Biographical material for
Jacob Ware
Anglican Church of St. Ive, Cornwall, England
Jacob Ware was a curate at the Anglican church of Saint Ive from 1678 to 1689,
Curate's cottage, where Jacob Ware lived 1679 to 1680.
Pictures credited to Stuart Lindsay of Cornwall, found on the website of Kay Rockett.
St. Peter's Parish Church, New Kent County, Virginia
Jacob Ware was minister for Saint Peter's Parish Church from 1690 to 1695.
Pictures from the official website of Saint Peter's Parish Church.
Transcripts of Vestry
Book passages
regarding Rev. Jacob Ware
At a Vestry held on ye behalf
of St. Peter’s parish this 12th day of May, 1690, Mr. Jacob Ware Minister.
Capt. Matt. Page, Jno. Parks,
Mr. Jos. Forstor, Corn. Daboni, David Craford, Geo. Smith, Hen.
Wyatt, James Moss.
Mr. Jno. Roper, Wm. Bassett,
Church wardens.
Whereas Mr. Jacob Ware hath
been recommended by ye Hon’l [--?--]
unto this parish & having appeared as a minister fully qualified
before this vestry, this parish being without a Minister, this vestry
being desirous for ye advancement of God’s Glory & ye
continuance of ye sacred function in this parish do therefore in ye
behalf of ye s’d parish consent & agree w’th ye s’d
Mr. Jacob Wre to effiate as Minister therof. It is therefore ordered
by this present vestry y’t ye afores’d Mr. Ware do effiate
as Minister of this parish one Sunday at ye one Church and ye other
Sunday at ye other as other ministers have done heretofore and his
time to begin from 8 day of this instant May until ye day of June
next ensuing ye date of this vestry and to be allowed at ye Rate of
twelve thousand pounds of Tobb & Cask pr year.
It is ordered by this vestry
y’t Capt. Joseph Foster & Capt. Matthew Page or either of
them doe by ye first oportunity return ye Hon’l [--?--]
hunble thanks for his care and kindness toward this parish in ye
sending of Mr. Jacob Ware to this parish.
Whereas this vestry in
Octo’r last did order and impower several of ye gentlemen of
this vestry to appont a meeting w’th ye Gentlemen of Blissland,
ye vestry to Levy ye Church & Run a dividing line according to ye
order of ye P’sh & Council & a time being by them
appointed & they failing to appear at ye place & time of
their owne appointment this prst vestry doe therefore now order yt ye
Capt. Joseph Foster, Mr. Gideon Macon, Mr. Jno. Ropor do appoint a
meeting some time between this ye tente day of Octo’r next at ye
house of Mrs. Botts giving ye Gents of ye afores’d prst vestry
twenty days noatice of ye time & place and the s’d together
to Levvy ye Charges [--?--]
a Surveyor to Run a dividing line according to ye order of ye
afores’d & Counsoll & in case ye Gen’tle of
Blissland p’sh vestry shall refuse or neglect to meet according
to this order, then this vestry doe impower & order ye
Gen’tle before mentioned to & in behalf of this parish
together [--?--]
a Surveyor to Run ye dividing line accordingly.
It is ordered yt Eliz.
Faulkner be allowed five hundred Lbs. Of Tobb. & cask towards her
maintenance accordingly to be Levied for her at ye Laying of ye next
levy ye year beginning as from ye date of this vestry for one whole year.
Mr. Geo. Poindexter Sen’r
is this day Chosen & Ellected as a vestryman in ye Room &
stead of Mr. Thom. Mitchell disseased & it is likewise ordered yt
he have timely oatice of ye meeting of ye next vestry.
It is ordered by this present
vestry yt Capt. Matthew Page & Mr. Henry Wyatt do effiate as
Church wardens of this parish for two years ensuing as from Easter
last past.
Registered per me. CHARLES
Turner, Clk of Vestry.
At a Vestry hold in ye behalf
of St. Peter’s parish this 20th novem., 1690.
Mr. Jacob Ware minister,
Capt. Joseph Foster, James Moss, Capt. [--?--]
Macon, Wm. Bassett, Corn’l Dabboni, Jno. Parks.
Capt. Matt. Page, Mr. Hen.
Wyatt, Church wardens.
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Mr. Jacob Ware minister to ye 8 of this instant |
6000 |
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To Mr. Ware from this 20th day of nov. to ye 8th of Jan |
2000 |
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Mr. Williams for preaching ten sermons 300 lbs of Tobb. as by agreement between ye s’d Desem’r to ye 8 of May pr. Sermon |
3000 |
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To Charles Turner for effiating as the Sexton of ye Lower Church |
2250 |
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To Thos. Hart sexton of ye uper Church |
250 |
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To Thos. Pontin for finishing ye uper Church |
2000 |
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To Mr. Macon 509. 105/10/300:6 |
100 |
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To Mr. Botte as by acct |
165 |
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To Mr. John Lyddall, for Iron work for uper Church |
70 |
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To Capt. Matt Page as by acct |
300 |
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To Jno. Gontin as by an order of vestry |
355 |
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To Mr. Bassett as by acct |
371 |
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To Mr. Macon as by acct |
110 |
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To Mr. Wyatt as by acct |
218 |
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To Jno. King [--?--] for two deliquents |
77 |
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To Mr. Pargistor for keeping ye ferry on Sundays, Coort Days & more days |
960 |
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To Mr. Thos. Wilkins for boarding ye widow faulkner one year |
500 |
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To Mr. Thos. Wilkinson for dyett whilst sawing at ye uper Church |
30 |
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18576 |
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To Cash for 18576 Lbs. Of Tobb. at 8 pesent is |
1500 |
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To Cash for 20256 Lbs. Of Tobb. at 5 pesent is |
1018 |
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21274 |
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Cr. |
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By 609 Tith’bls at 34 ½ of Tobb. Pr polo |
21010 ½ |
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By Thos. Spenser by order of Coort |
500 |
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21510 ½ |
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To Remaine in ye Church warden’s hands to give an acct At next vestry |
236 ½ |
It is ordered by this vestry
upon petition of several inhabitors collector 34 ½ Lbs. from
date Tithables to degray ye parish of ye above debts.
It is ordered that Charles
Turner do effiate as Clk & Sexton this ensuing year & to be
allowed 2250 Lbs. of Tobb. & Cask.
Lyonell Morris hath agreed
w’th this present vestry to keep ye widow faulkner & to find
her sufficient accomodations it is therefore ordered yt he be allowed
one thousand Lbs. Tobb. Ye whole year.
Chas. Baker hath agreed
w’th this present vestry to keep Jno. Hanowell to find him
sufficient accomodations & is to be allowed one thousand Lbs. Of
Tobb. & Csk. at ye laying of ye next Levy.
It is ordered by this vestry
upon petition of several inhabitors of ye neck belonging to this
parish yt so soon as ye time of Mr. Pargestor’s keeping of ye
ferry be expired by then Robt. King do provide a sufficient ferry
boat & to be allowed at same rate as Mr. Pargestor was for ye
year being so ofered by s’d King. Whereas Mr. Ware hath been
allowed 2000 Lbs. Of Tobb. & Cask to offiate as minister of this
parish from ye 8 of this instant untill 8th of Jan. next as was by
our first agreement it is therefore ordered yt he do offiate from ye
s’d of ye afores’d Jan. untill ye 8th of Nov’r next
and be allowed 10000 Lbs. Of Tobb. & Cask.
This vestry being informed by
Mr. Ware minister yt Mr. Geo. Poindexter Sen’r doth refuse to
offiate as a vestryman ye Clarke of this vestry declaring to this
vestry yt he did give ye s’d Mr. Poindexter timely noatice of
their meeting and Mr. Tho. Smith is elected as a vestryman in his
stead & that ye Clark do send ye s’d Mr. Smith timely
noatice of ye next meeting of this vestry.
Registered per me. CHAS.
TURNER, Clk of Vestry.
At a Vestry held at the Lower
Church of St. Peter’s parish this second day of Novemb’r, 1691.
PRESENT: Mr. Jacob Ware, minister.
Capt. Jos. Foster, Mr. David
Craford, Mr. Jas. Moss, Mr. Thos. Smith, Mr. Jno. Roper, Mr.
Corn’l Dabonni, Vestrymen.
Capt. Matt. Page, Mr. Hen.
Wyatt, Church wardens.
Capt. John Lydall being
present at ye meeting of this vestrie & this vestrie being vacant
of a vestrieman it is therefore ordered by this present vestrie that
Capt. John Lyddall be now hence forward a vestryman in ye Room &
stead of Mr. George Smith deseased.
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To Mr. Jacob Ware minister with Convenience at 6 pesent |
10000 |
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To Charles Turner for effiating as Clk of ye Lower Church |
2250 |
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To Thomas Hart Sexton of the Uper Church |
250 |
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To Lyonell Morriss for keeping Eliz. Faulkner one whole year |
1000 |
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To Mr. Xtoph’e Baker for keeping John Hannewell one mon. & buriing him |
150 |
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To Mr. Littlepage for keeping & burying Mary Watenedgo |
350 |
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To Capt. Jno. Lyddall for one Delinq’t & 8 Feridges after ye levy laid & ye prsh ferrie ceased |
74 |
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To Capt. Matt. Page pr acct as being Church warden |
470 |
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To Idem for Tobb. Overpaid the last year |
147 |
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To Thomas Pontin as pr Acct |
150 |
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To Mr. James Moss for pr of Duff [--?--] for the Communo |
20 |
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To Mr. Hen. Wyatt as per Acct being Church warden |
1084 |
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To Robt. King for keeping parish ferry untill ye Divid. of ye Co’ut |
480 |
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To Mr. Jno. Roper as ye Acct |
100 |
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To Cash for 16526 Lbs. Of Tobb. 1/2 at 8 pecent |
1322 |
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To Ball for 17848 Lbs. ½ of Tobb. at 5 pr cent |
892 |
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To the convenience of the minister & Tob. Being 12250 at 6 pr cent |
735 |
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19475 |
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To remain in the Church warden’s hands to give an acct of at ye Laying of ye next Levy |
172 |
It is ordered that Capt. Matt
Page, Mr. Hen. Wyatt do collect 372 1/2 pr polo to defer the above
charge as being Church wardens.
Reg’d pr me. CHARLES
TURNER, Clk of ye vestrie.
At a Vestry hold at the uper
Church of St. Peter’s parish this 28 day of April, 1692.
PRESENT: Mr. Jacob Ware minister.
Mr. James Moss, Mr. Wm.
Bassett, Mr. Tho. Smith. Mr. John Parks, Mr. Corn’l Dabboni, Mr.
Jno. Roper.
Capt. Matt. Page, Mr. Hen.
Wyatt, Church wardens.
It is ordered by this present
vestry yt Capt. Joseph Foster & Mr. James Mos do offiate as
Church wardens of this parish two whole years from this present time
acccording to a former Costom of this vestrie upon the petti. Of
Thomas Kerby to be Levy free & ye s’d Kerby having appeared
to this vestrie that his is free from publique & County Levy. It
is therefore ordered by this present vestry yt henseforward yt
s’d Thomas Kerby pay no parish Levy.
Reg’d pr me CHARLES
TURNER, Clk of Vestrie.
At a Vestry hold at the house of Capt. John
Lydall on ye behalf of ye St. Peter’s Parish on this 20th day of
December, 1692.
Mr. Jacob Ware, Minister.
Capt. Jno. Lyddall, Mr. David Craford, Mr.
Thos. Smith, Mr. John Roper, Mr. Corn. Daboni, Mr. Hen. Wyatt, Mr.
Gideon Macon, Mr. John Parker, Mr. Wm. Bassett.
Capt. Jos. Foster, Mr. James Moss, Church wardens.
St. Peter’s parish Debtor to this
following Charge, viz:
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To Mr. Jacob Ware minister w’th Casque & Convense. |
12000 |
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To Chas. Turner Clk of ye parish & Sexton of ye lower Church with Casque & Conveniense |
2250 |
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To Edward Clark Sexton of ye uper Church |
0250 |
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To Charles Turner for ye washing ye Communion Cloath & Surplice & scousing ye plate |
0150 |
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To Capt. Joseph Foster for [--?--] & Commu. Wine |
0385 |
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To. Capt. Batthorst Acct of Mr. Winn Edward for [--?--] upon ye Dividing of two parishes |
0250 |
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To Mr. James Moss pr Acct being Church warden |
0140 |
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To Capt. Matt Page as by Acct for Comu. Wine |
0150 |
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To Mr. Jno. Lightfoot ye keeping & bording a lame woman as by agreement with Mr. Waytt Church warden |
0550 |
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To Mr. Wm. Bassett w’ch should have been raised in ye year 1689 |
0091 |
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To Rich. Cox for making a window frame for ye lower Church behind ye pupitt & finding nails & for ye glass |
0050 |
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To Richard Scrugg for keeping Mary Fisher being a poor child & for finding it Cloathes as per notiace |
1200 |
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To Mr. Gideon Macon for Charges about a Deed of Sale concerning Ye land belonging to the uper Church |
0055 |
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To Mr. Wyatt as by Accto 900 Lbs. Of Tobb. He having allowed His deed and being 406 remain Due |
0507 |
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To Rowland Foster for keeping Susana Barnes one whole year & finding Cloathes |
1200 |
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To Geo. Bradby for keeping John Bhadshow four months & one Day & burying him |
0433 |
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To Lyonell Morriss for keeping ye widow foulkner one year |
1000 |
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To Wm. Millington for keeping Eliz. Green about five months & boarding her |
0500 |
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To Robt. Sporlock for keeping Thos. Rodge & Burying him |
0300 |
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To Mabell Wood Widow towards her maintance |
0500 |
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To Chas. Turner for ye clearing wood round ye lower Church this present year |
0050 |
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To Steph. Crump for a pair of Doftailes |
0040 |
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22051 |
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To Cask for 22051 lbs. Tobb. At 8 pesent . . . . . . . 1764 |
1764 |
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To Cask for 500 lbs of Tobb. To be paid by Mr. [--?--] . . . 40 |
40 |
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To Conven’e for ye Minister & [--?--] . . . . . . . . . . . 855 |
855 |
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To Soll for [--?--] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1235 |
1235 |
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25945 |
To remain in the Church
wardens hands to give an Acct at the laying of ye next Levy 0031
¾ lbs. Tob
It is ordered by this psent
vestry yt Capt. Joseph Foster & Mr. James Moss Church wardens do
collect 50 Lbs & ¼ of Tob. From Each Tithable to defray ye
above Charge.
It is ordered yt Chrles
Turner doe offiate as Clk of this parish sexton of the lower Church
this ensuing year & to be allowed at ye rate of 2250 Lbs. of
tobacco and Cask convenient pr annum.
It is ordered yt Mabell Wood
widow be allowed after ye rate of two hundred pounds of Tob. &
Cask yearly doeing ye vestry pleasure.
It is ordered yt Mr. Warkman
be allowed after ye rate of one thousand pounds of Tob. Cask pr year
for keeping yr widow faulkner this ensuing year & to be paid at
ye laying of ye next Levy.
Whereas it appeared to this
vestry yt Thomas Jackson did take his sister Mrs. Green into his Care
and first brought her into this parish. It is ordered by this vestry
yt ye s’d Jackson do keep this parish harmless of all trouble
& Charge yt may Arise by this said Eliza. Green & to
reimburse this parish five hundred pounds of Tob. & Cask paid to
William Millington for his Care in looking after & bording her ye
s’d Eliz. Green & yt ye Church wardens are ordered to take
care yt ye same be effectually done.
It is ordered yt ye Church
wardens do take Care to secure ye tobacco to this parish by bill from
Sam’l Bogg being by a fine according to law. In obedience to a
late act of Asssmbly made at James City 1691 yt each vestry deivded
their parish into & certain precincts to so mark ye bounds of
last man’s land some time between ye month of September & ye
last of March. It is therefore ordered yt ye do give out orders to ye
severall precincts as has been formerly divided by this vestry.
Benjamin Bolsly being
appointed Surveyor of the high way do in ye place & stead of Mr.
Geo. Pargitor & making his Survey to this vestry for help. It is
therefore ordered yt he have all the Tithables on ye south side of
the road from Mattodequin Creek up to Capt. Page’s mill to board
& make good ye s’d Roade according.
Registered p me, CHARLES
TURNER, Clk Vest’y.
At a Vestry hold at ye house
of Mr. James Moss on ye behalf of St. Peter’s parish this 8th
day of Mars 1692-3.
PRESENT: Capt. Matt. Page,
Mr. David Craford, Mr. Thom. Smith, Mr. Jno. Roper, Mr. Gideon Macon,
Mr. Hen. Wyatt, Mr. Corn’l Dabboni, Mr. John Parks, vestrymen.
Capt. Jos. Foster, Mr. James
Moss, Church wardens.
Whereas Mr. Jacob Ware late
minister of this parish did at ye Vestry hold ye 20th day of
December, 1692, desire a presentation to his Excell. to be minister
of this parish w’ch proposistion did likewise ye vestry and ye
vestry now having made and confirmed ye same therefore order Capt.
Jos. Foster & Mr. James Moss Church wardens doe request Mr. Jacob
Ware to accompany them to his Ex. & to whose ye Church wardens
are ordered and desired in the behalf of this vestry to go to his
Excell. yt ye said Mr. Jacob Ware may be restored to this parish
w’th an induction to be our minister.
At a vestry held at the house of Mr. James
Moss on ye behalf of St. Peter’s parish this 25th day October, 1693.
Mr. Jacob Ware minister.
Capt. Jno. Lydall, Mr. Henry Wyatt, Mr. Geo.
Smith, Mr. Wm. Bassett, Mr. Con’l Dabboni, Mr. Jno. Parks, Vestrymen.
Capt. Jo Foster, Mr. James Moss, Church wardens.
St. Peter’s parish Dr. to this
following Charge
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To Mr. Jacob Ware w’th Casq’t Considering two months wanting in paying & sd Mr. Ward acc’t one agt ye other |
12720 |
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To Chas Turner as Clk of this parish & Sexton of ye Lower Church |
2385 |
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To Edward Clark, Sexton of ye uper Church |
250 |
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To Mrs. Butts for keeping Margaret Swanson & her Bastard child Sixty-eight days |
680 |
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To Jon. Giles for keeping Margaret Swanson & child 11 days & Other attendance |
175 |
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To. Rich’d Scruggs for keeping Mary Fisher after ye rate of one thousand pounds of Tob. P’r year & [--?--] |
1034 |
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To Wm. Booth for keeping ye Widdow Davis two months after ye rate of one thousand pounds of Tob. P’r year |
167 |
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To Mr. Rob’t Napier for keeping ye widdow faulkner and for some things she hath had as p Acc’t after ye rate of 1000 Lbs. Tob. P’r year, according to a former order of this to Mr. Warsman |
1160 |
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To Benj. Bulkly as by agreement & Acc’t for paling in ye Uper Church |
2700 |
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To Capt. Matt Page as p Acc’t |
1896 |
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To Mr. Jas. Moss as Church Warden p’r Acct |
940 |
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To Wm. Daniell for falling and removing two trees from ye uper Church |
0025 |
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To Chas. Turner for laying of Lower Church Alley |
0060 |
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To. Capt. Foster for two bottles of wine for A Communion at ye Rate of a penny p pound for Tob. |
0060 |
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To Mabel Wood, widdow, towards her maintanance |
0500 |
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To Capt. Foster & Mr. Moss for their expense James Towne concerning ye presenting of Mr. Ware in order to his induction according to a former order, they giving an Acc’t next Levy |
01000 |
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To Jo’n Webb for Clearing round ye uper Church yard & burning ye leaves to secure ye same this present year |
0050 |
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To Chas. Turner for clearing room ye lower Church to secure ye same |
0050 |
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To Capt. Lyddall for a Case to secure ye Register Book |
0060 |
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To Thomas Miller p agreement w’th ye Church warden for carrying Margaret Swanson’s child from Mrs. Butts to Mr. Moss’s house |
0030 |
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To Casks for 25944 lb. Of Tob. At 8 p’ct is |
2075 |
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To Ditt. For 28019 of tob. At 5 p’ct is |
1400 |
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29419 |
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CR. |
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By 539 Tithables at 55 lbs of Tob. P polo is |
29645 |
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To remain in ye Church wardens’ hands to give an acc’t |
00226 |
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At ye laying of ye next Levy |
00183 |
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By Samuel Waddy |
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By what remains in ye Church warden’s hands last year |
031 ¾ |
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00440 |
It is ordered y’t Capt. John Lyddall,
high Sheriff of New Kent, Co. do collect 55 lbs. Of Tob. From each
Tithable in this parish for defraying the above charges, aking
payments to ye severall creditors & give an acc’t of ye same
at ye next vestry.
It is ordered y’t Capt. John Lyddall do
collect from four Tithables belonging to Geo. Pargior according to
w’ch is raised p polo they not being in the list of Tithables.
It is ordered that Capt. Joseph Foster ye
Bill of ye Sam’l Bugg into the hands of Capt. Jno Lddall &
y’t he take care to review ye same & render an Acc’t
thereof at ye laying the next Levy.
Registered. CHARLES TURNER, Clk of Vestry.
At a Vestry hold at ye house of Mr. James
Moss on ye behalf of St. peter’s parish this 1st day of May, 1694.
PRESENT: Mr. Jacob Ware, Minister.
Mr. Thos. Smith, Capt. Matt. Page, Mr.
Gideon Macon, Capt. Jo’n Lyddall, Mr. David Craford, Mr. Jno.
Roper, Mr. Jo’n Parks, Mr. Hen. Wyatt, Vestryman.
Mr. James Moss, Church warden.
It is ordered by this present vestry y’t
Capt. John Lyddall & Mr. John Parks do offiate as Church wardens
of this parish two years ensuing ye date of this present vestry
according t a former order & [--?--]
Mary Fisher, an orphant child, having been a
Charge to this parish for some time past, & Mr. Jacob Ware
offering to this vestry for some time past, & Mr. Jacob Ware
offering to this vestry to have ye s’d orphant bound to him
thro’ vestry considering ye same, do, therefore order y’t
ye Church wardens doe bind yesame orphant to Mr. Ware according to law.
It is ordered y’t Mr. William Clopton
do have lawfull noatise of ye next vestry, he being chosen &
elected as vestryman in ye Room & stead of Mr. Cornelius Dabboni, Deas’d.
This vestry understanding y’t Mr. John
Bouston, late of this parish, in his last will & Testament did
bequeath some part of his estate to ye use of this parish. It is,
therefore, ordered y’t James Austin doe bring ye s’d will
to ye next vestry whereby ye s’d vestry may be sattisfied
y’t ye Case may be take on thereof.
Registered. CHARLES TURNER, Clk of Vestry.
At a vestry hold at ye house of Mr. James
Moss on the behalf of St. Peter’s Parish this 2nd day of
Octob’r, 1694.
PRESENT: Mr. Jacob Ware, Capt. Joseph
Foster, Capt. Matt, Page, Mr. James Moss, Mr. Da. Craford, Mr.
Jo’n Roper, Mr. Wm. Bassett.
Capt. Jo’n Lyddall, Mr. Jn’n
Parks, Church wardens.
St. Peter’s Parish, Dr., to ye
following Charge:
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To Mr. Jacob Ware, minister |
12720 |
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To Charles Turner as Clk of this Parish |
2120 |
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To Jo’n Webb as sexton of ye uper Church |
0250 |
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To Jo’n Webb for clearing about ye Church, to secure ye same |
0050 |
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To Jo’n Hillton as Sexton of ye Lower Church |
0250 |
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To Jo’n Hillton for clearing about ye Church, to secure ye same |
0050 |
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To M. Rob’t Napier for keeping ye widdow Faulkner one whole year |
01000 |
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To Mabell Wood, widdow, for her year’s maintanance |
00500 |
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To Mr. Curteen for keeping William Wittin 8 days & burying him |
00400 |
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To Capt. Page for Communion Wine |
00060 |
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To Mr. James Mos as Church warden as p acc’t |
00160 |
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To Mr. Wyatt for Communion Wine |
00060 |
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To Capt. Foster for Delinq’t Tithables in ye year 1691 |
0037 |
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o Charles Turner for ye washing ye Surplice & commu: Cloathe, Scouring ye plate being usually allowed |
00150 |
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To Mr. Jacob Ware for Cloathes for Mary Fisher, an orph’t |
00153 |
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17960 |
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Cr. Pd fine laid on Mary Turber |
01332 |
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By w'h laying in Church wardens hands |
00440 |
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16187 ¼ |
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To Casq’s for 16187 ¼ of Tob at 8 p cent, is |
01294 |
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To Ball. For 17589 1/4 of Tob. At 5 p cent, is |
00874 |
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18355 ¼ |
|
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By 534 Tithables at 35 lbs. Of Tob. P’r polo |
18690 |
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To remaine in ye Church wardens’ hands to give an acc’t at ye laying of ye next levy |
335 |
It is ordered y’t ye
Church wardens do Collect 35 Lbs. Of Tob. From each Tithable in this
parish to defray ye above Charge making payment to ye severalle
Credit’s and render an acc’t of ye same at ye next vestry.
It is ordered y’t Tho.
Mimb be allowed for keeping ye widdow Faulkner this ensuing year
after ye rate of 1000 lbs. Of Tob. & Cask.
It is ordered that ye Church
wardens take Care in receiving ye fine due from Mr. Macon Concerning
Rich’d Rhodes & his servant woman and render an acc’t
thereof at ye next vestry.
It is ordered that ye Church
wardens take Care to take out A Copy of Bouster’s Will &
present ye same soe far as ye parish [--?--]
lye therein.
Whereas divers of ye
parishoners have so petitioned to this vestry y’t course may be
taken with some persons for their mis.
It is, therefore, ordered
y’t ye Church Wardens doe take care demeanors at ye Church in ye
time of Divine service.
to give in their presentments
agt all such persons for ye future yt they may be proceeded against
according to law.
Registered pr me CHARLES
TURNER, Clk of ye vestry.
At a vestry hold at ye house
of Mr. James Moss in ye behalf of St. Peter’s parish octob’r
ye 10, 1695.
PRESENT: Mr. Jacob Ware, Mr.
James Moss, Mr. Thomas Smith, Mr. David Craford, Mr. Hen. Wyatt, Mr.
Jo’n Roper, Mr. Wm Clopton, vestrymen.
Mr. John Parks, Church warden.
ST. PETER’S PARISH, Dr.,
to ye following Charge:
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To Mr. Jacob Ware, minister |
12721 |
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To Chas. Turner as Clk of ye parish |
2120 |
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To Jo’n Webb as Sexton of ye uper Church |
250 |
|
To Jo’n Hillton for clearing about ye Church to secure the same |
50 |
|
To Mr. Job Howes p acc’t of Ch. Fees for persons summoned to ye Court p ye Church wardens |
40 |
|
To Jno. Webb, Sexton of ye yper Church for clearing abot ye same |
50 |
|
[--?--] wardens' order |
40 |
|
To Mr. William Clopton for 4 summons pr ye Church wardens' order |
250 |
|
To Thomas Wingfield for keeping Hanah Ross’ child one year |
1000 |
|
To Mr. Parks as Church warden for Acc’t for W. Pedley for having a bastard child |
150 |
|
To Thos. Wingfield p acc’t of charge for Hanah Ross’ child |
71 |
|
To William Walker for acc’t paid to ye widdow Faulkner & To Mary Gibson upon acc’t drawn by ye Church wardens |
208 |
|
To Jos. Gibbs pr acc’t for ye care of Boe wounded by ye Indians |
2000 |
|
To Edward Burnett for keeping Gulshell 8 weeks & burying him |
350 |
|
To Mr. David Craford as by acc’t for Cloathing of Rich.: Boe & some lining to Edward Burnet for Thos. Gulshell |
558 |
|
To Mabel Wood, widow, for her maintanence |
500 |
|
To Thomas Gibson for keeping a bastard child a year and a half |
1500 |
|
To Thomas Minne for keeping ye widow Faulkner one whole year |
1000 |
|
To Thomas Minne for one pair of shoes for ye widow Faulkner |
00040 |
|
22897 |
|
|
To Casq’s for 22897 Lbs Tob. a 8 p cent., is |
1831 |
|
To Sall for 24728 Lbs Tob. a 5 p cent., is |
1236 |
|
25964 |
|
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CRE'T |
|
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By tobacco in Capt. Lyddall’s hands ye half year |
335 ¼ |
|
By 538 Tithables at 48 Lbs. Of Tob. pr polo |
25824 |
|
By 538 Tithables at 48 Lbs. Of Tob. pr polo |
25824 |
|
To lie in ye Church warden’s hands to give an acc’t at ye laying of ye next levy |
186 |
It is ordered that ye Church
wardens doe collect 48 Lbs. Of Tob. from each Tithable in the parish
to defray ye above Charge, making payments to the severall Creditors
& render an acc’t of ye same at ye next vestry.
Registered est CHARLES
TURNER, Clk of ye vestry.
At a Vestry hold at ye Lower
Church of St. Peter’s Parish, on the behalf of ye s’d
parish this 5 day of Jan’y, 1695.
PRESENT: Mr. Jacob Ware, minister.
Mr. James Moss, Mr. Thos.
Smith, Mr. Gideon Macon, Mr. Hen. Wyatt, Mr. Jo’n Roper, Mr. Wm. Clopton.
Mr. John Parks, Church warden.
Whereas, Mr. Jacob Ware was
inducted as minister of this parish, and for some time ye Induction
did soe remain, and now publishing & declaring his intention of
leaving this parish, & upon a motion of this vestry toward
considering ye s’d Induction, he doth utterly renounce & lay
downe ye same as never hereafter to take any advantage ov any person
by from or under him any ways relating to ye same, and yt this parish
have full and free liberty to provide a minister to serve ye sd
parish as fully & freely as though no such thing as an induction
had ever been and doth likewise now surrender up to ye Church wardens
in ye behalf of this parish ye Church belongings thereto, and this
vestry doth descard Mr. Jacob Ware hath fully effiated for in Tob.
hath been raised for him by the parish.
Registered per CHARLES
TURNER, Clk of ye vestry
From Vestry Books A and B of St. Peter's Parish, New Kent County, Virginia, 1690-1695.
