Road from the Old Church to Mr. Chamberlayne's Ordinary, That he have Wm. Atkinson's Titheables, Stephen Brookes, Lodowick Alford, Goodrick Alford and Julius Alford, Mich'a Harfield, Tith's, Rich'd Ross, Maj'r Dandridge, John Lightfoot's & Colo. Curtis's Tith's at the old Quar'r and upon the River.
Richard Crump an Overseer of an high Road, to have Thos. Davis and Joseph Crump aded to his Company.
David Pattison with his Security's, Maj'r Wm. Macon and Mr. Charles Massie hath this day given Bond for the perform- ance of the Parish Collection.
Sign'd by David Mossom, Min'r; Wm. Macon, Wm. Waddill, Cha'r Massie, Walt. Clopton, Vestrymen; David Pattison, Jno. Dandridge, Church Wardens.
At a Vestry held for St. Peter's Parish September 29th, 1736,
PRESENT :
The Rev'd Mr. Mossom, Min'r; Maj'r Wm. Macon, Capt. Tos. Foster, Mr. Chas. Massie, Mr. Wm. Waddill, Mr. Walter Clopton, Mr. Rich'd Littlepage, Vestrymen; Maj'r Jo'n Dan- dridge, Mr. David Pattison, Church Wardens.
St. Peter's Parish, Dr. Lbs. Tob'co. To the Rev'd Mossom, Min'r, his Salary, 16000, Cask to Do., 4 per Ct., 640 16640
To the 10 out of the 100 retain'd upon Do., 1850; James Holmes his Salary, 1800 3650
To 10 out of the 100 retain'd, &c., 200; Richard Brokas Sexton his, Salary, 700 900 To Maj'r John Dandridge, Copy 2 Lists Titheables & for a Copy of a Deed 80
To John Murrahoe for keeping Mary Hazzard, 550; Peter Butts for Q't Rents Glebe Land, 20 579
To Eliz'th Turner for keeping Mary Major 500
To Wm. Perkins, Jun'r, for Setting up Benches for the Church, 200 Foot of Plank a 2 1 Tobo. per foot. 400 To Robt. Morgan for keeping Chas. Goodwin 400
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To the Ex'rs of Dan'l Ferrall, Dec'd, for 12 Bottles of
Wine a 2 Per Bottle & I Quire Paper I-3 £1, 5, 3 in Tobo. a 12-6
224
To Capt. Jos. Foster for I Sheet Deliv'd John Gawlin to bury his Daughter -in Tob'co a 12-6 79
To Maj'r Wm. Macon for goods Deliv'd Robt. Morgan by Order of Maj'r Dandridge for Chas. Goodwin £ 3, 13, 212 in Tob'co a 12-6 592
To a Stone Font bespoke of Cha'r Carter, Esq'r £8 in Tobo. at . I420
To Maj'r Kemp for 2 List Titheables, 1735 & 1736, 40; Mr. Patteson to the Ballance of his Acco't, 547 587 To Richard Brokar his Acco't for Horse Blocks, &s ... .. II5 To Sarah Brokar's. Acco't for attending Sarah Downs, 200; Alice Ross, 39 239
264051/2
To Collection a 4 Per Ct. 1056
274611/2
To a Remainder due to Parish 259
By 924 Titheables a 30 1b. Tobo. Per Poll, 27720 .277201/2
Per Contra, Cr.
By the Ballance of Mr. Butts's Acco't, 60; Ballance re- maining last year, 51 III
Ordered that Robert Morgan have 500 lb. Tob'co for keeping Charles Goodwin the ensuing year.
That Alice Moor have 500 1b. Tobo. for keeping Mary Major the ensuing year. That John Murrahoe have 500 lbs. for keep- ing Mary Hazard the ensuing year.
That Sarah Brokas have 700 1b. Tobo. for taking Sarah Downe the Daughter of Marg't Downe, dec'd, & keeping her off the Par- ish & to be bound to her the ensuing year.
That Mr. David Pattison have 500 1b. Tobo. for taking Sarah a bastard daughter of Mary Ashberry & keeping her off the parish & the S'd Sarah to be bound to him the ensuing year.
That Tabitha Meanly be prosecuted by the Church Wardens for having a bastard child.
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That Charles Smith & Jno. Baily be added to Martin Hew- lett's Gang.
That Capt. Mich'll Sherman be chosen Church Warden in the room of Mr. Da. Pattison. That Mr. Ambrose Dudley be chosen a Vestryman in the Room of Mr. Wm. Chamberlayne, dec'd, & that the Clerk give him Notice to appear at the next Vestry to take the oath of a Vestryman.
That the Church Wardens, together with Maj'r Wm. Macon & Capt. Jos. Foster, do Settle the Acct. with Mrs. Chamber- layne for the Tobo. that was levied in the year 1731 & make Report to the next Vestry.
That Francis Williams be discharged from paying Levy.
That James Holmes was this day appointed Clerk of the Ves- try & accordingly Sworn before Maj'r Wm. Macon, one of his Maties Justices of the Peace for this County & Subscribed the Test.
This day the Parish Levy being Proportion'd, We Find it amounts to the Sume of 30 1b. Tobo. per Poll. on 924 Titheables, besides a Rem'w of £259 of Tobo. due to the Parish w'ch S'd Sume of 30 lb. Tobo. Mr. Walter Clopton is impowered to col- lect from every Titheable Person in this Parish, Provided the S'd Clopton enter into Bond with Security to the Vestry for Performance of the Same, Mr. Walter Clopton has offered to give Bond with his Security's the Rev'd Mr. David Mossom, Maj'r Wm. Macon, & Capt. Jos. Foster, who are approved by the Vestry for his Performance of the Collection, & is to give Bond accordingly.
Signed by D. Mossom, Min'r; Will'm Macon, Jos. Foster, Rich'd Littlepage, Chas. Massie, Wm. Waddill, Da. Pattison, Walter Clopton, Vestrymen; Jno. Dandridge, Church Warden.
Recorded by JAMES HOLMES, Clerk of the Vestry.
At a Vestry held for St. Peter's Parish September 29th, 1737. PRESENT :
The Rev'd Mr. D. Mossom, Min'r; Maj'r Wm. Macon, Capt. Jos. Foster, Mr. Walter Clopton, Mr. Wm. Waddill, Mr. David Pattison, Mr. Ambrose Dudley, Vestrymen; Maj'r Jo'n Dan- dridge, Capt. Mich'll Sherman, Church Wardens.
The Vestry not being able to proceed to Lay the Levy for
1
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want of the List of Tithables of that part of James City County in St. Peter's Parish.
Ordered That the Vestry be adjourned to Saturday, October the 8th, 1737.
At a Vestry held for St. Peter's Parish October the 8th, 1737. PRESENT :
The Rev'd Mr. Mossom, Min'r; Coll. Wm. Macon, Maj'r Jos. Foster, Mr. Walter Clopton, Mr. Rich'd Littlepage, Mr. Wm. Waddill, Mr. Ambrose Dudley, Vestrymen; Maj'r Jon' Dan- dridge, Capt. Mith'll Sherman, Church Wardens.
St. Peter's Parish, Dr. Lb. Tob'co. To the Rev'd Mr. Mossom his Salary to Sept. the 29th, 16000; Cask to Do. a 4 p ct., 640 16640
To James Holmes his Salary to Septemb'r the 29th, Rich- ard Brokar, Sexton, his Salary 2430
To Sarah Brookar for taking Sarah Downe, the Daugh- ter of M. Downe 630
To Robt. Morgan for keeping Chas. Goodwin 455
To Alice Moor for keeping Mary Major 455
To John Murrahoe for keeping Mary Hazard 455
To David Pattison for taking Sarah, A Bastard of Marg't Ashberry 455
To Richard Brokar for bearing the Chain in Surveying the
Glebe & 2 Days' Attendance a 181b Tob'co p Day .... 36 To Peter Brokar for I Day's Do. a Do. * 18, Brokar for Do. a Do. 18 36
To * Waddill for Quit Rents of 120 acres of Glebe Land. . 29
To Mrs. Eliz'th Farrell her acco. £2, 4, 6 a 2d p lb .. .. 267 To Maj'r John Dandridge his acco't 269; Col. Walter Clopton his acco't, 440 719
To Coll. Wm. Macon his Acco't
747
To the Rev'd Mr. Mossom for Deficiency of Glebe, 1600
1b. Tobo., Cask to Do. a 4 p ct., 64 1654
To Capt. Mith'll Sherman for his Trouble in keeping Thos.
* a travelling man in his Sickness & for burying him .. 250 To Coll. Macon for Supplying Robt. Morgan with neces- saries 200
To 5 1b. Tobo. upon every Tithable Person in this Parish 4930
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To Collection a 6 L C, Rem't in the Collector's Hands due to the Parish 1818
Per Contra, Cr. 32538
By 986 Tithables a 33 lbs. Tobo. p Tithable, 32538
Mr. Ambrose Dudley was sworn a Vestryman before Major Joseph Foster & accordingly Subscribed the Test.
Ordered That Francis Amos be Sett Levy free.
That Edward Nash be Sett Levy free.
That Robt. Morgan be allowed 500 1b. Tobo. for keeping Chas. Goodwin the ensuing year.
That Alice Moor be allowed 500 lbs. Tobo. for keeping Mary Major the ensuing year.
That John Murrahoe be allowed 550. lbs. Tobo. for keeping Mary Hazard the ensuing year.
That the Rev'd Mr. David Mossom be allowed 1600 1b. Tobo. & Cask for the Deficiency of a Glebe for this year & so on till such time as the Vestry consider further of the same.
That 5 1b. Tobo. p poll be Levyed upon Every Tithable person in this Parish towards Defraying the Charge of building a Ves- try Room & Steeple 16 1b. Tobo. is to be paid by the Collector to the Church wardens, & to be sold by them for money at the Public Outcry to the highest bidder.
That the Order made last Vestry for Settling w'th Mrs. Eliza- beth Chamberlayne be Continued & in Case she refuses to Set- tle, the Church Wardens are to bring suit.
Mr. George Poindexter having resigned the Office of a Ves- tryman by his note to the Min'r & Vestry, Mr. Joseph Mars- ton is Chosen a Vestryman in the Room of the S'd Poindexter & that the Clerk give him Notice to attend the next Vestry in order to take the Oath of a Vestryman.
This day the Parish Levy being proportioned, we find it amounts to the Sum of 33 1b. Tobo. p poll on 935 Tithables be- sides a frac'n of 322 lb. Tobo. due to the Parish, w'ch S'd Sum of 33 1b. Tobo. Mr. Walter Clopton is impowered to Collect from Every Tithable person in this Parish, Provided that S'd Clopton Enter into Bond with Security to the Vestry for Per- formance of the Same, Mr. Walter Clopton has offered to give
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Bond with his Securitys, the Rev'd Mr. David Mossom, Coll. Wm. Macon & Maj'r Jos. Foster, who are approved.
That 322 1b. Tobo. Rem'd due to the Parish be sold for ready money at a publick Outcry to the highest bidder w'th the rest of the Tobo. before Levyed.
That Maj'r Jo'n Dandridge & Capt. Mich'll Sherman be Con- tinued Church Wardens for the ensuing year.
D. Mossom, Min'r; Wm. Macon, Jos. Foster, Rich'd Little- page, Walt'r rClopton, Wm. Waddill, Ambrose Dudley, Jno. Dandridge Mich'll Sherman, Church Wardens.
Recorded by JAMES HOLMES, Clk of Vestry.
At a Vestry held for St. Peter's Parish October 2nd, 1738.
PRESENT :
The Rev'd Mr. Mossom, Min'r; Coll. Wm. Macon, Capt. Rich'd Littlepage, Mr. Walter Clopton, Mr. Wm. Waddill, Mr. David Pattison, Mr. Ambrose Dudley, Vestrymen.
St. Peter's Parish, Dr. 1b. Tobo.
To the Rev'd Mr. Mossom his Salary to Sept'r the 29th,
Cask to Do. a 4 p Ct., 640 16640
To the Rev'd Mr. Mossom for Deficiency of Glebe, 1600 1b. Tobo .- Cask to Do. a p ct. 1664
To James Holmes his Salary to September the 29th 1800 To Richard Brokas, Sexton, his Salary 630
To Hugh Grindley for keeping Chas. Goodwin
450
To Alice Moor for keeping Mary Major 450
To John Murrahoe for keeping Mary Hazard 495
To Sarah Waddill Quit Rents of 120 Acres of Glebe Land 29
To Maj'r Dandridge for 2 List of Tithables
36
To Maj'r Matthew Kemp for a Copy of List of Tithables 18
To Mr. Walter Clopton allowed for Delinquents 597
To Mr. Antho. Colt for 2 Dint & 8-2 p pound, being f1, 4s, 6d 147
To Capt. Rich'd Littlepage for Do. a Do., being 12s .... 72
To Coll. Wm. Macon the Ballance of his Acct. being 4, II, 61/2 at 2d. 550
To Joseph Crump Acct. & for maintaining Warren & her bastard child 400
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To Doctor Arnotto Acco't for Salivating & keeping & Supplying with necessaries & funerall expenses of Wm. Sparrow . IO57
To Sarah Waddill's Charge ag't the Parish for Arresting Stephen Sanders 27
To Arthur Cruse for keeping Marg't Grumbal Since May last to the 29th of September 300 To Mr. Wm. Grey for the full Ballance of Mr. Chamber- layne's Acco't being rol, 7d., in Tobo. a 2s p Pound ..... To Mr. Thomas Tarlson for 4 Acres of Land Purchased of him for the use of the Parish adjoining to that One
Purchased of his Grandfather, being 40-in Tobo. a 8-2- 240 To the Collection a 6 P Ct. 1542
To Richard Brokas, for his wife, washing the Surplice .. 50
27208
Per Contra, Cr. 27258 By 1044 Tithables a 26 lbs Tobo. p 27144 Poll. & A Rem'r,
from the Parish to the Collector, 114 27258
Ordered that Hugh Grindley be allowed 450 lb. Tobo. for keep- ing Charles Goodwin the ensuing year.
That Alice Moor be allowed 450 lbs. Tobo. for keeping Mary Major the ensuing year.
That John Murrahoe be allowed 495 lb. Tobo. for keeping Mary Hazard the ensuing year.
That Capt. Rich'd Littlepage & Mr. Ambrose Dudley be Chosen Church Wardens for the ensuing year in the Room of Maj'r John Dandridge & Capt. Mich'll Sherman, accordingly Sworn. this Day before Coll. Wm. Macon.
That Arthur Cruse be allowed 495 1b. Tobo. for keeping Mary . Grumball the ensuing year.
That Whereas Mr. Wm. Grey brought the Books of Mr. Wil- liam Chamberlayne Dec'd, in Order to settle the Acct lying open between the S'd Mr. Chamberlayne, this parish, & it appearing upon a just Examination that there is a Ballance of ten Shilling & Sevenpence due to Mr. Chamberlayne's Estate, that sd ten Shillings & Sevenpence is this day Leveyed in Tobo. a 2d P pound & 'tis mutually agreed that this Shall be the finall Settlement of
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all Accounts between the Estate of Mr. Chamberlayne & this Parish to this Day.
This Day the Parish Levy being proportioned We find it amounts to Sume of 26 lbs. of Tobo. P Poll. on 1044 Tithables, which sd Sume of 26 lbs. Tobo. Mr. Walter Clopton is impowered to Collect from Every Tithable Person in this Parish Provided the Sd Clopton enter into Bond with Security to the Vestry for performance of the Same. Mr. Walter Clopton has offered to give Bond with his Securities. Capt. Rich'd Littlepage, Mr. Ambrose Dudley, who are approved by the Vestry for his Per- formance of the Collection, & it is to give Bond accordingly.
That there appears by an acco't under Maj'r John Dandridge's hand, dated September 29th, 1738, to be due to this Parish the Sume of forty-two Pounds, one Shilling & two Pence Curr't Money, which is Ordered to be Recorded.
D. Mossom, Min'r. (Will'm Macon, Wm. Waddill, David Patteson, Walt. Clopton.) (Rich'd Littlepage, Ambrose Dud- ley,) Church Wardens.
Recorded by
JAMES HOLMES, Clk. of the Vestry.
At a Vestry held for St. Peter's Parish September the 29th, 1739.
PRESENT :
The Rev. Mr. Mossom, Min'r; Maj'r John Dandridge, Maj'r Joseph Foster, Mr. Walter Clopton, Mr. Chas. Massie, Mr. Thomas Butts, Capt. Mich'll Shermon, Mr. Joseph Marston, Mr. David Pattison, Vestrymen ; Mr. Ambrose Dudley, Church War- den.
Mr. Joseph Marston hath this Day taken the Oath of a Vestry- man and Subscribed to the Test. David Mossom, Min'r; John Dandridge, Joseph Forster, Walter Clopton, Chas. Massie, Thomas Butts, Mich'll Sherman, Joseph Marston, David Patte- son ; Mr. Ambrose Dudley, Church Warden.
Recorded by JAMES HOLMES, Clk of the Vestry.
At a Vestry held for St. Peter's Parish October the 6th, 1739. PRESENT :
The Rev'd Mr. Massom, Min'r; Maj'r John Dandridge, Mr.
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Walter Clopton, Mr. Chas. Massie, Capt. Mith'll Sherman, Mr. Joseph Marston, Mr. David Patteson, Mr. Thomas Butts, Vestry- men ; Capt. Rich'd Littlepage, Mr. Ambrose Dudley, Church Wardens.
St. Peter's Parish, Dr. Lbs. Tob'co. To the Rev. Mr. Mossom, his Salary to Sept'r the 29th,
Cask to Do. a L. p Ct. 640 16640
To the Rev. Mr. Moscom for Deficiency of Glebe 1600
1b. Tobo. Cask to Do. a 4 P. Ct., 64 1664
To James Holmes, his Salary to September the 29th, Rich- ard Broker, Sexton, his Salary 2430
To Hugh Grindley for keeping Chas. Goodwin 450
To Alice Moor for keeping Mary Major 450
To John Murrahoe for keeping Mary Hazard 495
To Arthur Cruse for keeping Marg't Grumbal 495
To Maj'r Dandridge for 2 Lists Tithables
36
To Maj'r Matt. Kemp for a Copy of List of Tithables. . 18
To Arthur Cruse for keeping Mary Grumbal in Cloathes, 40 lbs. in Tob'co a 2d p 1b. 240
To Coll. Wm. Macon his Acco't £4, 19s., od. in Tob'o, 2d. p 1b. 594
To Mr. Antho. Colt his Acco't fo, 10s., 9d., in Tobo., a Do., p Do. 641/2
To Mr. Chas. Massie for keeping John Reynolds 14 days 140
To Rich'd Brokas for his wife washing the Surplice ... 50
To Mr. Walter Clopton, Allowed for Delinquents, 21 922 To Capt. Rich'd Littlepage, his acca't, ten Bottles of Wine 40s. in Tobo. a 2d. . 240
To George Taylor for keeping Andrew Higgins 5 Days. . 50 To Lb. Tobo. Poll. on 1024 Tithables Leveyed as p order, Collection at 6 p Ct. 1806
Per Contra. Cr. 319041/2 By 1024 Tithables a 31 1 Tobo. P. Poll., A. Rem., due from the Parish to the Collector, 160 319041/2
Ordered that Hugh Grindley be allowed 450 1bs. Tobo. for keeping Charles Goodwin the ensuing year.
That Alice Moor be Allowed 450 1b. Tobo. for keeping Mary Major the ensuing year.
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That John Murrahoe be allowed 700 1b. Tobo. for keeping Mary Hazard the ensuing year.
That Capt. Rich'd Littlepage & Mr. Ambrose Dudley be Con- tinued Church Wardens for the Ensuing year.
That the Church Wardens be impowered to Agree with Any Person for keeping Marg't Grumbal for the ensuing year.
That the Church Wardens be impowered to give Thomas Ash- craft Credit in a Store for forty Shillings towards finding him in Cloathes for the ensuing year.
That £5 of Tobo. be Leveyed on Every Tithable Person of this Parish for Carrying on the building A Vestry Room & Steeple & other Repairs of the Church, & that it be sold for ready money to the highest Bidder by the Collector.
Mr. Daniel Park Custis is Chosen a Vestryman in the Room of Mr. Waddill, Dec'd, & that the Clerk give him Notice to Attend the next Vestry to take the Oath of a Vestryman.
That the Same Processioners as were the last time of Proces- sioning is Living be Continued, & that John Parish be appointed Processioner of the Same Precinct in the Room of Charles Hughes.
This Day the Parish Levy being proportioned, we find it amounts to the Sume of 31 1b. Tobo. p poll., on 1024 Tithables, which S'd Sume of 31 1b. Tobo. Capt Richard Littlepage is im- powered to Collect from Every Tithable Person in this Parish Provided the S'd Littlepage enter into Bond with Security to the Vestry for Performance of the same. Capt Rich'd Littlepage has offered to give Bond with his Securities the Rev'd David Mossom & Mr. Walter Clopton, who are approved by the Vestry for his Performance of the Collection, & is to give Bond Accord- ingly.
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