A Virginia Village Part 10

November 22, 1754:

Wm. Donaldson, Clk. Upper Church, 1,000 pounds of tobacco.

Mary Bennitt, s.e.xton at the Upper Church, 560 pounds of tobacco.

September 17, 1755:

Ordered: That the several tracts of land that have their beginnings between Hunting Creek and the Potomac, the road that leads from Aubrey's Ferry to the Upper Church, and the road that leads from Cameron to the Upper Church, be processioned sometime in the month of December, next, and that John Dalton, Thos. Harrison, John Hunter and Nathan'l Smith attend to see the same performed, and that they take an account of their proceedings therein and return the same to the next Vestry after the same shall be performed.

[Ill.u.s.tration: Cottage of Mr. G. A. L. Merrifield]

November 27, 1755:

Wm. Donaldson, Clk. at Upper Church, 1,000 pounds of tobacco. James Palmer, s.e.xton at Falls Church, 560 pounds of tobacco.

November 29, 1756:

Mr. Lumley, Clk. at Upper Church, 1,000 pounds of tobacco. James Palmer, s.e.xton, Upper Church, 560 pounds of tobacco.

November 28, 1757:

Jas. Palmer, s.e.xton at Falls Church, 560 pounds of tobacco.

November 27, 1758:

Jas. Palmer, s.e.xton at Falls Church, 560 pounds of tobacco.

November 12, 1759:

Thos. Lewis, Clk. at Falls Church, 1,050 pounds of tobacco. Gerard Trammell, s.e.xton, at Falls Church, 560 pounds of tobacco.

[Ill.u.s.tration: Mr. Frank M. Thompson]

October 25, 1762:

Ordered that Geo. Was.h.i.+ngton, Esq., be chosen and appointed one of the Vestrymen of this parish in the room of Wm. Peake, gent., deceased.

Ordered that the s.e.xton at Falls Church be allowed 560 pounds of tobacco.

October 3, 1763:

At a Vestry held for Truro Parish, October 3, 1763, present: Rev.

Mr. Green, minister; Wm. Payne, jun'r., and Henry Gunnell, Ch.

Wardens; Geo. Wm. Fairfax, Thos. Wren, Wm. Payne, Abra. Barnes, Cha. Broadwater, John West, and Geo. Mason, Vestrymen.

[Ill.u.s.tration: Mr. Thomas Hillier]

TRURO PARISH.

DR., Lbs.

Tobacco.

To Revd. Mr. Green, minister 17,280 s.e.xton at Pohick Church (Eliz Parce) 560 s.e.xton at Falls Church (Gerard Trammell) 560 s.e.xton at Alexandria (John Rhoads) 500 John Barry, Clk. 3,000 John West, Junr. Clk. Vestry 500 John West, Junr. Amt. for providing-Elem'ts etc. 1,200 Matthew Bradley, for support of his son 1,000 Jos. Wilson, towards support of himself and wife 500 Robt. Mills, towards his support 630 Elizabeth Palmer, for support of her idiot son, (to be laid up for her use by Church Wrdns.) 1,000 John Posey, for 11 parish levies overchd. last year 242 Edwd. Bates, for his levies the two last years, (Tho' a Patroller) 48 Gerard Trammell, constable, one levy overchd. last year 22 Philip Trammell, patroller, one levy overchd. last year 22 Saml. Russell, towards his support until October, 1764 1,000 Eliza. Young, for boarding Charlotte Lindsay 2 mo. 1 . 10 s.

Saml. Conner, for a.s.sistance to Saml. Russell 500 Hugh West, Deputy Atty. on acct. 913 Grafton Kirk, on acct. 600 Peter Waggner, Clk. Cur. on acct. 837 Tobacco levied towards building Falls Church, to be sold for cash by the Church Wardens for the best price they can get 30,000 s d.

Dr. Jas. Lawrie for Mason and Jane Evans 4 7 6 " " " " Eleanor Swallow 700 5 7 6 " " " " Sparrow 0 7 5 John Muir, on acct 3 17 4-1/2 _____________________ 61,614 15 9 10-1/2 To Acct. of Collection of 61,614 lbs. tobc. 3,696 ______ Total 65,310 To the fraction in collectors' hands 1,549 ______ 66,859 ______ Truro Parish Cr. by 1807 t.i.thables at 37 lbs.

tobc. on acct. poll 66,859 ______

[Ill.u.s.tration: Mr. J. S. Riley]

Ordered: That the Clerk of the Vestry proportion the parish levy when he shall receive the list of t.i.thables.

Ordered: That Geo. Wm. Fairfax, & Geo. Was.h.i.+ngton, Esqs., be appointed Church Wardens for the ensuing year.

Ordered: That the Vestry meet at Alexandria on the third Tuesday in March, next, in order to agree with workmen to undertake the building a church at or near the old Falls Church, and that the Church Wardens advertise the same in the Virginia and Maryland Gazettes, to be continued six weeks, and that it will be then expected of each workman to produce a plan and estimate of the expense.

CHA. GREEN, } G. W. FAIRFAX. }C. W.

Truly Recorded: Teste--John West, junr., Cl. Vestry.

[Ill.u.s.tration: Mr. O. H. Billingsley]

March 28, 1763:

At a Vestry of Truro Parish held at the Falls Church March 28, 1763; present: Henry Gunnell, Wm. Payne, jr., Ch. Wardens; John West, Wm. Payne, Chas. Broadwater, Thos. Wren, Abra. Barnes, Dan'l McCarty, Robt. Boggers, and Geo. Was.h.i.+ngton; who being there met to examine into the state of the said church, greatly in decay and want of repair, and likewise whether the same shall be repaired or a new one built, and whether at the same place or removed to a more convenient one, and likewise to view the addition built by Mr.

Chas. Broadwater, and what he hath been deficient in the work.

Resolved: It is the opinion of this Vestry that the Old Church is rotten and unfit for repair, but that a new church be built at the same place.

[Ill.u.s.tration: Mr. A. O. Von Herbulis]

Resolved: That Jas. Wren and Owen Williams do view the work to be done by Mr. Broadwater on the new addition, that is, the price of glazing three windows, plaistering the said house, together with the materials necessary for the same, and make report to the next Vestry.

Ordered: That the Clerk of the Vestry advertise in the Virginia and Maryland Gazettes for workmen to meet at the church on the 29th day of August, next, if fair, if not the next fair day, to undertake the building of a brick church to contain 1,600 feet on the floor, with a suitable gallery & bring plan of the church and price, according to the same.

Ordered: That the Church Wardens employ workmen to repair the windows of the north side & the east end of the old church & repair the shutters of the new addition.

HENRY GUNNELL, WM. PAYNE.

(N. B.) This Vestry was held when I was sick and could not attend--above orders were sent as above, signed by Messrs. Gunnell and Payne, and I thought fit to record the same, tho in point of time it should have been before the last one.

JOHN WEST, junr.

[Ill.u.s.tration: Mr. Andrew M. Smith]

April 26, 1765:

Vestry records of this date state that Truro Parish had been divided from Col. Was.h.i.+ngton's mill to John Monroe's and thence to Difficult Run, the upper parish called Fairfax.