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FROM THE LIBRARY OF REV. LOUIS FITZGERALD BENSON, D. D. BEQUEATHED BY HIM TO THE LIBRARY OF PRINCETON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

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OLD CHURCHE MINISTERS

FAMILIES OF YIEGINIA.

By bishop MEADE.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. XL

PHILADELPHIA: J.

B.

LIPPINCOTT 1861.

& CO.

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1857, by J. B.

LIPPINCOTT & CO.

in the Clerk's Oflace of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of

Pennsylvania.

The

profits of this work, if

any, will be devoted to Missions.

CONTENTS OF VOL.

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ARTICLE XL VI. PAGI

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Rev. Mr. Dresser's letter about it to Dr. Hawks parish, Halifax county Sketch of its ministers Rev. Alexander Hay Evan Ragland, Esq.

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Testimony to the religious belief of Patrick Henry His answer to Payne's "Age of Reason" Mr. Grammar Rev. Mr. Clark minister in part of the county His labours among the poor and servants

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Parishes in Pittsylvania, Henry, Campbell, and Bedford Camden parish No vestry-book Records of court mortifying Rev. Mr. Guilliam Church and glebe Vestrymen Colonel Isaac Coles and family Church built at the inRev. Messrs. Webb and Wade^Moore stance of Mr. Dresser Patrick parish Succession of ministers Church in Lynchburg^ parish, Campbell county Russell parish Imperfect list of its old churches Church at Liberty

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Parishes in Amelia, Nottoway, and Prince Edward Raleigh and Nottoway parishes Rev. Mr. Brunskill— His toryism— Threats in church Churches Families Egglestons, Archers, Bookers, Tabbs, Banisters, &c. in Amelia Old Grubhill Attachment to the name— Vestrymen Rev. Messrs. Lee and Berkeley Nottoway parish Its ministers Treatment of one of its old churches St. Patrick's parish'. Prince Edward Its ministers The Rev. Mr. McRoberts Contest about an old church Mr. William Berkeley Rise and progress of Prosbyterianism in this part of Virginia View of it confirmed and enlarged by a friend Hampden-Sydney College— The Smiths and others The Reads, Mayos, Carringtons, Veuables, Watkins

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Parishes in Cumberland, Buckingham, and Fluvanna St. James Southam Vestry-book List of its ministers List of its churches List of its vestrymen—Rev. Mr. McClaurine— Littleton parish— Rev. Mr. McCrae Other His defence by Patrick Henry The Assault on Mr. McCrae ministers Carringtons Sermon by Mr. McCrae Tillotson parish Its ministers and churches Parish of Fluvanna Its ministers and church

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Fredericksville and Trinity parishes, in Louisa and Albemarle counties Vestrybook^Test-oaths and oaths of allegiance— List of vestrymen before the List of ministers List of vestrymen after the division division of the parish

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Walker family— Old Walker's Church— The church's The new church repair it

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Anne's parish, Albemarle First churches ordered in the time of the Rev. Robert Rose— Other ministers— The Rev. Charles Clay— His patriotic sermon Vestrymen in St. Anne's parish Other churches Later ministers Old Ballinger Church— General Cocke— Church in Charlotteville— Mr. Hatch Mr. Jefferson— Rev. Zachariah !Mead— His mode of curing consumption University Its chaplains Pestilence among the students Extract from a funeral-sermon delivered by the author of these notices Offence given by it.

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ARTICLE LIL Parishes in Amherst, Nelson, Botetourt, Rockbridge, Greenbrier, and Montgomery Ministers in Amherst and Lexington parishes Churches in the o

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same Churches in Lexington parish after the division List of vestrymen, from the vestry-book Amherst parish, in Nelson county Ministers of it— Churclies— Old one removed and repaired by Mr. Coles and Mr. Martin The family of Cabells— Sermon of the Rev. Mr. O'Neale on the death of two daughters of Nicholas Cabell— The Massie family-— Mr. William Waller— Botetourt Old Major Burwell and his descendants Its ministers and churches parish —Church in Rockbridge— Its ministers and church— The prospect at Wytheville, Abington, &c

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—The Rev. Mr. Slaughter's history of account of Fredericks— Governor Spottswood— Germanna— Colonel Byrd's vestrymen — The two churches — Of ministers — Of burg— List of Fredericksburg Maryes— Rev. Mr. Thornton — General Washington's Samuel Low— Berkeley pa— Republican mode of choosing a minister— Rev. ministers and churches rish —

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—Church at Germanna— ColoGerman settlement there, and Culpepper— List of vestrymen, from the removal — Numerous churches His to Mrs. Spottswood, old vestry-book— The Rev. Mr. Thompson — and — Mr. Woodville and family —

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Mark's parish, Culpepper Its first vestrymen The nel Byrd's account of it and the place

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Churches in St. Thomas parish. Orange county The Rev. Mr. Earnest's account of them Names and locations of the churclies Major Burton Indian antiquities on the Rapidan River Benjamin Cave an early settler The letter of Plate, the gift of the grandmother of President Madison James Madison, Sr. to Mr. Leland, the Baptist preacher-, about the use of our churches— The Rev. Matthew Maury and the Rev. Mr. Waddell employed The latter administered the Lord's Supper to our people to preach in them Mr. Wirt's account of him exaggerated List of ministers Rev. Mr. Marye Old Mrs. Madison's Confirmation by Bishop Moore

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Genealogy of the Madison and Taylor families, from the papers and diary of President Madison and his father President Madison's religious character His mother's piety— His wife's baptism late in life -Attachment of the Taylors and Madisons to the Church Philip Williams's oration on the death of Mr. Madison and view of his course in relation to the Church Favourable

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opinion of his religious belief.

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Northern Neck of Virginia Bounds of the Northern Neck Fairfax family Its history in England Four volumes of letters, &c. recently published Their Protestant character at an early period The Rev. Henry Fairfax Rev. Denny Martin and Rev. Bryan Fairfax History of Cromwell's great general, George William Fairfax, of Belvoir Address to the descendants The Carter family John and his wives Robert {alias King) Carter and his wives Councillor Carter, of Nomini His excellency but eccentricity Mr. Charles Carter, of Shirly His generosity to the widow of the Rev. Mr. Currie and to the poor King Carter's character 105

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Parishes in Lancaster county Old vestry-books The loss of one of them Discipline proved by them Account of my visit to Christ Church in 1837

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The tombs of the Carters and their -wives The Kellys The epitaphs The repairing of the church White Chapel Church, St. Mary's parish A list of the ministers of both parishes A list of the vestrymen Tombs at White Balls Chapel The family of The Rev. Mr. Waddell— Records of the court Letter of Joseph Ball, from London, to his sister, the mother of General Washington, concerning the project of young Washington's entering the navy Also a letter to his nephew after Braddock's defeat 115

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Parishes in Northumberland county Wycomico and St. Stephen parishes Early history of the county Ministers of the county Old Wycomico Visits of Bishop Moore and myself Its downfall The sale of its bricks and nonpayment Its Communion-vessels in the church at Millwood History of the Lee famil}' Richard Henry Lee and children Old Stratford House built by Queen Caroline Old Northumberland House Mr. Presley, and Presley Thornton Postscript Further notice of the Lees The Corbin family Old vestry-book found [See Appendix) 131

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Cople parish, Westmoreland Ministers of it Churches of it Yeocomico Visit to it in 1834 The McGuire family The Newton family Tombstones and epitaphs in Cople parish Contest about the church Judge McComas's letter Letter of Mr. Rogers, of Princeton, New Jersey 147

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Washington parish, Westmoreland county The ministers Rev. Mr. De Butts His letter to the Bishop of London Rev. Archibald Campbell History Old Round Hill and Pope's Creek Cburches Other of himself and family Washington's birthplace A visit to it and the vault Proposition ministers before the Legislature in relation to them Leeds or Bray's Church The town a cradle of Virginia patriotism Resolutions there adopted, [See Appendix) Bishop Payne's letter about Old Round Hill Church, and his family The Washington family The wills of the two brothers John and LawThe vault at Stratford Thomas Lee rence, the first settlers in Virginia buried at Pope's Creek Chuixh 158

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Farnham and Lunenburg parishes, Richmond county Records of the court at Tappahannock— Magistrates of old Rappahannock county and Sittenburne parish Records of Richmond county Principal families Farnham parish

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and churches Ministers Vestrymen Address of the vestry to it Letters to and from Bishop Madison My visit to Farnham Church in 1837 Lunenburg parish and churches Ministers Controversy between the Rev. Mr. Kay and some of his vestry Rev. Mr. Giberne Letter of a friend (Colonel Carter) in Lunenburg parish, concerning the old churches and ministers The Tayloe family Micous and Fauutleroys intei'marry 172

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Parishes in King George Changes in their boundaries Hanover parish Its churches and ministers Its vestrymen, from the vestry-book and records of the court Rev. Mr. Boucher Letter of General Washington to him Recent history of the parish The Turner family Brunswick parish Its ministers, churches, and vestrymen St. Paul's parish Old vestry-book and register, begun by the Rev..David Stuart, and continued by his son, William Stuart Their long and excellent ministry Other ministers St. Paul's Church My visit to it in 1812 or 1813 The old African woman— History of the Fitzhugh family 183

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Overwharton parish, Stafford county Alexander Scott His tombstone Rev. Mr. Moncure His history by Mrs. AVood Tomb of her mother Death of

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the Kev. Mr. Moncvii'e Letter of George Mason, of Gunston, on the occasion Old Aquia Church Old Potomac Church Ministers after Mr. Moncure Letter of Judge Daniel, giving an account of the old families around tho

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Prince William county Vestry-book Ministers Rev. James Scott His descendants His son and the duel Churches in the Old pieces of Communion-plate Dumfries Care of the vestry in I^arish having apprentices instructed Rev. John Scott buried in the old church at Winchester His histoi'y Ministers after him Names of vestrymen and 207 lay readers

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Hamilton and Leeds parishes, Fauquier Fate of the vestry-book Rev. Mr. Keith Rev. Mr. Brunskill The churches Other ministers Rev. Mr. Thomson's patriotic sermon— Oakhill The principal families Rev. Mr. Lemmon Judge Marshall Anecdotes of him Tenderness to Mrs. Marshall 216 His religious opinions Letter of the Rev. Mr. Norwood

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Truro parish, Fairfax county Rev. Charles Green Rev. Lee Massey Sermons of Mr. Massey First vestry an unlawful one Pohick Church, when built Vestrymen of it Contest between Washington and Mason about the site My visit to it in 1837 Its repairs Sketch of the Mason family Mother of Temple Mason Her pious letters The Lewis family Martin Cockburn The Hendersons The Rev. Mason Weems Mount Vernon after the death of Mrs. Washington The Blackburns Judge Washington Two letters from Mr. Stoddert, of Maryland, concerning the Rev. Lee Massey, George Johnson, and Martin Cockburn, and Mrs. Cockburn Mistake in the same General Washington's English coach 225

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The Rev. Mr. McGuire's book WashingReligious character of Washington Early indication ton's early advantages under pious friends and ministers His public documents prove it The general voice ascribes of pious feelings it to him His private devotion His public acts when a young officer His correspondence with Governor Dinwiddle His private diary testifies to it As General of the army, his orders are marked by it His respect for the Sabbath as private citizen and President of the United States His condemnation of swearing, of gambling, of duelling His belief of a special Providence How far he was addicted to hunting Was he a communicant? Bishop White's account of it His last moments 242

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Original names of Alexandria Churches Fairfax parish Christ Church Ministers Rev. Bryan Fairfax Rev. Dr. Griffith Visit to the Falls Church McQuerr Griffith chosen first Bishop Dr. His zeal in the cause of the Church Correspondence with Dr. Bucbanon Case of the glebe List of

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ARTICLE LXX. Church, Alexandria, Cameron and Shelburne parishes, Loudon county Separation from Christ Church under Mr. Gibson Purchase of Old St. Paul's First vestry Other vestrymen New church Liberality of Mr. McLean Bishop Claggett Bishop Madison List of ministers Cameron parish Its ministers and churches Shelburne Its churches and ministers and vestrymen— Rev. Dr. Griffith Rev. Mr. Dunn— The glebe— Lawsuit Its vestrymen 271 ;

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ARTICLE LXXI.

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Parishes in Frederick county The Valley of Virginia Mr. Jefferson's opinion of it correct Germans the first settlers The Hites Presbyterians tolerated First vestry condemned Log churches Lord Fairfax List of the vestrymen Lay readers Ministers Alexander Balmaine Mrs. Hannah Washington Cunningham's Chapel 279

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Continuation of ministers Old parish divided into four New churches Free and common churches opposed Burwell graveyard List of vestrymen continued The Burwell family Govei'nor Nicholson and Miss Burwell Edmund Randolph His account