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That a Vestry is appointed to be held the first Day of Decem- ber next, in Order to Agree with a Workman towards building a Vestry Room & Steeple & making good other Deficiencies of the Church, & that in the meantime the Clerk give what Public Notice he can for Workmen to come in to Agree with the Vestry accordingly for the Same. D. Mossom, Min'r; Jno. Dandridge, Thos. Butts, Jos. Marston, Chas. Massie, Walter Clopton, David Patteson, Rich'd Sherman, Rich'd Littlepage, Ambrose Dudley, Church Wardens.
JAMES DUDLEY, Clk of the Vestry.
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At a Vestry held for St. Peter's Parish April the 12th, 1740.
PRESENT :
The Rev'd Mr. Mossom, Minister ; Major John Dandridge, Maj'r Joseph Forster, Mr. Joseph Marston, Mr. Thomas Butts, Mr. Chas. Mallie, Mr. David Pattison; Capt. Rich'd Littlepage, Mr. Ambrose Dudley, Church Wardens.
Mr. Daniel Parke Custis was this day Sworn a Vestryman, & took the Oaths appointed by Law instead of the Oaths of Allegi- ance & Supremacy before Maj'r Joseph Forster, one of his Ma'- ties' Justices of the Peace for this County & Subscribed the Test.
Whereas, the Minister & Vestry of this Parish have Agreed with Mr. Wm. Worthe, of the Parish of St. Paul, in the County of Stafford, Builder, to Erect & Build a Steeple & Vestry Room according to a Plan Delivered into the Vestry drawn by the S'd Walter for the Consideration of One hundred & thirty Pounds at times to be paid.
Ordered that the Church wardens in Company with Maj'r Jos- eph Foster & Maj'r John Dandridge do meet at some convenient time to Execute mutual Bonds between the Church wardens, w'ch said matter together with his Security the Rev'd for the performance of the Contract.
That all the male Tithables belonging to Wm. Grey, Gent., & the like belonging to Capt. John Derritour & at his own house, John Ross * Martin & Largison be added to the Gang belonging to Wm. Easley.
D. Mossom, Min'r ; Jos. Foster, Jno. Dandridge, Daniel Parke Custis, Jos. Marston ; Rich'd Littlepage, Ambrose Dudley, Church Wardens.
At a Vestry held for St. Peter's Parish, September the 29th, 1740.
PRESENT :
The Rev'd Mr. Mossom, Min'r ; Coll. Wm. Macon, Coll. Daniel Parke Custis, Maj'r John Dandridge, Maj'r Jos. Foster, Mr. Wal- ter Clopton, Mr. David Patteson, Mr. Chas. Massie, Mr. Jos. Marston, Vestrymen; Capt. Richard Littlepage, Mr. Ambrose Dudley, Church Wardens.
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St. Peter's Parish, Dr.
To the Rev. Mr. Mossom his Salary to September the
29th, Cask to Do., a L, 640 p Ct. . 16640
To James Holmes his Salary to September 29th 1800
To Richard Brokas, Sexton, his Salary 630
To the Rev'd Mr. Mossom for Deficiency in Glebe Land, 1600 lbs. Tobo. 1600
To Cask to Do. a 4 p Ct., 64, Hugh Grindley for keeping Chas. Goodwin 514
To Alice Moor for keeping Mary Major 450
To David Patteson for keeping Mary Hazard 700
To John Weaver for keeping Margaret Grumbal 700
To Maj'r Dandridge for 2 List of Tithables & Copy of the new Oaths 95
To Mr. Ben. Waller for a Copy of List of Tithables 18
To Richard Brokas for his wife washing the Surplice 50
To Capt. Richard Littlepage Allowed for Delinquents, 21 . 620
To £5 to Capt. Doran for Salivating Eliz'th Taylor a 14 P. 715
To Coll. Wm. Macon his Acco't being £13, 13, 712 in Tobo. a Do. p. D. 524
To Antho. Colt his Acct. being £3, 19s, 4D., a Do. 566
To David Patteson his Acco't being 6s at Do. 39
To Coll. Macon for Cloathing Andrew Farney, £1, IOS. in Tobo. at Do. 215
To Hannah Pearson for Curing Andrew Farney's Leg 300
To Doct'r Arnotto Acco't being £7 at Do. 1000
To John Amos for his wife's being discharged out Levy in 1738 26
To 5 1b. Tobo. p Poll. on 1027 Tithables Leveyed as P Order 5135
To the Collection a 6 p. ct., 1950, A. Rem't out from the
Collector, 47I 2421
Per Contra Cr., 34918
By 1027 Tithables a 34 1b. Tobo. p Poll. 34918
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St. Peter's Parish, in Cash £SD
To Mr. Powers for Prosecuting the Presentin .. I .. I .. 6 To 12 Bottles of Wine to Capt. Littlepage a S4|. . 2 .. 8 .. 0 To 2 Bottles of Wine to Maj'r Dandridge a S5| . . 0 .. 10 .. 0 3 .. 19 .. 6
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 David Patteson be allowed 700 lbs. Tobo. for keeping Mary Hazard the ensuing year.
That John Weaver be allowed 600 lbs. Tobo. for keeping Mar- garet Grumbal 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 Barnett Taylor be allowed 400 1b. Tobo for keeping Eliz'th Harris the ensuing year.
That 5 1b. Tobo. be Leveyed on Every Tithable Person in 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 & by him to be paid to the Churchwardens.
That Coll. Daniel Parke Custis & Mr. Walter Clopton be Chosen Churchwardens for the ensuing year, & were accordingly Sworn.
That the money arising by the fines & other money due to the Parish be paid to the Churchwardens towards Defraying the money Debt & other uses of the Parish.
That the Sume of Twenty Pounds be paid to Mr. William M *, Builder for Erecting * Porch According to Agreem't, & white washing & other Repairs of the inside of the Church, & that the money be p'd to him in 1742.
This Day the Parish Levy being Proportioned we find it amounts to the Sume of 34 1b. Tobo. P Poll. on 1027 Tithables w'ch S'd Sume of 34 lbs. Tobo. Mr. Wm. Clopton is impowered to Collect from Every Tithable Person in this Parish Provided
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the S'd Clopton enter into Bond with Security to the Vestry for Performance of the same. Mr. Wm. Clopton has offered to give bond with his Securities, Mr. Walter Clopton & Mr. David Pat- teson, who are approved by the Vestry for his Performance of the Collection, & is to give Bond accordingly.
D. Mossom, Min'r; R. Littlepage, Jos. Marston, Jno. Dand- ridge, Jos. Foster, David Patteson, Ambrose Dudley; Daniel Parke Custis, Walt. Clopton, Church Wardens.
Recorded by JAMES HOLMES, Clk of the Vestry.
At a Vestry held for St. Peter's Parish September the 29th, 174I.
PRESENT :
The Rec'd Mr. Mossom, Min'r; Coll. Wm. Macon, Capt. Rich'd Littlepage, Capt. Mich'11 Sherman, Mr. Ambrose Dudley, Maj'r Jon. Dandridge, Mr. Joseph Marston, Mr. David Patte- son, Mr. Chas. Massie, Vestrycen ; Coll. Parke Custis, Mr. Wal- ter Clopton, Church Wardens.
St. Peter's Parish, Dr.
To the Rev'd Mr. Mossom, his Salary to September the 29th, Cask to Do. at 4 p ct., 640 16640
To James Holmes his Salary to Sept'r the 29th, Richard Brokas his Salary, 630 2430
To Hugh Grindley for keeping Charles Goodwin 450
To Alice Moor for keeping Mary Major 450
To David Patteson for keeping Mary Hazard
700
To John Weaver for keeping Marg't Grumbal 600 To Burnet Taylor for keeping Eliz'th Davis 400
To Mr. Ben. Waller for Copy of List of Tithables 18
To Richard Brokas his wife washing the Surplice . 50
To Coll. Macon his Acco't £II, 8S., 912d. in Tobo. a 2d. I373
To Mr. Wm. Massie his Acco't £1, 2S., 6d., in Tobo. at Do. I35
To Coll. Custis his Acco't £1, 4S., od. in Tobo. a Do 144
To Mr. Wm. Clopton Acct. for Delinquents 578
To Mr. Powers his Acco't for Prosecuting the Present- in'ts 600
To Maj'r John Dandridge his Acco't 3II
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To Mr. Walter Clopton for keeping a bastard child of Mary Ashberry 50C
To Thos. Addison for being overcharged on Levy in 1740 34 To Edward Birch his Acco't, 45, Barnet Taylor, his Acco't 400 445
To Amey Burke for Cleaning the Church 100
To 7 1b. Tobo. on 1048 Tithables Leveyed as p Order .. 4335 To the Collection a 6 p Ct., Remnant due from the Col- lector 2338
Per Contra, Cr. 35632
By 1048 Tithables a 34 1b. Tobo. P Poll., 35632
Ordered that James Ashcraft be allowed forty Shillings for keeping his father, Thos. Ashcraft, the ensuing year.
That Phillis Moon be allowed 700 1b. Tobo. for keeping her son, John Moon, for the ensuing year.
That Thomas Davis be allowed his Acco't for burying Peter Davison, being 326 lb. of Tobo.
That Hugh Grindley be allowed 450 lbs. Tobo. for keeping Charles Goodwin the ensuing year.
That Alice Moor be allowed 450 1b. Tobo. for keeping Mary Major the ensuing year.
That David Patteson be allowed 700 1bs. Tobo. for keeping Mary Hazard the ensuing year.
That John Weaver be allowed 700 lbs. Tobo. for keeping Mar- garet Grumbal the ensuing year.
That Alice Ross be allowed 400 1b. Tobo. for keeping John Downe the ensuing year.
That Israel Austin be allowed 250 L. Tobo. for keeping his brother, Leonard Austin, the ensuing year ; and likewise the S'd Leonard to be discharged Paying his Parish Levy.
That Mrs. Coopers Male Tithables be added to Mr. Hartwell's Levy.
That Mr. Derricourts' male Tithables be added to Martin Hew- lett's Levy.
That Maj'r Footes' & the Rev'd Mr. Mossom's male Tithables be added to Coll. Macon's.
That Stephen Broker be appointed sexton of this Parish in
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the Room of his father, Rich'd Broker, Dec'd, w'ch the same al- lowance as usual.
That Chas. Barker be allowed 500 1b. of Tobo. towards his support & maintenance.
That 7 1 of Tobo. be Levyed on Every Tithable person of this Parish towards discharging the Parish debts and other disburse- ments.
That two Church Folio Comon Prayer Books be sent for, neatly bound in Turkey Leather & Letters on the back in gilt Letters, vizt., (St. Peter's Parish); by Coll. Wmn. Macon, (2 Folios 50 P. Ct. on the First Cost.)
That the Church Wardens be impowered to Employ some Per- son to free the Church Yard and all about it from all Rubbish, Filth & Nastiness.
This Day the Parish Levy being proportioned we find it amounts to the Sume of £34 Tobo. p. poll. on 1048 Tithables, w'ch Sd Sume of Tobo. Mr. Walter Clopton is impowered to Collect from Every tithable Person in this Parish, provided the Sd Clop- ton enter into bond with Security to the Vestry for performance of the Same. Mr. Walter Clopton has offered to give bond with his Securityes, Capt. Mich'll Sherman & Mr. Joseph Marston, who are approved by the Vestry for his performance of the Col- lection & is to give bond accordingly.
Daniel Parke Custis, Walt. Clopton, Church Wardens ; D. Mos- som, Min .; Wm. Macon, Jo. Foster, Jno. Dandridge, Mich'll Sherman, Jo. Marston, David Patteson, Ambrose Dudley.
Recorded by JAMES HOLMES, Clerk of the Vestry.
At a vestry held for St. Peter's Parish June the 3rd, 1742.
PRESENT :
Coll. Daniel Parke Custis, Mr. Walter Clopton, Church Ward- ens.
The Rev'd Mr. Mossom, Min'r; Major Joseph Foster, Major John Dandridge, Capt. Mich'll Sherman, Mr. Joseph Marston, Mr. David Patteson.
Ordered that the Church Wardens agree with some person to mend the Church windows & to Provide a Rope and Chain for the Bell.
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That Mr. Walter Clopton, Parish Collector, be impowered to sell all the Tobacco which was Levyed upon the Sev'll Tithables of this Parish at the Vestry held on Sept'r the 29th, 1741, for ready money at July Court Ensuing, as also the Tobacco arising by Fines.
That Maj'r Foster be Desired to speak to Sam'll Duvall and Edward Russell in Relation to erecting Dormant windows for the Roof of the Steeple & Return their opinion by the next Vestry.
That Coll. Daniel Parke Custis be Desired to agree with some workmen for erecting the Font.
That Coll. Wm. Macon be impowered to send for a handsome surplice & one Communion Table Cloth & two Napkins of the best Damask at 50 p. cent. upon the first cost.
That the Church Wardens, together with Maj'r Foster & Maj'r Dandridge, Settle the amo'ts with Capt. Richard Littlepage for all the Tobacco in his hands as Collector.
That Notice be given for a Vestry to be held on Saturday, the 24th Day of July next Ensuing.
D. Mossom, Min'r ; Jos. Foster, Jno. Dandridge, Jos. Marston, Mich'11 Sherman, David Patteson ; Walt. Clopton, Church Ward- en.
Att a Vestry held for St. Peter's Parish, September the 29th, 1742.
PRESENT :
The Rev'd Mr. Mossom, Min; Mr. Chas. Massie, Coll. Wm. Macon, Mr. David Patteson, Maj'r John Dandridge, Maj'r Jos. Foster, Joseph Marston, Captain Rich'd Littlepage, Mr. Ambrose Dudley, Vestrymen ; Coll. Daniel Parke Custis, Mr. Walter Clop- ton, Church Wardens.
St. Peter's Parish, Dr.
To the Rev'd. Mr. Mossom, his Salary to September the
29th 16000
To Cask to do. at 4 p. cent. 640
To James Holmes his Salary to Sept. the 29th 1800
To Stephen Broker, Sexton, his Salary 630
To James Ashcraft for keeping his father, Chas. Ashcraft,
40 m. Tobo. a 15 267
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To Phillis Moon for keeping her son, John Moon 700
To Thomas Davis for burying Peter Davison 326
To Hugh Grindley for keeping Charles Goodwin 450
To Alice Moor for keeping Mary Major 450
To David Patteson for keeping Mary Hazard 700 To John Weaver for Mary Turnbull 700
To Alice Ross for keeping John Downs 400
To Mr. Ben. Waller for a copy of the List of Tithables . .
IS
To Sarah Broker for washing the Surplice 50
To Coll. Wm. Macon his acco't being £4, IIS., 372d. in Tobo. a 15 609
To Capt. Wm. Massie his acco't, 2, 8, II in Tobo. a Do ... 3261/2 To Mr. Antho. Cole his acco't, o, II, 8, in Tobo. a Do. . 79
. To Dr. Arnott his acco't 1, 9, 4, in Tobo. a Do. 195
To Mr. Walter Clopton his acco't 772 To Mr. David Patteson his acco't a o, 6, in Tobo. a Do ... 57 To Maj'r John Dandridge his acco't II4
To John Dollard his acco't, I, 8, 6, in Tobo. a Do. 1541/2
To Frances Morris, her acct., 3, 0, 2 40I
To Stephen Broker for keeping 2 children of Ann Lewis. . 80
To Isral Austin for keeping his Brother 250
To Coll. Custis for keeping the Church Yard & Swinging the Font 150
To John Phillips for his Support 600
To Cornelius Matthews for the Support of his mother . .
500 To Charles Barker for his Support 400 To 7 1b. Tobo. on 1084 Tithables Leveyed as pr. order 7588 To a Ballance due from the Collector 420
35288
Ordered that James Ashcraft be allowed forty Shillings for keeping his Father, Thos. Ashcraft, the ensuing year.
That Phillis Moon be allowed f700 of Tobo. for keeping her son, John Moon, for the ensuing year.
That Hugh Grindley be allowed £450 Tobo. for keeping Charles Goodwin the Ensuing year.
That Alice Moor be allowed £450 Tobo. for keeping Mary Major the Ensuing year.
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That David Patteson be allowed £700 for keeping Mary Hazard the ensuing year.
That John Weaver be allowed £700 for keeping Margaret Grumuall the ensuing year.
That Israel Austin be allowed £250 for keeping his Brother the Ensuing year.
That John Phillips be allowed for his support 600 11. for the Ensuing year.
That Cornelius Matthews be allowed for the Support of his mother 500 1b. for the Ensuing year.
That Charles Barker be allowed for his Support £400 for the Ensuing year.
That the Rev'd Mr. Mossom be paid the Sume of 10 lb. Curr't money by Coll. Wm. Macon of money being in his hands, w'ch Sd Sume is given as a Present by the Gent. of the Vestry.
That the Persons mentioned in the Prayer of George Poindex- ter's Petition be under the Overseer w'ch shall be appointed by the next Court.
That Coll. Wm. Macon & Mr. Joseph Marston be chosen Church Wardens for the Ensuing year & were accordingly Sworn.
That Coll. Wm. Macon, Maj'r Joseph Foster, Coll. Custis & Maj'r Dandridge or any two of them agree with Mr. Edward Russell towards Repairing the Spire & Erecting Dormant win - dows for the Steeple.
That the Collector sells what Tobo. he has in his hands for ready money to the highest Bidder when thereunto required by the Church Wardens.
This day the Parish Levy being proportioned we find it amounts to the Sume of 7 1 Tobo. p. poll. on 1084 Tithables, w'ch Sume of Tobo. Mr. Walter Clopton is impowered to col- lect from Every tithable person in this Parish, provided the sd Clopton Enter into Bond with Security to the Vestry for Per- formance of the Same. Mr. Walter Clopton has given Bond with his Securityes, Mr. Charles Massie & Mr. Ambrose Dudley, who are appointed by the Vestry for his Performance of the collection & is to give Bond accordingly.
D. Mossom, Min'r; Jno. Dandridge, Rich'd Littlepage, Chas.
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Massie, Ambrose Dudley, Walter Clopton, Daniel Parke Custis, David Patteson; Wm. Macon, Jos. Marston, Church Wardens. Recorded by JAMES HOLMES, Clerk of the Vestry.
At a vestry held for St. Peter's Parish, September the 24th, 1743.
PRESENT :
The Rev'd Mr. Mossom, Min'r; Mr. Chas. Massie, Mr. Am- brose Dudley, Mr. Walter Clopton, Mr. Thos. Butts, Coll. Daniel Parke Custis, Maj. Jos. Foster, Maj. Jon. Dandridge, Capt. Rich'd Littlepage, Capt. Mich'll Sherman; Col. Wm. Macon, Mr. Jos. Marston.
St. Peter's Parish.
To the Rev'd Mr. Mossom his Salary to September the
29th 16000
To Cask to Do. a 4 p. ct. 640
To James Holmes his Salary to September the 29th 1800
To Stephen Broker, Sexton, his Salary 630
To James Ashcraft for keeping his Father, 40s. in Tobo.
a 5 267
To Phillis Moon for keeping & cloathing her son 967
To Hugh Grindley for keeping Chas. Goodwin 450
To Alice Moor for keeping Mary Major & a child 1050
To David Patteson for keeping Mary Hazard 700
To John Mason for keeping Mary Grumbal 700
To Israel Austin for keeping his Brother 250
To John Phillips for his Support 600
To Cornelius Matthews for the Support of his Mother . . 500 To Charles Barker for his Support 400
To Coll. Wm. Macon his acco't, £12, 10, 9, in Tobo. a 15. . 1731
To Coll. Wm. Massie his acco't £2, 5, II, in Tobo. a Do .. . 317
To David Patteson his acco't fo, 9, 0, in Tobo. a Do. 62
To Stephen Brokar for Erecting a horse block 50
Brought Forward 27114 To Hannah Irby for her Attendance agt Willis Osling 671/2
To Ann Irby for her Attendance agt., Do. 45 To Mr. Clopton for Delinquents 665
To Mr. Ben. Waller for a Copy of the List of Tithables. . 18
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To George Heath as a Further Addition to his wife's charge - 200 To Maj'r John Dandridge his acco't 601 To Capt. Richard Littlepage his acco't 41 To Hannah Morgan her acco't IOI
To John Ellmore his acco't 900
To Thomas Martin, his acco't 200 To the Rev'd Mr. Mossom for the Deficiency of Glebe I600
To Cask to Do. a 4 P. ct. 64
To 12 1b. of Tobo. on 1063 Tithables Leveyed as P.
316161/2
Order I2750
To the Coll'n a 6 pr. ct. 2658
47030
To a Rem'r due From the Collector 805
47835
Per Contra, Cr.
By 1063 Tithables a 45 1b. Tobo. P. Poll. 47835
Ordered the presenting of Mr. Davis Patteson's Resignation of the office of a Vestryman by the Rev'd Mr. David Mossom to the Vestry, & Mr. Mossom informing the Vestry that when Mr. Patteson Resign'd he desired him to acquaint the Vestry that it was his Request Capt. William Massie might Succeed him, it is the unanimous vote of the Vestry that Capt. Massie be a Vestry- man, & he is accordingly chosen. The Clerk is ordered to give him Notice that he is chosen into that office.
That Coll. Wm. Macon Pay Mr. James Power what Fees shall appear to be due to him for prosecuting the presentents of the grandjury.
That the Rev'd Mr. David Mossom be allowed the Sume of Sixteen hundred pounds of Tobo. & cask for the Deficiency of a Glebe & the Same Sume to be continued yearly till a Loyall Glebe is provided for him.
That James Ashcraft be allowed Forty Shillings for keeping his Father, Thos. Ashcraft, the Ensuing year.
That Phillis Moon be allowed 967 of Tobo. for keeping & cloathing her son, John Moon, for the Ensuing year.
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That Hugh Grindley be allowed £450 of Tobo. for keeping Charles Goodwin the Ensuing year.
That David Patteson be allowed £300 of Tobo. for keeping Mary Hazard the Ensuing year, & in case She proves worse to be allowed Further as the Levy shall think proper.
That Israel Austin be allowed £250 of Tobo. for keeping his Brother the Ensuing year.
That John Phillips be allowed for his Support 600 1b. of Tobo. for the Ensuing year.
That Cornelius Matthews be allowed for the Support of his mother 500 lb. of Tobo. for the Ensuing year.
That Samuel Bailey be allowed £450 of Tobo. for keeping Mary Major the Ensuing year. .
That Henry Strange be allowed £700 of Tobo. for keeping Mar- garet Grumbal the Ensuing year.
That Coll. Wm. Macon & Mr. Jos. Marston be continued church wardens for the Ensuing year.
That the church Wardens Sell the Quantity of 13561 1b. of Tobo. to the highest Bidder for ready money for the Use of the Parish & be impowered to Demand the Same from the Coll'r.
This day the Parish Levy being proportioned we Find it amounts to the Sume of £45 of Tobo. P. Poll. on 1063 Tithables, w'ch Sd Sume of Tobo Mr. Julius Burbige is impowered to col- lect From Every Tithable Person in this Parish, Provided the Sd Burbidge Enters into Bond with Security to the Vestry for Per- formance of the Same. Mr. Julius Burbidge has offered to give Bond with his Securityes. Maj'r Jos. Foster & Maj'r Jn. Dand- ridge, who are approved by the Vestry for his Performance of the Collection & has given Bond Accordingly.
D. Mossom, Min'r; John Dandridge, Mich'11 Sherman, Am- brose Dudley, Thos. Buttes, Jo. Foster, Rich'd Littlepage, Daniel Parke Custis, Chas. Massie, Walt. Clopton; Wm. Macon, Joe Marston, Church Wardens.
Recorded by JAMES HOLMES, Clerk of the Vestry.
Att a Vestry held for St. Peter's Parish November the 17, 1743
PRESENT :
The Rev'd Mr. Mossom, Min'r; Mr. Charles Massie, Maj.
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John Dandridge, Mr. Ambrose Dudley, Capt. Michael Sherman, Coll. Daniel Parke Custis; Coll. Wm. Macon, Mr. Jos. Marston, Church Wardens.
Pursuant to an Order of Vestry made the 24th of September last, that the Clerk give Notice to Capt. William Massie that he is chosen Vestryman in the place of Mr. David Patteson, who has resigned, & that he Appear at the next Vestry to take the Oathes required by Law to Execute the Office of a Vestryman, & Capt. Massie appearing Accordingly was this Day Sworn be- fore Coll. Wm. Macon & Coll. Daniel Parke Custis, two of his Ma'ties' Justices of the Peace for the County of New Kent, & after Capt. Massie was Sworn the Vestry Proceeded to appoint the Severall Persons to Procession the Lands as the Law Requires, & Ordered them to be Recorded in the Processioning Book.
Ordered that Major Foster's hands be added to Wm Moor's Levy.
That George Walton's hands, Judith Waddell's hands, Wm. Moor's hands & Stephen Broker, be added to Noel Waddill's Levy.
That the Vestry of St. Peter's Parish or any Seven of them meet at the Glebe at ten of the clock in the Forenoon the 5th Day of December next, (if Fair), if not, the next Fair Day, & treat with any Persons For a Sufficient Quantity of Land to make the said Glebe Legall.
That the Fines now in the hands of the Church Wardens be Distributed among the Poor of the Parish at this time instead of Easter Tuesday at the Discretion of the Church Wardens, & that when Distributed, att the next Vestry they Account to whom the Same so Disposed.
D. Mossom ; Chas. Massie, Daniel Parke Custis, Ambrose Dud- ley, Rich'd Littlepage, Wm. Massie, Jno. Dandridge, Mich'11 Sherman; Wm. Macon, Jo. Marston, Church Wardens.
Recorded by JAMES HOLMES, Clk. of the Vestry.
At a Vestry held for St. Peter's Parish September the 29th, I744.
PRESENT :
The Rev'd David Mossom, Min'r; Maj'r John Dandridge, Capt. Rich'd Littlepage, Capt. Wm. Massie, Mr. Walter Clopton,
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Mr. Thomas Butts, Mr. Chas. Massie, Coll. Dan'll Parke Custis, Maj'r Jos. Foster, Mr. Ambrose Dudley, Vestrymen; Coll. Wm. Macon, Mr. Jos. Marston, Church Wardens.
St. Peter's Parish, Dr.
To the Rev'd Mr. Mossom his Salary to September the
29th 16000
To Cask to Do. a 4 P. ct. 640
To the Rev'd Mr. Mossom for the Deficiency of Glebe 1600
To Cask to Do. a 4 P. ct. 64
To James Holmes his Salary to September the 29th 1800
To Stephen Broker, Sexton, his Salary 630
To Sarah Broker for washing the Surplice these 2 years. . 100
To James Ashcroft for keeping his Father 600
To Hugh Grindley for keeping Charles Goodwin 450
To David Patteson for keeping Mary Hazard 800
To Israel Austin for keeping his Brother 250 To John Phillips for his Support 600
To Cornelius Matthews for the Support of his Mother 500
To Samuel Bailey for keeping Mary Major 450
To Henry Strange for keeping Marg't Grumbal 700
To Phillis Moon for keeping her Son 967
To George Heath for keeping John Vincent, an orphan child 600
To Sarah Broker for keeping Christ'r Bendall in his Sick- ness 300
To Maj. John Dandridge his acco't 380
To Mr. Ben. Waller for a copy of the List of Tithables .. . 18
To Capt. Wm. Massie his £3, 3, 10, in Tobo. at Io P. ct .. . 638 To Rich'd Crump, Sen'r, his Acco't, £4, 2s., o, in Tobo. at Do. 419
To Coll. Macon his acco't, £8, 17, 4, in Tobo. at Do .. 1744
To George Taylor for keeping Catherine Taylor in Child 30280
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