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PRESENT :
Mr. Rich'd Squire, min'r; Jno. Lightfoot, Esq'r, Mr. Jno. Forster, Mr. Wm. Waddill, Mr. Tho. Butts, Mr. Rich'd Allin,
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Wm. Clopton, Mr. Wm. Bassett, Mr. Tho. Massey, Mr. Jno. Park, Jun'r, Mr. Geo. Poindexter.
Capt. John Scott, Church warden.
The order of Vestry made w'th Mr. Rich'd Squire, min'r, bear- ing date of ye first day of June, 1704, is Received for ye insuing year.
Ordered that Wm. Clopton be Clerk of this Vestry & to be paid five hundred pounds of Tobacco p annum.
Ordered that Mr. Norris is chosen Reader of this p'sh & to be allowed eight hundred pounds of Tobacco p annum.
Ordered that John Hilton be Sexton of this Church & to be paid five hundred & fifty pounds of tobo. p annum.
RICH'D SQUIRE, Clarke.
Jno. Forster, Jno. Lightfoot, Rich'd Allin, Jno. Parke, Ju'r, Tho. Butts, Tho. Massey, Jno. Scott, Wm. Waddill, Wm. Bas- sett.
Chu'r wardens, Wm. Clopton, Geo'e Poindexter.
At a vestry held for St. Peter's p'sh in New Kent County ye 14th of May, 1705.
PRESENT :
Mr. Wm. Bassett, Mr. John Parke, Jun'r, Wm. Clopton, Mr. Geo. Poindexter, Mr. Tho. Massey, Mr. Rich'd Allin, Mr. Wm. Waddill, vestrymen.
Capt. John Scott, Church warden.
Mr. Wm. Bassett & Mr. Geo. Poindexter are Chosen & Elected Church Wardens & to act & doe therein accordingly from this time till Easter next.
Wm. Clopton, one of the Surveyors of this County, applying himselfe to this vestry for help to clear ye Road in his presinct is ordered all ye tythables belonging to those persons following, viz .: Madd. Sarah Bray, Dan'1 Park, Esq'r, Ju'r Ashew, Steph. Mitchell, James Crump, Wm. Burrow, Steph. Mitchell, Ju'r, Wm. Forgasen, Robt. Crump, Wm. Crump, Jno. Waddill, Jun'r. Rich'd Crump, Steph. Crump, Chas. Barker, Tho. Shroasby, Eliza Crump, widdow & Tho. Brigman.
Jno. Scott, Tho. Massey, Jno. Park, Jun'r, Wm. Clopton, Wmn. Waddill, Geo. Poindexter, Rich'd Alin, Wm. Bassett, Chu'r wardens.
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At a Vestry held for St. Peter's p'sh in New Kent County 7 IOth. 1705.
PRESENT :
Mr. Rich'd Squire, min'r ; Capt. John Scott, Mr. Rich'd Allen, Mr. Tho. Butts, Mr. Wm. Waddill, Mr. Jno. Park, Jr., Wm. Clopton, Mr. Jno. Forster, Mr. Tho. Massie.
Mr. Wm. Bassett, Mr. Geo'e Poindexter, Ch. Wardens.
Mr. Tho. Butts, Mr. Geo. Poindexter & Mr. Jno. Park, Jun'r, or any two of them, are apointed to meet Such Gent'm as Shall be apointed by ye Vestry of St. Paul's parish at Such times & place as ye Gen'n of St. Paul's parish Shall apoint.
Ordered yt ye Church wardens forthwith bring Suit agt. ye Extr'e of Jno. Lyddall, Gent. late of this County, dec'd for a Legacy Left to this p'sh by ye S'd Lyddall.
Whereas there was a Leese taken by this p'sh Philip Lever- more, as marrying ye Ex'trx of Mr. Lyddall, Gent Dec'd for ye house & Plantation where (ye S'd) Jno. Lyddall Lately lived upon at ye annual Rent of 1000 lbs. Tobo. & Cask Conv't p an- num & ye Parish being desirous to acquit them Selves of yt Leese or agreement Mr. Richard Squire doth hereby agree to & w'th this p'sh & hereby acquit ye S'd p'sh of & from ye Sd Leese at ye end of this yeare ye Parish paying him ye S'd Mr. Squire ye Same Sume of tobo. they were to have paid Mr. Levermore till such time yt ye Parish can provide a Suficient Gleabe for ye min'r to live upon.
Ordered yt Mr. Geo. Poindexter & Mr. Wm. Bassett, Ch'r wardens, to be a Saile from Rob't Hughes to this ps'h for all that Land Given to this p'sh by his father, Rees Hughes.
Rich'd Squire, Wm. Bassett, Geo. Poindexter, Church wardens.
Jno. Scott, Thos. Butts, Jno. Forster, Jno. Park, J'r, Thos. Massie, Rich'd Allin, Wm .. Waddill, Wm. Clopton.
At a vestry held for St. Peter's p'sh in New Kent County ye 15 octob'r, 1705.
PRESENT :
Capt. Rich'd Littlepage, Capt. Jno. Soctt, Mr. Tho. Butts, Mr. Rich'd Allin, Mr. Wm. Waddill, Mr. Tho. Massie, Mr. Wm. Clopton.
Mr. Wm. Bassett, Mr. Geo. Poindexter, Chu. Wardens.
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ST. PETER'S PARISH.
To Mr. Rich'd Squire, C. C., for I year 16000
To Cask & Conv't to Do. 2440
To Mr. Wm. Norris, Cl. of ye Ch'r, for 1 year 800
To C. C. to Do. II2
To Wm. Clopton, Cl. to ye Vest'r., 500 C. C., 60 560
To Mr. Hilton, Sexton for I year 540
To Rob't Hughes for ye Gleabe land, 2100 C. C., 294. 2394
To Eliza. King, Wid., her acc't, 913 Cask, 72. 985
To Mr. Rob't Napier p acc't . 300
To Wm. Gardener his acc't Regulated I575
To Idem. for Cask of 1200 of ye same 096
25602
To Rich'd Scruggs p acc't Regulated, 545 Ca., 44 589
To Jno. Hilton for keeping widd. Ashile, 5 mo. 450
To Geo. Austin his acc't Regulated
749
To Wm. Hughes p acc't
300
To Capt. Richard Littlepage p acc't
030
To Edw'd Morgan p acc't, 585 Ca., 68 923
To Mr. Upshere p acc't & keeping a bastard child 12 mos. at ye 12 of Nov'r & Clothes 1280 To Capt. Rich'd Littlepage p acc't, 1200 Ca., 1000 Do, 80 125
To Capt. Scott for a Staun. 040
To Thos. Jackson acc't 050
To Tho. Mins. for keeping wid. Faulkner 1 yr, 1000 Ca. 80 1080
To Mr. Geo. Poindexter p acc't 653 C. C., 91 744
To Capt. Littlepage, She'r, p acc't of fees, 60 660
To Wm. Clopton p ball. his acc't 709
To Jno. Hilton his acc't Regulated 300
To Sam'l Smith for his Right for ye Gleabe land given by his father, Geo. Smith, to this p'sh, but to Lie in ye Col- lector's hands till he acknowledges ye same from him & his heirs I250
To C. C. to Do. II2
To ye Collector to give to Coll. Lightfoot serv'ts for their trouble about ye plates, &c. 200
To Rich'd hare for Service Done to ye Church 500
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To Capt. Richard Littlepage for building one house 20 feet long & 16 feet wide w'th an Inside Chimney 8 foot Pitch with a Shead on one Side & a Partition in ye Same w'th two doores, ye house to be * fled w'th Clapboard w'th a Lock & Key & hinges to ye outward Doore, all to be done w'th Strong & workman like & to be finished by ye last day of Jan'r next, & Capt. Littlepage asumes to enter into bond w'th ye Ch'r W'ns for ye due p'form- ance of ye same I500
910
36431
To Sall'r of 4797 at 5 p cent. 238
To Sall. of 36431 at 5 p Ct. 1821
C'r. .38490
P. Thos. Jackson 1000
P. Capt. Jno., S'r to pay Mr. Levermore for rent 1000 C. C., 140 I140
P. Capt. Jno., Sr., part of w't was left in his hands for a bal 570
P. 533 Tytha's at 69 1b. p. polo 36777
Pa. Deposito. to be p'd ye Collector next year 143
The p'sh Levy being Proportioned am'tt to 69 lb. Tobo. p polo with Sume of 69 lbs tobo Capt. Rich'd Littlepage is hereby impowered to Collect according to Law & make paym't thereof to ye Severall p'sons for whom it was Levied 39630
Geo. Poindexter, Wm. Bassett, Ch'r War.
Rich'd Littlepage, Jno. Scott, Tho. Butts, Rich'd Allen, Tho. Massie, Wm. Waddill, Wm. Clopton.
At a Vestry held for St. Peter's parish in New Kent County ye 3Ist Dec'r, 1705.
PRESENT :
Capt. Jno. Scott, Mr. Tho. Butts, Mr. Rich'd Allen, Mr. John Parke, Jun'r, Mr. Wm. Waddill, Wm. Clopton.
Mr. Wm. Bassett, Mr. Geo. Poindexter, Chu'r wardens.
This vestry doe order & agree yt Mr. Rich'd Squire be Con-
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tinued minister of this p'sh for this Ensuing year & be paid as formerly.
Ordered that Mr. Wm. Norris, Co. Clerk of this p'sh & Ves- try & to be paid at ye rate of one Thous'd Three hundred pounds of Tobacco & Cask, Ct., p annum, but if ye S'd Mr. Wm. Norris doth not come to live in this p'sh by Easter day next then this agreement to be Void.
Mr. Wm. Bassett, Mr. Geo. Poindexter, Mr. Jno. Scott, Tho. Butts, Rich'd Allen, Mr. Parke, Jr., Wm. Waddill, Wm. Clop- ton.
· At a Vestry held for St. Peter's Parish in New Kent County ye 16th day of March, 1705|6.
PRESENT :
Jno. Lightfoot, Esq., Mr. Jno. Scott, Mr. Jno. Forster, Mr. Rich'd Allen, Mr. Tho. Massie, Mr. Jno. Parke, Jun'r, vestry- men.
Mr. Wm. Bassett, Churchwarden.
Whereas, there has been an order of Court dated Jane'y 28th, 1705|6, for processioning according to Law, & for dividing the p'shes into precincts.
The Vestry having met accordingly have ordered ye Church of the Vestry to give notice to the people of this p'sh to proces- sion as has been usuall ordered that Mr. William Bassett & Mr. Thomas Massie give notice to two g'n the Vestry of the upper pa'sh to meet them about processioning of this P'ish Line, & that they give timely notice to bring their Children to see the S'd processioning. Ordered that Mr. Thomas Butts & 'Mr. Geo. Poindexter give notice to two of the Vestry of the Lower P'ish to meet them ab't processioning of the P'sh line & yt ye give time- ly notice to bring their Children to See the procession. Geo. Poindexter.
Ordered that a Vestry is to be held for this p'sh ye 25th of this instant March, it being Easter munday aft nine of the Clock in the morning.
Registered p
WM. NORRIS, Clk Vestry.
At a Vestry held for St. Peter's P'ish in New Kent County, May ye 4th, 1706.
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Geo. Poindexter, Rich'd Allen, Church wardens.
Jno. Scott, Wm. Bassett, Wm. Clopton, Wm. Waddill, Jno. Parke, Jun'r.
Ordered that Mr. Geo. Poindexter & Mr. Rich'd Allen are chosen & elected Church wardens for the ensuing year & to Ex- pire next Easter, but that Mr. Rich'd Allen shall continue a year longer, & also that every Vestryman w'c shall be chosen from this ensuing time shall continue two years.
Ordered that the Church wardens so provide necessary orna- ments for the Church, according to Law.
Registered p
WM. NORRIS, Clk of Vestry.
At a Vestry held for St. Peter's P'ish New Kent County, Octo- ber ye IIth, 1706.
Mr. Rich'd Squire, min.
PRESENT :
Capt. Rich'd Littlepage, Capt. John Scott, Mr. Wm. Bassett, Mr. Wm. Waddill, Mr. Wm. Clopton, Mr. Tho. Butts, Mr. Jno. Parke, Mr. Thos. Massie.
Mr. Geo. Poindexter, Mr. Rich'd Allen, Ch. Wardens.
ST. PETER'S PARISH, Dr.
To Mr. Rich'd Squire, min'r, for I year 16000
To C. C., for Do. 240
To Wm. Norris, Cl'k of the Church. & Vestry I300 To C. C., to Do. 182 To Jno. Hilton, Sexton, for 1 year 570
To Wid'o Austin for keeping Wid. Ashley 1/2 year, Ca. .. 540
To Jno. Hilton's acc't
228
To Do. acc't for keeping & burying Mary Wilkinson. ..
400
To Do. acc't for fetching & Carrying ye Plate from Mr. Poindexter 100
To Rich'd Scruggs for keeping a sick child 1/2 year Ca .. . 540
To Tho. Hughes' acc't regulated 200 To Capt. John Scott's acc't 290
To Mr. Walker for keeping Fem'e Berass from ye parish 100 To Jno. Upshear for keeping a p'ish child I year I188
To Tho. Wm's for keeping wid'w faulkner us. p. 1080 To Peter Lespleete for keeping & burying El. Tomson .. To Rich'd Harvey for service to ye Church II4
200
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To Mr. Geo. Poindexter's acc't to 13 L., 12s 9d., at IO p. c. . 2707
To Do. Assignee of Rob't Napier 200
To Do. Assignee Eliz. King 590
To Do. Assignee of Wm. Gardiner 300
To Do. for Services Done 145
To C. C. to his acc'ts 53ï
To Mr. Tho. Massie for Liquor in giving ye procession. . I6
To Mr. Wm. Bassett for Services done 170
To Capt. Cloughan acc't fees 976
To Capt. Moss, Shr. acc't 50
To Capt. Littlepage, Shr. accts 30
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Built in y'r 1703 The Brick Church Cost Building above 146073 Lbs. of Tobo. as may be found by Examining ye accounts when ye Severall payments were made.
JAMES TAYLOR, Reader.
The agreement between Mr. Rich'd Squire and the Vestry of St. Peter's parrish ye 25th 8br. 1706.
Agreed that Mr. Rich'd Squire be paid four thousand pounds of Tob'o, C. C., viz .: two thousand pounds of Tob'o, C. C., to be paid at ye next Levy in 1707, & two thousand lbs. Tobo. more C. C., to be p'd at ve Laying of ye nevt Levy in 1708, for w'ch paym't to be duly made to ye S'd Mr. Squire, Do hereby acquit ye S'd parish forever from providing any glebe or Leasing any plantation for him During his time of being min'r, but if the S'd Mr. Squire Should die or leave the p'ish before the expira- tion of four years, then to refund to the S'd p'ish ye S'd Sume of four thousand pounds of Tobo. C. C., after ye proportion of one thousand lbs. of tobo, C. C., p ann'm to the true intent of this agreem't it yt Mr. Squire is only to refund proportionably ac- cording to his continuance.
Ordered that Wm. Norris be continued Clk of the Church & Vestry this ensuing year & yt he be p'd Eighteen hundred pounds of tob'o C. C., for his S'd Service.
Richard Squire, Thos. Butts, Wm. Clopton, John Parke, Jun'r. Thos. Massie, Wm. Waddill, W.m. Bassett.
Geo .. Poindexter, Rich'd Allen, Chu'h Wardens.
Recorded by
WM. NORRIS, Clk of the Vestry.
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At a Vestry held for St. Peter's p'ish in New Kent County May ye 8, 1707.
PRESENT :
Mr. Jno. Forster, Mr. Geo. Poindexter, Mr. Will. Bassett, Mr. Jno. Parke Jun'r, Mr. Will Waddill, Mr. Tho. Massie.
Mr. Rich'd Allen, Chr. Warden.
Mr. Wm. Clopton is elected churchwarden to assist w'th Mr. Richard Allen this ensuing year, according to an order of Ves- try, &c.
Whereas, Mr. Charles Fleming by an order of Court was at- pointed Surveyor for making rodes to his mill & to apply himself to ye vestry of St. Peter's p'ish for Assistance to make ye S'd rodes, the Vestry therefore, in p'sance to sd order. has appointed help for clearing ye said rodes, viz .: Capt. James Moss, Sam'll Jordan, William Norris, Tho. Ashcroft, Capt. Wyatt, Jr., Tho. Henderson, Jno. Ashburton, they and all their male tithables to assist in making ye S'd rodes.
Whereas, Jno. Hilton petitioned to ye vestry for being acquitted from paying ye parish Levy the S'd John Hilton's petition is granted according to ye order of Court to ye Same effect Octo -- ber 25th, 1707.
Ordered that James Austin, Peter Elmore & Elmore, David Bell & John Bacon, they & all * added to his former help David Claxton, appointed by an order of Court Surveyor for Clearing ye ridge rode & applying himself to this vestry for help it was accordingly granted or to Collo. Forster, Mr. Wm. Smith, Mr. * Jr., Mr. Jno. Butts, Mr. Jno. * & the Surveyors own hands they & all those male tithables to assist in Clearing ye ridge rode.
Whereas Tho. Minns complains that his allowance for keeping wid. Faulkner is too little, the vestry have ordered it increased for ye future 1100 lbs. tobo. C C & * * if she lives.
Thos. Ashcroft being allowed 600 lbs. tobo. C C according to agree'mt for keeping a bastard child a year * * S'd child die be- fore time expire proportionable to ye time.
Whereas there is 5000 lbs. Tobo. C C Levyed for Mr. Geo. Poindexter in part of pay toward ye plate ornament sent for by him for the Church's use upon w'ch he is to advance but 50 per cent. & to allow 10 p ct. for ye tobo. so Levyed, its ordered to take the tobacco aforesaid out of ye Collector's hands this year & to Discount it when ye p'sh receive ye things so Sent for.
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Thos. Butts, Geo. Poindexter, Thos. Massie, Jno. Forster, Wm. Waddill, Wm. Bassett.
Rich'd Allen, Wm. Clopton, Church wardens.
Registered. WM. NORRIS, Clk. Vest.
The agreement between Mr. Daniel Taylor, mins'r & the vestry of St. Peter's p'sh of 30th xbr., 1707.
Agreed that Mr. Taylor officiate as minister of this p'sh for three months, viz .: ye three first Wednesdays in Januery, Febru- ary, & March & to be allowed 500 lbs. tob'o C. C. for each ser- mon he shall preach on those days, but if shall officiate after ye sd time of 3 mos. be expired then for each time so officiating to receive after ye rate of ye annuall Sallary of 16000.
Reg'r p WM. NORRIS, Clk. Vest. -
At a Vestry held for St. Peter's Parish in New Kent County at the Brick Church February the 4th, 1707.
PRESENT :
Coll. Joseph Forster, Mr. George Poindexter, Mr. Jno. Parke, Jun'r, Capt. Jno. Forster, Capt. Jno. Scott, Mr. Tho. Massey, Mr. Wm. Bassett, Mr. Wm. Waddill.
Mr. Rich'd Allen, Mr. Wm. Clopton, Chu'r Wardens.
Ordered that James Taylor officiate as Reder and Clerk of the Vestry, and to be paid at the usal Rate Excepting Cask.
RICH'D ALLEN,
WM. CLOPTON, Church Wardens.
Jno. Forster, Thos. Massie, Jo. Forster, Wm. Bassett, Jno. Parke, Jun'r, Wm. Waddill, Jno. Scott, Geo. Poindexter.
Reg'd p JAMES TAYLOR, C. V.
At a Vestry held at the Brick Church of St. Peter's p'sh, in New Kent County, Feb'ry the 15th, 1707.
PRESENT :
Capt. John Forster, Mr. Jno. Parke, Jun'r, Mr. Wm. Bassett, Mr. Wm. Waddill, Mr. Geo. Poindexter.
Mr. Rich' Allen, Church Warden.
Ordered that Mr. Rich'd Allen, Church warden and Mr. Wm. Waddill Shall forthwith go Down to the President with a Com- plaint that the p'sh Church Doore were Shut up Against the Ves- try & the Parishioners. Rich'd Allen, Ch. Ward.
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Jno. Parke, Jun'r, John Scott, John Forster, Wm. Waddill, George Poindexter, Wm. Bassett.
Reg'd JAMES TAYLOR, Clk. Vest.
At a Vestry held for St. Peter's Parish at the p'sh Church in New Kent County March the 3rd, 1707-8.
PRESENT :
Capt. John Scott, Mr. Geo. Poindexter, Mr. Jno. Parke, Jun'r, Capt. John Forster, Mr. Wm. Bassett, Mr. Wm. Waddill; Mr. Richard Allen, Church Warden; Capt. Jno. Scott, one of Her Maj'ties Justices of the Peace for this County, Administered this day the oaths Appointed by Law to Coll. Joseph Forster one of the gentlemen of the Vestry of St. Peter's Parish.
Reg'd p JAMES TAYLOR, Clk. Vest.
Jno. Parke, Jun'r, Wm. Waddill, George Poindexter, Jno. Forster, Jno. Scott, Wm. Bassett.
Rich'd Allen, Ch'r Warden.
At a Vestry held at St. Peter's Parish Church in New Kent county April the 2nd, 1708.
PRESENT :
Coll. Joseph Forster, Mr. Tho. Butts, Mr. Wm. Waddill, Capt. Jno. Forster, Mr. Wm. Bassett, Mr. Tho. Massie,
Mr. Rich'd Allen, Mr. Wm. Clopton, Ch. Wardens.
Whereas Mr. Daniel Taylor hath Complyed with a former Agreem't made with their Vestry. It's further Agreed with the S'd Mr. Daniel Taylor to Continue Preaching once a fortnight. To begin on Sunday the Eighteenth Day of the Instant Aprill and So on. Are to be paid for his so preaching Proportionable to 16,000 lbs of Tobo. p Annum and Cask.
Mr. Jno. Parke, Jun'r, is Elected Church warden to Assist Mr. Wm. Clopton this Ensuing year as usual.
Tho. Massie, Rich'd Allen, Tho. Butts, Jno. Forster, Wni. Waddill, Jo. Forster, Will Bassett.
Wm. Clopton, Ch. Warden.
Reg'd by JAMES TAYLOR, CI. Vestry.
At a Vestry held at St. Peter's Parish Church in the County of New Kent, May ye 19th, 1708.
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PRESENT :
Mr. Geo. Poindexter, Mr. Tho. Massie, Coll. Joseph Forster. Capt. John Scott, Mr. Tho. Butts, Mr. Wm. Waddill, Capt. Rich'd Littlepage, Capt. Jno. Forster, Mr. Wm. Bassett, Mr. Rich. Allen.
Mr. Jno. Parke, Jun'r, Ch. warden.
Whereas, Mr. Sam'll Grey, min'r, at the Request of the vestry, has Preached A Sermon at St. Peter's Parish Church, And be- ing unanimously Liked of, Wee the S'd vestry doe Agree with the S'd Mr. Sam'll Grey to Entertain him as our Min'r on the first Sunday after the Tenth of October next Ensuing upon the Same Terms which wee agreed with Mr. Rich. Squire.
Ordered That There be a vestry held at St. Peter's p'sh Church on Monday next, being ye 24th of this Instant. And Likewise ye Clerk is ordered to Give Notice on the next Sunday that there is a Dwelling house to be Built upon the Gleeb Land, And if any undertakers are Designed to undertake it, they are Desired to be at ye S'd vestry.
Jno. Parke, Jun'r, Ch. Warden.
Wm. Bassett, Wm. Waddill, Rich'd Allen, Rich'd Littlepage, Jno. Forster, Geo. Poindexter, Tho. Massie, Jo. Forster, Jno. Scott, Tho. Butts.
Reg'd p JAMES TAYLOR, CI. V.
At a Vestry held at ye Schoolhouse at ye Brick Church for St. Peter's Parish in ye County of New Kent, May ye 24th, 1708.
PRESENT :
Coll. Jos. Forster, Mr. Tho. Butts, Mr. Wm. Bassett, Mr. Wm. Waddill, Capt. Jno. Scott, Mr. Geo. Poindexter, Mr. Rich'd Al- len, Mr. Tho. Massie.
Mr. Wm. Clopton, Mr. Jno. Parke, Jun'r, Ch. wardens.
Whereas Mr. Sam'll Gray, Min'r, hath p a former Order of Vestry made an Agreem't with this Vestry to be Entertained as Min'r in October next ensuing. The S'd Mr. Gray appearing at this vestry. And Agreed with this vestry to Begin to Preach in our Parish on Sunday ye 13th of June next Ensuing.
Whereas, Capt. Rich. Littlepage hath Agreed with this vestry to Build upon ye Gleeb Land a Dwelling house whose Dimen- sions are as followeth, viz .: Thirty-six feet in length, eighteen
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feet wide, Eight feet cleer from ye uper part of ye Cell. to ye uper part of ye Plate, Two Inside Chimneys, A pair of Stairs to go up in ye Clossett in ye Hall & a Closset in ye Chambers all ye frame to be Sawn & framed such as ye new way of Build- ing is.
The Hall to be fourteen feet & ye Chamber twelve feet, two Rooms above & a Closset in ye inner Room, above, the floors to be laid above & below with Plank & Wainscotted above & below with Plank w'th Doors & Mantelpieces & in ye Hall two Transom windows, in ye Chamber one Ditto. In ye Chamber above each one Dormer window, three lights & a light at each end of ye house above Stairs & a small light in ye Closset below. To be weather boarded w'th featheredge plank & a Gable ended & Covered w'th Plank & Shingles w'th Cypress Shingles ye Cov- ering & weatherboards to be well Tarred. The Chimney to be close larthed & plastered w'th Lyme & hair. The Backs & hearths Brick and ye house underpinned with Brick & Cornished each Side under ye eves. And to find Nayles, Lathes, Catches, Hinges, Locks, Glass & Casements & to finish all workmanlike, Turn & Go by ye last day of October next ensuing. For ye w'ch Build- ing of ye S'd house according to ye Dimension aforesaid, Wee ye s'd vestry do agree with ye Capt. Rich'd Littlepage to pay him Thirty-two thousand pounds of sweet sented Tobo., Caske & Convenience with Proviso ye S'd Capt. Rich'd Littlepage Enter into a Bond with the Supervisers to finish the house According to ye Dimensions afores'd by ye Last day of October next en- suing.
Mr. Geo. Poindexter & Mr. Wm. Waddill are elected & chosen Supervisers to see the Gleeb house built, according to ye Dimen- sions in ye above order. And also are Requested to take Bond of Capt. Rich'd Littlepage for ye Performance of ye above Agree- ment.
Wm. Bassett, Tho. Massie, Jno. Scott, Wm. Waddill, Sam Gray, Tho. Butts, Rich'd Allen, Jos. Forster, Geo. Poindexter. Wm. Clopton, Jno. Parke, Jun'r, Ch. wardens.
Reg'd p JAMES TAYLOR, Clk. Vest.
At a Vestry held at St. Peter's Parish Church, in New Kent County, Aug't 13th, 1708, &c.
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Whereas, Mr. Peter Massie being appointed Surveyor of the highways he Complaining to this vestry that the Assistance which he hath allowed is not sufficient to Clear the S'd Roade. It's therefore ordered that Mr. Tho. Massie's Male Tithables, Jno. Spheares, Edm. Harris & Charles Massie Give their Allowance in Clearing the S'd Surveyors Roads belonging to his Precincts.
Reg'd JAMES TAYLOR, C. V.
At a Vestry held at the Gleebs House in St. Peter's Parish in the County of New Kent, October ye 30th, 1708.
PRESENT :
Mr. Sam'l Gray, Min'r ; Mr. Wm. Waddill, Coll. Joseph Foster, Capt. Jno. Scott, Mr. Thos. Butts, Mr. Geo. Poindexter, Capt. Rich'd Littlepage, Capt. Jno. Foster, Mr. Wm. Bassett, Mr. Rich'd Allen, Mr. Tho. Massie.
Mr. Jno. Parke, Jun'r, Ch. Ward.
St. Peter's Parish. Dr L. Tobo.
To Mr. Sam'l Gray, Min'r, from ye 18th of June to ye last
of 8br 23 Serm. 6461
To C C to Ditto OgII
To Mr. Gray More p Agreement 0500
To C C to Do.
0070 Agreem't 1500
To Mr. Dan. Taylor, Min'r, for 3 Sermons at 500 P To C C for Do. 0210 To Mr. Dan Taylor for 3 Sermons more Proportionable, &c 0922 To C C to Do 0129
To James Taylor Read'r & Clerk of ye Vestry for 9 Mon I350 To Conveniency to Do. 0035
To Jno. Hillon, Sexton, for one year
0570
To Capt. Clough's Acct. Allowed 0186 To Geo. Bradby
0300 To Wm. Gardner for keeping A B Child 13 Mon. IIOO To C C to Do 0154
To Tho. Mines for keeping ye Wid'w Faulkner 12 mon .. IIO0 To C C to Do. 0154 To Sam'l Bugg Allowed for work done at the Gleeb Plan- tation 0500
98
VESTRY BOOK OF ST. PETER'S PARISH.
To Rich. Crump, Acco. Allowed 0300
To Mr. Rich. Alllin & Mr. Wm. Waddill, Allowed for Ex- pences going to Town, Two Journeys, Each 100 p Jour- ney . 0400
To Mr. Rich. Allin for 3 Bottles of Wine 0090
To Jno. Helton's Acco. Allowed 0325
To Capt. Littlepage's Acco. Allowed 17313
0023I
To Capt. Littlepage for building the Gleb House as by Agreement p an Order of Vestry 32000
To Ditto for an Addition to the House by Agreem't. OI200
To C C to ye whole 332,000 of Tob'co 04648
To Geo. Poindexter Acco. Allowed 00440
To Mr. Geo. Poindexter Acco. Allowed for Plate and Or- naments for ye Church 14260
To C C for 14700 pd of Tob'co 02058
To Sallary of 72150 pd of Tob'co at 5 p cent. 03617 To Peter Warren's Acco. 00040
To Sallary for 3420 hds of Tob'co Cr at 5 p cent. 00171 To Dar. Clark for going for ye Min'r . 00200
To Capt. Littlepage for Biulding a Stable upon the Glebe as p Agreem't by Mr. Gray 00700
To C C to Do. 00098
To Sallary for 998 pds of Tob'co at 5 p cent 00049
77025
3420
73605
Com. Cr. L. Tob. 77025
L. Tob.
p Madam Levermore 1000
To C. C. to Do. 140
To Capt. James Morse. 1000
To C. C. to Do. I40
p Madam Squires
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