CHRONICLES OF THE SCOTCH-IRISH SETTLEMENT OF VIRGINIA; Vol 2, pp 430 - 439
by Lyman Chalkley
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Wm. Hunter, Wm. Baird, Wm. Seewright, David Buckwhannon, Jacob Cail,
Philip Olinger, Sr., Joseph Nelson, Robert Patterson, James Hathorn, David
Trotter, Deeter Cail, Abraham Goodpaster, Samuel McCleerey, Moses Hays,
Robert Hanah, Jno. Burners, Martha Downey, Wm. Shields, Jr., Robert
Clark, James Phillips, Jno. Brown, James Cunningham, Samuel Haws,
Robert Wallace, Wm. Bell, Martin Dickson, James Elliott, Jno. Brown,
Samuel Rennick, Valentine Joanes, Wm. Crawford, Deeter Lowrey, Wm.
Allen, Jno. Tilley, Jno. Trimble, Alex. McElroy, James McKnit, James
McChesney, Robert Lester, Wm. Rush, Wm. Logan, Alex. Sprowl, Patrick
Haul, James Ewing, Wm. Buckwhannon, David Cail, Wm. Blair, Philip
Olinger, Jr., James Callison, Walter Cunningham, Thos. McGragor, Jno.
Vininger, Samuel Moffett, James Trotter, Jr., James Crow.
Tithables, 1781; Alexander Robertson's List: Samuel Hind and son John,
Patrick Crawford and sons George and John, Robert Craig and sons John,
Robert, and James, James and George Crawford, brothers Robert, John, and
William, John Givens and sons Samuel, James, and William, Richard Rankin
and sons Isaac and Richard; William Patterson and son William; James
Givens and sons Samuel, Robert, and James, George Campbell and son
John, Samuel Henderson and sons James, William, and David, John Lemons
and son John, James Kerr and son James, George Anderson and son James,
Andrew Russell and son Mathew, Robert Rogers and Father, John Allison
and son Andrew, Timothy Coil and son Thomas, Adam Donlap and son
William, James Alexander and sons Andrew and James, David White and
James and Gordon, Henry Liner and son Henry, Ro. Stephen and son
James, James Shackelford and son Reuben, Samuel Bell and son Samuel,
Robert McColley and son Joseph, Jno. Patterson and son Robert, Mrs.
Jane Wallace and son William, John Richey and son John, Col. George
Mathews and son John, Jno. Brooks and son Moses, George King and son
Robert, John Surfice and sons Martin, John, and Jacob, Thomas Hick and
son Thomas.
Tithables, 1783; in Capt. Givens's and Campbell's Companies: James Allen,
Sr., and sons Francis and James, Anthony Ailor and son George; Samuel
Bell and sons Samuel and David, Alex. Blair and son John, Francis Brown
and son Hugh, Robert Craig and sons John, Robert, James, James Craig and
son George, James and George Crawford and brothers Robert, William,
John, George Campbell and sons John, Jacob, George, Hugh Campbell and
son Robert, Robert Curry and sons James and Robert, Arthur Conoly and
sons Robert and James, Thomas Conoly and sons Arthur and Thomas, Hugh
Donaho and son John, James Givens and sons Robert, Samuel, James, John
Givens and sons Samuel, James, William, John Gasper and apprentice John
Martin, Thomas Graham and sons John, Thomas, James, Robert, John Garvin
and sons David, Joseph, Thomas, George Glenn and son James, James
Henderson and brothers William, David, John King and sons John, Samuel,
James, Henry Lyner and sons Christopher, Adam, Samuel McKee and sons
William, James, Robert McMahon and apprentices Robert Reburn, Jacob
Lemon, Robert Campbell, John McMahon and son John, William Patterson
and son William, Richard Rankin and sons Richard, Isaac, Joseph, John
Rankin and brothers James, Robert, Robert Reid and son Robert, Jacob
Sheits and son John, William Wilson, Parson; Nicholas Wilkinson and wife
Milly, Robert Young and sons Robert, William, James Young and son
Andrew McComb.
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1783, in Capt. Rankin's Comany, all above 16: James Alexander and
sons John, Andrew, James, William Brooks, shoemaker; Patrick Crawford
and sons George, John, Timothy Cole and son Thomas, Audley Hamilton
and son Archebald, James Kerr and son James, Andrew Russell and son
Mathew, James Shackleford (Shackelford) and son Reuben, David White,
weaver.
1783, in Capt. Smith's Company: Peter Hone, Hessian; Anthony Rosack,
Hessian.
1783, in Capt. Dickey's Company: James Alexander, Sr., and son William,
James Dickey and son _____, Edward Erwin, Sr., and son Francis,
Able Griffith and sons Owin, John, Edward Kelly, weaver; Ben Johnston
and son William, John Perey and son Jacob, John RAlston and sons William,
Henry, Wm. Ralston and son James, Thos. Waddle, Sr, and son Thomas.
List of Tithables for the Town of Staunton to be collected at $4 each to
be applied to the Repair of Streets, 1779-1780. Samuel Armstrong:
Thos. Hughes, Wm. Bowyer, Michael Bowyer, John Abney, Jno. Bowers,
Dennis Calahan, Jno. McDonagh, Robt. Eastrip, Sam Bell, Val. White,
Owen Owens, Geo. Wyford, Val. Clonegar, John Blair, Peter Grass,
John Buzange, Jno Price, Archibald McClaughlin, Hu McDowell, Robert
Reed, Geo. Potts, Daniel Kidd, Wm. Smith, Doctor Cluny, Robert. Cochran,
John Griffin, Henry Anderson, Jacob Peck, Josiah Humphreys, Wm. Gilham,
Wm. Fleming, James Bohanon, Anthony Mustoe, David Gryner, Geo.
Gray, Henry Hall, Alex. Kilpatrick, Wm. Blair, Jacob Grass, Henry Cearse,
Thos. Roads, Pady McDavid, Alexander Sinclair, Doctor Ham, Jos. Perry,
Peter Funk, Jno. Collins, Henry Howard, Henry Hughes.
1784, George Moffett's List: Anthony Ailer and John, his son, Agnes
Bell and son James, Wm. Curry and sons Alex. and Robert, Thomas Graham
and sons John, Thomas, James, John King and sons John and Samuel.
14th April, 1784, in CApt. Wilson's Company: Alexander Buchanan and
two brothers Wm. and David, Thomas Cloyd and son Saloman, Thomas
Marshall and Bro. Henry, Andrew Scott and son Andrew, Andrew Shoun
and Bro. John, Moses Williams and son David.
1784, in Capt. Givens' and Rankin's Companies: George Anderson and
son James, James Alexander and sons John and Andrew, Pat. Crawford and
son George, Robert Craig and sons John, Robert and James, Thomas Caul,
under 21; George and Jacob Campbell, under 21; James Craig and son
George, John Givens and sons James and William, Captain John Givins,
William Patterson and son William, Mathew Robertson and sons Alex. and
William, John Stewart, under 21.
1784 in Capt. Long's Company, taken 9th April 1784: Samuel Armstrong
and father Robert, Mathew Alexander and father Andrew, John Brooks,
Sr., and son Jonathan, James Bell and sons John and Joseph, John Black
and brothers Anthony and William, Robert Christian and father Robert,
Joseph Kerr, father, and brother William, Abraham Lerew and son Reuben,
Thomas Rutledge and sons Thomas and Edward, Robert Scott and father
William, Thomas Stuart and sons Robert and John, Joseph Thompson and
son William.
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AUGUSTA PARISH VESTRY BOOK.
Page 1.--On __ _____, 1746, Commission from Gooch to the Sheriff to
Elect Twelve of the most able men of the Parish to be sworn a Vestry, the
Sheriff caused to come to the Court House all the Freeholders and
Housekeepers, who elected James Patton, John (S) Buchanan, John Madison,
Patrick Hayes, John Christian, John Buchanan, Robert Alexander, Thomas
Gordon, James Lockhart, John Archer, John Mathews, John Smith, who
qualify.
Page 1.--6th April, 1747: First meeting. Present, viz: James Patton,
John Madison, and all the others. They accept Rev. John Hindman conditionally,
viz: That he will not insist on the Parish's purchasing Glebe lands.
Building a glebe and such other necessaries as are prescribed by law for the
space of two years until the Parish be more able to Bear such charges, and
that he agree to preach in this Court House and in People's Houses of the
same persuasion in the different quarters of the Parish as shall be most
convenient, and that he administer the Sacrament in the Court House instead
of a Church and in different quarters of the Parish as aforesaid unless
the Governor thinks proper to reverse the same, which shall not be by
complaint of said Hindman or any person for him. John Madison unanimously
chosen clerk. Robert Alexander and James Lockhart chosen Church
Wardens.
Page 3.--20th July, 1747: Vestry met; all present. Robert Alexander,
James Lockhart, John Buchanan, John Archer, John Smith, John Madison
directed to meet to purchase land for a Glebe convenient to the lands of
Col. Patton near Leeper's Old Plantation, which is adjudged the most convenient
place to build a church. Patton agrees to give timber, stone and five
acres convenient to a spring; they are to agree with workmen to build a
dwelling house 32 x 18 with a partition staircase, a brick or stone chimney
at each end, floored above and below, a stable 14 x 18, of square logs, a dairy
10 feet square, framed, to be finished by the first of October, 1748. Mr.
Hindman allowed £20 yearly for his board, until the Glebe be purchased
and buildings completed. John Smith, Gent., and others have leave to build
a Chappel of Ease on Daniel Harrison's plantation, provided it doth not
affect the Parrish now or hereafter.
Page 4.--3rd September, 1747: Processioners appointed, viz: Capt. James
Campbell and Erwin Patterson, on waters of Roanoke; John Sloane and
Hugh Caruthers, on South Side of South Branch of James River joining
Roan Oke; Joseph Long and Richard Woods, in Forks of James River;
Alex. McClure and Robert Huston, from North Branch of James River to
Andrew Baxter's, thence on a straight line to John Hayse's Mill, joining the
North Mountain; Francis McCown and John Montgomery, from Andrew
Baxter's on a straight line to John Hayse's Mill, joining the North Mountain
to the Upper line of Beverley Manor; John Mitchell and James Fulton, from
Upper line of Beverley Manor opposite to Robert Ramsey's as low as the
Sugar Loaf, thence on a line to William Long's; Wm. McFeeters and Patrick
Martin, from upper line of Beverley Manor, near Robert Campbell's, to the
Buffalow Gap, from thence to William Ledgerwood's by the Sugar Loaf;
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Robert Christian and James Caldwell, from William Ledgerwood's in a line
as low as John Madison's, thence to Samuel Davis's, near the South
Mountain; John Linn and Robert Young, from Buffalow Gap as low as John
Madison's, from thence as high as Ledgerwood's; James Hogshead and John
Moffett, from Buffalow Gap to Walter Trimble's, from thence to Alex.
Blair's, thence to John Finla's; Thomas Stevenson and David Edmonston,
from Alex. Blair's to Capt. Samuel Gay's; Edward Erwin's and Wm. McGill,
from Alex. Blair's to Samuel Wilkin's, thence to Henry Smith's; Wm.
Thompson and Samuel Givens, from Samuel Wilkins to Capt. Henry
Downs's, Jr.; Robert Craven and Thomas Harrison, from Samuel Wilkins'
to the lower end of the Great Plain to Fairfax's line, thence with the said
line to the South Mountain; Daniel Haldman and John Riddle, from Fairfax's
line to the Narrows and across to the North Mountain; Mathias Selzer
and Abraham Shickler, from Fairfax's line to the extent of the County
between the two mountains; Daniel Harrison and Morgan Bryan, from
Samuel Wilkins' to the Great Plain to Lord Fairfax's line, thence with the
said line to Henry Smith's; John Denton and Abraham Collet, from the
Narrows to the extent of the County from mountain to mountain; Wm.
McCutchen and James Carlile, Sr., on Little River of Calf Pasture, and the
Great River below Dunlap's Gap; Thomas Weams and John Graham, from
Dunlap's Gap, including all the waters of Great Calfpasture.
Page 11.--21st September, 1747: Parish Levy laid, 1,670 tithables at 6
shillings per pole. Commissioners to purchase a Glebe ordered to meet next
Monday at James Lockhart's to make the purchase. Church Wardens to
advertise and let the buildings in November next. Mr. Lockhart objects to
the allowance to Mr. Hindman (his salary as being too little, viz: £50).
Page 14.--12 April, 1748: Processioners' Returns: Robert Huston and
Alex. McClure: Processioned for Wm. Hall, Robert Allison present; 20th
January, 1747-8, processioned for John McNab, Baptist McNab present;
20th January 1747-8, processioned for Robert Huston; 28th January, 1747-8,
processioned for Charles Hays, Andrew Hays present; processioned for
Wm. Givens, Andrew Hays present; 29th January, 1747-8, processioned for
John Stevenson, Andrew Stevenson present; 29th January, 1747-8, processioned
for Andrew Baxter, Nathaniel Evans present; 29th January 1747-8,
processioned for Alex. McCleary, Moses Whiteside present; 30th January,
1747-8, processioned for Mathew Lyle, John Lyle present; 30th January,
1747-8, processioned for John Gray, Mathew Lyle present; 12th February,
1747-8, processioned for John Pater Sally, Michael Finney present; 10th
March, 1747-8, processioned for John Paul, Roger Kays present.
Page 16.--12th April, 1748: John Montgomery and Francis McCown:
18th January, processioned for Patrick Hays; 12th January, processioned for
Samuel Dunlap, Pat Hays present; 12th January, processioned for Wm.
Lockridge, Samuel Dunlap present; 18th January, processioned for James
Archer, Richard Cousor present; 18th January, processioned for Wm. Mc
Canless, Robt. Dunlapp present; Jno. Lowry, Robt. Dunlapp present; Robt.
Dunlapp, Robert Lowry present; 14th January, processioned for Samuel
Anderson, Wm. McCanless present; Geo. Henderson, Ro. Lowry present;
Wm. Mitchell, Jas. Moore present; 15th January, processioned for Wm.
Cowdon, Robert Bags present; Francis McCown, John Downy present;
James Moore, Alexander Walker present; James Robinson, Jas. Walker
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present; 15th January, processioned for Alex. Walker, Jno. Walker present;
27th January, processioned for John Walker, James Walker present;
processioned for James Walker, James Robinson present; processioned for
Samuel McCutchen; processioned for James Shields; processioned for John
Shields; processioned for Nathan Lusk; 28th January, processioned for
Thomas Berry; processioned for Wm. Berry; processioned for James
Trimble; processioned for James Martin; processioned for Joseph Coulton;
processioned for Robert Coulton.
Page 17.--James Fulton and John Mitchell make returns, viz: 1748,
26th March, processioned for Samuel Doak, present Samuel Braford;
processioned for John Mitchell, present Samuel Doak; processioned for Samuel
Braford, present Samuel Doak; processioned for John Buchanan, present
James Cowen; processioned for Martha Mitchell (widow), present John
Buchanan; processioned for James Cowen, present David Mitchell;
processioned for David Moor, present Jas. Cowan; processioned for Robert
Wilson, present Andrew Alexander; processioned for Andrew Alexander,
present Robert Wilson; processioned for Patrick Campbell, present Joseph
Reed; processioned for Joseph Reeds, present Chas. Campbell; processioned
for Chas. Campbell, present Pat. Campbell; processioned for Patrick Hays,
present Wm. Robinson; processioned for Robert Alexander, present Robert
Ramsey; processioned for Robt. Ramsey, present Pat. Hays; processioned for
Sarah Ramsey (widow), present Robt. Ramsey; processioned for John Lockhart,
present Pat. Hays; processioned for Thos. Beard, present John Lockhart;
processioned for Samuel Wilson, present Robert Wilson; processioned
for David Doak, present Samuel Wilson; processioned for Eleanor Mitchell
(widow), present Robert Wilson; processioned for John Teats, present
Thos. Beard; processioned for James Linn, present Samuel Doak;
processioned for John Brownlee, present Wm. Smith; processioned for George
Breckinridge, present, Breckenridge; processioned for James Robinson,
present Anthony Black; processioned for Anthony Black, present Jas.
Robinson; processioned for Wm. Robinson, present Robinson; processioned
for Jas. Fulton, present Alex. Brownlee; processioned for Samuel
Steel, present John Fulton.
Page 19.--Robert Christian and James Caldwell report, viz: 1747-8, 24th
February, processioned for Arthur Hamilton; processioned for James Moody,
present Robert Wilson; processioned for James Wilson; 26th February,
processioned for Andrew Cowan, present Robert Wilson; processioned for
James Caldwell, present John and William Caldwell; 27th February,
processioned for James Armstrong, present John and William Caldwell; 28th
February, processioned for James Armstrong, present Wm. Armstrong and
John Davison; 1st March, processioned for Isaac McCully; processioned for
Wm. Long, present John Long; 2d March, processioned for James Bell,
present Gabriel Alexander; 3d March, processioned for James Alexander;
processioned for Thomas Black, present Wm. Johnson; 4th March,
processioned for Robert Cunningham; processioned for Wm. Henderson, present,
Thomas Black; processioned for Geo. Rutlidge, present Wm. Henderson;
6th March, processioned for Geo. Caldwell, present Wm. Caldwell
and Wm. Henderson; processioned for John, Robert, William Christian;
10th March, processioned for Thos. Stewart, present James and John Black.
8th March, 1747-8, Edward Hall's land not processioned, there being a
dispute between the said Hall and Col. Patton, not at home.
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Daniel Harrison and Morgan Bryant report, viz: Processioned for Samuel
Harrison, present Daniel Love, John Wright; processioned for Robert Cravens,
present Daniel Love, John Wright; processioned for Daniel Harrison,
present John Rutledge, Richard Wainscot; Daniel Harrison not processioned,
there being a dispute; processioned for James Anderson, lines unknown;
processioned for Col. James Wood; processioned for Daniel Harrison,
present Archibald Hopkins; processioned for Daniel Harrison, present Jacob
Dye, Richard Wincot; processioned for Cornelius Bryan, present Thos.
and Benj. Bryan; processioned for Charles Robinson, present Adam Reder;
processioned for Townsend Robinson, present Adam Reder; processioned
for Thomas Moore, present Francis Hughes; processioned for John Miller,
present Thos. Hughes, Thos. Moore; processioned for Thomas Moore,
present Francis Hughes; processioned for Joseph Hite, present Samuel and
David Stuart; processioned for Jacob Chrisman, present David Stuart,
Sam'l Harrison; processioned for Robert McKay, present Thomas Bryan;
processioned for Robert McKay, present Thomas Bryan; processioned for
Jost Hite, present Thomas Bryan; processioned for Jost Hite, present
Thomas Bryan; processioned for Robert McKay, present Thomas Bryan;
processioned for Wm. Duff's estate, present John Miller; processioned for
Robert Green, present John Miller; processioned for Robert Green, present
John Miller; processioned for James Robeson, present John Miller;
processioned for George Bowman, present Richard Winscot; processioned for
Joseph Bryan, present Wm. Bryan; processioned for Morgan Bryan, present
James Bryan; processioned for Samuel Wilkins, present Wm. and James
Bryan and Samuel Wilkins.
Page 22.--William McFeters and Patrick Martin report, viz: Processioned
for James Bell, Maurice Ofrail; Wm. King, Samuel Wallace, Hugh
Young, John Trimble, Wm. McFeters, Jacob Lockhart, Thos. Kirkpatrick,
James Clerk, John McCery, Nathan Patterson, Capt. John Wilson, Robert
Campbell, Andrew Pickens and Wm. Martin, Robert Campbell, David
Campbell, James Lockhart, David Cunningham, Alex. Campbell, Patrick
Cook, Patrick Martin. These not processioned, viz: Jas. Bell, John Risk,
Capt. John Wilson, John McCutcheon.
Page 23.--Thomas Harrison and Robert Cravens make returns, viz:
Processioned for Daniel Harrison, present Daniel Harrison; processioned for
Robert Harrison, present Daniel Harrison; processioned for Robert Cravens,
present Daniel Harrison; processioned for John Harrison, present
Zebulon Harrison; processioned for John Harrison, present Zebulon Harrison;
processioned for John Harrison, Jr., present John Harrison; processioned
for John Harrison, Jr., present John Harrison; processioned for
Thomas Harrison, Samuel Minefee; processioned for Thomas Harrison,
present Samuel Minefee; processioned for Thomas Harrison, present Samuel
Minefee; Henry Downs, not processioned; Valentine Sevier, not processioned.
Page 23.--Thomas Stevenson and David Edmiston report, viz: 7th March,
1747-8, processioned for Alex. Blair, Robert Gamble, Wm. Erwin, Thomas
Stevenson, John Karr, James Karr, Elizabeth Pickens, Robert Black; 12th
March, 1747-8, processioned for Capt. Samuel Gay, now in Israel Christian's
possession.
Page 24.--John Lynn and Robert Young report, viz: 8th March, 1747-8,
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processioned for John Henderson, Samuel Downey, Wm. Nutt, James McCorkle,
Wm. Ledgerwood, Alex. McFeters, James Gilmore's, Robert Davies,
Wm. and James Bell, John Lynn.
Page 25.--John Moffett and James Hogshead report, viz: 24th February,
1748, processioned for James Hogshead, present Robert Ralston; processioned
for John Hogshead, present Robert Ralston; processioned for John
Hogshead, present Robert Gilkison; processioned for Alex. Gardner, present
Robert Gilkison; processioned for Robert Rennox, present Samuel Moore;
processioned for Capt. McAnaire; processioned for Thos. Garner; processioned
for Wm. Anderson, present John Lusk; processioned for John Moffett,
present Wm. Anderson; processioned for John Young; processioned for
James Anderson, present John Young; processioned for John Finley, Samuel
Lusk, Wm. Anderson.
Page 27.--James Carlyle and Wm. McCutcheon make return, viz:
Processioned for Wm. McCutcheon, present James Waughub; processioned for
Robert McCutcheon; processioned for James McCutcheon; processioned for
Robert Bratton, present John Stevenson; processioned for Wm. Ellett,
present Samuel Gay; processioned for James Gay, present John Carlyle;
processioned for Thomas Smith, present Wm. Smith.
Page 26.--12th April, 1748, see p. 14, supra: Ordered that John
Christian, &c., meet Wednesday next after next May Court to purchase lands
for a Glebe in the most convenient place of this Parish.
Page 27.--22d August, 1748: Ordered that with the former building there
be let a barn, 40 feet by 20 feet with a shed at each end 9 feet wide and 20
feet long, with a threshing floor 14 x 20 feet of 2 inch plank, to be 10 feet
pitch.
John Lewis, Gent., having undertaken the Public Buildings of Augusta
Parish for £148, to be paid so much down, and rest on completion.
Page 28.--James Lockhart and John Madison chosen Church Wardens.
John Christian asks leave to resign as Vestryman. Parish Levy laid, 1,421
tithables at 2 shillings per pole.
Page 29.--21st May, 1750: John Lewis ordered to do extra work in
compleating the buildings and to be allowed for it.
Page 30.--Col. Patton produced a letter under the hand of Peter Hedgman,
Gent., recommending Mr. Robert McClowseme and desiring presentation
might be made to the Commissary, but the Vestry, not being acquainted
with him, do agree to present none, nor to receive any minister without a
tryal.
Page 30.--21st May, 1750: Four Pounds to be paid to Richard Cradock,
Thos. Moffett, and the son of Lambert Booker each for the ensueing year
and they are exempted from Parish Levy.
John Archer to be allowed £3.10 for boarding Richard Wilson, an object
of charity, six months.
Page 31.--6th August, 1750: £4 to be paid Margaret Frame, a poor widow
woman, for support of her children.
£4.10 to be paid Julian Mauk (Mank) for support of a poor blind woman
for 1 year.
One _____ Morrice (Monice) is lately come into this Parish with a
numerous family who is likely to become chargeable, he is to be moved to
the place from which he came.
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Page 32.--Church wardens directed to employ any minister for the time
and pay him at the rate of £50 per annum. Same Church Wardens continued
until a minister be in this Parish to choose new ones.
John Madison resigns as Clerk and Wm. Preston elected.
Page 35.--17th June, 1747: Church Wardens bind Wm. Anderson to John
Preston.
Page 37.--25th February, 1747: Church Wardens bind Rachel Sanders,
poor orphan of Richard Sanders, formerly bound to Andrew Mitchel, to
John Christian.
Page 38.--James Porteus, account vs. Vestry. Order for James Bullock
to be fined.
Page 45.--20th August, 1747, Walter, son of Richard Sorels, bound.
Page 49.--16th February, 1748: A mulatto, Christopher Roorrey, bound
to Thomas Milsap until 31 years old.
Page 53.--29th November, 1749: Wm. Pharish, an orphan child,, bound
to Jane Cook, widow, 7 years old last March.
Page 54.--2d June, 1750: Catherine Kindort, orphan of Peter Kindort,
bound to Wm. Armstrong.
Page 59.--28th February, 1750: Orphan Wm. Sharp bound to John Anderson.
Page 60.--24th May, 1750: Orphan Thos. Gilbert bound to James Bags.
Page 62.--27th August, 1750: Orphan Mary Campbell bound to Daniel
Stover (past 6 years).
Page 63.--28th August, 1750: Orphan Jane O'Neal bound to Alex. Mathews
(aged 8 years last July).
Page 64.--21st May, 1750: Orphan Elizabeth Smith bound to Jacob Harman
(aged 4).
Page 65.--22d May, 1750: Orphan Margaret O'Neal bound to George
Leeth.
Page 66.--22d May, 1750: Orphan George Wiley bound to George Leeth.
Page 68.--9th October, 1750: Orphan Catherine Smith bound to Thos.
Ingles, Gent.
Page 69.--27th November, 1750: Orphan John Campbell bound to James
McCay.
Page 70.--27th November, 1750: Orphan Christian Kindort bound to
Adam Dickison.
Page 71.--28th November, 1750: Orphan John Sharp bound to Mathew
Armstrong.
Page 72.--28th November, 1750: Orphan Jennet Sharp bound to Nicholas
Leeper.
Page 73.--28th November, 1750: Orphan James Campbell bound to
Samuel Been.
Page 76.--8th April, 1751: Thos. Bens (Bins) complains before Erwin
Patterson that goods were stolen out of house of Wm. Bens, and he believes
that Joseph McCurry stole the goods, and that the wife of said Wm.
Bins is in company with said McCurry. Memorandum of goods found in
hands of Joseph McCurry and Rebecca Bins delivered to Ephraim Vanse,
Jonathan Proctor, Thomas Parkers in Company this 8th day of April, 1751.
Page 77.--15th April, 1751: Erwin Patterson certifies that he is informed
that Margret Love and Elizabeth Hartgrove are material evidence to be
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examined concerning a certain felony suspected lately to be done by Rebecca
Bins and Joseph McCurry, they are to be summoned. To Wm. Inglish,
Constable.
22d April, 1751: Commitiment to Jail of Joseph McCurry and Rebecca
Bins, wife of Wm. Bins, taken by Hugh and Cry.
Page 78.--22d April, 1751: Warrant to summon a Court. Memorandum,
this commitiment signed by David Stuart is a recommitiment.
Page 79.--25th July, 1751: Orphan John Patton bound to Silas Hart.
Page 80.--28th August, 1751: Orphan James Alexander bound to Jas.
McKackey.
Page 81.--29th August, 1751: Orphan Mary Londy bound to John
Archer.
Page 82.--26th November, 1751: Orphan Adam McCord bound to Jno.
Christian.
Page 83.--26th November, 1751: Orphan James Graham bound to Robt.
Graham.
Page 84.--26th November, 1751: Orphan Geo. Alexander bound to John
Maison.
Page 85.--26th November, 1751: Orphan Mary Alexander bound to John
Maison.
Page 86.--28th November, 1751: Orphan Margery Sharp bound to John
Archer.
Page 87.--28th November, 1751: Orphan John Crooney bound to John
Patton.
Page 89.--19th February, 1752: Orphan Thos. Pretherock bound to Thos.
Tosh.
Page 90.--22d March, 1752: Orphan Michael Rinehart bound to Mathias
Selsar.
Page 91.--22d March, 1753: Orphan Danl. Rhinehart bound to Mathias
Selsar.
Page 92.--22d March, 1753: Orphan Mathias Rinehart bound to Mathias
Selsar.
Page 93.--22d March, 1753: Orphan Catherine Rinehart bound to Mathias
Selsar.
Page 94.--22d March, 1753: Orphan Christian Rinehart bound to Mathias
Celsar.
Page 95.--8th May, 1752: Hugh Hicklin, Robert Graham, and John Graham's
bond conditioned that they shall have Thomas Smith, his children, Baptised
into the Christian Faith and maintained in victuals and cloathing and
educated in a Christian like manner.
Page 96.--21st May 1752: Orphan Ruth Baggs, daughter of James Baggs,
bound to Wm. Hutcheson.
Page 98.--17th June, 1752: Jonathan Hodgh, son to John and Elizabeth
Hodgh, deceased, bound to Andrew Bird, weaver.
Page 99.--17th June, 1752: John Hodgh, son to John and Elizabeth
Hodgh, bound to Samuel Newman.
Page 100.--17th June, 1753: Hannah Hodgh, daughter to John and Elizabeth
Hodgh, bound to Wm. Draper.
Page 102.--17th June, 1752: Rachel Hodgh, daughter to John and Elizabeth
Hodgh, bound to Thos. Looker.
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Page 105.--22d November, 1752: Catherine Elizabeth Rush (brought to
this County by John Hope from Frederick), bound to Robert McClenachan.
She is now run away; she is now eight years old.
Page 106.--20th August, 1752: Orphan Jno. Lynn (aged 7 years 14th
September last), bound to Silas Hart.
Page 107.--16th October, 1752: Governor Dinwiddie's letter recommending
Rev. Mr. John Jones as Rector.
Page 107.--15th November, 1752:
Page 108.--Rev. John Jones accepted by the Vestry. James Lockhart
and John Archer chosen wardens. Patrick Porterfield allowed for keeping
a poor child. Widow Ring to be paid for nursing and burying John Loden.
Cellar 16 feet wide to be dug under the minister's house.
Page 109.--22d November, 1752: Margaret Frame allowed for support
of one of her children. Hewan Mathews is an object of Charity. Rev.
John Jones allowed £50 annually. Glebe buildings are not yet finished.
Page 110.--A Reader of this Parish to be allowed £6.5/ annually. A
Register Book to be purchased and delivered to Mr. Jones.
Page 11.--Col. James Patton debtor to Wm. Hunter for use of Augusta
Parish, 18th October, 1752. To 2 8 Vo. Prayer Books.
Page 112.--22d November, 1752: Nicholas Smith has absconded; his
children to be bound. Peter Smith, son of above, bound to Elijah McClenachan.
Page 113.--22d November, 1752: Sophia Smith, daughter of above, bound
to George Wilson.
Page 114.--22d November, 1752: Orphan Lodrick Rinehart bound to
Mathias Celsar.
Page 115.--1752: Augusta Parish debtor to John Scates (Skeats). To
burying Eleanor Crookes. To 2 quarts rum, gallon of whiskey, 5 quarts
of beer.
Page 118.--23d March, 1753:
Page 121.--29th May, 1753: Benj. Haws, orphan, bound to John Archer.
Page 122.-- August, 1753: Joseph James, son of Wm. James, deceased,
bound to John Hughes.
Page 123.--28th November, 1753: Agnis, second, eldest daughter of David
McComis, bound to James Bell.
Page 125.--21st August, 1753: Vestry met.
Page 126.--Workmen to be employed to pale in a churchyard. John
Malcom to support Sarah Webster. John Harden, an object of Charity,
to be bound.
Page 128.--28th November, 1753: Vestry met. Robert Campbell acknowledges
receipt of price of glebe land.
Page 130.--Charles Flood, a blind man, to be allowed for support. Wm.
Wallace allowed for burying John McAnossey.
Page 131.--Robert Patterson allowed for burying Daniel Curley. Dr.
Flood's Estate to be paid for caring for Elizabeth Griffith.
Page 132.--Parish Levy--2,593 tithables at 2 shillings. To Samuel Bell,
Reader, 1 year, 3 months. To Wm. Christian, present Reader to this Parish.
Page 133.--Adjourned to next day after our next March Court not being
Sunday.
Page 135.--William Wallace's accounts vs. Parish on account of John
McAnossey; 1 gallon liquor.
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