University of Virginia Library

No. XV.

Ministers and Vestrymen of St. Stephen's and Wicomico
Parishes, Northumberland.

[To the diligence of the Rev. Edmund Withers, minister of Lancaster
county, I am indebted for the following lists, taken from an old vestrybook
recently discovered by him.]

MINISTERS OF ST. STEPHEN'S (CALLED UPPER AND LOWER) PARISH,
NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY.

                               

March 20, 1712,	Rev. John Span,	to	1722.
October 23, 1723,	Rev. John Bell, for eight sermons at 450 pounds tobacco a-piece.
1723,	Rev. Lawrence De Butts,	to	1726.
1724,	Rev. Mr. Lecharcey, for two sermons, 600 pounds tobacco.
1726,	Rev. John Blacknall.
1727,	Rev. William Wye,	to	1731.
1731,	Rev. Francis Peart,	to	1742.
1742,	Rev. Henry Christall,	to	1743.
1743,	Rev. Moses Robertson,	to	—
—	Rev. David Morthland,	to	1754.
1754,	Rev. Thomas Smith,	to	1758.
1758,	Rev. James Crague,	to	—
1758,	Rev. Adam Minzies,	to	1767.
1767,	Rev. Benjamin Sebastian,	to	1777.
1779,	Rev. Thomas Davis,	to	1786.
1792,	Rev. Thomas Andrews	to	1794

VESTRYMEN OF ST. STEPHEN'S PARISH, (UPPER AND LOWER,)
NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY.

                                                                                                                                 

1712.	Col. Peter Hack,
	Capt. Christopher Neale,
	Capt. John Cralle,
	Mr. John Clughton,
	Mr. Richard Hull,
	Capt. Richard Hews,
	Capt. Francis Kenner,
	Mr. Edward Coles.
1714.	Mr. Griffin Fantleroy,
	Capt. Richard Span,
	Mr. John Opie,
	Mr. David Straughan.
1716.	Col. Peter Presley.
1720.	Capt. Edward Sanders,
	Mr. Thomas Hughlett,
	Mr. Thomas Cralle.
1721.	Capt. Richard Kenner.
1724.	Mr. John Sharpleigh,
	Mr. Samuel Bonom,
	Mr. John Lewis,
	Capt. Samuel Blackwell.
1728.	Mr. Robert Clark,
	Capt. John Waughop.
1731.	Mr. John Foushee,
	Mr. Thomas Gill,
	Mr. Matthew Kenner,
	Capt. John Hack.
1738.	Mr. Travers Colston,
	Mr. Spencer Ball
1742.	Capt. Cuthbert Span,
	Mr. Ellis Gill,
	Capt. William Taite.
1749.	Col. Presley Thornton.
1752.	Mr. Newton Keanne.
1754.	Wynder Kenner.
1758.	Parrish Garner,
	Samuel Blackwell, Jr.,
	Capt. Spencer Mottram Ball.
1763.	Mr. Kenner Cralle,
	Mr. Thomas Jones.
1770.	Mr. Rodham Kenner,
	John Williams,
	Joseph Ball,
	Edward Nelmes.
1772.	James Ball
1778.	Matthew Neale,
	William Eskridge.
1779.	Joseph Williams,
	Henry Boggess,
	Elisha Harcum,
	John Rogers,
	Abram Beacham,
	James Claughton,
	Pemberton Claughton,
	John Anderson.
1781.	Walter Jones,
	John Cottrell,
	William Nelmes,
	Peter Cox,
	Thomas Hudnall,
	Lindsey Opie,
	Daniel Muse,
	Hudson Muse,
	Joseph Hudnall.
1794.	Catesby Jones.

MINISTERS FOR WICOMICO PARISH, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY.

         

May 15, 1770,	Rev. John Leland,	to	1791.
1791,	Rev. John Bryan,	to	1794, (expelled.)
1794,	Rev. David Ball,	to	1799.
1799,	Rev. Duncan MacNaughton,	to	—
1798,	Rev. John Seward, 50 pounds for services during this year.

VESTRYMEN OF WICOMICO PARISH, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY.

                                                                       

1770.	John Eustace,
	Col. Thos. Gaskins,
	Capt. David Ball, Sr.,
	Capt. John Heath,
	Capt. David Ball, Jr.,
	Capt. Thos. Gaskins,
	Mr. Geo. Dameron,
	Mr. Wm. Taylor.
1772.	Mr. Chas. Coppedge,
	Col. Chas. Lee.
1775.	Mr. John Lawson,
1777.	Mr. Kendall Lee.
	Capt. Wm. Nutt,
	Mr. Thos. Edwards,
	Capt. Wm. Davenport.
1784.	Mr. Wm. Lee,
	Capt. Geo. Ingram,
	Mr. Isaac Baysie,
1784.	Mr. Thos. Hurst,
	Capt. John H. Fallin,
	Mr. Mosley Nutt,
	Onesiphorus Harvey,
	Hopkins Harding,
	David Ball,
	Richard Hudnall,
	James Sutton,
	Chas Lattimore,
	Capt. Geo. Ball.
1794.	Thos. Hurst, Jr.,
	David Palmer.
1796.	Henry L. Gaskins,
	Wm. Blackerby,
	Cyrus Harding,
	Henry Cundiff,
	Thos. W. Hughlett,
	Thos. Harvey.